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The Golden Spiral wins national Book of the Year Award

ForeWord Reviews crowned Lisa Mangum’s novel the 2010 Book of the Year for Young Adult Fiction. Honored at a ceremony at American Library Association (ALA) in New Orleans, The Golden Spiral represents the best independently published work from 2010. The winners were chosen by a panel of librarian and bookseller judges. The author, Lisa Mangum, lives in Taylorsville, Utah. In 2009, Mangum burst onto the teen supernatural book scene in her debut novel, The Hourglass Door, which also won Book of the Year in 2009. In this second novel of … // More

Miracle of Freedom hits NY Times list

The Miracle of Freedom: 7 Tipping Points that Saved the World hit No. 24 on the the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list today. Sales skyrocketed after media personality Glenn Beck featured co-author Chris Stewart on both his radio and television program. “This is one of the best history books I’ve ever read,” Beck said on his nationally syndicated radio program. “Unbelievable. You’ll love it.” The Miracle of Freedom examines just how unusual the blessing of freedom is in the human experience. Authors Chris Stewart, a world-record setting pilot … // More

Glenn Beck catapults The Miracle of Freedom to bestseller

Today international media personality Glenn Beck interviewed Chris Stewart about his new book The Miracle of Freedom: 7 Tipping Points that Saved the World. Since then the book has skyrocketed to the top of the sales rankings. As of 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, the book hit No. 8 on Amazon’s bestselling books list. “This is one of the best history books I’ve ever read,” Beck said on his nationally syndicated radio program. “Unbelievable. You’ll love it.” The Miracle of Freedom examines just how unusual the blessing of freedom is in … // More

Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Turns Novelist

Kieth Merrill’s Debut Offering Pits Darwinian Theory vs. Creationism Writing a screenplay and one day seeing that story on the big screen is a long shot for most screenwriters. Only about one percent of screenplays that are registered make it into full production. Academy-Award winning director Kieth Merrill has had his fair share of success (45 produced films, an Academy Award for his film The Great American Cowboy in 1973 and a nomination in 1997 for Amazon), but the storyteller still has plenty of stories (31 in all) yet untold. … // More

New release: Adventurers Wanted: The Horn of Moran

The exciting story of author M.L. Forman’s first book, Adventurers Wanted: Slathbog’s Gold now continues in the second book Adventurers Wanted: The Horn of Moran. It wasn’t that long ago that young Alexander Taylor embarked on his first adventure, where he discovered he was a wizard and destroyed the fearsome dragon, Slathbog. Now he joins a band of seasoned adventurers who have been called up to retrieve the legendary Horn of Moran. The land of Alusia is on the brink of war as two men have each claimed the throne. … // More

Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder Book Trailer

Official book trailer for Obert Skye’s Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder.

David McCullough Tells a World War II Christmas Story

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough delivers a powerful new book just in time for Christmas. In the Dark Streets Shineth: A 1941 Christmas Eve Story (Shadow Mountain, $19.99) tells the story of Christmas 1941, when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill secretly traveled to meet with President Franklin D. Roosevelt during one of the bleakest holidays in modern history. Just days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Churchill and Roosevelt met privately. Later that evening, from the balcony of the White House at the lighting of the national Christmas tree, … // More

New release: Before My Heart Stops

If You Had One Year to Live, What Would You Change? New book by famed pianist asks poignant question “A beautifully written, powerful true story.” – Richard Paul Evans, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author In his new book, Before My Heart Stops (Shadow Mountain, $21.99, September 2010, ISBN: 9781606418185), four-time Billboard charting pianist Paul Cardall shares his thoughts and feelings of being told that, without a heart transplant, he would die. And if he was fortunate to live long enough to receive one, he would most likely not survive … // More

Obert Skye does it again with new book Choke, the sequel to well-received Pillage

Choke, the sequel to the well-received Pillage “Obert Skye has created another amazing dragon fantasy.” ─ McClatchy-Tribune News Service Award-winning author Obert Skye, writer of the fantasy series Leven Thumps, now pens volume two of his trilogy Choke. Having toured the country multiple times, speaking to more than half-a-million students about the importance of reading and growing your imagination, Skye has developed a loyal nationwide fan base. In this sequel to Pillage, Beck Phillips has determined he is a Pillage and dragons are part of his heritage. Try as he … // More

Kiss It Good-Bye

At last, in Kiss It Good-bye: The Mystery, The Mormon, and the Moral of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates (Shadow Mountain, $24.99, releasing March 2009) the sports world will find out what caused a superstar major league pitcher, possibly en route to Cooperstown, to suddenly lose his dominance over the batters he faced. // More

My Ridiculous Romantic Obsessions

My Ridiculous Romantic Obsessions is the perfect blend of wit, comedy, suspense, and, of course, romance.

In this new young adult novel by author Becca Wilhite, Sarah feels like she’s an average, normal, everyday girl. So, when Ben (to whom she secretly refers as Adonis because she thinks he could be a Greek god) begins to take interest in her, Sarah is in denial. // More