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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...

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Hot 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,...

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Happy 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...

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12 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...

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Military 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...

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Arsène 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...

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Glitz 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...

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August 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...

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So 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...

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Can’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...

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Ellery 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...

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Horror 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...

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Behind 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...

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Two 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...

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Caroline 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...

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Haunted 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...

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What 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...

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Back 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...

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August 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...

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Philo 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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