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Holocaust survivor shares story of untold German hero who saved 3,700 Jews

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New memoir Shedding Our Stars also brings to light friendship with Anne Frank SEATTLE, Washington – Noted Holocaust survivor and contributor to Anne Frank: The Critical Edition, Laureen Nussbaum has published several dozens of academic papers, but for the first time is telling her own story alongside that of an unsung German […]

Fantasy for young adults overcomes cultural, linguistic barriers to embody representation and inclusivity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOGOTA, Colombia – Author E. J. Miranda lives in Colombia but often travels to the U.S. on vacations, or to visit family in Houston. Miranda is no stranger to international living, and she is passionate about learning from a variety of cultures around the globe. She draws on her knowledge of international […]

New memoir shares mother’s spiritual journey following daughter’s incarceration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Poignant new work highlights struggle to maintain faith in heart-wrenching situations Ten years after her daughter was arrested and sentenced to life in prison in a murder-for-hire case, Bonnie S. Hirst is sharing her family’s story for the first time. She Writes Press will publish “Test of Faith: Surviving My Daughter’s Life […]

Cavignano’s latest crime thriller sets a serial killer investigation against the backdrop of an escalating mob war

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston’s baddest mobster Whitey Bulger inspires ‘The Art of Dying’ TAMPA, Florida – Award-winning author Derik Cavignano revisits his popular character Detective Ray Hanley in The Art of Dying (Dark Corners Press, September 20, 2019). When the bizarre death of a mob foot soldier sparks an escalating war between Boston’s Irish and […]

Civil Rights-era Chicago illuminated in breathtaking novel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jazz, grief, and love converge as two women’s stories are fatefully intertwined in “Blackbird Blues” releasing in October CHICAGO, Illinois – The height of the Civil Rights era merges with the hauntingly beautiful swinging sounds of Chicago jazz in award-winning reporter and psychologist Jean K. Carney’s debut novel, “Blackbird Blues” (Oct. 1, […]

New mystery from Kari Bovée shines a spotlight on the dangerous golden haze of Broadway in the 1920s

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CORRALES, NM – Continuing to champion a bold form of mysteries, author Kari Bovée turns from the wild west to the city that never sleeps, weaving a gripping, unique mystery from the fabric of classic show business history. When her sister Sophia is murdered, Grace Michelle is ripped out of her dreams of […]

BRIAN BIRNBAUM MELDS DEAF CULTURE, ORGANIZED CRIME, AND FAMILY DRAMA IN HIS ECLECTIC DEBUT NOVEL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Publisher Dead Rabbits premieres Emerald City SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – With his gritty look at the modern crime syndicate, Brian Birnbaum delves into corporate fraud, drug gangs, and the Deaf community in his literary fiction title, Emerald City (Dead Rabbits, September 15, 2019). Drawing inspiration from his experience as a Child […]