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 This Month
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October 1, 2008
G.L. Giles, author of The Vampire Vignettes and Days and Nights in Summerville, will be featured in the October 2008 issue of MetaCreative. It is a free download for anyone interested in viewing it. Simply go to http://metacreativemagazine.com/
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October 2, 2008
Regina Thomas, author of Walking By Faith Swaddled In His Glory, will have a TV interview at Crossroads 100 Huntley St. Toronto, Canada at 5:00PM South Carolina time. People can view this at Channel 378 Direct TV.
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October 2, 4, 10 & 11, 2008
B.J. Moesner, author of Monty the Traveling Cat, will be participating in the Greater Reading Book Festival the month of October. Her appearances include:
- Muhlenberg Library, 3612 Kutztown Road, Reading, PA on Oct. 2 at 10:30AM and 1:30PM
- Hard Bean Cafe, 128 E. Philadelphia Ave., Boyertown, PA on Oct. 4 from 1:00PM to 3:00PM
- Berks County Humane Society for Furry Friday, 1801 N. 11th, Reading, PA on Oct. 10 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM
- Tom Schaeffer's RV, Rte. 61, Shoemakersville, PA on Oct. 11
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October 3, 2008
Alene Dunn, author of Red Dirt and Sand Hill Stories, will have a book signing at East Texas Art League, Jasper, TX at 2:00PM.
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October 3-4, 2008
Janie Bess, author of VISIONS, will serve as a moderator at The Brother 2 Brother Symposium at Power Center 12401 S. Post Oak Road, Houston, TX. Brother 2 Brother will be hosting a book signing for all the participating authors after each program. Janie will be appear along with many best selling authors, such as Omar Tyree, Mary Morrison, Walter Mosley and many others.
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October 4, 10, 11, 18 & 25, 2008
Doris Washington, author of A Blessing, Caring & Sharing and Faith, Hope & Love, will have book signings at:
- Borders Express 2132 Whitemarsh Mall 8200 Perry Hall Blvd Baltimore, MD on Oct. 4 from 3:00PM to 7:30PM
- Borders 5125 Jonestown Road Harrisburg, PA on Oct. 10 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM
- Borders Express 3587 Capital City Mall Camp Hill, PA on Oct. 11 from1:00PM to 4:00PM
- Borders Express 11200 Lake Line Mall Cedar Park, TX on Oct. 18, from 1:00PM to 4:00PM
- Waldenbooks 22nd & Cumberland Street Lebanon, PA on Oct. 25 from 11:00AM to 4:00PM
- Waldenbooks One CNN Center Atlanta, GA on Oct. 31 from 12:00PM to 2:00PM
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October 5, 11 & 15, 2008
Thomas Cirignano’s The Constant Outsider was recently reviewed by Readersview.com receiving 4.5 out of 5 stars. He also has the following engagements lined up for this month:
- Book signing at The Lakeville Artsfest at the intersection of Rte. 18 and Rte. 105 in Lakeville, MA on Oct. 5 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM
- Radio guesting on The Jordan Rich Show, a Boston-based radio talk show, which will be heard in 32 states and 3 countries on Oct. 11 at midnight. You can tune in to WBZ 1030 AM on your radio dial.
- Book signing at John Adams Healthcare Center, 211 Franklin St., Quincy, MA on Oct. 15 from 10AM to 1:00PM
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October 7, 8, 10 & 25, 2008
Evon Davison, author of The Truth About Angela, will be featured on the Addie Brent Show in Biloxi, MS on October 8. She will also have book signings at:
- Keesler Air Force Base Exchange in Biloxi, MS on Oct. 7
- MediMart Pharmacy in Moss Point, MS on Oct. 10
- Fort Gillem Army Post Exchange in Forrest Park, GA on 25
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October 8, & 28, 2008
Marcus Jones, author of Everyone has a Story, This is Mine, will have the following engagements:
- Story share with Chicago youth about his involvement in gangs and the life changes he went through after being paralyzed from multiple shootings and being incarcerated on Oct. 8 at 4904 S. Lake Park Avenue Chicago, IL from 4:00PM to 5:00PM. He invites teens, adults and educators to listen to his cautionary tale and he will be selling copies of his autobiography as well.
- Chicago Public Library South Shore Branch Short and Scary Stories Contest on Oct. 28 at.2505 E. 73rd Street Chicago, IL at 6:00PM.
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October 9, 2008
Susan Zizza, author of Turn Of The Twentieth, will present a slide show featuring photos from her book at the Eagle Mountain House, Jackson, NH at 7:00PM. The presentation will include stories behind the photos that reveal life at the turn of the century, along with an exhibit of the photographer's memorabilia from that era.
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October 17, 18 and 25, 2008
Gloria Sananes Stein, author of Leaving Fingerprints, will have the following engagements:
- Presentation at Library Convention in Ellicot City, MD on Oct. 17
- Book signing at Barnes and Noble, Lancaster, PA on Oct. 18
- Book signing at Borders, Lancaster, PA on Oct. 25
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October 18, 2008
Mia Montgomery, author of It's My Business Why I Am Still Single, will host a workshop, It's My Bizness, to be held at a Singles Conference by Truth By Fire Ministries in Orlando, FL.
For more information contact Pastors Tony and Debra Reed at truthbyfireministries.net
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October 18, 2008
Emmazina Day, author of Dear Jesus, will have a speaking engagement and book reading at Harbourway Assisted Living Facility, Virginia Beach, VA from 2:30PM to 3:30PM. She will also have a book reading at Sea Side Facility.
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October 19, 20 & 25, 2008
Lolae Joline Lambert, author of Good Grief, will have book signings at:
- Alloway Historical Society, Alloway, NJ on Oct. 19
- Vineland Library, Vineland, NJ on Oct. 20
- W-PBA Expo at St. Joseph's Parish Center, Woodstown, NJ on Oct. 25
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October 21 & 30, 2008
Kenneth Polcyn, author of MISTRESSES AMONG US!, will have book discussions and signings at:
- CMCS Sailing Club Cape Coral, FL on Oct. 21 from 7:00PM to 8:30PM
- Pasadena City Hall, FL on Oct. 30 from 3:00PM to 5:00PM
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October 21, 2008
Liz Cosline, author of Transcendental Sojourn, will be appearing on the Joe Fermano radio show- How to Use Your Life, out of Philadelphia.
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October 22, 2008
Rachel Levy Lesser, author of Shopping for Love, will be at Faux to Fleur Boutique to benefit the Backus Children's Hospital.
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October 25, 2008
Wintrell Pittman, author of Homosexuality, A.I.D.S and VooDoo, will have a book signing at Bretanos, Oak Court Mall, Memphis, TN from 2:00PM to 4:00PM.
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 Book Signing
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Marlene Thornton
April 1, 2008 |
Marlene Thornton, author of Devil’s Conversation, will have an interview with native radio in Fredericton NB, Canada.
Alexander Molnar, Jr.
April 9, 2008
Al Molnar, author of Blood Cheaper Than Oil, will have a book signing in Palmerton, PA’s Library ( Palmerton Library, Delaware Ave.) from 6:30PM to 8:00PM.
Pam Strange
May 13, 2008
Pam Strange, author of The Only Way to Get to the Backyard is Through The House, will have a book signing at Santa Paula Library at 6:30PM.
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 On Tour
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Mary Fox
February 12-27, 2007 |
Mary Fox, author of recently released "Teach Me Thy Holy Will," went to La Paz, Honduras with the UP Friends of Honduras Mission team. |
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Shawn Salzman
May 2, 2007 |
The promotional commercial for Shawn Salzman’s book, Order of the Wolf, debuted on YouTube. The commercial plays out like a movie trailer, using drifting text and still shots set to a haunting classical score.
Martin Coy
December 27, 2007
Martin Coy, author of Not All So Tall Tales, appeared in the Frederick County, MD GAZETTE entitled "Coy Story - Author Explores Human Behavior in New Book.” The story provided a charming look at his book and an interview with Martin concerning why he wrote it.
Janey Lee Caravallo
2007 & 2008
Janey Lee Caravallo, author of GILBERT C. Hurry Home I Just Want to Say I Love You…, has been featured in the following:
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November 14, 2007 issue of Santa Clara Weekly
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January 2008 issue of Women’s National Book Association (WNBA)
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March 4, 2008 issue of Missing Pieces Radio Show Episode 84
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May 2008 issue Spotlight on Recovery
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June 2008 issue of Canadian Federation of Poets Newsletter
Charles Walter Wooten
October 2007
Charles Walter
Wooten recently got some local publicity for his book, Letters from a Chinese
Angel, in two different publications, The Broomfield Enterprise, by Barb
Proeger; and, in the Rocky Mountain News, (YourHub/Broomfield print
edition).
Doris Washington
November 7, 2008
Doris Washington, author of A Blessing, Caring & Sharing and Faith, Hope & Love, will guest on the Love Broadcasting Radio Show Love Broadcasting Radio Show (www.lovebroadcasting.net), which will air in Richmond, VA at 7:00PM. She will be talking about her two books, her experiences as a mother who lives with autism, and how her son serves as her inspiration to write. The show will be inviting persons who live with autism to express their experiences living with autism
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 Speaking Engagement
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Sonia Pressman Fuentes
October 24-27, 2008 |
Sonia Pressman Fuentes, author of Eat First, will be speaking at the 12th Annual
Conference of the International Association of Yiddish Clubs (IAYC), at the
Marriott Hotel, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA, on the topic, “My Yidishe Tate-Mame” (“My Jewish Mother and Father”). A Q&A and book signing will follow.
Sonia Pressman Fuentes
November 7-8, 2008
Sonia Fuentes will be a panelist at the Yale Law School Symposium, New Haven, CT celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
Sonia Pressman Fuentes
October 2009
Sonia will be a luncheon speaker at the October 2009 Third Annual Conference of the Florida Consortium for Women's and Gender Studies, followed by a Q&A.
TOPIC:
"The Women's Rights Movement: Where It's Been, Where It's At"
PLACE:
University of Tampa
401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, Florida 33606-1490
CONTACT:
Judy A. Hayden, Ph.D.
Conference Organizer
Tel. (813) 257-3535
jhayden@ut.edu
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 Awards
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Gina
Jones
2008 |
Gina E. Jones, author of Flying Between Heaven and Earth, was voted semi-finalist for Fiction & Literature in the New Age Fiction category by USA Book News.
For more information, go to www.FlyingBetweenHeavenAndEarth.com.
Lucy Cain
November 5, 6 & 7, 2007
Lucy Cain, author of Secure the Fort, is the recipient of the 2007 Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal Award for Best Anthology to be presented at the annual conference/banquet in Branson, MO.
Kevin Weeks
June 2007
Kevin M. Weeks, author of The Street Life Series: Is it Suicide or Murder?, was inducted as the Best New Urban Author of the Year 2006 for his novel. A voluntary Top Advisory Board of one hundred active members inducts The YOUnity Guild Award Winners of Excellence each year. He also won an award (Wild Card) in the New York Book Festival.
Jameela Alter
2007
Jameela Alter, author of On Clipped Wings, is a finalist in Foreword Magazine's eighth annual Book of the Year Awards in the Fiction-General category.
Judy Snider
2006
Judy K. Snider, author of Goldy’s Baby Socks, and her illustrator, Thomas McAteer, won The Cat Writer's Association award of excellence and the 2006 CWA Muse Award for best children's book. |
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Phyllis Ann Mariani
March 15, 2008 |
Phyllis Ann Mariani, author of And Baby Makes a Family, will be at an adoption conference sponsored by Adoption from the Heart.
Sonia Pressman Fuentes
June 9, 2008
The Veteran Feminists of America (VFA) will honor about 30 feminist lawyers, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sarah Weddington (the winning attorney in the famous Roe v. Wade case), who made significant contributions to women’s rights in the 1960s and ‘70s. Sonia Pressman Fuentes, author of Eat First, is on the committee planning and also one of the honorees. This will be an all-day program held at the Harvard Club in New York City.
Sonia Pressman Fuentes
December 21, 2008
There will be a play reading of the play, called Let It Be Already, based on Sonia’s memoir at the historic theater of the Church of the Transfiguration, more often known as The Little Church Around the Corner, in New York City at 1 East 29 St. |
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