Doug appeared on Rare Bird Radio as a guest with Karen Stefano, author of The Secret Game of Words, to discuss her book and his first novel, Outside In. The two engaged in a lively discussion, alternating questions about aspects of their stories, fears, betrayal, and a whole lot more. Follow Karen on Twitter or connect with her via her website for more info on her books and other appearances.
Rare Bird Radio is a production of Rare Bird, the parent company of Rare Bird Lit and Rare Bird Books, two Los Angeles-based book industry firms founded by former Book Soup marketing and publicity director Tyson Cornell. Rare Bird Lit, the marketing wing, is a boutique marketing and promotions firm specializing in book promotions for major and independent publishers, authors big and small, and other organizations. Rare Bird Books, the publishing wing, is a PGW-distributed independent publisher of approximately twenty-five books a year in multiple formats, including print, ebook, audio, and limited edition.
Doug will be a guest on the Island Time Radio Show with DJ DK and Amo on Monday, July 6 at 10 pm EST on 88.3 FM WBWC to talk about Outside In and why he chose to set the award-winning novel on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. They’ll be playing many of the Put-in-Bay songs along with their usual blend of trop rock, which is a mixture of rock-n-roll and country music blended with an island style theme and lyrics.
Island Time Radio is all about the music and laid back lifestyle of parrotheads and trop rock fans. It can be heard every Monday from 10 pm to 1 am on the air on WBWC 88.3 FM or online at wbwc.com and the tunein app. The show first aired in January of 2000. It is the longest, continuous running, Trop Rock show. 15 years on air, and counting.
Outside In recently won an IPPY in the 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Receiving a bronze medal in the Great Lakes – Best Regional Fiction category, Outside In is now a three-time award-winner, which also includes the 2014 USA Best Book Award and 2014 International Book Award.
The Independent Publisher Awards are presented by IndependentPublisher.com, “THE Voice of Independent Publishing,” operated by publishing services firm, Jenkins Group of Traverse City, Michigan. Launched in 1996, the “IPPY” Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers. Established as the first awards program open exclusively to independents, over 3,000 “IPPYs” have been awarded to authors and publishers around the world.
Independent publishers are extremely diverse, in both style and geography. This year’s IPPY medalists represent 45 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia, six Canadian provinces, and ten countries overseas: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The editors at BookBub selected Outside In for its daily ebook deal email to run on Friday, March 20. For one week readers can purchase the Outside In ebook for $0.99 on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble in the US and 1.27 CAD on Amazon Canada and £0.99 on Amazon UK. You can go directly to the ebook seller sites or signup for the BookBub email to take advantage of this special limited time offer.
BookBub is a free service that helps millions of readers discover great deals on acclaimed ebooks while providing publishers and authors with a way to drive sales and find new fans. Members receive a personalized daily email alerting them to the best free and deeply discounted titles matching their interests as selected by our editorial team. BookBub works with all major ebook retailers and devices, and is the industry’s leading ebook price promotion service. BookBub was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Click here to find out more about how BookBub works.
Cooper presented two sessions on Outside In to over five hundred attendees at West Writers Week in St. Louis on Thursday, February 26. The presentations offered deeper looks into the story elements and research methods mixed with readings from the award-winning novel.
West Writer’s Week is Hazelwood West’s annual celebration of writing during which published authors, teachers, and students share and discuss their work. Writers Week provides a unique and memorable experience for the students at Hazelwood West, one which is only offered to a handful of students nationwide. This event showcases the positive aspects of our students, school, and community, while showing students that writing is not limited to just the English classroom.
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, amazon.com and cdbaby.com. You can also purchase all of Bob Gatewood and Calabash’s recordings at iTunes and Rhapsody.
