Self Published Author Stephen Holmes Lands Airline Deal
Xlibris Publishing shares some recent news about a self-published author who has a landed a deal with an airline for 2,000 copies of his book. Stephen Holmes, a father working in data management, self-published a children’s book called The Great Hot Air Balloon Adventure. The book originated as a story he would tell […] READ MORE |
Author: Thomas McKinley
Folklore From Around the World: Latin American Folklore Pt 2
Xlibris Publishing returns with part 2 of Folklore From Around the World: Latin American Folklore. La Llorona Few figures combine sorrow and dread in Mexican folklore like La Llorona, her story known and feared throughout Hispanic culture, reaching all the way back to Spain. While there a numerous variations to the tale, the core […] READ MORE |
Jacqueline Watkins, Bobby’s Bully
Xlibris Publishing is happy to introduce Jacqueline Watkins, author of Bobby’s Bully. My book, Bobby’s Bully, focuses on one child’s response to being bullied at school. The two main characters, Bobby, the new kid at school, and Tully, the school bully, have to navigate emotions and friendship on the schoolyard. My hope is […] READ MORE |
Longlist of the 2016 Man Booker Prize Announced
Xlibris Publishing is happy to share some news from the Guardian, regarding the 2016 Man Booker prize. Judges for the contest have revealed the longlist of nominations for the Man Booker prize. While most of the thirteen writers come from Britain or the USA, one of writers hails from Canada, while another comes from South […] READ MORE |
Folklore From Around the World: Latin American Folklore
In this entry of Folklore From Around the World, Xlibris Publishing explores Latin American folklore, that from the cultures and countries making up Central and South America. The intermixing of countless cultures, native and colonial has produced a varied array of folktales and figures. The Armadillo’s Song A legend from Bolivia goes, there once […] READ MORE |