Author of St. Michael Poker & Drinking Club and Baxter's Friends
I've been asked, since the release of my novel Baxter's Friends whether I am familiar with the novelist Jonathan Franzen and whether his writing influenced me. The answers are- yes, I am familiar with him and no, he has not influenced my writing, for several reasons I will set out hereinafter. I assume I am asked these questions because we both are originally from the more...
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I have had a number of friends, acquaintances and family members give me positive feedback on Baxter's Friends. It is very gratifying when people you know and respect like your work. I hope the word spreads to others. Thanks to more...
Love’s Alchemy Review by O. Victor Miller Running at Night: Collected Poems 1976-2012 By Ned Randle I don’t read much poetry anymore, never write about a living poet, never would’ve discovered Running at Night by Ned Randle without a personal connection to the poet, his wife Rita, his niece, his deceased sister Carol, to whose memory this thin book is dedicated more...
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Baxter's Friends Ned Randle Coffeetown Press PO Box 70515 Seattle, WA 98127 9781603811620, $13.95, www.camelpress.com Middle age is where we wonder if there's more to life than what we've seen. "Baxter's Friends" tells the story of Jerry Baxter and his associates, as they struggle with the burden of entering the second half of their lives, dealing with their more...
Baxter's Friends, a work of literary fiction, was officially released June 1st. The book looks great. Coffeetown Press did an excellent job. The book is available through this website, www.coffeetownpress.com and more...
Down Cemetery Road is the much-anticipated prequel to the unforgettable Baxter’s Friends. Ned Randle raises the curtain on the formative years of Billy Bright’s life, revealing a formula for his adult years that is at once both intoxicating and utterly sobering. Down Cemetery Road delves into the disillusionment of adolescence sadly often shot down by mid-life.
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