Another Publishing Triumph (Sort of)

I've written a fair amount of book reviews--a few of which weren't even self-published--and now, after my master's project has been circulated a bit, I have a third-party review of it! Best of all, it's favorable. You can read the review here. If you'd like to get a copy, simply go to www.noisetrade.com and look up Greening God's Earth. You can get it for free or leave a tip to help continue the work.
Thanks again to the Englewood Review of Books for the review.

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Rachel said…

Pretty cool, Scot. Congratulations. The reviewer attended my high school--he was a few years ahead of me. I found it kind of neat that I knew both the author of the book, and the author of the review (though I'm pretty sure he would have no idea who I am). :)

April 1, 2015 at 9:43 AM

Scot said…

And now it comes full circle. That's cool, Rachel. I hope you're well.

April 4, 2015 at 5:51 PM

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