Henry Baum

There’s no reason this novel should not be traditionally published.  The only reason I could surmise is that maybe there were a number of novels surrounding the advertising industry coming out at the same time.  I have to plead ignorance that I have not read a lot of novels about ad execs.  But Commercial Break stands very well on its own – a great blend of both satire and realism.  Both totally outlandish and plausible, which is the most important aspect of a satire.

Commercial Break is about the Adam Glassman, an advertising executive who hates his industry.  A novelist […]

The Nine Lives of Clemenza bears a resemblance to C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy – a trilogy of science fiction novels with Christian parables. It would be totally inaccurate to call this book both science fiction and Christian fiction, as it revolves around the concept of reincarnation, which is not readily a part of Christianity unless you go all the way back to the Gnostics. The novel does originate in “heaven” so it has Christian echoes, but it is more of a general story about spirituality and morality with more universal appeal than a book that adheres to one religion.

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Revolution of Flowers is the most unique book received by the Self-Publishing Review.  It is also the first art book.  I’m tempted to review this book as if reviewing for a skeptic, because to enjoy this book your mind has to be open.  If you’re able to do that, this book has a divine kind of poetry to it.  The book is something like a children’s book for adults – which is appropriate because children might be more aligned with the kind of imagination that’s inspired by this book.

As the name suggests, the book is about a revolution […]