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Below is everything (newest at top) with "culture+writing+books+" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click hereANOTHER WAY: BEYOND THE STATUS QUO( culture / writing / books / novels )
Anti-corporate crusader Dobie Pokorny wants to save the world from corporate titans like Colonel Charonne. The latter and his henchmen are determined to stop him. On Dobie's speaking truth to power tour, he meets and falls in love with Kaylie while enduring attacks... read more
INSPIRATION FOR MY NOVELS AND NOVELLAS( culture / writing / books / novels )
I just put this together and thought I'd share it on this blog in addition to my writing platform. Lottery PresidentWanted to st... read more
THE FADED PAGE( culture / writing / books )
Books in the public domain. Free eBooks forever. FP now includes 6312 eBooks in its collection. fadedpage.com... read more
RANDOM BOOK REVIEWS( culture / writing / books / reviews )
From Lionel, January 2013: I just finished reading "The Walking Drum" by Louis L'Amour, a historical novel... read more
DOBIE POKORNY QUOTES (FROM ANOTHER WAY: BEYOND THE STATUS QUO)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
If you're not a conspiracy theorist these days, you're just not paying attention. Sure, some scoff at the mere thought of conspiracy, but ask any detective, lawyer or judge mdash; if you can find an honest one mdash; and they'll tell you conspiracies happen all the time. From petty thef... read more
ALEX PANNAS QUOTES (FROM OPERATION DETOUR)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
If I seem flippant, that's just how I cope. You either laugh or you cry. You apparently start referring to yourself in the second person, too. I'm a trusting person. I just took my doctor's word for it.... read more
BENNY REED QUOTES (FROM LOTTERY PRESIDENT)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
You really think the President is in charge of anything? He's a figurehead, a spokesman... he's the country's Vanna White. Instead of voting for the person they like best, they vote for the one they think they have to vote for so the other one does... read more
COLONEL CHARONNE QUOTES (FROM ANOTHER WAY: BEYOND THE STATUS QUO)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
You're that Commie, Pokorny! I should shoot you where you stand! Pokorny's still out there selling that tripe and it needs to stop. Now! I want him gone! You know what I'm saying? -- Colonel Charonne from Another Way: B... read more
RIVA PETKOVIC QUOTES (FROM OPERATION DETOUR)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
You might be smart with computers, but in real life you are a complete idiot. Programmer, data entry clerk, whatever. How have you not gone insane already!? Put some clothes on! Nobody wants to see that.... read more
SEMMY QUOTES (FROM ANOTHER WAY: BEYOND THE STATUS QUO)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
Don't be scared when you feel you are about to die. You're not frightened when you wake up in the morning, are you? Pretty much the same thing. 'Life is but a dream!' We are from beyond the Pleiades, in the eighth dimension...when we 3... read more
OL" LIGHTNIN" QUOTES (FROM THE LAZY PUG CAFE)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
It's not a tree's purpose in life to stand around being picturesque. Not this tree, at least. Maybe that weeping willow up front, or my old friends ruthlessly cut down in their prime when this place was built, but a mighty oak like me, a real tree's purpose is to... uh... is to... um...... read more
THELAZYPUGCAFE.COM( culture / writing / books / novels )
My latest short story, based on our real life pugs Daisy, Chandler and Joey, the latter of whom is the only one still alive and barking. See amazon.com/dp/B085XM6QW8The Lazy Pug Cafe was a dilapidated old two-story farmhouse abandoned years ago, lately serving as a sad b... read more
REVIEW MY BOOKS( culture / writing / books / reviews )
If you've read any of my novels, please give them a review on Amazon (click the book's image, below or on the right, then click the "Write a Customer Review" button on its Amazon page, to the left), on Apple Books,... read more
BEST FICTION OF 2019( culture / writing / books / novels )
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood... wins this year's Best Fiction a... read more
ALL OF MY BOOKS( culture / writing / books / novels )
See Novels/NovellasFeatured book deals on SmashwordsAno... read more
OPERATION DETOUR( culture / writing / books / novels )
Riva, a beautiful young "black ops" agent on her first assignment, tries to turn Alex into her own "asset" just to prove she can. When he loses both his job and his girlfriend, she thinks he's putty in her hands. When he decides to go out with a bang, she's afraid she'... read more
TEMPORARY INSANITY( culture / writing / books / novels )
Long before winning the lottery and running for president, Benny was living in L.A. working as a temporary word processor (typist). For his latest assignment, he thought he was taking just another temp job. He didn't anticipate Venelia and the Dynamos. The what?... read more
RECENTLY-DISCOVERED BOOK REPOSITORY( culture / writing / books )
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. See Hathi Trust Digital Library... read more
HOW TO MOVE A BOOK STORE( culture / writing / books )
A rent increase forced the owners of October Books to move locations in Southampton. They used a crowd funding campaign and loans to buy a former bank location about 500 feet down the street for $400,000.Cool!... read more
BEST THRILLERS OF ALL-TIME( culture / writing / books / novels )
According to the Telegraph, anyway. An interesting list. Several if not most of these were that author's first published novel. I've actually read half of these, though it's been years.... read more
NOVELS/NOVELLAS( culture / writing / books / novels )
Did I mention I've written a few novels/novellas? Another Way: Beyond the Status Quo A politically-incorrect manifesto. Anti-corporate crusader Dobie Pokorny wants to save the world. His old boss, Colonel Charonne, wants to stop him. On his truth tour, Dobie meets and... read more
NOVELLAS AND NOVELS( culture / writing / books / novels )
Free novellaTemporary Insanity Long before winning the lottery and running for president, Benny was living in L.A. working as a temporary word processor (glorified typist). For his latest assignment, he thought... read more
LAST TRAIN OUT( culture / writing / books / novels )
Clay and his adopted daughter, Jenna, look forward to their upcoming "homeland tour" to Russia. His intentions are pure. Hers, not so much. When she goes missing, his worst fears are realized. She is not the innocent little girl he thought she was. Not even close.... read more
MY NOVELS( culture / writing / books / novels )
WilliamArthurHolmes.com Go to Another peek at my booksAnother Way: Beyond the Status Quo... read more
STARTED A NEW STORY TODAY( culture / writing / books / novels )
I started writing a new story today. Can't say much about it except that it's pretty much sci-fi, though it might wander into religion and politics. So, yeah, it should offend just about everyone. Then I took a break and started cleaning. Did a load of dishes. Vacuumed and cleaned the office... read more
ABOUT MY BOOKS( culture / writing / books / novels )
williamarthurholmes.com... read more
CRACKING UP OVER LOTTERY PRESIDENT( culture / writing / books / novels )
Here's one of my brothers reading my book, Lottery President. He seems to be enjoying it. I swear I didn't pay him to do this. New book out! Here's my... read more
LOTTERY PRESIDENT( culture / writing / books / novels )
For most people, winning $300 million in the lottery would be enough. They would buy a big house, travel... read more
I AM NOW A PUBLISHED AUTHOR( culture / writing / books / novels )
It's SELF-published, but still ... It's called "Lottery President."Hopefully, it's at least slightly entertaining. Tell a friend!Here... read more
MY WRITER'S PLATFORM( culture / writing / books )
WilliamArthurHolmes.com is my "writer's platform," with a page showing where you can buy, preview and/or review all of my books. Or, just look below...... read more
A COUPLE OF BOOKS/NOVELLAS ON KINDLE( culture / writing / books / novels )
I've published a couple of books/novellas on Kindle recently: "Lottery President" is a political thriller; and "Operation Detour" is a darkly comedic adventu... read more
MY FAMILY MEMBERS' BOOKS( culture / writing / books )
Scared to Life ...and Loving It!: One Man's Journey With Prostate Cancerby Kenneth J. Souza... read more
BOOKS PAGE( culture / writing / books )
Vernon Coleman books... read more
