Author: Ralph Webster

  • Thank you OBX Literary Circle!

    Thank you to the OBX Literary Circle for selecting the book and inviting me to participate today. Really enjoyed your book club. Wonderful turnout…Great questions… Interesting discussion.  Also a shout out to Ireland based book blogger Liis Scanlon and her Cover to Cover Blog.  Loved your review and the comments that followed.

  • A Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other by Ralph Webster

    Originally posted on Cover to Cover: The Third Reich is rising. The creeping madness in the heart of Germany will soon stain the entire world. This is the chilling account of one family as they flee for their lives. The Wobsers are prosperous, churchgoing, patriotic Germans living in a small East Prussian town. When Hitler…

  • 4th Continent in 4 Weeks

      Not a world tour, but a Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other is being noticed worldwide. This week we caught the attention of readers in India.  Thank you Sreesha Divakaran and your book blog, Rain and a Book for spotlighting the book and including a summary and excerpt.  Four continents in…

  • Q&A with author, Ralph Webster — Chat About Books

    Today I have the pleasure of welcoming Ralph Webster to my blog. Ralph is the author of a Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other, self-published in June 2016. Ralph very kindly agreed to answer my questions and I’m sure you’ll enjoy his answers….. For those who don’t know already, could you tell…

  • Audio Version Underway

    This week ACX studio work began to produce the audio version of a Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other. Audio book should be available by late October at Amazon, ITunes, and Audible. Here is the Link for more information on ordering the soft cover or Kindle version.

  • Interview

    This past week I was featured on the Australian book blog published by Rita Lee Chapman.  Since she has moved on to feature another author, here is the complete interview. Please introduce yourself to my readers and share something about your life. I am a first time author.  As a 65 year old retired guy…

  • Best Holocaust Literature

    Goodreads Listopia Best Holocaust Literature #3 of 56 books Good Books Concerning the Holocaust #4 of 52 books Biographies of Ordinary People #5 of 65 books Best Books of July, 2016 #2 of 10 books a Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other Consider for your Book Club – Author Available for Video…

  • Now Available on Kindle Unlimited!

    Looking for a good book to read?   Take a look at a Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other. One Amazon reviewer writes… “This book clearly defines racial persecution during the Holocaust. As you are introduced to the Wobser Family in the book, you will fall in love with them. Each member is…

  • Chilling Tale of Family Fleeing Nazi Regime

    North Carolina Outer Banks author Ralph Webster tells a stirring story of courage and endurance in his first book, A Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other.  Under the brutal Nazi regime, the Wobser family – Jewish by blood, Lutheran by choice – struggle to survive.  The Third Reich is rising.  And in…

  • Where should refugees go?

    Kate Lyons in the Guardian reports that the six wealthiest countries in the world host less than 9% of the world’s refugees.  There is no question that this is a complicated issue for any number of reasons.  I’m not about to argue who is right and who is wrong….but the question remains, what should we…