Description: An untimely death and a mysterious manuscript propel an under-motivated 37-year-old blogger beyond his personal and creative boundaries in a journey that threatens to expose literary secrets as bleak as they are beautiful.
Brief description: Kirk Ward Robinson was born and raised in south Texas, and has since lived in every continental American time zone. He is an inveterate hiker and cyclist who prefers to travel and explore the world that way. His wide-ranging career has included roles as a chief operating officer, bookstore manager, stagehand, bicycle mechanic, and executive director of an educational non-profit organization in cooperation with the National Park Service. Robinson has been twice named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books: in 2012 for Life in Continuum, and in 2015 for The Appalachian. These days he maintains a small ancestral farm in the hills of Tennessee.
Review Quotes:
From Foreword Clarion Reviews: Graceful and emotionally evocative, The Latter Half of Inglorious Years is a thought-provoking work of literary fiction.
From Blueink Review: Robinson offers readers much to think about concerning literary inspiration and the complexities of family.