Derek B. Miller Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Derek B. Miller

In NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT, Sheldon Horowitz is a fish out of water in Norway and gives his opinions about Scandinavia. The Norwegians hated it. Everyone else loved it. In AMERICAN BY DAY, Norwegian cop Sigrid goes to America and gives HER opinions. Americans freaked out. :) https://t.co/xdqfwWauNB

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@arcaneandinsane @WorkClassicists Can't look at Odysseus the same way after reading The Trojan Women by Euripides. A slap won't do it.

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While writing THE GIRL IN GREEN, I came across a news story about museum staff in Syria (I think it was Syria) who painted watercolors over oil paintings to hide them from ISIL who were destroying everything. It was smart, brave, and bold and inspires a scene from …

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My Sci-fi novel is called RADIO LIFE. Here are the Acknowledgements. I think I broke new ground here: Not enough people helped me in the writing of this book. Oh, sure. I know the convention. I’m supposed to wax on about the vast number of people without whom…

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George Lucas fundamentally altered Han Solo when he edited Star Wars and had Greedo shoot first. Han shooting first defined his character. It made him an outlaw. But Lucas edited it. So the Duffer Bros. are not breaking new ground. As a novelist, I do wish they'd stop, though.

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Douglas Adams called earth "Mostly harmless." If there was a tourism pamphlet for aliens, what would you include as must-visit locations? Pictures, please. I'll start. The lavender fields of Provence: https://t.co/0gYHwB6OS6

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What she said was — at least by logic — exactly the plot and point of A TIME TO KILL by John Grisham. At the time I thought it was heavy-handed. Now … I'm not so sure. It was made into a movie:https://t.co/uQTemH5d1a https://t.co/CK0vKplk85

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@EStreachailt @AgingWhiteGay I think Isaiah Berlin’s Four Essays on Liberty would be helpful because distinguishing between liberties and rights is currently central to discussions about women’s rights. You’re currently not doing that.

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One of the images that inspired my science fiction novel RADIO LIFE: https://twitter.com/DesertedPIaces_/status/1528236106286010368

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Dear publishers: On occasion I am happy to read books by other other novelists and provide a blurb. However, if it arrives as a Xerox copy and says, "Dear Derek!" it goes in the bin. I'm old school. It's Dr. Miller, and if I'm not told why you're sending it to me…don't.

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