I’m reading “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, a marvelous and moving story. After reading one of the scenes in which Death describes collecting the souls of the war dead, I was thinking about how to describe the book, the characters and the situations they are in, when it became clear that what Death is doing is reminding the readers of the cost of living, surviving and loving. From that thought popped the phrase, the weight of living.
Since the third Nagler book as planned is more about Frank facing his past and other moody things, it seemed like a perfect title.
So, coming soon, after I finish the second one, is “The Weight of Living.”
“The Swamps of Jersey” is Published by Imzadi Publishing, Tulsa, OK. www.imzadipublishing.com
Available for Kindle and in paperback at Amazon.com
Paperback available at barnesandnoble.com. Soon for Nook
Available at Clinton Book Shop, Clinton, NJ. Info at http://www.clintonbookshop.com/
Information on independent book sellers is available at : http://www.indiebrand.org
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About michaelstephendaigle
I am the author of the award-winning Frank Nagler Mystery series. "The Swamps of Jersey (2014); "A Game Called Dead" (2016) -- a Runner-Up in the 2016 Shelf Unbound Indie Author Contest; "The Weight of Living" (2017) -- “The Weight of Living” was awarded First Place for mysteries in the 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest;
Named A Notable 100 Book, Shelf Unbound 2018 Indie Book Awards;
Named a Distinguished Favorite, 2018 Independent Press Awards.
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2018 Big NYC Book Contest.
Named a Finalist in the 2019 Book Excellence Awards.
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Named a Book Award Winner in 2021 by Maincraft Media Fiction Book Awards;
The Red Hand (2019) a Distinguished Favorite in the 2019 Big NYC Book Contest
Named Second Place winner for mysteries in the 2019 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards
Named a Notable 100 Book in the 2019 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2020 Independent Press Awards
A Nominee in the 2020 TopShelf Book Awards
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Dragony Rising (2022) First Place for Mysteries in the 2022 Royal Dragonyfly Book Awards; named a Notable 100 Indie Book in the 2022 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards; A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Independent Press Awards. A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Big NYC Book Awards.
I’m reading “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, a marvelous and moving story. After reading one of the scenes in which Death describes collecting the souls of the war dead, I was thinking about how to describe the book, the characters and the situations they are in, when it became clear that what Death is doing is reminding the readers of the cost of living, surviving and loving. From that thought popped the phrase, the weight of living.
