Reviewer in wordy, nerdy heaven!

Teatime with Mrs. Grammar Person
By Barbara Venkataraman

Genre: Language & Grammar  
ASIN: B00RUQY6B6

Available on Amazon
Five-Stars for Kindle edition 

 

Reviewed by D. A. Sarac of The Editing Pen

Oh the joy, the delight, the thrill of perusing these beautiful pages. Reference information with character. Lessons with spunk. And a sweet little story going on in the background. Which is my favorite? The one in verse (truly amazing) or the language of love--or the one about malapropisms? Get your sticky notes ready and brew some tea. What a find. I'm in heaven. I'm in nerdy, wordy heaven.

 

 

 

THE BLURB

 Fear not, Gentle Writer, Mrs. Grammar Person is here and she has the answers to all of the questions you never thought to ask. As a dedicated and serious grammarian, she will do what it takes to be entertaining and enlightening, but never vulgar or coarse. Heavens, no! Where are her smelling salts? Warm and witty, Mrs. G.P. makes grammar interesting with rhyming, wishful thinking, story-telling and a champagne toast. You are cordially invited to join her for a spot of tea!

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Learn more about Barbara Venkataraman at  www.barbaravenkataraman.blogspot.com. She is author of the Jamie Quinn Mystery Series & the “Quirky Essays for Quirky People” Series, three-time winner of the “Indie Book of the Day” Award, anHonorable Mention in the Readers’ Favorite Contest for nonfiction humor.

 

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The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poet Reviews Love Poetry "Cherished Pulse"

Title: Cherished Pulse
Subtitle: Unconventional Love Poetry
Series: Multi Award-Winning Celebration Series of Poetry Chapbooks
Coauthors: Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Magdalena Ball
Pages: 43 (Suitable for a greeting card)
ISBN: 9781449546052
$6.95 paperback, also available as an e-book
Available on Amazon

Mastery of Poetic Imagery

Reviewed by Samanthi Fernando

 

A sweeping journey across time, taking the reader through exotic places, to revisit and ponder on places and phases of the heart. My favorite among the collection of  poems in Cherished Pulse is Carolyn's silken dream "déjà vu?"  which is reminiscent of my own imaginative creations.  

Tender, revealing, colorful - definite mastery of poetic imagery: Cherished Pulse, half of the poems by Carolyn Howard-Johnson and half by Magdalena Ball,  is both a gift for the self as well as a unique gift to touch someone else.

ABOUT THE REVIEWER
Samanthi Fernando writes inspirational and spiritual poetry. Visit her at Starsafire Poems  http://starsafire.starrayz.com/wordpress/ and share the creations of her poetic ministry of hope and healing.


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The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.

A Better Approach to Achieving Your Ideal Weight

Title: Attract Your Ideal Weight
Subtitle: 8 Secrets of People Who Lose Weight and Keep It Off 

Includes Daily Intentions Journal
Author:   Zaheen Nanji
Author's Web site link: http://attractyouridealweight.com/virtualbook/booktourzaheen.htmlG
Genre: Nonfiction: diet and health book
ISBN 978-1624520037Graphics: http://attractyouridealweight.com/images/AYIW-cover-with-bronze-award.jpg

Available on Amazon

This Is NOT Your Usual Diet Book Review

Did you know that globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults?

Author Zaheen Nanji knows she can help individuals overcome this challenge. She is no stranger to the ups and downs of dieting herself. She herself was able to overcome her battle with food, once being 40 pounds overweight.


Zaheen interviewed dozens of people who'd lost weight and kept it off. She found that individuals who were able to lose weight and keep it off more then one year had behavioral strategies that helped them keep the weight off. She found that there were 8 secrets that these individuals shared in common.

Attract Your Ideal Weight is a book that your must read first before going on a diet. Readers have labeled this book as “ The Psychology Handbook for Weight Loss”.

Zaheen Nanji’s book Attract Your Ideal Weight: 8 Secrets of People Who Lose Weight and Keep it Off, is NOT based on a diet or exercise program. It reveals the 8 secrets to attracting your ideal weight and includes inspiring success stories, helpful self-assessment questions and fun food experiments. This print book now has a Daily Intentions Journal included so you can easily attract your ideal weight.

Zaheen Nanji is a speaker and entrepreneur. She is a certified Health Coach with Institute of Integrative Nutrition. Zaheen owns Shanti Wellness and Laser Centre in Alberta, Canada and is the author of three books of which two are co-authored. Attract Your Ideal Weight: 8 Secrets of People Who Lose Weight and Keep it Off is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and iBooks. The print book which has daily intention journal entries, is available at Shanti Wellness Centre,  Amazon and online at http://www.attractyouridealweight.com.
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The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.

Start 2015 With Career-Building Book for Authors

The Frugal Book Promoter
Subtitle: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or by partnering with your publisher
By Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Winner USA Book News Award
ISBN: 978143743291
Available on Amazon in paperback and e-book
Author’s Web site: http://HowToDoItFrugally.com

Reviewed by W. Terry Whalin originally for Amazon

An Excellent Book for Authors Got
Even Better With This Updated Version

When I want to increase my understanding of book promotion, I turn to sources with experience and wisdom. One of those sources is Carolyn Howard-Johnson and her excellent, THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER. The information in this book is practical and tested and perfect for a first-time author or one with many published books. The experienced voice of the author echoes on each page of this book. It’s not just theory but these are ideas Howard-Johnson has put into practice with results.

As she writes toward the end of her book, “It’s never too late and it’s never too early to promote. Rearrange your thinking. Marketing isn’t about a single book. It’s about building a career. And new books can build on the momentum created by an earlier book, if you keep the faith. Review the marketing ideas in this book, rearrange your schedule and priorities a bit, and keep at it.” (Page 364)

This new edition has more than 100 additional pages from the first edition yet THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER is practicing frugality—and maintains the same retail price as the first edition. I recommend every author get this book and take action on the multitude of ideas.

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W. Terry Whalin, a writer and acquisitions editor lives in Colorado. A former magazine editor and former literary agent, Terry is an acquisitions editor at Morgan James Publishing. He has written more than 60 nonfiction books including Jumpstart Your Publishing Dreams. To help writers, he has created 12-lesson online course called Write A Book Proposal. His website is located at: www.terrywhalin.com.  Learn more about him and what he does for authors at
Straight Talk from the Editor (FREE Ebook): http://straightalkeditor.com
Follow him onn Twitter: http://twitter.com/terrywhalin
His blog, The Writing Life (over 1,000 entries): http://www.thewritinglife.ws

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The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.

Lorraine Brodek Channels Erma Bombeck

Title:  A Nobody in a Somebody WorldBy Lorraine Holnback BrodekPublished in 2012 by Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC
USA Book News FinalistISBN: 978-1-62147-195-0
Author's Web site: www.LorraineBrodek.com
Available on Amazon

Reviewer: Helen Dunn Frame, first published on Amazon.com, Five Star

Perhaps you, like me, can name a few well-known people you have met. For example, I appeared in MS Pinafore with problem child (according to our 6^th grade teacher) James Cann. Ted Koppel, his future wife, and I attended Journalism classes together at Syracuse University, and Robert Frost read poetry try to one of my elementary classes.

These brief encounters pale when reading Lorraine Holnback Brodek’s book A Nobody in a Somebody World. She recounts her life growing up in Beverly Hills with the offspring of many famous people and counting among her friends Erma Bombeck.

Nobody is an easy read, whether done in one sitting or not. Lorraine finds humor everywhere, even in truly dangerous situations that she survived.  The book provides insight about living among celebs in Hollywood when you are not one, documented by photos. Her chapter titles play on words. To sum it up, it’s an affectionate and funny book to add to your library.

MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lorraine was born in Hollywood and raised in Beverly Hills. She was graduated from Harvard-Westlake in 1958. She received her radio/television degree from USC where she met her producer-husband Tom over 50 years ago. In 1971, she started the volunteer program for Public Television in Phoenix, AZ. Back in Los Angeles, she created the award-winning Warner Bros. Catalog featuring celebrities modeling studio merchandise and became VP of Direct Marketing until 1991.

Because of her outstanding accomplishments, she received the City of Los Angeles’ Mayor’s award. She was recognized as Humor Author of the Month by the University of Dayton and the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop. Published in 2012,  The Tale of Peeky Peeper, is a whimsical Christmas children’s book and game that she wrote and illustrated for Logan. Her hilarious memoir, A Nobody in a Somebody World; My Hollywood Life in Beverly Hills was honored this month as Finalist for Best Humor Book by USA Best Book Awards.

 

MORE ABOUT THE REVIEWER

Helen has written everything from articles, columns, and public relations materials, as well as edited newsletters and others’ books, but when she “retired” to Costa Rica, she was able to focus on writing books other than her  Greek Ghosts, published in 2003. Secrets Behind the Big Pencil, Inspired by an Actual Scandal recently joined Retiring in Costa Rica or Doctors, Dogs and Pura Vida (Second Edition )where you will find references to other books about Costa Rica and lots of data for doing due diligence. They are all available on Amazon.

Learn more about her at:

Website: www.helendunnframe.com 

Author's Page:  https://www.amazon.com/author/helendunnframe.com 
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/AuthorHelenDunnFrame


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The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.

Time of Year for Children's Picture Book

Title of Book: Adventures of Nutty and Twittles, Oh Nuts! I Lost My Little Sister

Author: Dennis Marcoux
Illustrator: Amy Rottinger
Follow Dennis Marcoux at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dennis-Marcoux/286869338186554
Publisher: Halo Publishing, Int.
ISBN Number: 978-1-61244-274-7
Publication Date: September 2014
Genre of Book: Children’s Picture Book

Review provided by: World of Ink Network

About the Book: Nutty and his sister Twittles set out to play a fun game of hide "n" seek with their friends. When Twittles is the only one missing, the game quickly changes.  Nutty has to find his sister because she may be lost in the dark and dangerous Forrest.

 EXCERPT:

Nutty gathered his friends together to explain the rules of the game.

“First, Robby, you can’t hide in the tree tops because no one else has

wings and that wouldn’t be fair.”

Robby flicked his tail when he heard the rule, but he finally said, “Ok.”

Rule number two was no peeking. They all agreed to that one.

“Ok, let’s get started,” said Nutty, his nose twitching with excitement.

“I’ll count to ten and you run and…”

“Hold on a minute,” said Speckles, “I’m a turtle, remember? I don’t

move too swiftly. If you only count to ten, I will still be standing next to

you when you open your eyes.”

This time Nutty’s tail flicked, but he knew Speckles was right. “Ok,” he

muttered, “I will count to twenty-five but no more than that.”

Nutty was about to start the game when he noticed Twittles hanging

back. “What’s wrong Twittles?” asked Nutty.

“I don’t think I want to play,” she answered.

“Why?” Nutty asked.

“Because I always get found first, I never win,” she answered.

Nutty looked at all his friends and thought what can I do?

Speckles broke the silence. “Twittles I have a feeling that today is going

to be a lucky day for you.”

“Really?” Twittles replied as her eyes opened wide.

“Really!” said Speckles.

Nutty covered his eyes with his paws and started counting. “One, two,

three, four….” Everyone scrambled off to find their favorite hiding place.

“Twenty-Five, ready or not here I come.”

What Reviewers Think:

“This is a super-cute story for kids 3 to 8 about siblings and the importance of following rules. The illustrations and the story will keep kids of all ages captivated and glued to the pages of this wonderful picture book.” ~Irene Roth (http://rothsinspiringbooksandproducts.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/book-review-adventures-of-nutty-and-twittles/)

“Kudos to Dennis Marcoux for giving children an exciting story with fun animal characters who keep young readers engaged and interested.” ~Terri Forehand (http://terri-forehand.blogspot.com/2014/11/book-review-adventures-of-nutty-and.html)

“My daughter brought this book into her Kindergarten class and shared the story with her friends. Her teacher and classmates loved this book! It's a great story that all children can relate to and my daughter is looking forward to more adventures with Nutty and Twittles!” ~Lynn Hudak

“As a child play therapist, I especially appreciate the important message that encourages children to hear adult warnings not as constraints, but as critical details meant to ensure a fun, safe and enjoyable experience. This book is a welcomed addition to my office library. I eagerly await the next adventure of Nutty, Twittles, and their friends.” ~Deborah Haggett, Ed.D, MSW, LCSW

 

About the Author: 

Dennis Marcoux lived in Worcester, Massachusetts for most of his life and now resides in Cape Coral, Florida. He has been writing children stories and poems for many years and is passionate about children reading to expand their imagination. In his spare time, you can find him reading books as a volunteer in elementary schools and children's hospitals. He is a member of the Gulf Coast Writers Association of Fort Myers, Florida

Places where available for sale: Halo Publishing International, Amazon and Barnes & Noble

e-Book Available Nook & Kindle 

 

About the World of Ink Tours

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Office: 435-625-1743

She is also Director & Co-Chairman St. George Book Festival

http://stgeorgebookfestival.org and author of Babysiting Sugarpaw

 

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The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.