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Northern Illinois University has announced they will be using Brian R. Smith's book Losing Innocence in the Fall semester of their English Literature class ENGL 110.9. ENGL 110.9 Course Description: Close reading for the appreciation of fiction as an embodiment of human and cultural values. In November, Mr. Smith, spoke the NIU students on the art of writing captivating fiction and about his book Losing Innocence. He also gave the entire class a free copy of The Bastard's Plaything  and signed both Losing Innocence and The Bastard's Plaything..

Brian R. Smith was the featured author on Muses Review in February 2006. Read Muses Review Editor, Andrew Angus's review of Losing Innocence here. Andrew Angus also conducted an in-depth interview of Brian R. Smith, which can be read here.

On November 16th, 2005, the Elgin Courier, Villages section, newspaper featured a front page sidebar on Brian R. Smith announcing the feature story appearing in the November 23rd publication. Mr. Smith was interviewed by Villages Editor, Debbie Moore. A wide range of topics were discussed for this upcoming feature. See the full interview here.

Midwest Book Review reviewed Losing Innocence in December 2005. Read review here.

Norm Goldman, from Book Pleasures has reviewed Losing Innocence, the review is syndicated appearing world wide in several publications. Read the review here. Norm also interviewed Brian R. Smith on a wide range of subjects in regards to his writing. Read the interview here.

Losing Innocence is experiencing overwhelmingly positive reviews and praise for discussing the subject of adult and child abuse with raw emotion driven by realistic characters. The 201-page, 9x6, novel falls into the fiction, drama genre currently available as a paperback at major bookstores by requesting ISBN: 1-4241-0038-0.

The Bastard's Plaything was officially released in August, 2006.

The Tree was officially released in October, 2006.