Hi, here with a bit o' news to tickle your fancy. Like most folks in 2020 I been holed up for quite a spell, but busy. Have a new CD "Bare Bones" aimed for release in early October, a 4-disc set of 56 songs, subtitled "Chance, Folly, Desire & Dream" - best described by the liner notes on the back cover: “These songs, just vocal and guitar, recorded in ’78, ’79, ’81, and ’84 on a portable cassette, are remnants and revenants from my roaring 20s and dirty 30s, when it finally dawned on me that singin’ in bars…
Read moreREADERS! Received a fine review in BookTrib by Peggy Kurkowski (member of the National Book Critics Circle) of my new novel KING HARVEST - Book 1, The Kansas Murder Trilogy! Check the brief blurb below and/or click link for the full review. If interested, you can buy the book online at Amazon or order from any independent bookstore near you. Thanks!
https://booktrib.com/2022/05/31/when-murder-rears-its-head-a-group-of-boys-coming-of-age-becomes-a-whole-lot-more-complicated-in-king-harvest/
"Flavored in Western-style language and adventure, giving the 'high' in High Plains Drifter an entirely new meaning...Litton delivers an atmospheric modern day cowboy story, replacing the horses with beat-up Fords and Chevys and the tobacco-chewing bronc-buster with joint-smoking soldiers-turned-philosophers. King Harvest is rich in characters and backstory, adding multiple layers to a straightforward conceit: choices have consequences, and they often reap the whirlwind. Readers will look forward to the second installment of the trilogy, which promises a new time, characters and story." -- BookTrib, Peggy Kurkowski (member of National Book Critics Circle)
https://www.amazon.com/King-Harvest-Kansas-Murder-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B09KJ7XSM5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1647629089&sr=8-1
BOOK NEWS:
As you likely know from browsing these Gothic pages, I also write books. Proud to announce that THE KANSAS MURDER TRILOGY will be forthcoming in 2022 from Crossroad Press. KING HARVEST, Book 1 (release date Jan. 25th) is already available for preorder at Amazon, B&N, Apple, Google, and Kobo. BANKS OF THE RIVER, Book 2, will be out in late winter or early spring; and you can expect Book 3, SKIN FOR SKIN, by next summer. If interested please take a look and perhaps try a sample at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KJ7XSM5. Thanks!
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