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Inkwell Productions Fifo “50 States” Author Hayley Rose Recipient of 2011 K.A.R.T. Kids Book List Award
The K.A.R.T. Kids Book List is assembled each year to introduce children’s books with age appropriate content that are memorable and enhance the gift of learning as a child grows. Titles for the list are picked by the South Jersey Children’s Literary Festival selection committee. Fifo... - October 26, 2011 - Inkwell Productions
SevenHouse Press Presents Cherish The Love, by Carrie Macon
A gripping tale of learning to love again in the wake of devastating heartbreak and betrayal. - October 25, 2011 - SevenHouse Press
William Maltese's Novel, "Flicker" Receives a 2011 Halloween Book Festival Award
Savant Books and Publications LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii, is proud to announce that "William Maltese's Flicker - #1 Book of Answers" has been awarded a 2011 Halloween Book Festival Award. - October 24, 2011 - Savant Books and Publications LLC
World Release of VERONIKA: The Siberian’s Tale, by Sandy Krolick
Having spent the past six years living at the foot of the Altai Mountains, in Western Siberia, Sandy plunges us deep into the myth, mystery, and psyche of an archaic worldview swept away in Siberia's headlong rush to the West. - October 24, 2011 - Islands Press
Sevenhouse Press Presents Abraham Markem and the Amazing White Dog, by Gary D. Henry
A compelling tale of victory, loss, redemption - and the immutable bonds of true friendship. - October 23, 2011 - SevenHouse Press
Super Star Press Announces the Release of “42 Rules for a Web Presence That Wins: Essential Business Strategy for Website and Social Media Success” by Philippa Gamse
With the rise in social media, some experts have declared websites dead. Not Philippa Gamse, author of the new book “42 Rules for a Web Presence that Wins: Essential Business Strategy for Website and Social Media Success.” In fact, Gamse states that, “It’s about the goals and objectives that each organization wants to achieve, and understanding how these are helped or hindered by new technologies.” - October 22, 2011 - 42 Rules
After Not Guilty Verdict, Abuse Survivor is Featured in BBC Documentary, Signs Book Deal
A Florida woman, Stacey M. Kananen, is featured in a new BBC documentary on child abuse. Kananen—whose incredible story of abuse, betrayal, murder and survival will be published by Berkley Books—was found not guilty in 2010 of her mother’s murder. The BBC discovered her through... - October 22, 2011 - Amnesty for Abuse
True Crime Author, Ken Lang, Named to "50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading"
Detective turned author, Ken Lang, has been named a winner in The Author’s Show 2011 “50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading.” This momentous award comes on the heels of his debut release Walking Among the Dead: True Stories from a Homicide Detective which is captivating true... - October 22, 2011 - Ken Lang Studios
Silver Sky Publishing Releases Buddhist Golf Book Changing the Way Golfers Think About the Game
All golfers know the idea of suffering when it comes to their golf game. The newly released 2nd edition of Buddha Plays 18 by Edward Sarkis Balian is an informative and entertaining book that combines the art and science of good golf techniques with the principles of Buddhist Philosophy. - October 21, 2011 - Silver Sky Publishing
Literary Classics Announces Youth Media International Book Award Winners
Literary Classics announced its 2011 selection of top books for children and young adults today. Award recipients were selected from entries received throughout the world. The Literary Classics selection committee is proud to recognize the following titles in children's and young adult literature... - October 21, 2011 - Literary Classics Book Awards and Reviews
The First Book App Where the Story Line Changes According to the Weather and the Time of the Day
Vilnius, October: a team of young and innovative people "Realverus" together with Interactive agency, "Gaumina" are pleased to announce that its “Mousey Howsee and the Rescuers" App for iPad, is now available on the App Store. - October 21, 2011 - Gaumina
Charles River Press Releases “Ghost Hunters Research Guide to Free Internet Sources"
In time for Halloween, Charles River Press releases the Ghost Hunters Research Guide to Free Internet Sources by paranormal author Elizabeth Eagan-Cox. - October 21, 2011 - ElizabethEaganCox.blogspot.com
The Brownstone Poets Presents Two Brooklyn Poets Amy Holman and Peter Marra on Tuesday, November 15 at 7 P.m. At Tillie's of Brooklyn
The Brownstone Poets presents two Brooklyn poets Amy Holman and Peter Marra on Tuesday, 11/ 15 at 7 p.m. at Tillie's of Brooklyn. Come to Tillie's of Brooklyn and enjoy the quaint student-friendly café ambiance located near Pratt and St. Joseph's College. Feast on gourmet sandwiches,... - October 21, 2011 - The Brownstone Poets
Dr. Abraham Verghese to Give John P. McGovern Lecture on Oct. 24
The University of Houston (UH) has invited best-selling author and noted physician Abraham Verghese to give the John P. McGovern Endowed Lecture in Family, Health and Human Values at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24 at the UH Hilton Hotel, Grand Ballroom. “As an Indian-American immigrant to the... - October 20, 2011 - University of Houston
Outskirts Press Reveals Top 10 Best Selling Books in Self-Publishing for September 2011
Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company today announced its top ten titles for September. - October 20, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
President 2012: Patriot or Puppet for Billionaires
A political guide that breaks down the top desired qualities for America’s future leaders that places blame and responsibility squarely where it belongs and then offers a plan to correct the mistakes. - October 19, 2011 - Anti-Aging Clinic Assoc., Inc.
Savant Books and Publications Announces Release of Zachary M. Oliver's Book, "Falling But Fulfilled: Reflections on Multiple Intelligences" in Multiple e-Book Formats
A collection of reflections on each of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences, "Falling but Fulfilled" reads like a personal memoir, guiding readers through the maze of intelligences with both clarity and joy. This work is now available now in softcover as well as multiple eBook formats. - October 19, 2011 - Savant Books and Publications LLC
Jabberwocky Press Announces the Release of Menacing Face Worth Millions: A Life of Charles Bronson, Biography by Brian D’Ambrosio, Available November 2011
Menacing Face Worth Millions: A Life of Charles Bronson, by Brian D'Ambrosio, is the first biography of legendary screen actor Charles Bronson in thirty years. - October 19, 2011 - Jabberwocky Press
Suspense Publishing Announces New Book "Prince of Horror" by Elliott Capon
The Prince of Horror by Elliott Capon on Sale Now. “The Prince of Horror,” a decidedly adult horror novel by Elliott Capon, is now released by Suspense Publishing on Kindle and other e-platforms on, and will be available on Amazon.com. The premise of The Prince of Horror is... - October 19, 2011 - Suspense Publishing
Ashland University Professor Authors "Curious Critters" Book
A new children’s picture book by Ashland University professor David FitzSimmons titled “Curious Critters” features stunning animal images and entertaining vignettes, with animals talking about their everyday lives in nature. - October 19, 2011 - Ashland University
No Fooling, Minneapolis Writer Releases Play "Lear’s Fool: I Will Not Go to Bed at Noon"
Minneapolis-based writer Joseph Gergen’s first play, Lear’s Fool: I will not Go to Bed at Noon, takes a look at the politics behind the politics of Shakespeare’s “King Lear.” Ten years in incubation Lear’s Fool was recently released in electronic format for the... - October 19, 2011 - Joseph Gergen
Hundreds of Authors Contend for Top Prizes in the First Annual Transformational Author Writing Contest
Twenty-nine prizes awarded including two Balboa Press Publishing Packages. - October 19, 2011 - Christine Kloser
2012 eBook Style Calendar Unveiled on Etsy by Award Winning Miami Artist Jonathan Brooks
South Florida-based Visual Artist Jonathan Brooks Unveils 12 Month 2012 eBook Style Calendar on Etsy.com. - October 19, 2011 - Jonathan Brooks
Pebble Learning Launch Their Latest Book "Pebblegogy" - Technology Meets Pedagogy
Pebblegogy available from Amazon or direct from Pebble Learning - October 18, 2011 - Pebble Learning
Author Sabbithry Persad Releases Second Book in the Garbology Kids Series, "Operation: Reuse It!" Teaches Children About Reusing
"Young readers will learn about reusing in an engaging matter as the story of Operation: Reuse It! unfolds and the children think of creative ways to find new life for Mr. Ogilvy’s old stuff," —Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children. - October 18, 2011 - Firewater Media Group
"Barack Obama in Hawai'i and Indonesia" at Educator's Week at Barnes & Noble, Menlo Park Mall, Edison, NJ, Tues, Oct 18, 6PM
Educator's Week: Join author and speaker Dinesh Sharma, PhD, as he discusses his new book and shares valuable information about early education of the President that you can use at home and school. Tuesday October 18, 2011 6:00 PM; Barnes & Noble, 55 Parsonage Road, Edison, NJ 08837, 732-548-4179 - October 17, 2011 - Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Research
Stroke of Genius PRomotions Presents "The Pact" by Peter Lawrence
Author Peter Lawrence is having an official book signing for the hot new erotic book "The Pact". The Pact has all of Atlanta talking about its thought provoking and conversation stimulating contents. Peter dares to go where no one else has gone and touch on the HIV epidemic and the... - October 17, 2011 - Stroke of Genius PRomotions
Poet Patricia Neely-Dorsey Joins Desire Street Books & Press
Poet Patricia Neely-Dorsey has joined Desire Street Books & Press as a featured writer. Neely-Dorsey is the author of “Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia -- A Life in Poems,” a celebration of the South. She will hold a chat on Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. ET. - October 16, 2011 - Desire Street Books & Press
Renaee Smith Joins BookDaily.com
As a featured author, the first chapters of Renaee Smith's books are now available to thousands of readers to sample – free of charge. Renaee Smith is currently promoting JAMAICA’S FORGOTTEN TREATS. Visit http://www.bookdaily.com/author/1475728/renaee-smith or www.renaeescakes.com - October 16, 2011 - Renaee's Cakes
Sedona's New Age Culture Clashes with Christianity in New Sci-Fi Novel
"Sedona: The Lost Vortex," the debut novel from Mikel J. Wilson, delves into science and religious fiction. - October 15, 2011 - Mikel J. Wilson
Enslow Publishers, Inc. Announces New Sports Fiction Series
Enslow Publishers, Inc., publisher of children’s books for the school and library market, is excited to announce its plans to publish their first sports fiction series, A Champion Sports Story, as part of their Spring 2012 List. - October 15, 2011 - Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Pulse Publishing Presents Boss Bitch Swag, by Cynthia White
How does a married woman who has never once been unfaithful to her husband contract HIV? - October 15, 2011 - Pulse
Author Cheryl Bradshaw Debuts Serial Killer Novel, Sinnerman, on Amazon Kindle
Mystery and thriller writer Cheryl Bradshaw releases novel for 99 cents on Amazon Kindle. - October 15, 2011 - Cheryl Bradshaw
Frankenstein is Back from the Dead in New Book Adaptation - Skankenstein
This Halloween, Frankenstein will return from the shadows of libraries, film vaults and pop culture to wreak havoc on the vampires and werewolves that have dominated the media in recent years. Nearly a dozen adaptations of Mary Shelley’s classic story are set to be released over the next two... - October 15, 2011 - Kathryn Reiter
Provocative New Author on Amazon / Smashwords
Writing Fiction in the Shadow of Nine-Eleven and the New Conservatism - October 15, 2011 - Paul Dyer
Book Launch on President Obama's Childhood, Fordham University, NYC, Oct 14, 5PM
How was President Barack Obama shaped by his early childhood experiences in the USA and overseas? The author, Dinesh Sharma, a cultural psychologist and marketing consultant will discuss his new book, "Barack Obama in Hawaii and Indonesia: The Making of a Global President" (ABC-CLIO Sep 30 2011). - October 14, 2011 - Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Research
The First Modern Olympics - in "Real Time"
The dramas, setbacks, rows, and personalities involved in the first modern Olympic Games are being brought to daily life as part of the build-up to London 2012. To mark the publication of "1896: The First Modern Olympics" by David Randall, Black Toad Books has begun daily Tweets telling the story of the re-birth of the Games. - October 14, 2011 - Blacktoad Publishing and Promotions
Lived to Tell It Author Hanna Lulgjuraj-Murray to Sign at Barnes & Noble
Lived to Tell It Author Hanna Lulgjuraj-Murray to Sign at Barnes & Noble, 300 Indian Lake Blvd, Suite 340, Hendersonville, TN 37075, October 22, 2011 from 2 – 4 PM. Hanna Lulgjuraj-Murray’s first novel Lived to Tell It is a compelling and riveting true crime story about survival... - October 14, 2011 - Inkwell Productions
Dr. Charles F. Hayes Releases New Book Bring University Students to Christ: Science and Scripture
Bring University Students to Christ basically explains how to do just that. The author, Dr. Charles F. Hayes, has spent almost his entire life studying Scripture and science. - October 13, 2011 - BookBuzz
Hurts Books Presents Isiah Classic Food
Isiah is set to release a kindle version of his book Isiah Classic Food. For Isiah, cooking is about love. Taught by the great Southern cooks in his family, Isiah Hurts has kept these family heirlooms close to his heart. But now, he invites you into his kitchen and serves up more than 50 of his... - October 13, 2011 - Hurts Books
T. Lyn Fletcher to be Featured at October EyeCon Convention
North Carolina's emerging horror author will join the cast and fans of "The Vampire Diaries" in Atlanta. - October 13, 2011 - T. Lyn Fletcher
5 Tools for Building Your Author Platform with Promotional Materials
Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing self-publishing and book marketing company, recently announced that the Promotional Materials Package is now available to all authors, regardless of where their book was published. Previously, the package was only available to authors who published with... - October 13, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
New Political Thriller "The Brevity of Life" Launches on Amazon.com
Canadian Author Michael A. Lavergne’s Riveting New Serial Novel "The Brevity of Life," Launches on Amazon.com in Print and Kindle formats Ahead of the Christmas Gift Giving Season. Set in Modern Day Burma, "The Brevity of Life" Provides Readers a Lush and Vivid Portrait of the South East Asian Nation. - October 13, 2011 - Michael A. Lavergne
Sherry Milam Author of "The Red Feather" and The Flaming Arrows to Read and Perform at 2nd Annual New Orleans Children's Book Festival
Your Time Publishing's Sherry Milam along with Mardi Gras Indian Tribe, the Flaming Arrows to perform at Book Festival. - October 13, 2011 - Your Time Publishing, LLC
Florida Police Sergeant Releases New Book “The Guardian: The Story of a Texas Ranger-Rough Rider, American Hero”
A work of historical fiction, The Guardian narrates the story of Kenneth Douglas, particularly his dedication to law enforcement and helping others even when his heart is heavy. - October 12, 2011 - BookBuzz
Author Kima Richard of Your Time Publishing to Donate Book to WYES Auction Action
Kima Richard to auction a signed copy of her children's book "Possibilities" and a reading event that the winning bidder can schedule with the author. - October 12, 2011 - Your Time Publishing, LLC
Your Time Publishing, LLC Author Paulette Jones Donates Two of Her Titles for WYES Auction Action
Author Paulette Jones has donated "Herstory:Revelations," and "Girls' Day Out:The Adventure" to WYES Auction Action. Along with a signed copy of the titles, Ms. Jones will also perform a reading for the winning bidder. - October 12, 2011 - Your Time Publishing, LLC
Celebrating 100 Years Since Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary, Author Derek Abbott Releases a Comical, Entertaining Update Called The Wickedictionary
The Wickedictionary celebrates the 100th anniversary of Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary (1911). The name Wickedictionary is intended to be a satirical play on the word Wiktionary. This is a collection of definitions of words as in a dictionary, except the definitions are perverse... - October 11, 2011 - BookBuzz
Former Teacher and School Principal, Thomas Hall Releases His Second Novel
Spectrums follows the life of Jenna MacDonald, who like many young women her age is a contradiction. On one hand, she is bright, independent, and confident. On the other hand, as she readily acknowledges, there is a large part of her that remains wide-eyed and naive, especially when it comes to the... - October 11, 2011 - BookBuzz
Best Selling Hollywood 101 Series Comes to Kindle and NOOK
Sandcastle Publishing and Chambers Stevens are proud to announce the release of the best selling Hollywood 101 series on both the Barnes & Noble NOOK and the Amazon Kindle. The seven book Hollywood 101 series features the best selling books in the world for young television and film... - October 11, 2011 - the Chambie Awards