Sunday. September 18, 2022Bill’s BooksLatest news and bulletin updates1ssue #1 The scoop of the dayThis summer, Amazon released two more books by William Turner: A Goat of a Different Color and The Italian Awakening. Turner has also authored Arcadia – Arcadia a Memoir (Amazon KDP 2019), and A Christmas Friend (Xlibris 2013l. “A wonderful way

After losing his wife of fifty-two years, Mark was depressed and in ill health before his niece invited him to visit her in Italy. Mark is captivated by Italy. Walk with him as he explores Italy’s towns and villages, admires its art, and samples regional food and wine. Then, laugh and cry as he falls

After five years of writing, editing, and formatting, I’ve finally finished my Italian novel. The Italian Awakening is available on Amazon in softcover and eBook formats. You will like my story if you enjoy books about Italian life, cuisine, wine, history, and art with a bit of upper-life romance thrown in. The book is partly

Mark’s wife of fifty-two years died, leaving him depressed and with failing health. After a heart attack and cancer surgery, assisted living was looming. His life took a turn for the better when he accepted a niece’s invitation to visit her in Italy. Mark was smitten with Italy. He roamed the streets of Udine and

Billy goat Bob roamed the back roads of Kansas ans South Carolina, seeking a place where his color didn’t matter. it was an adventure, but danger lurked at every turn. The Lopez family was prosperous farmers in South Carolina, but the rural community shunned them because of their race.Bob’s hilarious escapades will bring smiles and

As age started creeping up, I realized that I didn’t know much about the subject–having never been old before. Now that I‘ve gone through three decades of aging, I feel qualified to give a report. At ninety, I live an interesting, and sometimes exciting, life. I start my day catching up on the news by

COVID-19 HALTED MY TWO BOOKS. When the pandemic struck, I had two books awaiting an agent and publisher, AMORE IN TUSCANY and A GOAT OF A DIFFERENT COLOR. Covid-19 shut down the printing presses.  Isolated at home, folks who always wanted to write a book sat down and wrote it.  Authors flooded agents and small

ARCADIA FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS LATER. Comparing Holly Swigert’s poem (1894) and Jackie Burge’s Arcadia (1930 – 1952 lends to some interesting statistics. Horses, as a means of transportation, was replaced with automobiles, which accounts for the loss of twelve horse-related business in Arcadia ( two livery barns, two blacksmith shops, two harness stores, a wagon rental

Jackie Walker Burge’s Arcadia (1930-1952): My hometown, as I knew it, is gone. Buildings have been torn down, replaced with empty lots. The Frisco railroad depot and tracks have disappeared. Only the grade school and some of the five churches have escaped the demolition crew. But I remember Arcadia as it was when the town