The 2023 Tucson Festival of Books
Thank you to everyone who attended and stopped by our booth at the Tucson Festival of Books this year.
We couldn’t have done it without you—and we hope to see you next year, too!
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March, 2023
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February, 2023
Michael Thomas Perone and Danger Peak on the Back to the ’80s Radio Show and Podcast!
Michael Thomas Perone, Wheatmark author of Danger Peak, was recently featured on Back to the ’80s Radio—a radio show and podcast all about the 1980s.
You can listen to the podcast episode with Michael here and read more about Michael’s experience on his blog here! You can also check out KHits 92.5 Radio Station as well as the podcast if you’re interested in learning more.
Congratulations to Michael for this great feature! And don’t forget to check out his award-winning book, Danger Peak, as well.
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February, 2023
We’ll be at the 2023 Tucson Festival of Books!
You can find us at Booth 211.
You can learn more about the books and authors who will be at our booth by clicking on the link here and by checking out the schedule below.
We hope to see you there! Come find us.
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January, 2023
Danger Peak Featured in Times Square!
Congratulations to Wheatmark author Michael Thomas Perone, whose book Danger Peak was featured on an electronic billboard in Times Square, thanks to his participation in the BookFest Awards. You can check out the billboard below, and read more about it on his blog, here!
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November, 2022
Author Judy Ikels in The Foreign Service Journal
Death in Wartime China: A Daughter’s Discovery by Judy Goodman Ikels has been featured in the November 2022 issue of The Foreign Service Journal.
The November issue focuses on Foreign Service authors and the journal is published by the American Foreign Service Association. You can read the issue online here and find Judy’s book on page 34.
To learn more about Judy Ikels and Death in Wartime China, you can visit her author page on Amazon.
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October, 2022
Danger Peak by Michael Thomas Perone Wins Second Place at the Fall 2022 BookFest Awards
Congratulations to Wheatmark author Michael Thomas Perone, whose book, Danger Peak, recently won second place in the Fall 2022 BookFest Awards in the Young Adult Action and Adventure category!
This is just one of many honors that Danger Peak has received. Previously, it won the 2022 Firebird Book Award for Magical Realism and the September 2022 Literary Titan Gold Book Award (with a five-star review). Danger Peak was also a Finalist for the 2022 American Fiction Award in the category “Inspirational,” and an Honorable Mention in both the 2022 New York and Hollywood Book Festivals.
Currently, the Kindle edition of Danger Peak is free on Amazon if you have Kindle Unlimited.
You can learn more about Michael Perone on the Danger Peak website or through the interviews he’s done on Linda’s Book Obsession and Literary Titan.
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October, 2022
Author Michael Kenny featured on The LawBusiness Insider
Congratulations to Michael Kenny, author of Life’s Illusions, who was interviewed by Michael Carter on The LawBusiness Insider, a show that features America’s premier lawyers, authors, and business executives.
You can listen to his interview here and learn more about his book here!
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October, 2022
Leonidas of Sparta: A Heroic King—in Greece!
From left to right: Helena’s publisher in Greece, Helena P. Schrader, and the Mayor of Sparta
Congratulations to Wheatmark author, Helena P. Schrader! The Greek edition of her book, Leonidas of Sparta: A Heroic King, was recently launched in Sparta at an event hosted by the Mayor of Sparta and attended by Greek scholars, members of the Greek publishing industry, and the public.
To quote Helena:
It was a great honor, to say the least, to get such strong support in such a historic venue. The bookstores of Sparta have stocked the book, and brochures for the book will be in all the hotels.
A poster advertizing the event before the Archaeological Museum of Sparta
You can also find Helena on December 1 for the University of Nottingham’s “Sparta Live!” Webinar Series. This event will […]
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July, 2022
Judy Ikels with the Chinese Writers Association
Congratulations to our author, Judy Ikels, for her collaboration with the Chinese Writers Association at one of their events!
Alongside main speaker Zhuqing Li, Judy and her calligrapher had an opportunity to share her book, Death in Wartime China, with the one hundred people in attendance.
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June, 2022
Vaccines & Bayonets is an Indie Book Awards Finalist!
Congratulations to author Bee Bloeser! Her book, Vaccines and Bayonets: Fighting Smallpox in Africa amid Tribalism, Terror and the Cold War, is a 2022 finalist for the Indie Book Awards.
You can learn more about her book at her website: BeeBloeser.com.