Fiction is Fact and Fact is Fiction
These days, politicians and officials in various capacities, as well as self-proclaimed experts in many fields, claim the power of prophecy, foretelling events that not so miraculously unfold at the…
SECOND EDITIONS
Nobody is perfect. And self-publishers without editing staff are especially prone to typos and other mistakes in the final product. But even well-known authors with publishing houses and armies of…
Vladimir Megré
The Ringing Cedars series of nine books has taken the world by a quiet storm that started in Russia and gradually swept across the planet as translations became available. Some…
Rita Mae Brown
Not many writers have a four-pawed collaborator, in this case "Sneaky Pie Brown," helping them to tell a story. But Rita Mae Brown boasts such a sidekick. In the Mystery…
MIRANDA JAMES
Feminine amateur sleuths are common in the Mystery genre, but Miranda James's hero in her "Cat in the Stacks" series is a Southern gentleman who loves his 36-pound Maine Coon…
JEFF SHAARA
Jeff Shaara wrote Gods and Generals as a prequel to his father's novel, The Killer Angels. Both approach the history of the American Civil War not as strictly historical narratives…
JILL CHURCHILL
"I thank all that is holy that you two didn't go into law enforcement." That is the sentiment of a detective in the Jane Jeffry Mystery series of Jill Churchill.…
Quotable Quotes
I have sung the praises of Louis L'Amour before, but I have been thinking lately of the messages of independence and self-reliance woven into his tales. I quote here from…
LOOKING BACK
One of the issues that can plague an author is the discovery of historical inaccuracies that affect a book already written and published. It's bad enough to find that the…
R. D. Blackmore
I had heard of the classic Lorna Doone, but had not had the opportunity to read it until recently. First published in 1841, it is a love story told from…