The Year of the Locust – The BOLO Books Review

With social media, movies, television, and more vying for readers attention, the days of those massively long epic novels are mostly a thing of the past, and yet, occasionally, a work that defies the odds comes along, determined to remind us that there is nothing like...

David Brown – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: David Brown is a Deputy Director of Publicity at Atria Books, a division of Simon and Schuster. He also happens to be one of the early champions of my BOLO Books blog. He has been responsible for publicity campaigns for the likes of John...

BOLO Books’ Top Reads of 2014

From the Booking Desk: It is that time of year again. Various review outlets and fans have been posting their listings of the best novels of last year. Since I have not read every book published, I prefer to call my list, Top Reads. This year was a particularly...

Book Expo America 2014
Recap Post

From The Booking Desk: This past week (from May 28-30), I was in New York City attending the annual Book Expo America Show at the Javits Center.  I wanted to share a bit of the event with all of my blog followers.  No words can really properly express what attending...

I Am Pilgrim –
The BOLO Books Review

It is simple.  If you are a fan of spy novels or political thrillers, you need to read I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes.  If you are a fan of large books with multiple locations and intertwined character dynamics, you need to read I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes.  Or if you...