Another Unforgettable Chapter at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Doug Kari Joins CrimeCon in Nashville​

The Berman Murders author Doug Kari appears at CrimeCon in Nashville, TN. Black Château will be in attendance at this immersive, weekend-long event dedicated to all things true crime and mystery. 

CrimeCon's mission is to bring together the true crime community for a weekend filled with education, empathy, understanding, advocacy, and lots of fun.

All programming and events will take place at the Gaylord Opryland from May 31 to June 2, 2024.

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Beach-Bound Book Bash 2024

The 8th Annual Beach-Bound Book Bash will happen on June 8, 2024, offering a delightful virtual gathering for book enthusiasts and writers alike. Join other bibliophiles from 2:00pm to 4:00pm Pacific Time for a lively tea-filled literary celebration.

You can catch the event on the Books That Make You YouTube Channel and Facebook Page. The Beach-Bound Book Bash promises an array of entertainment, including games and prizes.

Relive The BookFest Spring Moments

The discussions, panels, and author interviews from The BookFest Spring 2024 are now available for viewing. 

The BookFest® delivers a virtual experience, transcending geographical boundaries to unite bibliophiles from every corner of the globe.

Whether you're a bookworm, an aspiring writer, or simply someone who appreciates the transformative power of literature, The BookFest Spring 2024 videos offer something for everyone.

Doug Kari Sells Out of Books at Barnes & Noble Book Signing

Investigative journalist and author of the true crime book, The Berman Murders, Doug Kari sold out of copies out at his local Aliso Viejo, CA Barnes & Noble bookstore signing.

He delighted the crowd with a discussion about his immersive investigative style and behind the scenes stories.

The Salvation of Henry Maxwell

by Lee Lindauer

On par with such sixties standouts as Vincent Price and Christopher Lee, Henry Maxwell’s career and stardom came to a screeching halt in 1968 after his beloved wife Lillian was found dead of a drug overdose. Devastated, the trauma ended his acting career. Now, decades later, eighty-five-year-old Maxwell lives in a fog of severe depression with recurring hallucinations. No longer in control, he believes Lillian talks to him in the garden at midnight, tempting him to join her in a loving embrace for the rest of eternity. He sees this as a final act of Salvation.

Appointed conservator of his estate by the State of California, young attorney Jessica Barrow moves into Maxwell’s mansion to monitor his ability to handle his affairs. Armed with a background in clinical psychology, her job is to learn why he behaves as he does, allowing his mansion, an out of place castle in the hills of Malibu, to fall into disrepair while his magnificent gardens go weedy and unkempt. Maxwell is not happy with the arrangement, but legally cannot do anything about her presence.



Jessica befriends David Grovene, a professor of film studies at UCLA. His interests are in old B-movies from the sixties, especially the Gothic horror era. To Grovene, canisters of vinegar-smelling celluloid are the essence of time, recorded frame by frame. His research leads him to examine a collection of old reels owned by a former film editor whose recent death appears suspicious. There, he discovers an empty canister of an unknown film titled, "Lady Julia’s Sarcophagus" and wonders if it is tied to the editor’s death.

Masterpiece Our Journey to Spiritual Transformation

by Jay Morris, JD, PhD

We all must ask crucial questions about our life here on earth. Am I experiencing life the way God, the Master Creator, designed my life to be lived? Or am I living a lesser, devolving life of my own choosing?

We, God’s ultimate creations, can only understand our purpose in life if we learn to see ourselves through the eyes of our Creator. This book provides practical steps on walking with the Holy Spirit. It will transform your soul if you follow the instructions.

"This book will transform your life into the original masterpiece you were created to be. It teaches you how to unleash the power of the Holy Spirit so you can develop unshakeable faith and spiritual discernment when you commit to doing the work your spirit requires. Dr. Morris takes you deep into self-reflection as you imagine the possibilities for your life when you completely surrender to the Holy Spirit." - Karen Hinds, CEO of Workplace Success Group

"If you are interested in next-level living, then you must take this reading journey into the Holy Spirit. This book helps us understand how the Holy Spirit shows up and works within our lives. Dr. Morris provides the reader with keen clarity on how to reap the fruit of the Spirit in an exceptional and timely way. This book is a spiritual gift to the soul." - Jen Olson, Co-Founder/Principal KGO  

Hard Dog's Night

by Rebecca Hendricks

In a time when rock n' roll is deemed evil music and blamed for youth rebellion, The Hound Dogs and The Dice are set to clash at the Madison Community Center.

The Hound Dogs search for a drummer to complete their lineup while The Dice hires Patrick McNeil as Danny Bruer's replacement. Unbeknownst to The Dice, Patrick carries a hidden agenda to sabotage his former band and settle old scores.

As Patrick and his accomplice, Stu, execute their plot, questions loom over the Madison Community Center. Can The Hound Dogs triumph against the odds? Will the controversy ignite a community torn between tradition and rebellion?

In a world where rock n' roll rebels against societal norms, the destinies of two bands hang in precarious balance. The echoes of their battle will resonate far beyond the Madison Community Center.



Hard Dog’s Night, the second book in The Hound Dogs series, is a unique blend of historical fiction, coming-of-age, and the power of music as it forever alters lives in the name of rock n' roll. 

The Last Decade of Cinema

by Scott Ryan

Ah, the nineties. Movies were something in those days. We’re talking about a decade that began with GoodFellas and ended with Magnolia, with such films as Malcolm X, Before Sunrise, and Clueless arriving somewhere in between. Stories, characters, and writing were king; IP, franchise movies, and supersaturated superhero flicks were still years away. Or so says Scott Ryan, the iconoclastic author of The Last Days of Letterman and Moonlighting: An Oral History, who turns his attention here to The Last Decade of Cinema—the prolific 1990s.

Ryan, who watched just about every film released during the decade when he was a video store clerk in a small town in Ohio, identifies fifty-five unique and varied films from the decade, including Pretty Woman, Pulp Fiction, Menace II Society, The Prince of Tides, and The Shawshank Redemption, focusing with his trademark humor and insight on what made them classics and why they could never be produced in today’s film culture. The book also includes interviews with writers, directors, and actors from the era.

Go back to the time of VCR’s, DVD rentals, and movies that mattered. Turn off your streaming services, put down your phones, delete your Twitter account, and take a look back at the nineties with your Eyes Wide Shut, a White Russian in your hand, and yell “Hasta la vista, baby” to today’s meaningless entertainment. Revel in the risk-taking brilliance of Quentin Tarantino, Amy Heckerling, Spike Lee, Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson, and others in Scott Ryan’s magnum opus, The Last Decade of Cinema.