Location: Southern California/La Jolla/San Diego/Santa Barbara
Matt Coyle
is the author of the best-selling Rick Cahill crime novels. He knew he wanted to be a crime writer when he was fourteen and his father gave him the simple art of murder by Raymond Chandler. He graduated with a degree in English from University of California at Santa Barbara. His foray into crime fiction was delayed for thirty years as he spent time managing a restaurant, selling golf clubs for various golf companies, and in national sales for a sports licensing company.
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Book Club Reads – 20 for 20
Book Club Reads – 20 for 20
Culled from the favorites of three east coast book clubs.
Please write with your book club favorites – info@roamingthearts.com
It is time to compile a 2021 list. Tell us what you loved. #bookclub
American Dirt- Jeannine Cummins Apeirogon-Colum McCann Ask Again, Yes –Mary Beth Keane Behold The Dreamers –Imbolo Mbue Bel Canto –Ann Patchett Born A Crime- Trevor Noah Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman Fates and Furfies – Lauren Groff In The Midst of Winter – Isabel Allende Mrs. Hemingway – Naomi Wood Pachinko –Min Jin Lee Tattooist Artist of Auschwitz – Heather Morris The Extraordinary life of Sam Hell- Robert Dugoni The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah The Great Believers –Rebecca Makkai The Inn At Lake Devine –Elinor Lipman The Man with a Load of Mischief –Martha Grimes The Snow Child – Eowyn Ivey The Storyteller’s Secret – Sejal Badani This Tender Land-William Kent Krueger -
Robert Galbraith
Location – London and elsewhere in Great Britain
Robert Galbraith a.k.a. J.K. Rowling
When you browse Roaming the Arts you may note that the mission is to drive web traffic to known artists who may be familiar, but not “household names.” Thus you won’t find Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, or authors whose reach is worldwide such as James Patterson or, in this case, J.K. Rowling. They don’t need this post to send fans to their web presence.
You will also note the Word and Film connection, where it is found to be exciting when a great book has been turned into good film or television. That, in our opinion, is not easy, and is a bit rare and extremely exciting when located.
Ms. Rowling, writing as Robert Galbraith, had ducked under our radar, and in all honesty was found by taking note of the HBO series C.B. Strike, where the first four books in the series have been presented with book five, Troubled Blood, in production. Whether looking for a good read or the next show to stream, Galbraith has created characters in Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott who will live in your consciousness for some time.
Good news for fans : Book six in the series, The Ink Black Heart, available August 30, 2022
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Aaron Stander
Location – Northern Michigan
Aaron Stander
Aaron Stander is an American novelist of mystery/thriller novels. He is the author of the Ray Elkins series. Before becoming a published author, Stander worked as an English teacher and training writing teachers in the Detroit area.
