Kathryn Johnson is a bestselling author of over 40 published novels. She was nominated for the Agatha Award and earned the Heart of Excellen...

Edgar Award winner Robert Arthur Jr. (1909-1969) attended college at William & Mary and University of Michigan. After graduation he work...

This new episode hits the operating room for a deep dive into the life and career of successful surgeon, officer, and author Frank G. Slaugh...

The Paperback Warrior sets their investigate eye on the mysteriously named publishing phenom simply referred to as "The Stratemeyer Syn...

It’s 1985ish and I’m a young adolescent walking around our local K-Mart department store with my $5 allowance for the week. I’m typically sc...

Joan Aiken (1924-2994) was the daughter of poet Conrad Aiken and the sister of author Jane Aiken Hodge. After working for the United Nations...

The Halloween film franchise has been going strong for nearly a half-century. Who knew that a babysitter killer could spark so much interes...

The Friday the 13th film franchise isn't a stranger to media tie-in fiction. Nicholas Valentin Yermakov, using the name Simon Hawke, a...

Lots of married couples find it hard to live with each other. Some detest spending long periods of the day with their partner for life. Imag...

William Sleator (1945-2011) was a Harvard graduate that authored science-fiction and young adult novels from 1970 through 2011. I wasn...

I spend a lot of time at Target. My wife loves the place and one of my daughters loves throwing away wads of cash for overpriced records of ...

In the 1930s, California essentially became the birthplace of the hot rod. Americans desiring the need to speed looked to the Golden State a...

Sometimes referred to as the “ Stephen King ” of young adult fiction, Robert Lawrence Stine (R.L. Stine) is a true literary icon. He's w...

Arthur Catherall (1906-1980) was an adventurer at heart. From climbing mountains in Lapland and Algeria to sailing trawlers in the Atlanti...

Author Robb White concentrated on juvenile fiction, writing nearly 30 novels between 1935-1985 (he passed away in 1990). Along with novels...

“It’s 1996. The Fight to Save America Has Just Begun”. This slogan adorns the top of Tom De Haven’s ‘U.S.S.A.’ debut, “Book One” (also see...