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Mystery Writer Wins National Award, Earns Additional Nominations by BWW News Desk
- April 25, 2019 Colorado writer Margaret Mizushima continues to earn accolades and awards for her mystery novel, Burning Ridge. Recently awarded the Silver Medal for the coveted Benjamin Franklin Award (Fiction: Mystery/Suspense Category), Mizushima is also among finalists for the Colorado Book Award (Mystery Category) for Burning Ridge. In addition, Mizushima has been named among nominees for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' Writer of the Year.
Alphie Mccourt's THE SOULSWIMMER Now Available In Audiobook by BWW News Desk
- April 23, 2019 Hachette Audio is proud to announce that it is publishing Alphie McCourt's posthumous final collection, THE SOULSWIMMER, in April 2019, as an audiobook read by NYC-based performer Joe Hurley and others. Alphie McCourt, the youngest of the literary McCourt family first made famous through his brother Frank's Pulitzer Prize-winning Angela's Ashes, had a fruitful relationship with Hachette Audio in the latter years of his life, as he reflected on stories that spanned experience from Ireland to the US.
Legendary Comics Announces New Graphic Novel 'Championess' Set For Fall 2020 by BWW News Desk
- April 23, 2019 Legendary Comics enters the ring with creators Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas to bring readers Championess, a new graphic novel set for release in Fall 2020. Drawing inspiration from the real-life enigmatic boxer Elizabeth Wilkinson who challenged opponents by posting adverts in London newspapers in the early 1700s, this fictitious story follows 'the Championess of Europe' as she fights to gain notoriety in the male-dominated sport of bare-knuckle boxing, as well as struggles with her own racial identity. Follow Facebook.com/LegendaryComics for the latest news and updates.
NSAL Awards Art And Voice Scholarships To Dreyfoos Students by BWW News Desk
- April 22, 2019 The National Society of Arts and Letters Florida East Coast Chapter (www.nsalfloridaeast.org) has announced that two Dreyfoos School of the Arts students secured Winston Scholarships through the NSAL program. The local chapter of NSAL selected Kathryn Dennison and Laura Santamaria Mendez to compete nationally for the Winston scholarships in 2-D Visual Arts and Voice respectively. Both students will be honored at the NSAL Star Maker Awards on April 28, 2019 at Boca West Country Club with the nonprofit organization's other scholarship and competition winners.
JORDAN By Victoria Landis Released Nationwide by BWW News Desk
- April 22, 2019 Jordan, the latest release by acclaimed novelist Victoria Landis, has been released nationwide. Published by BookPainter Press, Jordan is available wherever fine books are sold in print (ISBN: 0960066306, $16.99) and eBook ($4.99) editions.
Gary Beck's New Poetry Book 'Contusions' Released by BWW News Desk
- April 20, 2019 Contusions is a 115 page poetry collection. Available in paperback with a retail price of $10.99. ISBN 9781941058886, and a kindle edition for $4.99. Published by Winter Goose Publishing. Available now through all major retailers.
Christopher M. Struck To Release Debut Novel, KENNIG & GOLD by BWW News Desk
- April 19, 2019 This summer, Christopher M. Struck's debut novel, Kennig and Gold, is set to hit the shelf. This fascinating whirlwind of a novel has consistently drawn comparisons to The Great Gatsby as it weaves a seductive tale of passion set amidst the big band era and the nascent Jazz age in 1948. The young lovers must compete against the very contemporary issues impacting generations of modern readers of: location, career, and personal philosophy. Each will clash and threaten to disrupt a match fit for Shakespeare.
GHOST ADVENTURES' Patti Negri Releases First Book by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2019 World renowned psychic medium and 'Good Witch,' Patti Negri releases her first book 'Old World Magick for the Modern World: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques to Balance, Empower, and Create a Life You Love.'
Young Adult Historical Fantasy Novel Lays Foundation For A Whole New Crop Of Environmentalists by BWW News Desk
- April 17, 2019 Vanadala Publishing, a division of NNGL, announces the publication of 'Ellishiva Cinnamon and The Sixth Element' (ISBN: 978-0996207126, paperback), a novel of environmental stewardship, by best-selling author, social responsible entrepreneur, humanitarian and global lifestyle television host, Nirmala Narine.
6th Annual Mystery Fest Key West Announces June Dates by Sarah Hookey
- April 17, 2019 Acclaimed mystery authors, celebrated storytellers and the fans who love them are set to rendezvous on the tropical island where so many have found literary inspiration during the 6th Annual Mystery Fest Key West, set for June 28-30, 2019 in Key West, Florida.
Jared Diamond's New Book UPHEAVAL Pinpoints Crisis by BWW News Desk
- April 15, 2019 Noted polymath Jared Diamond, the author of landmark bestsellers Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse, is coming to The Music Hall as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series on Thursday, May 9. He will discuss UPHEAVAL: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis, a brilliant new theory of how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don't.
Richard Pryor Jr. Brings IN A PRYOR LIFE To Los Angeles by BWW News Desk
- April 12, 2019 Richard Pryor, Jr visits Los Angeles with IN A PRYOR LIFE as part of multi-city tour. The book released on April 8th has already sold out its first printing and into its second.