In 2008, after the birth of his first child, baker and his wife decided to sell everything they owned, pay off their consumer debt, and spend a year traveling abroad as a family. Im kathleen wells and im fortunate to have as a guest, author larry baker. Russell baker wanted to give a historical flavor to this book so youll see pieces by benjamin franklin, edgar allan poe, and abraham lincoln. Buy a cheap copy of flamingo rising book by larry baker. A few characters that could have been in a john irving novel populate the story, which takes place in florida. Larry baker is an adjunct instructor of american history at kirkwood community college in cedar rapids. Lead an interesting life, write a book, throw it away, write another book about what you know, get a good agent, never forget that there are better writers than you who never see themselves in print and never write sequels. Larry baker is currently considered a single author. Its a story filled with passion, madness, and the deep sorrows of love. Fortunately, i have been keeping up with some good company my friends who write blogs, people who want harry chapin elected to the songwriters hall of fame, colleagues and deering friends, political opponents and. Author larry baker talks about his book a good man huffpost. In this touching, hilarious novel of the heart and mind, of dreams and memory, of desire and first love, abe lee comes of age in the 1960s, living with his. Iowa city author larry bakers latest book, from a distance, is.
Thriller used availability for larry bakers a good man. The phrase was not new with oconnor and can be traced back to a popular song from 1918 with lyrics by eddie green. Keith donohue larry baker is the author of the flamingo rising, athensamerica, a good man, love and other delusions. The main character is a dj at a small radio station who discusses poetry and books late at night. Inducted into the iowa city literary walk of fame in 2010. When i started larry bakers new book, love and other delusions, i thought the iowa city author had served up the missing chapter in the life of a fascinating character from two earlier novels. By rob cline, correspondent larry baker writes about memorable characters, and he is. The flamingo rising by larry baker, paperback barnes. The final book of larry mcmurtrys lonesome dove tetralogy is an exhilarating tale of legend and heroism. Captain woodrow call, august mccraes old partner, is now a bounty hunter hired to track down a brutal young mexican bandit. Prior to that, he was a news editor for the huffington post and executive editor of. Holden 83154 8816, 61, resident of baton rouge, passed away at our lady of the lake regional medical center.
Larry baker iowa city author larry baker admits his latest book was his toughest to write so far. The foreigner has earned two obie awards and two outer critics circle awards as best new american play and best offbroadway production. Flamingo rising was the iowa center for the book choice to represent iowa at the 2010 national book festival in washington, dc. In dead mans walk, gus and call are not yet 20, young men coming of age in the days when texas was still an. From a distance is larry bakers best novel yet, a clash of three compelling voices reinventing the past. In good man, nathan does an exquisite job of taking us on a journey that redefines what it means to be a good, not a perfect, man. Larry baker presents the reader with an entertaining and thoughtprovoking novel with a good man. A good man was a nominee for book of the year by the southeastern independent booksellers association in 2010.
Larry baker was the onetime manager of the admiral twin which was a drivein theater located in tulsa, oklahoma. During lent, i have given up video games and have been reading a lot more to pass the time. Iowa city author larry baker admits his latest book was. A good man february 8, 20 robert christian in a speech at georgetown university last week, which kicked off jesuit heritage week at the school, mark shriver discussed some of the reasons his father, sargent shriver, was seen by many as not only a great man for his outstanding record of public service, but also as a good man in. Iowa city author larry baker will read from his novel, from a distance. On the not side is the fact that when things are the darkest, he is always able to still find his way and he has pulled off some pretty impressive jobs when. If you want to escape for a while, this is the book to read. Larry baker lives with his wife and children in iowa city, where he teaches literature and history. I was glad to have a chance to talk to you all, i hope you like the book. Beginning of the battle of little big horn river, montana, on june 25, 1876. A good man by larry baker meet your next favorite book. Chatham university community creative writing oncampus reading with chatham associate professor marc nieson from his book, schoolhouse.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Dylan baker was born on october 7, 1959 in syracuse, new york, usa. The play has become a staple of professional and amateur theatre. So when i met him in a coffee shop to talk about all four of his novels, i asked whether the alice in the new book is the same alice who appears.
Yale goes oneonone with author larry baker flamingo rising, athens america, a good man larry baker was raised an air force brat and spent much of his childhood traveling with his family. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Larry bakers lit mashups iowa city author releases 4th. He is a 35year old agent in very good standing with his bosses, especially his immediate supervisor, raleigh, which is both surprising and not. The foreigner is a 1984 twoact comedy by american playwright larry shue. Russell bakers book of american humor 1993 collects plenty of funny writing that will make you smileand laugh out loud. Thornburys latest book why should the devil have all the good music larry norman and the perils of christian rock, out now, chronicles the life of the evangelical singer and his divergence from. Hes got a forthcoming book coming soon called the refuge, one out now called the coming apocalypse. A good man is always hard to find, but harry ducharme finally succeeds as he meets the new child of god in a final and unforgettable scene of death and redemption. The boswell books event will be filmed and included in a documentary about a good man and the book tour. Larry, a native of mccomb, ms, was a 20year retired us army veteran decorated with a purple heart and many military metals and honors.
Author event, book signing, larry baker, simple pleasures, virginia. A great pleasure to welcome jim bakker back to larry king live. Currently serving his second term on the city council. Still, it seemed unclear for a time whether baker would be best remembered as the thinking mans larry flynt or an american neville chamberlain. Posted on march 21, 2010 by simple pleasures bookgal.
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