Book Signing at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Miami
David Pereda, author of "Havana Confidential," will be reading excerpts from his book and signing copies at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Coral Gables on Thursday August 15 at 7 p.m. The location of the store is 152 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL.

Book Signing and Edsel Car Show
Bevetly J Scott will be signing copies of "Righteous Revenge" July 26th & 27th 2002 in the Gift Shop at the Columbus, Indiana Holiday Inn & Conference Center. The hotel is located just off interstate 65 at exit 68. Scheduled time is from 3:00 to 4:30 both days. Come and visit, get an autographed copy of "Righteous Revenge" and check out a parking lot full of 58, 59 & 60 EDSELS.

Book Signings and TV Appearance
Steven Harrell, author of The Unionist, has a book signing scheduled for Saturday August 10th, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble bookstore on Tom Hill Sr., Boulevard in Macon, Georgia. He has another signing at the Books-a-Million store on the Carl Vinson Parkway in Warner Robins, Georgia on Saturday, August 17th, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Steven has also recently appeared on WMAZ-TV, a CBS affiliate station in Macon, Georgia on July 11th to promote the book as well.

Barnes and Noble Book Signing
Brian Smith will be doing a book signing for his book "The Art Of Waging Spiritual Warfare" at the Barnes & Noble in Cedar Hills, TX on July 25, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. It is a new authors night, and the customer service manager says she has already received inquires regarding the signing.

Book and Poetry Reading in Miami
David Pereda, author of "Havana Confidential,"a medical-political thriller about the assassination of Fidel Castro, will read excerpts from his book and selections of his published poems at the Wallflower Gallery & Bookstore in downtown Miami at 9:30 p.m. on Friday August 16, 2002. The address of the bookstore is 10 NE 3rd. Street, Downtown Miami.

Outstanding Author Award
Gary Varner, author of the soon-to-be-released title, Sacred Wells, has received the Outstanding Author Award from the Book Review Cafe.

7/11/02

Midwest Book Review
Resurrecting Paul, by P.E. Blais, was reviewed in June Shirley Johnson of the Midwest Book Review, and received an excellent report.

Tashar News
Marc Phoenix, author of Tashar: City of Mystery, Book I, reports that his TV interview on KPTV's (UPN affiliate) morning program-'GOOD DAY OREGON' on June 13, 2002 went well. They invited him back when more news of TASHAR are ready to be reported. Secondly, Marc had another TV interview on KMTR's (NBC affiliate) morning program on June 20, 2002. He received another invitation to come back on the show when more news of 'TASHAR' are ready to be reported. Third, the Portland Comic Book Show on June 23, 2002 was a success! He was able to meet fans and soon to be fans. And finally, the CHAT interview on June 25, 2002 was a success as well!

7/8/02

PA Author Featured On UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
West Virginia, November, 1966. For thirteen months, the sleepy town of Point Pleasant was imprisoned by a real-life nightmare that ended when the Silver Bridge collapsed and took forty-six souls. Mysterious lights ruled the night skies. Domestic animals and pets disappeared or were found mutilated. Sinister Men In Black terrorized innocents unlucky enough to stumble across the paranormal. There was more. Described as man-like and over six feet tall. The red glowing eyes seem to have been more terrifying than either the stature of the creature or the ten-foot span of its wings. Witnesses reported feeling an uncontrollable, indescribable terror. They called it MOTHMAN.

This true story of unexplained terror became John Keel's classic "The Mothman Prophecies" (recently reprinted by Tor Books) and is now the basis of a motion picture by the same name starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney.

On Monday, July 29th, UNSOLVED MYSTERIES (Cosgrove/Meurer Productions) will investigate the Mothman mystery on the Lifetime television network. Check your local listings. New to the Publish America family, but longtime author and investigative researcher, Robert A. Goerman will be interviewed. Born March 3, 1952, Goerman is a native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania. His writings have appeared in national magazines and served as source material for several popular books on the paranormal. Lifetime's UNSOLVED MYSTERIES, A&E's THE UNEXPLAINED, and HISTORY'S MYSTERIES on the History Channel have featured his investigative research.

Goerman's literary debut in Publish America is HIMMLER'S WAR.

Fourth Book Signing
Brenda H. Greene, author of From My Son's Garden: A Personal Story of Growth and Healing After the Loss of a Child, will be participating in her fourth book signing. She has been asked to participate in "New Author's Night" at the Barnes & Noble store in Merrillville, Indiana on July 20th. Brenda reports that she had a wonderful first book signing at a local bookstore; then she was asked to give a presentation to a local high school and signed and sold books. Brenda was then asked to make a presentation by the Friends of the Library in Greenville, OH on June 28th about "Writing to Heal". Many copies of her book sold.

Book Signing and Other Events
Buddy Sealey, author of Flashover, attended a book signing at the Barnes & Noble, 1939 Mount Zion Road, Morrow, Georgia on July 6, from 2 to 5 P.M. The event was well attended. The following events have been scheduled: On Saturday, July 20, 1 to 3 P.M. - Book Signing and Safety Talk for Children (Sealey is a twenty-year veteran firefighter) at Books-A-Million - Discovery Mills, 5000 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043. On Tuesday, August 13, at 7:30 P.M.- Self Defense & Book Signing (Sealey is a Black Belt in Karate) at Barnes & Noble, 1939 Mount Zion Road, Morrow, Georgia 30260. On Thursday, August 15, at 11 A.M. - Story Time for Children, Safety talk for Children and Parents at Barnes & Noble, 1939 Mount Zion Road, Morrow, Georgia 30260.

ABC TV Appearance
Tim Smith, author of Memories Die Last, will be appearing on the ABC TV affiliate, WDTN, in Dayton, Ohio, on 7/10/02 to be interviewed on the noon news. Tim also has a book signing set up with a Border's in Dayton on 7/20, and he is making arrangements to get "Memories Die Last" on the shelves of the Public Libraries in Montgomery County (Dayton).

Book Signings
Judi L. Strider, author of Hold On To My Heart, will be doing a book signing on October 5 with Nora Roberts at her bookstore in Boonsboro, MD. Judi will also have a book signing on October 26th at her college alma mater. The bookstore manager is doing a lot of publicity with refreshments, etc.

Book Signing at Cracker Barrel
Carol Gustke, author of Sacred Harvest announces that the Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Battle Creek, Michigan is hosting a book signing for her on their front porch in July. Cracker Barrel will be supplying fliers and has offered to help in any way they could.

7/5/02

PA Day at Clemson
Chris and Cody (C.C. Colee) report:

Wow did we have fun?!?!?! On June 27th, Clemson University (located in Clemson, South Carolina) had their first annual summer booksigning. A huge thanks goes out to Paul E. Blais (author of Resurrecting Paul, Why Terrorism Can't Win) for making the arrangements and giving us the opportunity to meet fellow authors as well as greet the people who passed through the Hendrix Student Center that day! The university bookstore provided copies of our books for us and we authors, of course, provided our smiling faces and marketing paraphernalia.

Of the nine authors present that day, Publish America was represented by seven of their authors. Of course, there was Paul Blais (Resurrecting Paul, Why Terrorism Can't Win), C.C. Colee (RB: The Widow Maker and RB: The Enchantress), Lynn Barry (Puddles), John White (Lori's Miracle), Carole Waterhouse (Without Wings), Sharon "Sissy" Martin (Sisters Forever) and Laurie Taylor (The Lillie Pad, A Southern Tale).

Once again, C.C. Colee drew much attention with our piratical display. Hmm, wonder if Clemson would consider changing their mascot to a pirate?!?! No, probably not....oh well.... We presented copies of both our books of the RB Trilogy (RB: The Widow Maker and RB: The Enchantress) amid our standard accouterments. Our table is not the C.C. Colee's RB table without our logo banners, double barrel flintlock pistol, long glass, cutlass, models of pirate ships, and treasure chests filled with jewels and doubloons (gold foil wrapped chocolates which was the hit of the day for young and old alike). Yet each time we set up, we add something new. This time, we had a pewter tankard, a brass wine goblet, a small leather pouch with gold coins spilling forth, and "jewels" within the treasure chest of doubloons as well as an emerald bracelet teasingly tempting the pirate in each of us.

And what is C.C. Colee without looking the pirate? A phony, that's what. This time, we had "twins" in the form our daughters (Heather and Jackie) who also dressed like pirate women. Ahhhh, like mothers, like daughters.....

We were asked on a several occasions if the books displayed were required reading for any of the classes. When the brew-ha-ha had died down in the lobby, John White, Chris and Cody (C.C. Colee) and Carole all laughed as we (C.C. Colee) began to list out the various justifications of how our pirate trilogy could be required reading. For example, majoring in "Health, Education and Human Development"? Obviously, educating oneself of the pirate ways would definitely be healthy to one's existance and sharpen one's skills in the social (human) development. Or let's say the major is "Engineering"......well one would need to know how to design an effective pirate ship to survive. Oh DUH!......LOL

Ms. Carolyne Sauls and her bookstore staff were very accommodating to all of us. She had advised that she is planning another signing sometime in the Fall. Thanks must also go out to Barnes and Noble for their assistance in making this event happen and we look forward to many more. This a great way to meet fellow authors, bond new friendships, and meet the folks that buy our books.

We had a grand adventure!! It was like a family reunion to those of us who had met at ETSU back in April as well as meeting new family for afar. After the signing, Paul and his delightful wife, Pat, invited us all back to their beautiful home in Seneca, SC, with its wonderful view of the lake (a big draw for any seafaring body) for a cookout. Taking him up on his offer was the two of us with our daughters as well as Sharon Martin and Lynn Barry. We sat down and enjoyed the wonderful meal, laughed, shared ideas/experiences of how we came upon our ideas for our writing, found out some surprising backgrounds in each of us, and laughed some more! Paul then gave us the grand tour of his home. And though it had to come and we all hated for it to be so, the day came to a close.

7/4/02

Radio Interview
Jason M. Light, author of Dust and Bones, will be interviewed by a local talk radio station KTOK on Thursday, July 4th, at 7:30 am.

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