Self-Published Authors in the News

The Buffalo News featured Thomas Bruce Wheeler, author of The New Finding Sherlock’s London. Wheeler shared tips on tracking Holmes through his famous spots in London. Book details >>

Poemshape, a poetry blog, gave a favorable review of HORSEGOD by Robert Bagg. “He’s an experienced poet whose stylistic choices are controlled and deliberate,” Poemshape said. Book details >>

Philip Wilhite discussed his novel, Surviving Chadwick, and his experience in boarding school in The Education Report blog. Wilhite talked recently with middle school students about getting out of the comfort zone. Book details >>

Shadows of Existence, by Jekwu Ozoemene, was reviewed by the Nigerian Tribune. “Jekwuu Ozoemene shares a rich kaleidoscopic world of African and Western meter, rhythm, and metaphors that present powerful images of the African continent,” the Tribune said. Book details >>

R.W. Doyen, author of A Father’s Anguish, was featured in The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.). Doyen wrote the book to help cope with his daughter’s rape. “No, I couldn’t do to the attacker what I wanted to do,” Doyen said, “So I let my alter ego in the book take care of him.” Book details >>

The Washington Examiner (Washington D.C.) spotlighted Bruce Johnson, author of Heart to Heart. Johnson, a local celebrity, not only wanted to share the medical aspect of heart disease, but the emotional baggage that accompanies it. Book details >>

John Burroughs of the Midwest Book Review reviewed Michael W. McKay’s A Big House for Little Men. “A Big House for Little Men is an intriguing exploration of the criminal psyche,” Burroughs said. Book details >>

L.T. Woody, author of In Black In White was interviewed by Dan Rodricks of WYPR 88.1 (Baltimore Md.) Midday Program. Woody spoke about his journey from the streets of West Baltimore to one of America’s premier boarding schools. Book details >>

Bob Murray of the Morning Newswatch Show on News Radio 1240 WTAX (Springfield, Ill.) interviewed Isaac Morris, author of The Absence of Goodness. “I’ve wanted to write all my life,” Morris said. Book details >>

Tilli’s Story, the book by Lorna Collier which tells the story of Tilli Schulze’s childhood in East Germany, was featured in the Rockford Register Star. The book is currently seeing success with foreign-language versions, a possible film adaptation, and a recent DVD. Book details >>

Ronald Probstein, author of Honest Sid, described Sid, his gambling father, in the New York Post. Probstein first visited his father’s office, an illegal booking enterprise, when he was only five years old. Book details >>

The Mail Tribune (Medford, Ore.) featured Herman Edel, author of The Pavlac Legacy. Edel, once the mayor of Aspen, junior executive of Paramount, and music producer, began writing his book in the early 1970s. Book details >>

Lily Wang, author of Garden Haiku was featured on ClovisIndependent.com, a site for news regarding Clovis, Calif. “Lily Wang’s new book offers parenting advice through haiku,” wrote ClovisIndependent.com. Book details >>

The Philadelphia Inquirer featured Stephen W. Redding, author of More or Less. Redding almost died after being crushed under the tire of a tractor when he was a child. Since then he has escaped death 14 other times. Book details >>

Gene Burnette, author of Songwriting for Geniuses was featured in the Mail Tribune (Medford, Ore.). Burnett discussed playing guitar at an open mic venue. Book details >>

Chef and photographer Miles Collins reviewed Laura Kelley’s cookbook, The Silk Road Gourmet. Collins called Kelley’s “My choice for the best food and travel cookbook of the year.” Book details >>

Dad, Me, and Muhammad Ali by Felix Manuel Rodriguez was reviewed by Oneself Magazine. “A must read for young and old, Rodriguez provides readers with significant historical references of the Champ and cultural flavorings of Latino family-life,” wrote the magazine. Book details >>

Kimberly Paquette, author of Pathways to Peace, was featured in the Bedford Journal (Bedford, N.H.) Paquette, the director of the Montessori Children’s Center of Concord, used a glass dove to teach elementary students about the importance of peace and gentility. Book details >>

The Free Press (Monroe, La.) highlighted Roosevelt Wright, Jr., author of The Children of Panther Burn. “Wright breaks new ground in the historic fiction genre as he provides a primer to audiences who may not be familiar with African-American history by footnoting all ‘real’ characters in the novel, some of whom were larger and stranger than life,” the Free Press wrote. Book details >>

Judy Nedry, author of An Unholy Alliance, was featured in the Newburg Graphic (Newburg, Ore.). Nedry had intended to write a history of Oregon’s wine industry, but instead wrote the thrilling mystery novel. Book details >>

Rob Ballister’s God Does Have a Sense of Humor won the President’s Award in the 2009 Military Writers Society of America Awards. In 2007, God Does Have a Sense of Humor also won gold in the category of humor in the awards. Book details >>

The Light Connection magazine gave a positive review on Gail Manishor’s From Here To Serenity. “From Here To Serenity is a gentle book, a compassionate book filled with stories about real people who found the way to serenity in spite of – or thanks to – their real life issues,” said the magazine. Book details >>

Wild Things by Donna Matrazzo was featured on OregonLive.com after winning an award for the category of general nonfiction in the Oregon Book Awards. The winners will be recognized at a ceremony on October 26. Book details >>

Tony Kay of Authors-First Radio Show on ArtistsFirst Radio Network interviewed Leslie Wagner-Wilson, author of Slavery of Faith. Wagner-Wilson talked about her escape from the 1978 Jonestown Massacre. Book details >>

The Lily and the Rose, by David More, was reviewed by Greg Burliuk of the The Whig Standard (Kingston, Ontario). “To anyone who thinks that Canadian history is boring, David More can offer dramatic evidence to the contrary,” Burliuk said. Book details >>

Michael W. McKay, author of A Big House for Little Men, was featured in The Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, Mass.) His novel, aimed at teenagers, is based on Michael Thurber, a criminal in the 1970s. Book details >>

TheBenefitsofPositiveThinking.com gave a positive review of Chin and the Magic Stones by L.J. Salazar. “Chin and the Magic Stones is the perfect book to introduce children to positive thinking in a fun and appealing way,” the Web site said. Book details >>

The Daily News Transcript (Dedham, Mass.) interviewed Michael W. McKay, author of A Big House for Little Men. McKay researched Walpole State Prison/Cedar Junction while writing his book. Book details >>

A Big House for Little Men, by Micheal W. McKay, was featured in The Somerville News (Somerville, Mass.) “A Big House for Little Men is a high-octaine, plot twisting thriller,” The News said. Book details >>

Amazon.com listed The Song in the Silence by Cheryl Silvera as number 18 in a list of the top 100 new releases in the category of dysfunctional relationships. The list is updated hourly. Book details >>