Celebrated Editor Hollis George Picks His 10 Favorite New eBooks

For years readers have looked forward to the Reading List of Hollis George. Periodically, the celebrated anthologist and editorial director of Absolutely Amazing eBooks and The New Atlantian Library issues a listing of the books he's currently enjoying.

While not exactly as influential as Oprah's Book Club, Hollis George has been picking favorites since the mid '60s when he was the book editor with a major newspaper. Over the years, he has moved to the other side of the desk, choosing books to be published, but his Reading List remains popular among those who have received it on an ongoing basis.

Now that Hollis is part of the fold, AAeB News will share it with you from time to time. We admit it's eclectic, the product of a wide-reaching and broad-thinking mind. Nonetheless, we never fail to find a book or two that appeals to our own reading tastes.

We asked him to pick his favorites from among the titles published by Absolutely Amazing eBooks and The New Atlantian Library. Herewith are the titles stacked on Hollis George's bedside table. The accompanying comments are his:

Fish Food by James D. Loy. "A surprisingly entertaining little gem. A retired anthropologist who studied monkeys turns his attention to the anti-social behavior of man. In this case, the story of a guy who happens to own a hungry piranha fish."

Skook by William R. Burkett, Jr. "Here's a page-turner about a down-on-his-luck newspaperman who stumbles upon some strange creatures in the Pacific Northwest. Too well written to be tossed off as a horror story. But it gave me chills, I must confess."

The Pea-Green Boat and Other Unsettling Stories by William R. Burkett, Jr. "Another book in the same vein by Burkett, a collection of disquieting short stories, designed to be one degree off your comfort zone. Dang, this guy can sure spin a yarn."

Undying Love by Ben Harrison. "You might try to label this one a horror story too, but at heart this is a romance (of sorts) ... and it's absolutely true! A lovesick doctor tries to resurrect his dead sweetheart."

Waiting for Something to Happen by Bill Lorraine. "A true Renaissance Man, Lorraine composes symphonies, sculpts, composes poetry, and also writes entrancing novels and short stories. These reflections on the people of Key West are guaranteed to lower your blood pressure as you kick back to read them."

Border Crossing by John Leslie. "Long known as a mystery writer, Leslie has reinvented himself with this well-worth-the-read road trip novel."

Screwed Blu'd and Tattooed (And other Stories) by Reef Perkins. "When I read Perkins's biography Sex, Salvage & Secrets, I chuckled at his sense of humor. With this novella and accompanying tales, I laughed out loud."

BelleVille (Books One and Two) by Laura Gorman. "A historical epic that traces the lives of those on connected to a Southern plantation. Beautifully told, you'd think it was Margaret Mitchell's lost manuscript."

After Life: images From the Key West Cemetery by Carol Tedesco, Roberta DePiero, and Jane Newhagen. "A visual tour ... or should I say tour de force? Crypts and tombstones and memorials that remind you how we honor our departed loved one. This Key West landmark is lovingly displayed in this coffee-table paperback."

Marlow: Mango Run by Bill Craig. "Absolutely amazing eBooks bestselling book ever ... a hardboiled private eye novel that reminded me of all those John D. McDonald and Raymond Chandler books of yore. A good read with no goal other than to entertain. And that it does in spades."

Thanks, Hollis. Nice to know what keeps your Kindle Fire blazing late at night.

All of these titles, of course, can be found on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or at the Absolutely Amazing eBooks online bookstore (just click AbsolutelyAmazingEbooks.com). All of these terrific ebooks are priced at only $3.99 each. And paperback editions are available too.

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