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Laura Embrey Pens THE LAST TRUE MERLIN OF BRITAIN by BWW News Desk
- April 19, 2016 A hero's journey tale based on the legendary character Merlin, 'The Last True Merlin of Britain: A Memoir' (published by iUniverse) traverses the British Isles in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. When the current iteration of Merlin suffers betrayal at the hands of one of his pupils, he vanishes, embarking on a final voyage that takes him to the shores of a new continent.
IT'S BUSINESS, IT'S PERSONAL is Released by BWW News Desk
- April 19, 2016 Saad Amanullah Khan, ex-CEO of Gillette Pakistan and former president of the American Business Council of Pakistan, knows what it takes to run a successful company.
Young Adult Novel WEARILAND is Released by BWW News Desk
- April 19, 2016 Merge Publishing is announcing 'Weariland,' a new novel by Mary Shotwell. The 55,000 word novel introduces readers to Weariland, which used to be called Wonderland. The land is now dark, prevalent with evil, magic, and family secrets that cannot stay hidden for long.
'Weariland stands alone with series potential,' Mary Shotwell says. The novel, dark at times, brings together a crime, coming of age story, and an adventure. 'Readers unfamiliar with Alice in Wonderland can still fully enjoy the book.'
The novel follows Lason, a teen who travels to England for her grandmother's funeral. Her grandmother's murder is shrouded with mystery, and while she and her mother try to cope, a stranger from Weariland, a dreary world once known as Wonderland, petitions Lason's help in finding a secret family heirloom.
Lason is swept in an adventure through Weariland's unpredictable realm, encountering colorful characters and discovering her family's elusive history.
About the Author:
Mary Shotwell grew up in northeast Ohio, so it was only natural for her to pursue a degree in marine biology. After studying dolphin behavior and estimating great white shark populations, she earned her Ph.D. in Biostatistics in Charleston, South Carolina. It was there, during the arduous dissertation process, where she had the idea to write a book.
With Alice and the crazy characters from Wonderland staring her down from her bedroom poster, Mary envisioned what that fantasy realm would look like in current day. Creative writing served as a natural escape from technical writing, wedding planning, pregnancy, and job hunting.
Mary is excited to debut Weariland (Merge Publishing, Spring 2016), a novel introducing Lason Davies, a teenager who learns about her family's past in a world once called Wonderland. She currently resides in Tennessee with her husband and three children.
Available in ebook and softcover. Published by Merge, distributed by Ingram.
Author is available for media interviews and questions. Please contact Merge Publishing to arrange a time.
ISBN: 978-0-9904432-6-1 Print
ISBN: 978-0-9904432-7-8 Digital
THE SKINNY YEARS is Released by BWW News Desk
- April 19, 2016 Beck & Branch Publishers will release The Skinny Years, the fourth novel by award-winning author Raul Ramos y Sanchez in June 2016. The coming-of-age period piece is intended for adult readers. Set in 1960s Miami, The Skinny Years follows the travails of Victor 'Skinny' Delgado.
A pudgy eight-year-old in 1959 when the Delgados arrive in the U.S. fleeing the Castro regime in Cuba, Skinny's once-wealthy family moves from a mansion in Havana to a roach-infested bungalow in Miami's low-rent Wynwood district. Over the next ten years the Delgados struggle to survive in this strange new land. Only one constant remains as Skinny grows from 8 to 18. He longs in vain for the girl of his dreams: his neighbor Janice Bockman who seems everything American-and everything he's not.
Laced with humor, the novel's colorful characters provide fresh insights into the cold war, race relations, American traditions, and the youth counter culture of the sixties through the quirky perspective of a Cuban exile family.
The Cuban-born Ramos is the author of the acclaimed Class H Trilogy: America Libre, House Divided and Pancho Land from Grand Central Publishing and Beck & Branch Publishers. The author has received multiple awards and recognition including Best Novel - International Latino Book Awards, Violet Crown Fiction Finalist - Writers League of Texas, Books-Into-Movies Award Winner - Latino Literacy Now, USA Today Summer Reads Author, and Book Festival Featured Author - Ohioana Library Association.
'Some readers will think The Skinny Years is quite a departure from my previous novels,' said Ramos. 'The scope of the story is smaller, to be sure. But I believe the essence of my work remains the same. I'd like provide readers with an engaging experience and finish the book feeling that beneath our disparities of culture, color and creed, we're alike in many more ways than we're different.'
For more information contact:
Margaret Lawler
Beck & Branch Publishers
PO Box 445 - Putney, VT 05346
beckandbranch@gmail.com
(858) 529-5371
High resolution images for book cover and author available at:
www.RaulRamos.com
Mia Terra Retreats Releases Memoir by BWW News Desk
- April 19, 2016 In recent years, there has been an explosion in the popularity of memoir writing. Why? Stories connect us as a species, and no connection is stronger than with family. We want our family - especially future generations - to understand who we were, and we want to have an impact on them.
For those who struggle with writing their memoirs or don't know how to start, they're in luck. June 3-5, 2016, Jay Speyerer will lead 'Stories of Your Days Memoir Writing Retreat' at Ligonier Camp & Conference Center in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Get info at Mia Terra Retreats.
Known as 'Pittsburgh's Mark Twain,' Jay Speyerer is one of the Pittsburgh region's most popular memoir writing coaches. He has been a writer, a humorist, a speaker, a trainer and an educator for more than 30 years, successfully helping people achieve their goals in memoir writing.
'All of us are made up of our stories. We are each a living library of anecdotes, short stories, tall tales, half-truths, half-lies, jokes, facts, opinions, musings, and life lessons. Then you reach a point in your life when you realize it's time to turn your library into your legacy,' says Jay.
Stories of Your Days Memoir Writing Retreat, in the beautiful Laurel Highland Mountains, promises to be a weekend to remember. In fun and easy steps, Jay will help participants awaken long lost memories, identify key moments of their lives, reveal who they are through their own words and get their stories on the page. To register, visit the Mia Terra Retreats website.
Jay notes, 'If you're already a writer, great; get to it. But if you're not a writer, and yet you have a lifetime of stories bursting to be told, let's work together to create your book.'
Mia Terra Retreats is producing Stories of Your Days Memoir Writing Retreat. For more information and to register, please visit the Mia Terra Retreats website.
Light Book Publishers Releases'LOVE, Poems of Longing' by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Light Book Publishers announces the newest poetry book in recognition of National Poetry Month, 'LOVE, Poems of Longing,' written by Nikos Linardakis, who shares thirty poems, illustrated in four parts.
Linardakis' book is celebrated during this year's National Poetry Month, which highlights American poets and their unique works during this 20th anniversary as one of the largest literary celebrations in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, authors, booksellers and poets.
A recent member to the Academy of American Poets, renown author Nikos Linardakis shared thoughts during a dynamic reading from his new book, 'I wish to build an intimacy between the poet, the reader and life. With this bond of poetry, as natural medicine, I hope to warm your heart and move your soul.'
The book is being shared with author appearances, café readings, and encouraging book lovers to memorize favorite poems that resonate among all.
A few poems from the collection of LOVE Poems of Longing, include La Magie de Paris, Friends Pair with Intimacy, Love Has No Scenery, Metanoia, Self-Sacrifice, and Philotimo bring together the spirits of family, the person, moments and life. As symbolic and vivid images of life, love and passion, this collection of poems shares a tradition of poet laureates. Its Hellenic influence has a unique rhythm and tone. Poems vary from free form to even a Haiku poem. An excerpt from his timeless book:
I wish you knew, my heart paused,
I adored you with all flaws.
Every time I saw you, you made me free,
I wish you knew, oh how much, I love thee.
'The poems were written as raw, passionate insights to the intensity of human moments. The words are symbolic of giving and offering self-sacrifice, which is the true essence of Love. I have a few favorites in this delightful book, and I know you will too,' says Linardakis.
About the Book
'LOVE, Poems of Longing' is a modern classic poetry book with thirty poems dedicated to four elements: family, moments, person and life.
Available at all major bookstores, ISBN 978-1-884084-06-5 and at http://www.amazon.com/LOVE-Poems-Longing-Nikos-Linardakis/dp/1884084060/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1460519594&sr=8-2&keywords=linardakis+love+poem
About the Author
Nikos Linardakis grew up in Oak Brook, Illinois. As a writer, he worked in Chicago and New York, gathering themes from around the world of love, family, loss, hurt, healing and joy. He published over a dozen books as past Editor-in-Chief with McGraw-Hill Companies in New York and with Gibbs-Smith Publishers. He has also written several articles and monographs. LOVE, Poems of Longing is his first book of poetry.
About Light Book Publishers
Light Book Publishers is a small-press publisher with sales under $50 million, releasing less than ten titles a year, specializing in concise and delightful reads.
For more information about Light Book Publishers, please visit www.LightBookPublishers.com or email Info@LightBookPublishers.com.
More events and poetry activities can be found at www.Poets.org
Ramsey Press Announces Presales of LOVE YOUR LIFE, NOT THEIRS by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Love Your Life, Not Theirs, published by Ramsey Press and authored by personal finance expert and New York Times best-selling author Rachel Cruze, is now available for preorder. In her new book, Cruze walks readers through seven essential money habits that will change the way they think about money and allow them to live the lives they want without being buried under the weight of debt, stress and worry. Published by Ramsey Press, Love Your Life, Not Theirs (ISBN: 978-1-9370-7797-6) will release October 3, 2016 and will retail for $24.99.
Thandie Newton's PERFORMANCE OF JANE EYRE Now Available at Audible by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Audible Studios, a production arm of Audible.com, today announced the release of acclaimed stage and screen actress Thandie Newton's audio interpretation of Charlotte Brontë's beloved novel Jane Eyre. Two centuries after Brontë was born, this intimate enactment of her most enduring work is now available for download at audible.com/JaneEyre.
Stacie Boughn Releases First Novel, OUR STORY: A JOURNEY by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 COLUMBIA, Md., April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ In her highly anticipated debut novel released in March 2016, Maryland author Stacie Boughn weaves a captivating tale of love, marriage, divorce and second chances in 'Our Story: A Journey.' Through the stories of four women, one captivating tale unfolds.
LOVING ON ME! is Released by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Many women are unhappy or dissatisfied with their lives, and yearn for change. While the path to self-acceptance and contentment often appears treacherous, it is possible to release the guilt of the past and seize the opportunities in the present.
STREET SAFE KIDS is Released by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Children are the foundation of society, but thousands are abused every day. What more can we do to ensure their safety and growth?
BLUE-EYED ARABS OF THE NORTH is Now Available in Digital Editions by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Forty-three-year-old Katie, an American divorcée, is newly married to Norwegian civil engineer Olaf Hammerstrøm. He is much older and is a kind and understanding man, but there's little spark in their marriage. Olaf is her third husband and she really wants the marriage to work, but about the only thing the two have in common is their religion.
New Health Guide, A CHILD IS WAITING, is Released by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 This remarkable book features true stories about children and families, originating from the author's over 50 years in pediatric medicine. Their conditions are described in story fashion, shedding light on 'attacks' made on children that rob them of their right to reach their highest potential.
'A Grand Way to Chronicle a War' is Released by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 If you were a war correspondent covering the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944, you had a dirty, exhausting, and dangerous job-unless you worked out of the Hotel Scribe in Paris. The Scribe, in this instance aptly named, was Allied press headquarters after the liberation of Paris. Author Ronald Weber recounts how the hotel became a clearinghouse for all the war news that flowed from Europe as the Allied armies drove into Germany. In its comfortable rooms with some of Paris's only hot baths, its restaurants serving coveted black-market food, and its mahogany-paneled basement bar, newsmen could be found at work and play.
Lenell Newman Releases BUBBA DOES CHRISTMAS by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Lenell Newman, a devoted writer and author, has completed her new book 'Bubba Does Christmas': an amusing and witty short story that is a holiday tale for a more mature audience.
Joyce Ann Ivey Shares DIVORCING UNHEALTHY FOODS by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Joyce Ann Ivey, a Christian, mother, grandmother, photographer, devoted writer and author, has completed her new book 'Divorcing Unhealthy Foods The 'Appeasal': a passionately crafted work about health, wellness, self-acceptance, and forgiveness.
Samuel D. Brannon Releases THE SHEPHERD AND THE WOLF by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Samuel D Brannon, a passionate author, has completed his new book 'The Shepherd and the Wolf': a gripping and potent book that deals with the struggle of finding an authentic individual of faith, and not a false teacher, to learn the word of God from.
Sheraton Woodies Shares A POTPOURRI OF POEMS by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Sheraton Woodies, a devoted writer and author, has completed his new book 'A Potpourri of Poems': a beautiful bundle of poems that will leave the reader feeling inspired.
Minister, Psychologist Targets Overcoming Homosexuality in New Book by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Dr. Levi M. Matthews announces his new book, 'Our Stories of Overcoming 'Homosexual Behavior' (published by WestBow Press), which he says focuses on overcoming the temptation of homosexual behavior, the struggles that come with that process and life's other challenges as a believer of Christ, by choosing an identity in Jesus Christ above all else.
Jon Hooks Releases FROM NOWHERE by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 When Brad Ford meets the beautiful and engaging Susan Coble while attending Wake Forest, he never imagines that one day she will marry him, bear him a son and watch him play in the U.S. Open. As he heads to the first hole with his caddie, Brad's hand trembles as he places the ball on the tee. By the time he reaches the fifth hole, he has no idea he is leading the tournament. There is no question Brad is having the greatest day of his life as he unexpectedly wins the Open. Unfortunately, that is all about to change.
Paul Okamnaonu Nwaogu Releases I CAME, SAW AND LIVED by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Author Paul Okamnaonu Nwaogu was raised in an environment characterized by the ambitious and caring nature of both his parents whose hard work and unwavering disciplinary measures nurtured and inspired him at a very young age to dream beyond the social norm of success, beyond the fields of corn, cassava, okra, yams and melons where his parents worked and where true and real life's lessons were taught. He shares his life journey from the seashores of Africa to the heartland of the United States of America in 'I Came, Saw and Lived-An autobiography' (published by Xlibris).
Best-Selling Author Dan Jolley Launches GRAY WIDOW'S WALK, 5/13 by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2016 Best-selling author Dan Jolley will debut his first adult novel, 'Gray Widow's Walk,' on May 13, 2016 from Seventh Star Press.
Set in Atlanta, 'Gray Widow's Walk' is the first book of the Gray Widow Trilogy. The cross-genre trilogy, with a mix of science fiction, thriller elements, and dark fantasy, features captivating female protagonist, Janey Sinclair, the masked vigilante dubbed the Gray Widow by the press. As Janey's vigilantism gains worldwide attention, and her showdown with a bloodthirsty shapeshifter draws ever closer, the reason for her augmented abilities - hers and others like her - begins to reveal itself. Because, high above the Earth, other eyes are watching. And they have far-reaching plans...
'Gray Widow's Walk represents an enormous milestone for me,' Dan said. 'It's the first time I've been able to write with zero restrictions. No age considerations, no content parameters or word count limits, just me and whatever story I wanted to tell. Consequently, not only have I been able to create the beginnings of my own fictional universe, full of as much sci-fi and action and suspense as I could manage, but it's also let me address a number of issues that I'm passionate about, not least of which are character diversity and gun control.'
Dan Jolley started writing professionally at age nineteen while attending the University of Georgia. Beginning in comic books, he has since branched out into original novels, licensed-property novels, children's books, and video games. His 25-year career includes the young adult sci-fi/espionage trilogy Alex Unlimited; the award-winning comic book mini-series 'Obergeist'; the Eisner Award-nominated comic book mini-series 'JSA: The Liberty Files'; and the Transformers video games 'War for Cybertron' and 'Fall of Cybertron'. Dan served as co-writer of the world-wide-bestselling zombie/parkour game Dying Light, and lead writer of the Oculus Rift game Chronos. He lives in the northwest Georgia foothills with his wife Tracy and a handful of largely inert cats.
Dan is available for interviews and appearances. For media appearances, interviews, review copies or book-signing information please email ajudy13@gmail.com.