Reviews

The Hollywood Producer and the UFO's

Tue, 11/29/2011 - 17:59 by Patrick Dooley

How many people can say their inventions prove UFOs are real? That's the claim of Hollywood producer J. Herbert Klein in his new book BEYOND HOLLYWOOD: A MEMOIR OF FATE, LUCK, THE UNEXPLAINED, AND LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM. The 296-page book features nearly 100 photos - including many amazing shots of unexplained phenomena.

Jules Verne’s Steampunk Captain Nemo

Mon, 11/21/2011 - 14:29 by Patrick Dooley

International bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson’s newly released novel CAPTAIN NEMO tells a steampunk version of Jules Verne’s greatest creation, Captain Nemo, builder and captain of the Nautilus and secret benefactor to the castaways on the Mysterious Island.

Reinventing Storytelling for the Digital Age

Thu, 11/17/2011 - 13:44 by Patrick Dooley

Cognito Comics didn’t want to simply make another graphic novel. They wanted to completely change the way people looked at digital publishing, storytelling and the iPad.

Did Lee Harvey Oswald Infiltrate the Plot to Assassinate JFK?

Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:31 by Patrick Dooley

As the 48th anniversary of America’s saddest weekend approaches, Author Ed Haslam, DR MARY’S MONKEY, says it’s time to re-think our history. He's willing to explore that in interviews as the JFK Assassination date approaches on Nov. 22.

Brace Yourself for a New Breed of Vampire in "Vaempires: Revolution."

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 20:02 by Patrick Dooley

Author Thomas Winship turns the world of vampires upside down in his blood-curdling new book, "Vaempires: Revolution." Set in a post-apocalyptic future where humans and vampires have learned to live in peace, "Vaempires: Revolution" introduces vaempires—mutated vampires armed with a little something extra (hence the added "e"), due to either evolution or evilution.

New Novel Challenges "Anonymous" Movie’s View of Shakespeare and the Earl of Oxford

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 11:35 by Patrick Dooley

"My Dark Lady: Shakespeare's Lost Play" by Dan Walker opens in Queen Elizabeth's glittering Court. The year is 1580. Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, has just lost his heart to the Queen's newest maid of honor. Their forbidden love inspires the greatest writer ever born to compose numerous passionate and extremely personal sonnets.

Charles Dickens and the Night Visitors details the author's attempts at ghost-hunting

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 23:42 by Patrick Dooley

Charles Dickens and the Night Visitors, a novel by David James, tells the story of the Dickens family's year in Italy (1844-45) and of the famous author's unorthodox relationship with the wife of a close friend that split his family apart.

Author Exposes Theory on Assassination of Wild Bill Hickok

Sun, 10/23/2011 - 23:42 by Patrick Dooley

Why was James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok killed in the gold camp of Deadwood Gulch on August 2, 1876? Author and hobby historian David A. Soma notes that five killings took place at the camp on those first three days of August. Hickok was just one of them. Revisiting the murders, Soma recreates this debate-riddled period in the American Old West in his new novel, The Yellow Doll: Deadwood, Hickok & Opium.

New novel spoofs science fiction

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 14:35 by Patrick Dooley

Unlike science fiction books that focus on the fight against evil forces, LLyn De Danaan's "Big Adventure on Moa Nui: The Very Mysterious Events on a South Pacific Island and Their Resolution" follows quirky characters on a rather lighthearted escapade that makes for an unforgettable experience.

'A Rebellious Mind' imagines fight for liberty in future oligarchic U.S

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 14:32 by Patrick Dooley

A Rebellious Mind, a novel by KC Thompson, tells the story of Charles Johnson, a top chemist for the United States government 30 years from now, who sets out to find why his memories of family and childhood have been erased.

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