Month: October 2019

New This Week: The Do or Do Not Outlook by Nick Maley

October 29, 2019 admin 0

In The Do or Do Not Outlook (Light World) Nick Maley, renowned as “That Yoda Guy” for his involvement in the Star Wars original trilogy, turns traditional wisdom on its head as he examines the fears and obstacles that discourage us from reaching for the stars. Each page shares a pointer that mentors readers day-by-day toward living their dreams. Maley covers ground of interest to almost everyone, including: • You can’t live an exceptional life […]

Non-Fiction: After Ike: On the Trail of the Century-Old Journey that Changed America by Michael Owen

October 29, 2019 admin 0

One hundred years ago, a road trip across the continental United States was almost unimaginable. Yet that’s exactly what took place in 1919 when a convoy of about 300 military personnel and more than 80 heavy vehicles set out from the heart of Washington, D.C. An author with a love of travel chronicles that experience as well as his own on the same roadway in a new book released by Dog Ear Publishing.In After Ike: […]

Carrie Fisher’s Family Bites Back at Biography

October 27, 2019 admin 0

No matter what else you hear about the upcoming Carrie Fisher biography, Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge (Sarah Crichton Books) the family isn’t amused. The book, out November 12, is by Sheila Weller who is the author of several books, most notably 2008’s Girls Like Us (Atria) about rock legends Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon. And while reviewers have thus far been generous, Bryan Lourd, Fisher’s one time boyfriend and the […]

Children’s Books: Elizabeth Gets Healed by Angela Trujillo

October 26, 2019 admin 1

In Haiti, only 40 per cent of the population is taught how to read, which means that the majority of the population is illiterate. Access to education is a sweeping issue that affects millions of people. Corruption in the government and lack of funding are major systemic barriers which prevent widespread reform.“Oftentimes, people don’t have the money to start school at a young age. I met people who only began attending school at the age […]

Willie Morris Award for Southern Literature

October 24, 2019 admin 0

The Willie Morris Awards for Southern fiction have been awarded. Tiffany Quay Tyson was honored for her novel The Past Is Never (Skyhorse Publishing) and Melissa Cannon for her poem, “The Mercury Poises on the Pinnacle of Nashville’s Bygone Union Station.” Both authors were honored at a ceremony at the New York Yacht Club, where they were respectively awarded $10,000 and $2,500. Since its inception in 2008, the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction, founded […]

Fiction: Of Fae and Fate edited by Beth Buck

October 24, 2019 admin 0

Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty aren’t the only fairy tales in the world, but they tend to steal most of the glory. It’s time to let others shine for a change. Sixteen talented authors each put their own spin on different fairy tales that you won’t find in animated films. Trade your pining fairhaired princesses for fire fairies, conquistadors, plucky young men named Jack, and a fisherman’s daughter. You won’t see too many castles […]

Non-Fiction: Never Left Behind by Paul Barthel

October 22, 2019 admin 0

How far would you go to be reunited with your dog? Never Left Behind (Dog House) is the true story of Chicago Chef entrepreneur, Paul Barthel, who refused to be separated from his Labrador Retriever while going through a highly contentious divorce. It was a story that made headlines.Never Left Behind is a compelling memoir that submerges the reader inside the bowels of derelict kitchens, offering the vivid account of a man, a chef for […]

This Just In… Gifts for the Dead by Joan Schweighardt

October 22, 2019 admin 0

Jack Hopper is holding tight to his secret, though it gets heavier by the day. Nora Sweeny is tired of suffering losses and ready to improvise. Their relationship, based on Jack’s lies and Nora’s pragmatism, builds against a background that includes World War I (as experienced from the docks of Hoboken, New Jersey) and escalates when Jack and Nora travel together to the rainforests of South America seeking closure for a life-shattering event that occurred […]

Celebrities Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 17, 2019 admin 0

The cover girl for POWER Magazine’s fall 2019 issue is award-winning actress, designer, businesswoman and role model, Jaclyn Smith. Her breast cancer was discovered during her yearly mammogram. She had a lumpectomy and radiation in 2002. Jaclyn remains vigilant about her follow-up care. She credits her family for being her inspiration throughout this difficult time. She stresses that no one should go through cancer alone. Suzanne Somers, actress, author, singer, businesswoman and health advocate was […]

Non-Fiction: The Anxiety Elimination System by Nick Nicolaou

October 14, 2019 admin 0

When Nick Nicolaou suffered his first panic attack, he was told by doctors that he would need medication to correct this and that there was not much else he could do about the problem. They sent him home.The next morning, he had another panic attack, and from that moment he knew he was in serious trouble as he could not control or stop the attacks. Over a short period after this event, he developed generalized […]