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The Man Who Fooled SAVAK is about love and love of freedom

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Added by Anthony S. Policastro on June 23, 2011 at 5:00am — No Comments

Where in the Blogsphere is Anthony S. Policastro?

My blog tour for both of my novels, Dark End of the Spectrum and Absence of Faith has… Continue

Added by Anthony S. Policastro on September 16, 2009 at 9:34pm — No Comments

Think Outside of the Bookstore Box

I recently attended a friend of mine's book launch and signing at a local coffee house here in Raleigh, NC and I found it highly successful.

Martin Brossman, the author of… Continue

Added by Anthony S. Policastro on August 25, 2009 at 10:17pm — No Comments

Never Judge a Book by its Genre

By Anthony S. Policastro

My newest book, Dark End of the Spectrum has received several reviews and they have caused me to nearly fall off my chair when I heard them.

When I finished writing the… Continue

Added by Anthony S. Policastro on July 28, 2009 at 10:01pm — No Comments

Simon & Schuster's eBook Venture will Fail

By Anthony S. Policastro

Simon & Schuster will now sell its most popular titles as eBooks on Scribd.com. Great news! A major publishing house is going digital.

But they are doomed to failure.

They think readers will pay 20% off the list price of a book's most recent… Continue

Added by Anthony S. Policastro on June 18, 2009 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

Truth is Stanger than Fiction, but now Fiction is Turning into Truth

UPDATE: Stephen Wolfram launched the Wolfram/Alpha this past Saturday, May 16, 2009. Be sure to visit his site and try it.

When I finished my thriller, DARK END OF THE SPECTRUM (DEOS), two years ago I never imagined that some of it would come true!

With the reported release of the… Continue

Added by Anthony S. Policastro on May 18, 2009 at 12:39pm — No Comments

Take a look at my interview about Absence of Faith by Carl Lee

Carl Lee - That would leave the playing field wide-open. How did you nail down a direction for the plot?

"The characters. I created sets of characters - a doctor and his wife and just the opposite, a young girl and her new boyfriend who are laid back, go with the flow types. The doctor has doubts about his confidence and what he really believes in; the young girl is strong-willed and searching for herself. Her boyfriend is pure… Continue

Added by Anthony S. Policastro on April 27, 2009 at 3:46pm — No Comments