My family members heard the story and were amazed. “You have to write about it,” my mother determined. I had my doubts. This is the problem with true stories: they aren’t credible. Readers would consider the story absurd if they read it in a novel. “Give me a different story,” I asked my sister. “That’s all I’ve got,” she said, and took a bite of chicken....

Star Wars Reads Day returns today, 5 October, for the second time. Various stores will hold events all over the country, these stores include Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million as well as independent book stores and public libraries.. The event, which was created in 2012, was founded by George Lucas who partnered with Dark Horse, Scholastic and other publishers....

Edward Stratemeyer (4 October, 1862 – 10 May, 1930) was a beloved author Children’s fiction and the creator of very popular book series such as The Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew among many others. Books by Edward Stratemeyer Stratemeyer was born and died in the great state of New Jersey. Stratemeyer did not go to college, he started writing juvenile fiction after he graduated from high school. Stratemeyer ...

To cel­e­brate the recent release of Steven Luna’s lat­est book, Booktrope, the pub­lisher is giv­ing away an eBook of Songs from the Phenomenal Nothing to two winners! Why Rock Stars Make Great Dads Starting ten minutes ago when I realized I have a guest post I need to write, I’ve begun wondering what it would like to have a rock star as a dad. It’s probably not something rock stars themselves think about much w...

Liad Shoham is a successful Israeli author who recently had his book, Lineup, translated into English. As we all realize, being a successful author in one country does not necessarily mean you’ll be able to cross over to another countries especially if they have difference languages and cultures. Publishers don’t like to take chances and one must be an excellent author and present their case in order to even be considered. Q...

Mr. Shapow survived several labor camps and even Rikenau. How did he ever survived the Nazi killing machine, especially due to his habit of stealing food (a crime punished by execution, even if it’s moldy bread) is a testament to the human spirit....

Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming is the second novel featuring Secret Service agent James Bond 007. The book was first published in 1954 and takes place during the cold war....

Louis Auchincloss (27 September, 1917 – 26 January, 2010) was an American novelist, lawyer, historian and essayist. Most of Mr. Auchincloss ‘books explore the private lives of the upper class (bankers, Wall St., lawyers, etc.) on the East Coast. Books by Louis Auchincloss Auchincloss was born in Lawrence, NY His last name is pronounced AW-kin-kloss Auchincloss served in the US Navy during World War II. During his time as a partner i...

Billy Boyle finds himself answering a personal request from his old friend Sergeant Jackson who is now part of the all-African American 617th Tank Destroyers...

Lineup by Liad Shoham is the American debut of the Israeli author. A quiet Tel-Aviv street is rocked by a brutal rape which leaves the police baffled since no eyewitnesses, clues or suspects exist. The victim’s father refuses to admit defeat and starts his own investigation when he notices a man acting strangely in the vicinity of his daughter’s apartment....