A Personal Note From Jeff

Greetings!

I am extremely happy to announce that my new book,m THE UNFINISHED WORK is completed, and 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 sitting on the sidelines.

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. I will begin accepting pre-orders soon. The book cover is pretty cool.

There are many events taking place around the country to celebrate Lincoln for the 250th anniversary of the nation. I hope to be involved in several. I will post that information on the Events page here, as things are scheduled.

Within the next year or so, most of my the HARDCOVER versions of my books will be going out of print. I still have a good supply of most every title- with only two exceptions. "THE FINAL STORM" 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.

It's a really important thing for my family to announce that 2024 was the 50th Anniversary of the publicationm of The Killer Angels, by my father, Michael Shaara - the classic Pulitzer Prize winning novel about the Battle of Gettysburg (and basis for the film "Gettysburg"). 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 spring!

Jeff Shaara

February 2025