Category Archives: Bookstores

Meet Glastonbury Police Officer and Author at Numerous Events this Weekend

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Author Ken Keeney will be at three different bookstores this weekend reading and signing his newly released children’s book, Megan and Riley Share the Joy of Christmas.

He visits the River Bend Bookshop in Glastonbury, CT. from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15. The River Bend Bookshop is located at 2217 Main Street in Glastonbury.

On Saturday, he also visits the Bookclub bookstore in South Windsor, CT. from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Bookclub is located at 869 Sullivan Ave. in South Windsor.

On Sunday, he will be at the Glastonbury Barnes and Noble located at 175 Glastonbury Blvd., in Glastonbury, CT. from 12 to 2 p.m.

Books & Boos Press Authors through 2016

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Here are pictures of our authors at various events at bookstores and conventions during 2016.

Author Terry George at the Mohegan Sun Craft Fair.

Author Terry George at the Mohegan Sun Craft Fair.

Author Tony Tremblay at Queen City Kamikaze.

Author Tony Tremblay at Queen City Kamikaze.

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Authors Dan Foley, Melissa Crandall, John Valeri, Terry George, Stacey Longo, and Kristi Petersen Schoonover.

Authors Stacey Longo and Rob Smales at Northeast Comic Con.

Authors Stacey Longo and Rob Smales at Northeast Comic Con.

Authors John Valeri, Terry George, and Stacey Longo at the Hamden Holiday Craft Fair.

Authors John Valeri, Terry George, and Stacey Longo at the Hamden Holiday Craft Fair.

Author Rob Smales at the Holiday Bookfear at the Haverhill Public Library.

Author Rob Smales at the Holiday Bookfear at the Haverhill Public Library.

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Author Dan Foley at the Holiday Bookfear at the Haverhill Public Library.

Authors Stacey Longo, John Valeri, and Melissa Crandall at the Fat Orange Cat Brew Co.

Authors Stacey Longo, John Valeri, and Melissa Crandall at the Fat Orange Cat Brew Co.

Author Rob Smales at the Night by the Sea event.

Author Rob Smales at the Night by the Sea event.

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Author Tony Tremblay at the Holiday Bookfear at the Haverhill Public Library.

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Authors Dan Foley, John Valeri, G. Elmer Munson, and Stacey Longo at The Book Club in Broad Brook, CT.

Author Stacey Longo at the New Bedford Book Festival.

Author Stacey Longo at the New Bedford Book Festival.

Pictures from the ‘Tricks and Treats’ Promotional Tour

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img_0753This past October the authors in Tricks and Treats spent time in a number of different places promoting the book. The different places were Bank Square Books, The Book Club Bookstore & More, the Bentley Memorial Library and the Fat Orange Cat Brew Co.

Authors Stacey Longo, Kristi Petersen Schnoover, and Melissa Crandall at Bank Square Books in Mystic, CT.

Authors Dan Foley, John Valeri, G. Elmer Munson, and Stacey Longo with The Book Club owner Cynde Acanto  standing behind the authors.

Author John Valeri reading from Tricks & Treats at Bank Square Books.

Authors Dan Foley, Melissa Crandall, John Valeri, Ryanne Strong a.k.a. Terry George, Stacey Longo, and Kristi Petersen Schoonover.

Authors John Valeri, Melissa Crandall, Ryanne Strong a.k.a. Terry George, and Stacey Longo at the Bentley Memorial Library in Bolton, CT.

Author G. Elmer Munson.

Author Kristi Petersen Schoonover.

Author Ryanne Strong a.k.a. Terry George.

Author Stacey Longo.

Authors Stacey Longo, John Valeri, and Melissa Crandall at The Fat Orange Cat Brew Co.

Our Authors Appearing at Various Venues

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On June 17, author Dan Foley appeared at the Book Club Bookstore and More in East Windsor to read and sign his new book, Abandoned.

Author Dan Foley.

On June 18 through 19, author Stacey Longo was signing her books at Northeast Comic Con at the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA.

Author Stacey Longo.

Longo also spent time talking about writing and publishing at a YMCA day camp.
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Cover Revealed for Dan Foley’s ‘Abandoned’

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Books & Boos Press is proud to reveal the cover of Dan Foley’s new book, Abandoned, which will debut in June. The artist for this fabulous cover is Lynne Hansen, of Lynne Hansen Design.2016-04-29 22.43.00

Lynne Hansen has over twelve years of marketing and promotions experience, including graphic design, and she specializes in creating book covers that tell a story. She’s created covers for books by New York Times bestselling authors like Christopher Golden, Rick Hautala, and Thomas E. Sniegoski, as well as other staples of the genre, including James A. Moore, Owl Goingback, John R. Little, Peter Atkins, and many more.

“Lynne’s experience, creativity, and delightful sense of humor made her the perfect artist to work on this cover,” said Managing Editor Stacey Harris. “She was my top choice for this project, and we’re thrilled to have her on board.”

You can find out more about Lynne’s work at www.LynneHansenDesign.com.

You can meet Foley on Saturday, April 30, at The Book Club, a bookstore in the Broad Brook section of East Windsor. He will be reading and signing copies of his current books. The bookstore is located at 100 Main Street.

Tales of Insanity Read to Patrons of Pandemonium

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By Jason Harris

 

On Thursday, Jan. 14, three authors came to Pandemonium Books & Games to read some of their tales from the collections Insanity Tales and Insanity Tales II: The Sense of Fear, published by Books & Boos Press.

Authors Stacey Longo and Rob Smales read from their stories in Insanity Tales II and Vlad V. read from his story in the first Insanity Tales.

From left to right: authors Rob Smales, Stacey Longo, and Vlad V.

From left to right: authors Rob Smales, Stacey Longo, and Vlad V.

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If you haven’t been to Pandemonium, we would suggest making the trip to Cambridge, MA, so as to cross it off your bucket list. It’s a cool place with dragons on the walls and other steampunk-inspired items hanging from the ceilings and sitting on shelves throughout the store.2016-01-14 18.42.04

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You can even find copies of Insanity Tales and Insanity Tales II gracing the shelves. If you live too far to make the trip to the bookstore, just click on the titles in the preceding sentence and it will take you to Amazon.

Pandemonium Books & Games is located at 4 Pleasant St. in Cambridge, MA.