Thomas E. Simmons  will be speaking at the Long Beach Historical Society Monday, July 18th @ 6pm. Featured topic will be his new novel, By Accident of Birth, published by Touchpoint Press. His other works are of nonfiction: The Man Called Brown Condor (Skyhorse), Forgotten Heroes of WWII (Taylor Trade), and Escape from Archangel (Mississippi University Press). Come hear him tell of historical research, the art of storytelling, and get a sneak peek into the sequel, The Last Quinn Standing.