The Ruin Selection for Two Book Clubs!

This week came the exciting news that two book clubs have selected The Ruin for coming months. A book club in Eugene, Oregon of retired teachers, a librarian and a science professor will read and discuss the book at their August meeting. I've been invited to sit in on the meeting if I can get over the mountain for that.

The second notice came this morning from a club of teachers in the Bend, Oregon area who have selected the book for their October meeting. My wife and I have been invited to sit in on that meeting as well.

I am thrilled at the idea of my novel having been selected as a book club read. And to sit in on the discussion, even if as a fly on the wall. I have never belonged to a book club, but have attended a meeting or two that my wife belonged to, and found them to be freewheeling, thought provoking events. It will be interesting to hear their take on my book.

Any group who is interested in the book as a book club selection should e-mai arborwoodpress@aol.com and ask about special pricing.

Respectfully,
Kenneth Fenter

Share Alaskan Adventure With Stephan Zacharias

Information for writing the novel The Ruin came from many places, personal experiences over a 70 year lifetime, observations, watching and listening to rangers at national parks, monuments, and people who have made recreation of history their passion. One such person is my friend Stephan Zacharias. I became acquainted with him when he became a living history interpreter at the High Desert Museum here at Bend, Oregon. Stephan re-created historical figures such as John Day, Explorer Jim Bridger, John Beeson, an early advocate for civil rights for the Native Americans, and other Northwest figures. He also participated in fur trader encampments, and in between his presentations, he donned farmer garb and worked around the homestead  doing chores including tanning deer hides etc.

In short, Steve did many of the things that my character Cliff does in his struggle to survive during his stay in the cliff dwelling in the Ruin. Thanks Stephan for showing me how to do some of those things. Well, now Stephan is on a leave from his current assignment at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia to play the part as a historical forest ranger at Denali National Park in Alaska. You can follow his adventure on Stephan's Blog by following the link on this blog. He posts photos almost every day of the wildlife and scenery up there. It is spectacular of course. Right now he is commenting on the hundreds of forest fires.

Thanks for your enthusiasm and keeping us in the loop Stephan.

Your friend,
Kenneth
Stephan's Alaskan Adventure

Kindle Edition now on Amazon.com

Just posted on Amazon.com Kindle store, The Ruin, by Kenneth Fenter! How about that. For you Kindle owners who have been waiting to order directly from Amazon, The Ruin went on sale there today. I was able to upload it over the weekend and got the official announcement this afternoon. We are moving forward. Barnes and Noble announced the other day that they are making it possible to upload to their site momentarily and I've signed up to do that as soon as they are ready. The file is formatted and ready for them.
In the meantime if you have an electronic reading device (e-reader) i.e., sony reader, nook, ipad, kendle and are comfortable with downloading from the arborwood.com site, the book is ready for your device there. The same price, same format. Just 9.99.