The Benjamin Franklin Awards
and Book Expo America stir
up excitement for Medallion Press!
May is a busy time for Medallion Press as we gear up for
Book Expo America, but this year a few other things have caused
some added excitement!
First,
There is a River by Kathy Steffen and The
Vampire Shrink by Lynda Hilburn have been named as two of the three
finalists in the PMA 2008 Benjamin Franklin Awards in the
category of Best New Voice (Fiction). The winners of the awards
will be announced the day before Book Expo America, Thursday,
May 29th, at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
For more information
on the Benjamin Franklin Awards, visit http://www.pma-online.org/pubresources/benfrank.aspx
Congratulations
and good luck to both Kathy and Lynda!
First,
There Is a River is up for Best Historical
Cover in the 2008 Cover Café Annual Best Cover
Contest. Come out and vote for Kathy’s beautiful
cover at: http://www.covercafe.com/contest/2007/coverintro.shtml.
Book Expo America
is in Los Angeles, California, this year, and Medallion
Press will be on hand showcasing three
of our
highly anticipated fall releases: Blaze of Lightning,
Roar of Thunder by Helen A Rosburg, Johnny
Gruesome by Gregory
Lamberson, and Darkscape: The Rebel Lord by R. Garland
Gray.
The show begins on May 30th and runs through June 1st.
It is a great place for publishers, authors, booksellers,
retailers,
agents, and many more from the publishing industry to
gather under one roof to get a sneak peak at upcoming trends,
releases,
and so much more. This year we have some exciting things
in store, so here is a look:
This year Medallion
Press will be celebrating the anticipated release of Helen
A Rosburg’s Blaze of Lightning, Roar
of Thunder. The book is set to be released in August of 2008,
but you can get your hands on an advance copy of the finished
book at Helen’s traditional autographing on Friday,
May 30th at 9:30 a.m.—10:30 a.m. at table number 9 and
at her in-booth signing on Sunday, June 1st from 10:00 a.m.—11:00
a.m. Medallion Press will be located within the Independent
Publishers Group Booth, number 925.
Also, to lead
up to the release of the book, Medallion Press will be showcasing
Helen A Rosburg in the walkway
between
the South and West Halls. This area will pay tribute
to Book Expo being in Los Angeles by saluting Helen,
Hollywood
Walk
of Fame style. Stop by and see each of Helen’s
stars on the walk of fame and take a journey through
her previous
releases that will lead you all the way up to Blaze
of Lightning, Roar of Thunder.
Attendees
will also be able to meet and obtain an advance copy of
Johnny Gruesome by Gregory Lamberson
due out
in stores October 2008, and Darkscape: The
Rebel Lord by
R. Garland
Gray due out in stores December 2008. Stop by and
meet the authors at both their traditional and in-booth
signings
throughout the weekend.
R. Garland Gray
will have a traditional autographing on Friday, May 30th
at 9:30 a.m.—10:30 a.m. at table number 11.
She will also be signing on Saturday, May 31st in booth number
925 from 2:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.
Gregory
Lamberson will be signing copies in booth number 925 on
Friday, May 30th at 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. He will
also have a traditional autographing on Saturday,
May 31st at 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m.
If
you happen to be in Los Angeles during this event, don’t
be shy. Please stop by our booth and say hello!
We will be located within the IPG booth, number 925.
With
the launch of Medallion Press Radio (MPR)
only two months behind us, we are proud to
say that it
has been
included in
the “Best of” section on BlogTalkRadio.com for
the second month in a row! With this excitement we will be
changing the day new shows are aired. Currently MPR will air
a new show on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m.
CST, but to make it easier for all our listeners, we are moving
the release of new shows to the 1st of every month at 2:00
p.m. CST. Be sure to mark your calendars because we have a
lot of interesting interviews and information that you can
only hear on MPR!
Remember there are three easy ways to access
our show:
- Visit www.medallionpress.com and look
for the Medallion Press Radio (MPR)
Player.
- Visit www.blogtalkradio.com and look for
the Medallion Press Radio Show
listed in the
features
section on
the main page. Or you can also find
us under the Categories section,
located under books. While you're
there be sure to subscribe
to our show so you do not miss any
of our upcoming episodes.
- Our shows will be available for download
as Podcasts on iTunes and
other Podcast
directories.
Sharing in the excitement of the month are two powerful and
suspenseful new releases!
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D.J.
Wilson brings us a powerful look at
one woman’s
fight from abuse in what is already a Romantic Times Top
Pick for May, in her novel, Flight
to Freedom. I killed my husband, a town hero, and then called 911 and
turned myself in.
"He's dead as a doornail," I
said to the officer and then spit on Harland Jeffers' bloody,
dead body.
With my head held high, I allowed myself to be escorted to
a squad car outside my house. A house which had been more
of a prison than the cell I was headed for.
Cameras flashed.
"Why did you
kill Harland?"
Because
he needed killing. And I, Montana Ines Parsons-Jeffers
did just that.
So begins the rest of what's left of Montana's life. Not
that she ever really had one.
Now she's headed for prison. There's no escaping it. It was
the ultimate destination in her Flight to Freedom.
But one man might be able to help . . .
“A bold,
brave, and unstinting look at the comprehensive complexities
of abuse. With brutal honesty, sensitivity, and
astute insight that offers relationship benefits to all men
and women, D.J. Wilson creates a powerhouse novel. Flight
to Freedom should be required reading.”
~Vicki Hinze, Ph.D., Author
“A compelling read of one woman’s
fight for survival.”
~Carla Cassidy, Award Winning Author
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Michelle Perry is back and brings fast-paced action and heart-warming
moments to her newest romantic suspense release, Paint
It Black. DEA
agent Necie Bramhall thinks she knows a thing or two
about revenge. She's devoted her life to bringing down the
drug lord father who abandoned her. When she finally captures
him, she thinks she'll be able to put her painful past behind
her. What she doesn't realize is that she's created a brand
new enemy. A deadly enemy.
Maria Barnes is
beautiful, ruthless, and driven by a lifelong jealousy of
the half-sister she's never known—the daughter
their father could never forget. Her hatred for Necie spirals
out of control following their father's arrest, and Maria
vows to destroy everything Necie holds dear…starting
with her marriage and her family.
When her daughter
is kidnapped, new revelations reveal the man she always
perceived as her greatest enemy might be the
only one who can save her from her half-sister's wrath. And
now her father is behind bars…
“The story
is well-written and well-paced . . . The last sentence indicated
there may be another book in store
. . . I certainly hope so!”
~ Lynn Bushey, The Romance Studio
4.5 Hearts, Reviewer Top Pick!
“Ms. Perry weaves a wonderful tale of suspenseful twists and
turns . . . I would love to see these characters once more,
and I will be looking for more of this author’s works.”
~ Cindy, Night Owl Romance
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As always, a huge thank you to all our loyal readers! We cannot
wait to see what excitement next month holds!
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