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Honoured to have The Perfect Season selected as a finalist in the 10th annual international William Potter IAN Book of the Year Awards.

Thank you for all those who have read and reviewed The Perfect Season :)

Thank you Canada for pushing The Perfect Season to #10 in Canada for Sports Fiction.

Thank you Canada for pushing The Perfect Season to #10 in Canada for Sports Fiction.

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Five Stars

A quirky juxtaposition of America’s favourite summer sport, Confucian wisdom and African migration makes an intriguing basis for The Perfect Season by Stephen Roth. Some books are hard to categorise, with baseball, coming of age, spirituality, racism and the meaning of life all elements in this story. Charlie Unger is a thirteen year old boy with an IQ of170 and is on the spectrum. His love of baseball and all things Detroit Tigers team is ultimately his passion and life philosophy prism. With its wonderful array of characters, absorbing gentle narrative with simple philosophical antidotes makes for a joyfully charming read. A book and story that will linger long in your mind, even for those readers with no interest in baseball. A must read five star rating novel, particularly for those interested in whimsical life affirming tales. With particular thanks to Stephen Roth for providing a copy for review purposes and as always, the opinions herein are totally my own and freely given.

Very excited that Innocence on Trial cracked the top 100 in Canada Today.

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Pleased to launch my author website!

Okay, is there anything better than a Saturday morning coffee, book in hand -- and compltete silence? All I need is yellow warbler outside my window singing me the occasional song.

Good morning,

"The Perfect Season" is in the beta read stage; however, the book is structurally and grammatically in tip-top shape. If anyone is interested in a free digital copy, please message me. This fictional novel is inspired by the massacre in Buea, Cameroon (Africa) at the hands of the French-speaking government during an uprising of English-speaking nationals.

With a backdrop of baseball and the Detroit Tigers, the themes of racism and spirituality are explored.

The book chronicles a thirteen-year-old boy struggling with the death of his nurturing mother and his always distant, work-obsessed father. Aided with the emotional support of a young Cameroon girl, displaced to America because of social strife, the boy aims to make the Tigers great again.

Humbled that Evolution's Magnum Opus is included in this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize slate.

I hadn't realized until I wrote my first novel, that thick skin was an essential skill for the writer. If it was a job ad, I am sure it was say "thin skinned need not apply." I have had great reviews - I am so lucky and pleased. But, some trickling comments including, "I hate the title" and "I wish he had a different title" are not ambiguous statements. Is the title, Evolution's Magnum Opus: Innocence on Trial - as bad as these two reviewers say? Maybe it is. It is heady - no doubt. I thought after reading the book, it would make sense to readers - but maybe that is the point they are making. You shouldn't have to read it to make sense of it. Honest feedback of the name please/ I can take it - and its too late anyway, lol.