A seasoned parole officer talks crime, poverty, and politics—and calls it like he sees it. There are plenty of books that take a close look at criminals: how they operate, how they get caught, and what life is like for them behind... Read More

Estill has an ear for the language of her characters, making this story come alive. "When Horses Had Wings", the first novel by Diana Estill, brings to mind Hemingway’s explanation of his own writing: “You see I’m trying in all my... Read More

Blurring the line between fact and fiction has long been a popular device in doomsday novels, and television veteran Peter S. Fischer chillingly bridges that divide in his political thriller "The Terror of Tyrants". The premise: A... Read More

As E. A. Rappaport’s "The Lesser Evil" opens, Toth, a talented young wizard, seeks to persuade the stodgy Wizard’s Council to recognize his new discovery—a method of animating dead skeletons—as a valid new “school” of magic.... Read More

Robert A. Poirier’s "Washika" is the story of a group of high school graduates from Quebec who spend a summer in the ’60s working on a log drive on the Cabonga River. The story is divided into four parts and begins slowly, with much... Read More

Science fiction can fill a special role in the lives of teens, especially when independence is modeled by young heroes and heroines who don’t rely on their parents to solve their problems. This attribute is inherent in Cynthia Hey’s... Read More

Connie Mcfadden Tonsgard has been a finalist in nearly twenty screenplay contests, including those sponsored by the Screenplay Festival and StoryPros. Her new screenplay, "A Death in Concord", has the pace, energy, and twists and turns... Read More

For US soldiers in Vietnam, the whoosh of a helicopter propeller was at times one of the best sounds in the world. The copter carried news from back home—letters filled with everything from important updates to the comforting mundane... Read More