Festival Sponsor Part Of New Wave Of Christian Fiction

Author Mindy Starns Clark and the Christian Fiction Writers organization played a large part in the success of this year's Author! Author! silent auction. Around $200 dollars worth of books were donated for use in our auction baskets, each book being new and noteworthy in the genre of Christian fiction.

An article was posted on the July 15 edition of Yahoo! News that mentions Clark and the use of Amish subject-matter in her new book Shadows of Lancaster County.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_re/us_rel_christian_fiction

Synopsis of Shadows of Lancaster County:

Following up on her extremely popular Gothic thriller, Whispers of the Bayou, Mindy Starns Clark offers another suspenseful stand-alone mystery full of Amish simplicity, dark shadows, and the light of God's amazing grace.

Anna thought she left the tragedies of the past behind when she moved from Pennsylvania to California, but when her brother vanishes from the genetics lab where he works, Anna has no choice but to head back home. Using skills well-honed in Silicon Valley, she follows the high-tech trail her brother left behind, a trail that leads from the simple world of Amish farming to the cutting edge of DNA research and gene mapping.

Anna knows she must depend on her instincts, her faith in God, and the help of the Amish community to find her brother. She also must finally face her own shadows—and pray that she's stronger than the grief that threatens to overwhelm them all. www.barnesandnoble.com

KTBS 3 News Interview with Connie Cox

Author Connie Cox appeared on the KTBS 3 News in Shreveport the day of the 2009 Author! Author! "Meet & Greet" to promote the festival as well as her newest book. Watch it here!

KTBS 3 News | Shreveport, LA: ArkLaTex News - Author! Author!

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For those of you who missed the local news coverage of the 2009 Author! Author! festival, you can now take a watch it right here! Footage includes authors Connie Cox and Charlaine Harris.

KTBS 3 News | Shreveport, LA: ArkLaTex News - Author! Author!

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Synopsis of Junior Ray Books on APR

John Pritchard, an Author! Author! favorite, is back with more stories in his second novel of the Junior Ray series called Yazoo Blues. It has recently been reviewed by Don Noble with Alabama Public Radio, capturing the spirit of the Junior Ray "mythology" that old and new fans alike can appreciate.

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: Yazoo Blues, by John Pritchard (2009-06-22)

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Book Festival Alum Harris Popular In Media

References to author Charlaine Harris and her inspiration for the HBO series True Blood has been popping up in television and newspaper nationwide.

On TV: On the July 1st episode of the popular FOX reality show So You Think You Can Dance, judge and producer Nigel Lythgoe makes mention of True Blood as he critiqued a vampire themed performance.

In Newspapers: Also on July 1st, the New York Times once again gave Charlaine Harris the spotlight in the article A Trend With Teeth, written by Ruth La Ferla. The piece explores the sexy side of modern vampire lore and its ties to the fashion industry.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/fashion/02VAMPIRES.html

Buzz On Bookworms In The Ballroom

Author! Author!'s new designated children's area, Bookworms in the Ballroom, was a huge success at the 2009 festival! Created by Committee Member and local librarian Deborah Macy, the ballroom of the Municipal Auditorium came alive with arts, crafts, science, and story-telling. Highlights were visits from Courduroy the bear, Sci-Port, and the Peter Pan Players.

Ballroom festivities were not limited to children, as entire families seated themselves at long tables, making anything from bookworm-inspired spectacles to jiggly pipe cleaner antennae. Support for the projects were wide-spread as several of our acclaimed authors donned their own antennae while signing books in the arena.

A round of applause goes out to all who worked so hard on Bookworms in the Ballroom. The Author! Author! Committee Members would also like to express great thanks to everyone who visited throughout the day.

Shreveport Forum Publishes Festival Pictures

The July 1st edition of The Forum Newsweekly gives Shreveport locals a peek at members of the Author! Author! family.

The weekly feature "On the Scene", which displays photographs taken at various events happening around Shreveport, has published a snapshot of Committee Member Suzanne Creech with friend and author John Pritchard the day of the book festival. Also included on the page are pictures of authors Tracy Carnes, Judy Pace Christie, Bill Keith, and wife Vivian.

www.theforumnews.com