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TUCSON, Ariz., March 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Pulitzer Prize winner T.J. Stiles, the prolific Joe R. Lansdale and an 11-year-old Maine girl highlight the 2016 Spur Award winners from Western Writers of America.

At a mountaintop observatory in Southern California, spacecraft navigator Harris Mitchel and astronomer Diana Muse-Jones discover a dangerous asteroid which may hit the earth within two decades. As the asteroid tumbles through space towards an uncertain impact, Harris and Diana fight bitterly over how to announce their discovery. When Harris goes public to a skeptical world-at the cost of his and Diana's careers-he sends their already turbulent relationship into a blaze of conflicting passions. As his notoriety builds, a fanatical preacher and his unhinged followers stalk him while an obnoxious radio personality provides disruptive help. Harris becomes an unwilling Pied Piper for his own clueless followers hungry for belief and eager for guidance into an uncertain and tumultuous future. In this science fiction drama, the characters battle each other in contests of Damn your world view! against a background of hard science, religion, romance, metaphysical speculation, and the forces of nature versus human passions and dreams. Meanwhile an asteroid hurtles through the solar system and global salvation or disaster hangs in the balance. Praise for "The Darkest Side of Saturn": "This extraordinarily well-crafted and deeply thought-provoking novel ... is nothing short of a science fiction tour de force; a courageous and visionary work that is comparable in thematic power to Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s Hugo Award-winning novel A Canticle for Leibowitz." BlueInk Reviews "A scientific prophecy propels this ominous Armageddon thriller. . . . The psychological basis of this mind-spinning tale is a classic messiah complex . . . The trip to the final page is filled with bizarre descriptions and poetic madness. . . .Taylor presents a world teetering on the brink of the blackness of nothing and the lightness of life." Foreword Clarion Reviews "A wild ride . . . Mind-boggling at the end." Kirkus Reviews "The Darkest Side of Saturn" is available in both print and eBook formats. Book Details: The Darkest Side of Saturn Odyssey of a Reluctant Prophet of Doom By Tony Taylor Publisher: iUniverse Published: July 2014 ISBN: 978-1491734216 ASIN: B00LTIZGRY Pages: 475 Genre: Science Fiction, Visionary, Eclectic About The Author: Tony Taylor spent a long career navigating NASA spacecraftincluding Voyager, Cassini, Mars Polar Lander, Galileo, and MESSENGERto every planet in the solar system. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and has an M.S. in physics from the University of Arizona. His first novel, "Counters," drew on his experiences in flying 150 combat missions during the Vietnam conflict. His second, "The Darkest Side of Saturn"an apocalyptic story of a dangerous asteroid and its discoverersreflects his NASA experiences working at JPL and KinetX Aerospace, Inc. Tony writes, plays a decent game of tennis, and still navigates spacecraft in his spare time. He and his wife, Jan, live in Sedona, Arizona. He has two daughters, Louisa and Chelsea, and two grandsons, JJ and Harris. For review copies, author interviews, or more information please contact: Tony Taylor Email: TonyTaylor (at) eSedona.net Website: http://blackskyvoyages.com/books/the-darkest-side-of-saturn/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/Tony_Taylor_Nav BlueInk: http://www.blueinkreview.com/book-reviews/the-darkest-side-of-saturn/ PR by BookBuzz.net

Jessica Grove, who most recently appeared on Broadway in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC with Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch, will join DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) at 54 Below tonight, May 2.

Emily McNamara, is set to host DUETS(S) with The Write Teacher(s) at 54 Below! McNamara has recently been seen onstage in The Chocolate Show, NEWSical the Musical, Motel Rasdell, and Little Shop of Horrors.  She has hosted and performed at theatres all over NYC, including, but not limited to 54 Below, Birdland Jazz,  Roseland Ballroom, Joe's Pub, Theatre Row, and The Duplex.

This May and June, 54 BELOW presents an exciting lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street.

DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) takes place at 54 Below on May 2nd at 9:30pm - and recently it was announced that patrons can receive 35% off of tickets with the code SPR54. Visit 54below.com to purchase your seats today!

Jake Boyd is set to sing in DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) at 54 BELOW, on May 2nd, at 9:30pm. Conceived and produced by Megan Minutillo (in association with thewriteteachers.com), with musical direction by Jacob Yates, the evening will feature music from across the musical theatre canon, pairing Broadway and Off Broadway performers with Broadway hopefuls.

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551.

Marshal Carolan (HAIR) and Maddy Trumble (Newsies, Wicked) are set to sing in DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) at 54 BELOW, on May 2nd, at 9:30pm.

Tracee Beazer Barrett (Honeymoon in Vegas), Russell Fischer (Jersey Boys) Bret Shuford (The Little Mermaid), are set to sing in DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) at 54 BELOW, on May 2nd, at 9:30pm.

Jessica Grove, who most recently appeared on Broadway in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC with Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch, will join DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) at 54 Below on May 2.

DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) is back at 54 Below! Conceived and produced by Megan Minutillo (in association with thewriteteachers.com), the evening will feature music from across the musical theatre canon, pairing one Broadway singer with one Broadway hopeful.

The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago celebrates its 40th season with its annual Rising Stars in Concert program tonight, March 21, at 7:30pm at the Civic Opera House. The talented singers and pianist of the 2014-15 ensemble will perform with members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra in works of Bellini, Berg, Berlioz, Bizet, Debussy, Donizetti, Floyd, Gounod, Handel, Korngold, Mozart, Puccini, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Rossini. Rising Stars in Concert is offered in celebration of an exceptionally successful year of study and performance for these up-and-coming artists.

The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago celebrates its 40th season with its annual Rising Stars in Concert program Saturday, March 21, at 7:30pm at the Civic Opera House. The talented singers and pianist of the 2014-15 ensemble will perform with members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra in works of Bellini, Berg, Berlioz, Bizet, Debussy, Donizetti, Floyd, Gounod, Handel, Korngold, Mozart, Puccini, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Rossini. Rising Stars in Concert is offered in celebration of an exceptionally successful year of study and performance for these up-and-coming artists.

It is with great pleasure that Live Performance Australia (LPA) has today announced that Patricia Boggs has been awarded the inaugural SUE NATTRASS AWARD for her outstanding service to the Australian live performance industry. The industry achievement award will sit alongside the JC Williamson Award which saw this year's recipient, John FrostOAM, honoured recently at the JC Williamson Award dinner in Brisbane.

Redtwist Theatre extends run of LOOK BACK IN ANGER though June 28. LOOK BACK IN ANGER was written by John Osborne. This production was directed by Jonathan Berry .

Redtwist Theatre extends run of LOOK BACK IN ANGER though June 28. LOOK BACK IN ANGER was written by John Osborne. This production was directed by Jonathan Berry .

Mention the name “Duncan Hines” to most Americans today and they will undoubtedly conjure the image of a cake mix package. With fictitious advertising characters like Betty Crocker and Otis Spunkmeyer, no one can blame them if they fail to recognize the significance of the man for whom the cake mix is named. In Duncan Hines: How a Traveling Salesman Became the Most Trusted Name in Food, author Louis Hatchett delves into the life of the food pioneer, from his upbringing in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where his Grandma Duncan taught him to appreciate the art of good cooking, to his lucrative licensing deal with Proctor & Gamble.

Look Back in Anger by John Osbourne will be directed by Jonathan Berry at Redtwist Theatre and opens today, May 17, at 3pm.

Look Back in Anger by John Osbourne will be directed by Jonathan Berry at Redtwist Theatre and opens Saturday, May 17, at 3pm.