Author Larry F. Sommers writes historical fiction, seeking fresh meanings in our common past. His new middle-grade novel, IZZY STRIKES GOLD!, will be published by Three Towers Press July 24, 2024.
His short story, “Beast of the Moment,” appeared in the June 2023 edition of Well Read online magazine. His first novel, PRICE OF PASSAGE, came out in August 2022 and will soon be republished in a new edition. He won Honorable Mention in The Saturday Evening Post’s 2018 Great American Story Contest for “The Lion’s Den”—like IZZY STRIKES GOLD!, a tale of childhood in the 1950s, with the character Izzy Mahler at its center.
He has spent his life working as a writer, editor, photographer, writing coach, public affairs consultant, and crisis communicator.
He blogs weekly at https://LarryFSommers.com.
A Vietnam-era veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Larry is active in church work and belongs to the Sons of Norway, the Authors Guild, the Wisconsin Writers Association, and two local writers’ critique groups.
He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife and dog.
