VIETNAM WAR ERA NOVEL — REVIEWS BY
HEMINGWAY'S EDITOR FORMER US DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, AND:
- BOOK PUBLISHERS & EDITORS
- PROFESSORS
- NPR REVIEWER
- FOREWORD REVIEWS
- WRITER'S SPOTLIGHT
- DECORATED VIETNAM VETERANS
- KENT STATE ALUM
AUTHOR BIO: JEFF SCHNADER
Jeff Schnader was at Columbia University in 1972 where he participated in sit-ins, marches and protests against the Vietnam War. He took part in marches and demonstrations, including a protest in front of Hamilton Hall where students were beaten by the New York Tactical Police, who were in full battle regalia. Scenes in his novel are authentic because he was there.
His short story, “The Champion,” won first prize in the 2020 Annual Quills Contest, and he was a short-listed finalist in the 2021 Blue Moon Novel Competition for his novel, The Serpent Papers (see Author's Guild announcement: https://www.authorsguild.org/member-awards/jeff-schnader-wins-quills-creative-writing-contest/). Chapters of The Serpent Papers and, more recently, his short stories, The Oma and Durango, have been published in THE WRITE LAUNCH literary journal (see: https://thewritelaunch.com/author/j-schnader/)
After graduating from Columbia with a BA in physics, he received his medical degree (MD, CM) from McGill University with further work at Johns Hopkins. He recently retired as full Professor of Medicine after authoring over 50 scientific publications and chairing & speaking at over 130 national medical conferences. He was a frequent guest on NPR's “Sound Health” and has been awarded for teaching and for editing a medical journal. He worked full-time in the Department of Veteran’s Affairs for 22 years, serving American war veterans, including those of The Vietnam War.
The author in the Marais, Paris, France
EXCERPT FROM: THE SERPENT PAPERS
Abruptly, something deep inside me—a ragged hairy beast locked away, chained for a lifetime to dungeon walls—was roaring, his sound percolating from the depths of my subconscious into my waking state. I felt him shake off his chains, stretch his arms and legs and burst forth from his shadowy cell. Stupefied, I felt life renewed. As cars and people danced down the street, I sat spellbound at the spectacular parade, consumed by love. I had magic within me, and though the people I saw were grotesque—striped, angular, dogfaced—they were magnificent, and I was the gifted witness. Enraptured, I feasted on beauty, grateful to be alive in such a vibrant, colorful painting. So abject yet so privileged amongst all living things, I sobbed to be gifted such sensual wonder.
THE SERPENT PAPERS ON THE INTERNET
WEBSITES FEATURING THE BOOK &/OR AUTHOR: PODCASTS, ESSAYS, NEWS, WRITER ORGS, COLUMBIA UNIV
AMERICAN LEGION: https://www.legion.org/yourwords/books/253579/serpent-papers
Legiontown: http://www.legiontown.org/ownwords/8024/serpent-papers
AUTHORS GUILD:
Author Site: https://go.authorsguild.org/members/5798
Awards Announcements for Jeff Schnader: https://www.authorsguild.org/member-awards/jeff-schnader-wins-quills-creative-writing-contest/
BOOKSCOVER2COVER
REVIEW: https://bookscover2cover.com/reviews/fiction/the-serpent-papers/
ESSAY "My Pilgrimmage to Publication" by Jeff Schnader: https://bookscover2cover.com/essays/my-pilgrimage-to-publication/
INTERVIEW with the author, Jeff Schnader: https://bookscover2cover.com/interviews/jeff-schnader/
CHESAPEAKE BAY WRITERS:
Book Page: https://www.chesapeakebaywriters.org/historical-fiction
Author Page: https://www.chesapeakebaywriters.org/members-corner?page=2
COLUMBIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOOKSHELF:
https://alumni.columbia.edu/content/serpent-papers
COLUMBIA FICTION FOUNDRY: https://fictionfoundry.alumni.columbia.edu/day_of_days_by_frank_napolitano
SHEILA DEETH REVIEW (on GOODREADS):
FOREWORD REVIEWS:
https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-serpent-papers/
GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58231696-the-serpent-papers
THE HISTORY VOYAGER INTERVIEW: Author Discusses The Serpent Papers
Podcast recorded Nov 21,2021: https://thehistoryvoyager.podbean.com/e/the-serpent-papers-with-jeff-schnader-author/
JAMES RIVER WRITERS:
November 2021 News: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#all/FMfcgzGllCdWmwkNmDqgxSsWSSDSrGkC
Member Bio: https://jamesriverwriters.org/members/membership-account/profile/?pu=267
THE JEWISH NEWS:
http://www.jewishnewsva.org/new-novel-the-serpent-papers-focuses-on-vietnam-war/
NPR, BAUM ON BOOKS (WSHU): Written Review & Podcast
https://www.wshu.org/podcast/baum-on-books/2021-12-09/book-review-the-serpent-papers
THE PERMANENT PRESS: https://thepermanentpress.com/collections/forthcoming/products/the-serpent-papers
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: GRAB A GALLEY, WINTER-SPRING 2022
https://grabagalley.publishersweekly.com/contest/winter-spring-2022/?dt=thumb&dc=fiction#display_nav
THE WRITE LAUNCH LITERARY JOURNAL
Author Page: https://thewritelaunch.com/author/j-schnader/
Writer's Spotlight: https://mailchi.mp/thewritelaunch/writers-at-the-write-launch-spotlight?e=bfa5dc5ca0
