Pickle Jar Compendium #1: Lucky Peach, The Final Evolution
When I was a kid, I often grabbed an empty pickle jar, punched holes in the lid for ventilation and took the jar into the backyard. I encountered bees, caterpillars, ants, lightning bugs, jumping spiders, garter snakes and other critters. The jar served as a field biology kit to capture specimens. It sufficed as a short-term terrarium. Eventually, I realized that the jar was really a glass cage filled with living things caught for my amusement and self-directed education. I learned... Read More
Candice Millard, Author of River of Doubt
The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s daunting and deadly exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. The book recounts the last great physical challenge that Roosevelt posed for himself in the Amazon rain forest. Author Candice Millard, a former writer and editor at National Geographic who resides in Kansas City, conducted field research in the Amazon to retrace portions of Roosevelt’s journey. The River of Doubt is a black, uncharted... Read More
Alex Greenwood’s Mystery Thriller Pilate’s Cross
An interview with Alex Greenwood, Kansas City-based author of the electronic book (e-book) mystery thriller Pilate’s Cross. Learn more about Greenwood’s debut novel, read an excerpt, and watch a trailer for the book created by produced by T2 + Back Alley Films. About the Book ‘The X-Files’ meets ‘The Prisoner’ when John Pilate, his sarcastic imaginary pal Simon, and lovely instructor friend Kate investigate the mystery of a murdered... Read More
Jeff Somers, Author of The Eternal Prison
An interview with author Jeff Somers about The Eternal Prison, the third book in the action-filled Avery Cates science fiction series that combines a noir detective style with a worse-for-the-wear high tech aesthetic in a dystopian future. Also, read a review of The Eternal Prison. Pete Dulin: Did you conceive of the idea for the plot of the series (The Electric Church, The Digital Plague, and The Eternal Prison) or the main character Avery Cates first? When did... Read More
