WHAT THE MEDIA IS SAYING
“I would recommend Hang Fire to readers who enjoy character-driven, psychological novels with a satirical edge. Fans of Hollywood insider stories and dark humor will find a lot to enjoy here.”
LITERARY TITAN
“Highly recommended…The tension was palpable throughout… It was almost like Hollywood was a living, breathing being in the book.”
BOOK NERDECTION“Anthony Mora’s Hang Fire is a captivating journey through Hollywood’s chaotic world… With sharp dialogue and complex character dynamics, Mora crafts a narrative that is
as entertaining as it is thought-provoking, exploring the lengths one might go to for fame.”
BRADLEY ALLEN, MANHATTAN BOOK REVIEW
“Mora clearly and cleanly goes back through time in this novel… The result is a sweeping story.”
KIRKUS REVIEW
“Think Lolita meets Holden Caulfield.”
THE HUFFINGTON POST
“Everything entwines in Mora’s novel …so much so that the culture and psyche of Hollywood assumes a complexity
that other novels about Los Angeles rarely achieve… hard to put down.”
D. DONOVAN, SENIOR REVIEWER, MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
“Think Chili Palmer in Get Shorty meets author John Cheever.”
INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW
“’Virtual Velocity’ will relate to readers of multiple backgrounds, especially those who enjoy rock and pop culture.”
L.A. WAVE
“A blend of Nabokov and Bret Easton Ellis… Arresting… a refreshing unpredictability of what will happen from one moment to next.”
L.A. WEEKLY
“Drawing upon his background as a rock-music journalist… Anthony Mora offers a world-premiere glimpse behind the scenes… engaging.”
BACKSTAGE
[Anthony’s] characters grapple with the realities of a timeless yet somehow post-apocalyptic Southern California, complete with cults, gurus, guns, human frailty and the dangers inherent in connection.”
ENTERTAINMENT TODAY
“Poised to place his indelible stamp on Los Angeles… Mora joins a canon which includes Fante and Chandler”
IN ENTERTAINMENT
“Heartfelt and funny and reminded me of John Updike’s “A&P,” in its youthful discovery of longing and a burgeoning identity coming about by accident.”
INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW
“Anthony Mora has written a sparkling play where words fly fast and furious.”
ENTERTAINMENT TODAY
“Reminiscent [of] David Mamet or Harold Pinter.”
METRO L.A.
“It hits the mark.”
PREVIEW WEST
Anthony Mora in Hollywood Soapbox
Interview on AME Radio
Virtual Velocity review in The Tolucan Times
Anthony Mora in LA Wave
Virtual Velocity review in News Break
Interview on The Douglas Coleman Show
Anthony Mora in Pop Culture Passionistas
Anthony Mora in Author’s Den
Hang Fire Article on BOOK NERDECTION