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Goodbye Vietnam: August 14, 1973
Forty years ago this week, on August 14, 1973, US bombing activities in Cambodia—in support of Lon Nol’s forces fighting the Communist Khmer Rouge—ceased at midnight in accordance with the...
View ArticleSharpen Your Skills!
As my mother always says, cooking is therapeutic. Glass of red wine in one hand, spatula in the other, delicious smells slowly rising from the pots on the stove . . . I really must agree. Sometimes it...
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Twelve Excerpts from The Essentials
Don’t miss out on The Essentials: A Selection of National Book Award Finalists & Winners published by Open Road Media. From August 6 – 19, we are offering the chance to win an ereader filled with...
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The Butler Did It! Mary Roberts Rinehart, Mystery Icon
Often called the American Agatha Christie, author Mary Roberts Rinehart is one of the United States’s most admired mystery writers. Born in Pittsburgh in 1876, Rinehart began writing fiction in her...
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Sex and the Office Summer Fridays: Lunch with The Girls
It's Friday! Time for another installment in our romp through Helen Gurley Brown's 1965 classic, Sex and the Office. The definitive, comprehensive guide to working life for an entire generation of...
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The First Battle: Operation Starlight, August 18, 1965
Today, August 18, marks the forty-eighth anniversary of Operation Starlite, the first major clash of the Vietnam War. On this day, regiment fought regiment on the Van Tuong Peninsula near the new...
View ArticleAnything Is Possible on the Open Road
By Jane FriedmanIn May 2010, Open Road published its first ebook from its first author, William Styron. Today, we publish and copublish just over four thousand ebooks from more than five hundred...
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3 Sharable Quotes: Armchair Travel with Norman Lewis
Are you feeling a little restless now that summer is entering its final stretch? Us, too. It’s only normal to feel some wanderlust in the late summer months. But what to do if you’re not one of the...
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Military Monday: Are We There Yet?
Carol Burnett has been quoted as saying, “Comedy is tragedy plus time.” We think that sentiment fits perfectly with DEROS Vietnam author, Doug Bradley’s most recent behind-the-scenes-in-Vietnam piece,...
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Cozy Up For Fall: Mysteries on Sale
It's almost the end of summer. Whether you're celebrating or sad, we have five ebooks on sale that will help you stay cozy on these cooler nights. She Came Back by Patricia Wentworth ON SALE Anne...
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Kissers, Killers, and Chimeras: A Venn Diagram of Genre Fiction
What’s a burger without a side of fries? A gin and tonic without a wedge of lime? A racy romance novel without a serial killer lurking in the shadows? If you, like us, enjoy a little suspense with...
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Ebooks from $0.99: Back-to-School Sale!
As the end of summer approaches and we brush that last bit of sand off our feet, it means it’s time to swap the beach bags for backpacks. But don’t worry; we have the remedy to help prevent your summer...
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A Goddess in a Mortal World: To Hell, New Jersey, and Back
There’s no bond quite like that of a father-daughter relationship. Through thick and thin, whether three or three thousand miles away, a father will always remember his daughter’s effect on his life;...
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Florida Crime at its Best: Revenge, Greed, and Murder in the Florida Keys
What would you do if the man who murdered your family got away?A young couple is bringing their newborn baby home from the hospital for the first time. They strap the child into the car seat, exhausted...
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Sex and the Office Summer Fridays: Faking It
Well this week just flew by! It's Friday (again)—and time for Sex and the Office Summer Fridays: our romp through Helen Gurley Brown's 1965 cult classic, Sex and the Office. The definitive,...
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A Women's Equality Day Reading List: 13 Influential Works
This Monday is Women's Equality Day, a commemoration instituted in 1971 to celebrate the certification of the 19th amendment back in 1920. That amendment—originally drafted by Susan B. Anthony and...
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A Model Student: James L. W. West III
Here at Open Road, we find many a role model in our authors—but with yellow school buses crowding the streets and school supplies flying off the shelves, it is only appropriate to highlight a writer...
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Military Monday: We're All Small Unit Leaders
The United States Marine Corps is among the most lasting institutions in America, though few understand what makes it so strong and how that understanding can be applied effectively in today’s world....
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Dr. Ronald Glasser: Does a Doctor Have the Right to Play God?
The topic of healthcare reform is a hot button issue—and one this writer does not wish to publicly debate. Setting the reform conversation aside for a moment let's, instead, turn to a more fundamental...
View ArticleOfficial Video Launch: Meet Theodore Sturgeon
“He understood real people, not just science fiction characters,” says science fiction Grand Master Robert Silverberg of legendary author Theodore Sturgeon. Regarded as one of the godfathers of...
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