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Berner Releases A Whisper to a Scream
Author Karen Wojcik Berner has released her novel, A Whisper to a Scream, the first in the Bibliophiles series based on the lives of the members of a suburban classics book club. - September 02, 2011 - Karen Wojcik Berner
Your Time Publishing and Author Sherry Milam Looking for Schools to Read Her Debut Book
Author Sherry “Ms. Leddy” Milam is seeking schools that would like for her to come read her debut children’s book “The Red Feather.” - September 02, 2011 - Your Time Publishing, LLC
Damnation Books Released New eBook Titles
Damnation Books, LLC is based in Santa Rosa, California. Founded by William Gilchrist and Kim Richards Gilchrist, Damnation Books looks to use available technologies to bring affordable dark fiction to everyone. The following titles were released by Damnation Books on 1 September 2011; Mother... - September 01, 2011 - Caliburn Press LLC
Brave Tale of Breast Cancer Survivor, March Forth, Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated motivational and inspirational self-help book from Chandler, IN, author Marci A. Schmitt. - September 01, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Atlanta-Based Comic Publisher Terminus Media LLC to Bring Promotional Tour for New Title Radio Free Amerika to DragonCon
Terminus Media LLC (Terminus) is proud to announce DragonCon as an official stop on the Radio Free Amerika promotional tour. Members of the book’s creative team will be on hand in Artist Alley to sign autographs and meet fans. Set in 2020, Radio Free Amerika chronicles the story of DJ Mose B. - September 01, 2011 - Terminus Media LLC
SEAL Veteran Saga: Spartacus Did the Right Thing Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated action and adventure fiction from Annapolis, MD, author Mike Tucker. - September 01, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
New Charles Stone Travel Mystery, Broken Spirit, Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated action and adventure fiction from Gloucester, MA, author Charles L. Fields. - September 01, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Francine: Silk Stockings and Red Stilettos Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated poetry collection from Andalusia, AL, author Nancy E. Alcorn. - September 01, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Tragedy Draws Boys Together: Tears of the Phoenix Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated action and adventure fiction from McKinney, TX, author Lonnie Beerman. - September 01, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
New Military Memoir, Silk Pajamas & Tombstone Eyes, Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated military autobiography book from Vancouver, WA, author Thomas Rock. - September 01, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Father Frees Daughter from Pain: Destiny's Brother Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated action and adventure fiction from Braham, MN, author J. F. Harrison. - September 01, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
The Final Conclusion: Your Journey to Certainty Published by Jerrmein Abu Shahba
Jerrmein Abu Shahba announces the latest highly anticipated religion and faith book from Jersey City, NJ, author Dr. Hatem Abu Shahba. - September 01, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
New Super Hero Tribute Saga, John 3:16, Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated comic and graphic novel anthology from Waterbury, CT, author Mark Anthony. - September 01, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Surviving Sexual Predators: Jarred Into Being Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated fiction from Pleasant Prairie, WI, author Pat Lawrence. - September 01, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
WWII Survival: Love All Men, Have Lunch with a Few Published by Outskirts Press
James B. Hylton brings to life WWII in the South Pacific as seen through the sharp, compassionate eye of his father, an inspirational, old fashioned Southern gentleman whose character was tested as a Japanese POW in ways few of us today can imagine. - September 01, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
The New Children's Book by the Award-Winning Author Tom S. Figueiredo
The Editora Cedraz publishing house is launching I remember my circus, a children’s book by the award-winning author Tom S. Figueiredo, in which the narrator tells of a memory about the arrival of a mysterious and uncommon circus in the city when he was a child. The Editora Cedraz specializes in the publication of titles for children and youth and has been bestowed with UNESCO’s acknowledgement for one of its literary projects which included comic books. - September 01, 2011 - Editora Cedraz
Access Physical Therapy Presents, The Being You, Changing The World Taster, with Author, Dr. Dain Heer. Sept. 15th, 7pm. San Francisco, Holiday Inn Fisherman's Wharf.
"Has anyone ever asked you to show up as you? As what you can truly be?" This is what Dr. Dain Heer invites participants to do in this class based on his newest book Being You, Changing the World. In the class, Dr. Heer, will be using the tools of Access Consciousness as well as his own unique way of working with bodies and energies called the Energetic Synthesis of Being. - August 31, 2011 - Access Physical Therapy
The Bedtime Book for Dogs Offers a Fun and Unique Way to Learn to Read
The Bedtime Book for Dogs is the first children’s book of its kind: Adopting a recent University of California School of Veterinary Medicine study that shows children who read to their pets improve their reading skills up to 30% faster than those who don’t, author Bruce Littlefield has... - August 31, 2011 - Bruce Littlefield
A Thumbs-up Review for Apocalypse Of The Barbarians: Inquisitions On Empire, by Sandy Krolick, Ph.D.
The fiercely independent Islands Press is pleased to announce and share a thumbs-up review for the latest work from their author, Sandy Krolick, Apocalypse Of The Barbarians: Inquisitions On Empire. The actual review can be found on Amazon, under the title of the work. "Amid a cacophony of... - August 31, 2011 - Islands Press
HomeFire Media Releases 13-Year-Old Author's Book Written to Save His Family
HomeFire Media announces the release of 13-year-old author Charles Winterson's novel, "Ship of a Thousand Thunders," which he wrote to save his family from impending homelessness. - August 30, 2011 - HomeFire Media
Self Publish Your Book in Less Than a Month with Bibliofili.com
A print on demand company founded to help authors all over the world to achieve their dream of professional publication. - August 30, 2011 - Bibliofili Publishers
The Brownstone Poets Celebrates Its 2011 Anthology Event at BookCourt
The Brownstone Poets is proud to have its annual anthology event at BookCourt on Monday, September 12 at 7 p.m. Rain or shine, this is a celebration for sixty-four diverse poets (featured poets from 2010 or poets who had frequently attended the Brownstone Poets reading series during 2010). All... - August 30, 2011 - The Brownstone Poets
Eclectic Life Books Exhibiting at 15th Annual Cameron's Family Book Festival
Cherise Charleswell - Author of Real Talk TIPS: Laugh-Out-Loud Pointers & Suggestions For The Morally Challenged, Socially Inept, & Those Who Love Them Cherise Charleswell 818-521-8422 Event Date: Saturday October 1, 2011 Location: The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center Time- 11:00am -... - August 30, 2011 - Eclectic Life
HomeFire Media Releases "Masks," a Story of Medical Espionage
Publisher HomeFire Media is pleased to announce the release of "Masks," its first venture into book publishing. A Hollywood murder. A mysterious explosion. Industrial espionage. Human experiments. Government coverup. Based on true events. - August 29, 2011 - HomeFire Media
Bryce Cullen Publishing Releases Kenneth V. Vickery's Compelling New Novel on a Nude and Peaceful Future
Let's Git Nakid Depicts a World Void of Violence, Hate, and Inequality - August 28, 2011 - Bryce Cullen Publishing
Intuitive Concepts Coauthors the Gratitude Book Project: A Celebration of Personal Heroes
The Gratitude Book Project is launching a special edition eBook commemorating the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001. The Gratitude Book Project: A Celebration of Personal Heroes will be available September 5, 2011, and is a compilation of stories about people who are admired for courage and have influenced lives in a positive way. - August 28, 2011 - Intuitive Concepts, Inc.
Read Poetry from Poets Wear Prada on Your iPhone
A first glimpse of new iBookstore titles from Poets Wear Prada on Apple's iPhone. - August 28, 2011 - Poets Wear Prada
Bloodstone Books Publishes Gripping Family Saga by New Author
The latest book from Bloodstone Books, the Cambridge publisher that specialises in publishing self-published and out-of-print books, is a beautiful wartime saga that offers readers a rare glimpse into a time that is rarely written about. - August 27, 2011 - Bloodstone Books
The Bridgewater BookFest is Returning to Beaver County for 2011 to be Held Saturday, September 10th
Bridgewater BookFest, Beaver County’s only outdoor literary festival, is set to return this summer on Saturday, September 10, 10:00am - 3:00pm after a one-year hiatus. - August 27, 2011 - Frank Say
New Novel from Darien Author Free for Limited Time
High school experience from male point-of-view tells tale of friendship turned to rivalry. - August 26, 2011 - Tom Taylor
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, Mira Mesa Market Center, 10775 Westview Parkway San Diego, CA, September 3, 2011 from 2 – 4 PM. Hanna Lulgjuraj-Murray’s first novel Lived to Tell It is a compelling and riveting true crime story about... - August 26, 2011 - Inkwell Productions
Author Tom Behr Writes New Novel: A Hated Libyan Dictator Overthrown - We’ve Been There Before in 1805
Author Tom Behr releases his new book of historical fiction, Blood Brothers, based on America's first attempt at regime change in Libya in 1805 and on America's actual 1805 invasion of Libya. This timely novel is a fictionalized but uncompromising exploration into America’s first attempt at... - August 26, 2011 - Tom Behr
Enslow Publishers, Inc. Announces Book Three in the Hannah Pritchard Trilogy
Enslow Publishers, Inc., a leading publisher of children’s books for the school and library market, proudly announces the release of the third book in the Hannah Pritchard pirate trilogy. - August 25, 2011 - Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Calgary Psychic Launching Soul Path Messages, Intuitive Development Cards and Book - Taking Pre-Orders Now
Calgary psychic and intuitive counselor, Jeannie (Geneva) Lawler-Lunn, is launching a book and deck of cards designed to allow the user to tell her/his own future possibilities, while developing greater intuition and psychic awareness. - August 24, 2011 - New Beginnings Guidance
Hark! Clinicality Makes the Rumble of Virtual Thunder as The Bastardizer Goes Digital
Described by reviewers as "disturbing" and "what black metal is to Led Zeppelin," Bill Thunder's hard-hitting novel The Bastardizer goes digital as Clinicality Press publishes it in e-book format via Smashwords. - August 24, 2011 - Clinicality Press
Author L Guy Burton's E-Book Remains on Amazon.com's Top 100 Best Seller List
"How To Be a Sure Winner At Casino Slots" provides a step-by-step process to increase the casino slot player's chances of winning on a more consistent basis. - August 24, 2011 - L Guy Burton
Bibliotastic Awards 3G Kindle for Comment on Fantasy Novel Ariella
The winner of bibliotastic.com’s competition is delighted with the 3G Kindle she won for her review of fantasy novel Ariella. The author is also delighted with the feedback this competition has generated on up-and-coming writers. - August 24, 2011 - bibliotastic
America's Most Wanted Comic In the Wake of Heroes from Blue Eye Comics
In the Wake of Heroes is America’s most wanted comic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The 16-page issue from Blue Eye Comics is in stores at America's Most Wanted Collectibles. "We are proud to have In the Wake of Heroes displayed at America's Most Wanted Collectibles," said Lee... - August 24, 2011 - Blue Eye Comics
Published Novelist Helps Would-be Writers Just Write
Six-time novelist Dwan Abrams promises to help would-be writers to “just write” in her hands-on, national “Just Write!” Workshop. - August 24, 2011 - Nevaeh Publishing LLC
Heroes Breakfast Benefit Operation Stand Down, Inc.
Operations Stand Down, non-profit agency serving honorable discharged veterans in Middle Tennessee will be holding their first major fundraiser Oct. 31st at the Lowe's Vanderbilt Hotel Nashville TN. Proceeds from the event are used to support OSDN efforts. - August 23, 2011 - Operation Stand Down, Inc Nashville
Pittsburgh Author, Frank Say is Attending the Bridgewater Book Fest Saturday, September 10th
Frank Say, author of Nine Lives and The Lake Pontchartrain Mystery Series will be at the author's tent at the 2011 Bridgewater Book Fest held in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania Saturday, September 10th, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. - August 23, 2011 - Frank Say
New Political Thriller on Afghanistan: Battlefield of Power, Graveyard of Reputations
Bestselling author, James Bruno releases his latest political thriller: "Tribe," a tale about how power, love, and fathers and daughters come into play in conflict-riven Afghanistan, and how the government gets it all wrong. What separates TRIBE from its competition is its authenticity – "so authentic that the U.S. government censored it," said the ex-U.S. diplomat author. - August 23, 2011 - James Bruno
"The Scattered Realm" Fantasy Trilogy by Philip S Weeks is Now Available as Kindle E-Books
Amazon.com is now selling "The Scattered Realm Series" by Philip S Weeks as Kindle E-Books online. From "Tasmania's most prolific Fantasy Writer"--Hobart's "The Mercury" Newspaper. - August 22, 2011 - Philip S Weeks Books
"The Protector," the First Virtual Reality Novel by Philip S Weeks is Now in E-Book Kindle Format on Amazon.com
Sci-Fi/Fantasy author Philip S Weeks has released the first of his four novels writing as Stewart Wochen in Kindle E-Book format for purchase on Amazon.com. - August 22, 2011 - Philip S Weeks Books
JerseyMan Magazine Signs George Anastasia
JerseyMan Magazine is proud to announce the addition of George Anastasia, veteran reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, to their team of writers. JerseyMan Magazine is a regional magazine with well-written and researched content targeting male heads of households in the New Jersey... - August 22, 2011 - JerseyMan Magazine
Author Valerie Biamonte Releases Thriller/Horror eBook, Ghost of Retirement
Chicagoland Author, Valerie Biamonte, releases her third novel as an eBook only. Ghost of Retirement is available via Smashwords.com, Kindle, Goodreads.com, and through iTunes. It will soon be available through Diesel, Nook, Sony, Kobo, and Scrollmotion. - August 22, 2011 - The World is Our Oyster Publishing and Screenwriting, Inc.
What She Saw in Atta's Eyes: New Book Reveals Disturbing Encounter, Issues Call to Love on 10th Anniversary of 9/11
Atta’s Eyes, the new release from Willow Waters Press, describes the disorientation and urgent alarm experienced by the author as “out of nowhere” a man she would later recognize as 9/11 mastermind Mohamed Atta stared through her with intensity. The first release from Willow... - August 22, 2011 - Willow Waters Press
A Complete Resource: Civil Rights Investigations Published by Outskirts Press
Attorney Seena Kay Foster’s new handbook for investigations under the Workforce Investment Act and other Title VI related laws will prove a top of the line resource for both the novice and expert working in federally funded programs and activities. - August 21, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Memoir of a Life Renewed: Twenty-Eight Snow Angels Published by Outskirts Press
Author and teacher Diane Dettmann writes candidly and poignantly of her experience rebuilding her life after the sudden death of her fifty-four year old husband and thus provides others with a similar loss a clearer perspective on their own grief. - August 21, 2011 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Controversial Author Makes Texas Debut at BookPeople
Austin's BookPeople Launches The SpudGun Circus - August 20, 2011 - Verbal Cage Publishing