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No Birds Sing Here - Book Tour and Giveaway

3/30/2021

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No Birds Sing Here
by Daniel V. Meier Jr.
Genre: Satirical Literary Fiction 

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Satire at its best!

In this indelible and deeply moving portrait of our time, two young people, Beckman and Malany set out on an odyssey to find meaning and reality in the artistic life, and in doing so unleash a barrage of humorous, unintended consequences.

Beckman and Malany's journey reflects the allegorical evolution of humanity from its primal state, represented by Beckman's dismal life as a dishwasher to the crude, medieval development of manking in a pool hall, and then to the false but erudite veneer of sophistication of the academic world.

The world these protagonists life in is a world without love. It has every other variety of drive and emotion, but not love. Do they know it? Not yet. And they won't until they figure out why no birds sing here.

Meier's writing is precise and detailed, whether the situation he describes is clear or ambiguous.

Fans of Franzen and Salinger will find Meier to be another sharp, provocative writer of our time.




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​Beckman squatted in the corner, thinking. His cell mate, staring at him from darkened caves, kept his worn and spotted coat pulled close to his body, even though it was hot in the cell.
Beckman stared back and, with a surge of daring, asked the man, "What are you here for?"
The man, without changing his expression--he had no expression to begin with--said through ventriloquist lips, "food and shelter."
"You mean you got arrested so that you could come here to eat and sleep?"
The man nodded. "It used to be easy. All you had to do was stagger down the street and they would pick you up, but now--I had to get on the bus and go all the way to Germantown. I staggered around out there about fifteen minutes before they came and got me. It's getting to be a real problem. I don't do it much, you know, not like some of the other fellas who are always trying to get in here. I just do it whenever I really need a square meal and can't find it no other way."
"One thing I've always wanted to ask men like you."
"Men like me?" the cell mate repeated, with a smile.
"How did it happen? How did you end up like this?"
"You've asked the wrong man, my friend. You should ask them." The man swept his arm toward the cell door and window, "They'd know better than I would. All I seem to remember is one day realizing that I didn't care about anything. They could do what they wanted to me." He swept his arms toward the window again "and I didn't give a real damn. I figured I'd be dead in a week, but that didn't happen. I've lived like this for ten years now, and still don't give a damn."
The man stared at Beckman more intensely and, with a smile, said, "Young man, I think we have a lot in common."
Beckman was struck with horror. He crouched back in his corner, his former courage gone. The cell mate stared at him for a long time, then climbed into his bunk and lay facing the wall.
Beckman trembled in the heat of his corner. The prophetic truth of the man's words resounded in his head, obliterating thought as well as standing beliefs, invalidated memory, and pounded with demonic force at the walls of his heart.


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A retired Aviation Safety Inspector for the FAA, Daniel V. Meier, Jr. has always had a passion for writing. During his college years, he studied History at The University of North Carolina Wilmington and American Literature at The University of Maryland Graduate School. In 1980 he was published by Leisure Books under the pen name of Vice Daniels. He also worked briefly for the Washington Business Journal as a journalist and has been a contributing writer/editor for several aviation magazines.

Dan and his wife live in Owings, Maryland, about twenty miles south of Annapolis and when he's not writing, they spend their summers sailing on the Chesapeake Bay.



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86 Comments
Bernie Wallace
3/30/2021 05:41:22 am

How long did it take you to write your book?

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Erin N
3/30/2021 07:43:08 am

This book looks so awesome!

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Kelly D
3/30/2021 08:46:41 am

The book sounds great with interesting characters.

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Jon Heil
3/30/2021 10:20:46 am

Hope the birds get the action on and produce more!

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Sara Zielinski
3/30/2021 11:33:59 am

I Think this book sounds amazing.

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Shirley Ann Speakman
3/30/2021 11:41:57 am

The book sounds very intriguing and the cover is well done too.

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Wendy Jensen
3/30/2021 12:10:36 pm

The book details are interesting.

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Robert Young
3/30/2021 12:41:52 pm

On my to read list!

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Marcy Meyer
3/30/2021 01:19:11 pm

I like the cover. Looks good.

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wendy hutton
3/30/2021 02:41:16 pm

this sounds wonderful

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Tara Zarecky
3/30/2021 02:46:41 pm

I enjoyed the excerpt. Sounds like an interesting story.

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Barbara Montag
3/30/2021 02:57:48 pm

I like the title cover and subject for this book.
Thank you for sharing the review.

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Sherry
3/30/2021 03:04:17 pm

I love the cover and the excerpt.

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Beyond Comps
3/30/2021 03:08:47 pm

Great cover!

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Amy F
3/30/2021 03:37:01 pm

Sounds like an interesting book!

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Susan Smith
3/30/2021 05:51:47 pm

Sounds like an interesting book. I like the cover and the excerpt.

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Debbie P
3/30/2021 07:14:18 pm

This sounds like a great read. I'm really looking forward to reading this!

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bn100
3/30/2021 10:06:32 pm

looks interesting

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Victoria Alexander
3/30/2021 10:44:20 pm

Sounds like a good book, thanks for sharing!

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Eva Millien
3/31/2021 10:50:49 am

Nice to meet you, Daniel! Your book sounds like a very entertaining read! Thanks for sharing and good luck with the tour!

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Ginger Hafer
3/31/2021 11:41:39 am

Great coloring on the cover. The yellow bird makes it dramatic. Sounds like and interesting and unusual read.

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Michele Soyer
3/31/2021 11:47:47 am

I really like satire.. cannot wait to read this book....

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Paige Chandler
3/31/2021 12:38:25 pm

This looks like a beautiful book. Good work!

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Abigail Gibson
3/31/2021 12:40:08 pm

this looks amazing

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David Basile
3/31/2021 01:08:05 pm

The book sounds interesting.

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James D
3/31/2021 02:13:56 pm

Great cover art. Books sounds super interesting.

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David Hollingsworth
3/31/2021 03:29:25 pm

This books sounds like a must read!

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Ann Fantom
3/31/2021 05:04:59 pm

This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

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Peggy Rydzewski
3/31/2021 05:27:40 pm

Great cover and Happy Easter

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Sarah L
4/1/2021 12:09:26 am

Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest. 

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Thomas Gibson
4/1/2021 02:08:20 am

Nice cover and excerpt!

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Cynthia C
4/1/2021 09:27:57 am

The excerpt is interesting. It's not easy to find good satire. Thank you for sharing it.

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Peggy Salkill
4/1/2021 10:21:12 am

Sounds good!

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Francine Anchondo
4/1/2021 12:01:45 pm

This books sounds great

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Debbi Wellenstein
4/1/2021 12:55:46 pm

I liked the excerpt. Thanks for the giveaway!

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Laura Rubenstein
4/1/2021 02:32:06 pm

Very very cool cover

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kelly tupick
4/1/2021 03:04:10 pm

The book sounds great.

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Terri Quick
4/1/2021 05:59:00 pm

Loving the cover

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Jenn
4/1/2021 06:56:44 pm

Intriguing. I like that it has quite a serious theme!

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Serge B
4/2/2021 04:33:15 am

I liked the excerpt

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beth shepherd
4/2/2021 04:38:37 pm

This looks like a great read

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Barrie
4/2/2021 11:48:12 pm

Sounds like a book my brother would enjoy. How many books have you written so far?

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JEANETTE H SHEETS
4/3/2021 04:13:02 am

has me excited to read ,how long you have been an author and what inspired the story?

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heather
4/4/2021 03:41:45 pm

This sounds like one that will keep me interested and reading.

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Kristen
4/4/2021 04:48:14 pm

It sounds like a really engrossing story.

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Elaine G
4/5/2021 01:55:33 pm

Book sounds interesting.

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Karin
4/6/2021 06:45:16 am

Very interesting plot

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Judy Thomas
4/6/2021 07:27:11 am

I love the cover, it's beautiful!

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Cathy French
4/6/2021 08:30:16 am

Sounds like a fun journey. Looking forward to reading.

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Molli Taylor
4/6/2021 09:53:40 am

Do you have a defining moment where you considered yourself an author?

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shannon zeidan
4/6/2021 10:35:29 am

This sounds really good! I enjoyed the description.

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Daniel Thornton
4/6/2021 01:54:09 pm

It would be interesting to find out where the journey takes the characters.

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Heather Mahley
4/6/2021 04:01:51 pm

sounds really good

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Rajeeva Jayaratne
4/7/2021 04:43:52 am

Good luck with the book.

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Cindy Merrill
4/7/2021 07:10:50 am

The plot seems very profound, interesting.

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Veronica Lee link
4/7/2021 11:46:27 am

Sounds like a book I would enjoy. Love the cover.

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Danielle Day
4/7/2021 07:05:39 pm

It sounds interesting.

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Jessica Hays
4/12/2021 06:31:56 pm

I like the modern looking cover!

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LeonieT
4/14/2021 09:22:53 am

Sounds fantastic!

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Nancy
4/14/2021 06:46:10 pm

This sounds like a book that would be an interesting read!

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Amy Jo
4/16/2021 06:47:03 am

I would ask the author what techniques are used to recover from writers block!

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Christy R
4/17/2021 06:17:04 pm

The book sounds dramatic and interesting. Best of luck with it, and thank you for the giveaway.

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julie murphy
4/18/2021 11:27:29 am

Sounds like a good story and the cover looks good also.

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Teresa Kunberger
4/18/2021 03:13:46 pm

the title and the cover got my attention! def want to read!

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Karen A.
4/18/2021 04:20:41 pm

Not the genre that I usually read, but it sounds like an interesting book and I'd read it.

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BILL HOFF
4/18/2021 06:21:34 pm

My daughter would enjoy this book

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Ellie Wright
4/19/2021 12:23:26 pm

This sounds like a great read. Nice cover!

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Mary Cloud
4/21/2021 08:59:13 pm

Thanks for sharing - sounds interesting

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Dawn Keenan
4/22/2021 05:43:15 pm

sounds like a great read. I love the title!

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Lucy Smith
4/25/2021 10:56:35 am

Have you ever personally struggled to feel love for someone?

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MelodyJ
4/25/2021 02:53:34 pm

I like the title.

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Belinda Shaw
4/27/2021 05:45:53 am

Looks intriging

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Jessica C
4/27/2021 04:34:05 pm

The book looks amazing definitely would be a book that I would love to read. Thank you so much for sharing

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Kara Gill
4/29/2021 04:01:46 pm

The book sounds amazing!

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Daniel M
4/29/2021 07:32:48 pm

like the cover

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Renata
4/29/2021 11:50:42 pm

I like the cover

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latisha depoortere
4/30/2021 02:38:29 pm

Thank you so much for sharing!

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jose rosado
4/30/2021 05:32:14 pm

What do you think of the book details? Do you have any questions for the author?

A good blurb

THX

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Jennifer Galindo
4/30/2021 05:48:06 pm

Writing about jail or prison did you personlly do time to get an understanding what the characters actually deal with while their in the clinker?

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Janine Hwang
4/30/2021 07:37:06 pm

I love the description you used of talking through ventriloquist lips...

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Stacey A Smith
4/30/2021 08:44:17 pm

the name of the book is sad and the cover is dramtic.

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Emily B.
4/30/2021 09:37:22 pm

The synopsis sounds touching.

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Leigh Nichols
4/30/2021 10:17:42 pm

The exerpt is intrguing- I'd love to read more

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Anita Jude
4/30/2021 10:21:26 pm

The book looks and sounds very interesting

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Buddy Garrett
4/30/2021 10:27:41 pm

It sounds like a great read. The details are very interesting.

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Amy Green
4/30/2021 10:53:30 pm

My question for the author is: Having worked in aviation, do you have a favorite movie on the subject? I really liked ‘Only Angels Have Wings’.

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