Bestselling Novel Honors Kennedy Camelot Years

DALLAS - Oct. 19, 2014 - PRLog -- Last year marked moving commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK. Atlanta-based author, Bobbi Kornblit, spoke at the Dallas Public Library about her novel Shelter from the Texas Heat, which is set during the turbulent 1960s to the present. This year, her novel is a popular selection with book clubs in November.

The book's references to JFK have been lauded. The American Library Association named Shelter from the Texas Heat as one of the 50 Best Novels with JFK. http://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=6501876

Also, an online article inlcuded Kornblit among literary greats: “Among the writers and filmmakers who have mined the assassination for fictional ends are Don DeLillo, Norman Mailer, William F. Buckley, Oliver Stone, Bobbi Kornblit, J.G. Ballard, and Stephen King. . . . ” http://www.themillions.com/2013/11/the-ragged-spawn-of-e-l-doctorows-ragtime.html

Although John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, many people prefer to remember the late president in November. Shelter from the Texas Heat is a page-turner about family relationships and keeping secrets.

Visit www.shelterfromthetexasheat for more information about Kornblit's novel about three generations of women, set in Dallas and Austin. The latest edition is available on Amazon.com in print and ebook.