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James Houston Turner releases I AM NOT A MISTAKE music video

“Am I a mistake?” As a writer and journalist who has interviewed hundreds of people around the world, I have heard that question a lot. Young and old, male and female, from inner city rescue missions and women’s shelters, to suburban churches, youth groups, public schools, universities, rural communities, and Communist countries where I once smuggled food, cash, clothing, and Bibles, my answer was always the same: God doesn’t make mistakes. You are not a mistake. Finding out “who we are” is a quest many of us have undertaken, especially if we don’t quite fit in with what others expect [...]

admin2026-10-23T18:38:50+00:00October 23, 2026|

The Story Behind “This Rockin’ Chair.”

AUSTIN, TEXAS (July 28, 2026) -- At the center of James Houston Turner's latest music video is an old rocking chair. For Turner, the 'rocking chair' metaphor was grounded in two objects. The first was a springy red-and-white metal chair his mom used to rock him as a baby. When that season passed, his grandfather, who was living with them, sat in that same chair in their yard, where he would feed the rabbits, birds, and squirrels. The second point of inspiration was an oak kitchen table his parents bought as a wedding present for themselves in 1940. "When I [...]

admin2026-07-28T20:23:19+00:00July 28, 2026|

JAMES HOUSTON TURNER DEFENDS THE AI TECHNOLOGY USED TO STEAL HIS NOVEL

AUSTIN, Texas - June 17, 2026 - PRLog -- James Houston Turner is no stranger to AI theft after a corporate giant stole the text of his acclaimed novel, Dragon Head, to train its AI systems to write fiction. "It was a crime, plain and simple," says Turner, who is quick to distinguish between the technology itself and those who misuse it. "AI is a useful tool," he continues, "which is why I'm using it to promote my latest action thriller, Into the Eye, a contemporary novel set in central Africa against a backdrop of human trafficking." Click HERE to read the entire press release on PRLog (https://www.prlog.org/13151552). [...]

admin2026-06-18T14:15:30+00:00June 18, 2026|

JAMES HOUSTON TURNER WINS “BEST SCREENPLAY” AWARDS AT THE CONTENT2023 FILM FESTIVAL

Best known for his Aleksandr Talanov thriller novels, screenwriter and producer JAMES HOUSTON TURNER scooped a pair of “Best Screenplay” awards for his scripts – Square Pegs and Hell Creek – at the Content2023 Film Festival and Media Summit, near Ft. Worth, Texas. Turner arrived on the red carpet with his wife, Wendy, then attended a banquet prepared by Capernaum Studios, where two seasons of the hit television series, The Chosen, were filmed. Square Pegs, Turner’s first movie as a producer, was filmed near Savannah, Georgia in 2022, and was released in August, 2024. It concerns a rudderless pastor and [...]

admin2025-01-06T14:54:06+00:00October 4, 2023|

SPY NOVELIST NOMINATED FOR THREE “BEST SCREENPLAY” AWARDS

LOS ANGELES - August 1, 2023 - Fiction author JAMES HOUSTON TURNER is best known for his Aleksandr Talanov series of novels about a former KGB colonel who became a spy for America. But that may soon be changing with three "Best Screenplay" nominations for scripts he wrote and submitted to the Content Film Festival and Media Summit, which will hold its prestigious 2023 awards ceremony at Capernaum Studios, in Texas. To read the entire Digital Journal article, click HERE. Other news sources include EntSun News, Georgia Chron, Cuisine Wire, Boston Chron, and sites as diverse as Bloomington Livestock, Doon [...]

admin2023-07-29T08:37:53+00:00July 29, 2023|

JAMES FEATURED IN VOYAGE AUSTIN MAGAZINE

JAMES WAS FEATURED in the April edition of Voyage Austin magazine, where he talks about Talanov and his latest feature film projects. The entire article, with photos, can be viewed HERE.

admin2023-04-07T13:15:30+00:00April 7, 2023|

JAMES HOUSTON TURNER PRODUCING HIS FIRST FEATURE FILM

AUSTIN, Texas: Bestselling author, James Houston Turner, known for his Aleksandr Talanov series of spy thrillers, has written and will help produce Square Pegs, a feature film family drama about a court battle between a pastor and his bartender daughter. Being the proverbial "square peg in a round hole" is a theme James Houston Turner explores in Square Pegs, a film script he's written that breaks stride with the spy novels he normally writes. The movie will begin filming in Georgia in early 2022. The story centers on a court battle between pastor Mac McCoy and his bartender daughter, Jodie. Their bone of [...]

admin2022-01-12T10:49:40+00:00January 12, 2022|

DRAGON HEAD enrages Secretary of the Exterior

Leaked emails reveal an embarrassed and angry U.S. Secretary of the Exterior, Jasmine Minnette-Rice, railing against bestselling novelist, James Houston Turner, and his fictional spy hero, Aleksandr Talanov. "Aleksandr Talanov makes us look bad!" a boiling Minnette-Rice was overheard yelling. "Why the hell do you think my office, the Secretary of the Exterior, exists? To make us look good! And Talanov makes us look bad. How the hell can we look good if Turner exposes what things are really like in this town?" Undisclosed sources say the secretary was angered further by an anonymous photo of Turner’s book cover, which [...]

admin2025-01-06T14:47:30+00:00March 22, 2017|

NOVEMBER ECHO HITS #1 BESTSELLER LIST
NOVEMBER ECHO HITS #1 BESTSELLER LIST

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NOVEMBER ECHO HITS #1 BESTSELLER LIST

Days after its release, James Houston Turner's acclaimed novel, November Echo, soared to the #1 spot on Amazon's espionage thriller list. Turner says he wrote the book in response to requests from readers for more background stories on his signature hero, the intrepid KGB colonel, Aleksandr Talanov, who became a deep-cover spy for America during the Cold War. Says Turner, "What started out as a 7500 word short story quickly grew into a full-fledged novel as characters came to life in ways I hadn't expected. I love it when this happens but maintaining control is like trying to contain a wildfire. It's a [...]

admin2013-11-11T18:59:25+00:00November 11, 2013|

FROM FACT TO FICTION: GRECO’S GAME INSPIRED BY AN ACTUAL KGB HERO
FROM FACT TO FICTION: GRECO’S GAME INSPIRED BY AN ACTUAL KGB HERO

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FROM FACT TO FICTION: GRECO’S GAME INSPIRED BY AN ACTUAL KGB HERO

Fictional tough guys abound, but few are based on actual people like Adelaide author JAMES HOUSTON TURNER'S signature hero, the "dark and sexy" Aleksandr Talanov, who returns in Greco's Game, sequel to his "Ludlumesque" bestseller, Department Thirteen. And while the story is fiction, Turner framed it against the real world of black market human trafficking operating beneath the glitz and glamor of Hollywood, where he once worked as a journalist interviewing victims at an inner city rescue mission. "I've met people like Larisa," he explains. "But it wasn't until my research for Greco's Game that I knew this was something [...]

admin2013-06-20T12:21:10+00:00June 20, 2013|

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