Kirkus Review of Toil Under the Sun

My first novel, Toil Under the Sun, recently received a terrific review from Kirkus. You can find the link to the review below. Because Toil Under the Sun is a self-published book, this review is truly significant. First, Kirkus advertises themselves as "The World's Toughest Book Critics." Second, David Carnoy states the following in an article published on cnet.com titled Self-Publishing a Book: 25 Things You Need to Know: "Because the barrier to entry is so low, the majority of self-published books are pretty bad. If I had to put a number on it, I'd say less than 5 percent are decent and less than 1 percent are really good." And third, I now have independent confirmation that I am not wasting my time on my current book, Nor Things to Come: A Novel of the West. I plan to dive back into Chapter 4 of Part 2 today...right after I replace the shower head in the downstairs bathroom.

Kirkus Review of Toil Under the Sun