Thumbs Up from Kirkus Reviews

Here’s the full text of my latest book review from Kirkus Reviews: A fast-paced tale of justice in action and a remarkably accurate portrait of a trial lawyer’s daily grind. In Napoleon’s novel, a struggling lawyer befriends a local bail bondsman and takes on a case that will change his life. Fresh out of law […]

The Film Director’s Take

The following is from David S. Goyer, the multi-talented scribe, director and bon vivant whose latest credits including The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel. My first novel ZigZag was a big first for David as well: his directorial debut. “The film ZigZag was based on the novel by Landon J. Napoleon. I was looking […]

How to Write a Novel in 13 Years

In the early 1990s, at the outset of my writing career, I was teaching a course at a local college. One of my students was a convicted felon who’d served his time and was trying to get his life back on track. He told me in detail about what he’d been sent up for: driving […]