The Stanley Community Library will host John and his wife, Julie, on Thursday, December 4, starting at 5:00 p.m. They will talk about writing, editing, designing, and publishing Journal of the Plague Years – John’s three-volume series of his journal entries written during and after the Covid epidemic. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Reading at Hailey Library
On Tuesday, December 2, John will read entries from his newly published Journal of the Plague Years at the Hailey Public Library: “Andromeda,” “Death and Retribution,” and “A Holiday Sermon.” The reading will be held at Town Center West, starting at 5:00 p.m. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Journal of the Plague Years Published
Grand Mogul Books published Journal of the Plague Years in three volumes on October 30, 2025. The books are filled with questions of conscience, rants about Sprinter vans and the people who buy them, tales of resilience and consilience in the face of pandemics medical and spiritual, and the desperate search for things to believe in when the zeitgeist is selling pure nihilism.
Journal of the Plague Years, Vol. I: End Notes (March 2020 - March 2021)
Journal of the Plague Years, Vol. II: Ghost Dance (September 2021 - October 2022)
Journal of the Plague Years, Vol. III: Aftermath (April 2023 - October 2024)
All three volumes are available in paperback and ebook from Amazon and all other major book retailers. You can also ask your local independent bookstore to order them for you.