by Kristopher | Dec 11, 2016 | Guest Posts
From The Booking Desk: While most bloggers are discussing their favorite books of 2016 – and certainly we are not immune to doing that as well – Dru Ann, Lesa, and I have decided to focus our attention on the future. Our most recent Triple Post below will share with...
by Kristopher | Dec 9, 2016 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: The ladies of Jungle Red Writers have invited me to stop by the blog again today. More specifically, Roberta Isleib (Lucy Burdette) approached me about leading an online book club discussion online for them. And since I can never turn down the...
by Kristopher | Dec 8, 2016 | Guest Posts
From The Booking Desk: Catriona McPherson and I have had several conversations where we discussed the challenges with series books – both writing and reading them. Both of us do enjoy reading series books from the beginning, but we have also experienced cases...
by Kristopher | Dec 6, 2016 | Articles
From the Booking Desk: Last week, I posted the BOLO Books Top Reads of 2016 list. Each of those books would make wonderful holiday gifts for the readers in your life. But that got me to thinking about what books from 2016 these authors might suggest as highlights of...
by Kristopher | Dec 1, 2016 | Review
From the Booking Desk: I feel like a broken record, but every year I say that compiling my Top Reads list gets more and more difficult. 2016 was a stellar year for crime fiction and as such, I had to make some very difficult cuts to my final list. I could easily...
by Kristopher | Nov 30, 2016 | Review
Often, the success of a series rests squarely on the shoulders of the characters who populate the fictional world. Occasionally, it takes several books for that respect to build, but in some cases – such as Tim Weaver’s Chasing the Dead – the reader’s connection to...
by Kristopher | Nov 18, 2016 | Review
This past year, Hamilton revolutionized the Broadway musical by infusing it with elements drawn directly from hip-hop culture. This modernization inspired a new segment of society to engage with this historic art form – the diversity on the stage stimulated a more...
by Kristopher | Nov 15, 2016 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: This is the sixth post for this feature here at BOLO Books – The APB (All Points Bulletin). As always, competition for these slots was tough. What books are generating that elusive buzz in the publishing industry? Which are books that I have...
by Kristopher | Nov 11, 2016 | Review
It probably goes without saying, but readers looking to experience crime fiction centered on the legal system should look no further than the books written by Marcia Clark. Earlier this year, Blood Defense introduced readers to defense attorney Samantha Brinkman and...
by Kristopher | Nov 9, 2016 | Review
Writing an effective holiday story is never an easy task; there is always the risk of getting too schmaltzy, of lacking originality, and of offending readers. Maria Alexander’s Snowed easily avoids the first two and strategically straddles the line on the last. Snowed...
