Roy McConnell was selected as a Rising Star author on the Barnes and Noble website. The reviews of Roy's novel on Barnes and Noble have been extraordinary. His short stories have been published in many print and on-line magazines. When he is not at his day job as a computer systems analyst or working on a new novel, Roy is either playing competitive pool, golfing, going for long walks with his wife, Rosemary, or relaxing with a good book or movie in a small urban town north of Toronto, Ontario.