Lee Barwood
Fantasy * Horror * Mystery
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WelcomeThis stunning new art book by Deron Douglas, artist, publisher, and the moving force behind Double Dragon Publishing, has an introduction by Lee Barwood. NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE!Lee's environmental suspense/ How much do you know about these wonderful creatures from the Land Down Under? Seek out some Aboriginal wisdom today in Lee's new book! Scroll down to learn more. . . . Help The Animals!With each purchase of Lee's new book, Klassic Koalas: Ancient Aboriginal Tales in New Retellings, you'll be helping the Australian Wildlife Hospital, founded in memory of the late Steve Irwin's mother Lyn and a major project of Wildlife Warriors Worldwide. In 2006 alone, the Hospital treated more than 600 koalas -- and they treat up to 30 species daily, on average. With these numbers, they are already expanding. Help them in their mission, so that they can continue to preserve, protect, and heal Australian wildlife. Check out their site, and then check out Klassic Koalas: Ancient Aboriginal Tales in New Retellings. ALL AUTHOR AND ARTIST ROYALTIES FROM THIS BOOK GO TO HELP THE HOSPITAL. Want to do more? Check out Wildcare Australia! Mick the rare white koala is helped by medical treatment Join Live Earth 2007 With Action! Help the Planet!Scroll down to see what you can do to stop global warming, save the animals, and protect the Earth. THE BEAT OF GAIA'S HEART The newsletter is LIVE. Want to learn more about animals and the environment, and find ways to help? Sign up for the newsletter and learn how! Just click on Environment, in the toolbar above, and you'll be taken to the newsletter page, where you can sign up. You can read the first issue now. Be a part of the solution! Limited Time Publisher's Sale! Order Now! Lee's new book Klassic Koalas: Ancient Aboriginal Tales in New Retellings is now available for order at a sale price on the publisher's website. The book is also available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Borders Bookstores. See reviews at the publisher's site, or click on the link to your right below. For an autographed copy, contact Lee (scroll down to the "E-mail me!" link at left). Each purchase of the book benefits the Australian Wildlife Hospital, a project of Wildlife Warriors Worldwide, Steve Irwin's foundation. There's also an e-book version available, which is kinder to the planet -- no paper, no ink, no shipping materials, and no postage! -- and it contributes to the Hospital as well. Do something good for the Earth and for yourself too! NEW FOR SEPTEMBER September 8 Long Branch Day A late summer day at the Jersey shore offers the perfect opportunity for a fundraising walkathon, followed by a signing and sale of Lee's new book, as well as other koala books and gift items featuring koala art. Lee is looking for pledges for the walkathon to raise money for the Australian Wildlife Hospital. And once everyone's had a chance to walk for a good cause, she'll be signing books and offering attendees the chance to purchase t-shirts, caps, coffee mugs, and other goodies decorated with koala art from her book. All purchases benefit the Hospital. Where? Long Branch, New Jersey. When? All day, September 8. NEW FOR AUGUST August 16-18 BOOK SIGNING AND SALE AT TEDDY BEAR ARTISTS INVITATIONAL One good cause helps another as Lee signs books at TBAI, the Teddy Bear Artists Invitational, in Binghamton, NY. TBAI benefits the Ross Park Zoo, and so will Lee's appearance. She will be fundraising for the Australian Wildlife Hospital with sales of her book Klassic Koalas: Ancient Aboriginal Tales in New Retellings and other Koala Jo books. Mystery author John Lamb will also be there with his new book The False-Hearted Teddy. NEW FOR JULYJuly 18 Story Hour and Book Signing Lee presents a story hour, with harp music, followed by a signing, at the Borders Books in Whitehall, PA. The store is located at 1937 Macarthur Rd., Whitehall, PA 18052; phone is (610) 432-5520. NEW FOR JUNEJune 1-3 BookExpo America Lee goes to New York, and signs copies of her environmental novel A Dream of Drowned Hollow at the Mystery Writers of America booth on Saturday, June 2.  Lee Barwood, seated, center, at BEA with (L to R) Judith Peck, Ed.D.; Gurdip Hari; Bob Secreti; and Bettina Sparkles. Photo NABE NEW FOR MAYMay 19 Book Launch Party in Reynoldsburg, Ohio Lee will be in Reynoldsburg to celebrate the launch of Klassic Koalas: Ancient Aboriginal Tales in New Retellings with Donna Boiman and the young students of the Central Ohio Art Academy, some of the illustrators of the book. While there, Lee will visit both the Columbus and Cleveland Zoos. NEW FOR APRILApril 25 Wildlife Warriors acknowledges Klassic Koalas: Ancient Aboriginal Tales in New Retellings! Wildlife Warriors Worldwide has posted news about Lee's new book on its website's fundraising page. Acknowledgment of the book's efforts to help the koala and other Australian wildlife means a lot -- and can help even more wildlife! April 21 Lee's been interviewed by the Asbury Park Press! Go here to read the article. Then celebrate Earth Day by doing something for the planet -- or for someone you love. April 19 Lee will read from her new book Klassic Koalas: Ancient Aboriginal Tales in New Retellings for the children of Holy Family School in Hazlet, NJ, as part of Read Across America. April 2 through April 8 Lee is the week-long guest of the Yahoo! group for the Muse It Up Club, voted one of Writer's Digest's 101 Best Writing Sites in both 2005 and 2006. There she'll talk about ecofiction, her books, and anything else about writing that the members ask about. If you're interested, check out the Club and the group! NEW FOR FEBRUARYAnother New Review -- Called a "Must Read"!Three Roses from The Muse Book Review! Says Lea Schizas, "If you are looking for a heroine to cheer. . . , then A Dream of Drowned Hollow is the book you’ve been searching for. And it’s no wonder it won the Andre Norton’s Gryphon Award . . . I highly recommend this book as a must read." New Article About Klassic KoalasTo learn more about the kids who helped to illustrate Klassic Koalas: Ancient Aboriginal Tales in New Retellings, Lee's new book, check out this link in Ohio's Eastside Messenger. Editor Joanne Ehrich, herself an artist, has also provided original illustrations and designed the cover! For more information, and a great animation of the book's cover, check out the publisher's website. To learn more about who did what in the collaborative artwork for this book, click on the link in the Selected Works column, above and to your right! Interview is up!Go to the Pets Blog to read about Lee, koalas, dogs, and writing -- and to see another adorable picture of Tribby. NEW! RSS FEEDS Scroll down and look on the left side of the page for the latest feeds about the environment, updated daily, courtesy of Environmental Health News. New Interview with LeeWatch for the link on Monday, February 12! Lee will be interviewed by Courtney Mroch on Families.com's Pets Blog, where she talks about the animals in her fiction, her new koala book, and Tribby. Click the link now to see other interviews with authors who write about pets and animals -- their own, and others'! The Beat of Gaia's Heart A new article on ecofiction by Lee Barwood is one of the highlights of author Marilyn Peake's The Golden Goblet Newsletter in February. Click here and scroll down on Marilyn's website to learn more. Find out how to sign up for Marilyn's free e-newsletter, filled with great articles on writing, links to new scientific discoveries, and Web pages for children's activities. MAY 1: |
Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened. -- Anatole France NEWSLETTER LAUNCHED!The Beat of Gaia's Heart, Lee's environmental newsletter, features interviews with Dr. Jon Hanger of the Australian Wildlife Hospital; Gail Gipp, its manager; book reviews; articles; resources; and more. To sign up, or to read back issues, click on Environment in the menu above. Let Lee know what you think! Bindi Irwin Says No to Fur Bindi Irwin says that even faux fur sends the wrong message. She has joined the anti-fur campaign at the age of eight. Go here to read more. What's Really in Pet Food?Do you know what's really in the food you feed your pets? For more information on how to protect the health of your animal companions, read this essential article at the Animal Protection Institute's website, or get a copy of Foods Pets Die For by Ann Martin (scroll down the page for a link to the book). You can feed your pets many of the same things you eat, and it's much safer and healthier. Once you know what goes into most commercial dog foods, you'll agree. My dog lived to be seventeen years old on a diet of organic human-grade food, despite having been diagnosed with a heart murmur as a puppy. For a searchable database on the FDA's website that will allow you to see if your pet's food has officially been recalled, click here. To sign up for free FDA recall alerts by e-mail, go here (National Institutes of Health Listserv for FDA Recalls) or here for the FDA's Pet Food Recall Page. Check out www.wildlifewarriors.com to learn more about the wonderful creatures of Australia. Go to www.australiaday.gov.au to find out what Australia Day stands for, learn more about the history of Australia, and check on events to mark this historic occasion.
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