We’re excited to announce that Bob Newell will be at the shop on Saturday, November 30th to sign copies of his latest book, The Voyages of Admiral Grey.
Bob lives in Hawai`i and this rare visit to Calgary is not to be missed. Come by the shop, stock up on tea, and pick up your signed copy of Book One!
Hope to see you then.
Bob Newell is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a retired electrical engineer who has returned to writing after a long hiatus. For over fourteen years he has written a weekly blog about the game of checkers (checkermaven.com) and has written more checker-related fiction than anyone in the history of English literature.
Bob has published several books of fiction, the novels Courting Jane and Hānai, and the collection Mr. Darcy Plays Draughts and Other Stories. He has had numerous Hawaiian themed stories published in various Hawaiian anthologies. He has several more novels in preparation.
Bob is active in cultural activities in the city of Honolulu, where he leads the local chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America, directs adult and scholastic chess tournaments for the Hawai`i Chess Federation, and leads the Waikiki Word Wranglers critique group.
The Voyages of Admiral Grey is another of Bob’s serialized stories.
Bob lives in a high-rise condo in Waikīkī, in the city of Honolulu, on the island of O`ahu in the State of Hawai`i.
Bob’s books can all be obtained from Amazon and other outlets (see Buy Bob’s Books). If you enjoy The Voyages of Admiral Grey we hope you’ll consider buying Bob’s books for additional enjoyment and to support Bob’s work.