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June 2003

Books For Troops Update
We can now announce that the last shipment of the Books for our Troops is scheduled to be transported to the Persian Gulf area this week, before Memorial Day weekend. Many authors have responded to last month's invitation to donate copies of their books to the liberators of Iraq, for a total of more than 1300 books. Earlier shipments have already arrived in Iraq and found their way into the hands of our soldiers.

We salute everyone who has contributed.

Library placement and availability
Murder in Red, by Lynn Perry,a suspense novel situated in Silicon Valley, is now available for checkout at Santa Clara Central library in Santa Clara, California, and part of the local authors' collection there, and at Brentano's bookstore, Valley Fair mall, Santa Clara. Perry's second novel, Murder in Gray, has also been accepted by Publish America.

Book signing
Author Roy W. Brown will be signing copies of his book Jig How in the Readmore ETC. Bookstore in Richmond, Indiana Saturday, July 12 from 2 to 4 pm. The Bookstore is located at Ninth and Main Streets and now stocks Brown's book.

Book Signing
Wiley's Christian Books in Cedar Falls, IA, will sponser a book signing for Mary Hornback's book, "God, Are You Really There?" on July 12, 2003, from 1:00-3:00pm.

The Dead Angel Signings Update and Revisions
The first signing for Carolyn Rowe Hill's murder mystery, The Dead Angel, (pub date, July 5) will be on July 12th in Petoskey, Michigan, from 1-3 in the afternoon at Horizon Books on E. Mitchell Street. A second signing will take place in Pentwater, Michigan, on July 30, and another in Muscatine, Iowa, on September 5th. Dates are pending in Hart, Michigan, and Ann Arbor. Pre-publication sales have been brisk. Most common comment: I couldn't put it down.

Radio Interview
Richard Cloutier will be interviewed by Sean Patrick on WPEP radio's Newsline PM Newsmaker program July 2nd from 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm. The live discussion will focus on Cloutier's new horror/suspense novel Caveat Emptor.

Book accepted by library
Author Roy W. Brown recently donated a copy of his book Jig How to the Morrison-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana. Brown had received some positive comments about the book from those who have read it.

Book in Hazelden
Kimberly Owen, author of The Apple Doesn't Fall Far..., sent a copy of her book to Hazelden, a well-known substance abuse treatment center. The following is their response:

Writers Road Show
Joyce Rapier, author of Windy John's Me 'n Tut, had a book signing at Fort Smith Public Library for their Writers’ Road Show on Saturday, June 21st from 10 A.M. ­ 2 P.M.

Book Tours/Conversion to Movie
Mary S. Palmer has just completed a very successful tour of 7 states promoting her book The Callings which she co-authored with Loretta Theriot. She visited book stores, shops, and newspapers in Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and throughout Alabama. It was very well received and presentations and book signings are being scheduled. She also has a presentation scheduled at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Fairhope, AL, June 29, one pending in Newnan Georgia in the fall. One in November at Robert Moore Christmastown in Mobile (date to be announced)and others pending at Gulf Shores Library and Daphne, AL Library. Others are in the works. Currently, she is rewriting it into movie script form with encouragement and advice from a script writer in California.

Dark Rooms wins 2nd Prize at the 2002 San Diego Book Awards
Dark Rooms, a Novel in Verse, by Siddharth Katragadda won the 2nd Prize at the 2002 San Diego Book awards, the most prestigious Published Book Awards in the San Diego/Los Angeles area. The Awards were presented in various categories from amongst 200 San Diego based Authors published in 2002.

America's Most Wanted Author!
After a career in the Seattle Police Department which included a shoot out at a Wells Fargo Bank, where two people were shot, one fatally, and an appearance on America's Most Wanted television show, author G.A.Hauser decided that a career change was in order. "In The Shadow of Alexander, A Soldier's Tale", a novel set around Alexander the Great is the result and is G.A.'s first published work.

Birmingham Event Being Held for Mobile Author
Mary S. Palmer of Mobile, AL, will be honored in Birmingham, Alabama, at a party/book signing for The Callings July 10, 2003. Details will be announced. Her book is now available at Guy's Book Store in Newnan, GA, at Just Books in Foley, AL, at Crossroads Cathedral (Penacostal) in Birmingham, AL, and at St. Lawrence Book Store in Fairhope, AL.

PA Book on the set of "Spiderman 2"
John Nolan's IN SEARCH OF GREAT UNCLE PAT: TITANIC SURVIVOR made it to the set of "Spiderman 2," now being filmed in Hollywood. John's friend Andy Bale has a small part in the film and took the book along as a favor. Andy presented the book to Director Sam Raimi, whom Andy has known since they were boys at the same summer camp, Camp Tamakwa. Raimi is friends with Bill Paxton, who, of course, starred in "Titanic." Sam Raimi is also well-known to horror fans for the "Evil Dead/Army of Darkness" series of films. Anyhow, a PA book is floating around somewhere in Hollywood!

Steven Farkas Launches New Website
Steven Farkas, author of Tales of The Grotesque launched an official website today. The site includes updates for future signings and events as well as updates on new releases. It also includes a biography of the author and information on how you can contact him through e-mail or post. The idea behind the site is not just to promote Steven Farkas' book, but also to allow fans to get to know the author a little better.

Newspaper Article
Sheryl Nantus was interviewed for a half-page article in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review on June 22, 2003. Her PA children's book, The Dragon Who Was Bored, was mentioned prominently, as was PublishAmerica. The article also included the information that Sheryl is donating copies of her book to local libraries to support literacy and to encourage children to read and enjoy their public libraries.

Thanks, Flenton "Pete" Prewitt, III
FirehouseBooks.com is a major web site, visited daily by Firefighters, fire buffs, etc. from all over the world. It is an honor to have The Chronicles placed on this site.

Book Signing
On June 4, 2003, an article about Tangled Web by Renee Bagley was released from the Stephenville Empire Tribune. This was an indepth interview concerning publication and locations of availablity for Tangled Web. There are two upcoming book signings planned for June. On June 14, a book signing will take place at The Dublin DR Pepper Museum from 10 am to 2 pm. This is the oldest DR Pepper Museaum and Company in the world. Located in Dublin, Texas. This event will also be advertised by the sponsor in the local newspaper on Thursday, June 12, 2003. Another book signing (in promotion of Tangled Web) is dated for June 25, 2003, at the Stephenville Public Library.

Well-Known Agent From Writers House Inc Requests Book
Al Zuckerman, owner of The Writers House, a literary agency that represents many high-profile, well-known authors has requested a copy of Linda Alexander's most recently published book, "Until Next Time." He will review it for possible film rights options. Linda has contracted with PublishAmerica to bring her 2nd published book, "Dorothy From Kansas Meets the Wizard of X" back into print. A debut date has not yet been decided.

New Website For New Poetry Book Release
Along with the new release of her book, Brooke Lenwell, the author of Abstractions in Maturity has released a website to promote the book.

Sell Books Before Anyone Sees It
Marsha Anderson, author of How to Have a Good Day Every Day spoke at a Woman's gathering on June 8 for 30 minutes. She took pre-order forms that she made on my computer. After Marsha finished speaking, 7 women pre-ordered the book without even seeing it. But she would only recommend this if the book is only weeks away from being ready. Marsha thanks Publish America for helping her make a dream come true. She is also sponsoring a contest in August as another promotion for the book. Stay tuned for more information.

Author interviewed about Great Lakes
Barbara Spring, author of The Dynamic Great Lakes, was interviewed about the Great Lakes by Fred Martino on WGVU TV. The 30 minute interview will air on the News Makers Show on June 25 at 6 p.m. and again on June 28 a.m. The program covered the Great Lakes Legacy Act, water diversions, slant drilling for oil and citizen participation in the democratic process. Spring showed how important it is for people to get involved in the decision making process for the Great Lakes.

Induction Into The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
Sherry Russell, Grief Management Specialist and author of Conquering the Mysteries and Lies of Grief published by Publish America has been inducted into The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. She is eligible for Board Certification in Traumatic Stress and Bereavement Trauma and will be included in the International Registry. The Academy is a multidisciplinary network of professionals who are committed to the advancement of intervention for survivors of trauma. Conquering the Mysteries and Lies of Grief is featured on the Bright Side where Sherry is an Advisor to the Board and responsible for the Coping with Loss section. It is also featured on Heaven’s Treasures and Grief Resources.

Book Launching/Signing/Promotion
Horane Smith, author of the upcoming novel, The Lynching Stream, which will be published July 18, will be at the author's tent at the Canadian-Caribbean Literary festival, which be held at the Design exchange, 234 Bay St. Toronto, on June 20-21. He will use the opportunity to meet visitors, distribute flyers, and inform them about his fourth novel of historical fiction, which is published by Publish America. On July 31, The Lynching Stream will be launched at Burkes Book Store, 873 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, beginning at 7. p.m. On Sunday, August 3, Mr. Smith will be reading and signing books at Wordfest, a literary festival, which will be held at Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, as part of CARIBANA, the biggest Caribbean Festival in North America. This festival attracts more than one million people, mostly Americans.

Mike Reynolds to Interview on New Haven's KC-101
Mike Reynolds, author of "The New Girl" will be interviewed on the morning show with Mary Scanlon and Vinnie Penn on Connecticut's top-rated station, KC-101 FM. Reynolds will be talking about the book, his experiences as Lisa Weber, and the social nature of gender while trying to outwit his outrageous and irreverent hosts. KC-101 is the regional leader in the all-hit radio market, catering primarily to the 18-35 female demographic. Following hot on the heels of his 2-page write-up in The New Haven Register, the interview promises to be minutes of fun for the whole family, or at least those parts of it that can sneak away and listen to the radio while their parents are geting off to work.

First Book Signing
Bob Schlegel author of Command Authority announces his first book signing at the Urban Think book store in Orlando, Florida. The event will take place on August 21, 2003 from 7-9pm. Bob leaves for Key West the following day to conduct "research" for his next book titled, The Theosus Key. This trip coincides with the Ernest Hemingway look-a-like contest during the Hemingway Days festival at Sloppy Joes bar. "I have ball watching a bunch of old men try to convince about twelve former winners that they should be "papa" for a year. It's hot, the booze flows, the huge audience hooting for their favorite bearded fat man, make this an enjoyable event. You've got to be there. It's vintage Key West craziness," Bob tell us.

Book Signing and Sales
Max Power had a book signing for Lightning Has Struck, at Borders Books in Danbury, CT, on June 10, 2003, and reports that it was a complete success. All of the books at the signing were sold, resulting in a very rare 100% sales success rate, and the signing and discussion itself lasted for two hours and twenty minutes, among the longest that have ever been held. In addition, in the last week Max's sales at this store have increased by 900% over the previous week, a statistic unheard of in the industry. This is an exceptional achievement for such a short period of time.

Newspaper Article
The Phoenix Times newspaper of Bristol, Rhode Island ran an article in its June 4th edition, featuring Richard Cloutier's horror/suspense novel Caveat Emptor. The book is centered in the fictional town of Eastport which is situated on a peninsula between Newport and Providence, Rhode Island, just like Bristol.

TV Interview
Channel 9 cable news, serving Southeastern Massachusetts, featured an interview with Richard Cloutier discussing his new novel Caveat Emptor. The interview was televised at 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm, and 10:00 pm on May 28th.

Write-Up in Local Papers, Featured in Online Journal
Information regarding purchasing of 'The Cleansing' by Cheryl Gittens-Jones and a blurb about the book was written up in hometown newspaper JoOurnal Inquirer, Manchester, CT for the Friday, May 23 edition. The title of the article was 'Immigration memoir'. 'Chickenbones Journal's site for African-American Literature features the author and book 'The Cleansing' and was posted Memorial Day weekend.

New Haven Register does Full-Page Spread on "The New Girl"
Ever wonder what Lisa Weber looked like? Well, this may be your only chance to find out. The New Haven Register is running a full page photo spread and article on Mike Reynolds' "The New Girl" Sunday, June 8th. in their Lifestyle section. The spread features the author as both himself, and Lisa Weber, the woman he became for two months in order to research his groundbreaking new work on the social nature of gender.

Brother and Sister joint book-signing at Festival
Panora Author Kate Brown Fisher will have another book signing for the Panora Public Library at the town's annual "Panorama Days" Festival on AUgust 1st, 2003. Joining her will be her brother, Joshua Brown, author of Wolfshire: The Keep.

Library Placement and Book Signing
"Memories Die Last" by Tim Smith is now available in the Dayton Ohio Metro Library system. I am also doing a benefit book signing event in June in conjunction with the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Dayton, where a percentage of the proceeds from the books I sell that day will be given to the association. Further, I have forged an alliance with Project READ in Dayton to be a spokesperson in helping to promote literacy awareness.

Book Signing
Tom Gorman will be signing "The Magic Christmas Train" at the Frederick Festival of the Arts, Authors Festival at noon on Sunday, June 8. The Festival is in the C. Burr Artz Central Library in downtown Frederick. The signing will follow a brief discussion of the book. There will be other authors discussing their books during this time period. Tom will also mention his new book,"The Old Neighborhood" that PA is publishing later this year. The Festival is being held on Saturday June 7 from 3 to 5 pm; and Sunday from noon to 5 pm.

Party Planned to Celebrate the Release of Dancing Alone
An Author reception and book signing is being held June 29th from 6:00 to 9:00 in the evening as a celebration on the release of Dancing Alone by Debi Baxter. The event is being given by the Author's husband and Jones PR Group and is by invitation only.The guest list is currently at 850 people with all local media invited to attend.

National Internet Radio Interview
Larnette Phillips recently gave a national internet radio interview and spoke extensively about her upcoming novel Sully and Me as well as other creative endeavors. It began airing on May 19, 2003 and is available at anytime for people to listen to it.

First Book Signing after Release
Carolyn Rowe Hill's first book signing following the release of The Dead Angel on July 5, 2003, will be in her hometown of Petoskey, Michigan, at Horizon Books, 319 E. Mitchell Street from 1-3 in the afternoon. Everyone in the area is invited to attend.

Newspaper articles
The Manatee County Observer's Managing Editor had an interview with Ms. Stewart regarding her book Nightmares Echo on June 4th,it will be in the features section of the newspaper on June 11th. She also has a small post listed in this months newspaper for Miakka Community News and has an interview set for the last of June to be in the Myakka City newspaper the beginning of July.

Book Signing at Barnes and Noble
BARNES & NOBLE, 7615 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, Texas, book signing by Marcie Kinkead author of From Day of Birth at 7:00 P.M..

New Website
Susan E. Richmond, author of Wyoming Hope has her website up and running. Please stop by to check it out.

Book Signing
A book signing is scheduled for June 14 from 4:00pm - 7:00pm in ft worth, TX celebrating the release of From Day Of Birth by Marcie Kinkead.

United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame
In August 2003, Duane Ethington, author of Limpy and Black Hawk, will be inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Book Party and Appearance
Chris Panos, author of Double Agent has a Book Party scheduled at Borders Books - Kirby & W Alabama- River Oaks. on Saturday June 28th 2:00 P.M. Chris & Tina Panos will also be on TBN Houston at 10:30 A.M. on Friday June 20th.

James 'Gus' Filegar featured at booksigning!
James 'Gus' Filegar, author of 'Fathers, Sons, and Brothers, Book One',will do his first booksigning event on June 14th, 2003 at The Bookstore, Park Hills Plaza, Altoona, Pa. Two times are scheduled: 10:30 Am until 1:30 PM and 5:30 PM until 8:30 PM. The Bookstore's phone number is: 814-943-1984

Barnes & Noble Book Signings
Kevin Sheehan, author of Should Old Acquaintance Be Rubbed Out, has a few book signings lined up at Barnes & Noble over the summer. Several other B&N locations in the tristate area are also considering signings.

Leiva First to Sign at Pasadena Book Fair
Steven Paul Leiva, author of the recently published thriller, Blood is Pretty: The First Fixxer Adventure, has become the first author ever to be invited to appear and sign his book at the Pasadena Antiquarian Book, Print & Paper Fair, which will be held on May 31st and June 1st. Leiva's novel, which is described as "The Player meets the Saint -- as introduced by James Bond,"has already won praise from one of America's most renowned authors, Ray Bradbury, as well as from Academy Award winning film producer Richard D. Zanuck.

Newspaper Article and Book Signing
Max Power, author of Lightning Has Struck: A diary of life without dad, The First Six Months, announces that on Friday, June 6, 2003, a review of his book will be printed in the Weekend section of The News-Times, a large circulation newspaper in Danbury, CT; and on Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 7:30 p.m., Max will be having a book signing at Borders Books on Federal Road in Danbury, CT.

"New Girl" Goes International
Mike Reynolds' "The New Girl" has been awarded inclusion in Gender Inn, the International Women's and Gender Studies Database, sponsored by the University of Cologne, (Uni-Koeln) in Germany. Gender Inn is a searchable database providing access to over 7,500 scholarly essays, reviews and other nonfiction works pertaining to feminist theory, feminist literary criticism and gender studies focusing on English and American literature. It's intent is to provide easy international access for university professors and other scholars to currrent works examining the social nature of human gender. A review of and listing for "The New Girl" will be included by the end of July, 2003.

Damien Ashton Signing Event
Horror author, Damien Ashton, will be signing copies of his new book, Black Moon Rising at Borders Bookstore in Plano, Texas (1601 Preston Road) on Saturday, May 17th from 2pm-4pm and at the B Dalton Bookstore inside Town East Mall (Mesquite, Texas - I635 & Town East Blvd) on Friday June, 13th from 6pm to 8pm. If you live or will be in the DFW area on May 17th or June 13th, drop by and get your copy of the relentless thriller signed by the intrepid terror scribe himself. Additional Signing and Speaking events are set up for the Summer Fall 2003 (Mr. Ashton will also have a table at Wizardworld Dallas FRI, SAT, & Sun in November) and will be updated here at PA within 3 weeks of event date.

TV Interviews, Book signing and speaking at book clubs
Connie Vigil Platt, author of Pair a Dice announces the follwing events:

Guest Speaker
Toni Lamparter Mabry, author of Chance Encounters: The Story of the Innkeeper's Son, will be a guest speaker for Friends of the Library, at the West Memphis AR public library. The meeting will be held at 10:00 AM, on July 2, 2003. The public is invited.

Book Signing
Bookstop Plus Inc, 2810 Bartlett Rd., located in Bartlett, Tennessee requested 50 copies of Ghosts in the House from author Shirley Jones. There will be a book signing on June 14th, 2003, from 2pm to 4pm.

FIRSTBORN author to appear on cable TV show
Bruce Tiven will be a guest on "Theater Newz", a cable television show that broadcasts throughout Southeastern Connecticut and Southeastern Rhode Island to talk about his recently published first novel, FIRSTBORN. The show will air during the month of June on the following cable networks: Comcast cable: Channel 12; June 2, 9, 16, 23,7-8pm. Cox Communications: Channel 18; June 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 5-6pm. Eastern CT cable: Channel 24; June 5, 12, 19, 26, 7-8pm. Adelphia cable: Channel 14 in Norwich, Channel 27 in Old Lyme, June 9, 23, 9-10pm.

Multiple Book Signings for Charles Cronin
Charles Cronin will hold two book signings for his novels, The Gemini Trap and Hill Games on the 6th and 7th of June. The first signing will be from 6 to 9PM on June 6th at Waldenbooks, Montgomery Mall, Montgomeryville, PA, and the second will be on June 7th from 1 to 3PM at Canterbury Tales Book Shoppe, Peddler's Village, Lahaska PA.

Wal-Mart Stocking Book and Book Signing at Borders
Chris Panos, author of Double Agent is please to announce that Wal-Mart is carrying his book in their stores. Additionally, Chris will be having a Book Party at Borders on Saturday June 28th 2:00 P.M.

Book signing
On June 7, 2003 in Ligonier, PA, Susan Richmond will be signing copies of her book Wyoming Hope at Drummer Boy Books. Also going on that weekend in Ligonier is Antiques on the Diamond. If you love antiquing and reading, stop by and say hi and find some great antiques.

Book Signing at Borders
MJ Ross, author of The Maleficent Maestro, has been invited for a book signing at Borders. The book signing will be June 7th from 1-3 p.m. It will take place at the Borders on 81st and Yale in Tulsa, OK. The store will display books and information about the upcoming event May thru June.

Book Signings and News
Stephanie Storey-Morant, author of 48 Hours Rich has been offered to speak to children about her story and book at the Juvenile Dentention Center on June 19, 2003, because of the article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Author/Speaker Signs Books
Sara A. (Candy) DuBose, author of Where Hearts Live announces the following events:

Book Signing
Chris Panos, author of Double Agent will have a book signing party at Borders Books on Kirby & W Alabama in River Oaks, Saturday June 28th 2:00 P.M.

New Haven holds "New Girl" Event June 7
Author Mike Reynolds will be reading from his latest book, "The New Girl" at the New Haven Public Library, New Haven, CT Saturday, June 7, 2003 at 2:00 PM. Set in New Haven, "The New Girl" examines the social nature of gender buy chronicling an adventure in crossing gender lines.

"New Girl" Event Booked for October
Author Mike Reynolds will be reading from his latest book, "The New Girl" at the Meriden Public Library, Meriden, CT Wednesday, October 1, 2003 at 7:00 PM. "The New Girl" examines the social nature of gender buy chronicling a two month experiment in crossing gender lines.

Quiet Birdmen Meeting , Friday, June 5
The "Quiet Birdmen" of Fresno,CA have invited Mr. David Harris to address their exclusive organization, whose original members included Eddie Rickenbacher and Jimmie Doolittle, to mention but a few of its renowned pilots. The occasion? A send-off for the author's recently published manuscript, Boola Boola Flyboy.

Debut Book Signing
First of its kind book signing in San Diego. On June 7, author Kip Ives' book, Particulars of the Promiscuous will have its debut signing at Dancers, an adult nightclub in San Diego, California. Particulars of the Promiscuous is a sexual satire of panoramic proportions. Beginning with the Greeks and Romans, each chapter traces the sexual tastes and habits of hundreds of people from the notorious to the elite. This signing will have Las Vegas style of entertainment where the employees will dress up like characters of Kip's book. Food and refreshment will also be provided.

PA Author To Participate in Book Signing Party
Will Garret, author of Publish America's recently release Western novel "The Burning Hills" will participate in a Western Writers of America book signing party on June 28, 2003 at the Helena, MT. Walmart from noon to 3pm. The event is part of the organization's annual convention and is co-sponsored by Anderson Merchandising and Walmart Stores.

International Conference on Longevity
PublishAmerica is proud to announce that our physician authors have been invited to the International Conference on Longevity in Sydney, Australia in March of 2004.

Book Signings and Parties
Tekla Dennison Miller author of A Bowl of Cherries has several book signings and parties scheduled:

PARTIES:

PENDING:

International UFO Symposium Guest Speaker
Jim Hickman, author of 5000 Years of UFO's has been selected to be one of the guest speakers at the MUFON 2003 International UFO Symposium July 4-6, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency, in Dearborn, MI. The topic will be "The UFO Continuum: Past, Present, Future."

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