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This Month on AuthorsOnTheWeb.com
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| What's New This Month.... |
| Dear Readers,
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This month I am pleased to announce the launch of our latest website AuthorYellowPages.com, a directory of author websites that can be searched by author last name or genre. We developed this website after hearing from readers that they found it frustrating to use search engines to gather book and author information. They found it cumbersome to get 100,000 links to sort through when 10-15 really great ones would suffice.
On AuthorYellowPages.com authors can list their official site, publisher sites, fan sites and information about online media mentions, as well as newsletter signup information. Our goal is to provide readers with a place to find the exact information they need about their favorite authors. We have 5,000 authors listed at this time and are adding more every day. By the way, if you are an author who wants to be listed, click on the "Get Listed" link on the home page. If you have ideas on how we can improve this website, please write Feedback@authoryellowpages.com.
We're celebrating St. Patrick's Day in style with our Irish Author Roundtable and a list of Irish-related titles that you will not want to miss!
Happy reading...
-Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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Go to AuthorYellowPages.com here.
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| Author of the Month: Phillip Margolin |
| For almost 25 years, Phillip Margolin worked as a criminal defense attorney in Portland, Oregon at both the trial and appellate levels. During his law career, he tried a great number of cases and even argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1974, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine published a short story he had written called "The Girl in the Yellow Bikini." This achievement gave Margolin the confidence he needed to begin writing books. The general public was introduced to Phillip Margolin --- the novelist --- when Heartstone was released in 1978.
Margolin has used his extensive knowledge of the law and his many years of experience in the courtroom to write a series of highly successful and popular legal thrillers, all of which have been New York Times bestsellers. His latest effort is Ties That Bind and, if his past successes are any indication, this novel will be the next great "edge-of-your-seat" thriller.
To celebrate the release of Ties That Bind, AuthorsOnTheWeb has chosen Phillip Margolin as our Author of the Month. Readers can learn more about Margolin's life and works through trivia questions, fast facts and biographical information, as well as links to his website, bibliography and book reviews.
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Read about Phillip Margolin, our Author of the Month
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| Irish Author Roundtable |
AuthorsOnTheWeb.com brought together 13 prominent authors to help readers celebrate St. Patrick's Day with style. John Dominic Crossan, Bill Cullen, Frank Gannon, Kerry Hardie, Marian Keyes, Shawn McBride, Robert Mooney, Ann Moore, Thomas Moran, Brendan O'Carroll, Joseph O'Connor, Nuala O'Faolain and Emilie Richards discuss Irish stereotypes, mysticism, and the use of politics in their writing, as well as their personal literary influences. A diverse mix of Ireland-born authors, authors of Irish-descent, and an author who writes Irish historical fiction makes this roundtable required reading for anyone interested in Irish literature or history.
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Read the Irish Author Roundtable here.
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| In Case You Missed It: Our Black History Month Author Roundtable |
In honor of Black History Month AuthorsOnTheWeb.com presents a diverse author roundtable featuring 13 popular writers of fiction and nonfiction. Jenoyne Adams, Stanice Anderson, Harriette Cole, Nikki Giovanni, Nalo Hopkinson, Victor LaValle, Benilde Little, Marcus Major, Diane McKinney-Whetstone, Stephanie Perry Moore, Y. Blak Moore, Ray Shannon, and Olympia Vernon discuss how race influences their work, readers who have touched them and the business of being published.
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Read our Black History Month Roundtable here.
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| What's Nelson DeMille Reading? |
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| Kathleen E. Woodiwiss: The Legendary Romance Author |
For years fans and critics alike have hailed Kathleen E. Woodiwiss as a reigning "Queen of Romance." Now the author is back with a new novel, THE RELUCTANT SUITOR --- and a new website. Check out KathleenEWoodiwiss.com for the latest information on the author and her books. Website features include appearance listings, a FAQ, a "Time Capsule" complete with photographs and book jackets, and an interactive message board where fans can discuss Woodiwiss's books and ask the author questions.
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Read more about Kathleen E. Woodiwiss here.
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| Monthly Newsletter Contest |
Every month, one subscriber to the AuthorsOnTheWeb.com newsletter wins a copy of a book from our Author of the Month.
This month's title is TIES THAT BIND by Phillip Margolin.
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Read the contest rules here!
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