New book release: The Children of the Seventh Son

This week’s teaser is from the soon-to-be-released second Dark Age novel By Scott Bury Bury Mauricius’ house was typical for a wealthy merchant of Constantinople. Three stories high, constructed of p Mauricius’ house was typical for a wealthy merchant of Constantinople. Three stories high, constructed of pinkish-brown stone, clad in […]

Spooky samples from bestselling writers

It’s officially spooky season. Even though physical distancing measures will change the way we celebrate Hallowe’en in 2020, we still crave the thrills and chills of the season. Your favorite bestselling authors have stepped forward to tickle your scary bone with a few samples from their spookiest books. Avengers of […]

When real life blurs into fiction

Monday musings by BestSelling Reads authors We asked your favorite bestselling writers how much of their life makes its way into their writing? The answers are as varied and as entertaining as their books. DelSheree Gladden The main areas of my life that show up in many of my books […]

Friday frights for fear-loving readers

Bestselling books for the fans of the spooky season BestSelling Reads authors span the full range of genres and categories for readers. Here are just some of the spookiest, strangest, most haunting books by your favorite bestselling authors. David C. Cassidy The master of horror and suspense has penned a […]

Welcome to autumn!

The beginning of fall always feels like a time for starting projects anew, to get serious about accomplishing things again.  The lazy summer is over. Vacation is finished. No more languid days watching the world pass by. It’s time to get back to work, get serious again. Time to complete […]

Summer time, and the reading is easy

Monday musings By Scott Bury The season is here. The big parties that traditionally open the season have happened, despite all advice to the contrary. Weekend visits to the cottage or beach have turned into weeks-long vacations and road trips. And that means that summer reading season has started, as […]

Do current events affect fiction?

Monday musings by multiple bestsellers There is much happening in the world today. Events are reaching the lives of more and more people, more deeply than is usual in our fragmented, digitally distanced society. If fiction offers a mirror to society, how do fiction writers incorporate the events of the […]

Pandemic tales

Monday musings by bestselling authors Hopefully, we will soon live in post-pandemic world. But we all know that everything has changed. So much of what we once thought of as “normal” is now over and done. How will this affect the stories and books we love to read? BestSelling Reads […]

Writing in quarantine time

Everything has changed: travel, work, leisure. Visiting family and friends. Writing has changed, too. BestSelling Reads authors describe what’s different for them. Alan McDermott You’d think that being stuck at home would be great for a writer, but not this one. If I was alone it wouldn’t be such a […]

What does “show me, don’t tell me” mean?

Monday musings on writing By Scott Bury Characters are what stories are about. Plot is essential—we had to have a story to tell. Something has to happen, something that matters to you, the readers. But it has to happen to someone we care about, or identify with, or connect to […]