James B. WellsJune 14 | Lexington, KY | Joseph-Beth Booksellers | Book Launch – In conversation with Robert Dean Johnson discussing and signing Because | 4:00 pm June 15 | Midway, KY | A Likely Story Bookstore | In conversation with Scott White discussing and signing Because | 2:00 pm June 17 | Lexington, KY | Faith Lutheran Church | In conversation with […]
In addition to the launch of my investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew, at 4 pm on June 14th at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, there will be a dozen other author events in Kentucky where I will be discussing the book and engaging in conversations […]
Memorial Days have always been difficult for me. Just as my father’s death in Vietnam was an early one, so were the government’s lies to our family and the media about how he died. My mother was notified of her husband’s death by a phone call. I was first notified of the lies when I […]
“They say a person dies twice — once when they have their physical death and the second time when we stop saying their name.” https://jamesbwells.com/2023/09/25/giving-life/ This Memorial Day weekend, I wish to honor and mention the names of Wells family members who volunteered to defend our country during wartime. My great-great-grandfather Richard Wells cut down […]
I am excited to report that one of the venues for our book tour will be where it all began, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in College Park, Georgia, a location that holds deep personal significance for me. As I wrote in Because…”in the same nave my father’s funeral service was held in. The same nave […]
I was thrilled to receive an email yesterday from the Buckeye Book Fair, informing me that I am an invited author whose investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew, will be showcased at the event on November 1st. I will also have the opportunity to participate […]
“What are the odds?” is a question I have asked myself many times over the past few decades while researching and writing my investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Cover-up and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew. Whenever I speak at American Legion or VFW posts about my book, I like to arrive […]
In the Acknowledgments section of my investigative memoir, Because, I express my deep gratitude to my mother, Betty J. Wells. I write, “I am especially indebted to my mother for taking the time and energy to share her memories of my father with me and for safeguarding his letters for as long as forty-five years before I […]
Last night at the Poetry at the Table event, I shared a poem I recently wrote about my feelings regarding a FOIA denial appeal I filed eight years ago with the CIA. I received word last month that they will continue to withhold information due to national security, foreign policy, and privacy concerns. Here are […]
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