by michaeld | Mar 20, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, War & Military
Middle East Thriller By Claude Berube Navel Institute Press, $27.95, 272 pages Set in Yemen, The Aden Effect, stars a court-marshaled Navy lieutenant commander who is called back for active duty. Now, Commander Connor Stark is assigned as a defense...
by michaeld | Feb 22, 2013 | The Reader's Perspective
Making Books for Profit By Sheli Ellsworth Curious about the future of publishing, I recently had the privilege of visiting a large digital printing plant that specialized in print-on-demand (POD) books. I’d been to smaller plants before and as an editor, I’ve had the...
by michaeld | Dec 8, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History
A Tale of Two Men By James M. McPherson Hill and Wang, $24.95, 150 pages A way to learn about the civil war that isn’t painful – who knew? History buffs have always known that the road to freedom was fraught with obstacles; that Americans...
by Site Owner | Sep 18, 2012 | Guest Posts
On Self-publishing By Sheli Ellsworth Sometimes well-meaning, experienced, professional publishers get it wrong. Many famous noteworthy writers resorted and reveled in publishing their own work. If you are shopping for printers or have Xlibris on speed dial,...