by Eric Thomas | Nov 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Few topics provoke the combined feelings of anger and futility the way that homelessness does. One mayor says he’s going to be aggressive and “clean it up,” the next mayor says he’ll “solve it” with permanent housing. Both approaches can make you mad as you can call...
by Eric Thomas | Nov 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
In my efforts to learn book marketing, I’ve had a few successes lately… one being that several wonderful book bloggers have featured my books! One of them is “Book Reviews and More,” edited by the Steve McEvoy, who reviewed A Voice is Born...
by Eric Thomas | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Recently I finished Ashlyn McKayla Ohm’s When the Ice Melts, a powerful book that fits into the Contemporary Christian Fiction and Sisters Fiction genres. It came out last month and is definitely worth a read and the author is worth following. The main character in...
by Eric Thomas | Jul 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Among the young-adult friendship books that have come out in the last month, one of the nicest ones is Pieces of Me Everywhere, by Regina Felty. The main character, Alli, is challenged by her long-term best friend, Tessa, who is steadily becoming harder to deal...
by Eric Thomas | Apr 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Shortly after finishing Stealing Freedom, by Sylvia Leontaritis, I got on an airplane. One of the movies available on the free wi-fi was Belfast, a nominee for Best Picture at the Academy Awards last month. As I watched it, I thought, “I feel like I just read...
by Eric Thomas | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Photo above: Some of my students at a springtime celebration after finishing the ninth form. (Olya isn’t in the picture.) In Dniprorudne, if you visited America, you were something of a celebrity. Being a Peace Corps volunteer from America myself and being the...
