Book tour: Daniel P. Smith In His Own Words
Some of my first memories revolve around crime.
***** I’m three-years-old and sitting in the backseat of my mother’s green Chevy—my sister in the front seat and my brother at my side. As my mom returned to the car from her trip into McDonald’s, a teen flashes in front of her, grabs her purse, and battles for what…
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Who is Daniel P. Smith? I’m a Chicago-based journalist and author of the recently released, On the Job: Behind the Stars…
Get a sneak peak into Smith’s new book about the lives of Chicago’s finest. Excerpted from: “The Chicago Way: Police Work in the Urban Landscape” chapter from Daniel…
Daniel P. Smith was the odd man out. His family is a cop family, a mob-like insular unit that sustains itself through the good and bad days of a cop’s life. Smith found himself not drawn to working the streets, but writing about it – and going on the…
When my first book, Two Wrongs, was published, I thought my work was finished and I could relax. Very soon I learned otherwise. What good is a book if no one knows about it? So, the promotion began and is still going on, even after the publication of my second novel, Girl…
Today critic Angela Wilson chats it up with this week’s featured author, Morgan Mandel. Who is Morgan Mandel? I’m a Chicago area author with a light and dark side.…
Synopsis When the cast of a new reality show targeted to save a foundering studio succumbs to food poisoning, Jillian, the temporary assistant, sets out to round up a contestant, but ends up filling the gap herself. Her boss, the producer, discovers what she’s done, but it’s too late to stop her. The curtain’s up and the show must go on. Believing his loyal assistant has turned into a selfish conniver like his movie-star mother, he’s furious. The further Jillian advances in the rounds, the more convinced he is of her deceit. Jillian faces all sorts of embarrassing situations and adventures along the way to the main prize of the millionaire. He’s obviously attracted to her and she should be happy. The problem is, Jillian loves the producer. GIRL OF MY DREAMS By Morgan Mandell CHAPTER ONE “NOT THAT.” …
Morgan Mandel just can’t stop writing. Even as she promotes her latest, Girl of My Dreams, she’s got three books in the works – and still planning more. Before the Web, it took some digging to find out when and where your favorite authors were on tour.…
Is Barack Obama actually a woman? Well, no. But gender tells us a lot about his success - and it might knock your socks off to know how. Barack has actually become the feminized candidate of 08. We don’t mean his DNA. We mean his…
Meet the authors of the latest political tome, The New Feminized Majority, and find out why they feel Barack Obama will be the Democratic presidential nominee. Who are Charles Derber and Katherine Adam? Charlie is a professor of sociology at Boston…
Today we offer up a sneak peak into this exciting and timely book. The Feminized Majory by Katherine Adam & Charles Derber Synopsis…
It’s a contentious election year for Democrats, and no one will likely know the party’s presidential nominee until the Democratic Convention in August. But authors Katherine Adam and Charles Derber are staking their claim that Barack Obama will be the nominee in their book, The Feminized Majority. Before the Web, it took some digging to find out when and where your favorite authors were on tour.…
It’s amazing how one can apply FBI research to everyday life. How? In order to give my new thriller, TWISTED, genuine flavor and authenticity, I…
Q: What is it like to be Andrea Kane? A: That’s a tough opening question! I’d say that being Andrea Kane is a thriller unto itself. I’m a Type-A, super-charged, intense, multi-tasking, perfection-striving whirlwind of activity—mentally, physically, and psychologically. That’s probably why I love writing complex psychological thrillers with lots of fleshed-out, “real people” characters as much as I do. The process is incredibly difficult, but it’s rewarding, it’s exciting, and it’s a great outlet for all my energy. Q: You started off as a successful historical romance writer, then moved into romantic suspense.…
Check out this sneak peak into Andrea Kane’s latest romantic thriller, Twisted. TWISTED By Andrea Kane CHAPTER 1 Date: 19 March Time: 2100…
When I see that Andrea Kane has a new release coming out, I immediately log in to my Amazon account and preorder. I must have her books in hardcover – no book club editions, please – before anyone else can get their hands on them. No exceptions. That’s because I know when I open an Andrea Kane novel, I will be riveted to the pages until…
If you want to meet some of your FAV authors and hear them read from their work, check out this year’s Texas Book Festival. The festival is scheduled for the first weekend in November at the Capitol Building in Austin. Hundreds…
Win a free ticket to attend The hottest conference for thriller writers is fast approaching. Thrillerfest 2008 is set for July…
DAIRY OR PARVE • MAKES 6 SERVINGS • NON-GEBROKTS 4 okra, thinly sliced to look like flowers 8 large white peaches, peeled, pitted, cut into…
PARVE OR DAIRY • MAKES 6 SERVINGS • GLUTEN-FREE/NON-GEBROCKS 6 large sole or flounder fillets coarse sea salt or kosher salt freshly ground black…
Win a free ticket to attend The hottest conference for thriller writers is fast approaching. Thrillerfest 2008 is set for July…
The author of the widely popular Kosher by Design series of cookbooks speaks about her unique project for Passover.
MEAT • MAKES 8-10 SERVINGS • NON-GEBROKTS 2 chickens, with bone and skin, cut into eighths ½ teaspoon fine sea salt ¼…
This week, meet Susie Fishbein, author of the incredibly scrumptious - and popular - Kosher by Design cookbook series. We will feature three mouth-watering recipes from her latest, Passover by Design, just in time for the holiday. Before the Web, it took some digging to find out when and where your favorite authors were on tour.…
What is it like to be a husband and wife team collaborating on an urban fantasy series? Ilona Andrews sits down and tell us. A lot of people ask Gordon and me what it’s like to write together. I think secretly some…
Husband and wife team Ilona Andrews opens up about life, love and the creation of Kate Daniels with interviewer Angela Wilson. Who is Ilona Andrews? Gordon: We are. Ilona: She is a dashing Russian…
Get your sneak peak into the latest in the Kate Daniels series, Magic Burns. Chapter One The phone rang in the middle of the night. The magic wave was…
A hot romance nestled in a fantastical new world where faerie magic takes over when electricity fails. That’s what you’ll find when you pick up the latest – and one of the best – new urban fantasy series on the market penned by the husband and wife team that make up Ilona Andrews. Before the Web, it took some digging to find out when and where your favorite authors were on tour.…
Occasionally, readers ask me why I set my novels in Maine. Why is Maine any creepier than, say, Wisconsin, where serial-killing cannibals like Ed Gein and Geoffrey Dahmer strangled their first puppies? I mean, Wisconsin has cannibals, ancient burial grounds AND really good cheese. Or Nova Scotia? Why not Nova Scotia? Those nuts still speak French. I wish I had an easy answer. The fact that I read a lot of Stephen King in my formative years is partly…
Today Angela Wilson chats with the author of the super-creepy suspense thriller, The Missing. Who is Sarah Langan? Is this a trick question? Is my nose walking around, pretending…
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