Gaithersburg Book Festival

You’re invited to join me on Saturday, May 17 for the Gaithersburg Book Festival in Gaithersburg, Maryland. I’ll be speaking on the topic of military thrillers with fellow thriller writer Rick Campbell, author of The Trident Deception. He and I will be at the Dashiell Hamett Pavilion at 3:15 p.m. For more info on other…

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Happy New Year!

A thought for the New Year, from T.S. Eliot: “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.”

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Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity

Had a great time at the recent Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity literary conference in Baltimore. Speakers included John Gilstrap and Jefferey Deaver, who gave informative and entertaining talks. I had an opportunity to take part in two panels. The first panel addressed violence in genre literature. I asserted that an author can use detailed violence…

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Rave reviews for THE WARRIORS!

Kirkus Reviews calls The Warriors “an expertly rendered tale of lingering hostilities rooted in the former Yugoslavia.” Booklist says “Young experienced the events of the Balkan wars firsthand, and his knowledge translates well to the page.” The Warriors comes to book stores on July 11.

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Parade Magazine feature

A recent Parade Magazine article featured Kevin Powers, the author of a searing new Iraq War novel titled THE YELLOW BIRDS. In a sidebar to the article, there’s a list of other books by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. My thanks to Parade for including my novel THE MULLAH’S STORM. Click here for the article.

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Gaithersburg Book Festival

If you’re anywhere near Gaithersburg, Maryland, please join me for the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 19. The organizers very kindly invited me to share some thoughts in an interview: http://gaithersburgbookfestival.org/qa-with-2012-featured-author-thomas-young

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Books of 2011

Many thanks to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. They’ve listed SILENT ENEMY among their favorite books of 2011 in the Crime Thriller category. Here’s the link: http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/post-dispatch-rounds-up-favorite-books-of/article_7cf29dcd-898b-5896-99da-326c27c26b72.html

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