STUART TOWERS BRANKO
REKINDLES INTEREST IN WAYFARERS DOCUMENTARY
PRODUCTION
MOBILE, AL (APRIL 22, 2014) The Lighthouse
Press, LLC announced that author Stuart
Towers historical saga, Branko,
has renewed interest in a documentary production
of the authors previous novel.
The Wayfarers was optioned a few
years back, Lighthouse Press Publisher, Ron
Richard said of the authors previous novel
in which Brankos protagonist
debuted. Everything was set for overseas
production and then financing failed.
The renewed interest, Richard said, is owed in
large part to a demand for Towers
appearances, a 2014 literary award and a
prominent televised author interview.
According to a Lighthouse Press Public Relations
Liaison, Tower was interviewed at Santa Monica
City Hall for a half-hour episode of Connie
Martinsons Talks Books. The
long-running program has featured luminaries such
as Gore Vidal, Irving Wallace, Jackie Collins,
John Sandford, James Clavel, Larry Brown and even
Barack Obama. Until the recent broadcast on Los
Angeles cable station 35, The Lighthouse Press
had been silent about last years taping.
Talks Books posted it online in
December, the Liaison said, but until
the actual broadcast, we thought it imprudent to
direct media attention away from the anticipated
airing. Now that the show has aired we are
promoting re-runs and the online version. Between
this and the literary award, were extremely
pleased.
The literary recognition is the 2014 Beverly
Hills International Book Award for historical
fiction.
I submitted Branko for the
competition, said author Stuart Tower.
The BHIB deadline didnt leave time
for Lighthouses review and submittal on my
behalf. Their public relations model is
stringently geared to mainstream industry
perceptions and that can make their promotional
decisions monolithically slow. Sometimes you just
have to take the bull by the horns, so to
speak.
According to the Beverly Hills International
Book Award web site the awards are issued
once a year. Winners are selected by publishing
industry professionals, publishers, editors,
writers and book cover designers. Submissions are
judged for overall excellence in book
presentation and take into consideration cover
design, interior layout and aesthetic components
as key to an overall outstanding printed book.
Validating, is how Publisher Ron
Richard described the award. Years of work
went into Brankoby Stuart and
usand Stuart was right to submit it. This
is industry recognition of quality and
excellence. It has also contributed to
reinvigorating interest in the Wayfarers
documentary production. Thanks to Branko
were pursuing not only traditional funding,
but also options such as the 45-day Kickstarter
program.
Since 2009 Kickstarter has offered a means to
fund creative projects via soliciting the
publics interest through the portal
Kickstarter.com. Kickstarter claims a 44% success
rate for projects posted.
For more information, visit the Publishers
web site at www.TheLighthousePress.com, the
novels web page at
www.TheLighthousePress.com/branko.htm or the
following web sites referenced in this release:
CONNIE MARTINSON'S TALKS BOOKS INTERVIEWS STUART
TOWER ABOUT BRANKO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y-9EycBssc
2014 BEVERLY HILLS BOOK AWARD FOR HISTORICAL
FICTION
http://www.beverlyhillsbookawards.com/2nd-BHBA-Winners-and-Finalists.htm#adv41
PRESS: Public Relations Liaison
E-MAIL: Press@TheLighthousePress.com
WEB SITE: www.TheLighthousePress.com
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