Literary Love

I was happy to be part of Sachem Public Library's Local Author Fair last Saturday. The place was filled with enthusiastic book fans and I had the opportunity to hand out book marks, while introducing Toby and Claudia to several interested attendees. And I even signed a few books. It was nice to meet other fellow authors, too. It was a a lot of fun. Favorite new shirt!  "It's a Toby Thing. You wouldn't understand"  .... (but hopefully you do!)

I'm happy to share my blog with with fellow member authors of  Rave Reviews Book Club   as part of the RRBC's  Pay It Forward Week. Initially introduced by author Bethany Turner, the concept of Pay It Forward is to profile, promote and propel another fellow club member to new audiences for the day. This month, I have the honor of hosting John Howell. John has authored two full-length books and is in his creative chair pumping out a third.  His most notable published work is the fiction thriller, My Grl , rated a Five Star Award by the book review site, Readers' Favorite.  (Read review here: Readers' Favorites ) Synopsis:  John J. Cannon successful San Francisco lawyer takes a leave of absence from the firm and buys a boat he names My GRL. He is unaware that his newly-purchased boat had already been targeted by a terrorist group. John's first inkling of a problem is when he wakes up in the hospital where he learns he was found unconscious...

I'm happy to share my blog with Rebecca today as part of Rave Reviews Book Club's Pay It Forward Week. Initially introduced by author Bethany Turner, the concept of Pay It Forward is to profile, promote and propel another fellow club member to new audiences for the day. So without further adieu, let me introduce Rebecca Reilly! A Published Author Many Times Over Author Rebecca Reilly is the indie author of of an impressive catalogue of six books in multiple genres.  Her titles include: Children's Books Jammer and His Flying Bed Adventures Heart of a Kitty The Geek Club            Mystery Thrillers Haunting Megan Into Dark Waters   A murder mystery at sea   Women's Literature Diary of a Christian Woman: How I Used 50 Shades of Grey to Spice Up My Marriage   Diary of a Christian Woman is a humorous look at sex and marriage. It sounds like an amusing and interesting page-turner...

AN ACCOMPLISHED AUTHOR Author Beem Weeks is  the indie author of the historical fiction/coming-of-age novel, Jazz Baby , a book quoted as being " wonderfully authentic " and the author a " magician with words ." THE SYNOPSIS:  While all Mississippi bakes in the scorching summer of 1925, a sudden orphanhood casts its icy shadow across Emily Ann Teegarten, a pretty young teen. Taken in by an aunt bent on ridding herself of this unexpected burden, "Baby" Teegarten plots her escape using the only means at her disposal: a voice that makes church ladies cry and angels take notice. "I'm gonna sing jazz up to New York City," she brags to anybody who'll listen. 'Cept that Big Apple-well, it's an awful long way from that dry patch of earth she used to call home. So when the smoky stages of New Orleans speakeasies give a whistle, offering all kinda shortcuts, Emily soon learns it's the whorehouses and drug joints promising to t...

I am proud to announce that I snagged this year's Author of the Year on Double Decker Books  in the romance category for Saving Toby. Thank you to all of you who voted!

Shout out to Public Libraries! Visiting your local public library is a great, risk-free way to try out new authors Did you know that, like the general public, libraries sometimes order books from Amazon, too? If you want to read a book by an independent author (or any published author), but you're not ready to make a financial commitment to buy it, ask your local library to order it! The libraries around me – Sayville, Bayport-Blue Point, South Country, Sachem and Patchogue-Medford – all have paperback copies of Saving Toby. For a new, fairly unknown indie author like myself, this kind of support, not to mention exposure, is awesome! Side note: The libraries here on Long Island are all linked. I don't know if this is true of other areas/states, (*feel free to chime in and let me know) but here on Long Island, if a local library doesn't carry the book you seek, you can go online and click on the LI Link: Expand Search  and browse a much larger catalog source! Wi...

I can hardly believe it, but I  have been nominated  ( Me? Yes, me!) by the book blogsite Double Decker Books for their 2014 Author of the Year Award! Cast your vote for at: http://doubledeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2015/01/vote-today-for-your-favorite-author-of.html Winners will be announced on Facebook March 1st (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Double-Decker-Books/761744677191008?ref=hl)