Tag: Books and Publishing

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today, Publishers Newswire (PNW), an online resource established in 2004 for small publishers, as well as lesser known and first-time book authors, has announced its latest semi-annual 'Books to Bookmark' list. This is a round-up of 10 new and recent books from Q4/2012 and Q1/2013 which may have been missed due to not originating from major New York book publishing houses, or 'big name' writers.

CALIFON, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Author DJV Murphy believes he may have uncovered a long lost mystery about a sizable estate left to the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken. In doing research for the biography 'Who Was E. B. Gallaher?' (ISBN: 978-1480043770), Murphy discovered that a bequest left by the Connecticut millionaire to the Institute for the development of a research center was never carried out.

LANCASTER, Pa. /eNewsChannels/ -- It's a story that could only be written by one person. A compelling autobiography that not only pushes the boundaries of sanity, it takes readers on a frightening voyage to meet it face-to-face. 'Murder and Misunderstanding; One Man's Escape from Insanity' (ISBN: 9781479256969) is the story of Shuvender Sem, who in 2004 became known as 'The Maharishi Murderer.'

TAMPA, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- The magisterial 'collaboration' over half a lifetime between historian Dumas Malone and his subject, Thomas Jefferson, is the basis for William G. Hyland Jr.'s compelling book, 'Long Journey with Mr. Jefferson' (ISBN: 9781612341972). Malone, the courtly and genteel historian from Mississippi, spent 38 years researching and writing the definitive biography of the man who 'invented the United States of America.'

CALIFON, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- With the real estate market in flux and money for property investment tight as a drum, this might not be the best time to publish a book on property investment or on how to be a landlord. Author DJV Murphy considered the current market conditions as the backdrop to his latest book 'So You Want To Be A Landlord: Tales From The Crypt' (ISBN: 9781461087014).

WILMINGTON, Del. /eNewsChannels/ -- On December 16, 2008, The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware's largest local newspaper, ran a cover story with headline: Urban fiction author pleads guilty to drug trafficking: 10 counts could get the Wilmington man life in prison. This story was about Mustafaa As-Salafi, the author of 'Family Tiez' (ISBN: 978-0976224310 paperback; Level V Publishing), an underground, nationwide, bestselling novel that chronicles the story of a large-scale, illegal drug distribution enterprise in the Tri-State area.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ -- A new picture book, 'Healthy Hannah's Fitness Fables: A Promise to Yourself' (ISBN: 978-0985277307) published by KidsProsper Publishing, pairs father-daughter authors Jay and Hannah England in the fight against childhood obesity.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Author Arnold Rudnick and publisher Paraphrase, LLC, have donated 100 copies of new children's book 'Little Green' (ISBN: 978-0981587974) to the My Stuff Bags Foundation and have pledged all net profits from book sales for the month of December 2012.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Jennifer French, a quadriplegic and competitive sailing athlete who recently medaled at the 2012 Paralympics Games in London, will release her new book, 'On My Feet Again: My Journey Out of the Wheelchair Using Neurotechnology' (ISBN: 9780988234208; Neurotech Press), Oct. 23, 2012 at the Neurotech Leaders Forum in San Francisco.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- DKeeley Press announces publication of the first book in the new Paranormal Mystery series, 'Having a Whaley of a Time' (ISBN: 978-0578104836) by author and publisher Donna Keeley. By using the history and "documented ghosts" from the Whaley House in San Diego, Calif., the book weaves an enjoyable, fictional mystery with real facts.