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Stephen Gallup, author of the new and acclaimed memoir, What About The Boy?: A Father’s Pledge to His Disabled Son, will hold a book signing in Boise, ID on Friday, April 13th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Hastings Books, located at 7500 West Fairview Ave, Boise, ID 83704. “I am excited to be in Boise for my first book signing for What About the Boy?,” says Gallup.

Yandex confirmed on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with microblogging service Twitter, giving the users of their search engine immediate access to over 250 million new tweets every day.

Dickens surely takes his time and mostly does not go directly to the point. In fact, during his time, he publishes his works in installments (which is cheaper than whole novels and easier to market).

Ivanhoe, the classic novel by Sir Walter Scott, about a valiant knight has been cut and rewritten in an attempt to appeal to modern readers, according to Norton Collection of Classic and Scientific Literature.

Paul H. Yarbrough, author of the new and acclaimed adventure novel, Mississippi Cotton, will be holding a book signing in Houston, TX on Saturday, April 7th from noon to 4 PM at Half Price Books, located at Clear Lake, 961 NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058. Mississippi Cotton, Yarbrough’s debut book brings to light the complex history of rural Mississippi in the 1950’s. It follows a young boy named Jake Conner on his adventure through the Mississippi Delta in 1951. Many readers will be able to relate to Jake’s summer vacation, “but his gets a little more adventurous as he and his cousins snoop around in a mystery that is better left to the grown-ups,” says Yarbrough. The book has drawn critical acclaim from across the country. The main character Jake Conner has been compared to Mattie in True Grit and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. “Sharp eyes tempered with childhood simplicity,” says Delta Magazine. Mississippi Cotton has also been nominated for several prestigious literary awards.

“Have you heard the one about?” asks Long Island Authors Group. “Twenty-five authors walk into a winery...” What does happen when you combine 25 Long Island authors, great Eastern Long Island wines, live entertainment and a free Amazon Kindle eReader drawing? You've created the Fifth Annual Long Island Authors Group Book Fair at Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead, taking place Sunday, April 22 from Noon until 4 PM!

Critically acclaimed author E.G. Carter, author of the new hit young adult fiction novel, Carlousia, The Passing of the Guard is kicking off his spring book tour with two book signings in the Atlanta area. On Friday, March 30th from 4 pm to 6 pm, he will be appearing at the Hall Book Exchange located at 1854 Thompson Bridge Road Gainesville, GA 30501. On Saturday, March 31st, he will be signing copies of Carlousia, The Passing of the Guard at the Barnes & Noble in The Forum - 5141 Peachtree Parkway Norcross, GA 30092 from 12 pm to 4 pm. Carlousia, The Passing of the Guard is the first novel in the new teen fantasy Carlousia series by Carter. The book has received rave reviews and is being viewed as one of the breakout books of the year as the next big hit book series for young adults. Carlousia, The Passing of the Guard, has been selected for the second round of the coveted Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest. The book teaches the basic concepts of character, honesty, loyalty, and friendship, while holding the readers attention in a twist and turns adventure.

Did you know that one of the worse civil rights violations in America is still misunderstood, overlooked, and undervalued? Seventy years later, books about American concentration camps continue to be taboo; especially in the fiction sector. Now one could argue that Snow Falling Over Cedars, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, When the Emperor was Divine, and Thin Wood Walls have cracked that taboo. To some extent, yes. Even though Cedars and Hotel interpretations face the issues of racism and the harsh reality of the imprisonment camps, but they are not told solely in the experiences of the Japanese-American community. And although Emperor and Walls do shed light on the historical experiences, however they don’t dig down into the emotional depth of enduring the hardships. The novels do contend with broken-down families, but do not explore the rampant distrust and prejudices within the Nikkon community, nor the sporadic violence and derogatory language that erupted during the internment years.

RealTime Publishing Announces "Mystic Fear", the second in the Nikki O'Connor series of Novels from American Author Jan Evan Whitford.

Independent filmmaker, Taylor Carmichael, is attempting to rank every film ever made in the history of cinema. So far he has ranked over 4000 films and annotated many of them with a short review. These 4336 film rankings make up volume 1 of his book – My Absolutely Insane Attempt to Rank all Cinema, which is currently available through Amazon on paperback.

"Wednesday's Child" the first book in JA Carlton's "Freedom Fighter" series, attempts a prophetic look at the results of the current American sociopolitical climate and one possible effect on our near future.

A true vision of creating development of Children, Author “Sara W Jones” unveils her second publication “A Foundation for Life” in Mumbai, New Delhi , Bangalore & Hyderabad, which provides children and teachers with a unique and uncomplicated methodology to achieving a positive perception of the world they live in. She believes that in school, children should not only be taught job-related skills, but they should also be taught the softer skills on how to show themselves and others respect. In 2001, author Sara W Jones successfully introduced a teaching program that soon came to the attention and earned the praise of the Department of Education and Juvenile Detentions in South Africa.

Several independent bookstores nationwide, as well as a significant number elsewhere in NSW and at the Gold Coast have closed in 2011. More writers than ever are turning therefore to self-publishing. They enjoy the freedom to be independent from publishers and bookstores as well as being able to publish within their budget.

You may feel like you slog through the day. But in the end there remains a deep feeling of dissatisfaction with the activities you performed.

Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women magazine (http://www.enterprisingwomen.com), has announced that the magazine will host its 10th annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards celebration on Monday, March 12 and Tuesday, March 13. On Monday, the publication will host Connect, Grow & Inspire Workshops provided by experienced women entrepreneurs, as well as Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Match-Making Sessions coordinated by the Women’s Business Development Center – Chicago (WBDC) at Office Depot corporate headquarters at 6600 North Military Trail in Boca Raton, Fla. On Tuesday, the Hall of Fame luncheon and evening awards dinner will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale, located at 1 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This two day celebratory event is a tribute to top women entrepreneurs from North America and around the globe.

A new children’s book “Adventures of Backwards Bear and Baby Curl” has been released by the Author House Book Publishing group written by a lady who goes by the charming pen name of “A Mother’s Pen”. The story is about a bear that lives in Teddy Bear Land and does everything backwards. The characters involved – Backwards Bear, The Parents, Baby Curl and Magical Tree - are aimed at children aged between 2 and 6.

Swipea, a Gamebit Labs brand that specializes in educational children activity books and eBook apps has recently released The Dream, World Explorer Edition, a premium activity storybook that is the first in its World Explorer series, which will encompass several titles that will allow children to explore the world from their iOS devices. At the same time, children will also learn about moral values and world culture understanding through fun and entertaining popular stories, each taken from the country it represents.

One day after its worldwide release by First Edition Design Publishing on March 5, Ruminations of a Catholic School Girl (Who Thinks in Latin but Lives Near Hackensack) by Vicki Lindgren Rimasse hit Amazon’s Best Seller List in the Humor Essays category.

Equazi Enterprises reports that Unolingo, a word puzzle and mobile application launched in December, is already being played by thousands across the globe.

When Cynthia Legette Davis began posting inspirational messages for her Facebook friends in 2010, little did she know the posts would wind up as a book. But that’s exactly what happened. The inspirational Facebook posts now make up Davis’ newest book entitled, Peace Tips for Life, and subtitled, Ideas and Inspiration for Personal Peace.

Stephen Gallup, author of the new and acclaimed memoir, What About the Boy?: A Father’s Pledge to His Disabled Son, has been nominated for the 2012 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award , in the category of Memoir. The ForeWord Book of the Year competition is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the book industry. Winners are announced the American Library Association Conference in June in Anaheim, CA.

Mitchell Mazda is very excited to announce their special Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Test-Drive Event taking place at Clark College Cinemas beginning this Friday, March 2nd. Join the Mitchell Mazda team in support of NEA’s Read Across America by test-driving a new Mazda and $25 will be donated to the program.

BLISS Books is pleased to announce the publication of its annual review of the construction cases of 2011.The BLISS, Building Law Information Subscriber Service, Annual Volume e-book contains summaries of over 300 cases which were decided in 2011. The book includes case law from England and Wales, Scotland, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the USA, New Zealand and South Africa. The book’s content is taken from the weekly bulletin of construction case law, which is the longest running weekly construction law publication in the UK. The e-book is fully searchable and is the most comprehensive collection of construction case law available.

In an effort to share information on humanity's energetic evolution, author Elaine Seiler is gifting the digital version of her recently published workbook FREE to the first 1000 people who request it.

The Booty Bible gives you the TRUTH about what needs to be done to get a bum that you just cannot wait to show off! Alicia Marie has condensed her personal TOP TEN COMMANDMENTS of 'booty-tightening' (PLUS+ a few more!) and quick, simple toning fitness and diet FACTS into easy to and follow get LEAN tips, BOOTY MOVES and tushy-firming FABOOTYLOUS nutrition and diet advice.