Darks Vietnam memoir powerful and well-told

Page 1 of 3 SINGLE PAGE VIEW When Gene Dark arrived in Vietnam in 1969, he was fresh out of Marine boot camp and full of confidence. He was a grunt, an infantry soldier who fights on the front lines.

Creativity rises with 'Fifth Moon' - roanoke.com

At 17, Lydia Jane Wilson is a published author, high school magazine editor and known for her storytelling ability. She drives around Botetourt County in red Honda Civic, sporting the license plates 'DA WRTR' when she's not at her hostess job at the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in Troutville.

From backstage to budding author

A school district media specialist fulfills a nearly lifelong goal of having a book published. [Donna Hunt] Jerry Teske, district media specialist for productions in the Pasco County Schools, shows his first book, The Gnome in the Tapestry, published recently by iUniverse, a division of Barnes & Noble.

James DeAngelis, Last of Yale s Ironmen, Dies at 97

James DeAngelis, a son of immigrants who became a Yale football celebrity and who was the last survivor of its famed 1934 lineup of Ironmen, died Wednesday in Wallingford, Conn.

Holiday Cookbook Roundup

American Masala: 125 New Classics from my Home Kitchenby Suvir Saran Clarkson Potter, 264 pp., $35 Grains, Greens, and Grated Coconuts: Recipes and Remembrances of a Vegetarian LegacyBy Ammini Ramachandran iUniverse, 364 pp.

Former Chattanoogan Writes Little League Memoir

Author Martha PayneAs a typically enthusiastic parent, Martha Payne of Atlanta spent countless hours thinking about how to help her oldest son, Sam, become a better Little League baseball player.

Ammini Ramachandran Adds Flavor to Saveur Top 100 List

Ammini Ramachandran's Grains, Greens, and Grated Coconuts: Recipes and Remembrances of a Vegetarian Legacy appeared on Saveur magazine's 2008 Top 100 list. Making the list at No. 76, along with three other self-published cookbooks, the article said, "Unfiltered culinary passion seems hard to come by in cookbooks these days, which is why we celebrate the new generation of Self-Published Cookbooks."

Sharon Lund Embraces Life in O, The Oprah Magazine Feature

Sharon Lund, the author of Sacred Living, Sacred Dying: A Guide to Embracing Life and Death, was featured in the November 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. In the article titled "To Beat the Unbeatable Foe," Lund detailed her life from discovering she was HIV-positive in 1986 to finding love and not only acceptance of her condition, but being able to view it as a blessing, making her who she is today.

D.T. Pollard Makes ESSENCE Best Seller List

Author D.T. Pollard's Rooftop Diva: A Novel of Triumph After Katrina was listed at number 10, in the hardcover fiction category, on the ESSENCE Extended Best Sellers List for October 2007. The magazine's list is based on reports of retail sales. Respondents are African-American bookstores.

Leslie Lipton Opens up on Shy Condition

Leslie Lipton, the iUniverse author of Unwell, sat down with Good Morning America Weekend to discuss shy eating. In the segment, Lipton revealed to ABC's Andrea Canning how a pattern of shy eating, a fear of eating in public, served as an early sign of anorexia. Society's perception of eating and weight was Lipton's inspiration for writing the book.

Vanessa Maltin Plants Seed for Wheat Alternative in Newsweek

For its Sept. 17 issue, Newsweek interviewed iUniverse author Vanessa Maltin in a health feature article for celiac disease. Maltin, author of Beyond Rice Cakes: A Young Person's Guide to Cooking, Eating and Living Gluten-Free, shares how the gluten-intolerant disease impacted her life as she brought awareness of her condition to those around her. Celiac disease, which was initially thought to be rare in the United States, affects approximately 3 million Americans.

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Love Leaves No One Behind Awarded First Place

Claudia Pemberton's debut novel, Love Leaves No One Behind, took first place in the romance suspense category of the First Coast Romance Writers The Beacon Contest - 2008 Published Division. This is an award for excellence in romance.

Midwest Book Review Features A Quiet Voice

Eugene Hairston’s A Quiet Voice received a favorable review from the Midwest Book Review. The reviewer said, “Eugene Hairston's story is a remarkable achievement of what one person can do.”

The Evening News Recognizes Author’s Love Affair with Soccer

Jim Meikle’s book Fitba Daft was featured in the Evening News, (Edinburgh, Scotland.) This book will help Americans discover how the deep passion they have observed in European football is formed and nurtured and will help Scots discover that American soccer is indeed alive and kicking.

Running with Stilettos Author Wins NFPW Award

Running with Stilettos author Mary T. Wagner took first place in the National Federation of Press Women's 2008 communications contest in the personal Web writing category for her essay, Wildflower seeds and beer. The essay is contained in the book, which is a collection of Wagner's Internet essays.

NPR Radio Interviews 11-year-old Co-author

The 11-year-old author, Arden Baila, was interviewed on NPR News Radio (WABE of Atlanta). Baila explained why she decided to ask her mom, Melissa Baila, to help her write a chapter book that was challenging, yet appropriate for girls age 8-11.

Fools' Heaven Listed Among Rawsistaz Reviewer's Favorites

Fools' Heaven - Love, Lust and Death Beyond the Pulpit by D T Pollard was selected as a TRR Favorite by a Rawsistaz Reviewer who reviews hundreds of books per year. Books that rate at the top of Rawsistaz' scale are identified as TRR Favorites. Fools' Heaven received a 4.5 out of 5 rating.

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