Press Release 2012

December 18

Carol McCloud's Have You Filled a Bucket Today? has been listed in the top ten of the 100 Most Inspiring Children's Books by the Children'sBookGuide.com.

October 25

Dick Vitale's Getting a W in the Game of Life: Using my T.E.A.M. Model to Motivate, Elevate, and Be Great had a great review in the Brandonton Herald (October 9).

September 28

Dan Frischman, author of Jackson & Jenks Master Magicians had a spot "Extra!" -- watch the video and see the Magic come alive.

September 17

The Wayward Moon by Janice Weizman has been reviewed by the Jewish Book Council and in ForeWord Reviews (August).

September 4

The Book of Kale: The Easy-to-Grow Superfood 70+ Recipes has been reviewed in the Boston Globe (July 17, 2024), the Denver Post (July 10, 2024), and the Minneapolis Star Tribune (August 8, 2024). There is also ongoing advertising through a Google Ad campaign and Facebook Ad campaign. The author recently did an interview with Splendid Table on American Public Radio, which should air soon.

Edible Landscaping: Urban Food Gardens That Look Great and A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of California were featured on LA Weekly's blog for "5 Labor Day DIY Projects: Build a Winery, Plant a Rooftop Garden + Make Moonshine."

The author of Your Dog's Golden Years: Manual for Senior Dog Care Including Natural Remedies and Complementary Options had an interview with Animal Radio at the end of August. The author also has recently done interviews for Pet Life Radio and Arrff.com. She will be doing another interview with Pet Life Radio on October 8th.

August 27

Northern Gardener: Perennials That Survive and Thrive was reviewed on the Chicago Botanic Garden website.

Sow Simple was reviewed on the Chicago Botanic Garden website.

A Penance was reviewed in Publishers Weekly (6/25/2012).

The Frame Called Ruin was reviewed in Publishers Weekly (6/25/2012).

August 20

Friends Forever by Amy Arielhas been awarded the 2012 Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award for outstanding contributions to children's literature in the religion category. The Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award highlights excellence in family-friendly books covering the broad expanse of a child's existence, helping them grow socially, emotionally, ethically, intellectually, and physically. The list of winners is promoted throughout the year with additional activity and lesson plan resources made available.

June 4

POPULAR FICTION PERIODICALS is an Award-Winning Finalist in the History: Media/Entertainment category of the 2012 International Book Awards

April 11

PPG is now distributing titles from North Star Press of St. Cloud. You can see available titles by searching our site for "North Star" or visiting North Star's website.

February 22

Jim Stembridge's Fifty State Capitols: The Architecture of Representative Government was featured in USA TODAY in the article "10 great places to walk through history at state capitols."

January 25

Fred Weintraub's Bruce Lee, Woodstock and Me had an article in the Jewish Journal.

January 19

There was a feature about Jim Stembridge's Fify State Capitols in the travel section of the Oregonian this week; it appeared in the print edition on Sunday.

Marv Levy' Between the Lies was mentioned in the LA TIMES. It hit the national wires via the LA Times news service and was in printed editions of the LA Times yesterday. It probably will be reprinted in about 20 papers around the country.

Victoria Ruvolo and Robert Goldman's No Room for Vengeance had an article in the Huffington Post

Fred Weintraub's Bruce Lee, Woodstock and Me had an article in the Santa Monica Daily Press and the Palisades Post.

Stephen Gallup's What About the Boy? has had several reviews online:
infoineed.com
Mommy Rantings
Jeanz Book Read N Review
Women Connect Online