Los Angeles columnist Patrick Caneday reminded fellow NSNC members at NSNCdiscussions@yahoogroups.com that his book is now available on Kindle and is free to borrow for Amazon Prime members. Crooked Little Birdhouse: Random Thoughts on Being Human is a collection of Caneday’s “Small Wonders” columns that have appeared in the Glendale News Press and Burbank Leader. But,…
NSNC member Jennifer Grant’s second book, MOMumental: Adventures in the Messy Art of Raising a Family will be published by Worthy Publishing in May 2012. Worthy describes the book: “One mom’s humorous and candid memoir shows would-be supermoms how to create a realistically balanced family life without losing their minds.” Her first book, also a…
Columnist-author-speaker Dave Lieber has authored a deeply personal narrative that explores parental responsibility, child-rearing practices and discipline, journalistic ethics, small-town corruption and retribution, and the moral consequences of being a public figure. Lieber, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Watchdog columnist, said the book is “a risky project.” “Some warned me not to do this,” he said.…
NSNC member and award-winning writer, Bill Nash, has just announced the release of his first novel, Fog Delay. The thriller is set at San Francisco International Airport where a disgruntled explosives expert has vowed revenge against the airport. “The book’s villain, James Donato, makes his living imploding buildings for demolition companies. The problem is, when…
Suzette Martinez Standring, a popular workshop leader at the Oklahoma City meeting, has announced a new book project. “The Height of Power: Petite Women Speak of Stature” is about women, 5′ 3″ and under, who successfully navigate the world at armpit level. Standring said she captured the spirit of the book in an essay which…
Tell Your Pooch About Bruce Cameron’s Latest Promotion Best-selling author W. Bruce Cameron has switched from writing about his daughters and has gone to the dogs. And he’s come up with a novel idea to promote his new novel, “A Dog’s Purpose.” Here’s his pitch: “If you like dogs, I have something really fun…
Ed Addeo tells us, “My new book is now available! It’s “The Midnight Special,” a novel about the violent and tragic life of legendary folksinger Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter. This book was actually first published years ago, sold out its first printing, got rave reviews, and I was on the “Today” show to plug it. But…
Ed Addeo of Mill Valley, Calif., has had a new novel published, “The Midnight Special”, a medical thriller about the first brain transplant. “There’s a good story behind it, actually,” Addeo says. “It’s really a new ‘edition’ of a book that was published 38 years ago by Bernard Geis Associates, and sold out its first…
Just a few weeks after the University of Missouri Press released former NSNC President Bill Tammeus’ new book in September, it ordered a second printing. “They Were Just People: Stories of Rescue in Poland During the Holocaust,” by Tammeus and co-author Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn has met with brisk sales and great reviews, including one…
Nationally syndicated award-winning columnist, Saralee Perel, has signed with agent Bob Mecoy for her newest non-fiction book, “Eddie’s Philosophy.” Saralee says, “Eddie the Cat, an NSNC 2008 award-winning columnist, bluntly shares his no-nonsense values, his shenanigans and his life with my husband, Bob, and me. I only wish Eddie didn’t have nine lives. I wish…
Kelly Kazek’s book “Fairly Odd Mother: Musings of a Slightly Off Southern Mom” is being released. The hardcover book contains a collection of Kazek’s award-winning humor columns published in The News Courier and syndicated through Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. News Service. A portion of proceeds will go to Art on the Square, a community arts…
Mike Harden was a regular attendedee at our conferences until 2008 when he was busy working on a book about a restaurant chain founder Bob Evans. He collaborated with his daughter, Robbin, on the book “A Bountiful Heart.” Retired from the Columbus Dispatch, Harden still writes a twice-weekly metro column.
“A Year in the Life of a ‘Working’ Writer. A Memoir to the Best of the Recollection of Ernie Witham“, chronicles Ernie’s constant search for that next humor column and the life surrounding a humor columnist, including the daily interactions with his family, friends, fellow writers and all the people he meets in a year’s…
Joel Schwartzberg, second place winner in the Online Category of the 2009 writing contest, has a new book which was just released, “The 40-Year-Old Version: Humoirs of a Divorced Dad”. You can find more information at: http://www.divorceddadbook.com/. *NOTE: When you click on the Amazon link from our website and buy a book at Amazon, a percentage of…
Mental Health America presented a special award, The Bell Award for Significant Contributions to Mental Health Journalism, to Steve Lopez of the Los Angeles Times at a media awards luncheon in Washington, D.C. Lopez, the 2009 conference keynote speaker, is the author of “The Soloist,” which inspired the film of the same name. He won…
Freelance writer Ben Shaberman of Baltimore has had a book published. “The Vegan Monologues” is a collection of “humorous, intelligent and insightful essays on vegan life.” The book explores the lighter side of the meat-free lifestyle. Shaberman’s reflections will put a smile on the faces of vegans and omnivores alike. Shaberman’s essays have appeared…
NSNC Education Foundation President Jim Casto has a new book out. “The Great Ohio River Flood of 1937” is his 10th book and his fifth straight “Images of America” book for Arcadia Publishing. The retired Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch associate editor is prolific to say the least. A review in the newspaper by Dave Lavender told…
