by vjbooks | Aug 8, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
VJ Books Honors Chelsea Cain as August 2014 Author of the Month! VJ Books is located in a suburb of Portland, Oregon, an eclectic city, where sophisticated and alternative styles coexist peacefully – a place that hundreds of authors call home. As you wander around a...
by vjbooks | Aug 3, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Robert B. Parker’s The Hollow Girl by Reed Farrel Coleman When Robert B. Parker died in 2010 we feared that his voice would be silenced. For nearly four decades Parker thrilled readers with one or two bestsellers each year. In 1997 he introduced us to Jesse...
by vjbooks | Aug 1, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Chelsea Cain & Chuck Palahniuk Coming to Aladdin Theater August 22, 2014 You won’t want to miss authors Chelsea Cain (“One Kick”) and Chuck Palahniuk (“Beautiful You”) with Bedtime Stories PDX at the Aladdin theater, Portland, Oregon....
by vjbooks | Jul 29, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Spy vs. Spy When the cold war ended and the last spy came in from the cold, it was predicted that the espionage novel would fade with the “duck and cover” films. No longer were we under the constant threat of annihilation – we were finally free from the fear of...
by vjbooks | Jul 25, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Introducing Diplomat and Author Matthew Palmer Matthew Palmer is a career diplomat. It is the popular opinion that diplomacy is closely linked to espionage or gathering of intelligence. Embassies are bases for both diplomats and spies, and some diplomats are...
by vjbooks | Jul 25, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
John Remembers Tom Clancy When THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER arrived on the scene in 1984 the cold war was still in full swing, it was a period of elevated tension, with the Soviet downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 the United States increased diplomatic, military, and...
by vjbooks | Jul 3, 2014 | Collecting, Movies, We're Talking Books!
John talks with Daniel H. Wilson who shares the latest happenings around his groundbreaking fiction There is nothing more impressive than a beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s a perfect time to sit down with bestselling author Daniel H. Wilson. Wilson...
by vjbooks | Jun 13, 2014 | Alan Jacobson, Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign Reaches 84% Funding Within the First Two Weeks for Norwood Press and Bestselling Author Alan Jacobson’s thriller novel, SPECTRUM. Norwood Press (an imprint of VJ Books) and national bestselling author Alan Jacobson launch...
by vjbooks | Jun 12, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
With the release of her latest thriller–Cop Town–Karin Slaughter is honored as Author of the Month at VJ Books International bestselling author Karin Slaughter has sold more than 30 million books in print, published in 30 languages, and is passionate about...
by vjbooks | Apr 26, 2014 | Alan Jacobson, Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Norwood Press to Publish Thriller SPECTRUM by Award-Winning Author Alan Jacobson John Hutchinson, Norwood Press Executive Publisher, announced that they have secured the hardcover rights to Alan Jacobson’s latest Karen Vail thriller, SPECTRUM. Norwood Press previously...
by vjbooks | Apr 23, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
John speaks with author Grant Blackwood I had the pleasure of speaking recently to bestselling author Grant Blackwood. Grant is knee deep in writing his second book with James Rollins in the new spinoff series based on Rollins’ bestselling Sigma Force adventure...
by vjbooks | Apr 23, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
John shares his thoughts about author Brian Doyle and his latest novel, The Plover I first became aware of author Brian Doyle at last year’s PNBA author’s breakfast. He was one of the keynote speakers, along with Jeffery Deaver. Doyle dazzled the crowd with his...