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Sniper Bid Garners 4th National Award

This year's November suprise is Sniper Bid -- a real political thriller
By Austin Camacho
International Thriller Writers--www.thrillerwriters.org

"The Maximum Contribution"
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Acting Stupidly … Cambridge, Washington and Beyond

Rick Robinson: A Libertarian John Grisham!

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USA BOOK NEWS ANNOUNCES WINNERS AND FINALISTS OF THE NATIONAL "BEST BOOKS 2009" AWARDS

Independent Titles Score Top Honors in the 6th Annual National "Best Books" Awards

LOS ANGELES - USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced the winners and finalists of THE NATIONAL "BEST BOOKS" 2009 AWARDS (NBBA) on October 20, 2009. Over 500 winners and finalists were announced in over 140 categories covering print and audio books. Awards were presented for titles published in 2009 and late 2008.

Jeff Keen, President and CEO of USABookNews.com, said this year’s contest yielded an unprecedented number of entries, which were then narrowed down to over 500 winners and finalists.


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2009 Indie Book Awards Names Five Headline Books Titles Finalists

(Terra Alta)—The Indie Book Awards has named as Finalists: Sniper Bid by Rick Robinson—Best General Fiction/Novel, Blood Kin & Other Strangers by Patsy Evans Pittman—Best Short Story Fiction, The Duke of Dubai by Luigi Falconi—Best Multicultural Fiction, Kyle’s Colorful Life by Drema McNeal, illustrated by Kasey Short—Best Children’s Picture Book and Teddy Bear’s Favorite Pictures by Nancy J. Cloyd and Delia Bowman Wach as one of the Best in Children’s Education/Academic category.


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Hollywood Book Festival Awards Honorable Mention to Sniper Bid by Rick Robinson

The 2009 Hollywood Book Festival is an annual program celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the film, television, game and multimedia communities. Based in the capital of show business, the Hollywood Book Festival aims to spotlight literature worthy of further consideration by the talent-hungry pipeline of the entertainment industry. Sniper Bid, by author Rick Robinson, earned an Honorable Mention in the category of Best General Fiction.

This award comes on the heels of the 2009 Indie Book Awards naming Sniper Bid Award Winning Finalist as one of the top novels of the year. Newly released on Election Day, this is Robinson’s second award for this sequel to his award winning first novel, The Maximum Contribution. Robinson’s novels have consistently been on the top 100 best seller list on Amazon for Best Political Fiction.

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Double, Double, Toil and... A New Book by Don Stansberry

(Terra Alta)—Headline Books announces the release of Don Stansberry’s second novel, Inky, Oglebee & the Witches, a sequel to his first book, Inky & the Missing Gold. Vienna, WV resident and former Parkersburg High School Girl’s Basketball coach, Don Stansberry captured the imaginations of his readers and now carries his characters into their second adventure! Inky is a very small wizard and his pal, Oglebee embark on a new adventure in the kingdom.

"Falling in love with Inky and Oglebee was so very easy for my third graders. I read the first book, Inky and the Missing Gold, to them and they laughed at the adventures these two sensational characters tumbled into together. Mr. Stansberry sends a wonderful message to my children on the importance of friendship and devotion,” said Kim Perkins, elementary teacher.

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NEW RELEASES

By Rick Robinson
Freshman Congressman Richard Thompson is enjoying his new life on Capitol Hill when the death of a colleague thrusts him into the national spotlight on a major issue performance enhancing drugs in professional sports. As he presses the United States Congress for new standards on the abuse of steroids, someone wants him quieted. The only question is who.

Congressman Richard Thompson learns that life on Capitol Hill is a balancing act as he tries to harmonize his personal life with his professional duties and his personal desires for government with the philosophical ideals which got him there.

Sniper Bid by Rick Robinson, ISBN 0929915852, 6 x 9, 224 pages, HC, Retail Price $24.95

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By Don Stansberry
Headline Books announces the release of Don Stansberry’s second novel, Inky, Oglebee & the Witches, a sequel to his first book, Inky & the Missing Gold. Vienna, WV resident and former Parkersburg High School Girl’s Basketball coach, Don Stansberry captured the imaginations of his readers and now carries his characters into their second adventure! Inky is a very small wizard and his pal, Oglebee embark on a new adventure in the kingdom.

"Falling in love with Inky and Oglebee was so very easy for my third graders. I read the first book, Inky and the Missing Gold, to them and they laughed at the adventures these two sensational characters tumbled into together. Mr. Stansberry sends a wonderful message to my children on the importance of friendship and devotion.” —Kim Perkins, elementary teacher, B.A. Education, M.A.Science Education

Inky, Oglebee & the Witches by Don Stansberry, 5” x 7”, 244 pages, illustrated, hard cover, Retail $17.95

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By Kay Blanks
Five women. Fifty years. And it's still the heart-to-heart
chats that keep them sane. With the upcoming fortieth
high school reunion and a new scandal with an old
husband, the gals are sure things can't get any more
bizarre. Then an old flame shows up at the reunion
and the buzz begins. But that's not all. When one
of the ladies is accused of murder, the Heart to Heart
gang links together as never before. You'd better
tie a knot and hang on—it's a rocking roller coaster
ride!

Heart to Heart Forever by Kay Blanks, ISBN 0-929915-83-6, 6 x 9, PB, 144 pages, Retail $19.95

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