Category Archives: What Am I Reading?

Ray Bradbury once said that to be a writer you have to read – everything, as much as you can. So what am I reading now?

OFFICIAL “THE MARTIAN” TRAILER

Posted on June 8, 2015 by michaelandrewswriter

A while ago I mentioned that my favorite book of the past few years was Andy Weir’s THE MARTIAN, the story of an American Astronaut left behind on Mars because the crew had to do an emergency evacuation and believed … Continue reading →

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ELMORE LEONARD: Michael Connelly hails the book world’s king of cool

Posted on August 21, 2013 by michaelandrewswriter

Must read article of appreciation of ELMORE LEONARD by one of America’s best and biggest selling crime writers MICHAEL CONNELLY in the L.A. TIMES.

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MATT HELM – ONE OF THE FIRST AND MAYBE THE BEST

Posted on August 20, 2013 by michaelandrewswriter

I’m so happy to see that the early MATT HELM novels of Donald Hamilton have been rereleased by Titan Books. I first started reading the MATT HELM spy series in my early teens.  Helm was a tough, cold, often merciless bad-ass … Continue reading →

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PART TWO: MORE PRAYERS FOR VINCE FLYNN

Posted on October 6, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

IN MY LAST POST I REPUBLISHED MY MAY 2011 POST ON POLITCAL THRILLER WRITER VINCE FLYNN. Flynn is the author of the extremely popular MITCH RAPP series. As I wrote, Flynn has been suffering from stage three cancer of the prostate. … Continue reading →

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A CLASH OF KINGS

Posted on July 5, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

A CLASH OF KINGS book two in GEORGE R.R. MARTIN’S SONG OF ICE AND FIRE has got me totally jazzed about this fantasy series. A while back I wrote about the brilliant HBO series GAME OF THRONES, based on the first … Continue reading →

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THE LONG WAY HOME – ANDREW KLAVAN

Posted on June 27, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

THE LONG WAY HOME,  Part Two of ANDREW KLAVAN’S HOMELANDER series is even better than Part One. Some weeks ago I did a recommend review on the first novel in Klavan’s HOMELANDER series, THE LAST THING I REMEMBER.  In that … Continue reading →

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RAWHIDE DOWN

Posted on June 26, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

RAWHIDE DOWN   The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan. A moment in history that reads like a thriller. RAWHIDE DOWN is the detailed recounting of the events leading up to, during, and after the attempted assassination of PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN by … Continue reading →

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PRAYERS FOR VINCE FLYNN

Posted on May 16, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

Not long ago, VINCE FLYNN, a bestselling writer whose work I enjoy and admire very much, announced that he has stage three cancer of the prostate.  After months of treatment things are looking better for Flynn, and in a recent … Continue reading →

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TERRY GOODKIND WEILDS “THE SWORD OF TRUTH”

Posted on May 15, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

Or: “These books are like crack, I can’t put them down!!” I stumbled onto TERRY GOODKIND’S amazing SWORD OF TRUTH fantasy novels about eight years ago and found myself absolutely riveted by them. And even though Goodkind’s books have regularly … Continue reading →

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What Am I Reading? – THE HUNTER by Richard Stark

Posted on April 29, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

As a writer, very often the things that I read relate in some way to something I’m writing now.  Last year when I was writing a western I immersed myself in the writings of Louis L’Amour, Larry McMurtry, and the … Continue reading →

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