Harrison Rose Tate

"HEAVY METAL IS A SIN IS A DEFINITE FIVE STAR PLUS. READ IT!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐+

- Lorraine Cobcroft, reviewer, Reedsy Discovery

She adds:

"Harrison Tate’s Heavy Metal is a Sin is short. It’s only about 20,000 words. I read it in an hour, but it was a deeply rewarding hour. Tate says her books 'trust the reader and intentionally reopen a door of deeply psychological themes: one many thought closed long ago.' She adds, 'if that’s your style, her books are written for you'. It’s my style. Because stories like the one Tate tells in Heavy Metal is a Sin need to be told. They need to be passed on through generations. They matter, for the lessons they contain, and for the salute they offer to the people whose perseverance and endurance shaped our world.

I want more of Harrison Rose Tate."

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Thank you so much, Reedsy Discovery

The Proxy Condition was selected to appear in the June 2026 issue of Library Bookwatch!

"An original, iconoclastic, seminal, groundbreaking and meticulous study."

The review goes on to recommend The Proxy Condition for personal, professional, community, and college/university library collections, as well as Communications and Media curriculum studies.

It's gratifying to see the book finding readers among librarians, educators, and others interested in the relationship between technology, attention, identity, and human presence.

My thanks to Midwest Book Review and Library Bookwatch, James Cox and John Taylor, for the thoughtful consideration.

https://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/jun_26.htm

LitChella was amazing today! Talking to the organizers, RCC MUSE Magazine, and the students who came by really made me feel hopeful. These students are *THE* future. They're intelligent, kind, and engaging.

I'm honored to have been a part of it!


Riverside City College
Elsewhere is a Place in Central Park
Heavy Metal is a Sin
The Proxy Condition
ECS Publishing

Elsewhere is a Place in Central Park has been selected for inclusion in the May 2026 edition of Library Bookwatch.

Deep appreciation to Midwest Book Review and the librarians, reviewers, and literary advocates who continue making space for reflective independent fiction.

Thanks to ECS Publishing, the San Diego County Library, the Detroit Public Library, YVC Library, Chinook Library Network, Toledo Public Library, Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Libraries, Farmington Community Library, Dearborn Public Library, Arlington Heights Memorial Library and so many more.

I will be appearing at LitChella this week! Stop by and say hi if you're in the neighborhood. I'll be there on Wednesday and Thursday. If you love literature, poetry, art and creative expression, there will be some incredible talent there for you to discover.

https://www.facebook.com/RCCMuseMagazine/posts/pfbid0jJjQhjzEULoTmX75sYTYFLsbAt5ypbHEBKi1UGqCzE5Td2g8GkTtko8moGMRPBGpl

These community events are my favorite. I'm always the happiest when I'm connecting with readers.


RCC MUSE Magazine

Riverside City College

LitChella! RCC’s first annual literary festival, will be held May 12, 13, and 14, 2026 in the Riverside City College’s Quad Courtyard from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
In addition to workshops and activities and readings on the “main stage,” LitChella will feature a creatives fair, at which artists and organizations can reserve a table to share their work and connection to community.

From independent writers and artists to literary organizations, booksellers, and others connected to RCCD and the surrounding areas, all are welcome!

Here is a link to the interest form - Bit.ly/litchella26. This link is also available at the link in our bio!

Please share with anyone who might want to have a table on one or all of the days.

There is a small fee to hold a table. RCC clubs and organizations who want to participate can have the fee waived.

If you like your reading reflective, eerie, and laced with quiet tension, Heavy Metal is a Sin was created just for you.

This has been called a deeply absorbing journey that has stayed with many readers. It's easy to feel for these two boys. Heartbreaking at times, and sometimes hilariously ironic, it's based on a true story, of two boys whose lives take many twists and turns as they grow up in the Vietnam era in rural America.

The book won ECS Publishing's Book of the Year award. It is available in both standard and large print format.

I think you'll love Heavy Metal is a Sin!

https://a.co/d/052tNdXW

Presence used to require action.
Now systems act before you do.

The Proxy Condition: “A sharp, cerebral examination of how digital culture reshapes identity and presence.” - Publishers Weekly/BookLife

https://www.amazon.com/Proxy-Condition-Reshaped-Attention-Identity/dp/B0FBMKZ1JM

This brand new release has been called "reflective, atmospheric, and very psychological..."

If you like your novels like some like their martinis - dry and with a twist 🍸- Elsewhere Is a Place in Central Park was written for you.

https://www.amazon.com/Elsewhere-Place-Central-Park-Harrison/dp/B0GNS3FTF3

Midwest Book Review called it "Literary excellence. Original, exceptional, and a fascinating read from cover to cover.”

I am honored to be part of the Eastern Panhandle Library Consortium! Two of my new titles are on the virtual shelf, and physical copies are available at both the Hampshire County Public Library and the North Berkeley Public Library.

If you happen to stop by the library, and the back cover text interests you, it would mean the world to me if you would consider checking them out.

The book "Heavy Metal is a Sin" is not about sins or a musical genre - the title will mean much more as you make your way through the story. It is a quick read at 174 pages. I'd recommend it as a first-read.

My sincere thanks to the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Libraries 📖🥰

Stopped by the Murrieta Public Library today. Two of my books were front and center, in the first bookcase, right in the main entrance. They had just come in. I'll be honest, it totally caught me off guard.

The Proxy Condition will be hitting their shelves soon!