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Meet Megan Wong, author of YA novel Island Whispers Saturday August 4 at 2 pm at B&N Arboretum

7/23/2018

Author Event at The Arboretum

Saturday August 4
2:00 pm Eastern Time
Barnes and Noble Arboretum
3327 Pineville-Matthews Road
Charlotte, NC 28226

Island Whispers
Megan Wong will be signing copies of her debut YA novel, Island Whispers. You can also sign up to win a gift basket of Island Whispers merchandise!

Megan Wong was always a writer. Beginning in elementary school, she wrote stories and loved reading. As a freshman in high school, she began writing what would become her debut novel, Island Whispers. She loves creating worlds filled with magic and sharing stories that need to be told. She is currently an undergraduate student majoring in psychology with a minor in creative writing at North Carolina State University.

Connect with the author on Facebook @islandwhispersmw and follow her blog.

Read more about Island Whispers and shop merchandise!

Author Jeffrey Meyer launches blog on Goodreads

7/6/2018

Award-winning author Jeffrey Meyer has launched a blog on Goodreads to celebrate and explore his experiences with China and to address questions he's received about his Benjamin Franklin Award Winning novel, A Call to China. You can read an excerpt below and register for free at Goodreads to follow Jeffrey, read his blog, and write your own review of A Call to China.

Exploring China
I’ve decided to begin this blog because I wrote a novel, A Call to China, which was published ten months ago by IngramElliott Press. Since then I have received many responses and reviews (currently 28 on Amazon and 15 on Goodreads), and many personal communications, email and postal, and at book signings and book club discussions I have attended. These have touched on some of the main issues raised in the novel: religion in general, and specifically in contemporary China; sectarian groups in China, religious experience, pilgrimage, mediums and spirit writing; the position of women in society, both in China and America, explorations of different understandings of the meaning of “family” today; history and myth; politics and the individual. Read the full blog.

Jeffrey Meyer has always felt a connection to China. A professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for thirty-five years, Jeffrey taught Asian religions in the Religious Studies department, with a focus on Buddhism and Daoism. He is married with three grown children, currently living in Davidson, North Carolina. A Call to China is his first novel.

Author Chad A. Webster signing books at a very special event on July 7

6/29/2018

Author Chad A. Webster will be participating in a special event inspired by a family friend. Aloha Mint Hill! will support Queen's Grant student, Damon Gammon, in his battle against a rare cancer. The community event, dubbed Aloha Mint Hill, will include food trucks, Polynesian dancing and entertainment, games and face painting, and Chad will be signing his middle grade novel, Mystery Muffin and Soda Pop Slooth: The Legend of Mr. Creepy. Pick up a copy today in preparation for the next book in the series, Mystery Muffin and Soda Pop Slooth: The Ghost of Crippler's Creek.

Saturday July 7 from 5-9 pm Queen's Grant Community School
Queen's Grant Community School
6400 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd, Mint Hill, North Carolina 28227

Learn more at fb.me/GammonStrong

Clown William honored at the IPPY Awards Ceremony in NYC

6/18/2018

IngramElliott at the IPPY Awards

The Independent Publisher Book Awards hosted the winners of the 22nd Annual, 2018 "IPPY" Awards on May 29th in New York City, celebrating their incredible work with 300 medalists and guests. Click here to view more pictures from the Copacabana ceremony. The IE team was there to represent our winning author, Robin Elno, and his unique Western novel, Clown William. Clown William won a silver IPPY for Best First Novel and is being well-received around the globe!

We're excited to announce that the second book in the Clown William series is coming soon! Clown William and the Lincoln County War follows William, the reluctant gunslinger with Tourette's, as he escorts the lady Emily over the mountains and into Lincoln, New Mexico. There, he finds her brother John in a battle for survival in the infamous Lincoln county War. The sheriff and his posse of hired killers, secure under the protection of the courts and the governor, have a stranglehold on the town. Eastern newspapers called Lincoln "the most dangerous street in America." And that was before William arrived.

Winner of the Arizona Authors' Association Literary Award and the 2018 IPPY Award, Clown William is the first in a series that follows William's incredible journey from "clown" to "friend" to "hero."

You can read more about Clown William at IngramElliott. The book is available now at most major retailers and Clown William and the Lincoln County War is coming soon.

The author, Robin Elno, is a retired army colonel, semiretired psychiatrist, and full-time author. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, and is an active member of the San Antonio Writers’ Guild. Robin drew inspiration for William from a series of books and articles on the impact of neurological conditions on physical abilities. In his research, the author learned people with Tourette Syndrome can target point five times faster than average.

"The inspiration for Clown William came from an Oliver Sacks article (author of "Awakenings"). The speed and accuracy of those who have this condition inspired the creation of the character William and his subsequent adventures," says the author Robin Elno. "What might appear a handicap can also be an advantage. Nature puts things in balance. Our comic book heroes have strengths that rise out of a difference from ordinary people. So does William. I hope readers feel empowered by how William learns to accept the good and the bad."

Clown William featured in IPPY Winner section at BookExpo

5/29/2018

Clown William, Silver Winner in the 2018 IPPY Awards for Best First Book (Fiction) will be featured in a special IPPY Winners section at the 2018 BookExpo New Title Showcase in New York during this week's BookExpo event at the Javits Center. New Title Showcase is located in booth 1675 and will have a prominent banner above the booth reading NEW TITLE SHOWCASE so it's easy for attendees to find.

Clown William will be displayed along with other IPPY Award Winning titles at the 2018 BookExpo - the #1 book and author event in the industry.

IngramElliott will also be attending the IPPY Awards ceremony, held on May 29th at the legendary Copacabana Nightclub in Times Square for the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards Ceremony, celebrating our winning title!

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Clown William is a Silver Winner in the 2018 IPPY Awards!

4/20/2018

The Independent Publishers Book Awards ("IPPYs") – www.ippyawards.com – announced the winners in the 22nd annual IPPY Awards recognizing excellence in independent publishing. Conducted each year, the awards honor the year's best independently published titles from around the world.

IPPY medal-winning books will be celebrated on May 29th during the annual BookExpo publishing convention in New York, with gold, silver and bronze IPPY medallions awarded in 83 national, 24 regional, and 11 e-book categories. A special prize package will go to the 5,000 medalist of the program's 22-year history. This year’s contest drew 4,500 entries, and medals will go to authors and publishers from 43 U.S. states, 6 Canadian provinces, and 12 countries overseas.

The complete list of the 2018 Winners can be found on the Independent Publisher website.

IngramElliott's Clown William is a SILVER WINNER for BEST FIRST BOOK - FICTION and we share this honor with our author, Robin Elno!

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A Call to China is named a Silver Winner in the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards held April 6th in Austin, Texas

4/9/2018

A Call to China was named as a Silver Winner in Friday's IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards(TM), which include over fifty categories recognizing excellence in book publishing and are regarded as one of the highest national honors for independent publishers. Winners were announced April 6, 2018 during a gala dinner held in conjunction with IBPA Publishing University in Austin, Texas.

IngramElliott is proud to be an IBPA member and shares this prestigious award with author, Jeffrey Meyer.

See all the winners on the IBPA website and read the press release here!

Salem Wolf Heart Races the Medicine Wheel at Barnes & Noble

3/30/2018

Author Salem Wolf Heart recently held an amazing author event at Barnes & Noble Birkdale in Huntersville, NC. She demonstrated the lessons of the Native American Medicine Wheel for kids of all ages and signed her middle-grade novel, Benny Moon: Racing the Medicine Wheel.

Salem had a great turnout and IngramElliott appreciates all the great local support from the Barnes and Noble team! You can purchase Benny Moon at Barnes and Noble.com and in the Birkdale store.

The next book in the series, Benny Moon Eats Dirt is coming soon!

Benny Moon’s dream of winning the Motocross Nationals is about to come true.

After months of training, Benny finally makes it to the ultimate motocross competition. Even racing with bully Rick Skye doesn’t get Benny down. However, a few hours before the race, a fight with Rick gets Benny disqualified.

The family turns to Grandpa T for wisdom and guidance. He and Benny travel to Grandfather Mountain for a Native American Vision Quest, where Benny once again meets his animal spirits and an unexpected new friend.

Will Benny be able to use the lessons of the Medicine Wheel to get a second chance to fulfill his dreams?

IBPA Announces Finalists in the 30th Annual Benjamin Franklin Book Award(TM) Program; A Call to China honored

3/22/2018

The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) – www.ibpa-online.org – announced the finalists in the 30th annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ program recognizing excellence in books released by independent publishers during calendar year 2017. From close to 1,500 entries, over 100 more entries than last year, three or four finalists were named in each of fifty-four categories. The winner of each category will be announced during a special IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ ceremony, Friday, April 6, 2018 at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol in Austin, Texas.
The complete list of the 30th annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ finalists can be found on the IBPA website.

IngramElliott's A Call to China is a finalist in the Historical Fiction category and we share this honor with our author, Jeffrey Meyer!

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VIEW ALL FINALISTS ON THE IBPA WEBSITE

Indian Country named top four pick for Spring Reading

3/20/2018

Indian Country by John T. Young was highlighted in The Military Times Spring Reading Guide for Fiction for 2018! The titles selected highlight military-themed literary offerings for consideration.

Reviewer J. Ford Huffman notes the mix of thrills and literary quotes set in and around a Native American reservation as a "scene of action and a source of solace" in Indian Country and touches on the novels heroic themes.

Indian Country is an intense thriller is set against a backdrop of biker gangs, drug cartels, terrorism, and dangerous liaisons. It's available in eBook and print.

Learn more about author John T. Young, whose military background informs this novel with authenticity and familiarity, at his website and follow him on Facebook @YoungatArtinArizona.