Traci L. Slatton

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Traci L Slatton
BornJuly 23, 1963 [1]
Great Lakes, IL
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAuthor, Novelist
Notable work
IMMORTAL, THE BOTTICELLI AFFAIR, FALLEN
Spouse(s) Sabin Howard
Children3

Traci L. Slatton is an American author and novelist [2] and columnist whose work includes both fiction and non-fiction books. She is also known for being the project manager for the WW1 War Memorial [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Slatton is a graduate of Yale and Columbia.

Career

As of 2015, Slatton has written twelve books. Her first novel, Immortal, was published by Random House in 2008 . [5] [6] [7] Later she wrote Fallen (2011), Cold Light (2012), Far Shore (2013), [8] The Love of My (Other) Life (2013), Blood Sky (2015), The Love of My (Other) Life (2013) and The Botticelli Affair (2013). [9]

Slatton's nonfiction works include Piercing Time & Space (2005) and The Art of Life (2012), [10] which surveys figurative sculpture from the earliest times through the present, including the work of her husband, classical figurative sculptor Sabin Howard. [11]

In 2016 Slatton's newest novel is Broken. [12] [13]

Slatton's books have been translated into several languages, including Italian, Spanish, French, Russian, Greek, Polish, and Portuguese. [14]

Slatton is also the founder of the independent Parvati Press. Publishing authors include Dr. Jane Ely, Traci L. Slatton, and Sabin Howard. [15] She contributes regularly to The Huffington Post.

She also host a BlogTalkRadio show called "Independent Artists & Thinkers" [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Traci L Slatton". News24.
  2. ↑ "Broken by Traci L. Slatton – book review". NoMarket
  3. ↑ "Veterans Day: Sculptors from NJ creating the next great monument in DC". ABC7NY.
  4. ↑ "Wave of war memorials coming. Are we at peace with that". Washingtonpost.
  5. ↑ "Immortal". Publishers Weekly.
  6. ↑ "Immortal By Traci L. Slatton". Historical Novel Society.
  7. ↑ "Traci L. Slatton". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  8. ↑ "Free time this weekend? Bury yourself in a new paranormal Happy Ever After". Joyce Lamb, USA TODAY October 12, 2013
  9. ↑ "Book Review: 'The Botticelli Affair' by Traci L. Slatton". Seattle PI, By Leslie Wright, Wednesday, February 26, 2014
  10. ↑ "The Art of Life". Cassone Magazine, Darrellyn Guntzberg.
  11. ↑ "Living the Renaissance Life, Part One: A Conversation with Traci Slatton". Galo Magazine
  12. ↑ "Review of Broken by Traci L. Slatton". Underground Reviews, 2016 01-11, Katie Rose Guest Pryal
  13. ↑ "Book Review of Broken (9780986061158) — Foreword Reviews". Forewordreviews.com. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  14. ↑ "Master Rights List : Nonfiction" (PDF). Lgrliterary.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  15. ↑ "Authors". Parvati Press. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Independent Artists and Thinkers Online Radio". BlogTalkRadio. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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