Passion and Craft CONVERSATIONS WITH NOTABLE WRITERS by Bonnie Lyons, BillOliver Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 1998 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-06687-0, ISBN: 0-252-06687-1
"The twelve contemporary fiction writers interviewed in Passion and Craft go beyond the usual chatting about career and technique, beyond the merely autobiographical. Readers will discover many personal and artistic differences: T. Coraghessan Boyle's self-aware hipness, Andre Dubus's spiritual strength in the face of physical disability. Rick Bass's commitment to environmental concerns. Richard Ford, a recent winner of both the Pulitzer ..."
"The icons of Alabama football have assembled to celebrate the rich history of the Crimson Tide in this definitive chronicle celebrating a powerhouse program like no other in the annals of college football.This 300+ page hardcover coffee table book, which comes housed in a distinctive slipcase, is the most comprehensive celebration of Alabama football ever created. A true one-of-a-kind keepsake, this massive volume captures more than a c ..."
First Series Award Short Fiction(1st Edition) Women and Children First : Stories by BillOliver Paperback, 171 Pages, Published 1998 by Mid-List Press ISBN-13: 978-0-922811-35-9, ISBN: 0-922811-35-0
Will by BillOliver Paperback, 594 Pages, Published 2014 by Outskirts Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4787-2466-7, ISBN: 1-4787-2466-8
"Teen years become even more of a challenge for Will Whiteside when he falls victim to an evil about which he feels he can tell no one. Guarding the secret, he becomes depressed and suicidal. His healing is a story of love enacted by ordinary people in his life. Set in eastern North Carolina in the years 1961-1966, a time of great social change, the novel is a story of the joys and sorrows of adolescent years and a celebration of the lov ..."
"These probing interviews with 12 contemporary writers--all masters of the short story--originally appeared in such places as The Literary Review and Contemporary Literature. There is no fluff here. "We have tried," say the editors, "to go beyond the usual chatting about career and craft, beyond the autobiographical as well." Instead, their goal involved "shedding light on some of the motives behind literary creativity." The questions th ..."
Raising Teens In A Toxic World(1st Edition) A Survival Guide For Parents (Lessons Learned) (Volume 1) by BillOliver Paperback, 142 Pages, Published 2013 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN-13: 978-1-4820-7889-3, ISBN: 1-4820-7889-9
"There is a toxic pop culture abroad in the world that teaches children that: Sex is sport. Drugs and drunkenness are cool. Violence and Death is entertaining. We see this toxic culture in the movies, on television, in video games. We hear it praised in music and see it lived out in the lives of Hollywood Stars. We also see it in the news broadcasts as they cover massacres like Colombine and Sandy Hook. It is spread through social me ..."