1984 by George Orwell
Classic literature has the ability to transcend generations, and George Orwell’s 1984 is no exception. In fact, the themes and ideas…
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Writing Tip of the Week: Get it on the Page!
I often allow ideas to float around in my brain a bit too long. It’s a habit of mine. I’ll…
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Cesar Romero: The Joker is Wild by Samuel Garza Bernstein
In 1966, actor Cesar Romero made his indelible mark on pop culture when he donned a purple suit,…
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Writing Tip of the Week: Let’s Talk About Brainstorming
You have a great idea for a story. You write it down, step back, and are amazed by how…
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Explosion on the Potomac: The 1844 Calamity Aboard the USS Princeton by Kerry Walters
My interest in the story of the USS Princeton began as I was reading the book, Accidental Presidents. This was a significant…
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The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder that Inspired the Abolition of Slavery by Siddhartha Kara
There is no greater example of man’s inhumanity to man than the slave trade that plagued our planet…
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The Tin Men by Nelson DeMille & Alex DeMille
I was hooked from the opening chapters and blew through this novel in less than two days. The Tin…
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Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World by Roger Crowley
We take a lot of things in our modern world for granted. One of those items is the spices…
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Writing Topic of the Week: Let’s Talk About the Interrobang?!
I just finished reading Dan Brown’s latest Robert Langdon novel, The Secret of Secrets, and there was an odd punctuation…
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The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
Author Dan Brown delivers a fast-paced, exciting, and exposition-packed thriller with the latest Robert Langdon novel, The Secret…
