Rising Above it All: How Rambo’s Creator Earned His Pilot’s License By David Morrell, Author of The Shimmer Readers familiar with my fiction know how much I love doing research. For Testament, I enrolled in an outdoor wilderness survival course and lived above timberline in the Wyoming mountains for 30 days. For The Protector, I spent a week… Continue reading Rising Above it All: How Rambo’s Creator Earned His Pilot’s License – guest post by David Morrell
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BBAW: Small Publisher Giveaway Winners
My site was offline for a day or two but I decided to not extend the giveaway. Instead, I’ll have another giveaway when I return from vacation.  The winner of Norah Labiner’s book, German for Travelers, is SFP at Pages Turned. Congratulations, SFP! The winner of Dave Egger’s book, Zeitoun, is Karen at Bookin’… Continue reading BBAW: Small Publisher Giveaway Winners
Found Books
Today’s Book Blogger Appreciation Week topic is about the books we discovered through a book blog. Here are the some books since the last BBAW that I’ve found through the help of Book Blogs: That Went Well by Terrell Harris Dougan through At Home With Books. The review was so catchy I couldn’t help but want… Continue reading Found Books
Bookmarks are like Socks
I have a theory. There must be an elf in my house. He doesn’t live in the dryer taking socks. He hides in the attic, comes out when everyone is asleep, and takes my bookmarks. The elf is considerate – he waits until I am done with the book to remove the bookmark. Seriously… I… Continue reading Bookmarks are like Socks
Meet Tess Hilmo during Book Blogger Appreciation Week
You haven’t met Tess Hilmo yet? Well, let me fix that for you. She’s a writer! Tess is currently revising her Middle Grade novel, With A Name Like Love, so her agent can begin submitting it. Her blog is all about her journey to publication. The agent is a new addition to her adventure.  After you read the… Continue reading Meet Tess Hilmo during Book Blogger Appreciation Week
Book Blogger Appreciation Week September 14th – 18th
 Just a reminder – Book Blogger Appreciation Week begins tomorrow. The celebration of book bloggers is an idea that My Friend Amy came up with last year. She did nearly all of the work herself and it was very well run. This year it has it’s own web site and even merchandise to show off your appreciation… Continue reading Book Blogger Appreciation Week September 14th – 18th
Interview with Elle Newmark
Last month I reviewed Elle Newmark’s book, The Book of Unholy Mischief. She was kind enough to answer some interview questions via email. Thank you goes to Tracee Gleichner from Pump Up Your Book Promotion for arranging the interview. Amber: Your story is inspiring partly because it’s unique. You took a gamble on yourself and… Continue reading Interview with Elle Newmark
Reminder About Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards
It’s almost time! Nominations for the Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards close tomorrow. Stop by their site at http://bookbloggerappreciationweek.com/index.php/awards to show a book blogger or your favorite author a little love.
Economic Crunch for Small Publishers
There are some regularly scheduled writer’s chats over varying topics each week and I don’t often get to attend them. During the course of one I recently attended it was mentioned a small publishing house would not be publishing any new books for the remainder of the year and not accept any new submissions until 2010. … Continue reading Economic Crunch for Small Publishers
Excerpt from The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts by Tom Farley, Jr., and Tanner Colby
I read The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts and will have the review up soon. It’s mostly comprised of interviews with the friends, family and co-workers of Chris. Below is Chapter 6 from the book and is a good example of the format used to tell the story of Chris Farley. (Thanks… Continue reading Excerpt from The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts by Tom Farley, Jr., and Tanner Colby