Connecting Christian Readers with Good Storytellers
2 Fun things to Checkout This Fun Friday.
1. In honor of PacMan’s 30th Birthday, you can Play the Game Here or visit
Google, which has a cool Doodle version with Insert Coin. Kewl!
2. Courageous (from the same team that gave us Fireproof) is still shooting in Albany, GA. It’s two hours from here. The movie releases 2o11. Check out their site. They have a Vlog of the process.
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My view from my hotel suite at the 2008 Faith and Fiction Retreat in Destin, FL.
The Faith and Fiction Retreat is less than a month away and we’re finalizing
everything so that we can have the best time possible! However, if you plan to attend the banquet you must register before June 1st.
Two options:
About the Faith and Fiction Retreat:
The 2010 retreat will bring something new! Along with our industry and book club panels, this year we're going to feature pitch sessions for aspiring authors and previously published authors looking for new opportunities. The late night book discussions will be off the chain with our 2010 Featured Authors: New York Times Bestseller Kimberla Lawson Roby, Victoria Christopher Murray, Sherri L. Lewis and Tiffany L. Warren. We'll also feature a host of author panelists and vendors. You don't want to miss out on the fourth year of the BEST Faith Fiction book event of the year! The retreat will take place at the Omni at CNN Center in Atlanta, GA. More information will follow on booking information, so check back right here for updates!
If you are an aspiring author, you can enter the First 1000 Words contest here.
Contact Conference host by email with questions at info at faithandfictionretreat.com
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Some Fun: GhostBusters at the NYP
Your source for trending topics in book publishing in 3 small bites. I ask you three questions, you can respond via your favorite social media service or blog use the hashtag #bookbyte so that we can respond and catalog your response. Here are the three newsmakers of the week with my question…
1. Is Your Bookshelf Your Phone?
If you could get digital books on the smartphone you already carry, would you still buy a dedicated e-reader? That's the question running through my mind after hearing that Amazon is developing a Kindle app for Android. The upcoming Kindle for Android app is set to hit smartphones this summer. (Source: Will Amazon's Kindle Android App Hurt Kindle Sales? by JR Raphael, PC World)
2. Louis Gossett, JR. Signs at New York Book Week
In conjunction with BEA, New York Book Week will house author programs at venues such as Times Talks, the 92nd Street Y, and the main branches of the New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library, as well as smaller events at other libraries in the NYPL system and chain and independent bookstores throughout New York City and its boroughs. Gossett will present An Actor and a Gentleman
Monday, May 24 at 7:30 PM at Barnes & Noble, 1972 Broadway @ 66th Street. Question: Don’t get me wrong I love Gossett, Jr. But what’s up with all these AA celebs becoming authors now? Hollywood shortfall? (Source: New York Book Week)
3. Barnes and Noble launches Self-Publishing Program
Barnes & Noble has announced that this summer it will launchPubIT!, a new DIY publishing option for independent publishers and self-publishing writers to distribute their works digitally through BN.com and the Barnes & Noble eBookstore. (Source: http://bit.ly/aLj80d)
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Happy Tuesday. Today’s Trailer Park Tuesday spotlight is Stacy Hawkins Adams Who Speaks To Your Heart (April, 2010.) With insight, inspiration, and practical ideas in her new book—Who Speaks to Your Heart?—, author Stacy Hawkins Adams shows you and all women—regardless of the labels placed on you—that your best and most important title is the one given by God … chosen vessel.
Stacy’s freelance articles have appeared in Heart & Soul and Gospel Today magazines, AARP’s Bulletin, USA Today and on Crosswalk.com.
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Happy Monday. Here’s a snippet of my review for Pat Simmon’s Still Guilty. Pick up a copy of RT Book Reviews to get my full review and rating.
Summary: Financial analyst and Ivory Coast African prince, Parke Jamieson VI relies on his faith, especially after he and his wife Cheney suffered two miscarriages and then discovered that he may have fathered a son before they met. When he learns that his paternity is confirmed, but his son has been adopted by someone else and his custodial rights revoked his passion to gain custody of his son brings complications to the marriage. (URBAN CHRISTIAN, March., 320 pp., $14.95
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If you would like your book reviewed, stay tuned. I will announce my new book submission guidelines this week.
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Welcome to this Friday's edition of Bookbyte. Today I’m sharing this newsletter on the blog for those of you who are curious about the hashtag and may want to participate in the future.
Here are the top three articles I wanted to share with you about book publishing this week. If you want to nominate a post or article, email me at deegospelpr at gmail dot com. Don’t forget to comment on either Facebook or Twitter using the hashag #bookbyte
1. Why the Battle for Books will Win?
Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson wrote a poignant post “My Defense of Books” this week. He shares the story of Dr. Ben Carson. Brilliant. Your thoughts…Is your passion for books worth fighting for?
2. How to Pitch an Agent or Editor at Writer’s Conference
Literary Agent Rachel Gardner shares some best practices and a book pitch template for aspiring writers attending writer’s conference. Are you pitching this year? Do you find this info helpful?
3. Will Google Editions’s Launch in Summer change the E-Bookstore Game?
While Google Editions books might be readable on Apple’s iPad and Amazon’s Kindle e-readers (the Sony Reader devices are a shoe-in since Google’s existing book library is one of their major selling points already), the store will compete with the iBooks and Kindle stores. That competition could be good for consumers but frustrating for Apple and Amazon.
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Today is Off Topic Thursday and I thought it would be fun to share my Fit Kit. It’s in the Carousel above. Two new things I added to my kit are included and it’s:
Laurette Willis’ Power Praise Moves products are designed for Christians who love the benefit of Yoga, but are concerned about their spiritual health as well. I can understand why this series is important to some. For Christians who are novices to Yoga, I’ve also included in the carousel, Thomas Nelson’s Yoga for Christians. Personally, I’ve never felt challenged by Yoga, although from time to time I receive emails from my concerned and devoted readers here. They mean well and I thank them for being prayerful for me.
The benefits for yoga for me was when I first began yoga when I was sixteen I had a total body makeover. I stopped in college and have hard time staying healthy. Last year I joined WeightWatchers used Yoga as my activity and bam…total body makeover. So third time is the charm, so I’m back.
But with a better mindset. After watching Rodney Yee’s A.M. Interview he explained why yoga was yoyoing for me. Yoga isn’t an exercise it is a way of life. I agree. I feel better. I can breathe better.I can sleep better. I feel more comfortable in my skin.
More things I use are:
I am in love with Walk It Out. I’ve increased to walking about 3 miles a day now. I cannot go to bed until I walk it out, yall. I miss an hour of TV a day for this and it’s worth it for me.
Now…share your Fit Kit. What keeps you moving and feeling alive?
Dee
