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Outside In and Bob Gatewood’s “Friends of the Bay”

Here’s some of the favorite quotes from Outside In set to Bob Gatewood’s classic Put-in-Bay tune “Friends of the Bay”, which was selected as the official song of Put-in-Bay by the Put-in-Bay Village Council. Congratulations to Bob and special thanks for allowing use of the song in Outside In.

Listen to and purchase Bob Gatewood’s CD’s here on his website, bobgatewood.com, a mazon.com and c dbaby.com. You can also purchase all of Bob Gatewood and Calabash’s recordings at iTunes and Rhapsody.

Three Ways During The Holidays To Enjoy Outside In

Have that hard to buy for person on your list? Perhaps Outside In, the winner of the 2014 International Book Award for Literary Fiction and the USA Best Book Award for Literary Fiction, is the perfect gift for them. Choose from one of three formats: hard cover to ebook to audio book and give the gift the gift that keeps on giving. Whether they’ll spend the holidays at the beach, slopes, or cabin in the woods, Outside In is the perfect traveling companion.

Holiday Special: Outside In For $2.99!

In honor of winning the International Book Award and the USA Book News Award for Literary Fiction this year, all ebooks for Kindle, Nook, and iBooks are on special for $2.99 during the holidays. That’s less than your grande, half-caff, triple, three-pump, nonfat, sugar-free, extra whip, caramel macchiato. Don’t have an ereader? Download their apps for your PCs or mobile devices.

Outside In also makes a wonderful holiday gift. All the sites offer the ability to gift the books to anyone with an email address. Show someone just how much you care by giving them an opportunity to escape all their family drama and pursue the endless summer with Brad and all the other wacky characters at Put-in-Bay.

Cooper’s Outside In Wins USA Book News Award

USABookNews.com, the premier online magazine featuring mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced Outside In the winner of the 2014 USA Best Book Award for Literary Fiction on November 12, 2014. Awards were presented for titles published in 2012-2014.The 2014 results represent a mix of books from a wide array of publishers throughout the United States.

Winners and finalists traversed the publishing landscape: Simon & Schuster, Penguin, John Wiley & Sons, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kensington Books, Harlequin, McGraw-Hill, Llewellyn, Yale University Press, Cornell University Press, University of Missouri Press, White House Historical Association, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, American Bar Association and hundreds of independent houses contributed to this year’s outstanding competition.

USABookNews.com is an online publication providing coverage for books from mainstream and independent publishers to the world online community.

This is the second award Outside In has won this year for best literary fiction, adding to the International Book Award received in May.

Cooper Selected To Appear at Books By The Banks

Cooper was selected to participate in the Books by the Banks Cincinnati USA Regional Book Festival on Saturday, October 11, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Books by the Banks is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place every October in downtown Cincinnati. The day-long festival, which is free and open to the public, features national, regional, and local authors and illustrators; book signings; panel discussions; and activities for the entire family to enjoy.

If you’re in Cincinnati or the surrounding area, come check out the festival and be sure to stop by and visit with Cooper and discuss Outside In at his table and all the other authors at the Duke Energy Center. Books will be available for purchase at the festival through Joseph-Beth Booksellers.