Local Authors' & Artists' Day 2019

Literary events in the heart of California

On Saturday, October 19, the Friends of the Madera County Library hosted their 7th Annual Authors' and Artists' Day. Local Authors from across the valley came out and met with book-loving members of the community. 

If you were unable to attend the event but are interested in reading works from local writers, fret not, I have attached below names and websites from some of the authors.

Check it out, order a book or two and support local writers.

Thanks to everyone that came out. And to those that did not, I hope to see you at next year's Authors' and Artists' Day.  

Happy Reading

Diane Ainsworth          godsinspirationsblog.wordpress.com

Enedina Reed-Perez  https://www.ninaperezreed.com/out-of-the-shadows.html

Andrew S. Daley       https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-S.-Daley/e/B0184CBLHG%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Larry Patten             http://www.larrypatten.com/about/

Glenna Jarvis            https://www.amazon.com/Glenna-Jarvis/s?k=Glenna+Jarvis, glennajarvis.com

Gail Daley                    https://www.gaildaleysfineart.com/

Susan Lowe                https://www.amazon.com/Josie-Story-Survival-Susan-Lowe/dp/1517061008

Jon Latham                https://jonlathambooks.com/about-me/

Kirk Ellis                    https://www.authorhouse.com/en-gb/bookstore/bookdetails/738678-human-equation

Larry Lihosit              https://www.amazon.com/Lawrence-F.-Lihosit/e/B005J8Z602%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Joe Ozier                      https://wayofadog.com/

Larry Parmeter        https://www.amazon.com/Season-All-Things-Larry-Parmeter-ebook/dp/B071ZCGP8G

Carole Love Forbes   https://www.carolelovesbooks.com/

Sincerely, 

-Francine

Anthem Book Review: New Year, New Published Story!

Anthem Book Review: New Year, New Published Story!:                                                    Good Morning My Fellow Literary Lovers, I wanted to share the good news with you...

New Year, New Published Story!

                                                  

Good Morning My Fellow Literary Lovers,

I wanted to share the good news with you. I have had my work published in an online literary journal, Rigorous. I welcome you to take a read. The story is titled, The Cave. 

Here is a little back-story to how my story began. I began working on the story in 2016. It was brought on by my mother making a couch into a bed for a family member that was staying over. My mother made the couch look so inviting, she tightly placed the sheets across the couch cushions, she snugly tucked in the corners of the bed sheet over the couch's body, she folded back the sheet to reveal a beautiful hotel looking bed/couch, and she fluffed the pillows into clouds of welcoming heaven. I remember thinking how inviting it looked and thought "what if the person that was going to sleep there wasn't coming to stay over on good terms, what if they had been abused and was running from their abuser. And that is how, "The Cave" was born, after many titles, many edits, here is a piece of that tale.

The actual story is much longer, but I had to edit it to meet the submission requirements. 

Enjoy!



http://www.rigorous-mag.com/ 

First Book of the Year- River Queens

River Queens: Saucy boat, stout males, spotted dog, America

                                         

“Everyone wants to be invited.” Grandmother insisted in answer to my protests about inviting a kindergarten nemesis to my fifth birthday party. “Not everyone wants to come, but everyone wants to be invited.”

My responsibility is to invite everyone to participate in River Queens. My guest’s responsibility is to decide if the offer is right for them. Not everyone wants to read about two gay men bounding across the hinterlands in a fabulous vintage yacht.

Alexander  Watson – 18 October 2018

I want to say a huge thank you to Alexander Watson for inviting me to take part on his journey by reading River Queens. I received an advance copy of River Queens, courtesy of Mr. Watson. I am about halfway through the book and I must say it has been a peaceful and interesting sail.

Thus far, the best of 2019. Eight days into the new year, 139 pages into River Queens and I am smitten. Smitten with Watson's detailed, humorous and honest account of going outside the lines of life and truly LIVING.

I love his voice. Watson is a fine storyteller. River Queens has all my favorite things in life, rivers, an ever present and supporting mother, dogs, gay men and risk taking.

I look forward to reviewing this novel. As one can clearly tell  just by this introduction, I am completely in love with this memoir. Grab a copy at Amazon or order below from Watson's website and read with me. It is a reading journey I am confident you do not want to miss. Start off 2019 the right way, reading River Queens with Anthem Book Review. 

Order River Queens here:  https://www.riverqueens.us/

Francine
@AnthemBookReview

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