There is nothing better than firsthand feedback from readers. But when a novel is not yet published, the writer is on his own to find them. Friends and family aren’t necessarily the best market, critique groups have chewed over the manuscript too many times, and so I was very thankful to share the first 50 …
Author: Harlan Coben Title: Shelter, part one of the Mickey Bolitar series for young adults Overview After losing his father in a car accident and his addict mother to rehab, fifteen-year old Mickey Bolitar arrives at a new high school. Within weeks Mickey’s new girl interest, Ashley, disappears. While he befriends a couple high school …
Book Title: Every Man Dies Alone Author: Hans Fallada, born Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen Overview Hans Fallada’s Every Man Dies Alone deals with the lives of several Berliner citizens during Germany’s Third Reich. After Otto and Anna Quangel’s only son dies at the front, the couple becomes disillusioned about the government. Rations grow leaner and the …
