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A New Five Star Review for Chrysalis Chronicles - The Eyes of the Desert Sand

Five Stars “This book was a really good book, especially for people who love fantasy. One of the reviews for the book said, ‘A charming debut from an author who is sure to draw comparisons to none other than J.K. Rowing – AuthorsOpen.’ I personally agree with them, and from me that is about the biggest compliment I can give a book.” – LibraryThing Early Reviewer.

Twitter Followers Cross-Promote Chrysalis Chronicles - The Eyes of the Desert Sand on Shelfari

Shelfari by Amazon.com joins the fire promoting Edwin Wolfes book, Chrysalis Chronicles - The Eyes of the Desert Sand. Visit their site at http://www.shelfari.com/books/28341243?syntc=twb&uid=madhoydenish

@literarymafia tweets, "I plan to read The Eyes of the Desert Sand by @Wormfreid (Chrysalis Chronicles)shelfari.com/books/28341243…."

Shelfari is a social cataloging website for books. Shelfari users build virtual bookshelves of the titles they own or have read, and can rate, review, tag, and discuss their books. Users can also create groups that other members may join, create discussions, and talk about books or other topics. Recommendations can be sent to friends on the site for what books to read.

Shelfari was launched on October 11, 2006. In February 2007. Amazon.com invested $1 million in Shelfari, and moved to acquire it a year later in August 2008. Shelfari continues to function as an independent book social network within the Amazon.com family of sites.

Congratulations Goodreads Giveaway Winners!

Our latest giveaway on Goodreads ended April 21st. More than 530 people had requested a copy of the Chrysalis Chronicles - The Eyes of the Desert Sand by Edwin Wolfe. Giveaway participants were from the United States and Canada. Twenty winners were selected and books were sent out on Monday.  

This was our second Chrysalis Chronicles giveaway on goodreads. Given the huge support from our Goodreads friends, we have decided that we will have yet another giveaway coming soon. 

A brief update . . . We've Updated our Events Calendar on Our Home Page

As we mentioned in our previous blog, weve begun our travels across the United States to book festivals, trade shows and conferences, and promoting our book to bookstores and libraries. We started in Los Angeles, California, attending the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, April 21st and 22nd.

From April 24th through May 3rd we will be in Hawaii, staying in Maui for ten days, available for author meet and greets and book signings with the local libraries, bookstores, and merchants. We will also be attending the 2012 San Fransico Book Festival, May 11th and 12th. On May 19th and 20th, we will be attending the Big Wow! ComicFest at the San Jose Convention Center. Then, on May 24th we will be in Chicago through May 29th. May 29th through June 4th we will be in Orlando, Florida, wrapping up June 4th through June 11th in Manhattan, New York. 

We will also be working with our distributor, BookMasters-AtlasBooks, to set up meet and greets and possible book signings with the local bookstores and libraries at the various venues described above.

In addition, simultaneiously, our book is being exhibited at several trade shows and conferences throughout the year.

For more information, visit the Events link on our homepage and download a PDF of our schedule.  

Please let us know if you would like us to visit your area.

Wolfe Checkouts the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in Southern California

The annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2012 event is being held at the University of Southern California this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, April 21st and 22nd. The festival began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The festival was an immediate success and has become the largest and most prestigious book festival in the country, attracting more than 140,000 book lovers each year.

Author Edwin Wolfe and his publisher, Lori Moeszinger, attended the event on Saturday and here is what he had to say when he was asked, "What did he think about the festival?"

"The event reminded me of a traditional festival, until I walked into the Young Adult section; everything seemed to be centered there as far as the people and the booths there seemed to be the most creative." 

This did not surprise his publisher as she has written articles about the frenzy among publishers and hollywood trying to come up with the next Harry Potter phenomena. 

Ms. Moeszinger was asked the same question, and here is what she had to say, "I was excited to meet our distributor, BookMasters-AtlasBooks Distributors, sales rep, Shelley Sapyta, face-to-face for the first time. Currently they are distributing four of our titles, and especially makng surprising strides in Australia even though we've only been working together for just a few weeks."

Ms. Moeszinger continued, "We were also there to checkout what people are doing when it comes to booth design and attractions, as we have begun drawing up plans for an elaborate booth of our own for future festivals and shows."

People of all ages from across Southern California and even other parts of the country attend the festival. The festival is a free public event, and includes exciting author events, storytelling, cooking demonstrations and poetry readings. The Festival of Books also includes nearly 300 exhitor booths representing booksellers, publishers, literacy and cultural organizations.

Florida Library Association Conference . . .

Look for our title, Chrysalis Chronicles – The Eyes of the Desert Sand by Edwin Wolfe at the Florida Library Association Regional Tradeshow conference, April 18th through 20th being held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida.

The Combined Book Exhibit booth joins the company of Baker & Taylor, Inc. Brodart Co., Ingram / Coutts, McGraw-Hill, Quality Books, Inc., San Jose State University, Unique Books, Inc., World Book, Inc. and many others.

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Find our title at the Combined Book Exhibit booth and pick up a free catalog in person or go online to their websites to view an electronic copy at www.combinedbook.com or www.thebookcheckout.com. Also, see our full-page ad in the catalog.

Texas Library Association Conference . . .

If you haven’t already found it, look for our title, Chrysalis Chronicles – The Eyes of the Desert Sand by Edwin Wolfe at the Texas Library Association Regional Tradeshow conference being held April 17th through April 20th! The conference is being held at the George R. Brown Convention center in Houston, Texas.

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At the Texas Library Association, they offer a diverse array of conferences, meetings, networking venues, and other continuing education opportunities. For the first time, the TLA presented a series of special webcasts to preview the exciting programs at the annual conference – online at www.txla.org/conference-previews.

Find our title at the Combined Book Exhibit and pick up a free catalog in person or go online to their websites to view an electronic copy at www.combinedbook.com or www.thebookcheckout.com. Also, see our full-page ad in the catalog.

The London Book Fair Conference . . .

The London Book Fair international tradeshow conference held Monday April 16th through April 18th just wrapped up. Our title, Chrysalis Chronicles – The Eyes of the Desert Sand by Edwin Wolfe was displayed at The Combined Book Exhibit booth. If you weren’t able to attend, you can go online to The Combined Book Exhibit’s websites to view an electronic copy of the catalog that was distributed at the show at www.combinedbook.com or www.thebookcheckout.com. Also, see our full-page ad in the catalog.

Now in its 41st year, The London Book Fair continues to be the global market place and leading business-2-business exhibition for rights negotiation and the sales and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. With over 400 seminars and events, 1,500 international exhibiting companies and 24,500 publishing professionals, The London Book Fair encompasses the broad spectrum of the publishing industry.

The conference was held at Earis Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road, London:

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Wolfe Continues to Ascend...Another 4-Star Review from LibraryThing Early Reviewers

"13-year old Ethan Fox has always had an odd life, he has no memory of his life since the age of eight; has a father who enjoys making quirky videogames, and was recently almost abducted by two vampires and a hooded stranger.

Ethans life becomes immeasurably odder when he meets a strange, when he meets a Haley, strange girl Ethan feels drawn to, at the beach near an amusement park and they both fall down a hole into a strange land. Once there, Haley and Ethan are both introduced to the Caretakers, a group of mythical creatures and human-like aliens who are tasked with maintaining order in the supernatural world. Ethan and Haley also discover that they may hold the key to the Caretakers fight against the Grimleavers, a group of individuals bent on exposing the human world to supernatural elements and generally wreaking havoc.

Throughout the book Wolfe skillfully twines modern elements such as iPhones, and supernatural elements such as vampires together for a fun and interesting read. Even though this novel can at times seem to have the feel of some elements of the Wizard of Oz and Alice and Wonderland, the Eyes of the Desert Sand expounds on these foundations in an original and modern way. The Eyes of the Desert Sand is a refreshing fantasy novel, the author isnt afraid to take creative license and twist characters and supernatural elements to his own whims. Unlike, many other YA fantasy novels in todays market, this one doesnt evoke the slightest feeling of Deja vu in the reader; Wolfe truly creates his own world. 

The first Chrysalis Chronicles book shows enormous potential and if the author continues to expand, he will have a great series. The book is at times fast-paced and the reader will have to pay close attention to keep the thread of the plot in several chapters. However, for readers that are tired of the current markets YA fantasy options, solace can be found in Wolfes work.

For all of its good points, The Eyes of the Desert Sand, falls short in a few areas, a few plot twists that the other would have done well to present a little more obscurely, will be able to be guessed early in the book by many readers. Also the cover leaves a lot to be desired, it is unimaginative and a poor contrast to the high-quality text that the author has produced, on the basis of the cover many readers may be reluctant to buy the book. 

Age Group: 10 and up

Content: very mild references to violence, mythical situations and animals that may scare some kids, references to a failed kidnapping. (Four Stars)."

Pennsylvania School Library Association Conference

Look for our title, Chrysalis Chronicles – The Eyes of the Desert Sand by Edwin Wolfe at the Pennsylvania School Library Association Regional Tradeshow conference this Thursday through Saturday, April 12th through 14th being held in Hershey, Pennsylvania at the Hershey Lodge and Conference Center. This 39th Annual Conference theme: librarians – indispensable guides features keynote speaker, Pam Berger and banquet speaker, Jim Murphy.

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Few venues exemplify the adage “quality of quantity” quite like the Pennsylvania School Library Association – especially when they hold their annual conference in the popular venue in Hershey, PA. While the thousand-member association might not be the largest, its annual shows’ attendees (which averages about 750 each year in Hershey) spend more time going through the exhibits, and specifically the Combined Book Exhibit’s bookcases, than any other. It’s not uncommon for a single librarian to spend over an hour at a time going through the Combined Book Exhibit collection book by book, and it’s rare for there to be any catalogs leftover at the end of the show. To guarantee effective marketing, PSLA is a great venue!

Find our title at the Combined Book Exhibit and pick up a free catalog in person or go online to their websites to view an electronic copy at www.combinedbook.com or www.thebookcheckout.com. Also, see our full-page ad in the catalog.