GPF600 Featurette Mashup - More Book Reviews and Essays

Here’s a compilation of short book reviews and from our GetPublished! Radio show:

Our host Gerald Everett Jones reviews Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors. Historical fiction is all about today!

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.

Tom shares a throwback science-history lesson about John Stuart Bell's "quantum proof of human consciousness affecting matter."

Tom gives us a history lesson about the Los Angeles Times union time-bomb of 1910.

Gerald reviews The Art Thief by Noah Charney, a mind-twisting art-history thriller.

Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. And there's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #selfpub #amwriting #podcast

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AB604 Christmas Karma - Audiobook Sample

Narrator Andrea Mitchell reads an excerpt from our show host's novel about the holiday blues (Audible.com). #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #holiday

There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV604 Book Review - I Do and I Don't

Here's Gerald's audio book review of I Do and I Don't: A History of Marriage in the Movies by Jeanine Basinger. #bookreview #hollywood #filmstudies #podcast Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts, a 100-year old scandal in the art world.

There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV603 Book Review - Ballad of The Black and Blue Mind

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Ballad of the Black and Blue Mind by Anne Roiphe. #bookreview #litfic #psychiatry #mentalhealth #selfpub #amwriting Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV602 Book Review - The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley.  Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #bookreview #litfic #mosley #amwriting #selfpub There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV601 Book Review - The Forgery of Venus

Here's Gerald's book review of The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber, a thriller about art crime and psychosis. #artcrime #arthistory #podcast Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts, a 100-year old scandal in the art world.

There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GP700 - Preacher Finds a Corpse - Sample Audio

Listen to the new mystery-thriller

Preacher Finds a Corpse

in 24 daily half-hour episodes
starting Sunday, July 7 at 7:30 PM Eastern Time

(Listen whenever you like. Each episode will stay live for three days.)

That's right. Starting Sunday evening on the holiday weekend (July 7), we'll be posting Preacher Finds a Corpse: An Evan Wycliff Mystery in a daily series of half-hour episodes (some longer, some shorter). Posts will show up in our feed at 7:30 PM each night Eastern Time, until the last episode on Tuesday evening, July 30. Each episode will stay live for three days, so you can listen at your convenience. #ALAAC19 #podcast #audiobook #mysterythriller #booklovers #bookreviewers

Or, if you can't wait and love to binge, you will be able to buy your own copy of the audiobook from Audible or Amazon.

Book release in paperback and ebook (Kindle and EPUB/Nook) won't be until August 12. You can pre-order books from your favorite bookseller.

Here's the story. A lapsed divinity student who is fascinated by astrophysics finds his best friend shot dead in a cornfield. It looks like suicide. Having returned to his farm roots near Lake of the Ozarks, Evan works as a skip tracer for the local car dealer. He learns his friend was involved in a dispute over farmland ownership that goes back two centuries - complicated now by plans to make an old weapons facility into a tourist attraction. First in a series.

Image credit: Jose De Jesus Cervantes Gallegos © 123rf.com. Audiobook © 2019 La Puerta Productions.

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GP610 - What is A Book Shepherd

Who can tell an author where the pitfalls are before she breaks an ankle? Joining Gerald, Cheyenne, and Tom is Sharon Goldinger, Vice President of the Publishers Association of Los Angeles, who is a professional book shepherd. Sharon is a professional writer and editor and the owner of PeopleSpeak, and she’s an expert on manuscript preparation. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast

Then Steven Spatz, CEO of BookBaby, tells us what his survey of 8,000 authors discovered about what works and what doesn't in the marketplace.

Host Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.

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TPV621 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. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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TPV620 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 Katharine Hepburn. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV665 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. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV659 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. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV630 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. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview

Gerald Everett Jones is author of Christmas Karma (an homage to Anne Tyler) and host of the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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AB603 Mr Ballpoint - Audiobook Sample

Narrator Michael Gilboe reads and excerpt from our show host's comic novel Mr. Ballpoint about the wacky sales campaign that introduced the first ballpoint pen in 1945 (Audible.com). #selfpub #amwriting #podcast #humor #ballpoint

There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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TPV606 My Throwback - Where Have All The Commies Gone

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson about Communism as a quasi-religious faith that might not be quite dead. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

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GPV643 Book Review - Submission

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Submission by Michel Houellebecq. In this dystopian novel, the Muslim Brotherhood takes over the government of France in a free election. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

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GPV642 Book Review - The Girl on the Train

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. A creepy, suspenseful love triangle - no, wait, it's hexagon! Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts.  There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

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GPV641 Book Review - Affliction

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Affliction by Russell Banks. Inside the disturbed mind of a nice guy who is capable of murder. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

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GPV638 Book Review - Unpronounceable

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Unpronounceable by Susan diRende. Sci-fi satire in the offbeat traditions of Douglas Adams and Kurt Vonnegut. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

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GP621 - 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? #amwriting #selfpub #podcast

Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.

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TPV622 My Throwback - Zabriski Pointless

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page critique's the film Zabriski Point, saying it focused on the wrong American nihilism. #podcast #essay #filmhistory #moviebuff

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV669 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. Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview

There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV668 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. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV667 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. Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV666 Book Review - The Handmaid's 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. Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview

There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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