The Next Novel Due to Break Out of the Small Press World: Familiar Origins by B. Pine

DOVER, Del., May 6, 2011 — It is hard to find a good book to read. Large publishers are intent on maximizing profits, so stores are now stocked more and more with books from established authors and pop-culture celebrities and less with enjoyable, quality books. With many talented authors seeking al…

When There Is a ‘Fear of Falling,’ Jump!: Teens Wrestle with Prejudice, Take a Stand for ‘Outsiders’

BRISTOL, R.I., Oct. 7, 2009 — Maddie Hickman is 16 and fresh off the worst year of her life, which includes not one but two ex-boyfriends. Maddie swears off love and her once-beloved self-help books, and spends her after-school hours editing the school paper and banging out weepy poems – unti…