On the Spotlight: Nancy Famolari, author of Summer’s Story

Nancy Famolari lives with her husband, five horses, two dogs and five white cats on a farm in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania. Her stories and poems have appeared in Long Story Short, Flash Shot, Fiction Flyer, Lyrica, Alienskin Magazine Clockwise Cat, and Matters of the Heart from the Museitup Press. She received an award [...]

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Interview with Cuban Author Teresa Dovalpage

Cuban author Teresa Dovalpage has published three novels, one in English, A Girl Like Che Guevara (Soho Press 2004) and two in Spanish, Posesas de la Habana (Haunted Ladies of Havana, PurePlay Press, 2004) and Muerte de un murciano en La Habana (Death of a Murcian in Havana, Anagrama, 2006), which was runner-up for the [...]

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Review of Marcelo in the Real World, by Francisco X. Stork

Marcelo in the Real World is a beautifully written novel and one of those stories that will stay in your mind long after you’ve finished reading it.
The story is told in the first person from the point of view of Marcelo, an autistic 17-year old. When the novel begins, Marcelo is going to a private [...]

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Review of OPERATION EMU, by B. Brandon Barker

Third-rate Hollywood actors and top NASA astronauts come together in this quirky, hilarious romp of a novel.
Somewhere in the depths of NASA, a team of scientists begin to conduct a top secret operation called OPERATION EMU… Soon afterwards, a Hollywood producer puts together a team of actors for a mysterious, low-budget movie…
Some time later, [...]

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New Promotional Site for Latino Authors

I have some exciting news to share. There’s a new hot spot for Latino authors to promote their work: Bronzeword Latino Authors. Run by award-winning author Jo Ann Hernandez, this new site is aimed at spreading the work and accomplishments of Hispanic authors worldwide. Jo Ann will be offering various promotional services, including virtual book [...]

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Press release: The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing is a 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist

(Kingsport, TN – May 15, 2009) — We are pleased to announce The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, written by Mayra Calvani and Anne K. Edwards, is a 2009 Next Generation Book Award Finalist.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – May 15, 2009 – The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing was written not only with the [...]

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Review of Is It You, Me, or Your Adult A.D.D.? by Gina Pera

Not being a psychologist or a doctor, I’m reviewing this book from the point of view of a person who is familiar with ADD and ADHD only from personal experience and from reading extensively on the subject.
When you hear the term ADD, hyperactive, badly behaved children who do poorly at school come to mind, but [...]

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Interview with Joan de la Haye, author of Shadows

My guest today is horror author Joan de la Haye. She was kind enough to answer my questions about her work and writing life. Visit her at www.joandelahaye.wordpress.com. Welcome, Joan!

Tell us, what type of writer are you—the one who experiences before writing, like Hemingway, or the one who mostly daydreams and fantasizes?
I think I’m a [...]

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Review of Sorrow, by John Lawson

Sorrow
By John Lawson
Drollerie Press
Fantasy
Lawson’s novel begins with a mysterious traveller who is on a mission, secretly carrying a box which contains a precious, powerful weapon.
Then the story moves to Vestiga Gaesi, where we meet Faina, the seductive yet naive fourteen-year old girl with a mysterious past who is staying at the Viscount’s luxurious home—where the [...]

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Interview with Marta Stephens, author of Silenced Cry

Tell us a little about yourself, Marta.
Although I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Indiana has been my home for nearly fifty years. My husband and I have a daughter and son who attend my almamater where I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Public Relations and where I’ve worked for the past three decades. [...]

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