Nick Krieger Receives Stonewall Book Award

Nick Krieger was recognized with a 2012 Stonewall Book Award by the American Library Association (ALA) for his book NINA HERE NOR THERE: MY JOURNEY BEYOND GENDER.

According to the ALA press release, "The Stonewall Book Awards are given annually to English-language works of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience."

We offer a big congratulations to Nick Krieger for this significant award!

To read the full release, click here.

Royal Pains: Sick Rich

Entertainment Writer Joe Meyers reviewed D.P. Lyle's book ROYAL PAINS: SICK RICH in his blog article "Royal Pains: A Winter Escape to the Hamptons." Lyle was contracted to write the ROYAL PAINS book tie-in series for the TV show Royal Pains.

To read Meyers' review of the book and show, click here.

Tim Hemlin's THE WASTELANDERS

I love this cover of Tim Hemlin's book THE WASTELANDERS and had to post it. Although my grandmother was not a big fan of ravens, I am.

Tim's book was released by Cool Well Press this month and is available now as an e-book through Kindle.

Kimberley said it took her about three years to sell Tim's book, which just shows her dedication to projects she believes in.

Here is a summary of THE WASTELANDERS:

"When water is scarce, a drop is more precious than gold.

America is controlled by a corporate oligarchy known as the Water Cartel and warrior-priest Joey Hawke finds himself trapped between a mysterious geneticist amassing a clone army and a group of political fanatics convinced that a dead president will rise from his tomb to lead them to salvation.

Caught outside his spiritual haven when the Cartel moves against the Wastelanders, Joey is aided by Bear, an enigmatic weapons runner, a lovesick Scrapwoman, and Bernie Hawke, his estranged father. But against the Cartel’s military strength, led by the power hungry Rex Fielder, Joey’s only hope may be Si-Ting, a young woman with prescient abilities––a woman who not only holds the key to his heart but also to an American conspiracy to crown its future with the withered laurels of the past."

Doug Lyle Review on Women In Crime Ink

Doug Lyle's MORE FORENSICS AND FICTION: CRIME WRITERS' MORBIDLY CURIOUS QUESTIONS EXPERTLY ANSWERED was reviewed on Women In Crime Ink, a blog of "thoughts on crime and media issues from women criminal justice professionals and authors."

Doug Lyle's book will be released by Medallion Press in April 2012.

To read the review of MORE FORENSICS AND FICTION, click here.

D.P. Lyle On Blog Talk Radio

On Thursday, January 19th at 1 p.m. PST, Doug Lyle will be interviewed on Blog Talk Radio. For a link to the interview, click here. The call in number for the interview is: 949-270-5955.

ALIVE INSIDE THE WRECK Launch Party

A launch party for Joe Woodward's book ALIVE INSIDE THE WRECK: A BIOGRAPHY OF NATHANAEL WEST was held at the LA Press Club in collaboration with O/R Books recently.

The crowd was welcomed by Diana Ljungaeus, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Press Club, and Joe was then introduced by Boris Dralyuk, Noir Editor at the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB).

Also at the event were Evan Kindley, Managing Editor (LARB); Julie Cline, Senior Non-Fiction Editor (LARB); Stephanie Swengel, Vice President of Production, Fox Animation Studios, and many others.

Joe Woodward is a four-time finalist and two-time winner of a Los Angeles Press Club Award. His nonfiction, on some of the most reclusive, eccentric, yet talented writers of our time, including David Foster Wallace, Bret Easton Ellis, Tobias Wolff, and Hunter S. Thompson, has appeared in a variety of publications.

The NDEs of Ben Breedlove

Death has always held a certain fascination for me. At the age of ten I pored over Elisabeth Kubler-Ross books on the subjects of death and reincarnation and near death experiences, or NDEs. I was sure I'd lived before, sure there was something else beyond, sure a thread existed connecting us all.

When I joined Kimberley Cameron & Associates as an associate agent, early on Kimberley passed a manuscript to me on the subject of NDEs written by a researcher/expert named Rene Jorgensen. I knew before reading that this was something I wanted to work on, be connected with.

Yesterday, I watched a video on Yahoo! posted by an inspiring 18-year-old young man by the name of Ben Breedlove just a week before he died. Ben died on December 25, 2011 of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In the video Ben talks about his three NDEs and an interesting guide (Rapper Kid Cudi) who helped him through one of his NDEs. To watch the videos, click the links below:

Video Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmlTHfVaU9o

Video Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4LSEXsvRAI

After watching the videos, I sent the links to my client, Rene Jorgensen, and encouraged him to put together a press release and video response giving people information about NDEs. To see Rene's video response to Ben Breedlove's NDEs and videos, watch the video below (the press release follows):

http://www.free-press-release.com/news-ben-breedlove-s-near-death-experiences-explained-1325194653.html

Ben's video is proof enough for me that real magic exists in this life and beyond; he was living proof. And working with Rene Jorgensen not only gives me the chance to be connected to this unwavering theme in my life--in all of our lives--but also serves as a marker and reminder to live the best life possible while still alive and to let go without fear when the time comes.

To see Rapper Kid Cudi's response to Ben's videos, click here.

For media inquiries into NDEs, please contact Rene Jorgensen at (613) 255-7543 or rene@renejorgensen.com.