Hi all,
Some news about Amazon:
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/US_2008_amazon_fighting4?
If you’re an animal advocate and would like to help further, you can send a message to Amazon’s CEO (using the link above) urging him to stop selling material that promotes illegal animal fighting.
Thanks,
Mayra, aka The Dark Phantom
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Hi all,
Book Reviewing Month continues….
My two latest guests are Sharyn McGinty of In the Library Reviews and
Katie McNeill of Katie’s Reading.
Sharyn McGinty is the Print Review Coordinator of In the Library
Reviews, a review site also featuring author interviews, spotlights,
and contests. Started in 2002, the site reviews books and ebooks in
most genres, including Christian and inspirational [...]
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June is ‘Book Reviewing’ month at Blogcritics Magazine!
To promote the release of The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, co-author Mayra Calvani will be interviewing 15+ reviewers and review editors during the month of June. Learn all about the business of book reviewing and what’s in the mind of some of the most popular reviewers on [...]
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Posted in Animal Rights, Animals, Interviews, News, tagged Animal Rights, animal suffering, norway, whales, whaling, WSPA on May 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Norwegian waters turn to blood with the start of the annual whaling season. This year alone, Norway, Iceland and Japan plan to kill over 2,500 whales with cruel, primitive methods that go back to over a century.
Why is this ugly tradition still alive when 1 in 4 Norwegians under 30 are against it, and when [...]
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Dear Readers,
From June 1st to June 30th, my co-author Anne K. Edwards and I will be interviewing about 15 book review site moderators. The interviews will be featured on Blogcritics Magazine and various other high-traffic sites. Learn all about the business of book reviewing and what’s in the mind of some of the most popular [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, News, The Writing Craft, tagged anne k edwards, how to write a book review, mayra calvani, the slippery art of book reviewing, twilight times books, writing reviews on February 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Are you passionate about books? Do you have the desire to share your thoughts about a book with readers, yet are unsure about what makes a good review? Are you curious about the influence reviews have on readers, booksellers, and librarians?
If you’re a beginner, The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing will show you how to [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Latino/Hispanic, News, Short Fiction, tagged 12 days of chica lit, books, chick-lit, christmas, contest, giveaway, hispanic, latino, prizes, Short Fiction, stories on December 8, 2007 | No Comments »
Starting December 11th until the 23rd travel to a new blog for a Christmas story, recipe and prize giveaway. The prizes will range from print books to gift certificates to goodie baskets!
Here’s the schedule of the chica-lit stars:
12.11.07: Mary Castillo, author of Switchcraft
12.12.07: Berta Platas, author of Cinderella Lopez
12.13.07: Mayra Calvani, author of [...]
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Posted in Announcements, News, Press Releases, Violins, tagged belgium, children's books, christmas, europe, guardian angel publishing, mayra calvani, picture books, violin playing, Violins on November 6, 2007 | No Comments »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Person: Lynda S. Burch, Publisher
Company Name: Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
Telephone Number: 314 276 8482
Email Address: publisher@GuardianAngelPublishing.com
Website: www.guardianangelpublishing.com
New Christmas Children’s Book Focuses on Violin Playing
THE MAGIC VIOLIN
SAINT LOUIS, MO – Mayra Calvani’s first children’s picture book, THE MAGIC VIOLIN, has just been released in ebook and paperback by Guardian Angel Publishing, becoming one [...]
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Posted in News on May 6, 2007 | No Comments »
WIN A FREE AUTOGRAPHED NOVEL…VISIT OUR AUTHOR’S BLOG!
In honor of Mother’s Day, The Ten Mad Authors Blog is giving away
free autographed copies of the authors’ most recently published
books.
Simply visit the blog at:
www.madten.wordpress.com
The contest will run from May 7th until May 11th with winners
announced on Mother’s Day.
Books range in genre from mystery to fantasy to alternate [...]
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Posted in Horror, News on April 27, 2007 | No Comments »
A new fiction magazine will debut January 1, 2008.
Noctem Aeternus will be a FREE quarterly PDF magazine where the reader will find science fiction, fantasy, western, or even mystery stories…but all tales will have an element of horror.
“The horror genre sometimes gets a bad reputation for being the shock jocks of the literary field,” [...]
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