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November 2011

Last month I was privileged to get an interview with Sam Willis on the launch of the latest book in the Hearts of Oak trilogy, The Glorious First of June.

Brief information on this months releases is given below with links to the full website articles.

Recent Latest Release Articles

This month articles have appeared about the following books which have been published or are available for pre-order

Fiction

Armada

Author John Stack has a new novel which is now available for pre-order in the UK, Armada, due for release in Hardcover on 5 January 2012. It is currently only listed in the US as available via Kindle on that date.

 Reefs and Shoals

The latest Alan Lewrie novel by Dewey Lambdin titled Reefs and Shoals, due for release on 17 January 2012, is now available for pre-order in hardcover worldwide.

Full Fathom Five

A new novella (short story) called Full Fathom Five, set during the American Civil war, was released on 18 October 2011 for Kindle.

The Author of this work is Peter A. Smalley, which may cause some confusion for fans of the genre as he should not be confused with Peter Smalley, famed for his Rennie/Hayter novels.

Featured Author

Each month I provide a short bio of one of the authors on the site. This month we will look at Edward Hamilton Currey.

Commander Edward Hamilton Currey (a.k.a. E. Hamilton Currey) wrote a series of books about Ian Hardy. The series was written during the First World War and is out of print so few details of the books are known. They were written for young adults.

Books with a release date this month

First editions or first paperback releases this month

Fiction

Victory

Victory by Julian Stockwin (Paperback - US)

It is due for release on 1 November 2011

A Ship for the King

A Ship for the King by Richard Woodman (Hardcover - US)

It is due for release on 1 November 2011

By Honor Betrayed

By Honor Betrayed by Alex Beecroft (Kindle - Worldwide)

It is due for release on 7 November 2011

Non-Fiction

How Britain Won the War of 1812

How Britain Won the War of 1812 by Brian Arthue (Hardcover - Worldwide)

It is due for release on 17 November 2011

Author Interviews Last Month

The Glorious First of June

Sam Willis, author of the Hearts of Oak Trilogy

Among the questions asked were:

This is the last book of The Hearts of Oak Trilogy. What was it about the three subjects that made you bring them together in a trilogy?

Do you have any plans for future books?

Read more

Book Reviews

Jack Tar

A review of Roy & Lesley Adkins Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy by Richard Spilman

Read the review.

Originally published on the The Old Salt Blog

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