Times Union newspaper featured our uber-talented author, Neil J. Smith. The feature discusses the circumstances that compel him to write a novel on the incidents that occurred in the 1960s. The feature article was titled “Novel set in the 1960s is author’s opening for dialogue about race.”  Read the complete article here.   On the Ropes is the story of forced killings and rape in the 1960s that urged the author to pen down a logical discussion of ideas and opinions. It presents the human soul at its most vulnerable. Click here to grab your copy.   Neil J. Smith was born in the Bahamas and he is currently living in Athens, New York. He was a boxing champion and became an activist in several groups for civil rights. Then he studied creative writing, poetry, and literature at New York University.