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Class Act Books Announces Signing of Award-Winning Author
Class Act Books is happy to announce the signing of award-winning Linda Nightingale as its latest author and the acquiring of her short story anthology, "Four by Moonlight," as its October release. Ms Nightingale, a native of South Carolina, has lived in England and Canada, and now... - October 17, 2016 - Class Act Books
BookWhirl Introduces New TV Advertising Service
The self-publishing company launches its latest Television Advertising service. - October 06, 2016 - BookWhirl Publishing
Colorado Springs Author and Illustrator Team to Launch New Children’s Book at Bijou Hooked on Books
Join Colorado Springs author and illustrator, Lucy Bell and Linda D. Martin, as they launch their new children’s book, "Molly and the Cat Who Stole Her Tongue" on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Hooked on Books, 12 East Bijou in Colorado Springs. - October 04, 2016 - Ambient Light Publishers
New Book Release from Fireship Press—The Long Way Home–a Historical Novel Based on the True Story of Slaves Thomas Peters & Murphy Steele & Their Quest for a Better Life
The Promised Land for Two Slaves… Set in the turbulent times of the War of Independence, "The Long Way Home" follows the lives of Thomas Peters and Murphy Steele who are friends, former slaves, fellows-in-arms and leaders of the Black Brigade. Their real-life story is an epic adventure tale as they battle bounty hunters, racism, poverty and epidemic in their adopted country after the war. - October 01, 2016 - Fireship Press
Class Act Books Emphasizes Series for September
Although its main emphasis is on standalone novels, Class Act Books features many series among its titles. Chief among these is the Three Moon series by Icy Snow Blackstone, the publishers' best seller. This science fiction/futuristic series currently consists of three novels: "Three Moon... - September 26, 2016 - Class Act Books
Mary Ann Sromoski Announces the Release of Nonfiction Book "Opening Doors to Peace: Overcoming Family Dysfunction"
New author debuts first memoir. - September 25, 2016 - Mary Ann Sromoski
Independent Bookstores in Seven Cities to Host Banned Books Week Events on Same Night
On Tuesday, September 27, seven bookstores will host “A Night of Silenced Voices,” community events honoring the freedom to read and celebrating Banned Books Week. American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE), a project of the American Booksellers Association, announced the 7 independent bookstores will participate in “A Night of Silenced Voices” to celebrate diversity and honor freedom of expression during this year’s Banned Books Week (September 25–October 1). - September 24, 2016 - American Booksellers Association
BookWhirl Offers a New Book Review Service
The self-publishing company is collaborating with the US Review of Books for new Book Review. - September 17, 2016 - BookWhirl Publishing
New Book Release from Fireship Press – Charlatan – A Historical Novel of Madame de Montespan, the Long-Time Mistress of King Louis XIV and the Royal Scandal that Ensues
1676 - In a hovel in the centre of Paris, the fortune-teller La Voisin holds a black mass, summoning the devil to help an unnamed client keep the love of the King of France, Louis XIV. Three years later, Athénaïs, Madame de Montespan, the King’s glamorous mistress, is nearly forty. She has borne Louis seven children, but now seethes with rage as he falls for eighteen-year-old Angélique de Fontanges. Athénaïs must do something to keep the King's love and secure her children's future. But how...? - September 15, 2016 - Fireship Press
New Book Release from Fireship Press – the Prophet of Cobb Hollow, a Gripping Historical Novel of Love and Vengeance; Told with Eloquence and Suspense
Kane weaves a mesmerizing tale of one man and his decades-long retribution to avenge his beloved. Whether seen as a realistic glimpse into our forgotten past—or as the mythic retelling of narratives spun around the mystery that spawned his legend—he is the only man to have walked through the portals of our national history. He is the oldest living human on earth and now his oral collections are told as it was lived. His name is Reuben Shadrack Judah, and he is: The Prophet of Cobb Hollow. - September 01, 2016 - Fireship Press
Color Me a Happy Cat: a Nifty Ingenious Adult Coloring Book
A new and creative conception has been materialized in the world of animal art as the universe of cat loving devotees welcome a recently launched adult coloring book. Titled as “Color Me a Happy Cat,” the book is a Kickstarter campaign launched with a sole purpose of spreading awareness... - August 25, 2016 - Artist Ginger Reynolds
Bookwhirl Launches Blog Tour Service
The self-publishing company offers its newest publicity service for August. - August 03, 2016 - BookWhirl Publishing
The Hungry Horizon, a Debut Novel by Mike Hawthorne Follows the True Exploits of the Infamous Pirate, Bartholomew Sharp and His Band of Buccaneers
Jamaica, Christmas 1679. In Morant Bay, a fleet of buccaneers secretly prepares to attack the Spanish Main, in defiance of the peace treaty between England and Spain. A veteran of the Dutch Wars and Henry Morgan’s sack of Panama, Tom Sheppard flees from a brawl in Port Royal with his two young turtle-fishing mates to join the expedition and escape the threat of the gallows. - August 01, 2016 - Fireship Press
Series Entries and Debut Novel Highlight Class Act Books' July Releases
With its July titles, Class Act Books publishing releases entries into two of its series, as well as a debut fantasy novel. With its July titles, Class Act Books publishing releases entries into two of its series, as well as a debut fantasy novel. The Lost Sons is the sixth novel in Toni V. - July 20, 2016 - Class Act Books
Never Surrender Wins Prestigious Marie M. Irvine Literary Excellence Award
The Marie M. Irvine Literary Excellence Award welcomes its newest winner for 2016, Never Surrender – a historical fiction by author, Deanna Jewel. Historians and romance novel fans will find a new addition to the list of prestigious writing awards with Deanna Jewel’s newest novel,... - July 14, 2016 - Doce Blant Publishing
BookWhirl Taps Into Cinemas with New Marketing Service
The self-publishing company offers its newest marketing service for July. - July 03, 2016 - BookWhirl Publishing
Gloria Searched and Was Found
Four decades. One state. Three countries. Two continents. Sixteen years of searching. Bonded at Birth is an inspiring story of loss, survival, determination, and persistence. What begins as a compelling journey searching for her birth mother develops into a passionate quest when Gloria plunges into the world of genealogy research to discover her paternal roots. With an adoption that’s kept secret and with no information other than a yearning to find her roots and heritage, can Gloria do it? - June 22, 2016 - Gloria Oren
Class Act Books Releases Fifth Entry in Series
The June release from Class Act Books publishing is The Sunday Man, book 5 in the McCoys family saga. This entry tells of Liam McCoy, son of Colin, whose story was narrated in The Good McCoy Lad, book 2 in the series. Liam McCoy was brought to Nebraska from Ireland as a child when his father... - June 18, 2016 - Class Act Books
Another Buddy Bench Installed in Massachusetts, Inspired by Local Author, Arlene Lagos
Millis CFB Elementary is holding a buddy bench dedication ceremony on Wednesday, June 22nd at 1:30pm. The dedication is a gift from the fourth grade class of 2024 and is inspired by the book, "Outside The Circle" by Arlene Lagos. - June 14, 2016 - CFB Home and School Association
Your 2016 Feminist Summer Reading List: “Jailbreaking the Goddess” Revolutionizes the Feminine Divine
"Jailbreaking the Goddess" has been released by Llewellyn early in response to high demand. A formal book launch is planned for July and review copies and interview opportunities are available beginning June 1. - June 03, 2016 - Jailbreaking the Goddess
BookWhirl Introduces New Marketing Tool
The self-publishing company offers its newest marketing service for June. - June 03, 2016 - BookWhirl Publishing
Debut Novel Published by J.L. Eck
A retelling of the myth of the Hawaiian Naupaka flower. - May 07, 2016 - J.L. Eck the Writer
BookWhirl Launches New Marketing Service
The self-publishing company offers its newest marketing service for May. - May 05, 2016 - BookWhirl Publishing
Catholic Social Teaching Expert Issues Challenge to American Catholics in New Book
Author Daniel Schwindt has released a new book titled “The Papist’s Guide to America.” Schwindt’s central thesis is that Catholics are necessarily alienated from the American political context. He also believes that this alienation not new or even surprising. Using the... - April 27, 2016 - The Mad Papist
GCSRi Publishing Releases a New Social Security Book about the New Rules and How to Maximize Benefits
Social Security: Maximize Your Benefits (2nd Edition) is here. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and includes over 100 more pages. Some of the Social Security deadlines are quickly approaching. You may be eligible to receive more than you think. Additionally, there are many benefit maximum strategies that are still available. - April 22, 2016 - GCSRi Publishing
Class Act Books Released Third Entry in New Family Saga
“You’re a menace, Padraig, an’ I see no hope o’ you changin’. Is there?” Quinton McCoy paused, giving his son a gimlet stare out of eyes as green as the serpentine in Connemara marble. “Is there?” Padraig pretended to think, then shook his head. - April 17, 2016 - Class Act Books
Napoli Unplugged Guide to Naples Named Foreword Reviews' 2015 Indiefab Book of the Year Awards Finalist
The Napoli Unplugged Guide to Naples is on the shortlist for its third indie publishing award, a Foreword Reviews' 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award for travel. A stunning new guide to the city of Naples, Italy, this beautifully illustrated book is the creation of four women with deep ties to this southern Italian city. - March 16, 2016 - Partenope Press
Deanna Jewel at And Books Too!
Saturday welcomes a host of book lovers and romance novel fans who will join author, Deanna Jewel as they gather at And Books, Too! located on 6th Street in Clarkston, WA. - February 26, 2016 - Doce Blant Publishing
Class Act Books Begins Two New Romance Series
February is Romance Month, and in keeping with that, Class Act Books is releasing the first entries in two new romance series. The series The McCoys, by veteran author Toni V. Sweeney, deals with the adventures of the three sons of Quinton McCoy: Donal, Colin, and Padraig. Beginning in 19th... - February 19, 2016 - Class Act Books
Barnacle Bill Bedlam Rampages Barnes & Noble This Month
Celebrity pirate, Barnacle Bill Bedlam, will make an appearance in St. Petersburg, FL to greet fans and autograph his latest book: The Tales of Barnacle Bill: Skeleton Krewe. - February 16, 2016 - Doce Blant Publishing
Double Dragon Publishing Novel Receives Award
"Through a Glass Darkly" has received the 2015 PRG award for Paranormal Horror/Suspense. The novel, written by Donald Allen Kirch recounts a paranormal investigation group who attempt to solve the mystery surrounding a so-called haunted house. Ignoring local law enforcement warnings... - January 27, 2016 - Double Dragon Publishing
Class Act Books Novels Receive Awards
Class Act Books publishing has received two awards in the latest Paranormal Romance Guild's Reviewers Choice competition. NEBRASKA: Walk the Shadow Trail and When Only the Nightmare Remains garnered First and Second Place awards in this year's contest. NEBRASKA: Walk the Shadow Trail by Toni V. - January 27, 2016 - Class Act Books
Bookangel Indie Book Review Column Now in the Croydon Citizen
Bookangel.co.uk would like to announce that from December 2015 their newspaper book review column will now be published in the Croydon Citizen. Reviews of small press and indie books will be appearing in the Citizen's print edition from December 2015. - January 23, 2016 - Bookangel (for Ragged Angel Ltd)
Class Act Books Releases Romantic Duo in January
Class Act Books releases for January are romances by two of its veteran authors. "Love is Silent," by Icy Snow Blackstone, is set in the early 19th century, expounding on the problems involved with teaching the deaf. Though sign language had been known in Great Britain as early as 1570,... - January 17, 2016 - Class Act Books
Cutter Slagle Slays Lu's House of Fit — December 28, 2015
Spine-tingling suspense writer, Cutter Slagle will visit Lu's House of Fit to and greet the public as he signs limited edition, numbered copies of his newest release, "The Next Victim." - December 28, 2015 - Doce Blant Publishing
December Releases Full of Mystery and Suspense
For its December releases, Class Act Books has chosen three series novels of suspense and mystery. They are Child of the Dark World, Confusion, and Who Killed Billy Roller? Child of the Dark World by veteran author Toni V. Sweeney, is the second entry in the Dark World series, continuing the... - December 17, 2015 - Class Act Books
Class Act Books Releases New Entry in Mystery Series
Death is Magical, recently released by Class Act Books, is the fourth and newest entry in the Hugh Winslow mystery series. - December 10, 2015 - Class Act Books
Class Act Books Releases Last Entry in Paranormal Series
This month, Class Act Books released the final entry in the award-winning paranormal series, "The Second Species." The series about the aventurieri, a group of people believed to be the origin of the vampire myth, a "second species" of Mankind, centers around Marek Strigoi's... - November 20, 2015 - Class Act Books
Raleigh Writer Releases Poetry Book
North Carolina writer Maureen Sherbondy has published her eighth book of poetry, "The Art of Departure." Sherbondy, a Raleigh, North Carolina fiction writer and poet, is a previous winner of the North Carolina Poetry Council’s 2013 Oscar Arnold Young Award for North Carolina’s... - November 10, 2015 - Maureen Sherbondy
Mark Twitchell Victim Announces the Release of the True Crime Book "The One Who Got Away"
"The One Who Got Away" is a remarkable personal account from Gilles Tetreault, the original intended target of convicted murderer, Mark Twitchell. The book was just released worldwide through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and Smashwords. - November 09, 2015 - The One Who Got Away
Romance Author Jaye Frances Releases Her New Erotica Suspense Series "World Without Love"
Jaye Frances has announced the release of "Betrayed," the first book in the new "World Without Love" series. In a striking departure from her previous work, the author injects her signature intellectual appeal to the emerging and popular erotica suspense genre that combines... - November 07, 2015 - jayefrances.com
BookWhirl Offers New Social Media Management Service
The self-publishing company introduces its latest book marketing service. - November 05, 2015 - BookWhirl Publishing
Double Dragon Publishing Authors Appearing on A&E Series
Dr. Sue Clifton and Sara Dulaney Pugh, co-authors of the novel, Through the Eyes of Angel Leigh, will be appearing on the new A&E TV series "Cursed: The Bell Witch" which premiered this week Oct 26th on A&E. The Bell Witch is a Southern folk legend involving a poltergeist... - November 01, 2015 - Double Dragon Publishing
Princess Nadia is Back: Talented Books Launches Its 2nd Princess Nadia Adventure
Princess Nadia continues her adventure on the high seas by searching for the treasure of Captain James Joker Jib. One surprise leads to another as Princess Nadia and her team learns the real truth of the missing treasure. - October 28, 2015 - Talented Books
Four Thrillers Released by Class Act Books for October
In keeping with the general Halloween atmosphere, Class Act Books is releasing four new novels this month, all with a mystery-thriller theme. Each book is also a new entry in a series. "Shadow Revealed" by Tony-Paul de Vissage heads the list. This novel is number 8 in the Second Species... - October 17, 2015 - Class Act Books
Authors at Class Act Books Win Awards
In the past year, four novels at Class Act Books have received recognition from the Paranormal Romance Guild and Preditors & Editors, two highly respected literary organizations. Paranormal Romance Guild (PRG) is a nonprofit and was organized in 2009 to promote and support authors of the... - October 16, 2015 - Class Act Books
BookWhirl Offers New Audiobook Conversion Service
The self-publishing company introduces its latest service for September. - September 06, 2015 - BookWhirl Publishing
Class Act Books for August Feature Continuing Series, New Authors
On August 15, Class Act Books announced its releases for this month. They include another entry in the series The Second Species, and also a new author for the CAB imprint, as well as a debuting author. "Shadow Avenged" by Tony-Paul de Vissage, is the sixth book of the Second Species... - August 17, 2015 - Class Act Books
BookWhirl Features Publishers Weekly in New Service
The self-publishing company introduces its newest service for August. - August 07, 2015 - BookWhirl Publishing
Noted Coach and Author to Visit Dana Point, CA for a Day of Motivation and Levity – August 16, 2015
August will welcome a host of athletes, students, and the general public to gather at the prestigious St. Regis Monarch Beach in beautiful Dana Point for an afternoon with Coach Robert M. Kelly, Jr. Fitness enthusiasts will rub shoulders with Coach Kelly at the beachside resort setting as they listen to his motivational presentation about how to find success in the “Game of Life.” Familiar with life’s ups and downs, Robert M. Kelly, Jr. - August 04, 2015 - Doce Blant Publishing