The Nation We Live In, a Collection of Essays and Short Stories

Texas Book Festival, Austin Texas Capitol Grounds & Building. I personally got to listen to Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes and CBS NEWS discuss his new Book. He thanked me for my  stand up question about the relevance, pro's and con's of  Social Media in today's news world. His panel and talk was very sharp, funny, honest, virtue filled and intelligent. Scott Pelley is still going strong!  I got a Book Festival Program Signature from Joe Nick Patoski, Author of Austin to ATX. The weather was wonderful, the covered tenant booths were friendly, and as usual the  Texas Book Festival was very awesome. There was an entire street, Congress Ave. devoted to kids and youths books. Hmm..Should I write a youth or kid book? Nah.... Some of the more Famous Authors speaking this year I was personally not able to witness but wished to were Malcolm Gladwell, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham & General William McRaven. ...

Coming Soon in Early 2020....the as yet, untitled 3rd book will be published from Indie Author, George Vance McGee. The book is based upon this Liberating Rants blog. I'm still in need of a Conclusion, and will add a Preface and perhaps Acknowledgements section as well.  Thank you kindly to my readership and for literary readers, blog fans, and book buyers!  Sincerely,  George Vance McGee georgevance@gmail.com Here is some info on Ron Seybold, the EDITOR for GVM's 3rd new BOOK!   Click here for Ron's Website I’ve been editing authors for more than three decades: books, stories, and articles, in fiction, memoir, and nonfiction. I’ve published a novel,  Viral Times . My books — the forthcoming memoir  Stealing Home , plus a historical novel in progress — have earned their way to Finalist shortlists in the Writer’s League of Texas. Four novelists have been traditionally published after working in my manuscript groups; one earned her way to th...