'ANNA'S SONG'- Bolerjack and Jones

ANNA EBBESSEN grew up in a soddie on a farm her father homesteaded after the Cherokee Strip land-run in 1893. At barely seventeen, her mother insists that she leave home to seek a better life. Anna feels guilty about leaving her mother with her abusive, drunken father but decides to stay with her uncle until she can determine what to do. When given the opportunity to work as a hired girl for the Muellers, she accepts even though she is homesick and must move a great distance from her family. The Muellers’ modern farm has many conveniences and their lifestyle is vastly different from what Anna has experienced. In their home for the first time she hears the Bible read, she learns about salvation and what a happy family should be. While living there she meets JOHN DAVIS, an “entirely satisfactory” man, only to learn that her mother has been put in a mental hospital, and she is expected to return home as her father’s caregiver. She is faced with a choice, accept her responsibility and face her father’s abuse and hostility, or stay and have a chance to fulfill her dreams.

About the Authors:  Areline Bolerjack grew up in Alva, Oklahoma, near her grandparents’ homestead where this story took place. She graduated from the Cadet Nurse Corps and is a retired Register Nurse. For nearly 15 years she wrote a column for two newspapers under the byline, Something Special. In 1982 she published her first cookbook which was revised and reprinted. Anna's Song is her first novel. Her home is in Blackwell, OK. Barbara Wright Jones is an award winning and published author of a biography, several articles, and short stories. She also has written a book of finger puppet plays and curriculum books for Spanish language teachers. She is a retired teacher and she and her husband, Kenneth, live in Meeker, OK.

Available via Amazon

OKLAHOMA AUTHORS WRITTEN ABOUT

Authors Marilyn A. Hudson and Cullan Hudson were recently featured in a news article titled "Oklahoma authors pen scary novel."  It was written by Ken Raymond  for NewsOK.com.    The paranormal suspense novel, The Mound is available on Amazon.com and BN.com

Tulsa Woman Publishes First Book

MOMMY AND ME DOGGIE WASH by Tenisha Edwards is a fun story, inspired by true events, and is about a young boy and his love for dogs and the doggie wash business he started with his mother. Chock full of fun life lessons about responsibility and kindness, it is a heartwarming tale sure to entertain. Be sure and watch the TV News interview below.   A perfect addition to the summer reading list, birthday gift,  or for vacation reading.

Book site : http://www.pagesofwonder.com/edwards.html

Fox interview about the book:  http://www.fox23.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=2144430

EXCITING BOOK EXPLORES CHEROKEE HISTORY

Following the earthquakes of 1811, false prophets appeared among The Real People. The Cherokee struggled to revitalize their ancient religion amidst witchcraft, missionaries, and white intrusion of every kind. The Myth Makers, a family saga, explores the resulting fractured myths. Set against the backdrop of Indian Removal, Comes Back at Night, the medicine man, Isaac Smoke, and Raincrow attempt to piece together a shattered world. Upon arrival in the new Indian Territory, 1839 Raincrow fulfills his destiny and a little girl named Quatie begins to embark on what will become hers.


A registered member of the Cherokee Nation and former high school English teacher, Judith Houston-Emerson studied four years at the Art Students League in New York City, worked for the National Museum of the American Indian, and was a consultant for the Cherokee and Philbrook Museums in Oklahoma. As a visual artist, she taught Art History of the American Indian at the University of Central Oklahoma.


J. Houston-Emerson is a writer, storyteller, painter, and teacher. Her inspiration comes from Cherokee cultural heritage and her creative work in the arts. Her debut novel "The Myth Makers" is at its core a family story, and yet its broader narrative engages the reader in the complex history of Indian Removal and the earlier days of Indian Territory. The author's series of paintings "The Shape Shift Series" is grounded in her understanding of this history and her own first-hand experiences in a similarly complex world.  - John Haworth (Cherokee), Director National Museum of the American Indian's Heye Center, New York City


The Myth Makers cover art painted by J. Houston Emerson. Order here.

'STRANGE STATE" Author Interview and Travel Fall 2010

Cullan Hudson, author and freelance graphic artist, was recently interviewed on the blog Autumn Forest about his popular book, Strange State: Mysteries and Legends of Oklahoma. He will also be traveling the state this fall talking about his book and research. He may have some spots open for your location.

He admitted in the interview that he his preparing the sequel, Stranger State, and working on other projects just as fascinating.

His fall appearances include the Boggy Depot Bigfoot Conference where he will join internationally known research Nick Pope as a presenter. Also,

September 18, 2010 - Chisholm Trail Book Festival (Pending); October 9, 2010 - Author Presentation and Book Signing at Enid Public Library; Oct 22-23, 2010 - Boggy Depot Bigfoot Conference. More are pending and will be announced as details solidify.

MEET THE AUTHOR: Dennis McDonald

"Enter a world where the supernatural, the macabre, and the horrific collide."

In this anthology of deliciously strange tales - be sure and keep the lights high and bright. More than once you will need the reassurance brought by that pool of warm and reassuring illuminance that you are indeed wide awake....

Dennis McDonald is a game designer, horror director, scriptwriter, and a fan of scary movies since he was a child in the 1960's. He lives in Oklahoma.


Title: 13 Nightmares
Author: Dennis McDonald Publisher: iUniverse, Bloomington, IL, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-595-53498-2
Cost: $15.95 Available: Barnes & Noble.com, Amazon.com

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!

Our next Border Queen Book Festival, honoring an early name for Comanche, Oklahoma, will be held on March 7th , 2009 (Sat.) from 10 am until 3 pm (or later if customers are still coming.) The first festival saw authors of nonfiction, romance, suspense, history, children's literature, religious/inspirational works, and so much more!

Set ups will be at 9 am on the 7th of March. There will be a fee of $5.00 per author. That will defray the cost of utilities for this event. Food will be there for the customer and author to purchase, no menu has been settled on yet but I'm thinking Hot Dog/ Hamburger/ Salad type of thing for people, to purchase -but it will be reasonable. I should have a motel with a block of rooms at a lower price reserved as time nears - in Duncan, 8 miles north of Comanche. There will be room for 40 tables and no more, all tables will be isle tables accessible for the attendee to approach any author. Your decoration and salesmanship will determine your sales. I hope to have lots more advertising going on this year with a bigger head start than the first one. There will be no speaker, but I am looking for a caricaturist. Know anyone? They will set up and sell their work to the people, $5.00 fee for this space. I will ask those who want to attend to contact me to reserve your name; later ask for your non-refundable fee of $5.00 to reserve your place. It will be first come first serve. Any cancellation will be the only space left available for those listed in the name reservations that want to come. I will need your name first and you will be the first considered, your reservation money will be asked for much later.

This is the information I have at present. Hope you can make it. Get your name in to me as soon as possible so we can reserve a place. You are welcome to have 2 to a table if you wish, your choice, but it is $5.00 per entry. It will be a great time meeting people, networking, and selling books! The Schools will be advertising for this event as well as many other places.
Make your name reservation as soon as possible. Blessings, Tonya shookum@pldi.net580-439-6912

Contact your state representatives and legislators! Wouldn't it be wonderful if school systems and communtiies across the region, and even statewide, would set apart that day and the Saturday of other book festivals, in order to highlight literacy in our state? Help promote a CELEBRATION OF LITERACY in Oklahoma! School children and teachers would be free of other school activities (sports, tests, etc.) on that day and local schools could arrange to accept CEU's for attending the event.

Bookmark: the BQBF blog - updates and additional information will be added there as it appears.

Read on Oklahoma!

MEET THE AUTHOR: Ed Koonce

Have you heard about....? "ABOVE THE STORM" (click contact the author)

Description: Josh Matthews, returning wounded from Vietnam and deserted by his high school sweetheart, finds renewed hope through Becky O'Donnell, a girl who has matured from an adolescent "pest" into a beautiful young woman. Becky shares her Christian faith and helps Josh rise above his depression to become a respected pastor. Complications arise when his high school flame reappears to win him back, and a cult leader, who calls himself "The Prophet" devises a plan to send his followers to their deaths. Josh must lay aside his clerical robes and resort to using all his Marine training in order to save them. This books is available from the publisher in many formats: Wings ePress, Inc, Published: 2006, 2006 Fictionwise Release Date: November 2006 . You can read an interview with the author at http://www.wings-press.com/interviews/Ed%20Koonce%20Above%20The%20Storm.htm

2008 Oklahoma Writers Conference

Have you heard about....?

The 2008 Oklahoma Writer's Conference, "Fantastic Forty, Writer's Glory!" will be May 1-3, at the Reed Conference Center, 5800 Will Rogers Road, Midwest City.

Registration Form & Details
http://www.owfi.org/Conference/ConferenceRegistrationForm/tabid/64/Default.aspx

Keynote speakers / Workshop leaders
http://www.owfi.org/Conference/ConferenceSpeakers/tabid/61/Default.aspx

AUTHOR LISTS ONLINE - Famous OK Authors

Every year school students must research the noteworthy in Oklahoma. Several groups have compiled lists related to the well-known and award winning authors of the state.

Oklahoma authors
http://www.bartlesville.lib.ok.us/goodreads/general%20fiction/oklahoma%20authors.htm

OOK Authors by Grade levels
http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/literatureanda/

http://www.odl.state.ok.us/ocb/authors.htm

Oklahoma Center for Poets & Writers
http://poetsandwriters.okstate.edu/halloffame/index.html

Books about Oklahoma
http://www.readonoklahoma.com/

2008 Conference
http://www.redroom.com/event/oklahoma-writers-federation-conference

MEET THE AUTHOR: Marilyn A. Hudson

Life is just too short for only one hat, says Marilyn A. Hudson, and so she juggles several at a time. She is a library director, a storyteller, and an author. She has published, under her own umbrella of Hudson House Publishing/Whorl Books Imprint, two children's books, "Elephant Hips are Expensive!" (illustrated by Haley Fulco) and "The Adventures of a Sooner Space Monkey", a manual "Off the Page! Basic Tips for Conducting a Story Time", and a series of small booklets, called "Thumbprints", offering suspense/paranormal, history, and religious reading. She also manages several blogs and web-sites providing information about various Oklahoma groups and events. Marilyn is the co-author and project manager for the history of Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, OK. The book provocatively titled "One Night Club and A Mule Barn" chronicles their simple roots in 1946 to the present. It was published by Tate in 2006. She is also co-writing a suspense novel.