Some stories require a willing suspension of disbelief. Others, like Daniel Palmer’s DELIRIOUS, grab you by the throat and give you no choice but to be immersed. They make you look over your shoulder and under your bed…and it’s glorious.DELIRIOUS isn’t really the kind...
Find me a brand or a marketer, and I’ll show you someone who is keen to jump up and holler, “I know my customers! I love my customers!”But most don’t.Just look at Groupon and Borders. While their businesses are in wildly different places at the moment, they share a...
I was not going to read THE CYPRESS HOUSE because when I read the “coming attractions” brief description, it said something about supernatural, and that turned me right off. Supernatural just is not my cup of tea. Or coffee.Having now read it, I understand why the...
I’m a big advocate for FridayReads. FridayReads is a social community endeavor that started as a Twitter hashtag, and has evolved to include a Facebook page that comes alive each week and a blog where we post the Best Read List, which reflects what the...
Notes on book reviews: I’m going to forgo synopses in these because there are more than enough of them out there, and others are more adept at writing them than I could ever hope to be.It’s unlikely I’ll ever be asked to write a blurb for a book cover, but I’m...
Brad Parks’ new book, EYES OF THE INNOCENT, is now available. If you’re not familiar with Brad, suffice to say that he’s won a bunch of well-deserved awards.Here are 5 reasons you should read EYES OF THE INNOCENT:The cover art is excellent. Simple,...
