Rachel Moulden for The Pit Synopsis: A young lion wanders the Serengeti in search of a pride to call his own. But being alone, he is watched with cautious eyes by those families he encounters along the way, including a coalition of rival males in search of their own pride to conquer. So the nomad…
Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code To Be Adapted Into a YA Novel For Fall 2016
Rachel Moulden for The Pit The Random House US and Penguin Random House UK children’s divisions of Penguin Random House will be publishing a young adult adaptation of the popular novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown this upcoming fall. Brown’s 2003 mystery-detective novel follows symbologist Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu after they…
Book Review: LRNZ’S Futuristic Comic “Golem” Is Sure To Delight Sci-Fi Fans
Rachel Moulden for The Pit Synopsis: Set in a future, post-Eurozone Italy, entrenched in a culture of hyper-capitalism, GOLEM follows young Steno Critone as he is kidnapped during a political protest gone sour. Taken in by the band of labeled “terrorists,” he learns that things are not as they seem in society, and that he…
YA Authors To Embrace The Stories Of DC Comics Super Heroes In Upcoming Novels
Rachel Moulden for The Pit Publisher Random House recently announced that YA authors will publish official young adult novels featuring some of the very iconic DC Comics superhero characters starting in 2017. Wonder Woman will be written by Leigh Bardugo, Batman will be written by Marie Lu, Superman will be written by Matt de la Peña, and Catwoman will be written by…
Oakland County author explores history and the Christian heart
Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media Catherine Brakefield’s background is as diverse as her books and short stories. From a young age, she had a strong passion for literature. “When I was younger, I would get up early to snatch a few chapters before school, and on the bus, I’d pick up that book…
Young musicians perform romantic favorites in upcoming Zenith Brass show
Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media Mark Petty shares a lifelong passion for music which is evident in his role as the director of Zenith Brass since 1995. Zenith Brass is a group of 30 talented youth brass and percussion musicians from Oakland and Macomb counties in Michigan. The ensemble performs a wide variety of…
Car collectors make pit stop at Autorama 2016 in Detroit
Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media Kevin Bachert of Royal Oak has loved classic cars ever since he was young boy. He always enjoyed the look of older cars, and his favorite car growing up was the ’57 Chevy. “Being born in the ’50s, I always felt the cars from ’64 to ’67 were really…
Aftershock Comics Launches On Comixology And Kindle
Rachel Moulden For The Pit Less than a year after AfterShock made a splash in the world of comics, they recently announced they will be teaming up with well-known platforms comiXology and Kindle. AfterShock Comics is home to many series including Dreaming Eagle, a comic about the first African American fighter pilots to join the United…
International Singer Emin Releases New Song With Nile Rodgers
Rachel Moulden for The Pit Russian pop singer Emin is back with a new track titled Boomerang featuring the legendary guitarist Nile Rodgers. The song is included on his latest album More Amor which features 16 tracks ranging from upbeat dance music to slow ballads. Emin is an Azerbaijani singer-songwriter and businessman. He writes and performs songs in English and Russian and is…
Book Review: “The Call of the Stryx #3: Traps 1/2” – Eric Corbeyran
Rachel Moulden for The Pit Release Date: September 9, 2015 Synopsis: Kevin Nivek, head of the Secret Service and in charge of security for the President of the United States, is fired after an assassination attempt almost succeeds. While investigating what he believes is a conspiracy among the various American intelligence services, he meets Debrah, a…