August 2010

News from Mark Mellon. Roman Hell, accepted in March for publication, is out this month. Visit Mellon's Web site or Amber Quill Press for more information.

July 2010

More e-book news, as Richard S. Wheeler, author of more than 60 published titles, releases his award-winning Masterson in Kindle format. While his publishers have produced several newer titles in e-book format, Wheeler has more than a dozen of his classic titles that he intends to publish in the next few months.

Two more Kindle books up from Kae Cheatham Blood and Bond and Lost News: Short Stories & Long Poems. Both of these titles contain contemproary writing--a departure from Kae's other books.

June 2010

Randall Platt's YA title, HELLIE JONDOE, has been awarded the Bronze Medal in Foreword Reviews Magazine's Best Young Adult Novel of 2009! Visit Platt's Web site for links to YouTube trailers. You can also learn which of her titles are now available as e-books and on audio tape.

Congratulations to Michael Sims. His newest book Dracula's Guest (barely released) has been picked up by Book of the Month Club, and a second printing is already underway.

May 2010

Kae Cheatham has published six titles as KINDLE e-books. Formerly out-of-print The Adventures of Elizabeth Fortune went live on 5 May. The ebooks Fury in Sumner County, Child of the Mist, and Daughter of the Stone quickly followed. Cheatham expects more of her back-list titles to be Kindle editions by September. Downloads cost $1.25 - $2.99

Congratulations to Mark Mellon who has been co-awarded a Silver Medal for Escape From Byzantium by the 2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the category of Fantasy/Science Fiction. The 2010 awards feature more than seventy categories. Click here to learn more winners.

Great online reading can be found at the Women Writing the West. They have posted the short stories from the LAURA (in honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder) Awards. Fine stories about the West by WWW members.

April 2010

April is National Poetry Month

Mike Kearby will speak 24 April (Saturday) at 2 pm, at the Weatherford College "Books, Authors, and all That Jazz Festival". His presentation is entitled: Fast Writing--Slow Writing...Keeping Your Reader Turning the Page. Learn more at his web site.

All the best to Lenore Puhek at her upcoming book signings for The River's Edge and her recent title Annie: The Cabin in the Woods. Both titles are Montana historical fiction. Puhek will be in Butte, MT on Wednesday 14 April, in Philipsburg on the 15th. She is also giving a writing workshop for Powell County (Montana) Adult Education on 24 April. Puhek's books are available at online retailers and regional bookstores.

For fans of the late Western author Elmer Kelton - The reprint of his novel The Far Canyon will be in bookstores beginning 5 April. Texas historian (and author) Mike Kearby was honored to write the book's afterword plus provide a brief eulogy for his former colleague.

Congratulations to Elaine Long. Her book, The Caregiver"s Choice is in Barnes and Noble's Rising Star Collection this month. Visit here for more information about that, and go to Elaine's Web site for an in-depth look at the book.

March 2010

Larry Sweazy announces that The Scorpion Trail, Book #2 in the Josiah Wolfe series, is scheduled for release by Berkeley books on 06 April 2010. Visit Sweazy's Web site for details and to preorder.

Congratulations to all the Winners and Finalists of the 2010 Western Writers of America (WWA) SPUR Awards. The award winners were announced yesterday at the Festival of the West. The authors' names, book titles, list of winning articles, top song, poem and films can be viewed at the WWA web site.

Congratulations to Mark Mellon on the acceptance of his novel Roman Hell by Amber Quill Press. Learn more about the book (and Mellon's reaction) at his blog.

February 2010

Michael Spradlin has a new historical western for young readers. Off Like the Wind: The First Ride of the Pony Express is available now at your favorite bookseller, or online at Walker Books for young readers.

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