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  • Rick Skwiot
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October 23, 2025

Three books with unlikely heroines

Of books I’ve read thus far this year, three with unlikely heroines,...

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  • Rick Skwiot
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October 23, 2025

Historical Novel Society’s review of my new novel The Bootlegger’s Bride

Here’s a flattering review of my new novel The Bootlegger’s Bride published...

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September 16, 2025

A Perennial Aid in Understanding Fanatics

Anyone wanting to understand the psychology, motivations and goals of fanatics—and we...

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August 16, 2025

Aging Writers

Most writers work in relative obscurity, even many with a trail of...

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July 21, 2025

The World's Foremost Authority (i.e., A.I.) reviews my new historical novel "The Bootlegger's Bride"

A colleague sent me an Artificial Intelligence-created review of my recently published...

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July 15, 2025

A flattering review of my new novel "The Bootlegger's Bride" in the Key West newspaper "Konk Life"

Bootleggers and PiratesBy Rick Boettger Longtime local and Hemingway First Novel Award...

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July 1, 2025

"The Bootlegger's Bride" now available

My new historical novel “The Bootlegger’s Bride,” a family saga and coming-of-age...

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June 4, 2025

Praise for my forthcoming novel "The Bootlegger's Bride" from Midwest Book Review

Following are two brief excerpts from reviewer D. Donovan at Midwest Book...

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March 28, 2025

Most puzzling Amazon book review ever

For Nicholas Freeling’s 1980 novel “Castang’s City,” featuring French police investigator Henri...

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March 18, 2025

Goodreads giveaway of my new novel

There’s a giveaway of my forthcoming historical novel “The Bootlegger’s Bride” on...

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