Home Grown Books: June 2011

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Writers Conference at Ye Olde English Inn

Historic Holister, MO

August 18-19-20, 2011

Janet Dailey published 57 books with Harlequin. Dailey introduced the “Western romance,” which focused on the female. She is the author of the popular Calder Series!

Dusty Richards the only writer who has won two Spur Awards in the same year (for short story and novel) and was named (“Best Living American Western writer”) in True West Magazine.

Radine Trees Nehring is the creator of the popular mystery series “Something to Die For” and the winner of the 2010 Silver Falchion award at “Killer Nashville.”

Fred Pfister editor of The Ozarks Mountaineer, and author of The Insider’s Guide to Branson and the Ozark Mountains and The Littlest Baby: A Handbook for Parents of Premature Children.

Deborah LeBlanc is an American horror author and is currently serving as the president of the Horror Writers Association.

Patricia Smith was a 2008 National Book Award finalist. Her poem “The Way Pilots Walk” received a Pushcart Prize, and is featured in Pushcart Prize XXXII: Best of the Small Presses.

Call Ozark Adventures, 417-239-0203, to register.

See program details in June on website www.ozarkadventures.org.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Win! Win! Win!

Win A Kindle or Nook eReader

Buy a book at KeenBean Coffee Roasters in Mt. Vernon and you are automatically registered to win your choice of a Kindle or Nook eReader. Drawing will be July 31.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Book Signing Event

You Are Invited to Meet
Laurence Stoll

Author of

“The Happy Accident”

Saturday, June 11 from 12:30-4:30 pm

For All Bible & Music Center

101 North Range Line Road

North Park Mall

Joplin, Missouri

For more information, please email author Laurence Stoll at llstoll@sofnet.com.

Website- http://thehappyaccidentbook.com/

Pet Lovers Alert

Coffee with the Author

KeanBean Coffee Roasters

Mt. Vernon, Missouri

Saturday, June 18

9:00 am to 10:00 am

Join Nancy Clopton Myers, author of Never Kiss A Turtle: The Joys and Sorrows of Pet Ownership, for coffee Saturday morning. She will be happy to answer your writing and publishing questions and be available for book signings.

The Joys and Sorrows of Pet Ownership

Mt. Vernon Library

Mt. Vernon, Missouri

Saturday, June 18

10:30 am to 1:00 pm

Meet authors Nancy Clopton Myers author of Never Kiss A Turtle: The Joys and Sorrows of Pet Ownership. Pets have always been an integral part of Nancy’s life. Her book is a humorous view of pet ownership featuring a succession of miniature dachshunds, one unruly beagle, one hunting dog who never learned to hunt, several mixed breed shelter dogs, three rabbits, three rescue cats, and one “preppie gerbil.” It’s a 50 year history of one family’s experience with pets, and anyone who has owned and loved an animal will find at least one incident to relate to! Be prepared to laugh and cry!

Up Coming Events

Mocha Jo’s

Monett, Missouri

Local Author Month

Fridays

11:00 am to 1:00 pm

11:00 am to 1:00 pm-Friday, June 17

Nancy Clopton Myers-Nature/Pet

Author-Never Kiss A Turtle: The Joys and Sorrows of Pet Ownership

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm-Friday, June 17

Bob Senninger-Recording Artist/Songwriter
CD-Love Notes (writes own lyrics and music)

11:00 am to 1:00 pm-Friday, June 24

CC Brown - Paranormal (Vampire) Thriller

Author of Dark Side (Awarded Best of Show at the Northern Oklahoma Literary Arts Festival)

Website: http://www.ccbrownbooks.com/

Don Schmedeke-Autobiography

Author of Three Feet to Now: My American Journey

Website: http://www.threefeettonow.com/

11:00 am to 1:00 pm-Friday, July 1

Betty Croker Henderson-Life Humor/Literary Fiction

Author of Child Support (awarded Romance Novel of the Year by the Missouri Writers Guild), From Trash to Treasure: the Evolution of an Ozarks Junkyard

Website: http://bettychenderson.blogspot.com

11:00 am to 1:00 pm-Friday, July 8

Rick Elliott-Action/Thriller

Author of The Reluctant Martyr

Website: www.risingriverpress.com

11:00 am to 1:00 pm-Friday, July 15

Don Schmedeke-Autobiography

Author of Three Feet to Now: My American Journey

Website: http://www.threefeettonow.com/

11:00 am to 1:00 pm-Friday, July 22

Kathleen Stamate - Reference/Historical

Author of NEED A NAME? Over 2600 Intriguing American Headstone Names From 1800 – 1930 (Great for baby showers)

11:00 am to 1:00 pm-Friday, July 29
R.E. Eves- Fantasy/ Science Fiction
Author of Nickel Moon

Judy F. Wilson-Fiction/Children
Author-The Adventures of Tripper: The Long Eared Rabbit

New Arrival

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Stormi Bradley

Nine year old Shannon Keys has been neglected and left to raise herself most of her life because of her mother’s drug addiction. Shannon just wants to be loved and so she pushes herself on Felicia Brown her neighbor who lives alone in the same apartment building as Shannon.

Felicia has experienced some traumatic things in her life and wishes to not be bothered by anyone. Felicia disconnected herself from what used to be a close family after her mother dies, accusing her brother and sisters of not helping her care for their dying mother.

When nine year old Shannon insist on Felicia seeing about her and allowing Felicia to know what she really is going through, Felicia feels she has no other choice but to try and help Shannon.

But in order for Felicia to really get involved with Shannon and help her there’s some things she needs to address in her own life. Felicia is in need of making a mends with her own family, and getting to know her own daughter Candace, in which she gave up at birth because she was autistic.

To purchase Rain, Rain, Go Away contact the author at stormi.reagan@cox.net .

Meet Stormi Bradley

My name is Ethel Reagan Bradley but everyone refers to me as “Stormi.” I was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma where I currently reside. I have written all of my life. Being a published author has always been a dream of mine. I was told early in life that I had a gift of expressing my self through my words, and that I should use what God has given me. After my mother passed away, I made a promise to her and to myself that I was going to go after my dream. I love writing, and I write from my heart and soul. My motto is, If I can feel it, then I can write it.

About Us

Proprietors
Authors Schyrlet Cameron, Carolyn Craig, and Kathy Brown are pleased to announce the opening of HOME GROWN BOOKS. Partnering with Keen Bean Coffee Roasters of Mt. Vernon, Home Grown Books will display and sell books and musical CDs produced by local authors on shelves located inside the 60’s style coffee house.

The authors came up with the idea of a bookstore dedicated to promoting local talent after they experienced difficulty getting national bookstore chains interested in stocking their self-published book. Authors participating in the Not So Square Arts Festival held in Mt. Vernon in September complained they were faced with the same obstacle. The three authors decided it was time to take matters in their own hands and Home Grown Books was born. “We realize how difficult it is to get a traditional bookstore to place self-published books on their shelves. We saw a need to address this issue,” stated Schyrlet.

Contact Us

If you are an author, tired of your self-published books lying around collecting dust, here is your chance to have your talent recognized. The new business venture, Home Grown Books became operational on October 1st. The bookstore offers a wide variety of merchandise including, fiction and nonfiction books, musical CDs, and teacher resource materials appropriate for home, public, and private schools. If you are an author and wish to participate in this exciting new business venture, please contact us at homegrownbookstore@yahoo.com

New Release

Authors-CC Brown is the pseudonym adopted by the three authors: Schyrlet Cameron, Carolyn Craig, and Kathy Brown. The women live in the Ozarks with their families.

Genre: Fantasy Romance the Dark Side series delves into the wildly popular world of the paranormal, taking readers on a suspense-charged ride filled with bloodthirsty vampires, howling werewolves, and extraordinary women.

Book Descriptions

Book 1-Black Widow Society: The sacred relic of the undead... the Vampire Bible has fallen into the hands of a paranormal-artifact dealer, Koleen O’Brien. An eBay bid and an annual vacation lead Koleen and her five friends to San Antonio to deliver the book to a wealthy Texan. They are clueless to the fact that a pack of blood-thirsty vampires are stalking them to reclaim the Bible. Immortals meet their match as they discover that these women aren't typical mortals; they're members of the Black Widow Society!

Book 2-Wolf Stone: Just when Dmitri thought nothing could stop him from executing his plan to become king of the shapeshifters enters sexy Mona Dix. The sacred relic of the werewolf nation, the Wolf Stone, has fallen into her hands. With the possession of the stone comes the power to dominate and rule the thirteen werewolf tribes. Vacationing on the Oregon coast in the rugged terrain of the redwood forest, Mona and her friends are unaware of Dmitri and his pack of ancient wolves in hot pursuit to retrieve the precious stone. For the first time, Dmitri meets a woman who is more than a match for his supernatural powers and strong will. She is a Black Widow and a member of the Society.

Both books are available at amazon.com. Visit their website at www.ccbrownbooks.com.

Author's Corner

Featured Author Of the Month
Growing up on a farm just outside of Safford, Arizona, May White had more animals than friends. When she would get picked on or teased by other children, her mother would draw pictures and tell her stories of brave animals and how they dealt with similar situations. She carried on this tradition with her children and grandchildren. She still has lots of pets on a small parcel of land near Ash Grove, Missouri, where she watches the squirrels and rabbits play, and she imagines all the wonderful things they talk about.

Book of the Month
Title: Jack the Rat and His Funny Little Hat
Genre: Fiction/Children
Book Description: Jack the Rat does it all in his hat! He plays, eats, and even sleeps in that
cap. But one day a strong wind comes along and Jack’s favorite hat is quickly gone. The book is available at amazon.com.

Teacher Resource Center

Home Grown Books features Mark Twain Media products. Save 50% on all supplemental books and decorative resources created by leading educators when you shop at Home Grown Books inside KeenBean Coffee Roasters at Mt. Vernon, Missouri. We invite teachers and home schooling parents to come in and take a look.

Pick of the of the Month
Designed to help students more easily navigate the world of nonfiction reading, Understanding Informational Text Features is a helpful resource for all middle-school learners. It is aligned to Common Core State Standards and
focuses on common text features such as type, index, glossary, table of contents, captions, charts, and more! Available at Amazon.com.

About the Authors
Carolyn Craig has twenty-six years of experience as an elementary and middle school teacher. She has co-authored thirteen teacher resource books. Carolyn is currently working as a free lance writer and educational consultant. She holds a Master of Education Degree in Curriculum. Carolyn has presented workshops on a variety of topics and has received recognition by the Missouri Middle School Association for her collaborative teamwork.

Schyrlet Cameron has thirty-four years of experience as an elementary and middle school teacher. She has authored or co-authored over twenty teacher resource books. Schyrlet is currently working as a free lance writer and educational consultant. She has presented workshops at the national, state, and local levels on a variety of topics. Schyrlet holds a Master of Education Degree in Elementary Education and has received recognition for her professionalism in teaching including Missouri Science Teacher of the Year Award and the national Excellence in Teaching Elementary Science Presidential Award.

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