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The Land of Grace, a novel by Mike Burrell
The Land of Grace, a novel by Mike Burrell

The Land of Grace, published by Livingston Press, is NOW AVAILABLE from amazon.com–hardcover, paperback and Kindle!

Welcome to the internet home of The Land of Grace.  I’m determined to make my website more than just a cyber-business card.  On this page you’ll not only see writing about my book, about Elvis and about my own experience with an Elvis cult, but also about reading, and storytelling in general.

The Land of Grace, published by  Livingston Press, is a satirical novel that tells a story of family, hero worship and the basic human need for myths. Kirkus Reviews called it “An intoxicating tale that’s simultaneously gaudy and exquisite.”

 

About

Mike Burrell, author
Mike Burrell

I was born and raised in DeKalb County, Alabama. I now live in Birmingham, Alabama with my wife, Debra. I’ve earned my living as a farm laborer, a grocery clerk, a military intelligence analyst, a revenue agent, and a lawyer. I received an MFA in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte. My short fiction has appeared in Southern Humanities Review, The McGuffin, Kennesaw Review, and the Livingston Press anthology, Climbing Mt. Cheaha: Emerging Alabama Writers. The Land of Grace is my first novel.

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Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves: The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book One

Deeply Felt Story of a man’s struggle to free his soul. Review of Sidney Thompson’s Follow the Angels; Follow the Doves, University of Nebraska Press, 2020. From 1875 to 1897, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves rode the dangerous territory of Arkansas and Oklahoma, arresting over 3000 felons, and killing or wounding fourteen bad men in …

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Review of L.C. Flore’s award-winning Green Gospel

The Greek word Arcadia evokes a pastoral vision of harmony with nature, a utopia, an Edenic form of life. In the Arcadia, Florida of L.C. Flore’s award-winning Green Gospel, the city’s distance from the state’s popular tourist destinations has so far saved its surrounding marshland from Florida’s rabid development craze. But development accompanied by all …

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Review of Stephen G. Eoannou’s Muscle Cars, SFP, 2015.

With its lean, elegant prose and intense sense of place, Stephen G. Eoannou’s Muscle Cars is more than a collection of beautifully-written stories. It’s a deep dive into the psyche of the American male. In the title story, “Muscle Cars,” the protagonist’s loss of a beloved brother to the Iraq war looks more like PTSD …

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