“Dings” by Lance Fogan was displayed at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (LATFOB) – Book Gallery
“Dings” by Lance Fogan was among the books displayed by Author Reputation Press during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2023 at the University of Southern California on April 22-23, 2023. This book is about a mother’s struggle to support her in the midst of a mysterious condition.
The much-anticipated annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2023 was held on April 22–23, 2023. It was attended by nearly 500 authors and hundreds of exhibitors. The festival was launched to connect individuals who read books with those who write them. The range of book genres exhibited at the festival captivated readers of all ages. Witness musical performances, readings from authors, exciting exhibits, and much more!
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Author Reputation Press is committed to connecting readers and authors through books. ARP participated in the book gallery organized by LATFOB. In line with this, ARP exhibited some of its spectacular books to the festival audience. The wide selection of genres made the gallery more enticing.
Lance Fogan is a retired neurologist. He won the American Academy of Neurology History Prize in 1988 for his paper, “The Neurology in Shakespeare.” An amateur chef, his original recipe, “Sea Bass Mexicana-Chinois,” appeared in the September 1995 issue of Bon Appetit magazine.
“Dings” by Lance Fogan tells the story of Sandra Golden when her world turned upside down Sandra Golden’s world is turned upside down one evening when her son, Conner, has an unexplained convulsion. Conner has been acting oddly at school. Sandra and her husband, Sam, are devastated when they find that Conner may have epilepsy, a medical ailment that affects three million Americans. Between this and Sam’s increasing alcoholism, which is driven by the post-traumatic stress disorder he suffers as a war veteran, Sandra begins to fear for her marriage and family.
This story was also commended by Boze Herrington of the US Review of Books, to wit, “Fogan’s narrative is tautly written and moves at a brisk pace, never allowing the author’s impressive understanding of neurology to obstruct the book’s more dramatic elements. However, parts of the book are presented in non-chronological order, flashing back to a few months before the convulsion, which changes the flow somewhat. The exposition is delivered in an accessible and compelling fashion as the reader is pulled forward by the mystery of Conner’s condition and growing concern for his fate and that of this family. Although the drama is mostly small-scale, tension is maintained throughout. The description is sparing but evocative, and the plight of the characters is genuinely affecting. The reader is left with the feeling that one has gone on an emotional journey with the family. At times, some of the dialogue comes across as less than realistic, and the characters’ reactions, especially at the beginning, can feel somewhat melodramatic. Overall, though, Fogan’s novel is a gripping portrayal of one woman’s descent into a domestic nightmare.”
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