Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 06, 2026
John Paulits

John Paulits

John Paulits is a former New York City teacher. You are invited to visit his website www.johnpaulits.com for more information on his twelve children's novels and five adult novels.

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About John Paulits

John Paulits is a former New York City teacher who resides both in NYC and at the Jersey shore. He has been publishing fiction for nearly thirty-five years. His work includes five adult novels with a sixth (Lanyon for Hire: Volume Two) due out in January, 2013. He has also published a dozen children's novels including nine volumes in the popular Philip and Emery series. Some two dozen of his short stories have appeared in various magazines. You are invited to visit his website johnpaulits.com for more information about his novels.

Books by John Paulits

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  • The Best Laid Plans

    With age, comes wisdom, they say. But if the passage of time makes us wise, should we worry about getting too smart for our own good?

  • Stellamon

    The future is unknown. But if you did know what the future would hold, would you have the heart to continue in the present?

  • The Small Voice

    Small children always crave attention. Most parents know and understand that. But there are others who know that, too ...

  • The Mystery of Charles Dickens: A Tale of Mesmerism and Murder

    To tantalize our reading appetite, John Paulits shares with us an exerpt from his newest novel, "The Mystery of Charles Dickens."

  • A Day at the Circus

    When the creatures get to this stage, they definitely no longer pose a threat to humans ... and safety is what we want, right?

  • Born Again

    It didn't matter that Skip didn't want to believe ... he was a man who had no choice in the event.

  • Tabula Rasa

    This could be the most amazing invention in mankind's history...and a glimpse of mankind's future...Part One of Two.

  • Tabula Rasa 2

    Conclusion. Carl Tyson has found a way to venture into the future -- and it appears that the future needs him to change things for the people who are left...

  • Henny and Lloyd's First Case

    Ambition -- check. Analytical mind -- check. Determination -- check. Whiskey -- yeah, that, too. Now all they need is the case...

  • The Burial

    A season changes, and suddenly, nothing that was will ever be perceived the same way again...

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  • A Dying Fall: Book Excerpt

    John Paulits invites us to enjoy an excerpt from his book, "A Dying Fall," the second of his "Shakespeare Murders" mysteries.