Spotlight on: ROUGH CUTS by Glenn R. Miller

So I could not take this one to read due to my schedule, but I wanted to do a shoutout about it since it sounds really intriguing!

Here’s the scoop:

Minneapolis, MN – From Glenn R. Miller, the acclaimed author of “Doorman Wanted”–praised for its “sly, sophisticated wit” in The Miami Herald–comes a new satirical novel on censorship in the arts: “Rough Cuts” (Koehler Books), inspired in part by his experiences working at NBC studios.

About the book: It’s 1926 and the world of film is about to change forever. On the cusp of “talkies,” directors and actors fear their greatest days might soon be behind them. Patrick J. Shepard, a director at the end of his career, has just completed his masterpiece, his vehicle for eternal fame. But there’s one problem: Ohio.

Harold Dawdry, the young, second-string minister at a small church in a corner of Ohio, has been appointed to the State Film Censorship Board. He regards this appointment as his ticket to the power and relevance he desperately craves. There is one director who has particularly rankled his delicate sensibilities: Patrick J. Shepard. The minister feels Ohio is best served if Shepard makes drastic cuts to his final film. The silent era is about to get loud.

“Rough Cuts”

Glenn R. Miller | September 29, 2026 | Koehler Books | Historical Fiction, Humor/Satire

Hardcover | ISBN: 979-8-89747-076-1 | $31.95

Paperback | ISBN: 979-8-89747-074-7 | $22.95

Ebook | ISBN: 979-8-89747-075-4 | $9.99

Praise for the author…

“Doorman Wanted” is a “comic novel that doffs its hat to master humorist P.G. Wodehouse with its interest in class differences and its sly, sophisticated wit…”

—Minneapolis Star-Tribune

“[‘Doorman Wanted’] has the rare quality of simultaneously making you laugh and making you think.”

—Readers’ Favorite

About the author…

GLENN R. MILLER: is the author of the critically acclaimed and award-winning novel “Doorman Wanted” which was named 2026 Plymouth Reads Book of the Year. “Rough Cuts” is his second novel, forthcoming from Koehler Books. Miller launched his professional career by working on television soap operas and game shows on the back lots of NBC Burbank. He holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and has served as a CBS-affiliate news producer, public television producer, and creative director at production agencies within the Twin Cities. Glenn and his wife live in Minneapolis, and are the parents of two grown sons.