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The Boy With the Blue Cap - Van Gogh in Arles

Fort Lauderdale, February 2009: Though we may be in a global economic downturn and times may be rough, we all know it’s temporary. Art, on the other hand, is eternal. Or at least as eternal as it is possible to get on a human scale. Among those whose work never goes out of style is Vincent Van Gogh. It’s common knowledge that he may have been a little crazy, and we all know that his work reflects his unique perception of the universe. But what if we could follow the artist around and really get to know him?

Melding the historical, the imaginary, and the fine arts, The Boy With the Blue Cap by Norman Beaupré does just that, presenting the story behind Van Gogh’s paintings through the narrative of a young, precocious boy... Read More...

Fortune’s Odyssey

Fort Lauderdale, January 2009: Every day, we watch history in the making from the safety of our living rooms. Before our eyes, wars are fought, people are killed, tidal waves swamp cities, kings and presidents rise and fall. The information age has given us news as entertainment. But in other times, disastrous events did not happen somewhere on the other side of the world. They took place here and now and affected friends, neighbors, spouses, children. Nowadays, perhaps only historical fiction can give us a glimpse into times where safety was a fairy tale, widely sought, rarely found.

Author, Howard H. Howard has chosen such a period for his new novel, Fortune’s Odyssey. This sweeping story begins in 410 AD in the valley of Umbria a hundred miles north of Rome. Having suffered a savage blow from the siege on Rome, Lucius and Bruné go north to a safer, quieter place. She has been raped, and he lost all he knew and loved.

Faith Leads the Way

Fort Lauderdale, April 2009: Life is not what it once was. Long ago people had faith. They lived it, breathed it, and it suited them well. Now, it seems, faith has mostly gone the way of the dinosaurs. There are few people today imbued with true faith, hope and charity, not to mention love of their fellow man. Author Ron Pieris, in his new book, Soul Progression, shows us how to recapture that faith, renew the hope and restore the love of mankind, enabling our souls to evolve. Read More...

A Bold, Timely Allegory in a World of Portent

Fort Lauderdale, April 2009: Lately, more and more people have been finding the need to escape harsh reality and visit a realm of imagination. Video and role-playing games and movies each provide a respite from our times of economic crisis, terrorist threat, and uncertainty. They give us a chance to vanish into a world of enchantment, adventure, and hope, with companions of merit and great inner strength. In his new book, Evergreen: A Space-Time Odyssey, author A.S. Ziner invites us into a world with tribulations that appear far from our own. Yet, on closer examination, Evergreen’s relevance and tenacity in the face of incivility and modern urban problems might help us just the same. Read More...

Learning to Fly

Fort Lauderdale, April 2009: Growing up is one of the hardest things a child can do. Although it seems easy and inevitable, it isn’t just a physical function. With growing, comes understanding, an expansion of the mind as we learn to incorporate all that the senses throw into the mix. Without loving friends who could endure? Without inner strength, how can one stand alone? In her new book, Caterpillar Wings, author Kimberly Owen shows how love, friendship, and personal strength can be found in everyone’s life.

Being separated from the people you love is hard at any age… Read More...

Hauntings of the Past

Fort Lauderdale, May 2009: A terrible, and all too common, fact of today’s world is that children are sexually abused. Not just by strangers, which is horrific enough, but by those who are supposed to guard and cherish them. When the most trusted exploit this dependence, the ultimate effect can only be a long-term disaster in the making. In his new book, Burnt Cookies, author Arny Alberts explores the life of such an abused youth. Chilling and edgy, the story is one that makes you think, shudder and yet hope. Read more...

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The Wizard of…Odd?

Fort Lauderdale, March 2009: Light and dark; right and wrong; good and evil. These opposite extremes create the boundaries of life. Between them is everything that is. Outside them? Who can know? Literature makes use of these boundaries all the time, casting heroes and villains at either end of the continuum. Children’s literature, in particular, leaves no room for subtleties in these matters. Good is good and bad is bad and never the twain shall meet.

Soda has created a fictional world in his new novel, The Wizard of Odd, in which good and evil are once again pitted against each other with only young Donovan Bale to mediate between them. Read More...

Phantom

by Susan Kay

-- Follow the lonely struggle of the Phantom of the Opera from birth to love to madness and death. Read the reviews. A bestselling novel that keeps on going...

Act Now…

Really Pay Later!

Fort Lauderdale, April 2009: If you’re like most people in this fast-paced world, you usually don’t think before you act and end up paying a bundle for a diamond ring not worth a dime. In his new book, Avoiding Life's Pitfalls By Thinking First, author Lawrence N. Weston shows us that slowing down and thinking before we act is not only smart, but crucial. There are many dubious opportunists around, all eager to take advantage of a hasty decision. Perhaps if Bernie Madoff’s victims had read author Lawrence N. Weston’s new book they’d still be wealthy today. Don’t be blinded by hurried dealings…only hindsight is twenty-twenty. Read More...

Gifts from God!

Fort Lauderdale, April 2009: A battle-wearied world, an economic crisis of global proportions, belly-churning hunger, rampant disease, over-whelming natural disasters, man’s increasing madness…all these are indisputable facts of life today. Yet, for some, the struggle is worth the price, when the reward is a renewal and affirmation of faith. In his moving book, One Wish…Won Battle, author James N. Rybak shares his hard-earned insight. Read more...

Hotel Stories – Untold No Longer

Fort Lauderdale, January 2009: What better way to keep our minds off our problems than to explore the problems of others? And if they’re rich or famous, that’s even better. What if you were a “fly on the wall” and could observe firsthand the shocking, funny, and private affairs of well known figures of commerce, industry, entertainment, and politics?

In his new book, Hotel–Untold Stories II, Food & Beverage, Private & Confidential, author Rene D. Egle picks up where his first book, Hotel – Untold Stories, left off, but instead of relying entirely on memory for details of incidents, accidents, and anecdotes, in Hotel–Untold Stories II, all tales are based on confidential archived documents. Following young Andre Schwarz, who leaves his native Europe to work in Beijing, China as assistant Food & Beverage Manager at the Sheldon Grand Hotel, Untold Stories II presents startling and highly entertaining events from a unique perspective. Read more..

DESTINED TO WIN?

Fort Lauderdale, June 2009: Is destiny truly predetermined? Or can the drive and tenacity of a spirited group create their own fate? For Billy’s boys this was certainly the case. Overcoming great odds, a band of high-school baseball players applied their strength and resolve and aimed for the championship of a lifetime. Along with their enthusiastic coach, this team of small-town country boys pulled off the coup of the year and achieved their dream. In his new book, Billy and the Boys, author Lonnie H. Duke shares a story of triumph that will touch every heart.