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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Leon Puissegur, author of The Oil Man

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Leon Puissegur, author of The Oil Man
(Savant Books)

In The Oil Man, avid conspiracy theorist John Marx is a supervisor on an oil derrick in the Gulf of Mexico. He comes into possession of an errant email and box containing a mysterious crystal shard. Those two items together change first his perspective, then the world’s point-of-view, about oil.

It does not come down to who controls the world’s petroleum supply. It comes down to whom people, corporations and governments think control it. Tempers explode, guns flare, people die, all due to an email and a piece of crystal.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write The Oil Man?

Leon Puissegur: Inspiration came from recent events with the oil situation world-wide along with personal knowledge from actually working offshore in Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Leon Puissegur, author of The Oil Man →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tony Moda, author of Take Money

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Tony Moda, author of Take Money
(Self Published)

The book is about honor and loyalty among five men who lived life on the opposite side of the law.

Asad and Ahmed Sparks are two unassuming assassins. They go around the country handling problems for a powerful friend. When the two stumble onto a score of a lifetime in Miami, their younger cousin, Fly Ty, introduces them to Ducci and Young Curtis, two brazen bank robbers who he grew up with.

Once the four men bonded, they started planning for the multi-million dollar heist in Miami. Fly Ty, who’s a major figure in his city’s illicit drug trade, has caught the attention of some shady and dangerous people. While his cousins and close friends prepare for the job in Miami, people in the city are plotting against him.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Take Money?

Tony Moda: I took a writing course in college, and my instructor thought that my short stories were good. From that encouragement, I decided to Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tony Moda, author of Take Money →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Faydra D. Fields, author of This Day in African-American History, January

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Faydra D. Fields, author of This Day in African-American History, January
(Sola Mente Publishing)

This Day in African-American History, January is a quick reference guide to facts about people, places and events that have shaped American history and the African-American experience in America.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write This Day in African-American History, January?

Faydra D. Fields: I have a column on Examiner.com (http://www.examiner.com/africanamerican-history-in-national/faydra-fields) where I write articles about African-American History.

When 2012 started, I decided I was going to do an article each day that Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Faydra D. Fields, author of This Day in African-American History, January →