Lin Waterhouse will be presenting a program tonight at the West Plains Public Library, 750 W Broadway St, West Plains, Missouri http://www1.youseemore.com/westplains/. The emphasis will be on the local explosion examined in her nonfiction The West Plains Dance Hall Explosion, but will speak about Bred to the Bone: Deadly Secrets at Hunter’s Mill, and its sequel, The Ghost of Timmy Wahl: Eternal Secrets at Hunter’s Mill. There will be a PowerPoint program and books to sell and sign.
Thomas E. Simmons, author of The Man Called Brown Condor, Forgotten Heroes of World War II: Personal Accounts of Ordinary Soldiers Land, Sea and Air, Escape from Archangel, By Accident of Birth, The Last Quinn Standing, and the upcoming third book in the Quinn Saga, Today a War, Tomorrow a War, a Family In-between will beson Philip Levin’s “Meet the Authors,” this coming Wednesday, October 18th, at 4:30 pm. Ocean7 studio at 1016 Government St., Ocean Springs, MS The show will be broadcast in about 3 weeks on two consecutive Mondays at 7:30 p.m. http://www.doctors-dreams.com/meet-the-authors-tv-show/ “Meet the Authors” TV Show with interviews of local authors. Broadcasts Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. on Ocean7 station (Cableone 1007, Uverse 7, local antenna)
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Kathryn Brown Ramsperger – The Shores of Our Souls
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2017 GOA Dates: Friday Oct. 27th, and Sat. Oct. 28th –
Texarkana Arkansas Convention Center
The Charity dinner will be Oct. 27th and PLEASE RSVP.
The day of the event is Oct. 28th from 10 am – 3 pm…bring a friend and help us make a difference.
If you have questions about the event, email us at gatheringofauthors@yahoo.com http://gatheringofauthors.com/index.html
**Should you want to make a donation toward the event, click on the link below** We will soon have our 501C3 status where all donations will be tax deductible. Receipt for donations will be available then.
Washed by a Beach is the story of how a young teenage girl and her mother escaped the abuse they were going through from their father/husband and then went on to build a new life. It chronicles the struggles as well as the triumphs of starting over after leaving everything behind.
Lisa Hussey Reinhard is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated magna cum laude from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and earned a Master’s in education from Texas A & M /Commerce. She has been an elementary, middle school, and college teacher for over thirty years. She is the author of three unique works: Unbreakable Will, the story of her father’s coming-of-age adventure of living on the rails during the Depression; Washed by a Beach, an empowering and encouraging story for young adults and adults alike who are being and/or have been abused emotionally, mentally, or physically; and Psalms for the Single Mom, a compilation of validating, soul-searching psalms from her heart during a time of transition after divorce raising three young boys. All are works of exemplary writing that will stay with you forever. www.lisareinhard.com All are published by Argus Publishing www.a-argusbooks.com Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com
Settlers living in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of 1827 were beginning to see changes they weren’t comfortable with. Men of questionable motives had been seen wandering the trails in search of gold; paying no mind to the needs of the local folks they were invading. Jeb Collins, a twelve-year-old settler boy of Irish decent, was growing to manhood in these mountains. He and his best friend and Blood Brother, Wolf, a full-blood Cherokee boy of the same age, cared deeply about what was happening.
With the coming of U.S. Soldiers to the mountains, death will follow. The boys soon realize their mountain peace is ending and a time of war is approaching; a war they must prepare for; a war they sense will not end well for the Cherokee. This fear makes them decide to fight the madness that is threatening their way of life before it grows. The dangers of their decision will force the boys to risk their lives doing what they feel is right. If death was the will of the Great Creator, then all was just fine with them. They were ready to do what had to be done. After all, it is their home that will be lost if the evil is allowed to spread.
The first book in the Choestoe stories, The Boy Who Danced with Rabbits, is a very spiritual book, both Christian and Native American, that seeps into your soul, igniting a desire to know these people and to mimic their ways through the deep love, devotion, loyalty, and pride they show one another.
J.R. Collins was raised in the valley he so passionately writes about. An ancestor of the first pilgrims to the area, he proudly claims heritage and roots through the people of the Appalachian Mountains that settled in the Choestoe Valley sometime in the latter part of the 1700s. He grew up hunting and running the ridges of Choestoe.
Collins is the Director of Advertising for The North Georgia News, having worked as the editor for sports stories and special events. He is a graduate of Young Harris College. Published by Argus Publishers www.a-argusbooks.com Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.llallc.net JR Collins www.jrcollinsauthor.com
John House, author of Trail of Deceit, Rancor, and upcoming, Uncommon Bond, will be doing a book signing October 21st @ 1:30-3:30 at the Corner Bookstore 43 N. Jackson Street, Winder, GA 30680.
A Good Girl by Johnnie Bernhard made it all the way to the 2017 Kindle Book Awards in the literary fiction category! Keep her in your prayers for the November 11th vote!
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Private First Class Justin Bell is drafted into the Vietnam War while pursuing his graduate degree and is assigned to Military Police patrol where he observes a corruption far beyond the combat he was anticipating. Distraught by the crime and injustice he repeatedly witnesses, he quickly becomes disillusioned by the military and the war effort. Ill at ease in his surroundings and assignments, he doesn’t know whom to trust and begins to question everyone’s motives as any form of stability he previously sensed crumbles. He uncovers a trail of deception that links to a highly profitable black market, and crossing paths with those involved can prove deadly. As the disturbances mount, his morality can no longer allow him to remain silent. Bell struggles to find a resolution to his discontent as he evaluates his own responsibility in the occurring exploits.
The magnitude of how one choice impacts all proceeding outcomes is the essential premise of this wartime novel. Each character in the story faces a distinctive situation in which the decision-making process is amplified by the ability to survive under chaotic and life-threatening circumstances. The author depicts the Vietnam landscape and cultural environment in expert detail, creating an ominous backdrop that serves as an overture to the arduous missions of the American servicemen and personnel. QL 4, the highway that runs from Saigon into the Mekong Delta, plays an integral role in the novel, exposing a harsh imbalance between the violence and the undeveloped terrain. Readers of historical fiction, military, and crime novels will be intrigued by the author’s organized plot that continually forms heightened suspense as the characters reveal their intent, configuring an unpredictable climax and a haunting conclusion to the Vietnam experience.
SIBA’s Lady Banks Newsletter features Stefan Soto’s (Stephen Doster) novel OMG Don Quixote & Candide Seek Truth, Justice, and El Dorado in the Digital Age http://stars.authorsroundthesouth.com/events/calendar
After years of living off their celebrity, Don Quixote and Candide join forces to seek adventure in the modern world. In this re-imagining of literary history, the two meet Cyrano De Bergerac, Merlin, Sherlock Holmes, the crew of the Starship Enterprise, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Dean Moriarty, Elizabeth Darcy (Bennett) Mr. Darcy and multitude of historical figures, and share unexpected encounters with people from their past. While Don Quixote remains rooted in days of yore, Candide is preoccupied with exploiting all things modern. This rollicking fun-filled tale will entertain the well-educated and erudite reader with tongue-in-cheek humor. You are cordially invited to join Don and Candide on their quest to find truth, justice and El Dorado in the digital age.
Stefan Soto was raised by a Romani Princess and a Ukrainian circus performer. He resides on an English Canal and has no known address. His early works were banned by most right-thinking European powers. The author invites readers to investigate Cervantes’ and Voltaire’s’ original treatments of the title characters.
Stephen Doster was born in England and grew up on St. Simons Island, Georgia. He is a student of history and has extensively researched the Gullah and Geechee cultures of South Carolina and Georgia. He received a degree in Marketing from the University of Georgia, has recently received his Master of Liberal Arts and Science degree with a certificate in history and is an assistant editor for a peer-review journal at Vanderbilt University.
His works include: Lord Baltimore (John F. Blair), which was nominated for the Pulitzer. Voices from St. Simons: Personal Narratives of an Island’s Past (nonfiction, John F. Blair). Published by Argus Publishing: Georgia Witness (nonfiction), Her Finest Hour (nonfiction biography), Rose Bush, Jesus Tree, Shadow Child and (OMG) Don Quixote and Candide Seek Truth, Justice, and El Dorado in the Digital Age (LOL) (penned as Stefan Soto).