Rejebian Series Presents Dana Harkey: Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies
August 14, 2024
Dana Harkey reviews this delicious and delightful narrative history of pie in America, from the colonial era through the civil rights movement and beyond.
About Dana Harkey
Dana Harkey is an active member of HPUMC and a frequent teacher and lecturer there. She has been a book reviewer for over ten years. With degrees from SMU, Dana likes to tell stories about history, women, art, and adventures that you may not have heard before.
Rejebian Series Presents David McCloskey: Moscow X: A Novel
August 7, 2024
A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. But can Langley trust the Russian at its center? Moscow X is a gripping thriller of modern espionage that takes us from a horse ranch in northern Mexico to the corridors of Langley and the dark opulence of Putin’s Russia.
About David McCloskey
David McCloskey is the author of the novels “Moscow X” and “Damascus Station.” His first novel, “Damascus Station,” was a finalist for the 2022 International Thriller Writers award for “Best First Novel,” a Financial Times “Best Summer Book of 2022,” and is in development for television at Lionsgate Entertainment.
David is a former CIA analyst and former consultant at McKinsey & Company. While at the CIA, he wrote regularly for the President’s Daily Brief, delivered classified testimony to Congressional oversight committees, and briefed senior White House officials, Ambassadors, military officials, and Arab royalty. He worked in CIA field stations across the Middle East throughout the Arab Spring and conducted a rotation in the Counterterrorism Center focused on the jihad in Syria and Iraq. David holds an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies.
