-You have published two novels thus far, Always & Nature of The Beast, how has the experience been: Pluses and minuses..

It has been mostly positive, but stressful. There's a learning curve for self-publishing. I think the most stressful thing is getting your work out to the world. Trying to find all the right channels and not

market to the point your friends and family block you on Facebook and…

Crafty title and even more a fun novel cover. Before I can explain my thoughts on the novel, I think it is best for me to give you some background on the author and the novel itself :

“"Political unrest… government scandal… corruption... extortion! What do all these things have in common? They are perfect targets for satire! In Sitting on Cold Porcelain, readers will find an amusing,

perceptive, and laugh-out-loud take on the state of our…

Hello and welcome to another edition of Digital Short Saturday. Today we have two digital shorts to bring you, the first is by A.J. Pompano with his Quincy Lazzaro series. Here are the particulars on the digital

short and the author:

“This is a Quincy Lazzaro Mystery short story. When Quincy is summoned to his writer’s group because one of the members has died, he discovers that murder is more than fiction in this group.”…

Changing Moon is not just French but also a YA graphic Novel at that. I have posted on YA before but not on anything French. Yes, I admit to being that Giovanni Gelati, the one

that put up the Monty Python You Tube video entitled ”Taunting The

French”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V7zbWNznbs.

Oops there it is again, my bad. Seriously, this is an excellent graphic novel.

I want to give an…

Out of the three posts today on the graphic novels this is the one that I would consider more “grownup”. Looking for diversity in your content? Want to see a variety of writing styles? Looking to see as many

different art forms in graphic novels as possible in one place? Then this is

your graphic novel for all the right reasons. Here is what we have:

“The Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming…

I just need to get this out from the start: I loved this novel, seriously, loved it! This will definitely be in my top five reads of the year, not the quarter, the year. Synopsis first then let the love fest begin:

“When Washington D.C. police detective Ryan Kessler is targeted by Henry Loving, he and his family are immediately put under government protection. Loving is a ruthless "lifter", hired to

extract information from his victims,…

Seriously power packed day here @ Gelati’s Scoop. I have another page turner here but it is of the virtual pages that I speak this time: Jodi Langston and her novel Nature of The Beast. I want to get right the particulars

of the novel so as not to waste any more time or virtual ink:

“When the doors open at the Star Light Casino in Brody, Minnesota, a serial killer turns it into his hunting ground. The challenge of two unsolved murders and…

Amy Inspired is truly an engaging and challenging novel. Where do you sit on the questions that she poses? This is after all a romance novel, one injected with humor, humanity, and the human condition. Here is the

synopsis so maybe you can catch a little flavor of what is in the pages: ”Amy

Gallagher is an aspiring writer who, after countless rejections, has settled

for a career as an English professor in small-town Ohio just to pay the bills.

All her…

I didn’t know that this was a repackaged version of her 2003 novel. Previous to getting this, I didn’t know much about her, so please excuse me for featuring something old as new. Nonetheless, there are some novels that

stand the test of time, and love, relationships, and broken hearts and seem as

timeless as a Frankie Vallie single. Here is what is going on in the novel,

check it out:

“Running from terrors both recent and…

Today, November 30^th is the official release date for this novel. To date I had not had Ally Condie on my radar as an author I had wanted to read, but in the attempt to spread my wings a bit and find new

stuff to read I followed a suggestion from a Goodreads friend and took the ride

with Ally and her strong willed main character Cassia. Here is the situation in

which she finds herself:

” Cassia has always trusted the…

It is about time, a new Dirk Pitt novel. I have read them all and say that with a certain degree of satisfaction. I love to be entertained by Clive Cussler with this character and band of off- beat friends

and coworkers at NUMA. I know what to expect when I crack the novel open and

Crescent Dawn is no exception. Here is what the novel is about:”Three events,

distant in time and space: A treasure-laden fourth century Roman galley

narrowly escapes a…

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…