Chama Book Fair

Press Release
May 13, 2010
Contact: Paul Rhetts - 505/344-9382
CHAMA BOOK FAIR SIGNINGS SATURDAY JUNE 5
The 6th Annual Chama Book Fair, June 4 & 5, is featuring a number of new books in addition to author David Morrell of Santa Fe. Morrell will share his “Rambo” books fame and his many other titles in a free documentary, Friday, June 4, at Cookin’ Books in Chama at 7 pm.


The Chama Book Fair is 11am to 3pm at Cookin’ Books in Chama on Saturday, June 5.
Don Bullis will be signing New Mexico’s Finest: Peace Officers Killed in The Line of Duty; Jill Lane of Chama, is signing Spanish/English Primer with her Oso Bear series; Sabra Brown Steinsiek of Reading New Mexico, will be signing The Tale of the Pronghorned Cantaloupe and the second edition of Timing is Everything; Karen Kerschen will sign copies of By The Whim of the Wind; Carla Aragon, formerly of KOB TV, is signing Dance of the Eggshells; and Cynthia Davis from the Cathedral of St. John in Albuquerque will be signing Mary, My Love. Books available will appeal to children as well as adults and are on all subjects.


The public is also invited free to hear and discuss with Morrell “Telling The New Mexico Story,” 4:30pm at the Elkhorn Lodge Pavilion in Chama. Morrell will talk about the influences on his books from memoirs, action – thrillers and mysteries, how-to-write, and literature criticisms. The Chama Book Fair is sponsored by a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council and others.
For more information on the Chama Book Fair call 505/220-4933.


Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available at Amazon.com and from me right here.

And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards.

Bilingual Childtren's Book

New Bilingual Children's Book Features Cantaloupes


A Bilingual Children’s Story/Southwest Folklore
Noel Chilton and Sabra Brown Steinsiek will have a book signing on Monday, May 24 at Bookworks, located at 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, at 7pm. This is the first event on the book which will include Chilton, an artist/illustrator who lives in Mexico.
For more information or for covers or publicity images please call 505/344-9382.

Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com

Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!

And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards

More from LPD Press

The Tale of the Pronghorned Cantaloupe to be Featured at NM Library Association meeting in Ruidoso
PRESS RELEASE
March 22, 2010
Contact: Paul Rhetts, LPD Press/Rio Grande Books, 505/344-9382
Sabra Brown Steinsiek will be signing copies of The Tale of The Pronghorned Cantaloupe at the New Mexico Library Association Convention, at the Ruidoso Convention Center, Thursday and Friday, April 8 & 9, from 10am to 1pm. Steinsiek is a former librarian, winner of the New Mexico Book Awards, winner of an INDIE award, and author of four books. She is also a workshop presenter at the NMLA Convention. Her books will be available in the LPD Press/Rio Grande Books booth.
LPD Press/Rio Grande Books is from Los Ranchos, New Mexico (just north of Albuquerque) and specializes in books about New Mexico art and culture. Other new books premiering in Ruidoso will be Sunshine and Shadows by the Historical Society of New Mexico, New Mexico’s Finest by Don Bullis, Startin’ The Fire by George Hensler, and Fray Angélico Chávez by Phyllis Morgan. The entire catalog of books is available at nmsantos.com
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Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com Belle’s Star (tween novel age 9-12) Artemesia Publishers apbooks.net

Bilingual children's Book from Rio Grande Books

New Bilingual Children's Books Released
LPD Press and Rio Grande Books are pleased to announce the release of its two newest books just in time for the holiday season. The Tale of the Pronghorned Cantaloupe, a bilingual children's story for readers 3 and up, by award-winning Albuquerque author Sabra Brown Steinsiek with illustrations by Noel Chilton, is now available for shipping to stores all across the Southwest.
The trade soft cover book is 48 pages with 49 color illustrations. ISBN 978-1-890689-85-8; retail $17.95
More information on this new release is available by clicking HERE!



Shoes for the Santo Nino, a bilingual children's story for readers 8 and up, by famed New Mexico author Peggy Pond Church with illustrations by award-winning Santa Fe artist Charles M. Carrillo, is now available for shipping to stores all across the Southwest.
The story was written in the 1930s and lost for almost seven decades. It was recently re-discovered by Church's family.
The trade soft cover book is 64 pages with 32 color illustrations. ISBN 978-1-890689-64-3; retail $19.95
More information on this new release is available by clicking HERE!

The books are available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, or directly from the publisher.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com

Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!

And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store.

New Mexico Book Association Book Reviews

New Location!
NMBA Book Forum: Book Reviews: The Inside Story
An NMBA Professional Development Workshop
Thursday, October 15, 2009, 6 to 8 PM

A reputable review (or two) of your book is a gold mine for successful marketing – and they are free. How do you get your book reviewed? Our experts will discuss
 what they look for when choosing books to review
 what authors and publishers can do to make a reviewer’s job easier
 what authors should keep in mind before they have a book reviewed
Speakers are:
 Cindy Bellinger, reviewer for “Book Chat,” the respected and popular review column in enchantment magazine
 Erin Adair-Hodges, book reviewer and editor for Albuquerque’s weekly Alibi
 Sabra Brown-Steinsiek, founder, editor, and chief reviewer of ReadingNewMexico.com

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Time: 6 to 8 PM
Cost: $15 NMBA members, $20 everyone else (cash or check only)
Location:Change: LIibrary of St. Bede's, 1601 St. Francis Drive S., entrance is on San Mateo Drive, just east of St. Francis.
Don't miss this workshop opportunity to gain an insider's look at how to garner reviews that are so important to your publishing career!

Reservations: Paula Lozar, 505-473-3479, or lozarpaula@cs.com.
Space is limited – reserve now!


Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com

Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!

And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store.

New Mexico Book Association Forum

NMBA Book Forum: Book Reviews: The Inside Story
An NMBA Professional Development Workshop

A reputable review (or two) of your book is a gold mine for successful marketing – and they are free. How do you get your book reviewed? Our experts will discuss
 what they look for when choosing books to review
 what authors and publishers can do to make a reviewer’s job easier
 what authors should keep in mind before they have a book reviewed
Speakers are:
 Cindy Bellinger, reviewer for “Book Chat,” the respected and popular review column in enchantment magazine
 Erin Adair-Hodges, book reviewer and editor for Albuquerque’s weekly Alibi
 Sabra Brown-Steinsiek, founder, editor, and chief reviewer of ReadingNewMexico.com

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Time: 6 to 8 PM
Cost: $15 NMBA members, $20 everyone else (cash or check only)
Location: The NMBA Book Forum, ground floor (west end),
826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe
Don't miss this workshop opportunity to gain an insider's look at how to garner reviews that are so important to your publishing career!

Reservations: Paula Lozar, 505-473-3479, or lozarpaula@cs.com.
Space is limited – reserve now!


Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com

Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!

And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store.

Write On Four Corners KSJE Farmington

The Write On Four Corners Schedule for March and April 2009 KSJE FM

You can listen at the appointed times by going to 90.9, FM if you are within reach of KSJE’s air signal. By computer go to www.ksje.com and click on listen live. You can also listen to archived programs at ksje.com mp3 archives write on four corners. Then beginning in April you can listen to two different authors on Write On Four Corners, one at 10:30 Wednesday morning and one at 2:30 Friday afternoon


3/18 Dr. Gail Waldstein (MD) To Quit this Calling Firsthand Tales of a Pediatric Pathologist
Ghost Road Press

4/1 Jay A. Stout Slaughter at Goliad The Mexican Massacre of 400 Texas Volunteers Naval Institute Press

4/3 Mary Beath Hiking Alone Trails Out Trails Home UNM Press

4/8 Julie Mars Anybody Any Minute St. Martin’s Press

4/10 Sabra Steinsiek Annie’s Song Whiskey Creek Press
http://www.thenewbookreview.blogspot.com/

4/15 Waldstein After Image and Boyle Double Exposure Plan B Press Philadelphia Pa

4/17 Anne Weaver voyage of the Beetle University of New Mexico Press

4/22 Karen Cogan Pancho finds a Home Azro Press.

4/24 Pauline Chavez Bent Atarkque Now All is Silent LPD Press

4/29 Rangers Revenge Jim Blawcyzk Silverjack Publishing

Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!

Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net

Gotsch Reviews Book

Host of KSJE FM's Write On Four Corners, and author of the novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouth Full of Shell, Connie Gotsch has reviewed a book by Sabra Brown Steinsiek. 'Annie's Song', published by Whiskey Creek Press is the delightful story of young love with a healthy dose of New Mezxico and New York to add to the joy. Drop by http://www.thenewbookreview.blogspot.com/ to read the review.

Sabra will be on Write On Four Corners, KSJE's Author Show in 2009.

New Mexico Book CoOp News

NM BOOK CO-OP NEWS -- May 27, 2008

ENTRY DEADLINE FOR THE NEW MEXICO BOOK AWARDS FAST APPROACHING
The Early Deadline for entries in the 2008 New Mexico Book Awards is fast approaching and we have already received over 100 entries. The early deadline is May 31, 2008 for entries; the entry fee for early submissions is $30 per title per category. There are some 35 categories for the book awards. The complete list of categories and the application information can be found at http://nmbookaward.com. After May 31, the entry fee will increase to $40. In addition to the regular entry categories, Borders stores in New Mexico are sponsoring The People’s Choice Awards. Interested readers can place ballots in designated boxes in any of the Borders New Mexico stores for their favorite books ever written about New Mexico or by a New Mexico author or publisher. For a complete list of this year’s underwriters and sponsors go to http://nmbookcoop.com/page5/page11/page11.html

A FEW SLOTS LEFT TO SIGN UP FOR CHAMA BOOK FAIR
This is a great opportunity to sell your books (and keep all the money) to a growing community of readers. Plus, it is an absolutely fantastic chance to network with some of the best in the business. The Chama Book Fair will be Saturday, June 7th at Cookin' Books from 10 AM to 3 PM. The keynote author this year is John Nichols, author of Milagro Bean Field War among other books. Application forms are available at http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page22/page22.html

ONLY A FEW SLOTS LEFT FOR LAVENDER IN THE VILLAGE BOOK EVENT
Last year, Lavender in the Village brought thousands of people to the Village of Los Ranchos. It was a two day event and because it was such a great opportunity last year for book and authors, the New Mexico Book Co-op is opening the event up to authors from the village. This year’s Lavender festival is set for July 11- 13. LPD Press and the New Mexico Book Co-op, both located in Los Ranchos, are organizing a couple of booths that will cater to local authors who want to have their books displayed for the public. The best part is you don’t have to even be there for your books to sell. All you do is sign up and you will be given info on when and where to drop off your books and then you pick up whatever has not sold on Sunday afternoon at the festival just before it closes. Join in the fun and be a part of the largest activity in the Village. We want books that appeal to kids, adults, cookbooks, histories, novels, and, of course, lavender books! If you have any questions call 344-9382. To sign up http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page89/page89.html

Announcing a new book review site for New Mexico books -- READING NEW MEXICO
Sabra Brown Steinsiek, former book reviewer for POSH New Mexico Magazine, published author, and freelance writer, is launching a new online book review site for books by New Mexico Authors, books with a New Mexico illustrator, books with a New Mexico setting, and books from a New Mexico Publisher. Sabra expects to launch the website on September 1st and will be accepting books for review at the June meeting of the New Mexico Book Coop*. A mailing address will announced at a later time. Please contact Sabra at readingnm@comcast.net if you have questions. Sabra will not be the only reviewer… she’s building a team. If you’re interested in reviewing, please contact her at the above e-mail. You must love books and be willing to work for free!
About your review:
- Reviewers will choose which books they want to review
-Your book will receive an unbiased review
-Your review will not necessarily be positive
- any book receiving a negative review will be reviewed again by second reviewer before publication. If it receives one negative and one positive review, a third reviewer will be asked to review the book and the majority opinion will rule.
- If you have a negative review, your book will not be trashed (unlike certain newspaper reviews!)
- Reviewers will have the right to remain anonymous.
- Your review will include a link to your website, Amazon, and/or the co-op bookstore and a thumbnail picture of your book cover.
- Once reviewed, your book will remain on the review site unless you request in
writing that it be removed. Once removed, it will not be reinstated or reviewed again.
- Your book will NOT be returned. The reviewer may add it to their personal library or it will be donated to a library.

VIVA NEW MEXICO BOOKS!
*While the New Mexico Book Co-op supports this endeavor, it is not an official Book Co-op activity.
They are not responsible for the content of the reviews.



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Paul Rhetts
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books
925 Salamanca NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
505/344-9382
FAX 505/345-5129
LPD_Press@msn.com
http://nmsantos.com


Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com