Category: Book Announcements

Announcements, Book Announcements, Book Reviews, Celebrations, writing

Hot Off the Press! Check out the news about Kaelen Felix and her Upcoming New Release

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

“St. Louis children’s book illustrator Kaelen Felix to debut first authored book in March” This was the headline for today’s Saint Louis Magazine. What a wonderful way to start the day. Congratulations to Kaelen Felix for this excellent press.

Read the whole article HERE

Ready to get your pre-order in? Check out this page for your access to an adorable and educational children’s book, destined to bring smiles and encourage kindness.

Book Announcements, poetry

Announcing: Cover Reveal Finale for “Postcards to Herself: A Prose Poetry Novella” by Laura Stamps

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Elaine loves to send and receive postcards. But nobody wants to do that anymore. Her friends have all gone digital. They’d rather text or email. So Elaine decides to send postcards to herself. Empowering, outrageous, hysterically funny. What Elaine has to say on these postcards is not what you would expect!

Postcards to Herself is about a woman, her love of Holly, her Yorkshire Terrier, and a very fun and interesting life.

Thank you to these reviewers for their lovely comments:

“You’ll love Laura Stamps’ Postcards to Herself. Enter her world of whimsy, philosophy, and introspection dipped in humor. This book is a treasure!”

-Nolcha Fox, Author of End of Earth

“I love every single book of Laura Stamps I have read. The absolute cleverness of her latest endeavor, Postcards to Herself, is the best yet. If you want to sit in a corner and chuckle to yourself, this is the book. Kudos, Laura, for another amazing book!”

-Thasia Anne Lunger, BSW, Author of Beach Front Property

“I had the best time reading Postcards to Herself. You might even fall in love with Holly, a tiny, sweater-adorned, four-legged star. Lovely pictures, delightful joy cover to cover!”

-Zan V. Johns, Author of Encore: A Collection of Poetry, American Writing Awards Finalist

“With her signature sharp prose and insight, Laura Stamps delivers a gorgeous and heartwarming story in her latest novella, Postcards to Herself.”

-Laura Besley, Author of 100neHundred

Would you like to request an autographed copy? email to LauraStamps18@yahoo.com

Announcements, art, Book Announcements, poetry

Announcing: End of Earth – Kindle Exclusive!

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Poet Nolcha Fox and Artist Mike Armstrong have known each other for over 30 years. It is only natural that this would result in an amazing collaboration. “End of Earth – A Collaboration of Poetry and Painting” is the result. The rich, colorful, expression of art by Armstrong encouraged Fox’s poetic muse to create these thought-provoking poems. Such a collaboration is like no other and, well, you must see this for yourself. It is a little book with a big WOW factor. This would make a lovely gift for art and poetry lovers.

What do others have to say?

End of Earth, a Collaboration of Poetry and Painting, by Nolcha Fox and Mike Armstrong is ekphrastic art at its finest, a seamless coming together of vibrant brushstrokes and memorable lines in poem after poem. From “They circle” we have “Ah, they are money vampires. / They tell me they can hook me up, / no, cook me up in style.” The wit, music, and metaphors that comprise Nolcha Fox’s style are alive and well in End of Earth; it contains some of her best recent work. She is our contemporary Emily Dickinson, but also an original, fulfilling the potential of her poetic self in this new book.

Peter Mladinic, author of House Sitting, and The Homesick Mortician

Without a doubt, Nolcha Fox is the most interesting, inventive writer of poetry on the scene today.

John Yamrus, author of Present Tense

And now, January 25-31 there’s a .99 Kindle Exclusive Deal! https://a.co/d/i1Fpf50

Irony won’t be wasted! As January 25 is National Florida Day, let’s honor Mike Armstrong, the Artist of this team. He is in Sunny Florida!

Book Announcements, Podcasts

Poet Talk with Kim Dower

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

It was such a pleasure to meet with Kim Dower and discuss her upcoming release: “What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria” Now Available! “Obsessive love has never been so much fun! What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria is a powerful tribute to the intensity of obsessive love, told through the trademark humor and heartbreak of bestselling poet Kim Dower.” “Following the commercial and literary success of her bestselling poetry collection, I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom: Poems on Motherhood, Kim Dower delivers What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria—turning her keen eye, vibrant imagination, trademark insight, and humor to the intensity of obsessive love. These steamy and provocative poems, combining humor and heartache, run through the four phases of Limerence, the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person: Infatuation, Crystallization, Deterioration, and Ecstatic Release. From the opening poem, “She’ll do anything for food,” to the sexy title poem, “What She Wants,” the painfully funny, “His Other Girlfriend,” to the longing in “Visiting Baudelaire,” and the sad, sweet final poem, “Fish’s Lament,” Kim Dower captures the essence of what it means to be stuck on someone—even on a squirrel! Her eclectic, growing readership will savor these poems that can be read in one sitting, like a story with an arc, or separately, each one recalling the moment of falling in or out of love, the moment our hearts skipped a beat.” ⁠https://redhen.org/book_author/kim-dower/

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