Banned Books Week Giveaway!

I can't believe it's banned books week again! 

In honor of Banned Books Week, I am giving away my trio of Phantom books to a random commenter (to be chosen by Random.org). The winner may choose the format: digital, paperback, or audio (GREAT NARRATION ON THIS SERIES, just sayin') 

BE SURE TO LEAVE ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN NOTIFY YOU IF YOU WIN! (Giveaway ends Oct. 2, 2016)

GOOD LUCK now GO OUT AND READ A BANNED BOOK JUST FOR FUN!

Stevie-girl and the Phantom Pilot http://ow.ly/rkYrw

Book Two Phantom Student http://tinyurl.com/d47a8hs

Book Three Crybaby Bridge http://tinyurl.com/n7pusfw

Audio http://tinyurl.com/p7fdpjm

I'll bet everyone is familiar with certain banned books like Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man about the horrors of racial discrimination, 

but did you know the chunky children's book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See was once banned by the Texas Board of Education. Author Bill Martin Jr. happens to Texas Board of Ed because Bill Martin, Jr (the author) has the same name as a Marxist theorist and no one checked to see if they were the same person. Talk about oversight. Sheesh!

For another surprise, check this out. In 1987 the Anchorage, Alaska school board voted to ban the American Heritage Dictionary because of entries for slang words like "knocker," and "balls." I may be twisted, but I think that's funny. As if any self-respecting teen would check out the dictionary to learn new slang.

Those are only a few of the strange reasons books get banned, and while my Phantom series hasn't been banned--to my knowledge--it did have several religious references cut by the publisher. I've restored some of those references in the first book, but not all. 

Afterthought: Censorship comes in many forms.

It's Here - Lilac Lane on Audio!

Comment to win this new audio book - the first fifteen comments win!

http://ow.ly/5LCs303i9uo

Stevie-girl and the Phantom Pilot Book One

What does this song have to do with Stevie-girl and the Phantom Pilot?

Stevie-girl and the Phantom Pilot ~ Book One ~ http://tinyurl.com/6wl3oe2

Stevie-girl and the Phantom Student ~Book Two ~ http://tinyurl.com/6wl3oe2

Crybaby Bridge http://tinyurl.com/6wl3oe2

Also available on Audible.com http://tinyurl.com/p4gr2cb

FREE Audio Review Copies!

Psst ~ I had so much fun with Venture Galleries when they interviewed me about audio books and book tours and . . . oh, a little bit of everything. http://shar.es/Dq3JP 

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving ~ we had the traditional turkey/ham and all the trimmings with twenty or so family members, then the Dude and I took off for Austin to attend the Braun Family Thanksgiving Get Together at The Moody Theater (home of Austin City Limits).  It was a great show.  In addition to Papa Braun, we also saw Reckless Kelly and Micky and the Motorcars all onstage together.  I love live music, especially from singer/songwriters such as these (give a listen to RK's Wicked, Twisted Road, it's one of my all time favorite songs), and you seriously can't beat strolling weird downtown Austin just for fun.

When we returned, I was pleased to find that ACX has provided me with numerous copies of the AUDIO version of STUTTER CREEK (She went looking for an old flame and found a serial killer instead) which was narrated by the bestselling author, Stephen Woodfin.  Go here to listen to a sample, http://ow.ly/r7MM0

I also have FREE AUDIO copies of ALL FOR LOVE (contemporary fiction) and STEVIE-GIRL AND THE PHANTOM PILOT (ghost story) in exchange for reviews.  http://tinyurl.com/l62zjek

Seriously, how can you possibly go wrong with a deal like that?  Just leave me a comment at the bottom of this post telling me which book you want to review...

Afterthought: Did you do any Black Friday shopping?  Folks (read that as adults) at one of our local Wal-Mart stores were pepper sprayed for fighting.  No, I wasn't there, just saw the video, but sheesh how ridiculous.  Wait, did I really say adults?