Wednesday, May 31, 2017

GPV71 Book Review - A Nasty Piece of Work


Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Nasty Piece of Work: A Novel by Robert Littell. A retired CIA Agent keeps active in private investigation in this noir novel.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

 


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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

GPV70 Book Review - A Love Story


Here's Gerald's audio book review of Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey. This psychological suspense pins brother against brother for the sake of love and art.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.


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Sunday, May 28, 2017

GP 222 - Who Needs an Agent Anymore?


 

Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss “Who Needs Agents Anymore?” with special guests Bill Gladstone, founder of the time-honored literary agency Waterside Productions, and Gayle Gladstone, publisher of their new venture Waterfront Digital Press. When does an author need an agent? Bill and Gayle respond to our questions, including:

  1. Is the nonfiction marketplace changing?
  2. Is there a typical mistake first-time authors can and should avoid?
  3. Should the agent query come before self-publishing?
  4. How should fiction writers approach the marketplace?
  5. Should an author stick with an agent who's also a coach now?
  6. Bill, you've brokered the sale of some major publishing houses. What's going on behind the scenes these days?
  7. How can the listeners get in touch with you?

And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.

This episode airs on Hella Radio, KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding, Calif.

 


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Saturday, May 27, 2017

TPV22 - My Throwback - Zabriski Pointless


 

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page critique's the film Zabriski Pointless saying it focused on the wrong American Nihilism.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time.

 


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Friday, May 26, 2017

GPV69 Book Review - Write On Blogging


Here's Gerald's audio book review of Write On Blogging: 51 Tips to Create, Write & Promote Your Blog by Debra Eckerling. How to make a plan towards a successful social media campaign by a leading consultant.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

 


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Thursday, May 25, 2017

GPV68 Book Review - For The King


Here's Gerald's audio book review of For the King by Catherine Delors. It tells of a plot to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte on Christmas Eve.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.


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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

GPV67 Book Review - Thirteen Reasons Why


Here's Gerald's audio book review of Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. The fictional story behind a teen suicide and currently a Netflix TV series.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.


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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

GPV66 Book Review - The Handmaids Tale


Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.  An established novel of female domination with modern appeal. 

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

 


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Sunday, May 21, 2017

GP 221 - Return of the Independent Bookstore


Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss “The Return of the Independent Bookstore” with special guest Jack Leidner, past proprietor of Clemens & Company bookstore in Newman, Georgia. Are the indie bookstores, in fact, making a comeback? Jack responds to our questions, including:

  1. If I told you I planned to open a new indie bookstore, what advice would you give me?
  2. What types of books did your customers want?
  3. The Borders bookstore chain was built on a new approach to computerized inventory. Do you think that was a good idea?
  4. What about events? Poetry, book signings, concerts, even community events like clubs and grass-roots politics. Should a bookstore promote those?
  5. Should an author plan to do bookstore signings and readings? Are those relevant anymore?
  6. Do you have an opinion about Amazon’s plans to open retail bookstores that have automated cashier stations?
  7. What’s your next business venture?

And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.

This episode airs on Hella Radio, KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding, Calif.


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Saturday, May 20, 2017

TPV21 - My Throwback - Big Justice Meets Small Lies


GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page reveals history's injustice through the eyes of Upton Sinclair.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time.


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Friday, May 19, 2017

TPV20 - My Throwback - Was Modern Love Invented


GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page shares the modern psychology of love based on C.S. Lewis and Catherine Hepburn.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time.


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Thursday, May 18, 2017

GPV65 Book Review - The Sellout


 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Sellout by Paul Beatty.  A novel by African American award winner who satirizes racism in America.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

 


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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

GPV59 Book Review - Romantic Comedies


 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Romantic Comedies: These Films Can Save Your Love by Pamela Jaye Smith. An unconventional film guide to Rom-Coms and how they can save romantic relationships.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

 


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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

GPV58 Book Review - A Spool of Blue Thread


 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler. The story of the Whitshank family legacy anchored through generations by their home.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

 


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Sunday, May 14, 2017

GP 220 - First Amendment Challenges


Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page have a roundtable discussion of “First Amendment Challenges.” How far can we really go? They cover questions such as:

 

  1. Does it mean total freedom? What about "Fire!" in a crowded theater?
  2. Is there a difference between gossip and slander? Libel?
  3. Plagiarism? Fair use? How might satire and parody be an exception? Fan fi
    ction?
  4. What about PC labels? 
  5. Rights to privacy for the deceased?
  6. What is Errors & Omissions insurance, and why might a creative person need it?
  7. What is an entertainment attorney, and what about copyright protection?
  8. What is the Digital Millenium Copyright Act

And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.

This episode airs on Hella Radio, KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding, Calif.


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Saturday, May 13, 2017

GPV64 Book Review - The Cat's Pajamas & Witch's Milk


Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Cat's Pajamas & Witch's Milk by Peter De Vries. A dark comedy in two novellas about man's vanity and woman's pride.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.


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Friday, May 12, 2017

GPV63 Book Review - The Marriage Plot


Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides. A coming of age story for three Ivy League students in the 80s.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.


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Thursday, May 11, 2017

GPV62 Book Review - Kafka at The Beach


Here's Gerald's audio book review of  Kafka at the Beach by Steve Bevilacqua. A layman's handbook for those falsely accused of felonies.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.


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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

GPV61 Book Review - The Gravity Well


Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Gravity Well by Stephen Sanford. Literally an astronomical study of patriotism.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.


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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

GP 219 - Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction


 

Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page have a roundtable discussion of “Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction.” They cover questions, including:

  1. What's the definition of Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic?
  2. What topics are included in this genre (worst-case political scenarios, cautionary tales, unintended consequences, day after Armageddon or The Rapture, worldwide pandemic, meteor impacts, aliens, and climate disaster)?
  3. Are these stories just variations on Horror?
  4. Can we think about these as simulations, or lessons learned?
  5. Is humanity's superior trait adaptability or intelligence?
  6. Are these books trying to help us, or avoid something-- or just give us a thrill by exploiting our worst fears?

And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.

This episode airs on Hella Radio, KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding, Calif.

 


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GPV60 - An Unlikely Truth


Here's Gerald's audio book review of An Unlikely Truth by John Rachel. A fictionalized drama featuring idealist activists in search of radical governmental change.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.


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Saturday, May 6, 2017

TPV09R1 - My Throwback - Kablooey L.A.


 

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us a local history lesson about the LA Times union time-bomb of 1910.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time.

 


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Friday, May 5, 2017

TPV08R1 - My Throwback - The Irishman Who Wanted a New Suit


 

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an throwback science/history lesson about John Stuart Bell's "quantam proof of human consciousness affecting matter."

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

TPV07R1 - My Throwback - The Garbo Effect


 

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball film history lesson about Greta Garbo's famed final shot in Queen Christina.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time.

 


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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

GPV45 BookReview - The Art Thief


 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Art Thief by Noah Charney. A three-fold- theft thriller dripping with art history.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

 


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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

GPV44R1 Book Review - Mistress of The Revolution


Here's Gerald's audio book review of Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors. Historical fiction is all about today!

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

 


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