Moriarty's The Chaperone draws buzz as Roaring Twenties tale
Author Moriarty previews her fourth novel The Chaperone set in the 1920s centered on Louise Brooks. Riverhead Books promotes the release with a big push as blogs and USA Today hype the book as a summer hot fiction pick. Morrison notes Brooks's Kansas roots and New York chaperone dynamic shaping the plot.
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Chaperone author Laura Moriarty to discuss novel
Lawrence Public Library hosts author Laura Moriarty for a talk on The Chaperone. The event at 7 p.m. Monday June 18 features discussion of the historical backdrop, character Cora the chaperone, and Moriarty's research process.
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Indie publishing reshapes authors profits and choices
Authors embrace indie routes like Smashwords Amazon Createspace and Lulu to publish e books and print on demand. Altenbernd chose a traditional printer for 300 copies of Kaw Valley Boys after paying On A Limb Publishing Tulsa for prep work.
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Lawrence Authors Shine In Local Indie Book Picks
A Lawrence sampler highlights independent writers. Larry Day's Day Dreaming offers humorous 700 word essays on topics from Hometown Folks to Government. Bart Altenbernd recounts farm life in Raw Valley Boys while Carol Noe shares the tragic Farewell My Free Bird. Heidi Rank and Raven Book Store advocate local self published titles and author support.
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E-Book Publishing Costs and Market Outlook
The piece explains e book publishing costs vary by platform format and services with no ISPN needed for e books. It notes promotional overhead and potential costs reaching thousands and compares Amazon royalty options of 70 or 35 percent. It cites market value projections above five billion dollars by 2016, up from two billion in 2011.
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Drawing Class Feature at Lawrence High School
Chief photographer Mike Yoder captured a group of six girls sketching outside Lawrence High School. He experimented with angles from low ground to distant framing and highlighted a foreground student’s illuminated sketch pad for a distinctive image in the drawing class in action series.
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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth announce engagement
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth announced their engagement on May 31 after meeting on the 2009 set of The Last Song. Hemsworth proposed with a 3.5 carat diamond ring. Cyrus plans a new album while Hemsworth shoots two films before Hunger Games sequel work.
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