Jun 13, 2023 | Current Ned Note, On Books, On Writing, Past Notes
On June 13, at the age of 89, Cormac McCarthy passed away at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I was profoundly unsettled and provoked by McCarthy’s work, and I found his work to be powerful and insightful. His writing always delved into the darker aspects of...
Dec 5, 2022 | Current Ned Note, On Books, On Writing, Past Notes
Turns out, that Shakespeare may have taken Advent Season into account when deciding not only where his play would be set, but precisely when. Scholar Steve Roth has written a paper outlining the astronomical history of November 1601, and the holiday season for...
Oct 4, 2022 | Book Media, Current Ned Note, News and Media, On Books
The Eagle Tree by Ned Hayes is visiting the White Salmon Valley Community Library in October 2022. The award-winning novel The Eagle Tree will be featured in the “Everybody Reads” book program created by the local library system program. One of the centerpieces of the...
Aug 26, 2022 | Book Media, Current Ned Note, News and Media, On Books
Read complete Press Release (PDF) >> The Eagle Tree by Ned Hayes is visiting the White Salmon Valley Community Library in October 2022. The award-winning novel The Eagle Tree will be featured in the “Everybody Reads” book program created by the local library...
Jul 5, 2022 | Book Media, Current Ned Note, News and Media, On Books
Mud Flat Shorts (Mostly Fiction) I’m excited to have my short sequel to the bestselling novel The Eagle Tree featured in a new anthology from Olympia’s own Mud Flats Press. In this volume, you’ll find thirty-one great stories by nineteen writers from...
Jun 27, 2022 | Bookstores, Current Ned Note, On Books, Past Notes
The best YA books on the autistic experience/outsider experiences. I have some recommendations — published in Shepherd, the Best Books recommendation magazine. We all have important stories to tell. So my mission in life is to tell stories from many different...
