The Age of Self Publishing

Up until recently I didn’t think I was old enough to really say, “back in the day”, but apparently at a ripe 31 years old, I am. Back in my day, cell phones were a luxury and pagers were the sign of the times. Back in

my day, there was no Facebook or Myspace. Back in my day, all of our books were

hardcover or paperback.

I look around me now and…

It is Monday and today we have a new list of novels for you as they keep pumping them out in hopes we purchase them or download these bad boys to our Kindles, Nooks, and all other ereaders

out on the market. Without further ado let’s get right to the new novels being

released this week:

-Partricia Cornwell- Port Mortuary

-Jackie Gingrich…

Happy Monday to all!! We are starting off the week with a huge novel, Lee Childs Worth Dying For. I really enjoyed the spirited discussion’s that some of us had after I posted the Lee Child discusses Jack

Reacher vs. Joe Pike you tube video. Excuse my surprise and dismay as so many

of you immediately jumped into the Joe Pike camp, for shame. My question is,

why just limit the question to Joe Pike? Why isn’t anyone mentioning Mitch

Rapp? I think the list…

Hello again! I hope that all of you had a great Thanksgiving with your families and are looking forward to a very nice Christmas season. We have made some changes recently here @ Gelati’s Scoop and I just wanted to take

a moment out of the day and explain the whys and what nots to you if you don’t

mind. The reasoning I have is very simple: I really don’t have a choice in the

simple category; it is just who I am.

I think that as…

Sometimes you just have to break away. You leave behind family, friends and career to pursue your passion. And it often turns out that what you left behind is what shapes your future. Scranton resident, R.J. McDonnell can attest to

that.

McDonnell is this year's winner of the Premiere Book Awards "Novel of the Year" in the Mystery/Thriller category for "Rock & Roll Rip-Off," the second novel in his Rock & Roll Mystery Series. He is

also the creator of a unique…

Guest Post Wade J. McMahan author of Bite This! A Richard Dick Mystery

Thanks Giovanni, for allowing me to post the following…

I went over some information on the Graphic Classics team last week, so in that regard I don’t want to bore you and go over old ground. If for whatever reason you didn’t read last week’s post on our friends from

Graphic Classics, (shame on you for missing a post, especially about a friend

of ours from Linkedin) please feel free to check out our archives and knock

yourself out. I would also suggest that you read any of the other…

Firing up the Muse

By Leona DeRosa…

I enjoy reading graphic novels for many reasons and The Adventures of Unemployed Man is a prime example. It takes the basic premise that the economy is bad right now, but incrementally worse if you are the one

laid off and without a job. The graphic novel does its job through incredibly

sarcastic humor and a poignant narrative that is bound to hit home with those

that are struggling and those that are rich and cruising along. No one goes

away unscathed…

Although the title and cover of this book lead you to believe this is just another Christmas Story, The Reindeer Keeper is so much more. It's true; it does have all the elements of an awesome Christmas story.

Barbara Briggs Ward's descriptions of the characters and the settings are very

detailed and allow you to paint vivid pictures in your mind. The story

definitely is centered around a Christmas and winter them. You almost feel as

if you are with Abbey…

When I got this I didn’t know what to expect. The last time I read something by this author it was a series of digital shorts put together: they were cute and humorous. Please feel free to go back through our archives for

that. Today though, we are featuring a full length feature by Carla Rene’ that

is almost a 180 degree turn from that, a Christmas story, The Gaslight Journal.

Here is the synopsis of the novel:”

“Sometimes, you…

I am a little late in discovering this novel; it was suggested by a reader of our blog, Gelati’s Scoop. I am glad they made the suggestion. Let’s get right to the pertinent information on the novel, first

the author, Lori Armstrong. ”Lori Armstrong is proud to be a fourth generation

South Dakotan. Lori left the firearms industry in 2000 to pursue her dream of

writing crime/mystery fiction. The first book in the Julie Collins mystery

series, BLOOD TIES…

The Top Ten Things I Can’t Do with My Kindle

Kristine Kathryn Rusch…

There are some serious new releases this week; three in particular jump out at me: Brad Thor, Steve Berry and Steve Martin. I am a sucker for Steve Martin. The other two, I just really enjoy their work; I have

read all their work. In no particular

order here are a dozen of this week’s new releases;

-Sarah Palin-America by Heart

-Sarah Janssen- The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2011…

Big week and big day here @ The Scoop. We are leading off the day with a book that reveals some amazing real life heroes, humanizes them, describes them as real people, and then details the moments of true valor they

had. It is hard not to turn the pages in this book and not have a sense of awe

at the sacrifices these men and women make on a daily basis so we can enjoy the

types of freedoms that we have as Americans. I want to share a few things from

and…

PREDATORS IN OUR MIDST

By Bob Hamer

Author of ENEMIES AMONG US and THE LAST UNDERCOVER

This past week Amazon made headlines when it removed from its website a book offering pedophiles advice on having sex with children. Before reaching a corporate decision to pull the book Amazon issued a

statement:…

Hello and welcome to another Self-Published Sunday. Today we start off with the second novel from David Alderman in the Black Earth Series, The Broken Daisy. This novel is a bit longer than usual, 527 pages, but it

seems to go quicker than most I have read lately. David Alderman has put

together a sci-fi/paranormal /futuristic rollercoaster ride that just does not

want to leave your hands. The pages turn quickly and the action is furious.…

I don’t know if there is a hotter author out there right now. I mean someone that is just pumping out quality material and having it hit a nerve. Vincent Zandri is just all that and more: he is putting out novels,

digital shorts, giving engaging interviews to the media and playing the drums

in the band BliSTeRz. The reason I mention the last, is that on Thursday, Turkey

Day, Thanksgiving I am going to be

running a few things on the blog, and he is mostly…

Don’t Short the Short:By: Mark Maciejewski

In my opinion the old adage “good things come in small packages” is never truer than when it is applied to works of fiction. The short story format, although less popular and lauded than its big brother “the Novel”

is a very important part of the literary landscape. Over the years in fact it

has grown to become my favorite mode of storytelling.

I think that the…