James D. Best

Book covers are a big deal. People really do judge a book by its cover. The Steve Dancy Tales always use black and white photos with o...

The Return, A Steve Dancy Tale is now available in audio. Jim Tedder has done an exceptional job in narrating this fourth book in the St...

A book is always a great gift … especially if you take the time to match the recipient’s taste in fiction or nonfiction. Suddenly, ...

At long last, Jenny’s Revenge, A Steve Dancy Tale is available in trade paperback format. This has been a long process that had mostly to ...

Six tips on writing from Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel laureate John Steinbeck. Abandon the idea that you are ever going to fin...

The best gift is a vacation … and the least expensive vacation is a book. A novel effortlessly transports the reader to another place and t...

What Would the Founders Think? has reviewed Jenny's Revenge . In the  past, I have been a contributor to this site. Despite our chu...

My best birthday gift. Click here to see the full video .

Books are a perfect gift ... and a great way to avoid the crowds.  At times, friends and relatives can be hard to buy for. Some s...

Fictional Bookstore From You've Got Mail We just returned from New York City. My son’s family lives on the Upper West side with h...

The Author’s Academy is a subscription website dedicated to teaching “authors how to write, produce, and market their books successfu...

The Fictional Café has previewed the first chapter of Jenny’s Revenge , the fifth novel in the Steve Dancy series .  If you enjoy ...

In a Barnes & Noble Book Blog, Stephen King presents 20 writing tips. Most famous writers offer ten or perhaps a dozen tips, bu...

I carry my Kindle with me almost everywhere I go. Now, instead of fuming at airport security, I read or shop for my next book. If my wife a...

Ron Charles, entertainment and book columnist for the Washington Post has written an interesting article about gift books for graduation...