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2/19/02

BookTech 2002

PublishAmerica is pleased to announce attendance at BookTech 2002 in New York City, which is billed as the "largest book technology event in North America."

At the show, we were welcomed by numerous vendors and sponsors, many exhibiting new digital printing technologies and publishing industry products.

Two of our predictions from long ago were confirmed over and over at the show:

EBooks are still headed nowhere. It still remains next to impossible to base a successful business model on ebooks. People want to read real books.
Digital printing is heading up everywhere! Numerous, established print industry titans and suppliers all say the same thing: If they're not printing digitally now, they will be soon.

Books-a-Million Book Signing

For those of you in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Trey Graham will be signing copies of his new book, "Lessons for the Journey", at the Books-a-Million store at Grapevine Mills Mall on Saturday, March 16 from 12-5 pm. The mall is located at 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway in Grapevine, TX, very near DFW airport. The store phone number is 972-539-0636. You can call the store for more information or to thank them for hosting this event. If you live in the Metroplex, please plan to join Trey and tell your friends about this event!

C-Span Book TV

A. B. Wallace, author of The Mark of the Werewolf will one of six authors on The Business of Books, Saturday, February 23 at 2:00pm on C-Span Book TV. For more information, click here.

Book Review Cafe

Lisa, Managing Editor, Book Review Cafe Posts "Five Cup" review of historical fiction for children/young adults, Jeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Book One, by Evelyn Horan. An autographed copy of the book is offered as CONTEST PRIZE at the site.

Magazine "Columbia" Featured Article

Change of Heart was featured in the December 2001 issue of the Columbia, Maryland Magazine "Columbia." The reviewer, Cathy Christon, featured the local Author Brian Hartford and co-author Peggy McCardle, pointing out their ties to the community and stressing the true story of Brian's heart transplant will make transplantation "less science fiction and more real to people..."

Interview on Washington, DC Radio Station WCTN(AM)

On February 5, 2002, authors Brian Hartford and Peggy McCardle discussed the critical need in the US for organ donors while being interviewed on Washington, DC Radio Station WCTN(AM) about their book Change of Heart. Brian is a member of TEAM NATIONS CAPITAL, sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation, and will attend the Transplant Special Olympic Games in Orlando in June of 2002. The interview can be heard on the Internet at www.wctn.net/communityfocus.htm under "Archives."

Book Review by London Television Show

We are pleased to announce that Nicholas Klinsman's book, Moscow Endgames, is currently being reviewed by Channel 4 Televisions in London for their highest rated show, Driven, which is very closely related to the subject of Mr. Klinsman's book- highly trained female assassins.

ETSU Celebration of Books and Authors

Christy Tillery French, author of "Chasing Horses" has been issued an invitation by East Tennessee State University to participate in the ETSU Celebration of Books and Authors, which will be held on April 13, 2002. This event will take place in the Ballroom at the D.P. Culp Center on the campus of East Tennessee State from 9:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Up to 150 authors will be present to sign their books, talk to their fans, and have their books sold by Barnes and Noble. More than 2,000 attendees are expected to purchase books and visit with authors. A generous share of the proceeds will go to the ETSU Library Associates, an organization of the ETSU Foundation to support the collections, programs, and services of ETSU's Charles C. Sherrod Library. Christy has been asked by the university to donate a copy of "Chasing Horses" to the Sherrod Library at ETSU.

Guest Lecturer at the University of Maryland

David Taylor, author of the magical realism science fiction novel Contact With Gaia, has been invited to give a guest lecture to a graduate seminar group at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus on March 4th, 2002 from 5 to 7 pm. His lecture will include readings from Contact With Gaia, plus background on how he wrote it. For more information, email Dr. Sarah Shin (shin@umbc.edu) or David Taylor (dinosaur@erols.com).

Interview on a Local Canadian Television Station

Elaine Bunbury, author of What Hope Have You!, was interviewed on a local television station on February 5, 2002.

2/6/02

Preditors and Editors Online Readers Poll

Like A Promise author, DeLoris Spires, has place number one in the Preditors and Editors Online readers poll for one of her short stories included in the e-book Almond Eyes. Ms. Spires is currently working on her second novel in the "Like" series involving the southern rural area of Like A Promise.

The International Library of Poetry

Christy Tillery French, author of "Chasing Horses," has been notified by The International Library of Poetry that her poem "Don't Want You (For My Man)" has been selected for publication in "Letters From the Soul," a poetry anthology which will be published in summer, 2002.This poem has also been certified by the Selection Committee for The International Library of Poetry, poetry.com as a semifinalist in the International Open Poetry Contest.

Appearance on WLIO TV, Lima, Ohio

Robert Ray Edgington, author of "Hoosier Bob And Dude", appeared on WLIO TV, Lima, Ohio on January 28, 2002, at 12PM. The purpose of the appearance was to discuss his book, "Hoosier Bob And Dude". Robert says the appearance was delightful.

Guest Speaker at the Connecticut Authors & Publishers Association

Joe Vojt, author of Threshold of Consciousness, will be a guest speaker at the March 16, 2002 meeting of the Connecticut Authors & Publishers Association. His subject is: Publishing the First Novel: The Pain and the Gain.

2/5/02

Nomination for Best Novel Published in 2001

Kelly Steed, co-author of Stasis, nominated for Best Novel Published in 2001 in the Preditors & Editors Reader’s Poll, has had her biography accepted for consideration for publication in Who’s Who of American Women 23rd Edition 2002-2003. The volume will contain 30,000 biographies, only one woman in every 5,000 will be chosen for inclusion. Biographies are chosen for the reference value of their accomplishments. Kelly’s biography has been included in various volumes of Who’s Who in the Midwest, of American Women, in America, and in the World since 1998.

2/4/02

Guest Speaker at the San Rafael Homeowners Association

San Rafael Homeowners Association Newsletter Presents during week of February 4, 2002, Evelyn Horan, Park Resident Author As Guest Speaker Former teacher-counselor, Palos Verdes School District, 275 articles in 75 publications. Evelyn Horan has written a children's book, "Jeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Book One." The book was featured as Book of the Month at 2 internet sites and was featured Grand Prize at another site. Evelyn has been receiving laurels as the modern day Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House on the Prairie and other Little House books. Evelyn will present her book, her background, and will host a discussion on "Senior Achievements and Accomplishments."

Gathering of Authors at Barnes and Noble

Christy Tillery French, author of "Chasing Horses," has been issued an invitation by Barnes and Noble in Knoxville, Tennessee to participate in a Gathering of Authors on March 2nd, 2002, from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. EST. This will consist of published authors in and around East Tennessee who will participate in book signings. Several authors will be doing individual readings from their books and Christy has also been asked to participate in this, as well.

2/1/02

Movie Star Reading

Mark Farnsworth, author of The Great One's Little People is pleased to announce that John Travolta has agreed to a reading of his book.