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January 22, 2012
Youngstown author talks about her collection of soul-baring poetry
Stephanie Ottey, special correspondent to the Youngstown Vindicator, recently featured iUniverse-published author Bridget E. Hill and her contemplative collection of poetry, Welcome …. do come in. Bridget’s verses cover a broad range of themes and ideas that will appeal to casual book readers and people passionate about poetry.
January 22, 2012
North County Times adds iUniverse title to book roundup
Movie industry insiders Norm and Evelyn Baron’s book, Murder: Take One, Take Two, Take Three, is chosen as one of North County Times’ picks for its local author roundup. Norm and Evelyn’s experiences as art director/production designer and art department coordinator, respectively, gave them ample material to write this suspense-filled trilogy of murder and mystery set in the dark side of show business.
January 21, 2012
iUniverse author and Ali fan quoted in Louisville news feature
Felix Manuel Rodriguez., author of the 2009 Mom’s Choice Awardee, Dad, Me, and Muhammad Ali, was quoted in a recent feature story about Angelo Dundee, the famed trainer of the legendary boxing icon Muhammad Ali. During the seventieth birthday gala for Ali, Rick Bozich of The Louisville Courier-Journal asked the iUniverse-published author and Ali family friend a few questions about how the boxing great inspired his own life and writing.
January 20, 2012
Five CPAs pen award-winning book on small business success
PASBA Small Firm of the Year awardee and business accountant C. Gregory Orcutt was recently featured by Cincinnati.com's Melinda Zemper about his experience in co-authoring Six Steps to Small Business Success, a guide to small business startup and success. Gregory collaborated with fellow CPAs R. Sean Manning, Lowell G. Lillge, David J. Lucier, and Bert Doerhoff to write the book, which received the 2011 Book of the Year Award from the Professional Association of Small Business Accountants.
January 20, 2012
Marketing executive bares literary side in culture-crossing fiction collection
Tanya Rutledge of the Houston Chronicle uncovers the literary side of successful marketing consultant and iUniverse-published author, Pradeep Anand, with her Q&A feature on his book, An Indian in Cowboy Country. This collection of short stories is highly praised by pundits on two continents and has become a bookselling success both in his native India and his adopted country.
January 19, 2012
Music journalist and poet nominated in the 43rd NAACP Image Awards
iUniverse-published poet James Golden leads the list of nominees in the Outstanding Literary Work -Poetry category in the 43rd National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards. Kurt Orzeck of the TheWrap.com states that this prestigious awards program honors outstanding people of color for their work in film, television, music, and literature. James is nominated for his newly published poetry collection, Afro Clouds & Nappy Rain: The Curtis Brown Poems. Among the other notable nominees is The Help, a film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling and award-winning 2009 novel of the same name.
January 19, 2012
iUniverse author hopes book will help readers through grief and sorrow
Alberin Valley Times’s Kristi Dobson interviews Judy Magnussen about her book and the message she wants to convey to her readers. Newly published last October 2011, Healing Messages of Love from the Spirit World was initially intended only to inspire her family and friends, but Judy decided to make it available to readers who may find solace in reading its message of hope and love.
January 18, 2012
White-collar poet bares soul in Beyond Feelings
Indian Administrative Service director of Census Operation in Orissa and new iUniverse-published author Bishnupa Sethi is one of the poets interviewed by BabusofIndia.com in its feature on “bureaucrats by mind but poets by heart.” Bishnupa released his third collection of poetry in English, Beyond Feelings, last January 10 and is considered by BabusofIndia as part of a growing number of IAS cadres writing and publishing their literary works.
January 17, 2012
The Road Trip author featured by TelecareTV
Kathleen Graviano, an educator and Long Island resident, was interviewed recently by The Good News, a TelecareTV program that features people who are doing their best to make their communities and the world a better place through activities and, in her case, writing books. The ten-minute interview aired for six days, from January 8 to 13, 2012, and discusses The Road Trip, Kathleen’s memoir-guide which chronicles her thirty-plus years as a teacher and her experiences in life.
January 11, 2012
Special Forces vet publishes third thriller that honors Hmong
Kingsport Times-News reports that iUniverse-published author Dr. J. H. Dixon, a Nickelsville, Virginia native, former Green Beret instructor, and Vietnam War veteran, recently released his third thriller, The Secret War: A Melungeon Brothers Thriller. Jay, as he is fondly called by friends and family, draws heavily on his experiences in the US Army Special Forces and dedicates this action-packed military fiction novel to the Hmong veterans he trained with between 1960 and 1970.
January 11, 2012
iUniverse author recalls boyhood tales in republished book
Edward T. Frye, a retired teacher, regales Ed Mahon of the Centre Daily Times with anecdotes and stories during an interview about his recently expanded collection of tales, Fools and Children. Edward republished his book in June 2011 to add several more stories from his childhood and growing up in Millheim, Pennsylvania, adding jovially that, “it reads like a memoir, it relates real stories, events, and characterizations like a memoir, and it is as close to the truth as my own faded and jaded memory allows. So, it is all true, except for a little bit.”
January 11, 2012
Bangor Daily News spotlights The Wicked Small People of Whiskey Bridge
University of Maine at Farmington professors and iUniverse-published authors Jon Oplinger and Elizabeth Cooke are featured by Bangor Daily News’s Aislinn Sarnacki for their children’s fiction novel, The Wicked Small People of Whiskey Bridge. Aislinn turns the spotlight on the book and details how the authors’ different backgrounds, experiences and longtime friendship and collaboration help turn a series of letters Jon wrote to his children, into a modern-day fairytale.
January 8, 2011
iUniverse-published author debuts with legal thriller
Gary White of The Ledger, recently interviewed Lakeland lawyer and author Michael D. Martin on the release of his debut novel, The Crestfallen Rose. Michael says that this legal thriller was inspired by his experiences in environmental and agriculture law. In the article, he says, “I don't even feel like I'm an author. I'm just a guy with a lot of experience. You just have to have an imagination and be willing to do it. I think everybody has a story to tell. I also believe maybe the best stories we'll never hear are from people who would like to be authors and haven't written anything.”
January 6, 2012
TwinCities.com includes iUniverse-published author in book roundup
Mary Ann Grossmann of TwinCities.com recently featured a must-read book list of Minnesota-based self-published authors. In her book roundup, Mary recommends nine authors worth reading, including iUniverse-published author John Shekleton’s book, Father Tierney Stumbles, which Kirkus Indie Reviews states is a well-paced narrative with a consistent sense of urgency that can draw in its readers from start to finish.
January 1, 2011
After The Bomb ends 2011 with a bang—wins in two book fests
iUniverse-published author C. L. Kostow recently completed a double hit, as his novel After The Bomb was feted at two prominent book awards. In the recently concluded London Book Festival, Mr. Kostow’s book joined the select Honorable Mentions list in the General Fiction category. After The Bomb bested all other titles at the New England Book Festival, bagging the gold in the Science Fiction category.
January 1, 2011
Press of Atlantic City features Dennisville local for book on amazing memory
Frank Healy, iUniverse-published author and local of Dennisville was featured in the Press of Atlantic City for his book, Living With A Phenomenal Memory. Frank says that he can remember as far back as five years old and can recount day-to-day details in his personal life. Accomplishments include historical information and more.
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January 17, 2012
iUniverse-published author honored in 2011 London Book Festival
In the Shadow of the Cross was picked by a jury of literary experts to be included in the coveted Honorable Mentions list for the Biography/Autobiography Category in the recently concluded 2011 London Book Festival. Author Charles L. Bailey Jr. will be honored together with his fellow honorable mentions in the competition at a dinner to be held on January 26, 2012, in London.
January 8, 2012
UK reader review lauds A Nation in Flames by Nick Armbrister
In his review of A Nation in Flames: Short Stories with a Gothic, Military, and SF Flavour, author and book reviewer Andrew Nicholson lauds this collection of short stories and states that it is a thought-provoking and enjoyable read. Andrew adds that this latest offering by iUniverse-published author Nick Armbrister spans a wide spectrum of themes and may challenge the readers’ sensibilities but will definitely capture the imagination of book lovers who enjoy such literary introspection and expressions.
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