The Walking Dead, a black-and-white comic book written and created by author Robert Kirkman, premiered in 2003. Since then, the series has spawned over 80 issues, 13 trade paperback collections, t-shirts, an upcoming video game adaptation, and a television series Continue reading
Prolific author James Patterson has written over 75 books. He has penned young adult stories, romance novels, and non-fiction. He is known best, however, for adult thrillers, especially those starring Alex Cross. Cross is a homicide detective and psychologist who Continue reading
Holling C. Holling’s 1941 book Paddle-to-the-Sea was the first grand adventure story I read as a child. Not that I read it in 1941. I’m not that old. I read it in the 70′s. Nevertheless, decades later, I’ve not forgotten Continue reading
What do you get when you combine science fiction, fantasy, horror, and the western? Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, a remarkable, one-of-a-kind adventure. The story follows Roland Deschain, the last in a line of noble Gunslingers. Imagine knight-like cowboys Continue reading
Let’s talk about the book that changed the way I eat, Thomas Rockwell’s 1973 How to Eat Fried Worms. Forget munching on mud pies, everyone, let’s nibble some nutritious night crawlers! Mr. Rockwell’s story is about a boy named Billy Continue reading
J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye debuted in 1951, some 60 years ago. 60! That’s a generation and more. Yet the book remains as relevant today as when it first appeared. How and why? Two words. Holden Caulfield. Holden Continue reading
I cannot remember a time when I wasn’t a reader. From superhero comic books to 1,000-page epics to Brit Lit classics and today’s political commentaries, I’ve never stopped reading. Why? I blame my Mom. She made me a reader at Continue reading
Take my favorite monsters from my favorite movies and write books about them—I love it! The Crestwood House Monster Series by Ian Thorne spanned the late 1970’s and early 80’s. You know the books. They were the hardcovers with the Continue reading
In 1960, Dr. Seuss wrote the words One fish two fish red fish blue fish for the book of the same name. In 2009, Charlie and I wrote One bear, two bear. Bite bear, chew bear. in Heroes A²Z #8: Continue reading
I Am Legend was a book more than 50 years before it became a movie starring Will Smith. In fact, it was also a movie twice before that—1964’s The Last Man On Earth (Vincent Price) and The Omega Man (Charlton Continue reading