The Open Road Blog

It's probably safe to say more than 10 million ereaders were gifted this holiday season [and, of course, that includes "gifting" oneself!].  For many, now, the big question looming is: Where to begin?  

There's a lot of advice to be had on the subject—I'm particularly partial to Open Road Media's StarterPack Flowchart System—but let's say you already know what you want to read, right now. . . a spinetingling mystery.  The only question is: Which one?  

Check out Open Road's Ultimate Perfect Crime Sampler Pack over at Scribd.com for excerpts from more than two dozen beloved and ...

"Yeah, it's a little creepy," says John Lutz of his work, much of which deals with crimes committed by serial killers and other sociopaths. "But then that's what I'm trying to do." Many authors find that exploring dark subject matter takes a psychological toll. Some find that after writing about murder and other heinous crimes they need to walk away from their work for a little while. Watch this video to find out how Lutz and other thriller writers, including Kevin O'Brien, Ted Dekker, and the late Beverly Barton, handle the dark side of their craft.

Once again we're proud to present another installment of Mystery Thursday. Today, in anticipation of Alfred Hitchcock's upcoming birthday (Aug. 13th) we're sharing an excerpt from Stephen Rebello's Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, the authoritative book about Hollywood filmmaker's iconic film. Rebello is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter, journalist, and the author of such books as Reel Art: Great Posters from the Golden Age of the Silver Screen, which was honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1999. To learn more about him check out his Open Road author page and his Facebook ...

As Part of Its Publishing Partners Program, Open Road Will Digitally Market Titles by Five of Today’s Most Prominent Christian Authors

(New York, NY, April 27, 2011)   Thomas Nelson (www.thomasnelson.com), the largest Christian publisher in the world and the seventh largest trade publisher in the U.S., and Open Road Integrated Media (www.openroadmedia.com), a digital content company that publishes and markets ebooks by creating connections between authors and their audiences, today announced that Nelson has joined Open Road’s Publishing Partners Program. Under their agreement, Open Road will provide digital marketing strategy for a diverse selection of ebooks ...