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Denniger Bolton, Wednesday 23rd guest on “Writing on the Air”

Tune in this Wednesday, 23rd of December on WRITING ON THE AIR, KOOP Radio 91.7 Austin, Texas, to meet local crime / mystery novelist, Denniger Bolton. So far, Denniger has written three novels in the the B.B. Rivers Mystery series, published by Javelina Books.

He has a fourth book coming out soon, and several new projects in development.

I’m very excited to have Denniger on the show, and I hope you will tune in to Koop Radio! You can also listen in from anywhere around the globe by going to Koop.org and clicking on the live stream. If you miss it, the show should be up on this website a few days after broadcast.

Among many other very interesting subjects, we will be talking with Denniger about his creative process. How he goes from a simple idea: two kids are murdered at Hippie Hollow, for example; to a full out romp of a mystery novel: Hippie Hollow, Murder on a Nude Beach which just happens to be his first novel in the B.B. Rivers Mystery Series.

We will also be discussing Mr. Bolton’s upcoming projects, a self-help book on how to self-publish & all the nitty gritty involved in the book business, and how Denniger goes about it.

That and so much more!

You should definitely tune in on Wednesday 23rd from 6 till 7 pm.

The hosts will be Mr. Dillon McKinsey, Dr. Dora Robinson, and myself, Francois Pointeau. Unfortunately, Lee K. Davis will not be present, as he will be traveling back home to visit his family for the holidays.

If you simply cannot wait till Wednesday to meet Denniger, you can meet him in person, as well as many other really cool authors such as Robert Stikmanz, Gary Kent, Gabrielle Faust, F.K. Needles, and many many more, at the Keep Austin Bizarre Christmas Bazaar. This starts today Friday 18th, and lasts till Monday 21th.

Francois Pointeau

PS: Don’t forget about New Belleville Press books: Beer Songs for the Lonely, by F.K. Needles, and Neurotica by Elva Maxine Beach. You can purchase them at one or more of these wonderful retailers: Alibris.com & Authorsbookshop.com & Book People & Oat Willies & Sonny’s Vintage, those last three in Austin, TX & Left Bank Books, in St. Louis, MO.

November 16th, 2009. Newsletter: Doing Friday on Mondays!

It’s been a fun last few week!

I’ll make this short and sweet. First thing: NEUROTICA, by Elva Maxine Beach, the second book published by New Belleville Press, is now available on Amazon.com.

This was a difficult decision for me. It probably seems like a no-brainer to most people. However, it wasn’t for me. After a meeting with a local publicist from Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicist – I’m not giving you his name because I didn’t ask him if I could mention him here … however, it’s a great local company that works nationally – he convinced me that I needed to make all my books available on Amazon. And now, THEY ARE!

Not only that, I should seriously start thinking about making my two titles, NEUROTICA & BEER SONGS FOR THE LONELY available on kindle and every other electronic publishing device out there, and I should also start publishing books electronically before going to press. There’s several manuscripts out there that I would love to publish, and maybe that’s the key??? The financial key??? Electronic publishing before paper publishing??? Sounds like the future. In any case, it would allow me to publish more titles than I can at the moment. When and if we sale enough electronic copies to make the paper route plausible, then we go that way. I like the idea, and I need to look into it a bit more.

Second big news, I am now officially a host on Writing on the Air [site currently under construction] a radio show broadcasting every Wednesday afternoon from 6pm till 7pm Central Time on 91.7 KOOP.org. My first show as the main host took place on November 4th, and my first guest was Gary Kent. The show should be available to you online very soon.

It was a fun! And quite stressful. Lee K. Davis wasn’t in town. He was visiting his family. Dillon McKinsey showed up 20 minutes before the show to tell me his wife was being taken to the emergency room in Round Rock, and he needed to go to the hospital – she’s fine, thank goodness – and I was left alone. Or so I thought. I had run the board only once, and most definitely never ran the board and interviewed the guest all at once. Dr. Dora Robinson showed up right before 6pm, and saved my ass! Thank you, Dora! Rick from Excavation Nation stuck around and helped me get going as well. Thanks you, Rick! And Gary Kent happened to be a great guest. Thank you, Gary! Anyway, I survived the experience, and I am now one of the host on “Writing on the Air,” where I will be interviewing a writer ever few weeks.

This brings me to the Wednesday 25th of November show. On that evening, Robert Stikmanz and me will be having a conversation – I like the word “conversation” better than “interviewing” to describe what I’m going for with WOTA – between 6 & 7pm on 91.7 KOOP.org, Austin, Texas. You can catch it locally on your FM dial, or anywhere in the world LIVE on our live-stream on koop.org. If you miss the show, it will eventually be available on my website … though I am not sure when nor how. Robert will talk about his books and his universe, which among other things involve The Hidden Lands of Nod!

I’m really excited about talking with Robert. Not only is he a really nice man, he also happens to be an exceedingly talented writer!

Have you read his books? Do you have questions for Robert Stikmanz? LET ME KNOW!!! Send me your questions, and I will pick some out, and ask them to Rob live on the radio. It could be your question I ask! So let me know.

That’s my big news for the time being!

Currently reading: HIPPIE HOLLOW, by Denniger Bolton. Denny is a friend of mine, and I bought his book at the Texas Book Festival. I’ll let you know more when I finish the book … and that should be VERY soon.

Lots of hugs and kisses to everybody!

Let your hair down, pop a can of beer, sit outside and enjoy this amazingly awesome weather, and love life!

François Pointeau

PS: Don’t forget about New Belleville Press books: Beer Songs for the Lonely, by F.K. Needles, and Neurotica by Elva Maxine Beach. You can purchase them at one or more of these wonderful retailers: Alibris.com & Authorsbookshop.com & Book People & Oat Willies & Sonny’s Vintage, those last three in Austin, TX & Left Bank Books, in St. Louis, MO.

Books

Check this review of Neurotica!

Really cool review of Elva Maxine Beach’s Neurotica by Christian Prozak from the Exquisite Corpse.

You can read it here: Exquisite Corpse review of Elva Maxine Beach’s Neurotica.

Beer Songs For The Lonely

“Obviously a book meant to read while you’re drinking beer, but Needles’ poetry is redolent of Paris, red wine and camembert bien fait. For me it conjures long conversations in Parisian apartments, over plates of roasted turkey legs, garlic and sweet potato soup…Endless rows of empty wine bottles and endless plans to buy more over steak and eggs in the raw mornings..If you love the real Paris, what’s left of it, not the prepaid touristic packages of the Latin Quarter, but the much lesser known arrondissements to the east, north and south, take a walk with Needles. You won’t be disappointed…”

R.T. Mitchell, author of ‘Tattoing Violet’.

“Applause, applause to new poet on the scene, F.K. Needles for taking poetry off of its pristine pedestal and bringing us all back to earth. Beer Songs for the Lonely is a visceral, sometimes shocking, collection of poems written about everyday moments, moments we don’t usually think of in terms of poetry

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New Belleville Press News

Gary Kent is the guest on WRITING ON THE AIR with Francois Pointeau from 6-7pm Koop.org 91.7

Tomorrow evening is an exciting time for me. Kind of crazy. I’ve been so busy I’ve had no time to get ready for it, nor any to think about it too much if at all. Tomorrow night from 6 till 7pm I will be hosting Writing on the Air on KOOP.org radio 91.7.

After several months being an intern, a couple weeks ago I became an official programmer, which means that I can now propose my own radio show to the station, or take full part in an already existing show. I chose the later. Dillon McKinsey, Lee K. Davis, and Dr. Dora Robinson have asked me to be part of their radio show family on “Writing on the Air” and I accepted! Since I’ve been interning on WOTA I’ve been wanting to be a full member. Now I am!

There are several people who I would like to interview, and I hope to have many more opportunities to do just that. For my first show, I chose to ask Gary Kent to be my first guest … and … he accepted!

I’ve met Gary several times, listened to him read his stuff, and enjoyed his company very much. Gary wrote a book called: Shadows & Light, Journey with Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood (PDF file). He will be talking about his book tomorrow evening on “Writing on the Air” from 6 till 7pm on KOOP.org 91.7.

Tune in! Turn your radios on! Go online!

I’m a little nervous, now that I’m thinking about it.

Should be fun!

Francois Pointeau

New Belleville Newsletter August 31th on Monday for once even though not two weeks ago I called this newsletter: Doing Thursday on Friday.

Guess I’m just irregular. That’s my nature, stick me with a schedule, and I screw it up. It’s been almost two weeks since I’ve published something here, and it’s definitely not that I have nothing to say, it’s just because I’ve been so darn busy.

For one, school is back in session. Nope, I’m not in school, though I’d like to be. It’s that  my day-job is directly tied to the university life. I manage a liquor / wine / beer store just a few blocks from the University of Texas campus, and boy oh boy, nobody told the kids we’re in a freaking recession! And like me, they like their beer! And thank goodness, because that means that for the time being, I have a job! Thank you kids!

We’re also right smack in the middle of fundraising at KOOP 91.7 radio. Monday morning, this morning, I answered pledge phones, stuffed envelopes with t-shirts, coffee mugs, and other gifts, and took a trip to the post office. Loved it! Every time I go to the radio station, I have a blast. What I love about volunteering / interning at KOOP 91.7 is that I’m taking part in something that is so cool: A community radio by volunteers for the whole community about the community we represent playing the most eclectic collection of music in Central Texas, interviewing local politicians, normal folks, writers, musicians, health experts, among so many others who are members of the community, and doing it both in English and in Spanish. And no commercials. It’s a great place, and I feel so lucky to be part of it!

For the last few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure to intern on the show Writing on the Air with Dillon Mckinsey, Lee K. Davis & Dr. Dora Robinson. Again, and I think I’ve said this a couple of time, I’ve been having a blast! Last week, I got to meet the 2010 Poet Laureate of Texas! Karla K. Morton is a great lady, a true Texan, and a very talented poet who writes not just for the sake of writing, but to say something, to make a difference, and to make people’s lives better by being honest and heartfelt talking about some very difficult subjects. She writes poems in a way we can understand. In her upcoming book, she talks about her experience with cancer. She talks about the experience candidly, never falling in easy cliches and pathos. She talks about herself and her body in a way that makes us all think about our human condition. And yes — here is my cliche — she makes us both laugh and cry, she’s not afraid of any emotion, and they’re all real. Her book is coming out very soon, and she will be touring Texas all of next year, reading from her work, and talking about poetry to students throughout Texas. Karla, if you’re reading this, it was an honor meeting you.

Writing on the Air is on every Wednesday from 6 to 7 pm Texas time. You can listen to it live on the radio if you’re in Austin, Texas, or you can go on KOOP 91.7 and stream it live. For the time being, we are not archiving our shows. We’re working on fixing that, and soon you will also be able to listen to us whenever you want.

If you listen to KOOP 91.7 radio, if you think community radio is important, if you believe in diversity, eclectic music, and again, diversity, diversity, and more diversity, then go on the website www.koop.org, or call us at the radio during your favorite show at  512-472-5667, and make a donation. Everything helps, no matter how small.

This coming Wednesday on Sept. 2, Lee K. Davis will be hosting Writing on the Air, and his guest will be Daniel Whittington. Daniel is a gifted singer and performer. You can check him out here for more information. Daniel will bring a guitar and perform in studio during the membership drive. 

Thanks! Have a great day, love life, be happy, and smile at your neighbor!

Francois Pointeau

PS: Don’t forget about New Belleville Press books: Beer Songs for the Lonely, by F.K. Needles, and Neurotica by Elva Maxine Beach. You can purchase them at one or more of these wonderful retailers: Alibris.com & Authorsbookshop.com & Book People & Oat Willies & Sonny’s Vintage, those last three in Austin, TX & Left Bank Books, in St. Louis, MO.