He nudged his chair close and studied the warm little hand. He smelled of sweat, peppermint, tobacco, old coffee. Despite his accent he wasnt hard to understand he talked so slowly and so carefully. She would have a long life, he said. She would have one child You have special talents, he told her. People dont [...]
Want a free copy of local author David R. Smith’s new adventure novel and a cool treasure box, too? If so, you’ll have to scour the foothills to find it. Smith, of Newbury Park, recently published his first action-adventure novel for teens and young adults, “The Dark Eagles — First Flight.” In it, teenager Kief begins an adventure [...]
Considering the… *ahem* …recent events on 4thletter, now’s as good a time as any to talk about DC Comics and their New 52. Sales were in the toilet for most anything that didn’t have a bat or a glowing ring in it, so DC decided to shake things up and reboot. Only they said it [...]
The annual books issue of 614: the HBI ezine is out now and this year it features conversations with five Jewish fiction authors. First there’s Alyson Richman who wrote The Lost Wife, a novel about a couple who are reunited after both thought the other had died in the Holocaust. Next up is Diana Spechler, [...]
He wanted a new case. He needed a new case. He needed to see the look on the killers face when he knocked on the door and showed his badge, the embodiment of unexpected justice come calling after so many years. Harry Bosch is the real deal. Michael Connellys The Drop is another superb entry [...]