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Author Spotlight - Shobhan Bantwal
Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog | October 8th 2008 by Pamela S Thibodeaux
Hi Friends,As you know, I've started a new feature this month called Saturday Spotlight where every Saturday I'll spotlight a different author. Multi-published authors may appear several times throughout the year so that each book will receive equal read more
Happy Monday!
Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog | October 6th 2008 by Pamela S Thibodeaux
Wow, is it Monday already?We've got a busy week coming up with an Author Spotlight on Shobhan Bantwal and her book The Forbidden Daughter on Wednesday and with Lili Fournier and her Quest For Success DVD as our Saturday Spotlight!On a personal note, read more
Saturday Spotlight - Cheryl St. John!
Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog | October 4th 2008 by Pamela S Thibodeaux
Well Friends, as promised we're starting our Saturday Spotlight with prolifc author, Cheryl St John and her story A Baby Blue Christmas from The Magic of Christmas Anthology. Enjoy!Excerpted First Chapter of A BABY BLUE CHRISTMASThe Magic of Christma read more
Author Spotlight: Kevin Henkes
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | October 3rd 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
At age 19, Kevin Henkes gathered his life savings and flew from his hometown of Racine, Wisconsin, to New York City, art portfolio in hand, hoping to find a publisher for his work. Intending to stay in the city for a week, he started on a Monday, vis read more
Maureen Crethan Santora — Xlibris Author Spotlight
Self Publishing: On the Go | September 30th 2008
“I believe that it is not the road blocks or the tragedies that define us but the way in which we handle and overcome them.” – Maureen Crethan Santora Triumph over tragedy is a huge concept to grasp. The human mind does not always understand wh read more
Author Spotlight: Anna Maria Prezio and Confessions of a Feng Sh…
The Book Connection | September 28th 2008 by Cheryl C. Malandrinos
Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghost-Buster by Anna Maria Prezio. Written with thoughtfulness, clarity and immense compassion for both the ghost or entity and those being haunted, "Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghost-Buster" will intrigue, delight and captu read more
Author Spotlight: Kate DiCamillo
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | September 26th 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
Kate DiCamillo writes for children and adults, and thinks of herself as a storyteller. Born in Philadelphia, PA, but raised from the time she was five years old in Clermont, Florida, she earned a BA in English from the University of Florida.Ms DiCami read more
Author Spotlight - Susan Wingate!
Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog | September 25th 2008 by Pamela S Thibodeaux
Well Friends, as promised tomorrow's spotlight is on Susan Wingate who is on Virtual Tour with her novel, Bobby's Diner.Bobby’s Diner©bySusan WingateChapter OneFor the reading of Bobby’s will, the attorneys sat Vanessa – the ex, Roberta (Bobby read more
Author Spotlight: Melinda Long
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | September 19th 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
Melinda Long was a teacher before she became a children's author. She believes her writing career evolved from the combination of a childhood spent burying pirate treasure of one sort and another in her parents' backyard, and an adulthood spent teac read more
Author Spotlight: Susan Patron
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | September 12th 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
Susan Patron's initial career plan was "to be a struggling writer renting a maid's room in a Paris attic." Instead, after earning her BA in English Literature and her Master's in Library and Informational Sciences, she began a career as a children's read more
Author Spotlight - Victoria Pitts-Caine!
Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog | September 8th 2008 by Pamela S Thibodeaux
Well Friends, as promised today I'm spotlighting friend and fellow author, Victoria Pitts Caine and her novel, Alvarado Gold. Victoria first attempted writing twenty years ago when she published a small article in an adoptive parent magazine. Then he read more
Author Spotlight: Frances Hardinge
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | September 5th 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
Frances Hardinge can't remember a time when she did not want to become an author. Her tastes tend to run toward the darker side of fiction. In fact, her website reports, "She has always liked dark stories - when she was six, she wrote a short story t read more
Graceling (Author Spotlight: Kristin Cashore)
A Nay Books | August 31st 2008 by Matha man
Graceling By Kristin Cashore"A brilliant, unforgettable story. I consumed Graceling in one sitting, awed by its originality, breadth, and humanity. For a first novel - for any novel - this book is extraordinary." -Catherine Gilbert Murdock, author of read more
Author Spotlight: The Crimson General by Slawomir Rapala
The Book Connection | August 26th 2008 by Cheryl C. Malandrinos
Dispossessed at an early age, Aezubah has wandered the world in search of vengeance. On arid mountaintops, remote glaciers and burning deserts he has conquered demons from the edge of creation, wicked sorcerers, and evil kings. As a General, he is be read more
Author Spotlight: Megan Whalen Turner
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | August 22nd 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
Megan Whalen Turner writes fantasy fiction for young adults. Her titles include a collection of short stories, as well as The Thief trilogy - the first of which (The Thief) won a Newbery Honor in 1997. However, her journey through the world of childr read more
Author Spotlight - Michelle Sutton!
Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog | August 20th 2008 by Pamela S Thibodeaux
Hi Friends,As promised, I'm spotlighting my friend Michelle Sutton and her book It's Not About Me. Michelle lives in Arizona with her husband and 2 sons. A woman after my own heart, Michelle's tagline is Edgy Inspirational Author. She is a member of read more
Author Spotlight: Danny Birt
The Book Connection | August 20th 2008 by Cheryl C. Malandrinos
Back Cover of Ending an Ending:Existence is not supposed to be optional in this flat polytheistic world—it is the dictate of Etre, one of the world’s three founding gods. But Sanct, a man lacking memories, skills, and purpose, possesses (or is po read more
Author Spotlight: Janrae Frank
The Book Connection | August 19th 2008 by Cheryl C. Malandrinos
Synopsis of Serpent's Quest:Red Wolf was the strongest of the Nine Great Chiefdoms of the lycan clans, which had long suffered under the yoke of the blood-drinking sa'necari necromancers. Thirty years ago, the realm of the sa'necari, Waejontor, was c read more
No Accountability?
Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog | August 18th 2008 by Pamela S Thibodeaux
A very dear friend of mine who is a deeply spiritual person read The Secret and made a comment that she would never recommend this book to a new Christian because there is no accountability.She feels that the book promotes thinking and visualizing th read more
"Author" Spotlight: Geronimo Stilton
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | August 16th 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
Geronimo Stilton - a spectacle-wearing, mild-mannered mouse - is a best-selling author and publisher of The Rodent's Gazette newspaper. Online issues of The Rodent's Gazette can be found on the Scholastic website. Mr. Stilton is a self-described "fr read more
Author Spotlight: Trenton Lee Stewart
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | August 8th 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
Trenton Lee Stewart is relatively new to children's writing, but not to the writing world. A graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop, he teaches creative writing, and wrote the adult novel, Flood Summer (2005). Mr. Stewart ventured into the children read more
Author Spotlight: Arnold Lobel
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | July 25th 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
Arnold Lobel called himself a daydreamer instead of an author and illustrator, because he saw pictures in his mind before he thought up the words to go with them.Born May 22, 1933, he grew up in the care of his grandparents in Schenectady, NY. As a read more
Gilbert Griñie — Xlibris Author Spotlight
Self Publishing: On the Go | July 24th 2008
“We need to learn to work through our behavior, attitudes, and habits. That we can achieve any goal that is set before us, that control is the connection between goals and accomplishments.” – Gilbert Griñie. The gang phenomenon is a major prob read more
Author Spotlight: Suzanne Selfors
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | July 11th 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
Suzanne Selfors started writing seriously in the fall of 2002, on the very day her youngest child stepped on the bus for school. She has had the writing bug, however, ever since fourth grade, when she wrote, cast and directed a play for her school. read more
Orca and Edits
Adventure into Romance | July 7th 2008 by Shelley Munro
I’m busy with edits at the moment. As luck would have it, they’ve all arrived at once, which means I’m going to be a little quiet for the next few days. Tomorrow is the start of my spotlight week at Long and Short Reviews. Here̵ read more
Author Spotlight: Gary D. Schmidt
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | July 4th 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
Gary D. Schmidt writes children's non-fiction, and young adult novels, which he types out on a 1953 Royal typewriter.He attended Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts, then went on to graduate school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaig read more
Upcoming author spotlight
Elysabeth's Emerald City | June 29th 2008 by Elysabeth
Bob Avey will have a guest posting on my blog July 21st. I have read his book "Beneath a Buried House" and hope to have a review posted by the end of the week (along with a couple other reviews that are long overdue). I should have his author bio a read more
Author Spotlight: Lois Lowry
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | June 29th 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
Lois Lowry dreamed of being a professional writer since childhood. One marriage, two college degrees, and four kids later, she achieved that dream. Since then, she has written everything from fun and quirky to somber and serious.On her website, Ms Lo read more
Author Spotlight - Mirella Patzer!
Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Pamela S Thibodeaux
Hello Friends,Mirella Patzer is not only a talented author but my editor at Enspiren Press and she's on tour -virtual book tour that is- with her novel Bloodstone Castle.Prizes, Prizes, Prizes! During the Bloodstone Castle Virtual Book Tour, Mirella read more
Author Spotlight: Megan McDonald
Bugs and Bunnies: Stories, thoughts and musings... | June 20th 2008 by Kim Wheedleton
As the youngest of five sisters growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Megan McDonald often had trouble wedging in her own two cents' worth at the dinner table each evening. So, her mother gave her a notebook where she could write out everything she read more
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