Michael A. Ventrella – författare

Billboard magazine named The Beatles the greatest performing musical act of all time, and their albums continue to chart to this day. This is no surprise to the author, who combed through nearly 60 years of the magazine, week by week, to compile a list of every song and album that charted. The end result is an intriguing look at the band's influence, including their solo efforts. The author assigns points to the positions of songs and albums on the charts in order to create a list ranging from the least successful to the most successful. Each entry includes a picture of the album cover or single sleeve, along with an analysis of the song or album. Also provided are introductory chapters about the Beatles and an explanation of how the Billboard charts have been tabulated and changed over the years.

Thirteen authors, including Gail Z. Martin, David Gerrold, and Jonathan Maberry, come together to pen short stories innovating Sherlock Holmes, adapting and revolutionizing the iconic character.Sherlock Holmes is one of the most iconic and lasting figures in literature. His feats of detection are legendary, and he continues to capture audiences today in stories, movies, and on TV. In this new anthology, Baker Street Irregulars, authors present the celebrated detective in more than a dozen wildly entertaining new ways. In Ryk Spoor’s thrilling "The Adventures of a Reluctant Detective,” Sherlock is a re-creation in a holodeck. In Hildy Silverman’s mesmerizing "A Scandal in the Bloodline,” Sherlock is a vampire. Heidi McLaughlin sends Sherlock back to college, while Beth Patterson, in the charming "Code Cracker,” turns him into a parrot. The settings range from Russia in the near-future to a reality show, from a dystopian world to an orchestra. Without losing the very qualities that make Sherlock so illustrious a character, these authors spin new webs of mystery around their own singular riff on one of fiction’s truly singular characters.Stories In This Volume:"’Locked!" by Mike Strauss"Identity (An Adventure of Shirley Holmes and Jack Watson)" by Keith R. A. DeCandido"The Scent of Truth" by Jody Lynn Nye"The Adventure of the Reluctant Detective" by Ryk Spoor"A Scandal in the Bloodline" by Hildy Silverman"The Fabulous Marble" by David Gerrold"The Scarlet Study" by Jim Avelli"Delta Phi" by Heidi McLaughlin"Beethoven’s Baton" by Austin Farmer"The Adventure of the Melted Saint" by Gail Z. Martin"Automatic Sherlock" by Martin Rose"The Hammer of God" by Jonathan Maberry"Code Cracker" by Beth W. Patterson