After previously being selected to Chanticleer Reviews Long List for Suspense/Thrillers, Friendship Games was passed along to its Global Thriller Book Awards for High Stakes Suspense. I agree that that might be the most appropriate category. And now it has been selected to that group's Long List.
Economist Noah Smith's latest post blew up my next book.
In my interview on the Writers Fix Problems podcast, hosted by NY Times bestselling author Blaine Pardoe, Blaine pointed out that I had employed a few "Easter Eggs" here and there that he really enjoyed. "Easter Eggs" are ways that I paid homage to other authors or works, or even political symbolism, that I incorporated into Friendship Games.
"How would a possible war between the United States and Iran pan out in the near future? This is the premise of Mark James' gripping military thriller, Friendship Games. After an unprecedented attack on an American aircraft carrier by a terrorist organization backed by the Iranian regime in the Persian Gulf leads to the deaths of thousands of...
Friendship Games has been selected to Chanticleer Reviews CLUE Book Awards Long List for Suspense/Thrillers. It's a long list, hence the title. Next up is the Short List (and then the Finalists).
I am well under way with book 3, tentatively titled Daddy Broke the World. If you've read Friendship Games, then you'll know where the working title comes from. I am okay with sharing the working title because it will more than likely change, and probably more than once. It already has.
Last month, the Mililtary Writers Society of America (MWSA) held their annual banquet in Newbury, Connecticut, and announced their award winners.
Screens and the Ego is a collection of short-stories and essays by Jane-Marie Auret, a young author in her early 20s and a member of Gen Z. As a teacher, I was keen to read the book with the hope of gaining some insight into the struggles and everyday concerns of younger generations and also see how they might differ from my own experiences....
My follow-up to the award-winning (<- there are two separate links there, hehe) Friendship Games has begun.
Kirkus Reviews weighed in on Friendship Games with a starred review. Of thousands of books reviewed each year, only 10% of Kirkus reviewed books earn the coveted Kirkus star. By earning the Kirkus star, Friendship Games is automatically in consideration for the literary Kirkus Prize.