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Episode 1: Scott Semegran

In Part 1 of Episode 1, Scott Semegran sits down with fellow indie writer Larry Brill for an interview.

In Part 2 of Episode 1, Scott Semegran reads a selection from his latest book, To Squeeze a Prairie Dog: An American Novel.

About Scott Semegran

Scott Semegran is an award-winning writer of nine books. BlueInk Review described him best as “a gifted writer, with a wry sense of humor.” His latest novel, The Codger and the Sparrow (TCU Press), is a comical yet moving story about a 65-year-old widower’s unlikely friendship with a 16-year-old troublemaker. His eight previous books include The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island, which was the first place winner for Middle-Grade/Young Adult fiction in the 2021 Writer’s Digest Book Awards, and To Squeeze a Prairie Dog, which was the winner of the 2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Medal for Humor. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife. They have four kids, two cats, and a dog. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in English.

Episode #1

This episode was filmed on location at Malvern Books in Austin, Texas.

Books by Scott Semegran

SAM front cover sm Starman After Midnight

 TCATS cover Eric Hoffer Award Nominated The Codger and the Sparrow

 TBLOSI front cover 93x140 WD SelfPub 2021 WinnerSeals 1st The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island

TSAPD front cover 93x140 black with medals ibpa gold medal TXAuthorProject Badge AdultWinner 150x150 readers favorite silver medal 150x150 To Squeeze a Prairie Dog: An American Novel 

sammie and budgie front cover 93x140 texas authors book awards first place gen fiction Sammie & Budgie

boys front cover93x140 IRDA sticker Boys: Stories about Bullies, Jobs, and Other Unpleasant Rites of Passage from Boyhood to Manhood

Find Scott Semegran

https://scottsemegran.com

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https://bsky.app/profile/scottsemegran.bsky.social

https://www.goodreads.com/scottsemegran

https://www.facebook.com/scottsemegran.writer

https://substack.com/@scottsemegran