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World War II Military History: New Ebooks from Open Road Media and Casemate...
At the end of September 1941, more than a million German soldiers lined up along the frontline just 180 miles west of Moscow. They were well-trained, confident, and had good reasons to hope that the...
View ArticleGive the Perfect Gift: Ebooks from Open Road Media
Need a special gift? Something you can purchase right away? Ebooks make great presents for every occasion! Ebooks can be read on tablets, ereaders, smartphones, or desktop computers and are delivered...
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Mother's Day with Amanda Scott
As we get ready to celebrate Mother's Day, we are thrilled to welcome bestselling romance author Amanda Scott to the blog. Scott shares some wonderful stories about motherhood, including how she got...
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China Beach: Has it really been twenty-five years?
China Beach debuted in 1988 and was hailed as groundbreaking television. People magazine raved "An innovative, inspired, and brave gamble of a show . . . .Grade A." And the Washington Post called it...
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Life in Shangri-La: Paradise or False Fantasy?
James Hilton’s imaginative LostHorizon is not only a tale of a lost world, it is also a philosophical questioning of how life should be lived. In the midst of war, British diplomat Hugh Conway is...
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Most Wanted: James "Whitey" Bulger
After a twenty-year tyranny over Boston, more than a decade on the run, and a number-two slot on the FBI's Most Wanted list after Osama bin Laden, Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger has finally been...
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Adele Griffin: My Favorite Memory of My Mom
In honor of this upcoming Mother’s Day weekend, we are pleased to have author Adele Griffin on the blog with a piece about her mother and about becoming a mother herself.Adele Griffin with her mother,...
View ArticleFamous Authors with their Moms: Slideshow
Where would we be without our mothers? This Mother’s Day, we at Open Road Media asked our authors to weigh in on the special roles their mothers play in their lives—as teachers, editors, dating...
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Axis Sally: World War II Master Propagandist
One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred Gillars (1900–1988), better known to American GIs as “Axis Sally.”...
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How to Pamper Mom in 5 Easy Steps
Mother’s Day isn’t just a day for mothers to enjoy a moment of appreciation. It’s a golden opportunity for husbands, children, and grandchildren to rack up major brownie points for the year ahead. Use...
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Fahim Speaks: Thank you, Mom
Fahim Fazli is a man of two worlds: Afghanistan, the country of his birth, and America, the nation he adopted and learned to love. He’s also a man who escaped oppression, found his dream profession,...
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Spice Up Your Summer: Eighty Days of Pleasure
Pleasure. It comes in so many forms. Cool drinks on hot days, lazy afternoons reading in the sun, settling into a new book series that promises a healthy supply of sizzling storytelling.With summer...
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Mother's Day with Susan Morse
“I take pictures. The chosen ones chant and chant. Ma seems so small and fragile in her loose cotton nightshirt, and so humble and sincere that she catches me off-guard . . . all my years of loving Ma...
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Mother's Day by Mark Salzman
I assume that the full scope of my mother’s influence on me lies beyond my understanding. I figure it must be like an iceberg: only the tip of it shows. The tens of thousands of hours she spent looking...
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Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day! We're wrapping up our celebration with a roundup of some of our authors’ favorite memories of their mothers.Click here to explore other Mother's Day posts. Looking for a last minute...
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Michael Stokey: Reflections from the Jungle, 1968
Throughout the month of May, in remembrance of Memorial Day, Open Road Media will share guest blog posts from some of our combat veteran authors. Today's guest, Michael Stokey author of River of...
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Robert Tonsetic Looks Back: Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, June 2, 1968
[Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, prepares to board helicopters to conduct an airmobile assault on an enemy bunker complex located in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam on June 2, 1968.]...
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Children’s Book Week: Spreading the Joy of Reading
The first Children’s Book Week took place in 1919, founded on the belief that children’s books and literacy are life-changers. Administered by the Children's Book Council and Every Child A Reader, the...
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Grand Master Robert Silverberg
With the release of Robert Silverberg’s ebooks yesterday, we would like to take a look at his legacy, as well as that of one of his best-known works, Nightwings.Silverberg’s long career covers a range...
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Meet R. D. Rosen
“Harvey blissberg is who I would be if I could hit a major league pitch and was less squeamish about violence,” says R. D. Rosen, author of the Edgar Award—winning series, The Harvey Blissberg...
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