PA Books Become Movies!
Coming Home Again by Peter Riddle has been optioned by actor/producer Andrew Jackson for a feature film, scheduled to be shot in the summer of 2009.
 After his previously expected Invisible Ink movie deal with Dare 2 Dream productions fell through, Carl Veno wrote a screenplay and is producing a movie called Little Chicago, which is based upon a chapter in Invisible Ink.
Actors and the director are being chosen for the movie this summer and filming is expected to begin in October 2007.
Little Chicago the movie is based on a true story about a businessman-turned-gangster during the Prohibition era. The scenes are set in Olean, New York, Niagara Falls, New York, and Bradford, Pennsylvania.
The movie will incorporate the spirit and music of the 1920s, when Al Capone spent a night in the small town of Olean, New York.
The movie will be in shot primarily in Western New York and northern Pennsylvania.
 The book Vortex of Revelation by A.B. Keller, which is stocked in a whopping 42 bookstores spanning 21 states, has entered production for a movie! Filming for Vortex of Revelation will begin in June 2007, and the movie will be shot on-location in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Some members of the crew at Kodron Productions have won, or been nominated for, Emmy, Cleo, and Cloney awards in their careers.
Over 1000 people from 24 states are involved in this massive grassroots effort to film Vortex Of Revelation, and the music soundtrack of the movie now has 17 different Christian recording artists from all over America including the Philadelphia Boys Choir, who will perform several choral pieces.
 The independent film based on A.J. Conley's The Monster's Mind earned an average score of 4.55 out of a possible 5.0 at the Rome International Film Festival in Georgia. This score, based on audience reviews, ranked The Monster's Mind fifth out of the approximately 35 feature films competing at the festival.
Due to its high score at the Rome festival, The Monster's Mind will be shown at festivals across the country, and has been entered for consideration at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival!
Way to go, A. J. Conley!
 Congratulations are also in order for author Benjamin Frazier! His PublishAmerica book, Shelly’s Diary –a fictional account of isolation, southern charm, and murder in Appalachia- is now a feature-length film that stars Stella Parton (Dolly’s sister) and Traci Dinwiddie (of Dawson’s Creek and The Notebook). Expect to see Shelly’s Diary in a theatre near you.
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Dusty Smith on the Discovery Channel
 On September 26, 2006, the Discovery Channel aired an episode of The Haunting based on Doris “Dusty” Smith's PublishAmerica book, Dread and the Dead Filled the Dunnam House. For information on re-airings of this episode, search your local Discovery Channel listings for A Haunting in Florida. Dread and the Dead Filled the Dunnam House was also nominated for the 2007 Paranormal Book of the Year Award from the Ghost World Conference, and came in second.
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Stephen L. Neal to Be Speaker at Conference for Emergency Services and First Responders
 Author Stephen L. Neal will be speaking at the conference for ORCHESTRATING CHANGE, RECOVERY & WELLNESS IN EMERGENCY INTERVENTIONS: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN CARE Presented by Region II Emergency Services with support from VACSB & DMHMRSAS on March 12-14, 2008 at the Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks, Virginia.
This statewide conference will bring together all stakeholders with an interest in crisis services across Virginia.
Barnes & Noble Community Relations Manager, Pamela J. Watkins Harper, will be at the conference to address questions pertaining certain titles.
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PA Signs Latasha Colander Clark
PublishAmerica is proud to announce that it will be publishing Fighting For Destiny by Olympic champion Latasha Colander Clark. Ms. Clark missed the 2001 World Championships due to a quadriceps injury. She transformed herself from a junior hurdles champion to a two-time US champion at 400 meters.
In 2003, Clark shifted gears by concentrating on the 100 meter run, and in 2004 she won the US Olympic trials over the short sprint. In 2000, she established the LC Treasures Within Foundation a foundation with the mission to strengthen kids, families and the world through education, sports and spirituality, and in August 2005, Ms. Clark took fifth place in the 200 meter at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.
Among other awards and wins, Ms. Clark is the 4-by-400 meter Olympic gold medalist of the year 2000, and the current world record holder for the 4-by-200 meter relay.
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PA Authors Invited to Call in to The Kevin and Jacqui Show
Kevin Burton, author of Emanon, is hosting an Internet Talk Radio Show entitled The Kevin and Jacqui Show. Kevin will be reading from his book on the show and sharing his testimony about his relationship with PublishAmerica. All PublishAmerica authors are invited to call in (646-915-8345) and be guests. The show airs every Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 12:30pm.
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Tempie and Albert Williams Honored Guests at Library Ribbon Cutting
Tempie, author of Feelings, and her husband Albert Williams (Haunted Heritage and Other Stories), were invited as honored guests to the ribbon cutting for the M.R. Davis Public Library in Southaven, Mississippi on March 1, 2008 at 10:00 AM.
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Cal Ripken, Jr. Endorses RALLY CAPS
 Cal Ripken Jr. has always been a role model, class act and inspiration to so many children worldwide, and it is only fitting that he is the USA Good Will Ambassador. He is the inspiration for the main character in RALLY CAPS based on his work ethic and love of the game of baseball. Mr. Ripken said, "RALLY CAPS is a heartwarming book about perseverance and courage. Congratulations to Steve and Jodi for taking the challenges in their lives and turning it into a wonderful book that helps teach valuable lessons of acceptance and resilience to kids and adults alike."
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Peter A. Olsson on the History Channel
 Peter A. Olsson, author of Malignant Pied Pipers of Our Time: A Psychological Study of Destructive Cult Leaders from Rev. Jim Jones to Osama bin Laden, appeared with Robert Jay Lifton in the History Channel documentary "Decoding the Past" on January 2, 2008.
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Agathe von Trapp Shares Her Story
 In November of 2004, PublishAmerica released the autobiography of Agathe von Trapp, the eldest daughter of the legendary von Trapp family portrayed in The Sound of Music. Ms. von Trapp's autobiography, including the author's own sketches and special photographs, is 256 pages long, and can be purchased in the online bookstore.
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Joins PublishAmerica
 PublishAmerica welcomes Pulitzer Prize winner William Coughlin.
He served as a World War II fighter pilot, taught journalism as a professor, wrote for the Los Angeles Times and United Press International, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1990 as a newspaper editor. Mr. Coughlin wrote us a very kind letter asking to join PublishAmerica with his latest work, and we are happy to welcome him, and his book Beyond the Seas, on board.
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