Honoring Vets & Peaceniks Alike, Daniel Grotta's Novella "Honor" Captures the Spirit of July 4th

POCONOS, Pa. - July 1, 2016 - PRLog -- In celebration of Independence Day, and to honor the people who have made the United States of America great, Pixel Hall Press has temporarily reduced the price of print copies of Honor by Daniel Grotta to only $5.25 until July 5th  That's an even further reduction from publisher's Summer Reading Sale.

About Honor

Set during the Vietnam War era, Honor is a poignant yet quick read that has captured the hearts of veterans and former hippies alike.

What is it to be honorable? In the eyes of others? In your own heart? Is it what you've done or who you are? Jeff Smith was, as his bully of a brother-in-law Gene Engelhardt was fond of retelling, "what the cat dragged in." A scruffy, bearded hippie Gene's sister Bonnie had met and fallen deeply in love with decades ago at a Washington peace rally against the Vietnam War. Even shaved and doing whatever the Engelhardts wanted, his in-laws never accepted or approved of Jeff. Now, Jeff is saddled with a family, a dead end job, and, after Bonnie died of cancer, a mountain of debt. Only Jeff has a secret and a unique possession that could possibly solve his financial problems and help his daughter realize her dream, if he can ever overcome the guilt and shame that has haunted him for over thirty years.

Honor is currently being developed into a theatrical play by the playwright David Zarko.

Honor is available as a trade paperback and an eBook in all format, from most bookstores and book websites. However, the Independence Day sale price is available only on the Pixel Hall Press website:.http://www.pixelhallpress.com/summer_reading_sale.html

About Daniel Grotta

A former war correspondent, Daniel Grotta writes about the human cost of war from a very personal point of view. Since his return to the states, Daniel Grotta has worn just about every hat in publishing, including investigative journalist, syndicated columnist, editor and so forth. His thousands of articles, reviews and columns have appeared in major magazines, newspapers and  journals. He has also authored several books, including J.R.R. Tolkien: Architect of Middle Earth, the renowned first biography of the creator of The Lord of the Rings. Among his many accolades and awards is one that stands apart from the rest: His writings were, at one point, the most requested to be recorded as audio files by Reading for the Blind in Philadelphia, because of the visual clarity and beauty of his prose. Grotta has been a member of the National Book Critics Circle, Overseas Press Club, The Authors Guild and American Society of Journalists & Authors.

About Pixel Hall Press

Pixel Hall Press is a relatively new, old-fashioned small publishing house whose focus is on discovering literary gems and great stories that might otherwise be overlooked. Our mission is to publish books that energize the imagination and intrigue the mind, and to be a conduit between readers and provocative, stimulating, talented authors.

In this era of digital technology, Wall Street involvement and merger mania, many mainstream publishers seem to have lost sight of core principles and the purpose of publishing. At the other end of the spectrum is the veritable avalanche of self-published books that are notoriously uneven in quality. Small boutique imprints like Pixel Hall Press are reclaiming the heart and soul of publishing by reviving the idea that a publisher's raison d'être is finding and nurturing great writers, and to provide readers with beautiful, meaningful, truly enjoyable books.