Our client Carmen Capuano at a recent book-signing event.
Carmen is a picture.
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Go searching for a Marie Marshall poem…
… and cheer yourself up. Our client informs us that the Poets Collective has just published its cheerful anthology Abandon the Shadows. Marie has a poem included, by invitation, and recommended the book to us, saying: “I know several of the poets involved and I rate them very highly.” You can find the book on Amazon or via the collective’s own web site.
Carmen Capuano’s ‘The Wanderer’
Carmen’s short story ‘The Wanderer’ can now be found on the Bromsgrove Standard’s web site!
Carmen Capuano interviewed
Carmen Capuano’s latest interview at Book Reader Magazine.
Carmen Capuano in the Bromsgrove Standard
Our client Carmen Capuano was recently asked to write a short story for The Bromsgrove Standard, her local newspaper, and came up with a tale called ‘The Wanderer’, a lovely depiction of infidelity with a twist at the end. Carmen said this about the Standard:
I remember the very first time I ever read the Standard. I was house-hunting in Bromsgrove and it seemed like a good idea to read the local newspaper to get a flavour of what life could be like here. It was also the first time I had encountered a local newspaper, since none of the cities I had lived in before [Glasgow, London, Birmingham] had published anything so closely linked to the lives of its inhabitants.
The distinction between a national newspaper and a local one, is more than just a difference in the types of articles they cover, for the disparity lies not just in scale but in proximity. The Standard knows its readers [‘demographics’ to other newspapers] better than just by their bank balances and the size of their homes – it knows their hearts, the things that make them tick, their whims and their foibles and it knows this because the people who write for it are local too.
If you click on this link you can navigate to the Standard. ‘The Wanderer’ is on page 12. Enjoy.
News from Carmen Capuano
This update is adapted from a press release recently sent out by Carmen herself:
Our client Carmen Capuano has a lot to be smiling about this Christmas. “Professionally I have had a really good year. I have written two young adult books and a chick-lit book to add to my sci-fi series and next year I hope to return to The Owners to continue the series!”
Carmen had indeed had a busy year and this is reflected in the prestigious places in which she is now being asked to conduct author talks. “I was asked to give a talk about writing my books at an event to be hosted by international pawn brokers Suttons and Robertsons of Birmingham early next year. As many of their clientele are household names, it is a very exciting opportunity.”
“I am also giving a talk during a Ladies Luncheon event at the exquisite Lord Morton’s Tearooms in Cutnall Green soon. The beauty of this particular event is the ability to really mingle with fans and share their delight in hearing how plotlines and creative ideas unfold.”
These events are the icing on the cake for Carmen who, as we reported, has just signed to publishers P’kaboo this year. “I am delighted to be working with this publisher to bring out my novel Split Decision. Having been self-published until now, I have always enjoyed the autonomy that this afforded me but I am relishing the fresh challenges that being with a traditional publisher will provide.”
It seems Managing Director Lyz Russo of P’kaboo agrees. “We are pleased to add Carmen to our growing list of emerging authors. We plan to build on her success in England, bringing her to a world-wide audience of fans and hope that Split Decision is the first of many joint endeavours.”
The Owners series is available on Amazon and all good bookshops.
Latest news from Marie Marshall
Marie Marshall wishes us a ‘Cold, Undead Christmas’ here today, with news of her recently-published From My Cold, Undead Hand, and the as-yet-unreleased sequel KWIREBOY vs VAMPIRE.
A great review for Lyz Russo’s ‘Solar Wind IV’
Just the other day, reviewer Nikki Mason published a quick but glowing review of Lyz Russo’s Solar Wind IV: Raider. You can find the review over at BestChickLit.com – the page also contains links to where you can buy this cracking read online. Don’t miss out! Grab a copy of the previous four in this series while you’re at it!
Carmen Capuano signs to P’kaboo!
Our client Carmen Capuano‘s new novel Split Decision has been taken up by P’kaboo Publishers, and is due out early in 2015. We’ll keep you posted. Meanwhile our congratulations go to Carmen, and also to P’kaboo on their choice!
HoneyMead Books wants authors
HoneyMead Books in South Africa is looking for authors of good quality, adult-themed fiction for its e-book list. Do you have a penchant for the off-beat, the wacky, the graphic, the horrific, or the bizarre? Or do you perhaps have something serious to say about LGBT issues, gender, sexuality and so on? Or do you perhaps have a novel where the violence is no-holds-barred? Send your synopsis and sample chapters by email to this agency, and we will select a few to send onwards to HoneyMead. They’re not looking for gratuitous violence or meritless pornography, but they are prepared to accept material aimed specifically for an adult readership. All work published will be sold subject to age-restrictions. The categories they are looking to publish in are:
- Twisted humour & Satire.
- Crime & True Crime.
- Sensual, Romance, and LGBT.
- Arcane magic, Fantasy, and Paranormal.
Bookseeker Literary Agency 