The Very Last Production of King Lear is in competition for 
The BookLife Prize, an annual writing competition sponsored by BookLife and Publishers Weekly. It’s already received a rave review from the judges. In celebration, my publisher dropped the Kindle price to $2.99 through 8/3/26 to entice you to read it and review it on Amazon. Here’s what BookLife said:
“Engling taps into the particulars of theater life in this third series offering, entwining a production of King Lear at Chicago’s Goodman Theater, directed by Dwayne Finnegan, whose company has also produced Romeo and Juliet and Titus Andronicus (each featured in prior series installments). Dwayne—whose wife is a teacher—is understandably elated at the opportunity, as he needs the money and yearns for the fame. His cast forms an eclectic, lively background to watch his drama unfold.
“This installment feels fresh and fun, even without having read the first two books, and Engling’s skill at lacing Dwayne’s personal life, the cast’s eccentricities, and a massive theater production into one storyline is impressive.
“The characters are dynamic and illustrate the complexities of organizing a performance with many moving parts. Dwayne is facing very real problems: money is tight for him and his wife thanks to fertility treatments, designer Ingrid has grand plans that quickly backfire, and an actor formerly associated with Dwayne’s company—who ran off with his money before Titus Andronicus—is back and looking for new work.”
—The BookLife Prize