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MEMBER NEWS:
PNWA Member Kaki Warner is delighted to announce that US Penguin Group/Berkley will be reissuing her Runaway Brides Trilogy in mass market, starting with Heartbreak Creek on November 6th. She is also pleased to add that Penguin Publishing will be releasing her first Christmas e-novella, Miracle In New Hope, on December 12th.
Amidst the snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains in 1871, Daniel Hobart keeps to himself -- a man with a hole in his heart that matches the scar on his face. But when Daniel starts having visions of a young girl crying out for help, he begins to fear that solitude may have caused him to lose his mind. Determined to find out the truth about the mysterious girl, Daniel travels into New Hope and learns that she's the missing daughter of widow Lacy Ellis. After a year of heartbreak, Lacy isn't sure what to make of Daniel's claims of seeing her daughter. But when he sets out to find Hannah on his own, Lacy decides to join him, allowing herself one last chance to hope. And as they retrace the long-cold trail of Hannah's disappearance, two broken people manage to take some small comfort in each other, and in the possibility of a miracle...
For excerpts of all of Kaki's books, please stop by her website: http://kakiwarner.com/books.html
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PNWA member Mark Holtzen would like to announce the release of his middle-grade children's novel, The Pig War. When his parents send him to remote Mobray Island for a summer with his curmudgeonly grandfather, bookish Kell thinks his time is going to be a boring bust. But he and his boisterous sister Grace are quickly drawn into events from the island's past - The Pig War of 1859. What was The Pig War? Did pigs actually fight? What if Kell and Grace are caught with the buried revolver they've uncovered? And why does their grandfather go fishing without his fishing gear? By summer's end Kell learns that Mobray Island holds more adventure than he bargained for: shady ancestors, shadier neighbors, and even some discoveries about himself.
To read a Kirkus Review, as well as see Northwest bookstores where you can find The Pig War (and support local indie bookstores), visit his website: http://www.markholtzen.com/books/
You can also find his book at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Mark has a guest blog at the nwbooklovers site (http://nwbooklovers.org/2012/09/11/seven-ways-to-make-third-graders-quiet-recs-from-mr-holtzen/) and he will be signing books at the November 17th PNWA event at the Writer's Cottage in Issaquah.
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PNWA member Jean Williams, a local environmental journalist, has launched a series of e-books entitled Keystone Prairie Dogs: They're a Lot Like People. These booklets are designed to combine the narrative of wildlife experts with entertaining pictures and funny, satirical scenarios. The purpose is to offer an educational and informative resource on a highly imperiled and misunderstood species, presented in a humorous and provocative way, designed to reach a broader audience beyond the scientific community.
http://www.examiner.com/article/charming-keystone-prairie-dogs-make-national-debut?cid=db_articles
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PNWA member Jess Steven Hughes will be signing copies of his historical novel, The Sign of the Eagle, on the following dates:
-Albertsons, 1304 N. Liberty Lake Road, Liberty Lake, WA, Saturday, November 17th, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
-Hastings Books, Music & Videos, 1704 W. Wellesley Ave., Spokane, WA, Saturday, November 24th, 4-8 p.m.
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PNWA member Anjani Millet would like to start a critique group in Seattle. Anjani writes:
"Looking to join or create a writing group in Seattle. No horribly violent focuses though, please. Any genre. Skype or online meetings ok too. If interested, please contact me at anjanim@gmail.com."
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