Press Releases by Industry

2007-04-02 | Did Michael Jackson read ZANESVILLE by celebrated author Kris Saknussemm? It appears so!

2007-03-30 | Puzzlekiller Talking E-Novel enters the CelebWeb to address the insatiable curiosity of the public for everything Celebrity.

2007-03-29 | Cristian Mitreanu's book "Spointra and the Secret of Business Success," which will be released on April 3rd at www.spointra.com, brings the graphic novel format into the business book realm.

2007-03-24 | The Ocean Cooperative Literary Agency, one of the online world's oldest editorial services, has announced the creation of a new literary awards program to support and encourage short story writers. The"Art of Brevity" prize is awarded regularly on the basis of a single submitted story.

2007-03-23 | It will be "a killer whale of a launch party" on Saturday, April 7, as author Cheryl Kaye Tardif's highly anticipated assisted suicide novel Whale Song hits the shelves.

2007-03-14 | Jim Canterucci's March guest is Branding Diva Karen Post on the Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical weekly podcast.

2007-03-13 | Gayle Shanks, named Bookseller of the Year 2007, will be featured at sessions for Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance at March 23-25 trade show at Georgia World Congress Center.

2007-03-05 | Gayle Shanks, co-owner of one of Arizona's most successful book stores, says the secret to competing with chain and big box store is to mix up the offerings.

2007-02-27 | The author will be appearing at the Orpheum Theater on April 21, from noon to 1:30. Book-signing at the LA Times Festival of the Book is on the UCLA Campus on April 28th, sponsored by he Author's Coalition, Booth #610 Zone F

2007-02-27 | Larry May, founder of Atlanta's Spring Book Show, the largest bargain book show in the South, discussed the state of the bargain book business in recent interviews in the Southern Review of Books and the Associated Book Exchange (AbeBooks) newsletter.

2007-02-25 | Effective immediately Latin-Pak has increased the number of pure Hispanic Households in its database to 8,999,196.

2007-02-18 | Shirley Nelson's goal was to write a history book that children would enjoy reading and learn from at the same time.

2007-02-15 | More than 80 volunteers have wrapped up two rounds of judging in the first-ever Children's and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards (Cybils). Bloggers sought a balance between literary quality and "kid appeal" among the 482 titles nominated by the public.

2007-02-11 | Philadelphia native Lawrence Johnson has managed to combine the Mayan Calendar, Crop Circles, and Stonehenge into one science fiction story that is getting attention from the conspiracy theorist on the web.

2007-02-11 | The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance is sponsoring educational workshops for member booksellers in conjunction with the Spring Book Show in Atlanta.

2007-02-08 | Report on survey findings is released that compares Hispanic and non-Hispanic political beliefs, behaviors, and characteristics. Topics include degree of political activity, views on political parties and issues, and preferences for the 2008 presidential election.

2007-02-06 | With spring coming it's time to stock up and plan ahead for book signings and readings.

2007-01-31 | Plastic surgery is rapidly gaining popularity among Latinos. One renowned plastic surgeon on Rodeo Drive in California specializes in plastic surgery for Hispanics and discusses the special considerations in providing cosmetic surgery for Latino men and women.

2007-01-25 | Biggest book show in South scheduled for Atlanta's World Congress Center on March 23-25

2007-01-19 | A girl feels sorry for a cat who appears on her porch during a snowstorm so she gives him warm milk. The next day she gives him tuna, and so on and so on. Eventually the porch is as cozy as the house. Finally, the cat answers her repeated invitation to "come inside" with an invitation of his own.