About Kyle Burbank: Kyle Burbank is a freelance writer and author living in Springfield, Missouri with his wife, Rebekah. He is an avid Disney fan, a personal finance blogger, and a blossoming travel enthusiast. Two of these passions met in his first book, "The E-Ticket Life" — a collection of true stories and essays recalling his visits to the Disney theme parks around the world. Following the release of that self-published title, Kyle took up an interest in sharing his writing … [Read more...]
Maddigan My Story. And Other Words by Mike Bove
MADDIGAN - MY STORY is part one of a golden retriever’s memoir written in the dog’s voice. AND OTHER WORDS is a collection of short essays, blog posts, reviews, and recipes. It includes chapters from the two Bruce DelReno Mysteries, and a preview from the third. And, Mike reveals his secret recipe for limoncello. Targeted Age Group:: Teens - Adult What Inspired You to Write Your Book? This volume is a collection of stories, essays, blog posts, and other short pieces that I have written … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Sofiya Turin
About Sofiya Turin: I began writing in elementary school. It is all I have ever wanted to do. I am a poet and a writer of stories for readers of all ages. I combine my extensive experience in education and over 20 years of working with children of all ages to write stories that will touch hearts and enrich lives. I am a mother of two amazing children who inspire me to write every day. What inspires you to write? Daily life inspires me to write. Everything from a falling leaf to the wag of … [Read more...]
UNANSWERED by KUNAL NARAYAN UNIYAL
Unanswered, I know it is quite an unusual kind of title for a book of poems barring a few articles. Before I say anything more about my book, I would like to say something about myself and my thought process. Born and brought up in Dehradun, I have always shared a close affinity with nature. I used to love, I still do, watching nature and ponder how it can be loving and cruel at the same time. I grew up with my thoughts and took to sailing, a job were I fit in perfectly. My roving mind now had … [Read more...]
Motions and Moments: More Essays on Tokyo by Michael Pronko
Motions and Moments is the third book by Michael Pronko on the fluid feel and vibrant confusions of Tokyo life. These 42 new essays burrow into the unique intensities that suffuse the city and ponder what they mean to its millions of inhabitants. Based on Pronko’s 18 years living, teaching and writing in Tokyo, these essays on how Tokyoites work, dress, commute, eat and sleep are steeped in insights into the city’s odd structures, intricate pleasures and engaging undertow. Included are … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – KUNAL NARAYAN UNIYAL
About KUNAL NARAYAN UNIYAL: Master mariner by profession and poet by passion, I am born and brought up in Dehradun. Joined shipping at the age of 18 as trainee navigational officer and since then have taken expedition round the globe, n number of times. 12 years down the line, I still enjoy sailing as this was what I always wanted to do. But I used to write since my school days, be it poetry or story, I always used to find a place in my school magazine for same. Once I joined shipping, I never … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Kelly Proudfoot
About Kelly Proudfoot: I am an Australian author, now living in Nashville Tennessee, working for the State of Tennessee as a HR Technician. Delwyn of the Realms - Storming Archives Book 1 is my first published novel. It's a portal fantasy about a woman who discovers a mirror portal to the dreamworld - and beyond! I am currently three quarters through the first draft of the sequel - Book 2 in the Storming Archives. My articles have been published in Llewellyn’s Almanacs, such as the 2011 … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Mary T. Wagner
About Mary T. Wagner: Mary T. Wagner is a former newspaper and magazine journalist who changed careers at forty by going to law school and becoming a criminal prosecutor. However, she never could step away from the written word entirely, and inevitably the joy of writing drew her back to the keyboard. A Chicago native, this mother of four and recent new grandmother now lives in rural Wisconsin, where she draws much inspiration for writing from daily walks in the countryside with her dog, Lucky, … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Faye Rapoport DesPres @FayeRapoDesPres
Author Bio: Faye Rapoport DesPres was born in New York City, and over the years she has lived in upstate New York, Colorado, England, Israel, and Massachusetts. Her personal essays, fiction, book reviews, and interviews have appeared in a variety of literary journals and magazines, including Ascent, Connotation Press: An Online Artifact, Eleven Eleven, Fourth Genre, Hamilton Stone Review, Necessary Fiction, Platte Valley Review, Prime Number Magazine, Superstition Review, and the Writer's … [Read more...]
Happy Shorts by Susan Spira @lazysusanspeaks
This book is bargain priced from 07/30/2014 until 08/06/2014 120 Essays on Life, Love, Happiness, & Inspiration which help you to gain greater insight into your life. A heart-felt, uplifting, thought-provoking collection which helps you to put special feelings into words. The celebration of a women's heart. Targeted Age Group: 25-70 Book Price: 0.99 Link To Buy Bargain Book … [Read more...]
Essays by a Man with Too Much Free Time by Kim A. Smith @kimsmith313
This book is bargain priced from 07/24/2014 until 07/10/2020 This book was originally published as Triathlon Workout Thoughts. I retired from Iowa State University in 2009, after a 30-year career as a journalism professor at four universities. My immediate plan was to spend my extra time swimming, biking, and running with the goal of completing an ironman-distance triathlon. Inspired by several triathletes’ blogs, I decided to have a go at blogging about my training experiences. It turned … [Read more...]
My Girlfriend Made Me Wear A Dress by Skye Taylor @skyetaylorart
A Humorous Quirky Laugh out loud Romantic Comedy of errors that is based on a true story, which finds Skye, an ordinary bachelor getting talked in to wearing a dress by his girlfriend for Halloween. Skye is told by Sandy that all her girlfriends husbands dress in drag and the wives and husbands have a girl’s night out. A series of humorously funny mishaps unfold and as the evening progresses, things become hilariously out of control. The misadventures of Skye and Sandy and their quirky … [Read more...]
