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I'm William Brinkman, the author of the Bolingbrook Babbler Stories, an Urban Fantasy series set in suburban Chicago. In the stories, a tabloid, the Bolingbrook Babbler, covers local paranormal activity, like the aliens at Clow UFO Base, and weredeer lurking in the forest preserves. Hardly any Bolingbrook resident believes the Babbler's articles. However, the truth is unbelievable...

Series

The Rift: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story (The Bolingbrook Babbler Stories Book 3)
A Fire in the Shadows
Pathways to Bolingbrook: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story (The Bolingbrook Babbler Stories, #1)
Revenge of the Phantom Press: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story

The Bolingbrook Babbler Stories

The Rift: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story (The Bolingbrook Babbler Stories Book 3), A Fire in the Shadows, Pathways to Bolingbrook: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story (The Bolingbrook Babbler Stories, #1), and Revenge of the Phantom Press: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story
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Other Writing

The Bolingbrook Babbler Blog

The satirical blog that started it all. I've maintained the Bolingbrook Babbler web page since 1998. Please note the tone of the blog is different than the tone of books.

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Latest Updates

May 5, 2025
Revenge of the Phantom Press is available for preorder!

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Revenge of the Phantom Press is now available for preorder. Book 3 of the Bolingbrook Babbler Stories follows Tom Larsen as he starts over...

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March 25, 2025
First draft completed!

I just completed the first draft of Revenge of the Phantom Press, which is Book Three of the Bolingbrook Babbler stories. Only took me two and a half years. Now onto revisions,...

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February 4, 2025
Reviews

I added reviews for each of my books, and changed the blurb for The Rift.

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