Author Karl Vanghen Chosen As One Of ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’

Author Karl Vanghen was chosen as one of ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’. The award came as the result of his recent appearance on The Authors Show. His latest historical fiction release, ‘My Enemy, My Beloved,’ explores the life of a young German POW during WW2 who lands in the US Midwest at the height of hatred and discrimination only to find hope and the meaning of love

Karl Vanghen, author of ‘My Enemy, My Beloved’, has been named one of ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’. His honors came as a result of his appearance on The Authors Show. Vanghen was chosen from a field of hundreds of authors through a public voting process. ‘My Enemy, My Beloved’ is an historical fiction novel that explores the life of a German POW held on American soil.

“I wrote this book,” stated Mr. Vanghen, “to reveal the life and times of German POW’s and citizens swept up in World War Two. As a native Minnesotan, I, like many others, was totally ignorant of the fact that enemy POW’s had been brought to this country. By researching the past, and through interviews with actual German POW’s, I was driven to write this novel because those fascinating times needed to be brought to life.”

Mr Vanghen became interested in the subject of German POW’s when he visited a WWII museum, and learned that Minnesota housed over 6,000 German POW in 1945, living in camps across the state. In ‘My Enemy, My Beloved, the hero of the story lands in the U.S. Midwest at the height of Nazi hatred and discrimination, only to find love and the meaning of hope in New Ulm, Minnesota. The story is captivating and the history is engrossing.

A recent reviewer stated, “Karl Vanghen's ability to create suspense is incredible. I was pulled along from beginning to end, always waiting for what was to come next. He never disappointed me, and it's been a long time since a work of fiction has absorbed me so completely. I knew nothing of the history of German POWs here, and his attention to historical detail was amazing. In truth, I was astonished by the power of the story. Thanks for the many hours of most pleasurable reading.”

Karl Vanghen is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at kvan79@comcast.net. More information is available at his website. ‘My Enemy, My Beloved’ is available at Amazon.com and at his website.

Profile

Karl Vanghen was born in 1929 at the beginning of the Great Depression. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Wisconsin during the Korean War. After his discharge, he spent years building a career in graphic arts, and eventually became the company vice president. Before his retirement, he became an award-winning wildlife artist and published author. Karl and his wife live in Shoreview, Minnesota, where he has started his third novel, also a historical fiction based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Contact:

Karl Vanghen
www.KarlVanghen.com
kvan79@comcast.net

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Marcia Fine, Author Of ‘Stressed In Scottsdale’, Named As One Of ‘50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’

Fine was picked from a field of hundreds of authors who appeared on The Authors Show. Her book, entitled ‘Stressed In Scottsdale’, expands her satirical series about Jean Rubin into the arena of politics and the environment

Marcia Fine, author of ‘Stressed In Scottsdale’, has been named one of ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’. Her honors came as a result of her appearance on The Authors Show TV. Fine was chosen from a field of hundreds of authors through a public voting process. ‘Stressed In Scottsdale’ was a First Prize Winner in the Satire/Humor Category by The Arizona Publishers Association's 2010 Arizona Book Awards and took 2nd Place (Silver) for Women's Fiction at the 2010 Living Now Book Awards.

“Being included in ‘50 Great Writers’ is an honor,” stated Ms. Fine, “as I'm passionate about self-expression and the ability to be creative. Family history has so many clues as to who we are--kernels that have been passed down through the generations. I'm also acutely aware of the absurdities in life--those moments of ‘I can't believe this is happening.’ Something compels me to write it down.”

Spending her formative years in South Florida, the only child of New York expatriates with a penchant for the Bohemian lifestyle, Marcia’s best friend was a good book. During the Eighties, as a wife and mother, she opened a model and talent center, the Southwest’s largest. As an agent, the newly minted entrepreneur marketed and managed over three hundred people. After ten years Marcia sold her self-created circus to become a corporate trainer and motivational speaker for an international jewelry company.

In 2000 Marcia began to pursue her dream of writing. Having written two satires about the upscale Scottsdale crowd, she then took a different direction and completed two more books. The third, ‘Paper Children’, is a family saga based on her grandmother’s letters from her family in Poland before and after World War Two. The fourth novel, ‘The Blind Eye’, is a sweeping historical novel set in the 15th and 20th centuries. It is, at times, a heart-wrenching story dealing with the survival of the Sephardic Jews during the Spanish Inquisition. Both ‘Paper Children’ and ‘The Blind Eye’ required extensive research and travel to Poland, Spain and Portugal.

Fine's fifth novel, ‘Stressed in Scottsdale’, expands her satirical series about Jean Rubin into the arena of politics and the environment. With her unique eye she pokes fun at the denizens of an upscale community while tackling serious issues of corruption and air quality issues.

Regarding ‘Stressed In Scottsdale, a reviewer stated, “Delightfully funny and absurd, ‘Stressed in Scottsdale' is a smart, witty story, unlike anything you've recently read. Few topics are safe from Marcia Fine's satire as she takes aim at societal issues of relationships, fertility, politics and the environment, showing how carried away people get and how absurd things can become. In the midst of all the wackiness, Marcia Fine does a terrific job of reminding us that, although their are things in life we need to take care of, most of them aren't important enough to cause us to lose our minds.”

Marcia Fine is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at marciafine@aol.com. More information is available at her website. ‘Stressed In Scottsdale’ is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at the website. Paperback and ebook versions are available.

Contact:

Marcia Fine
www.MarciaFine.com
marciafine@aol.com

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Author MJ Domet Releases ‘Waves Of Blue Light’, Spiritual Essence In Prose, Pictures And Poetry

MJ Domet’s new book, ‘Waves Of Blue Light: Heal The Heart And Free The Soul’ reflects the inner journey of the author, whose experiences have led her to share the concepts of spiritual enlightenment with readers

Author MJ Domet has released ‘Waves Of Blue Light: Heal The Heart And Free The Soul’. In this book she shares prose, pictures and poetry that reflect her own journey to enlightenment. Domet believes that recurring physical, spiritual and emotional issues all have something in common . . . we are not where we want to be. She also believes that if we can find the way - the one way meant specifically for each of us individually - we can expect to be empowered.

“I wrote this book,” stated Domet, “to help people who are feeling victimized by their experiences gain insight and perspective. With my work in spiritual counseling, I see people suffering emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually; feeling they have no control in their lives. This book is semi-autobiographical as it touches on my own experiences with abuse, growing up in an addictive family, relationships issues and the like, and how changing my perspective of these experiences allowed me to regain my power and live purposefully. My inspiration for the book comes from my family, students, clients and the absolute belief that we create our lives by the choices we make. I want the readers to understand they are beautiful spirits who do not have to apologize for who they are and if they desire change in their lives, wherever they are now is the perfect place to begin.”

A recent review of ‘Waves Of Blue Light’ stated, “What an amazing book: I felt nothing but love when I read this book. My heart filled with wonder and awe as I got deeper into the affirmations and poetry. I related to the author's story and understood the feeling of not belonging and being different as she laid out in the book. Through this I now understand my journey in life to this point and am getting closer to accepting myself as I am. With the assistance of this book, my body, mind and soul and my connection to spirit is getting stronger every day.”

MJ Domet also offers Reiki classes, empowerment and enlightenment classes, deep healing classes and individual sessions to empowerment and enlightenment. She is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at expecttobeempowered@gmail.com. More information is available at her website. ‘Waves Of Blue Light: Heal The Heart And Free The Soul’ is available in hardback and paperback at Xlibris, Amazon.com, Amazon.ca and at bookstores worldwide.

Profile:

Author M.J. Domet lives in northern Alberta, Canada, with her husband. She is the mother of two and a grandmother of one. She teaches several spiritual workshops including Reiki and Deep Healing Emotional Energy.

Contact:

MJ Domet
http://www.ExpectToBeEmpowered.com
expecttobeempowered@gmail.com

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Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of January 23, 2012

Book Marketing, The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, serves as a community of authors and allows authors to actively engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. Authors can upload author photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com, founders of Book Marketing, announced today The Authors Show radio and TV weekly broadcast schedule.

Book Marketing, branded as 'The Authors Marketing Powerhouse', allows authors and publishers the opportunity to upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers. The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings. Each author can develop a personalized page. In addition the site allows for integration with Facebook and Twitter. The site is a joint collaboration, developed by Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.

"We believe this site offers a real opportunity for authors, publishers, self published authors and publishing companies," stated Mr. McCauley, "as the site offers so many options, opportunities and possibilities. It can be treated as a place to create awareness of one's work while, at the same time, the site allows the author to network with like-minded individuals. No cost video training is provided to members at the site. The segmented groups allow for the exchange of book marketing ideas, while the discussion forums can serve as an educational resource for those who may have a need to increase their own knowledge in regards to creating marketing and publicity plans that produce real results. All of this can be integrated with social networking technologies. The site can serve as a centralized hub for book marketing activity, education and networking."

Group discussions include website design and search engine optimization, marketing and publicity, audio and video, writing fiction and writing non-fiction. There are segmented group discussion for children's authors and Christian authors. Forum discussions include book marketing strategies and website optimization strategies. Groups and discussions can be created by participants, subject to moderator approval. Help A Publisher Publish You (HAPPY), offered through eBroadcastMedia.com, is a weekly listing of publishers and agents sent to participants of the list service.

Appearances on The Authors Show, Internet radio and tv versions, are produced by Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com. The shows offer professionally produced radio and TV interviews that are broadcast worldwide. This upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:

Week January 23 - 29 On The Radio Version

Ashley Fontainne
Barbara Briggs Ward
Kelli Sue Landon
Kath Russell
Margaret Millmore
Cindy L. Herb (Nonfiction)
John Pappas (Nonfiction)
Kristine M. Smith (Nonfiction)
Louis Straney (Business)
Bill Humbert (Business)
Doug Johnson (Business)
Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein (Children)
Lehman Riley (Children)
Josephine Gambini (Children)
Lynda Broadway-Tetirick (Christian)
James (Jim) Barr (Christian)
Jane Owens (Christian)
Linda Dipman (Christian)
Deborah Kukoyi (Christian)
Bobbie Freibert (Wellness)
Michielle DJ Beck (Wellness)
Lois Stern (Wellness)

Week January 23 - 29 on The TV Version

Ron Barak
Joan Meijer
Jeffrey Oddo

"Our goal with this site," said Ms. Hampson, "is to create a one stop resource that covers all the bases in regards to creating success for authors in an Internet marketing environment. The collaboration between us allows authors to take advantage of getting the word out through Book Marketing, while participating in networking resources, group discussions, publisher information listings, full service audio and video production, publicity and marketing resources and much more, all found at one centralized location. As the site grows and evolves, the value of this resource will only increase."

Profile:

Don McCauley is a marketing strategist and is the facilitator of the Free Publicity Focus Group, a marketing and publicity firm. He also serves as the host of The Authors Show Radio. Danielle Hampson is the Executive Producer of The Authors Show radio group of programs, The Authors Show TV version and is the CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.

More information is available by visiting the Book Marketing site at www.TheAuthorsMarketingPowerhouse.com. Questions about Book Marketing can be addressed to Don McCauley by email at don (at) FreePublicityGroup.com. Questions about The Authors Show, radio and tv versions can be addressed to Danielle Hampson at danielle (at)TheAuthorsShow.com.

Contact:
Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com

Danielle Hampson
TheAuthorsShow.com
danielle@TheAuthorsShow.com

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Dolapo Babalola, Author Of ‘My God Even In The Last Minute’, Named As One Of ‘50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’

Babalola was picked from a field of hundreds of authors who appeared on The Authors Show. Her inspirational book, entitled ‘My God Even In The Last Minute’, helps people understand how God works behind the scenes to create miracles, sometimes at the last minute

Dolapo Babalola, author of ‘My God Even In The Last Minute’, has been named one of ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’. Her honors came as a result of her appearance on The Authors Show. Babalola was chosen from a field of hundreds of authors through a public voting process. ‘My God Even In The Last Minute’ is an inspirational Christian book that details how God works in people’s lives, often behind the scenes and sometimes at the last minute.

“It is an honor,” stated Dr. Babalola, “and a dream come true to be included in the prestigious 2011 edition of the ‘50 Great Writers You Should be Reading’. Certainly this is a testament to the fact that it is never too late to have your dreams come true.”

In her inspirational book, readers will learn about the journey of a young aspiring physician who, in the pursuit of a permanent residency in the United States, faced multiple obstacles and challenges. Each day through this ongoing ordeal, she experienced God in a way that she never would have imagined. God showed up in the most unexpected places, in the last minute, and always with a life-changing lesson. The greatest lesson in our darkest hours of uncertainty is that God is close by, quietly working behind the scenes, bolstering our faith for a miracle.

A recent Amazon review stated, “Dolapo presents a God who does not abandon us, a God who is always there even in the darkest time of night, and a God that will make our joy full in the morning. ‘My God, Even In The Last Minute' is told from the prism of Dolapo's experience on the path of obtaining a US permanent residency. She dispenses motivational bible verses and some information on the process of H1B documentation and eventual green card. It was also a fun read, tells an engaging story and is well written.”

Dolapo Babalola is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at mygelm@gmail.com. More information is available at her website. ‘My God Even In The Last Minute’ is available at Amazon.com, CreateSpace and at her website.

Profile:

Author Dolapo Babalola is also a practicing family physician in clinical and academic medicine at Morehouse, in the Department of Family Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. A graduate of University of Guyana Medical School, she completed residency training in Family Medicine at Morehouse Family Medicine Residency Program. She is the oldest of four children, born in Lagos, Nigeria in the mid-1970s to Dr. and Mrs. Adeoshun. She is blissfully married with three children. Dolapo is adventurous and loves to challenge herself. She enjoys spending time with family, dancing, writing, listening to music, and being inspired to reach higher grounds.

Contact:

Dolapo Babalola
www.mygelm.com
mygelm@gmail.com

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