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Achievers’ Inspirational Guide Mastering Your Destiny Published by Outskirts Press
Author and CEO Chuks Maduadi’s recipe for success fills in the gap between God’s beautiful intention for man and God’s reality wherein each person takes responsibility for the outcome of his life. - September 30, 2012 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Developmental Editor Publishes Essay on Story Creation Elements
Susan Mary Malone Writes Essay on How to Avoid the “Sagging Middle” When Crafting a Story - September 30, 2012 - Malone Editorial Services
Wright Scoop Hosts Book Signing, Eco-Legacy - A Millennium Woman’s Heritage
The Wright Scoop – Sylvia Hoehns Wright, recipient of the "Turning America from Eco-weak to Eco-chic" award and founder of Plants of CARE plant recognition program, in honor of community heritage hosts a book signing for her newly published book – Eco-legacy, a millennium... - September 29, 2012 - The Wright Scoop
Infibeam.com Launches Gautam Mukunda's Indispensable
Indispensable written by Gautam Mukunda, a professor of Harvard Business School tells us how leaders are created and what makes them leaders. - September 29, 2012 - Infibeam.com
Young Man Living with Asperger’s and Autism Releases New Book About His Experiences
Author and young adult living with Asperger’s/Autism, Alex Olinkiewsicz releases new book about his experiences entitled, In My Mind: A Journey Through My Life With Asperger's/Autism. In writing this memoir, Alex is aided by Dr. Richard O’Connell, an award-winning author and New York State Counselor of the Year. - September 28, 2012 - Dr. Richard O'Connell
Suspenseful Mystery Novel Released by Former Crime Journalist
Author and retired journalist, Marlowe J. Churchill is pleased to announce his suspenseful crime novel, Skip the First Amendment. - September 28, 2012 - Marlowe J. Churchill
Crucifixion-Fiction, When Christ Returns Female. MJ Mancin’s Scorching Thriller "Revelation" Catches Fire.
How MJ Mancini took a book idea and made it a blockbuster, best-selling novel worthy of a Hollywood screenplay. "Too many self-published authors miss the fundamentals. Professional editing is crucial to a manuscript. Without it, potentially great writers simply turn the reader off. They shoot themselves in the leg before they even get a career started," says MJ Mancini. - September 27, 2012 - Revelation Press, Inc.
Travel Lightly on Your Next Literary Journey. Brandon Wilson’s Award-Winning Adventure Travel Books Are Now on NOOK.
Author/explorer Brandon Wilson’s four travel adventure travel books are now also available from BarnesandNoble.com as NOOK editions. - September 27, 2012 - Pilgrim's Tales, Inc.
Do You Talk When You Get Your Hair Done? Table Talk Published by Outskirts Press
Author and hair remover Caren A. Stein’s brutally honest and ridiculously funny memoir is “just between us girls” as she shares her conversations and experiences with her happily hairless clientele. - September 27, 2012 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Kelsey McBride PR Signs Author Paul Gillebaard
Los Angeles-based public relations agency, Kelsey McBride PR, signs Paul Gillebaard, author of Moon Hoax. - September 27, 2012 - Kelsey McBride PR
North Wind Publishing Releases New Book "River Reflections: a 90-Day Devotional and Journal for People Who Love the Water"
River Reflections is a 90-day devotional and journal to assist the reader with their bible study and meditations. Each day starts with a beautiful black and white river photo and bible verse. - September 27, 2012 - North Wind Publishing
MarathonBooks.net Announces Partnerships, Now Offers Millions of Books to Buy and Rent
MarathonBooks.net has partnered with several online book retailers to be able to offer millions of books to buy and rent including eBooks. - September 27, 2012 - Marathon Books
Putting America Right: God’s Absolutes for America Published by Outskirts Press
Author Clarence Mast issues a call to arms for the Christian church to take those actions needed to get America back on course, restore its Judeo-Christian heritage and honor the Bill of Rights. - September 27, 2012 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
A What if Baseball Tale: Molly O’Grady’s Home Run Published by Outskirts Press
Author Stephen R. Champi’s delightfully ironic tale may be a pop-up fly for women entering the major leagues, but it is a home run for one manager’s wife who’s ready to retire to sunny Florida. - September 27, 2012 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Radiant Poems & Photos: Love Calls and Roundelays by Wyn Published by Outskirts Press
An imaginative versifier, Wyn takes readers on a lilting, well crafted tour of beauty and truth in nature and in life, through this delightful potpourri of poems and photo art. - September 27, 2012 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
The Brownstone Poets Presents Poets Jack E. Cooper and Mindy Matijasevic on Tuesday, October 16 at 7 P.m. At the Café Dada
The Brownstone Poets presents poets Jack E. Cooper and Mindy Matijasevic on Tuesday, October 16 at 7 p.m. at the Café Dada. Enjoy the Old World ambiance of Murat Ozcan’s (of Couleur Cafe) and Gabor Ferencz’s new café located in Park Slope near several subways. Feast on... - September 27, 2012 - The Brownstone Poets
NY Times Bestselling Author Ronald Kessler Appears on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” Friday, 9/28 at 1 p.m. ET
New York Times Bestselling Author Ronald Kessler (www.RonaldKessler.com) to appear on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies on Friday, September 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET to discuss his new book, “The Secrets of the FBI,” which reveals the FBI’s most closely guarded privileged... - September 26, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Man Cave, Latest Novel by LC Cooper
Short Description: Homelife wrecked, Adam agrees to spend his birthday camping with his best friend, Eric. What they must endure will test the limits of their friendship... and their sanity. Adventure-seekers at heart, these men have no idea what awaits them in Man Cave. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/155836 - September 26, 2012 - LC Cooper
New England Author Announces Family Saga Novel Centered Around the Game of Mah Jongg
Author, Marilyn Land is pleased to announce the promotion of her family saga, Clattering Sparrows. - September 26, 2012 - Marilyn Land
Polyglot Businessman Releases Mystery Entitled Doing Max Vinyl
Author, Frederick Lee Brooke is pleased to announce the promotion of his new mystery novel, Doing Max Vinyl: An Annie Ogden Mystery. - September 26, 2012 - Frederick Lee Brooke
Indie Author David Lee, CA, Has Released a Bacchic Send-Up of Pornography Quite Unlike "Fifty Shades of Grey"
The story is very much itself and does not fit any of the common genres. It shows traits of an erotic romance as well as of a fantasy novel or a science fiction. A hilarious reading. - September 24, 2012 - ArtTransfer
E-book Newly Released on Barnes and Noble's Pubit.com and Pothi.com (India) by Oregon Author, William R. Jenkins, Jr. "Emergence-Book One of The Alicorn Quest"
A Unicorn tale... Read Book One of The Alicorn Quest Trilogy. It is about one South India man's compelling search for a young Oregon wild horse that is destined to become a unicorn. - September 24, 2012 - William r. Jenkins, Jr. Author
A Wanted Man by Lee Child is Now Available at Infibeam
A Wanted Man by Lee Child is about a rough-hewn man called Jack Reacher, who has an account to settle in Virginia but is picked up by three strangers and gets mixed up with a police looking out for a wanted man. - September 24, 2012 - Infibeam.com
Award Winning Novel Chronicles Mary Magdalen's Relationship with Yeshua
Author, Deborah Maragopoulos FNP is pleased to announce the promotion of her award winning spiritual fiction novel, LoveDance. - September 23, 2012 - Deborah Maragopoulos FNP
From Ghosts to a Mystical Saint Who Bore the Stigmata, Popular Long Island Author Reaches to New Levels
Five-time award winning author Kerriann Flanagan Brosky, best known for her Ghosts of Long Island books, presents her most inspirational work in her debut novel The Medal. - September 23, 2012 - KFB Enterprises
New Book Bares Lack of Disaster Preparedness in Poor Communities
Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, a new book written by a former FEMA and Red Cross staffer offers some revealing insights into the lack of disaster preparedness in underserved communities. Lost and Turned Out-A Guide to Preparing Underserved Communities for Disasters, discusses the fallacy of current readiness steps to protect poor, disadvantaged populations in a major catastrophe. The book offers solutions for improving underserved participation in the disaster preparedness process. - September 23, 2012 - Vincent Davis
Disc Jockey, Actor, and Voice Over Expert Releases New Memoir, The Book of Jack
Author, disc jockey, actor and voice over expert, Jack Angel is pleased to announce the release of his new book, The Book of Jack. His first book is titled How to Succeed in Voice Overs Without Ever Losing. - September 23, 2012 - Jack Angel
New England Author Releases Science Fiction Novel, A Shift in Perception
Author, David Marrocco is pleased to announce the promotion of his science fiction novel, A Shift in Perception. - September 23, 2012 - David Marrocco
New Novel Enchants Readers with a World of Fairies and Fantasy
“Oriana” captures the spirit of classical Czech folklore while adding its own unique blend of adventure and magic. - September 23, 2012 - Vera Kasal
New Book Slumlords by the Author Steve O. Exposes a Dirty Business in a Funny Way but Some Landlords Are Not Laughing
The new satirical novel Slumlords by the author Steve O., is shaking up a lot of folks not only in the apartment business but in City government as well. Intended to be a comical memoir about the apartment business this expose' of what it's really like in the down and dirty world of low-income... - September 23, 2012 - Slumlords The Book
Author Donates Book Proceeds to Sunshine Kids Foundation in Honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
In honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Windy City Publishers is proud to announce that author Julie C. Morse has designated proceeds from her recently released children’s book, When Billy Went Bald, to the national Sunshine Kids Foundation. Sunshine Kids is dedicated to... - September 22, 2012 - Windy City Publishing
North Carolina Author Releases New Suspense Novel Set Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Author, C. David Gelly is pleased to announce his new suspenseful mystery, Fancy Gap. - September 22, 2012 - C. David Gelly
Finding Time by Author ER Pierce
Eliza and Jett Prince have what looks like a perfect marriage. They're in love, they have four (almost) perfect children, the world is theirs for the taking. Of course, sometimes things aren't what they appear. Those things are true, but taking care of four children isn't easy. Eliza is so immersed in the role of mother, she feels like she lost some part of herself. There is no time for romance or even talking with her husband. And definitely no time for making love. And that has to change. - September 22, 2012 - ER Pierce
American Karma - Twilight of the Marijuana Gods Now Free on Kindle
Through September 23, Kindle Owners will receive a free download this hysterical memoir of an anti-materialistic 1970s teenager who gets suckered into the most notorious get-rich-quick scheme of the 20th century. - September 22, 2012 - Doug Shear
Fifth Award for Genre-Crossing Author
Leigh K Cunningham has published four books across three genres with five awards to her credit. Being Anti-Social, Cunningham's latest title won gold at the 2012 Readers Favorite book awards. - September 21, 2012 - Leigh K Cunnningham
New Suspenseful Thriller Released by New York Novelist
Novelist, Gene Ligotti is pleased to announce his new suspenseful thriller, Fatal Flaw. - September 21, 2012 - Gene Ligotti
Kelsey McBride PR Signs Author Robert Radcliffe
Kelsey McBride PR signs Robert Radcliffe, author of 180 Degrees. - September 21, 2012 - Kelsey McBride PR
Mick Art Productions Publishing, Ltd Releases New Christian Children's Book "The Empty Birdfeeder"
Mick Art Productions Publishing, LLC. is proud to announce the release of it's newest published title, The Empty Birdfeeder by Theresa Wyatt. This full color Christian children's book is now available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $11.95. - September 21, 2012 - Mick Art Productions
Dickson Books Announces That True Crime Author Signs Two New Deals
Dickson Books popular novel and book writer, Jay Carter Brown, is on a roll with one hit book becoming available at Audible and another new book coming out next May. - September 21, 2012 - Dickson Books
Theresa Roemer Interviewed on “The Balancing Act” on Lifetime Television
Award-winning Author Talks about Her Book, "Nude" - September 20, 2012 - Theresa Roemer LLC
80 Experts and Authors Join Forces with Peak Body
A new compilation eBook from the Association of Independent Authors includes eighty articles from leading experts and lessons learned from experienced authors. The articles offer guidance and advice on the various aspects of self-publishing including marketing, sales, PR, promotion, professionalism, pricing and avoiding pitfalls. - September 20, 2012 - Association of Independent Authors
Parker J. Cole's Book, Dark Cherub, Lands on Best of Summer Reading List
A “Best of Summer” designation wasn't on author, Parker J. Cole's radar. At least not until her book caught the attention of eMediaCampaigns!, an award-winning public relations firm. Cole's Dark Cherub (Westbow Press), was chosen to showcase the author's literary vision. eMediaCampaigns! - September 20, 2012 - eMediaCampaigns!
Timely New Political Thriller Explores Mormon Secrets
Author Avraham Azrieli dives behind the Mormon curtain in new elections thriller. - September 20, 2012 - Avraham Azrieli
Dr Brian's Miracles Happen on Pre-Order at Infibeam
Dr Brian's Miracles Happen is a revolutionary revelation of how our past lives come into play to positively influence our present. - September 20, 2012 - Infibeam.com
Salman Rushdie’s "Midnight’s Children" Film Adaptation by Deepa Mehta – Filmed in Sri Lanka, Escape Holidays Official Travel Provider
Specialist Sri Lankan Destination Management Company "Escape Holidays" announced that it is the official travel provider of "Midnight’s Children" the latest film by critically acclaimed film director Deepa Mehta. The film is an adaptation of Sir Salman Rushdie’s 1981... - September 19, 2012 - Escape Holidays
Author John Montandon’s Award Winning Book, By His Own Blood, is Now Offered to Magazines Free as a Short Story
Rockford Brownstone Publishing is making available to a selected list of magazines the International Book Awards award-winning memoir, By His Own Blood, as a short story or article at no charge. - September 19, 2012 - Rockford Brownstone Publishing
Asset Protection Manual by Michael Scott Ioane
Protect Your Right to own and Control Property.Properties and assets you worked hard for can be lost to opportunists. - September 19, 2012 - Asset Protection Manual
Amazon Bestselling Author Jason Baudendistel is Excited to Announce the Launch of His New Book, The Spark
Amazon Bestselling author Jason Baudendistel has released The Spark on Amazon Kindle. The goal of this book is to inspire and educate 1 million people to make their dream happen and believe that poverty is not a life sentence. You can contact Mr Baudendistel to learn more at... - September 19, 2012 - Jason Baudendistel
Kelsey McBride PR Signs Authors Jayne Jones & Alicia Long
Kelsey McBride PR signs Jayne Jones and Alicia Long, co-authors of the recently released novel Capitol Hell. - September 18, 2012 - Kelsey McBride PR
Buzz Books Schedules Novel Prep Academy: Castle & Quill Workshop to be Held Sunday, October 28, 2012, 1-4 p.m. at Castle Falls in Oklahoma City
Buzz Books USA, an Oklahoma City-based publisher, is hosting a novel prep academy, Castle & Quill, for aspiring writers on Sunday, October 28th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Castle Falls in Oklahoma City. Castle & Quill, which got its name after Buzz Publisher Malena Lott discovered Castle... - September 17, 2012 - Buzz Books