Flashlight Books Opens in Walnut Creek

A new Indie bookstore has moved into the neighborhood!  Located at 1537 North Main Street.  Signed copies of Jill Hedgecock’s Rhino in the Room are now available there!

Check out their website:

https://www.flashlightbooks.com/

Rhino in the Room on Killer Christmans Gift Book List

So honored to have my novel, Rhino in the Room, featured on this list.  It makes an ideal holiday present for:

• Anyone who always wanted to go on an African s
  • afari or who is planning to go on safari and want to get a sneak preview of what to expect in a bush camp.
  • Animal lovers of all ages who love rhinos, elephants, and big cats
  • Tension junkies that enjoy a good page turner.
  • People who collect books for beautiful covers.

   

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Cover Reveal: Rhino in the Room

Cover Reveal. This rhino image is an original oil painting by Napa artist Anne Pentland (www.apentland.com) Stunning, isn’t it? Shout out to Andrew Benzie of Andrew Benzie Books (http://www.andrewbenziebooks.com)for the cover design.

The last place seventeen-year-old potential fashion designer, Claire, wants to go is on an African safari with her father. Her discovery of his extramarital affair has unleashed in her a tidal wave of anger towards him. Claire’s safari experience improves after meeting Junior, a handsome young guide. But when she breaks a critical game-drive rule, Claire and her father are pulled into the crosshairs of armed rhino poachers. Can Claire and her dad overcome their broken relationship to save their lives and save the last two black rhinos from extinction?

Novel to be released by Goshawk Press. The launch date is pending.

April 2018 Diablo Gazette & Exciting News – BooksNPieces Magazine Has Picked Up My Book Review Column

My April BookEnds column – a review of Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory –  appears on page 12 and my dog rescue column Ruby Dooby Do to the Rescue is on page 16.

http://www.diablogazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Diablo-Gazette-April-Digital.pdf

Also, I’m so happy to announce that my Book Review column has been picked up by BooksNPieces Magazine – an online magazine that gets about 2500 hits per day:
https://altpublish.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=130891d96159f416d470fc5a0&id=5f6adb7c08&e=b10d1fe1c1

January 2018 Diablo Gazette Articles

A prolific month:

Freelance article: Audubon Bird Count – page 3
BookEnds column: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles – page 14
Ruby Dooby Do to the Rescue – Blanche from Ozzies Pound Puppies – page 15
Freelance article: Dave Eary – Remember It’s for the Kids – page 18

http://www.diablogazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/JAN-01-18-DIABLO-GAZETTE-DIGITAL.pdf

December BookEnds and Ruby Dooby Do Columns for the Diablo Gazette

Page 12 has my review of Debbie Macomber’s Twelve Days of Christmas and page 16 has my Ruby Dooby Do column on Bentley – a deaf dog who has since publication of my article received a cataract operation so he can now see!

 

November Diablo Gazette: Veterans Day – Pets for Vets article, Book Review and Ruby Dooby Do to the Rescue

The November 2017 Diablo Gazette features my articles on ARF’s Pets for Vets program (page 16) and a sweet special needs german shepherd dog looking for his forever home in my Ruby Dooby Do to the Rescue column (page 16), as well as my BookEnds column review of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith on page 12.

http://www.diablogazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/NOV2017-GAZETTE-DIGITAL-.pdf

Hurricane Irma Dogs, A New Rescue Doggie Column and BookEnds

I had the great experience of being at the airport to cover the story about evacuated Hurricane Irma dogs (page 3).

I’m also pleased to announce that I will have a regular column “Ruby Dooby Do to the Rescue” where one special hard to place dog in a local rescue (page 11).

Lastly, this month I chose to review Joy Fielding’s Someone is Watching” on page 12.

September BookEnds Column and Elephant Tourism article

See page 11 for my BookEnds column review of The Zookeeper’s Wife and an article about ethical tourism with elephants on page 3.

 

August BookEnds Review and Panelist Announcement

My review of Chevy Steven’s Still Missing can be found on page 10 and the flyer on the So You Want to Write a Book event where I’ll be serving as a panelist is on page 6. I hope local aspiring novelists will come out to this event on Saturday, September 23rd at 1:30 at the San Ramon Library.