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THIN SLICE OF LIFE: DOWNLOAD PRESS KIT WINNER WRITERS’ LEAGUE OF TEXAS AWARD BEST MYSTERY MANUSCRIPT
“An engaging crime caper. This book hits the mark.”
—Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2012 “The big difference between this and other thrillers is the telling. Rather than a slick commercial page-turner, this book is an original, one-of-a-kind, locally grown, artisanal, take-your-time work of imagination.”
—Girlfriends Book Club, December 15, 2012 “Three Texas writers have pooled their talents and produced a very readable and entertaining
first novel.”
—San Angelo Standard Times, October 25, 2012 “In the Rockport-set novel, readers get a taste of mystery, humor, and Texas salt water as they follow a variety of characters on both sides of the law.”
—Corpus Christi Caller Times, October 17, 2012 “KUT NPR's Emily Donahue recently interviewed Brent Douglass and John T. Davis about how their storytelling alter ego Miles Arceneaux came to be.”
—KUT Interview, October 1, 2012 KAZI Book Review contributor Tim Chamberlain recently interviewed John T. Davis and Brent Douglass, two of the three Texas based writers that make up their alter ego Miles Arceneaux.
—KAZI Interview, September 30, 2012 “I have read Thin Slice of Life, with growing pleasure. If the Texas Institute of Letters had a Melodrama Award these guys would win. We have the average guy, Charlie, who rises to revenge and just keeps rising; the young orphan; the sidekick; the Texas Ranger; and the sinister Asian villain .
What animates this story is what we used to call verisimilitude: These people know all about boats and engines and tides and gears and such, just as Louis L'Amour knows every weapon his character carries. It is an interesting story and full of life along the Coast.”
—Marshall Terry,
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English (SMU); 2012 Literati Award Recipient The book's title is a line from Guy Clark's song “South Coast of Texas:” “The south coast of Texas, that's a hard slice of life. It's salty and hard. It's as stern as a knife.”
—My San Antonio, September 21, 2012 “The best stories are ones you do not want to stop reading. When the time comes to go to sleep, or meet a friend, or leave for work, the reader counters with, “Just one more chapter.”
“Thin Slice of Life,” a novel by Miles Arceneaux, is that sort of story, a salt water-flavored mystery set on the Texas coast.”
—Lubbock Avalanche Journal, September 16, 2012 “[One of the] new books with local ties to warm you up as autumn approaches.”
—Austin Monthly, September 2012 “Smart, funny and tough...brims with insight...The best suspense novel I’ve read since Cormac What’s-His-Name.”
—Kinky Friedman, Governor of the Heart of Texas One of the hallmarks of an excellent mystery novel--which A Thin Slice of Life most definitely is-- is a memorable sense of place. If Dashiell Hammett had grown up on the Texas Gulf Coast, in a fishing shack on some nameless spoil island along the Laguna Madre--well, I’m not sure what would have happened.
But back to Miles Arceneaux: he has written his own classic, a surf and turf romp steeped in a salt-air atmosphere that just can't be faked.
—Stephen Harrigan “A great romp with a bunch of true-to-life coastal characters. The plot is almost as outrageous as reality down there. You can smell the Gulf of Mexico when you open the book.”
—Marcia Ball “A sizzler hotter than a Texas July!”
—Concha De La Torres, Miles Arceneaux’s one true love
THIN SLICE OF LIFE: DOWNLOAD PRESS KIT WINNER WRITERS’ LEAGUE OF TEXAS AWARD BEST MYSTERY MANUSCRIPT
“An engaging crime caper. This book hits the mark.”
—Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2012 “The big difference between this and other thrillers is the telling. Rather than a slick commercial page-turner, this book is an original, one-of-a-kind, locally grown, artisanal, take-your-time work of imagination.”
—Girlfriends Book Club, December 15, 2012 “Three Texas writers have pooled their talents and produced a very readable and entertaining
first novel.”
—San Angelo Standard Times, October 25, 2012 “In the Rockport-set novel, readers get a taste of mystery, humor, and Texas salt water as they follow a variety of characters on both sides of the law.”
—Corpus Christi Caller Times, October 17, 2012 “KUT NPR's Emily Donahue recently interviewed Brent Douglass and John T. Davis about how their storytelling alter ego Miles Arceneaux came to be.”
—KUT Interview, October 1, 2012 KAZI Book Review contributor Tim Chamberlain recently interviewed John T. Davis and Brent Douglass, two of the three Texas based writers that make up their alter ego Miles Arceneaux.
—KAZI Interview, September 30, 2012 “I have read Thin Slice of Life, with growing pleasure. If the Texas Institute of Letters had a Melodrama Award these guys would win. We have the average guy, Charlie, who rises to revenge and just keeps rising; the young orphan; the sidekick; the Texas Ranger; and the sinister Asian villain .
What animates this story is what we used to call verisimilitude: These people know all about boats and engines and tides and gears and such, just as Louis L'Amour knows every weapon his character carries. It is an interesting story and full of life along the Coast.”
—Marshall Terry,
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English (SMU); 2012 Literati Award Recipient The book's title is a line from Guy Clark's song “South Coast of Texas:” “The south coast of Texas, that's a hard slice of life. It's salty and hard. It's as stern as a knife.”
—My San Antonio, September 21, 2012 “The best stories are ones you do not want to stop reading. When the time comes to go to sleep, or meet a friend, or leave for work, the reader counters with, “Just one more chapter.”
“Thin Slice of Life,” a novel by Miles Arceneaux, is that sort of story, a salt water-flavored mystery set on the Texas coast.”
—Lubbock Avalanche Journal, September 16, 2012 “[One of the] new books with local ties to warm you up as autumn approaches.”
—Austin Monthly, September 2012 “Smart, funny and tough...brims with insight...The best suspense novel I’ve read since Cormac What’s-His-Name.”
—Kinky Friedman, Governor of the Heart of Texas One of the hallmarks of an excellent mystery novel--which A Thin Slice of Life most definitely is-- is a memorable sense of place. If Dashiell Hammett had grown up on the Texas Gulf Coast, in a fishing shack on some nameless spoil island along the Laguna Madre--well, I’m not sure what would have happened.
But back to Miles Arceneaux: he has written his own classic, a surf and turf romp steeped in a salt-air atmosphere that just can't be faked.
—Stephen Harrigan “A great romp with a bunch of true-to-life coastal characters. The plot is almost as outrageous as reality down there. You can smell the Gulf of Mexico when you open the book.”
—Marcia Ball “A sizzler hotter than a Texas July!”
—Concha De La Torres, Miles Arceneaux’s one true love
Events
Miles will rarely be found at public events, but you can bet one or more of his accomplices will be at these locations:
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If you have an event or book club request drop us a note.
Miles will rarely be found at public events, but you can bet one or more of his accomplices will be at these locations:
OFFICIAL BOOK RELEASE at
BOOK PEOPLE
Conversation and book signing
October 1, 2012
7:00 – 8:00pm
Austin, Texas
Location and Directions
BARNES & NOBLE
October 6, 2012
1:30 – 3:30pm
Corpus Christi, Texas
Location and Directions
MARITIME MUSEUM
October 18, 2012
5:00 – 7:00pm
Rockport, Texas
Location and Directions
MURDER BY THE BOOK
October 25, 2012
6:30 – 7:30pm
Houston, Texas
Location and Directions
TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL: AUSTIN
TAMU Press Tent
October 27 – 28, 2012
Saturday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Austin, Texas
Texas Book Festival website
BOOK PEOPLE
Conversation and book signing
October 1, 2012
7:00 – 8:00pm
Austin, Texas
Location and Directions
BARNES & NOBLE
October 6, 2012
1:30 – 3:30pm
Corpus Christi, Texas
Location and Directions
MARITIME MUSEUM
October 18, 2012
5:00 – 7:00pm
Rockport, Texas
Location and Directions
MURDER BY THE BOOK
October 25, 2012
6:30 – 7:30pm
Houston, Texas
Location and Directions
TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL: AUSTIN
TAMU Press Tent
October 27 – 28, 2012
Saturday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Austin, Texas
Texas Book Festival website
VIVA! BOOKSTORE
November 3, 2012
4:00 – 6:00pm
San Antonio, Texas
Location and Directions
BARNES & NOBLE
November 8, 2012
6:30 – 7:30pm
Lubbock, Texas
Location and Directions
BARNES & NOBLE
November 9, 2012
7:00 – 8:00pm
Midland, Texas
Location and Directions
BARNES & NOBLE
November 10, 2012
1:00pm
Amarillo, Texas
Location and Directions
BARNES & NOBLE
November 15, 2012
6:00pm
Waco, Texas
Location and Directions
BARNES & NOBLE
November 16, 2012
4:00pm
Tyler, Texas
Location and Directions
THE TWIG BOOKSTORE
Conversation and book signing
December 7, 2012
5:00 – 7:00pm
San Antonio, Texas
The Twig Bookstore Event Page
Location and Directions
BARNES & NOBLE
Book signing
April 6, 2013
2:00 – 4:00pm
Dallas, Texas
Location and Directions
TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL: SAN ANTONIO
Guest panelists for the "Where Done It?" session
April 13, 2013
10:00am – 5:00pm
San Antonio, Texas
Texas Book Festival website
Location and Directions
TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL: DALLAS
Guest panelists for the "Where Done It?" session
May 11, 2013
10:00 – 11:00am
Dallas, Texas
Texas Book Festival website
Location and Directions
CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR UPCOMING EVENTS AND LOCATIONS.
If you have an event or book club request drop us a note.
Book Clubs
Miles is highly sought after by book clubs, visiting in person and by phone about his wickedly witty first novel, his upcoming books, and/or the vagaries of his unorthodox life as a writer. If your book club is interested drop him a line.
Miles is highly sought after by book clubs, visiting in person and by phone about his wickedly witty first novel, his upcoming books, and/or the vagaries of his unorthodox life as a writer. If your book club is interested drop him a line.
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Author
Miles Arceneaux is the storytelling alter ego of Texas-based writers Brent Douglass,
John T. Davis and James R. Dennis. Miles was born many years ago among this group of old friends who penned, as a literary lark, the collectively-written novel Thin Slice of Life —a book that has given birth to a series of witty Gulf Coast thrillers based on its central characters.
Brent’s inspiration for the series emanates in part from his family’s deep Coastal roots and the stories, characters and experiences he absorbed there as a youth. John T. Davis’s three decades of writing about Texas and Texans helps breathe life and authenticity into the novels’ various characters. James R. Dennis’s intimate knowledge of the law—both sides of it—and of Texas Ranger history and culture enriches the series and helps keep its hero on the side of the angels.
MORE ABOUT MILES
Miles Arceneaux is the storytelling alter ego of Texas-based writers Brent Douglass,
John T. Davis and James R. Dennis. Miles was born many years ago among this group of old friends who penned, as a literary lark, the collectively-written novel Thin Slice of Life —a book that has given birth to a series of witty Gulf Coast thrillers based on its central characters.
Brent’s inspiration for the series emanates in part from his family’s deep Coastal roots and the stories, characters and experiences he absorbed there as a youth. John T. Davis’s three decades of writing about Texas and Texans helps breathe life and authenticity into the novels’ various characters. James R. Dennis’s intimate knowledge of the law—both sides of it—and of Texas Ranger history and culture enriches the series and helps keep its hero on the side of the angels.
MORE ABOUT MILES
