Rancho Mirage, CA Writers Festival

On January 8, 2015 By Charlie
Serving as a Moderator at the Rancho Mirage (CA) Writers Festival later this month from January 21-24th is Hollywood movie studio exec and newsman Peter Bart. Authors appearing at the fest include Debra Tate, sister of the late actress Sharon Tate, who will talk about her new book SHARON TATE:  RECOLLECTION  as well as award [...]
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FERGUSON, MO BOOK???

On August 29, 2014 By Charlie
FERGUSON, MO – – A Los Angeles-based author & screen writer who has penned many screenplays for some top box office hit films is now drafting the outline for a book on the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, MO.  Stay tuned….
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Bob Dylan book WHO IS THAT MAN? by David Dalton is a must read

On June 12, 2014 By Charlie
I totally recommend David Dalton’s book on legendary folk/rock singer & composer Bob Dylan.  See Kirkus Reviews link of WHO IS THAT MAN: IN SEARCH THE  REAL BOB DYLAN ?…book is an attempt to explain away the enigmatic pop music figure Dylan that has had so much influence on our culture for more than a [...]
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MOM IN THE MOVIES…a great new book from TCM and Time magazine’s Richard Corliss

On April 22, 2014 By Charlie
I enjoyed this book so much I wanted to tell all of you about it…Its called “Mom In The Movies”  and its from Turner Classic Movies Inc. and Time magazine’s Richard Corliss. Read what the publisher says about this new book…I literally read it in one day.  http://books.simonandschuster.com/Mom-in-the-Movies/Turner-Classic-Movies-Inc/9781476738260 With a foreword written by Debbie Reynolds [...]
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OSCARS and Books

On March 3, 2014 By Charlie
The win of  12 YEARS A SLAVE based on an 1853 book by Solomon Northup won as we all know the Academy Award for Best Picture of Year Sunday evening.  The win is a testament to how far a book based on a film with a Black hero  has come from the era of the [...]
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LA book publicist’s author guide to lit agents

On January 13, 2014 By Charlie
Many authors contact me about how best to find a book lit agent.  In this new publishing world we now live in…most publishers will not accept an author’s  proposal unless it comes from a REAL lit agent. While agents cannot guarantee your book will be published, they can make sure it gets into the right [...]
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LA Book publicist gives Author Alert on book-to-screen process

On November 15, 2013 By Charlie
CALLING ALL AUTHORS SEEKING SCREEN DEALS FOR THEIR WORK. Before signing a book deal with a publisher read carefully your contract spelling out you retaining your rights for a movie or TV series/special deal. Some publishers will want to keep screen rights, including new mobile apps,  solely for themselves…so beware please.  Many authors miss this [...]
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“Roman Polanski: A Retrospective” authored by LA writer James Greenberg arrives

On September 3, 2013 By Charlie
Los Angles book publicist news flash…LA author James Greenberg has penned a new book on controversial movie director Roman Polanski called “Roman Polanski: A Retrospective.”  Book is from Abrams Books publishers and out this week.  The detailed work talks all about Polanski’s life and is rich with photos spanning his more than 50 year film [...]
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Classic fairy tale book – – LILA: THE SIGN OF THE ELVEN QUEEN – – debuts August 20th from author Mark J. Grant

On August 7, 2013 By Charlie
Noted financial wizard columnist and CNBC-TV on-air contributor Mark J. Grant debuts his first young readers’  book  LILA: THE SIGN OF THE ELVEN QUEEN on Tuesday, August 20th. Publisher is Mascot Books. Mark’s new book goes against the trend of  “scary”  and trendy books for youngsters filled with witches, vampires, demons and other evil doers.  [...]
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PLANES premiere tonite in Hollywood

On August 5, 2013 By Charlie
At  Disney’s PLANES premiere tonight in Hollywood…it was a full house with media and stars…the full Hollywood treatment.   Film set to release later this week.  Actor Stacy Keach  (he plays  Skipper) was there tonight, who I worked with years ago as his publicist on a TV show called THIS DAY from producer Larry O’Daly.  Read [...]
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