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DEFROSTING COLD CASES REVIEWS ETA

"The book is just like the eyes on the cover: different. The abbreviation ETA reflects the fate of one of the main characters, Lorenzo Lartaun Izcoa. However, ETA of course, also stands for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna. The author gives an overview of the Basque Nationalist and Separatist Organization. As we learned recently, the ETA announced an end to violence. Whether this will truly be the end remains to be seen as the ETA did not announce what they will do with their weapons supply and what it will do to ensure that no splinter organization carries on violent campaigns with ETA signature actions.

Back to the book …

READ THE REST OF THE REVIEW HERE:

http://www.defrostingcoldcases.com/book-reviews/estimated-time-of-arrest-by-delphine-pontvieux

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Published on November 09, 2011 19:19

BLOG TOUR DE TROOPS THIS VETERANS DAY WEEKEND Nov 11-14

What could be better than getting a free eBook?

Why, giving one away to the men and women who have protected this country!

Join the indie book collective on Veteran's Day Weekend. Blog hop to dozens of authors sites where each is giving away not only an eBook to every commenter, but another one to a soldier! Plus extra prizes, as in a Kindle giveaway.

Just sign up for the newsletter and we'll point you in the right direction come November 11th all the way through the 14th.

Please help us make this Memorial Day one to remember! #supporttheauthors #supportthetroops #missnyet

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Published on November 04, 2011 10:44

CHICAGO BOOK EXPO NOV 19-20 2011

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MISS NYET PUBLISHING and DELPHINE PONTVIEUX will be in attendance at this year's Uptown Bookfair.

Buy Miss Nyet Books at the booth, included multi-award winner 'ETA-Estimated Time of Arrest' by Delphine Pontvieux and 'Pintxatu', not your grandma's cookbook!

Get your copy signed by Delphine Pontvieux, attend a book reading, a meet and great and panel discussions. Schedules and exact times and dates to be announced soon.

Get acquainted with many great Chicago area authors and small presses!

Chicago Book Expo activities engage 20,000 square feet in two historic structures:

the first floor of the Goldblatt's Building, former home to Borders Books (4720 N. Broadway); and
the basement of the Uptown Broadway Building, rumored to have been a speakeasy (4701 N. Broadway).

Hours are 10a.m.–6p.m. on Saturday, November 19, and 12–6p.m. on Sunday, November 20.

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS

Look for the ad in the Reader (November 4, 2011)

Advance press for the book expo:

http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/chicago-book-expo-coming-to-former-uptown-borders,63924/ http://chicagoist.com/2011/10/26/joan_of_arc_to_perform_world_premie.php

http://www.uptownupdate.com/2011/10/literary-extravaganza-historic-sites.html

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Published on November 03, 2011 13:22

Spooktacular Blog Hop winner

Kim C, from Naples Florida is the grand winner of the News from the frontline contest (Spooktacular Giveaway Hop).

She wins the following:

A SIGNED hardcover copy of Delphine Pontvieux's novel "ETA-Estimated Time of Arrest"
A hardcover copy of Pintxatu (a full color cookbook with a 19 track compilation cd)
An ETA bookmark
An Eiffel tower key chain (to celebrate the roots of Delphine Pontvieux, who is Franco-American)

Congratulations, Kim, and everyone who took part in the blog hop, as you were all winners of a short story by Delphine Pontvieux, titled "Amsterdamned if you do."
Do not miss our next online event, blog tour de force/tour de troops, benefiting our US soldiers. the more people participate, the more books are sent to the soldiers!

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Published on November 03, 2011 12:21

SAYING THANKS THIS NOVEMBER

2011 is already well into its 4th quarter, which makes us realize what they say is true:
time flies when we're having fun!
And we are thankful for that.

So this month, it is time to give our thanks to all of you who supported us one way or another, either by purchasing a book, attending a book signing or a reading with Delphine Pontvieux, choosing her novel for your next book club meeting, or just passing on the word about ETA-Estimated Time of Arrest, Pintxatu, Amsterdamned if you do and/or American Wasteland to your friends.

We have several events planned throughout the month which are taking place either right here on the world wide web or in Chicago, with more to be added as they get confirmed, so read on and mark your calendars!

ONLINE EVENTS :
"JUST BECAUSE": runs throughout the month of November

Delphine Pontvieux is offering one of her short stories for free, titled "Amsterdamned if you do" as a PDF ebook to every new fan who 'Likes' her page on facebook here or follows this blog (scroll all the way down to register).

Email us at missnyet AT missnyet DOT com with "just because" in the subject line so we can email you the story right away.

SPOOKTACULAR BLOG HOP is over

One lucky winner just won the grand prize today, a box crammed with Miss Nyet Publishing books, key chain, bookmarks and more.

BLOG TOUR DE TROOPS November 11-14
This is a big one, so mark your calendars to check our website for all the latest details. This event is organized by the Indie Book Collective and Delphine Pontvieux will be one of the featured authors.

OCCUPIED! A READING AT BEAUTY BAR

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Sunday, November 13 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Location

Beauty Bar Chicago

1444 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago

Created By

Two With Water Rx series

More Info

What is occupying your mind? Our anything but egalitarian tax code? Bailouts? Pumpkin pie??Come hear six talented authors share what keeps them "occupied."

Featuring:

Julia Borcherts

Bobby Evers

Geof Hyatt

Tanner McSwain

Delphine Pontvieux

John Wawrzaszek

Starts with a limited open-mic.

Hope to see you there!

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Published on October 31, 2011 08:23

WRITE CITY MAG – What do Hemingway and Pontvieux have in common?

Interviewed for Write City in Chicago by Randy Richardson

Delphine Pontvieux seems to have walked out of the pages of classic fiction. A striking figure – tall, athletic and blond – topped off with a French accent. She could be an Ian Fleming temptress. Or perhaps a Raymond Chandler femme fatale.

Even her life plays out like that of a modern-day Ernest Hemingway. In fact, she's almost followed – in reverse – the famous novelist's footsteps. While Hemingway was born here in Oak Park, Illinois, and took his well-chronicled travels to places like Cuba, Africa, Spain, France and Italy before returning back to the states, Pontvieux was born in France, in Versailles, and has since lived, studied and worked in Australia, the United States, Spain, and the Netherlands. She now calls Chicago home, after settling here in 1998.

She even seems carved out of the Hemingway larger-than-life mold. While Hemingway was known for running with the bulls, big game hunting and deep-sea fishing exploits, Pontvieux is a rock climber, scuba diver and actress (look for her in Miley Cyrus's 2011 film, LOL, in which she plays Joan of Arc's mother).

Now Pontvieux is, like Hemingway, also an author. In 2009, she published through her own press, Miss Nyet Publishing, her first novel, a political thriller titled ETA – Estimated Time of Arrest, winner of the Indie Excellence Book Award 2011 in the Thriller category.

ETA, like Hemingway's classic The Sun Also Rises, takes place in Spain. Pontvieux's debut even has an early scene in which her main character, Lartaun, runs with the bulls in Pamplona, the festival Hemingway made famous in The Sun Also Rises.

In ETA, Pontvieux tries to bring meaning to the polarizing Basque political struggles through Lartaun, who has been wrongly charged with the fatal bombing of a police station in his home town. Living under an assumed name in Mexico, he is given a chance to return by his childhood friend, Patxi, but with a price.

In this interview, Pontvieux describes her motivations for writing ETA, as well as her experiences in writing and self-publishing her first novel.

Read the full interview here:

http://chicagowrites.org/thewritecitymag.aspx?articleid=39

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Published on October 25, 2011 06:50

SPOOKTACULAR GIVEAWAY HAPPENS THIS WEEK!

Welcome to the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop!

WHAT IS A GIVEAWAY HOP?

This hop is organized by "I am a reader, not a writer" blog. (http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com) and co-hosted by Rhianna @ TheDiaryofaBookworm.

Over 425 blogs are participating in this book-related giveaway. (See the whole list at the end of the post). Basically, all these blogs are linked up together so you can easily hop from one giveaway to another and get the chance to win multiple gift bags and lots of free books throughout the week!

WHEN DOES IT TAKE PLACE?

The Spooktacular Giveaway Hop runs from Monday, October 24th to Monday, October 31st.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY?

We keep it super simple:

All we ask of you is to complete these two quick steps by October 31st:

#1:

-Like Delphine Pontvieux on Facebook by clicking here.

-If you are not on facebook, follow the MissNyet blog.

(To subscribe to the blog, click "follow" or scroll down to the end of the blog page to enter you email address under "Email Subscription to Miss Nyet's blog")

#2:

Send an email to missnyet at missnyet dot com with "Spooktacular giveaway hop" in the subject line.

Optional:

Show your support by writing a comment on the Miss Nyet blog entry(ies) of your choice. We appreciate the feedback!

Tell your friends to enter the contest as well by sharing this post on Facebook, Twitter and more.

Everyone is a winner!

By entering the giveaway contest, we will automatically email you a short story by Delphine Pontvieux, titled "Amsterdamned if you do." Our gift to you.

Contest prizes

2 winners will be selected every day to receive Delphine Pontvieux's Ebook version of her novel "ETA-Estimated Time of Arrest" in your preferred format (epub for Nook, Ipad etc, mobi for kindle or pdf.) All email entries will be entered for the big prize at the end of the week.

One contest winner will be picked at random and notified via email on November 1st. (if we don't hear back from you within 48 hours, we will pick another winner and so forth) We will mail the gift bag to the address of your choice anywhere in the US, Canada or EEC.

What's in the Grand prize?

A SIGNED hardcover copy of Delphine Pontvieux's novel "ETA-Estimated Time of Arrest"
A hardcover copy of Pintxatu (a full color cookbook with a 19 track compilation cd)
An ETA bookmark
An Eiffel tower key chain (to celebrate the roots of Delphine Pontvieux, who is Franco-American)

Let the luckiest win!

Wishing you a great week,

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The comprehensive list of blogs in the Spooktacular Giveway hop can be found here.

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Published on October 23, 2011 19:43

Chicago Writers Association – a glowing review of ETA

Delphine Pontvieux's writing in her international thriller "ETA: Estimated time of Arrest," is "inspired", Dan Burns writes in his review for CWA's book review site, Windy City Reviews.

Here are a few excerpts from the article:

The writing exhibited in ETA, simply put, is inspired. Writers are often told to "write what you know," and Ms. Pontvieux has done just that. The lush descriptions of the Basque region of northern Spain and the majestic and elaborate details used to create a visual for the reader of the mountains and valleys of southern France are details and descriptions of as seasoned traveller.

As a storyteller, Ms. Pontvieux has shared with us not only what she knows, but also her skill and craft at weaving a interesting plot that never loses its focus.

I was impressed with Ms. Pontvieux's deliberate attention to character development. Juggling the storylines of more than twenty characters in a novel is a challenge, but ensuring that each of those characters is unique and interesting is a true test of a writer's ability. Her primary characters certainly stand out as noteworthy and impressionable people, but even the characters with the smallest roles remained memorable for me long after I put the book down.

We read novels and stories to get away from our daily routine, to learn something new, and to travel to places that are dear to us or that we may only dream about. We read to experience what the author has experienced, what the author knows, and the unique perspective that the author brings to the story. ETA has delivered on all counts.

ETA: Estimated Time of Arrest is a tightly wound story of international intrigue and suspense, splashed across a canvas of European landscapes, environmental and political causes, and the art of mountain climbing.

Find the full review here:

http://windycityreviews.org/book-reviews/2011/10/20/review-eta-estimated-time-of-arrest.html#entry13397207

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