A remarkable, virtuosic performance that will certainly leave persistent echoes in the reader’s mind.” ~Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Kaufman is a fantastic writer with a distinctive poetic touch…It will be the rare reader who will not be moved by this soulful, poignant novel. Donovan, Senior Reviewer for Midwest Book Review a powerfully rendered novel that holds the rare ability to traverse genres to attract a wider audience of reader than the ‘historical fiction’ label portends…highly recommended for readers who look for can’t-put-it-down adventure and life reflections alike…especially notable for libraries that look for original, refreshingly intriguing reads that book clubs will find of special interest.” ~D. The reviews have been outstanding – the best I’ve ever received: The adventure August finds will not be the one he expects… A murder, a lynching, and the death of his wife fifteen years earlier are inextricably tied to the present. Hundreds of UFO sightings have been reported, seven years before the Wright brother’s flight, and August intends to solve the mystery. August Simms-explorer, soldier, world traveler-returns to Rhome, Texas to chase one last adventure. The cover, designed by David King of Black Rose Writing, is pitch-perfect.ġ897. A PERSISTENT ECHO will be published late this summer.

I’m excited to give everyone a glimpse of my next novel.

“Every time I read ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin-bone.” ~Mark Twain on novelist Jane Austen “There are two ways of disliking poetry one way is to dislike it, the other is to read Pope.” ~Oscar Wilde on poet Alexander Pope “A great cow full of ink.” ~Gustave Flaubert on author George Sand “The first draft of everything is shit.” ~Ernest Hemingway Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” ~W. “There are three rules for writing a novel. All they do is show you’ve been to college.” ~Kurt Vonnegut They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. There’s many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.” ~Flannery O’Connor My opinion is that they don’t stifle enough of them. “Everywhere I go I’m asked if I think the university stifles writers. I think I need to maim one of them.” ~Ross Willard “I’m realizing that everything has been too easy for my characters so far. “Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.” ~Truman Capote See if you can resist the temptation to join in the laughter: All of them make me laugh-a condemnation of sorts. Some of the quotes that follow concern the craft, some concern authors or critics. Google defines the word as, “critical or mocking in an indirect or sarcastic way.”) Creative minds yield creative snark. It should come as no surprise that authors can be snarky.

Sins in Blue by Brian Kaufman