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Recognition & Reviews
A conversation with Author Don Pugnetti Jr. about A Coat Dyed Black on Kitsap County TV
A recent comprehensive interview with Don Pugnetti Jr. on Bremerton Kitsap Access Television (BKAT) focused on A Coat Dyed Black. The program was sponsored by the Kitsap Literary Artists & Writers group. It hosted by Andy Becker, a fellow Gig Harbor author whose latest book is The Spiritual Gardner: Insights from the Jewish Tradition to Help Your Garden Grow. Interview is about 20 minutes.
A Podcast, Nordic on Tap, featured the author and A Coat Dyed Black
Don Pugnetti Jr. was privileged to be interviewed on a just-released podcast to talk about his book. The podcast, Nordic on Tap, features on Scandinavian culture, history and events. It’s regularly produced by Eric Stavney an Edmonds, WA-based journalist, instructor and designer. You can find Eric Stavney and all his podcasts on his website, www.ericstavney.net.
Here’s what the News Tribune’s Community Newspaper, The Gateway, reported on A Coat Dyed Black
Don Pugnetti Jr.’s first recorded interview about the Norwegian resistance during World War II was in 1978. Pugnetti, who goes by Jerry, was a journalist at The News Tribune in Tacoma at the time. Decades later, the Gig Harbor author’s book, “A Coat Dyed Black,” has been released.
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Author/blogger Wendy Kendall declares A Coat Dyed Black a “recommended read” in a review
“A powerful story. A Coat Dyed Black is a tremendous tribute that doesn't just tug at the heart, it echoes through the soul. What a sensitive and harrowing view of human nature, fighting against the odds in a man made disaster.”
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Also see Wendy Kendall’s column in Edmonds, WA, News here.
The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society recognized the February 1, 2022 release of A Coat Dyed Black
GLAWS member and Pacific Northwest author Don Pugnetti Jr. in February released his historical novel A Coat Dyed Black. Set in Nazi-occupied Norway during World War II, the book transforms a young farmer into a courageous resistance fighter against brutal oppression and tyranny.
2021 Pacific Northwest Writers’ Association Literary Contest Finalist in Historical Fiction
I’m thrilled to announce that A Coat Dyed Black was named a 2021 Literary Contest Finalist in the historical fiction category by the Pacific Northwest Writers’ Association.
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