The MidWest Book Review has just published a glowing review of THE RUNNING CLUB by Ben Gross. The full review is pasted in below.
The Running Club
Ben Gross
https://www.ben-gross.net
Moonshine Cove Publishing
https://moonshinecovepublishing.com/index.html
9781952439827 $20.00 Paperback/$4.99 eBook
https://a.co/d/0bV7WKTY
Mystery genre readers well know the levels to which the sub-definitions have gone, from cozy mysteries to psychological whodunits. Now add 'comic mystery' to the options, because Ben Gross's creation in The Running Club takes genre definitions into a satisfyingly different realm.
Part of the reason why The Running Club may resonate so strongly with the younger, active reader in particular is that its author mirrors many of the physical challenges and efforts that play out in his story. Even the short author bio which precedes the tale reflects the special blend of achievement and humor as Gross maintains that he is "...a fifteen-time Boston Marathoner who hikes, runs or skis every day of the year, mostly with his three dogs and sometimes with his reluctant teenagers. Long time ago he went to football games at Penn State and emerged with a degree in Political Science." Not everyone can also add that they were "briefly mayor" of a small town.
From the introductory subtle note Adam makes about an unlikely possible runner who sports frame like the Hulk to a detective's investigation which receives the unexpected culinary reference, Gross is adept at placing description and characters within the realm of the exceptional:
Custer procured a pen from his jacket pocket and probed the bloodstained ribbon wrapped around the dead man's neck, like he was fishing for the last shiitake mushroom in a bowl of udon noodles.
Quirkiness abounds, whether it's in characters, descriptions, or setting, as a Utah running club sets its eye on murdering a disgraced Mormon convert acquitted of human trafficking. Said club doesn't consist of seasoned pros in any realm... they are amateurs just testing the waters of not-so-divine retribution.
As Mitch the Red, Kate, and a host of characters come into play and toss their running skills in the same pot as their ability to exact justice, instructions on success emerge, from how to actually kill a victim to winning a bigger game.
The Running Club is not your usual singular cop-investigator piece, but a close consideration of group dynamics and personalities who join together in a cause far outside their original attractions or objectives.
Again: the comic relief that runs through even crime scene descriptions injects irony and satire throughout unfolding events, giving the story an edge that other murder mysteries don't embrace:
Ben Gross
https://www.ben-gross.net
Moonshine Cove Publishing
https://moonshinecovepublishing.com/index.html
9781952439827 $20.00 Paperback/$4.99 eBook
https://a.co/d/0bV7WKTY
Mystery genre readers well know the levels to which the sub-definitions have gone, from cozy mysteries to psychological whodunits. Now add 'comic mystery' to the options, because Ben Gross's creation in The Running Club takes genre definitions into a satisfyingly different realm.
Part of the reason why The Running Club may resonate so strongly with the younger, active reader in particular is that its author mirrors many of the physical challenges and efforts that play out in his story. Even the short author bio which precedes the tale reflects the special blend of achievement and humor as Gross maintains that he is "...a fifteen-time Boston Marathoner who hikes, runs or skis every day of the year, mostly with his three dogs and sometimes with his reluctant teenagers. Long time ago he went to football games at Penn State and emerged with a degree in Political Science." Not everyone can also add that they were "briefly mayor" of a small town.
From the introductory subtle note Adam makes about an unlikely possible runner who sports frame like the Hulk to a detective's investigation which receives the unexpected culinary reference, Gross is adept at placing description and characters within the realm of the exceptional:
Custer procured a pen from his jacket pocket and probed the bloodstained ribbon wrapped around the dead man's neck, like he was fishing for the last shiitake mushroom in a bowl of udon noodles.
Quirkiness abounds, whether it's in characters, descriptions, or setting, as a Utah running club sets its eye on murdering a disgraced Mormon convert acquitted of human trafficking. Said club doesn't consist of seasoned pros in any realm... they are amateurs just testing the waters of not-so-divine retribution.
As Mitch the Red, Kate, and a host of characters come into play and toss their running skills in the same pot as their ability to exact justice, instructions on success emerge, from how to actually kill a victim to winning a bigger game.
The Running Club is not your usual singular cop-investigator piece, but a close consideration of group dynamics and personalities who join together in a cause far outside their original attractions or objectives.
Again: the comic relief that runs through even crime scene descriptions injects irony and satire throughout unfolding events, giving the story an edge that other murder mysteries don't embrace:
- AUTHOR HELEN P. BRADLEY SIGNING BOOKS AT THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW STACKS BOOKSTORE IN SAVANNAH, GA.
MORE CONGRATULATIONS toEllen Ricciutti. The 2023 PenCraft Book Awards for Literary Excellence awarded One Time or Another, runner-up in the Romance - Fantasy/SciFi category!
CONGRATULATIONS! Ellen Ricciutti just completed a really successful book signing event.
CONGRATULATIONS TO AUTHOR NORMA JENNINGS!
Georgia NEW AUTHOR OF THE YEAR-Robert Gawltney-THE CICADA TREE. Congratulations.
Robert Gwaltney, author of THE CICADA TREE, has just published an article in the April 19, 2023 issue of THE SOUTHERN LITERARY REVIEW. To read the entire article click anywhere in the image below:,
Congratulations to Robert Gwaltney for being one of only fifteen authors nominated for Georgia Author of the Year, 2023.
Moonshine Cove Publishing, the home of award winning fiction, does it again.
THE CICADA TREE by Robert Gwaltney is Books on the Air BOOK OF THE YEAR for 2022. Congratulations to Robert. Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many others.
THE CICADA TREE by Robert Gwaltney is Books on the Air BOOK OF THE YEAR for 2022. Congratulations to Robert. Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many others.
To watch Patrick Millikin of the Poisoned Pen Bookstore interviewing James L. Thane, author of the tense mystery novel SOUTH OF THE DEUCE, click here:
To purchase the book at Amazon, click here
To purchase the book at Amazon, click here
Read the interview in OKRA Magazine with BILLY BEASLEY, the author of THE GIRL IN THE RIVER, shown in its entirety below.
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Listen to author Richard Meredith discuss his most interesting background and how he came to write THE CROW'S NEST during his interview on Authors on the Air. Click here to hear the interview.
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Edward Figg's THE EURO MAN is showcased in the winter 2020/2021 THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE. You can make it the winner by following this link and voting for it: https://peoplesbookprize.com/winter-2020/the-euro-man/
Thomas J. Howley's WOLF OF CLONTARF is garnishing a lot of glowing reviews. The Battle of Clontarf in 1014 between Viking invaders and the united Irish deserves a lot more attention than it has received. It marked an important turning point, the turning point toward Viking decline. If you enjoy historical fiction, here is a book you should not miss: https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Clontarf-Thomas-J-Howley/dp/1945181826/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=Moonshine+Cove+Publishing%2C+LLC&qid=1600304783&s=books&sr=1-13
Links to reviews: https://gript.ie/review-wolf-the-quarrelsome-and-the-battle-of-clontarf-1014/
https://celticlifeintl.com/book-reviews/
https://www.tjhowleybooks.com/blog
Links to reviews: https://gript.ie/review-wolf-the-quarrelsome-and-the-battle-of-clontarf-1014/
https://celticlifeintl.com/book-reviews/
https://www.tjhowleybooks.com/blog
THE ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS publishes a lengthy and glowing review of Eric Wade's book about homesteading and building a cabin in the Alaska wilderness. Read the full review. Buy the book at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.
The accolades keep coming for Richard Marcello’s new book THE LATECOMERS. Here are just a few:
“absolutely outstanding…” “mesmerizing…” “life affirming and beautiful…” “a stunning achievement.” “profound, enriching and meaningful…” “thought-provoking…”
Get it now at Amazon.
MOONSHINE COVE WINS BEST COVER AWARD
Author Bernie Brown sells over forty copies of her just published book I NEVER TOLD YOU, at her big launch event. "My launch was a blast. I couldn’t believe how many people came. Store was packed."
Moonshine Cove's novel by Dan Lawton, PLUM SPRINGS, wins first place in the 2019 New Hampshire Literary Awards. It's a sweep for Dan since his novel White Mountain was chosen for second place. Our hats are off to Dan. Purchase Plum Springs here or here
Louis Michael Manzo's An Irish Lullaby is recognized for a second important Award.
EXCITING NEWS. F. Colin Duerden’s novel FRIED WHITE GRUNTS has won the 2018 Bermuda Literary Brian Burland Award for Fiction. The award is presented once every five years, so FRIED WHTIE GRUNTS was competing against many other novels.
The images shows author F. Colin Duerden (on the right) with the Bermuda Minister of Cultural Affairs, Lovita Foggo, and the award plaque.
New 5-Star Review from the San Francisco Review of Books!!!
Grady Harp’s 5-Star Review (on behalf of the San Francisco Review of Books) on Goodreads, October 7, 2018
(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37507307-love-is-the-punch-line?from_search=true#other_reviews)
“Look, I’m sorry. I was having a rough night, and I took it out on you.” Canadian author Kathleen Jones earned her degree in English Literature from the University of Toronto. She worked as an editor for various Canadian book publishers.
Now Kathleen is a full-time author who writes for a number of popular book blogs and contributes monthly book reviews to Goodreads. LOVE IS THE PUNCH LINE is her debut novel. She lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
For a first novel LOVE IS THE PUNCH LINE is not only a very original idea for a romance but it is also written with a joie de vivre style that suggests the beginning of a very successful career. Her prose is infused with humor and contemporary ideas of where we all are at this point in history and she is able to set her scenery and stage props early on in the first pages of this endearing romance. An excerpt follows:
‘Josh Steinberg’s mission in life was to make other people laugh, but these days, he could barely make himself smile. “Good evening, everyone,” Josh said, starting his act in a halting voice, his eyes sweeping the half-empty, dimly lit room. What a dive. The Yahoo Comedy Club in Toronto? Never heard of it before. Why does Greg keep lining up these crappy gigs? And how did I end up with an agent who knows nothing about the comedy business? Serves me right for hiring someone who used to be a roadie with a rock band. Josh smiled at the half-drunken faces before him, then launched into his routine — the usual shtick about his hopeless love life. “My looks have helped me in life. I mean, no women are filing paternity suits against me.” Deep down inside, Josh knew that his looks had done absolutely nothing for him. He had never really been a hunk: five foot nine; slightly plump — always plump, even when he was young; a plain face with a big nose; thinning and graying brown hair; receding hairline; double chin. Josh especially hated his big, protruding belly; he had tried for years and years to get rid of it, with no success. As if his aging looks weren’t bad enough, Josh now had some unwelcome competition from his new twenty-eight-year-old agent, Greg. Despite his short stature, Greg was darkly handsome — and Italian — with brilliant, piercing blue eyes and perfect features. On more than one occasion, Greg had stolen the woman that Josh tried to pick up. Each and every time it happened, Josh vowed to fix himself up through the magic of drastic diets and plastic surgery. “I have to be realistic about my expectations. I mean, if I were a woman, I wouldn’t date me.” Josh had always known he wasn’t great-looking, but he had never dreamed that he would still be alone at the age of fifty-four. He believed that once women got to know him, they would see the beautiful heart under his less than gorgeous exterior. All he had ever wanted was a soul mate, one special woman who could love him as much as he could love her. Josh knew that he would make a great husband, unlike most of the other comics on the road, who often cheated on their wives. “Anyhow, don’t feel too sorry for me. I’ve slept with lots of gorgeous women. They simply can’t resist us paunchy guys.” The synopsis hints at the pleasure ahead – ‘He courted her with punch lines. Middle-aged stand-up comedian Josh Steinberg, formerly the star of his own popular TV series, finds himself struggling to keep his career alive, playing seedier and seedier clubs. Plump, balding, and plain-looking, he has never had much luck with women. That is, until Josh meets Holly Brannigan while performing his stand-up act in a comedy club. Holly, an attractive, intelligent, and divorced 50-year-old businesswoman, becomes instantly smitten with Josh and even finds his unconventional looks wildly sexy.’
Kathleen’s debut is wholly successful – just the right amount of humanity and humor and romance. Watch her rise!
Grady Harp’s 5-Star Review (on behalf of the San Francisco Review of Books) on Goodreads, October 7, 2018
(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37507307-love-is-the-punch-line?from_search=true#other_reviews)
“Look, I’m sorry. I was having a rough night, and I took it out on you.” Canadian author Kathleen Jones earned her degree in English Literature from the University of Toronto. She worked as an editor for various Canadian book publishers.
Now Kathleen is a full-time author who writes for a number of popular book blogs and contributes monthly book reviews to Goodreads. LOVE IS THE PUNCH LINE is her debut novel. She lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
For a first novel LOVE IS THE PUNCH LINE is not only a very original idea for a romance but it is also written with a joie de vivre style that suggests the beginning of a very successful career. Her prose is infused with humor and contemporary ideas of where we all are at this point in history and she is able to set her scenery and stage props early on in the first pages of this endearing romance. An excerpt follows:
‘Josh Steinberg’s mission in life was to make other people laugh, but these days, he could barely make himself smile. “Good evening, everyone,” Josh said, starting his act in a halting voice, his eyes sweeping the half-empty, dimly lit room. What a dive. The Yahoo Comedy Club in Toronto? Never heard of it before. Why does Greg keep lining up these crappy gigs? And how did I end up with an agent who knows nothing about the comedy business? Serves me right for hiring someone who used to be a roadie with a rock band. Josh smiled at the half-drunken faces before him, then launched into his routine — the usual shtick about his hopeless love life. “My looks have helped me in life. I mean, no women are filing paternity suits against me.” Deep down inside, Josh knew that his looks had done absolutely nothing for him. He had never really been a hunk: five foot nine; slightly plump — always plump, even when he was young; a plain face with a big nose; thinning and graying brown hair; receding hairline; double chin. Josh especially hated his big, protruding belly; he had tried for years and years to get rid of it, with no success. As if his aging looks weren’t bad enough, Josh now had some unwelcome competition from his new twenty-eight-year-old agent, Greg. Despite his short stature, Greg was darkly handsome — and Italian — with brilliant, piercing blue eyes and perfect features. On more than one occasion, Greg had stolen the woman that Josh tried to pick up. Each and every time it happened, Josh vowed to fix himself up through the magic of drastic diets and plastic surgery. “I have to be realistic about my expectations. I mean, if I were a woman, I wouldn’t date me.” Josh had always known he wasn’t great-looking, but he had never dreamed that he would still be alone at the age of fifty-four. He believed that once women got to know him, they would see the beautiful heart under his less than gorgeous exterior. All he had ever wanted was a soul mate, one special woman who could love him as much as he could love her. Josh knew that he would make a great husband, unlike most of the other comics on the road, who often cheated on their wives. “Anyhow, don’t feel too sorry for me. I’ve slept with lots of gorgeous women. They simply can’t resist us paunchy guys.” The synopsis hints at the pleasure ahead – ‘He courted her with punch lines. Middle-aged stand-up comedian Josh Steinberg, formerly the star of his own popular TV series, finds himself struggling to keep his career alive, playing seedier and seedier clubs. Plump, balding, and plain-looking, he has never had much luck with women. That is, until Josh meets Holly Brannigan while performing his stand-up act in a comedy club. Holly, an attractive, intelligent, and divorced 50-year-old businesswoman, becomes instantly smitten with Josh and even finds his unconventional looks wildly sexy.’
Kathleen’s debut is wholly successful – just the right amount of humanity and humor and romance. Watch her rise!
Kathleen Jones is exhibiting Love Is the Punch Line at Toronto’s largest book festival on Sunday, September 23. Everyone is invited to meet the author.
BOOK SIGNING FOR "LOVE IS THE PUNCH LINE"!!!
Author Kathleen Jones will be signing copies of her novel Love Is the Punch Line.
Where: IndigoSpirit, First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, Toronto
When: Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm.
Can't make the signing? Copies of the novel are available at IndigoSpirit NOW!!! Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Author Kathleen Jones will be signing copies of her novel Love Is the Punch Line.
Where: IndigoSpirit, First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, Toronto
When: Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm.
Can't make the signing? Copies of the novel are available at IndigoSpirit NOW!!! Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY INTERVIEWS MOONSHINE COVE AUTHOR LAURA LYLES REAGAN, AUTHOR OF HOW TO RAISE RESPECTFUL PARENTS
CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW.
Free Ebook!!!
Want to read Love Is the Punch Line for free? Just email Kathleen Jones at joneslepidas@bell.net. She will be giving away 50 free copies of the ebook in return for a review on Amazon. Offer ends Aug 31, 2018.
Book Launch for "Love Is the Punch Line"
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FREE E-BOOK ON LIBRARYTHING!!!
LibraryThing members (it’s free to join LibraryThing!) can request a FREE copy of the e-book version of Love Is the Punch Line in return for a review. The ebooks will be delivered by email. We are giving away these books to increase the impact of the message of the book but also to get more reviews online. Reviews on Amazon, GoodReads and LibraryThing are appreciated. Please choose the ebook format you prefer: .epub or .mobi,
Once you’ve read the book, please post your reviews on:
Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Punch-Line-Kathleen-Jones/dp/1945181338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528033609&sr=8-1&keywords=love+is+the+punch+line
Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/Love-Punch-line-Kathleen-Jones/dp/1945181338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528033667&sr=8-1&keywords=love+is+the+punch+line
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LibraryThing: http://www.librarything.com/work/20782804/book/149152577
Description: Middle-aged stand-up comedian Josh Steinberg, formerly the star of his own popular TV series, finds himself struggling to keep his career alive, playing seedier and seedier clubs. Plump, balding, and plain-looking, he has never had much luck with women. That is, until Josh meets Holly Brannigan while performing his stand-up act in a comedy club. Holly, an attractive, intelligent, and divorced 50-year-old businesswoman, becomes instantly smitten with Josh and even finds his unconventional looks wildly sexy.
The lonely and vulnerable Josh soon falls in love with Holly, even though she’s not the statuesque type he usually goes for. But Josh, terrified of being hurt and discarded by yet another woman, hides his true feelings for Holly by making fun of her in his stand-up act. And Holly, taking Josh’s words to heart, starts to wonder if she means anything to him at all.
Offer ends June 29, 2018. For further information, go to: http://www.librarything.com/er/giveaway/list
www.librarything.com/er/giveaway/list
FREE E-BOOK ON LIBRARYTHING!!!
LibraryThing members (it’s free to join LibraryThing!) can request a FREE copy of the e-book version of Love Is the Punch Line in return for a review. The ebooks will be delivered by email. We are giving away these books to increase the impact of the message of the book but also to get more reviews online. Reviews on Amazon, GoodReads and LibraryThing are appreciated. Please choose the ebook format you prefer: .epub or .mobi,
Once you’ve read the book, please post your reviews on:
Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Punch-Line-Kathleen-Jones/dp/1945181338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528033609&sr=8-1&keywords=love+is+the+punch+line
Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/Love-Punch-line-Kathleen-Jones/dp/1945181338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528033667&sr=8-1&keywords=love+is+the+punch+line
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37507307-love-is-the-punch-line?from_search=true
LibraryThing: http://www.librarything.com/work/20782804/book/149152577
Description: Middle-aged stand-up comedian Josh Steinberg, formerly the star of his own popular TV series, finds himself struggling to keep his career alive, playing seedier and seedier clubs. Plump, balding, and plain-looking, he has never had much luck with women. That is, until Josh meets Holly Brannigan while performing his stand-up act in a comedy club. Holly, an attractive, intelligent, and divorced 50-year-old businesswoman, becomes instantly smitten with Josh and even finds his unconventional looks wildly sexy.
The lonely and vulnerable Josh soon falls in love with Holly, even though she’s not the statuesque type he usually goes for. But Josh, terrified of being hurt and discarded by yet another woman, hides his true feelings for Holly by making fun of her in his stand-up act. And Holly, taking Josh’s words to heart, starts to wonder if she means anything to him at all.
Offer ends June 29, 2018. For further information, go to: http://www.librarything.com/er/giveaway/list
Kathleen Jones has a guest post on Romance Junkies, "Romance Novels Should be Realistic." Do you agree? Here's the link:
http://romancejunkies.com/kathleen-jones-romance-novels-should-be-realistic/
http://romancejunkies.com/kathleen-jones-romance-novels-should-be-realistic/
The Wilmington New Journal has produced an interesting video on author WILLIAM FRANCIS' historical mystery THE KATIE DUGAN CASE. Click anywhere in this message to view the video.
RANDALL KRZAK'S THE KURDISH CONNECTION #4 IN PREDITORS & EDITORS TOP TEN THRILLER NOVELS
Stone Grissom's A CRY FOR JUSTICE is highlighted in the Notre Dame Lawyer.
DRIFTING, FALLING: DIARY OF A CALL GIRL SUICIDE has just received a very nice review in the Midwest Book Review (Mari's Bookshelf, Reviewer's Bookwatch, November 2017).
HOW TO RAISE RESPECTFUL PARENTS by Laura Lyles Reagan is honored at the American Fest Book Awards for 2017 in two different categories.
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Out of 2000 entries, How to Raise Respectful Parents by Laura Lyles Reagan was named a FINALIST in 2 categories, Parenting and Family along with Young Adult Non Fiction, in the American Book Fest Awards.
Jonathan Herbert, author of CHASING PALMS, was recently interviewed by Fiona McVie for the blog Author Interviews.
The full interview is available here:
https://authorsinterviews.wordpress.com/2017/10/30/here-is-my-interview-with-jonathan-herbert/
The full interview is available here:
https://authorsinterviews.wordpress.com/2017/10/30/here-is-my-interview-with-jonathan-herbert/
Stone Grissomwww.stonegrissom.com/, Author of A CRY FOR JUSTICE, signed a lot of books at the East Hampton Library’s (Long Island, NY) annual Author’s Night. The first image below shows him standing beside Lawrence Kelter, the NY Times best selling author of Back to Brooklyn.
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Laura Lyles Reagan had a wonderful event at The Twig Book Shop at the Historic Pearl in San Antonio. She sold a dozen books.
Ric Bratton interviews Laura Lyles Reagan, author of HOW TO RAISE RESPECTFUL PARENTS on This Week in America. The entire interview is available on YouTube. You can purchase the book at Amazon. Visit Laura's Website.
CONGRATULATIONS TO AUTHOR DAVID lIEBERT, Ed.D. HIS SHORT STORY COLLECTION SHRINK WRAPPED WON AN HONORABLE MENTION IN THE 2016 PRESTIGEOUS PARIS BOOK FESTIVAL.
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DEEP SOUTH MAGAZINE has chosen Vicki Salloum's novel of New Orleans CANDYLAND to be included on their list of recommended books for Summer reading. Click HERE for the list. The author's website is here.
Brian J. Rogers speaking at the book signing recently held at the town of Beach Haven on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Brian is the author of FREGOLI DELUSION.
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Recently John Becker interviewed author Barbara Nicodemus on Knoxville, TN television station WBIR.
The complete interview is available on YouTube.
It is also posted on the Media page of the author's webside.
The complete interview is available on YouTube.
It is also posted on the Media page of the author's webside.
INTERVIEW WITH FORMER INDY STAR WRITER ABE AAMIDOR CONCERNING HIS LATEST BOOK MONASTERY OF WRITERS.
"... is the life you've been living really normal ...?
I fell in love with the above quote as well as the book's tagline: 'So you always wanted to be a writer. You might want to reconsider.' So mysterious, slightly ominous. ... I read enough to find a nugget, some tiny world of truth in most works of fiction. Abe Aamidor's newest piece is full of them."
To read the rest of this most interesting interview, click HERE.
Purchase the book at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
"... is the life you've been living really normal ...?
I fell in love with the above quote as well as the book's tagline: 'So you always wanted to be a writer. You might want to reconsider.' So mysterious, slightly ominous. ... I read enough to find a nugget, some tiny world of truth in most works of fiction. Abe Aamidor's newest piece is full of them."
To read the rest of this most interesting interview, click HERE.
Purchase the book at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
LOVE ME MADLY BOOK LAUNCH
Here are a few photos from Resa Goldberg's Book Launch at Mugs Coffee in Charlotte, NC on Aug. 27. More than 30 people attended; we raised more than $100 cash for Safe Alliance plus donations for their Sexual Trauma Resource Center and Domestic Violence Shelter, enjoyed music and drinks and SOLD OUT of books! It was a great night!
Congratulations, Resa!
Here are a few photos from Resa Goldberg's Book Launch at Mugs Coffee in Charlotte, NC on Aug. 27. More than 30 people attended; we raised more than $100 cash for Safe Alliance plus donations for their Sexual Trauma Resource Center and Domestic Violence Shelter, enjoyed music and drinks and SOLD OUT of books! It was a great night!
Congratulations, Resa!
R.C. Durkee, author of RUM RUN, has been having a great summer. At the Huron Boat Show (16th All Classics Festival) on August 15th, she says, "I felt like a rock star. So many boaters and festival goers stopping by my booth to buy or say how much they enjoyed Rum Run. One young lady drove back to Sandusky to get her book for me to sign! Before the start of the show, I walked around the docks and saw RUM RUN on many boat dashboards and seating areas. What a thrill!"
If you like a really good historical romance and thriller, don't miss RUM RUN.
If you like a really good historical romance and thriller, don't miss RUM RUN.
CHARLES BUSH'S REALISTIC AND EXCITING LEGAL THRILLER WON FIRST PLACE IN THE NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE BOOK AWARDS FOR 2015.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CHARLES BUSH AND TO MOONSHINE COVE PUBLISHING.
THE ONLY THING STANDING BETWEEN OSCAR TOLL AND THE GAS CHAMBER IS ATTORNEY ERIC LAWSON.
“... a serious, poignant, and, at times, very funny book about a man on death row and the lawyer who represents him....Charles Bush is a gifted writer.” —James Sheehan, author of "The Alligator Man? and "The Lawyer’s Lawyer."
Oscar Toll has been convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Only one thing stands between him and San Quentin Prison’s gas chamber: San Francisco attorney Eric Lawson. Despite many obstacles—a key witness is killed, Oscar’s family won’t talk—Eric manages to turn tiny shreds of evidence into a startling new narrative of Oscar’s life But Eric’s professional success isn’t matched in his personal life: his marriage to his wife Pilar is in trouble.
“...confronts the reader with the unvarnished reality of the machinery of the death penalty. Its verisimilitude is its great strength...an engaging novel, [and] a public service. It's quite an achievement.” —Michael Nava, author of the" Henry Rios" novels.
“...a riveting human drama...an engrossing, well-written tale that is hard to put down from the first page...realistic and compelling characters, with all too human flaws...”—Gabriel Boutros, author of "The Guilty."
“Real-life attorney...Charles Bush tells the moving story of getting a mentally challenged convict off death row. This is crime fiction with the ring of authenticity.”—Ronald Tierney, author of "Death in the Haight."
www.charlesbush-author.com
CONGRATULATIONS TO CHARLES BUSH AND TO MOONSHINE COVE PUBLISHING.
THE ONLY THING STANDING BETWEEN OSCAR TOLL AND THE GAS CHAMBER IS ATTORNEY ERIC LAWSON.
“... a serious, poignant, and, at times, very funny book about a man on death row and the lawyer who represents him....Charles Bush is a gifted writer.” —James Sheehan, author of "The Alligator Man? and "The Lawyer’s Lawyer."
Oscar Toll has been convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Only one thing stands between him and San Quentin Prison’s gas chamber: San Francisco attorney Eric Lawson. Despite many obstacles—a key witness is killed, Oscar’s family won’t talk—Eric manages to turn tiny shreds of evidence into a startling new narrative of Oscar’s life But Eric’s professional success isn’t matched in his personal life: his marriage to his wife Pilar is in trouble.
“...confronts the reader with the unvarnished reality of the machinery of the death penalty. Its verisimilitude is its great strength...an engaging novel, [and] a public service. It's quite an achievement.” —Michael Nava, author of the" Henry Rios" novels.
“...a riveting human drama...an engrossing, well-written tale that is hard to put down from the first page...realistic and compelling characters, with all too human flaws...”—Gabriel Boutros, author of "The Guilty."
“Real-life attorney...Charles Bush tells the moving story of getting a mentally challenged convict off death row. This is crime fiction with the ring of authenticity.”—Ronald Tierney, author of "Death in the Haight."
www.charlesbush-author.com
R.C. Durkee, author of RUM RUM, is shown discussing her historical novel of Lake Erie in the rum running days of Prohibition at the OHIOANA BOOK FESTIVAL on April 25, 2015. Held at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel and presented by the Ohioana Library Association, the event was well attended in spite of cold wet weather. A reception followed the event in the Heritage Gardens at the Ohio Governor's Mansion.
Ms. Durkee reports that, "Our panel discussion was packed, people had to be turned away....Historical fiction must be popular in Ohio. .. . The selling point I notice with my book (anywhere in Ohio) is when a browser finds out my book is historical. When I tell them it is based on real times and places and based on actual events, the browser almost always turns into a buyer. I am pleasantly surprised at the popularity of historical fiction."
See what all the excitement is about with this unforgettable story of the 1920s by getting your own copy of RUM RUN.
Ms. Durkee reports that, "Our panel discussion was packed, people had to be turned away....Historical fiction must be popular in Ohio. .. . The selling point I notice with my book (anywhere in Ohio) is when a browser finds out my book is historical. When I tell them it is based on real times and places and based on actual events, the browser almost always turns into a buyer. I am pleasantly surprised at the popularity of historical fiction."
See what all the excitement is about with this unforgettable story of the 1920s by getting your own copy of RUM RUN.
G.J.C. McKitrick Exciting Story of Murder in an Exotic Land, A WALK IN THE THAI SUN, is reviewed in the Church for Vancouver's website.
To read the full review, click here or on the image to the right.
To read the full review, click here or on the image to the right.
A PODCAST INTERVIEW WITH JEREMY GENOVESE IS THE SUBJECT OF A RECENT HERE WE ARE.
TO HEAR THE INTERVIEW, VISIT THE HERE WE ARE WEBSITE:
http://www.herewearepodcast.com/node/11
TO HEAR THE INTERVIEW, VISIT THE HERE WE ARE WEBSITE:
http://www.herewearepodcast.com/node/11
Really big congratulations are in order for Author R.C. Durkee. She has just hosted a tremendously successful book launch for RUM RUN, her wonderful family saga of Lake Erie in the late 1920s during the prohibition era. Although the weather was bad, by the time the event ended, the 100 books she had on hand were completely sold out.
Even better was the wonderful surprise that awaited her. The best selling author of To Kill the Irishman, Rick Porrello, basis of the hit movie Kill the Irishman, attended her book launch and presented Ms. Durkee with a bouquet of flowers.
Now you know why she is beaming so much in the photo.
Even better was the wonderful surprise that awaited her. The best selling author of To Kill the Irishman, Rick Porrello, basis of the hit movie Kill the Irishman, attended her book launch and presented Ms. Durkee with a bouquet of flowers.
Now you know why she is beaming so much in the photo.
Author R.C. Durkee with DJ Big John of radio station WOBL during an interview about her thrilling novel of Lake Erie during the prohibition era, RUM RUN. That's a copy of the book on the desk next to Big John.
The photograph below shows Ms. Durkee signing a copy of the book for a radio contest winner at her interview with DJ Gene of radio station WDLW.
To purchase the book, click here or on the photo to the left. Listen to the interview here.
The photograph below shows Ms. Durkee signing a copy of the book for a radio contest winner at her interview with DJ Gene of radio station WDLW.
To purchase the book, click here or on the photo to the left. Listen to the interview here.
Dr. Roger Newman's exciting medical thriller OCCAM'S RAZOR has received nice write-ups in the following newspapers: (Click on the name of the paper to read the article; click on the cover to purchase).
THE MOULTRIE NEWS
THE POST AND COURIER
The Medical University of South Carolina has just published an article about the novel, "Operation Jackpot catalyst for romance, intrigue."
THE MOULTRIE NEWS
THE POST AND COURIER
The Medical University of South Carolina has just published an article about the novel, "Operation Jackpot catalyst for romance, intrigue."
Two nice articles about author Richard Hoyt's quirky new crime novel CROW'S MIND have just been published at "The Rap Sheet" and "Kirkus Reviews." CROW'S MIND can be purchased at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
A short review of Preston Holtry's Death in Emily 3 by J.C. Martin was published recently in the Arizona Daily Star:
"Death in Emily 3: A Morgan Westphal Mystery” by Preston Holtry
(Moonshine Cove Publishing, $13.95)
A retired military man, Holtry mixes mystery, mining history and romance in this well-written and well-paced story, which offers a look at mining in the West circa 1915.
Westphal, a private detective, responds to a call for help from his half brother, who is accused of killing a fellow miner in southern Arizona. However, it turns out to be much more than simple murder.
"Death in Emily 3: A Morgan Westphal Mystery” by Preston Holtry
(Moonshine Cove Publishing, $13.95)
A retired military man, Holtry mixes mystery, mining history and romance in this well-written and well-paced story, which offers a look at mining in the West circa 1915.
Westphal, a private detective, responds to a call for help from his half brother, who is accused of killing a fellow miner in southern Arizona. However, it turns out to be much more than simple murder.
Hank Luce's new thriller has just received a glowing review by Jacqueline Cutler at NJ.com/entertainment/arts. She calls it "captivating" and "terrifying."
To read the review in its entirety, go here: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2014/02/hank_luce_brainways.html#incart_river
The book can be purchased at Amazon or Barnes & Noble
To read the review in its entirety, go here: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2014/02/hank_luce_brainways.html#incart_river
The book can be purchased at Amazon or Barnes & Noble
JUST REVIEWS IS HONORED TO PRESENT TO AUTHOR
AND NOVELIST: MARK SHAFF: THIS YEARS AWARD
FOR OUTSTANDING NEW AUTHOR WITH AN ORIGINAL SUBJECT: GENRE: MYSTERY/THRILLER WITH A PYSCHOLOGICAL ASPECT
MARK’S WRITING IS CRISP, HIS CHARACTERS VIVIDLY DESCRIBED, HIS USE OF THE PARANORMAL QUITE UNIQUE AND HIS MAIN CHARACTER EXCITING.
PRESENTED: NOVEMBER 20, 2013
PRESENTED BY: JUST REVIEWS AND FRAN LEWIS
AND NOVELIST: MARK SHAFF: THIS YEARS AWARD
FOR OUTSTANDING NEW AUTHOR WITH AN ORIGINAL SUBJECT: GENRE: MYSTERY/THRILLER WITH A PYSCHOLOGICAL ASPECT
MARK’S WRITING IS CRISP, HIS CHARACTERS VIVIDLY DESCRIBED, HIS USE OF THE PARANORMAL QUITE UNIQUE AND HIS MAIN CHARACTER EXCITING.
PRESENTED: NOVEMBER 20, 2013
PRESENTED BY: JUST REVIEWS AND FRAN LEWIS
AUTHOR ANN R. RACHIN SIGNING A COPY OF HER BOOK ABOUT HOME CARE FOR THE ELDERLY AT A RECENT BOOK SIGNING EVENT IN A BARNES & NOBLE STORE LOCATED IN BELLINGHAM, MA
THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW has posted a very positive review of Anne R. Rachin's Book. Senior Reviewer Shelley Glodowski writes the following:
All That's Familiar: How to Remain in your Home and Age in Place
Anne R. Rachin
Moonshine Cove Publishing, LLC
150 Willow Pt., Abbeville, SC 29620
9781937327156, $14.95, www.amazon.com
"Anne R. Rachin has worked in the home care field for thirty years. She and her husband started Home Health Care in North Providence, Rhode Island. Her background includes a B.A. in Psychology, with experience working in community clinics and with Vietnam vets. Her passion is assisting aging adults with home care so they can remain in the places they love.
Anne Rachin writes compassionately of her goal in life, which is to assist aging adults in Rhode Island and Massachusetts with home care needs. She makes an excellent case for the elderly remaining at home, as nursing home rates have skyrocketed past the ability of most people, and the government, to pay. Nursing homes provide a regimented life for the elderly, and there are usually no familiar faces to add to the quality of life. Thus, most people die at an accelerated rate in nursing homes. Home Health Care can enable the elderly to remain at home with a fraction of the cost of institutional care, and Rachin provides many examples:
"We matched Bill and Dee, an aide experienced with clients suffering a chronic progressive disease. Dee was scheduled two hours per day, twice a week. Tuesday was designated laundry day. On Thursday, Dee vacuumed, dusted, cleaned the bathroom and kitchen and washed the floors. When leaving, Dee also book Bill's garbage to the trash barrel. Bill adapted to the new routine quickly. Looking forward to Dee's twice-weekly scheduled visits, Bill relished talking about what he did with his grandchildren or shared what he learned at his support group meeting."
Anne Rachin's All That's Familiar: How to Remain in your Home and Age in Place should be an eye-opener for baby boomers, who are now aging and developing health issues. Her love of the elderly positively shines through the book."
To purchase the book, click Here The Midwest Book Review website is here
All That's Familiar: How to Remain in your Home and Age in Place
Anne R. Rachin
Moonshine Cove Publishing, LLC
150 Willow Pt., Abbeville, SC 29620
9781937327156, $14.95, www.amazon.com
"Anne R. Rachin has worked in the home care field for thirty years. She and her husband started Home Health Care in North Providence, Rhode Island. Her background includes a B.A. in Psychology, with experience working in community clinics and with Vietnam vets. Her passion is assisting aging adults with home care so they can remain in the places they love.
Anne Rachin writes compassionately of her goal in life, which is to assist aging adults in Rhode Island and Massachusetts with home care needs. She makes an excellent case for the elderly remaining at home, as nursing home rates have skyrocketed past the ability of most people, and the government, to pay. Nursing homes provide a regimented life for the elderly, and there are usually no familiar faces to add to the quality of life. Thus, most people die at an accelerated rate in nursing homes. Home Health Care can enable the elderly to remain at home with a fraction of the cost of institutional care, and Rachin provides many examples:
"We matched Bill and Dee, an aide experienced with clients suffering a chronic progressive disease. Dee was scheduled two hours per day, twice a week. Tuesday was designated laundry day. On Thursday, Dee vacuumed, dusted, cleaned the bathroom and kitchen and washed the floors. When leaving, Dee also book Bill's garbage to the trash barrel. Bill adapted to the new routine quickly. Looking forward to Dee's twice-weekly scheduled visits, Bill relished talking about what he did with his grandchildren or shared what he learned at his support group meeting."
Anne Rachin's All That's Familiar: How to Remain in your Home and Age in Place should be an eye-opener for baby boomers, who are now aging and developing health issues. Her love of the elderly positively shines through the book."
To purchase the book, click Here The Midwest Book Review website is here
FORBES has posted a thought provoking essay on its website The World In 2033: Big Thinkers And Futurists Share Their Thoughts.
"Put yourself back in 1993. Could you have predicted the success of the web, tablets and smartphones, privatized space travel, the rise of terrorism, or the myriad of small changes that impact how you live today? To do that going forward and to predict our world in 2033, you need the voices of the smartest minds on the planet to spot trends in their areas of discipline and give us insight into where we are heading. Interviewed, and quoted directly for this piece are just such a group of visionaries, leaders, and big thinkers . . . ."
Among those interviewed is G Dedrick Robinson, author of Global Warming - Alarmists, Skeptics & Deniers.
The essay is available at FORBES.
Purchase the book HERE.
"Put yourself back in 1993. Could you have predicted the success of the web, tablets and smartphones, privatized space travel, the rise of terrorism, or the myriad of small changes that impact how you live today? To do that going forward and to predict our world in 2033, you need the voices of the smartest minds on the planet to spot trends in their areas of discipline and give us insight into where we are heading. Interviewed, and quoted directly for this piece are just such a group of visionaries, leaders, and big thinkers . . . ."
Among those interviewed is G Dedrick Robinson, author of Global Warming - Alarmists, Skeptics & Deniers.
The essay is available at FORBES.
Purchase the book HERE.
Riley Banks' popular website THE WRITER'S SHACK has just posted a candid interview with Moonshine Cove's publisher. Follow this link for the full interview or read the beginning below:
Moonshine Cove Publishing publish books, both fiction and non-fiction, that people want to read, books that beckon you to take them from a shelf and start reading. They are a small independent publisher based in the Appalachian foothills of South Carolina.
Riley Banks speaks with Gene D Robinson on his thoughts about publishing.
How long have you worked in publishing and how did you come to choose it as a career?
Moonshine Cove Publishing is starting its third year. As a retired college professor, publishing is more a labor of love than a career for me. I became a publisher because I love writing and I love helping others get their work published. I'm not in it for the money, which is a good thing because it's really difficult for a book publisher to make money in today's market.
Tell us a little about your company and what your role is there?
Moonshine Cove does everything in house from reading queries to designing the book cover. This keeps our costs very low. We are small enough that we are able to give each of our authors individual attention. We work with them on all aspects of the book production process.
What genres of books do you publish?
Novels - adventure, action, historical (especially ancient Rome & Greece), historical romance, mainstream, mystery, romantic suspense, hard science fiction (not fantasy), police, political, suspense, thriller, true crime and anything else that strikes our fancy.
Tell us a little about some of your recent books.
I am very excited about our most recent novel Last Lord of the Levee by Kevin Edwards. As the first book in a three-part series, on the surface it's a story about the notorious Levee district in Chicago in the early twentieth century, the place where organized crime and Al Capone started. It really is, however, a historical romance in which the author does a really marvelous job of interweaving the lives of the main characters with real historical events. As the publisher, one might think that I'm just trying to puff this novel up, but the truth of the matter is that Last Lord of the Levee ranks among the best novels I've ever read, and I've read a lot.
We have another novel that will be available soon that I'm also excited about, Unreasonable Sanity by David Liebert, a Counseling Psychologist, psychotherapist and college professor. Based on one of his cases, the story takes us inside a sociopaths mind in a psychological thriller of revenge, lust and murder.
How many first-time authors have you published?
I haven't actually kept count of that, but I do know what most of our authors are first-time authors. We must be doing something right because two of them have already submitted second novels. If the quality is high, we welcome first-time authors.
How long does the publishing process take?
We try to publish each author's book within six months from the date of the contract. We don't guarantee that, but so far, we have been able to do it.
To read the rest of the interview, click here.
Follow this link for the rest of the interview or this link to purchase the book.
TWO MOONSHINE COVE BOOKS IN PRESTIGIOUS CONTEST
The 2012 National Book Awards have accepted Moonshine Cove's entries into this year's contest. Roger Drouin's just published literary novel No Other Way is vying for the top fiction prize. Reviews of Roger's work have spoken of his fluid and poetic prose, staggering metaphors and his gift for writing about nature. His book can be purchased at Moonshine Cove's E-store. To read reviews of No Other Way, visit the author's website. Roger's nature blog also makes for fascinating reading.
Joining Roger's book in this years contest is Natasha Osteen's forthcoming book in the Young People's Literature category So The Sign Said. Moonshine Cove Publishing believes that Ms. Osteen is destined to make a big splash in the sea of Young Adult Fiction. Scheduled for publication on October 26, 2012, her debut novel is a story of bubble gum snow cones, stampeding pigs, Lyle Lovett tunes, roaring chainsaws, llamas that look like Rihanna, eyebrowless bandits—with a few sharp moments of loss and compassion sprinkled on top. To read an excerpt from the novel or to learn more about the author, click here.
The 2012 National Book Awards have accepted Moonshine Cove's entries into this year's contest. Roger Drouin's just published literary novel No Other Way is vying for the top fiction prize. Reviews of Roger's work have spoken of his fluid and poetic prose, staggering metaphors and his gift for writing about nature. His book can be purchased at Moonshine Cove's E-store. To read reviews of No Other Way, visit the author's website. Roger's nature blog also makes for fascinating reading.
Joining Roger's book in this years contest is Natasha Osteen's forthcoming book in the Young People's Literature category So The Sign Said. Moonshine Cove Publishing believes that Ms. Osteen is destined to make a big splash in the sea of Young Adult Fiction. Scheduled for publication on October 26, 2012, her debut novel is a story of bubble gum snow cones, stampeding pigs, Lyle Lovett tunes, roaring chainsaws, llamas that look like Rihanna, eyebrowless bandits—with a few sharp moments of loss and compassion sprinkled on top. To read an excerpt from the novel or to learn more about the author, click here.