Blog - Mike Cahoon, Author

Books Are Tools, Not Art Pieces

Mike / October 26, 2025

I have always seen books as tools, not art pieces. Fundamentally, a book is a medium for passing along stories, wisdom and information from person to person.

Book Updates, My Writing, News, Writing & Publishing

Launch Day

Mike / October 1, 2025

I woke up this morning as a published author. It’s a strange thing to think and an even stranger thing to say out load.

A hand reaching towards a glowing hanging light bulb symbolizing creativity and illumination.

Articles, My Writing, Writing & Publishing

Unpacking Inspiration

Mike / October 1, 2025

Since announcing my first novel, one topic seems to come up over and over again in conversation; what inspired me to write The Scion Conspiracy and the Crucible of Legacy series?

Book Updates, News

In 3… 2… 1… Preorders for my debut novel, The Scion Conspiracy, are now live. Although the official launch date isn’t until October 1st, it is an immensely surreal feeling to know that people can now, officially buy my book. That there are, right now, copies out in the wild, being read by reviewers as

Book Reviews, Science Fiction

Project Hail Mary & The Triumph of Humanity

Mike / August 15, 2025

He has a real knack for establishing a world that feels just a few years removed from our own, like we’re reading an account of something that might actually happen in about ten years. Pair this with his ability to create engaging yet flawed characters and maintain a steady, well structured story, Weir has a winning formula.

Book Reviews, Horror

This Thing Between Us, A Thoroughly Modern Ghost Story

Mike / January 8, 2025

Gus Moreno’s modern horror novel delves into that question in a book that is undeniably unsettling and uniquely captivating.

Book Reviews, Science Fiction, Thrillers

11-22-63 & The Ups and Downs of Time Travel

Mike / December 18, 2024

As an average person thrust into an extraordinary situation, Jake does his best but can’t help but form relationships and build a life for himself, entwining himself deeper and deeper into the bygone era of the 1950’s and 60’s, becoming a man entrenched in a time where he does not belong.