A Personal Note From Jeff

Greetings!

I am extremely happy to announce that my new book, THE UNFINISHED WORK is now available for PRE-ORDER. Just go to the SHOP page,and choose "SHOP ALL", and you'll see it. Or, simpler, go down to the bottom of THIS page, and that link will work as well.I am right now in the midst of bringing my website up to date with the other links and the book jacket, which should take about a week.

THE UNFINISHED WORK, A Novel of Abraham Lincoln, will be released NOVEMBER 10. I know that's a ways off, but the schedule for these things is made by the publisher. At this point, I'm just waiting like anybody else who's interested. If you're NOT interested, you still have to wait. 🙂

This novel is told through the point of view of Abe Lincoln, as well as his wife Mary, William Seward, and George McClellan. Many characters in this story are very familiar, and others are not. This is not a biography, and does not cover all of Lincoln's life. I leave that to the historians. Pre-Orders should be shipped out so the books arrive on November 10 (or close). The book cover, which you can see below, is pretty cool.

There are many events taking place around the country to celebrate Lincoln for the 250th anniversary of the nation. I'm already scheduled for some of those events. The events so far are posted on the TOURS/APPEARANCES page.

I hate to say this, but within the next year or so, most of the HARDCOVER versions of my books will be going out of print. That's just the way the publishing business works. However, I still have secured a good supply of most every title- with only three exceptions. "THE FINAL STORM", "THE LAST FULL MEASURE" AND "GODS AND GENERALS" are no longer available in hardback at all. I'm really not happy about this, and I've been pushing the publisher relentlessly, but it's just the way they do things. For now, I have a good supply of everything else. With Paperbacks, there is no issue at all. Plenty available.

My latest book on the Cuban Missile Crisis, The Shadow of War has been received really well, and I've heard from an enormous number of people who actually lived through those events (as I did).

The book's cover is terrific- my publisher did a really nice job. If you look at the bottom of this page, you'll see the cover art below.

My latest book on the Cuban Missile Crisis, The Shadow of War has been received really well, and I've heard from an enormous number of people who actually lived through those events (as I did).

The book's cover is terrific- my publisher did a really nice job. If you look at the bottom of this page, you'll see the cover art below.

I WAS GREATLY SADDENED TO HEAR OF THE DEATH OF TED TURNER. Ted was solely responsible for financing the film "Gettysburg", which was based on my father, Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Killer Angels, the #1 Bestselling novel about the Battle of Gettysburg.

It's a long story, but with the success of "Gettysburg", Ted insisted he wanted to film the prequel, and do it based on a book. After positive conversations with film director Ron Maxwell, I nervously made the decision to tackle the project. The result was my first novel, "Gods and Generals" which completely changed my life.

It's a really important thing for my family to mention that 2024 was the 50th Anniversary of the publication of The Killer Angels. The publisher has produced both hardcover and paperback which contain a new introduction written by me, something I had never done before. I have plenty of copies here in both formats. As always, I sign them "For My Father's Legacy", plus any personalization you wish.

Please note the email link in the upper right corner- "contactjeffshaara@gmail.com" I look forward to hearing from you, whether with input (or criticism) of any of my work or just a friendly hello. I promise I read every email you send and respond to as many as possible (even the grumpy ones). It might take me a little while, but it's almost certain you’ll hear from me.

I wish you and your family a wonderful summer!

Jeff Shaara

May, 2026