Mark Gilroy

Bringing Books to Life!

Books

Mark has been a book man since he learned to read. Why did he get in trouble in elementary school? Because he was reading a book when he should have been doing his math. Mark shares insights on questions you might have. How are books written? How do books get edited? How do books get published and distributed? And what are some great books that have something unique and compelling to say?

Quotes for Readers

Mark Gilroy is a reader.

I am a reader – and I love readers!

I’m not sure what I’ve actually every accomplished in life – though I’m very proud of my six kids and maybe that’s all that matters.

I’m not sure what I’m good at. Good reviews on my novels – I’ve published some books that have sold millions – but there have been so many others and so many blessings associated with any successes, I’m not sure what I can take credit for.

But one thing I know for sure is I like to read books. I’m a reader.

Enough so that I’ve tried to make a living in the business of books. For you MBA students, book publishing might be the second oldest profession known to humankind. That indicates book publishing is a mature industry.

But that hasn’t really dissuaded me from the path paved by paper and ink. [Read more…]

Every Breath You Take Reviews and Stars

Every Breath You Take reviews and ratings and reader comments continue to roll in. I’ve updated a quick highlight of what people like about the book and Detective Kristen Conner. Just in case you miss it, there are now 60 5-star ratings – and yes, there are four 1-star ratings, so a few people really don’t like it. I hope you enjoy!

Just a reminder, Cold As Ice hits the market on October 28, 2014!

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The Man Who Killed JFK

Roger Stone builds the case that LBJ was the man behind the assassination of JFK.

I was in kindergarten when President John F. Kennedy was shot. To say that the Kennedy brothers were popular was an understatement. The two hottest Halloween costumes at the class party that year, less than a month before JFK was shot, had been John and Bobby plastic masks. My first inkling that something big had happened on November 22, 1963, was when I got in the car and the mom who was driving carpool that day said nothing but only sobbed the drive home.

I heard Roger Stone do a radio interview on his book and realized I had read little to nothing on the assassination of John F. Kennedy. I didn’t go see the Oliver Stone film. I found it strange that I’ve read books on the Viet Nam War and Watergate – the other two defining political events in my growing up years – but I had never taken the time to accept or reject the Warren Commission. It’s interesting that in the back of my mind I’ve sort of known there are two self-contradictory popular beliefs that guide popular perception on the Kennedy Assassination:

  1. the Warren Report is seriously flawed
  2. anyone that presents an alternative view of the Warren Report is a kook

So who does Roger Stone – longtime political strategist for Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H. Bush, and George W. Bush – say killed JFK? Since he has a picture of President Lyndon Baines Johnson on the cover and subtitles the book, The Case Against LBJ, I’m not giving a spoiler to tell you where this book is going. (Note: Stone is equally hard on Republicans as Democrats; he is an equal opportunity sledgehammer.)  [Read more…]