Novels
The aim of Moon Picture Classics is to publish novels that resurrect popular entertainment from the 1930s and 1940s. The first title, Jack and the Jungle Lion, was awarded Honorable Mention in the 2011 Hollywood Book Festival. Only five percent of submissions to this prestigious festival receive any type of formal accolade.
Solstice Publishing
picked up the second title, Ten-A-Week Steale. This offer was accepted with enormous gratitude.
Stephen Jared is currently developing new novels, continuing with the concept of resurrecting popular entertainment from classic Hollywood and the action-oriented pulps.
Jack and the Jungle Lion review excerpts
"Here's a debut novel that will knock your socks off. The pacing is spot-on, the characters believable and endearing, the action jumping off the page. Stephen Jared has just staked his claim as a pre-eminent voice in the growing legion of writers producing retro style adventures, just the way you want them. Jack and the Jungle Lion is a topnotch entertainment."
Tom McNulty, tommcnulty.blogspot.com
"... so thoroughly packed with action, romance, and witty lines that readers will see the story play out as if it were a movie right before their eyes."
Jessica Hastings, suite101.com/romancefiction
"... has the crackle and snap of a thirties comedy. There's also plenty of the cliff-hanging action of a Saturday morning serial."
KC, aclassicmovieblog.com
"... probably the only book I have ever read that includes both a hair raising escape from angry natives and a hysterical pie fight at a Hollywood party."
Todd Gault, serialexperience.com
"... any fan of 'Only Angels Have Wings', 'Secret of the Incas' and Indiana Jones will really get a kick out of this book. Stephen Jared has a nice, easy, flowing style of prose, and a great knowledge of that era in Hollywood history."
James Byrne, secretoftheincas.co.uk
"Jack and the Jungle Lion may be an affectionate tribute to adventure serials and screwball comedies of the 1930s, but it stands on its own as a great fun read. Featuring an unapologetic coward of a movie star, a beautiful and tough-as-nails animal trainer, a genuinely frightening Peruvian devil, a wise butler, and a fellow who just happens to own a Staggerwing, the story is as entertaining as it is refreshingly free of cynicism. I loved Stephen Jared's first novel, and sincerely hope it's not his last."
Ryder Windham, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryder_Windham
"... Jared creates a delightfully endearing character that you just can't help but like. His book is a great read. It has that unique mix of humor that adults appreciate, as well as what I believe is a book well-suited to the 10-14 age group ..."
Becky Barnes, classicbeckybrainfood.blogspot.com
"... Jared clearly is a lover of classic films, because he gets the setting, characters and breezy atmosphere right. I'm not sure how many people could recreate this era with this much joy and devotion."
Brian, classicfilmboy.com
"In an emotionally charged combination of humor, daring, fear, success, and failure, Jared brings readers on a fast paced and very human adventure."
Angie Mangino, angiemangino.com
"This was a fun book. It wasn't something I'd typically pick up, but thanks to book blogging I've expanded my reading horizons to find gems like Jack and the Jungle Lion."
Grace Onorato, feedingmybookaddiction.blogspot.com
"From the start, Stephen Jared captures the formula that has been lost to Hollywood since the movie studio system broke down. It's everything that classic film fans love about the classic films. Credit is also due to the fantastic, eye-catching cover art by multi-talented Paul Shipper. Shipper captured the vintage-style influence of the old Hollywood film posters with alarming accuracy. One glance at the cover, and there is a sense of intrigue and excitement for the story behind it."
Amber Grey, bellaonline.com/Site/classicfilm
"... a fun read, reminded me of Indiana Jones and Tales of the Gold Monkey, both which I loved so much. I couldn't help but smile."
Donna Newman, booklovershideaway.blogspot.com
"Jack and the Jungle Lion is a whole lot of things in one...An honest portrayal of how a man who plays hero can become one ... and the great characterization of Maxine Daniels makes her the stand out of the book. I could read stories about her all day."
Tommy Hancock, ONE TWO PUNCH from tvmcafe.com and ALL PULP from allpulp.blogspot.com
"I was delighted with it from page one to the end. This adventure truly has the feel and charm of an Indiana Jones flick. It's amusing, rollicking tale will make you nostalgic for the old days of glitzy Hollywood when fantasy and reality where often too close to tell apart."
Ron Fortier, pulpfictionreviews.blogspot.com
