Best Picks for Book Club Discussions: A New Season
Welcome to our new series on book clubs! At the beginning of every month, we’ll present our top recommendations for your club, as well as tips on how to shape your discussion and fun extra stuff to...
View ArticleHot Weather, Cold Killers
The Danish crime fiction writer Sara Blaedel says that when we have a normal, quiet, and pleasant life, we get an instant urge to read something dangerous. We are, according to the Scandinavian author,...
View ArticleHappy Romance Awareness Month
If your love life were a romance novel, how would you write it? Would it be a casual contemporary romance? Or maybe dangerous erotica? It’s hard to find your perfect match, so this month, we want to...
View Article12 Authors We’d Like to Drink a Beer With on International Beer Day
Today is International Beer Day! To commemorate the world’s love of pilsner, lager, stout, and more, we picked these quotes about beer from some of our favorite authors we wish we could to share a...
View ArticleMilitary Monday: Robert Tonsetic inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame
Last month the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its latest honorees, but baseball wasn't the only one handing out the honors in July. Our publishing partner Casemate Publishing’s Robert Tonsetic, a...
View ArticleArsène Lupin, el hombre de los mil disfraces
Arsène Lupin es uno de los personajes más célebres de la literatura policíaca y, a la vez, uno de los más misteriosos. A lo largo de sus diferentes aventuras, Lupin se muestra siempre como un hombre...
View ArticleGlitz and Glamour: 5 Novels Inspired by Old Hollywood
Although American culture is currently in the midst of its own distinct film period, the glitz and glamour of “old Hollywood” continues to inspire popular culture. These novels represent the best and...
View ArticleAugust Retro Reads Selection: Wait for Me by Mary Kay McComas
August is in full swing and so is Romance Awareness Month! Be sure to check out our custom landing page for great deals in romance—whether you’re looking for dangerous love, a casual encounter, or...
View ArticleSo Began the Clerical Mystery
In 1977, Ellis Peters brought us The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, a series of books that focused on a Welsh Benedictine monk, Brother Cadfael, who enters the cloisters in his forties after...
View ArticleCan’t Stand the Heat? Cool Down Your Kitchen!
The summer heat can be brutal enough—so who wants to cook in it? Standing behind the stove or opening the oven to a face-full of hot smoke is no fun! During waves of humidity even toasting a slice of...
View ArticleEllery Queen, el lógico incorregible
El detective Ellery Queen es un intelectual racional que investiga crímenes porque los encuentra estimulantes. Luego de iniciar sus actividades de detective como ayudante de su padre, un inspector de...
View ArticleHorror In the Halls: $1.99 Ebook Sale
We all expect the day after Labor Day to be complete torture. You can’t wear your favorite white jeans anymore, the weather is going to start getting colder, and, worst of all, it marks the first...
View ArticleBehind the Forbidden Bookshelf: The Phoenix Program by Doug Valentine
For over half a century, America’s vast literary culture has been disparately policed, and imperceptibly contained, by state and corporate entities well-placed and perfectly equipped to wipe out...
View ArticleTwo New Ebooks from Bill Gates' Favorite Business Writer
By now you've likely heard the buzz about Business Adventures, recently revealed to be the favorite business book of billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. A collection of twelve New Yorker essays...
View ArticleCaroline B. Cooney: Why I Started Writing Horror Thrillers
We are pleased to have a guest post from Caroline B. Cooney, author of more than ninety suspense, mystery, and romance novels for teenagers. Cooney’s books have sold over fifteen million copies and are...
View ArticleHaunted Halls: When College Is More Than Just Classes and Parties
College may be the prime example of “time flying when you’re having fun.” Eager freshmen become savvy graduating seniors in the blink of an eye. Near graduation, they wax nostalgic and lament the end...
View ArticleWhat does your Ereader have in common with a Xerox machine?
“Is publishing doomed?” It seems like everyone and their grandmother can’t stop asking this question. In 1993, when Peter James published what many believe to be the first ebook, he received enormous...
View ArticleBack to School with Scary Savings: YA Horror for $1.99
If you suddenly feel the horror of going back to school, let us ease your nerves with these haunted teen ebook deals. Shop young adult mysteries and horror stories on sale for just $1.99 throughout...
View ArticleAugust is National Golf Month
August is National Golf Month, and whether you are a seasoned pro or have never swung a club before, golf clubs across the country are offering the opportunity to try out the sport. When you’re not...
View ArticlePhilo Vance, el detective diletante
Philo Vance es un neoyorkino rico y arrogante que investiga asesinatos por afición. Hábil esgrimidor, excelente golfista, pero sobretodo uno de los jugadores de póquer más confiados que ha existido,...
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