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King, Grisham tout importance of independent bookstores

Stephen King called independent booksellers “the intellectual lifeblood of America” on Wednesday during a live video discussion with John Grisham. The free event, hosted on King’s YouTube channel with suggested donations going to the Bookseller Industry Charitable Foundation, was a wide-ranging conversation […]

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Deep Background chosen as BookBub Featured Deal

Rick Treon’s debut novel was recently chosen as a BookBub Featured Deal for the website’s thriller category, according to publisher Black Rose Writing. The Kindle version of Deep Background, which was awarded the 2019 PenCraft Award for Literary Excellence in Suspense, will […]

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Novella ‘Live with the Truth’ is free for newsletter subscribers

I am beyond thrilled to share the cover and teaser for my new novella, Live with the Truth! This story is my first with Fawkes Press and will kick off my new series of thrillers featuring true crime writer Bartholomew Beck (the […]

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Thrilled to participate in Amarillo ArtsFest

One of the coolest parts of being an author is getting invited to participate in events or teach workshops. For example, last month I spoke for an hour at the January meeting of my local writing club, the Texas High Plains Writers. […]

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Rick Treon’s debut novel wins PenCraft literary award

Author Rick Treon’s debut novel DEEP BACKGROUND was named the 2019 PenCraft Award winner in the fiction/suspense category Tuesday.

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Rick Treon signs 2-book deal with Fawkes Press

Rick Treon has signed a contract with Fawkes Press to publish two novels in a new upmarket thriller series, according to Treon and Publisher Jodi Thompson. The first novel, titled Let the Guilty Pay, is scheduled for release in July 2020. Fawkes […]

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Participation in Bouchercon new authors breakfast CONFIRMED

By the second week of November, I’ll have been a participant — not just an attendee — at the two biggest writing conventions for the mystery/thriller genres.

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BREAKING: New manuscript named finalist in Writers’ League of Texas contest

BREAKING: The manuscript for Rick Treon’s second novel has been named a finalist for the Writers’ League of Texas 2019 Manuscript Contest.

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