Tag: Book Reviews
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Adventures in Audiobook Production: Halfway Home to Audible
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in ACX, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Audiobooks, Books, Brandon Padilla, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Stefan (Steve) LeeWednesday, November 12, 2025 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. As I shared last night, Stefan (Steve) Lee has now recorded half of the audio tracks for the Reunion: Coda audiobook. He’s even gone ahead and taped the final chapter and some of the back matter, including the Afterword. Production is pausing briefly while his recording…
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Adventures in Audiobook Production: Two Books Are ‘In Review.’ Now…I Wait for the Green Light to Release
Saturday, November 8, 2025 – Orlando, Florida “For a while” is a phrase whose length can’t be measured. At least by the person who’s waiting. —Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun As I shared last night, the audiobook editions of Reunion: A Story and Comings and Goings – The Art of…
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Adventures in Audiobook Production: No (Bad or Good) News About My In-Review Projects…Yet
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in ACX, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Audiobooks, Books, Brandon Padilla, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings (Short Story), Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion: A StoryFriday, November 7, 2025 – Orlando, Florida Hi, friends. It’s already late afternoon here in Central Florida, and I’m still refreshing my inbox like a hopeful kid waiting for a letter from summer camp. So far, no news from Amazon’s Audiobook Creative Exchange (ACX) about the two Jim Garraty titles currently in their quality assurance…
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Adventures in Audiobook Production – In Review: On Waiting, Vigilance, and the Quiet Hope of Release
In Review: On Waiting, Vigilance, and the Quiet Hope of Release Wednesday Afternoon, November 5, 2025 – Orlando, Florida There’s a moment in every creative journey when the work feels complete — or nearly so. The narration is done. The emotional cadence is intact. The cover art has been finalized, checked, and rechecked. The story…
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Adventures in Audiobook Production: ‘Reunion: A Story’ — Almost Ready to Be Heard
🎧 Reunion: A Story — Now Coming to Life in Audio I’m thrilled to share that Reunion: A Story — the first novella in the Reunion Duology — has just been approved for audiobook distribution. Narrated with care and emotional clarity by Brandon Padilla, this story is about to find a new rhythm, a new…
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I Wrote the Book, Now I’m Trying to Read it
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftHow one missing passage reminded me I’m still editing—even when I’m reading “We write the books we most want to read; so it is of no surprise that we may still want to read those books sometime later.” — Hannah Fielding I’m a writer. Not a household name, not a bestseller (yet), and certainly not…
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‘Comings and Goings’ Gets New Amazon Review from ‘Super Facts’ Blogger Thomas Wikman
From Awkward Misery to Adventure: A Reader’s Reflection on Comings and Goings Thomas Wikman’s recent Amazon review of Comings and Goings – The Art of Being Seen offers more than praise—it’s a quiet act of emotional recognition. In just a few paragraphs, he traces Jim Garraty’s journey from isolation to communion and affirms the emotional…
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Book Review Redux: ‘Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan’
Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan By: Clay Blair, Jr. Publisher (Reissue): Naval Institute Press Year of Publication: (Original) 1975, (Reissue) 2001 Genre: Naval Warfare, World War II (Pacific Theater), U.S. Navy, Submarines, Submarine Warfare 🚢 Silent Victory: A Masterclass in Undersea Warfare and Strategic Reckoning Few weapons reshaped the course of 20th-century…
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Book Review: ‘A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge’
A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge By: Charles B. MacDonald Publisher: William Morrow Year Published: (Reissue) 1997 Genre: Military History, World War II (European Theater of Operations, 1944-45) On December 16, 1944, four German armies—comprising 14 infantry and five panzer divisions—launched a surprise counteroffensive against the American First…
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Audiobook Adventures: A Hopeful Update on ‘Reunion: A Story’
Hope in the Inbox: A Narrator’s Chain of Joy This morning, I woke up to a chain of messages from Brandon Padilla, the narrator of Reunion: A Story. He’d just recorded another 25 minutes, declared Chapter 5 his favorite, and shared plans to feature the audiobook as his debut listing on his website. He even…
A Certain Point of View, Too 