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Newsletter Date Volume 1, Issue 1

Book Bite

A knight publication

I am a Stephen King fan and like many of his fans, I have read nearly every novel he has ever written.  From his first publication “The glass floor” to his newest novel, The wind through the keyhole, Stephen King has proven himself one of the greatest story tellers of our time with an awe inspiring total sales of over 350 million copies sold.  That is impressive!

Stephen king’s most popular reads

Top Twenty most popular Stephen King novels: The Dark Tower Series The stand The mist It The dead zone The green mile Salem’s lot Tommy knockers

Special Interest Articles: Fantasy must reads!   Fantasy is a wonderful genre where the author has no limits.  The fantasy novel can be in space, in another dimension, underwater; it does not really matter.  Fantasy has no roots, meaning it is not based on reality or science as you would find in a sci-fi novel.  One of the most creative of the genres, fantasy is essentially the writer’s playground where absolutely anything can become possible. If you are a fantasy lover, then here is a list of must reads for you:   A game of thrones George R. R Martin The name of the wind Patrick Rothfuss Lord of the rings J.R R Tolkien The black company Glen Cook The blade itself Joe Abercrombie Hell Happens Bethaney Brookes  The way of kings Brandon Sanderson The farseer Robin Hobb The wheel of time Robert Jordan Cold fire trilogy C.S Friedman The etched city K.J Bishop A sword of shadows J.V Jones •   Stephen Kings most popular reads. Self-published works that scream, “READ ME!”

More and more these days you see many emerging self-published authors.  The reason for this is the increasing difficulty in finding a publisher who will actually give a manuscript a chance.  It seems that a writer has to already be established and have a platform, be famous, or know the right people in order to make it in this field.  It's not fair to a writer who has a manuscript that screams potential best-seller.  Most great new authors are having their work tossed in the trash without as much as a look.  This is the main reason why authors turn to self-publishing. Here is a short list of self-published works that made it to the top.

The Celestine Prophecy

James Redfield In search of excellence Tom Peters The Christmas box Rick Evans A time to kill John Grisham The plant Stephen King These great works were all originally self-published.  Do you recognize any?

A list of Self-published works available on Amazon! The following list of self-published works come from an extensive search of Amazon, Good reads, and a select few have been suggested by leaders of local book groups/clubs for inclusion. “I’m not dead. I’m not in Hell.”  (Hell Happens)  Hell Happens Bethaney Brookes The lunatics Seven N Blue Solemnly swear Joe Porrazzo The Abbey Chris Culver  Last Breath Michael Prescott Summer secrets Barbara Freethy Blind pursuit Michael Prescott My blood approves Amanda Hocking

A bit on Dean Koontz Dean Koontz was born in Pennsylvania.  He graduated from Shippensburg state college (Shippensburg University) Dean Koontz has sold over 400 million copies of his books, which have

been translated to 38 different languages.  Some of his best works are: Odd Thomas series Watchers Phantoms

False memory The good guy The door to December The face Strangers Hideaway

Twilight Craze!

“I’m a little worried about Edward…  Can vampires go into shock?” The Twilight saga has received a lot of attention since it first hit the shelves.  At first, people lined up at the registers to purchase their copies of this popular series, and then it hit the box office.  The movie version sold out on their first night all over the nation.  It was one of the most popular love stories of the year.  You could see people wearing team Jacob, team Edward,and team Bella tee shirts all over the states. Now, there are numerous blogs belittling Stephanie Meyers for the poor writing and editing of her novels.  Several reviews have also pointed this out including a review by Stephen King.  However, one must commend Mrs. Meyers on finding her target audience and keeping the story geared to them.  Even with the negative reviews on and off the net.  The vampire love story still creates quite the stir on premier night.  It can be seen “sold out” at nearly ever box office across the states.  Therefore, regardless of the bad publicity, the movie and book series are still a hit, and Stephanie Meyers has the last laugh as she walks away with millions in profit.

Box office:  Based on books   Even book lovers enjoy a good movie sometimes.  Have you ever read a novel and thought," That should be made into a movie!"  Chances are you have.  There are several great movies already out and coming out this year based on bestselling novels.  Here is a list of what movies to watch for: One for the money The Lorax The hunger games The lucky one

Breaking dawn--part 2 The hobbit Life of Pi Abraham Lincoln: Vampire hunter The host The devil in the white city Water for elephants The help The girl with the dragon tattoo On the road The woman in black