SPR | Self-Publishing Review

Read to Succeed by Stan Skrabut

Read to Succeed by Stan Skrabut Stan Skrabut, an instructor and tech expert, offers cogent suggestions for developing reading techniques to enhance professional success in Read to Succeed.

Skrabut’s manual covers a wide breadth of topics related to reading, with an emphasis on self-improvement. Reading improves memory, enlarges vocabulary, increases knowledge, and is inexpensive or even free. Many of the founding fathers, US presidents, military leaders, and business leaders have been dedicated readers. Establishing reading’s relationship to success, Skrabut lays out a foundation for effective learning. For example, libraries can help organize reading interests, and one should choose books geared to their profession. Kindle and […]

SPR2018-12-12T12:30:22+02:00December 11th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Non-Fiction Book Reviews|

An Interview with O. Ryan Hussain: Author of The Outlandish and the Ego

O. Ryan Hussain: Author of The Outlandish and the Ego O. Ryan Hussain is the new voice of comedic fiction and satire. The characters featured in his debut novel, The Outlandish and the Ego, are vibrant creations from a true genius. There is currently nobody better at blending truth, comedy and dirty fun.

Tell us about your book.

The Outlandish and the Ego is a comedy that is really about a few things—the absurdity of our political system, mental health, policing, and news and information being manipulated. It’s only through the wild mockery of those things that this book can claim to be comedic.

What do you think are […]

SPR2018-12-07T12:50:09+02:00December 7th, 2018|Categories: Interviews|

Promises of Betrayals: The History that Shaped the Iranian Shia Clerics by Fazle Chowdhury

Promises of Betrayals: The History that Shaped the Iranian Shia Clerics Promises of Betrayal: The History that Shaped the Iranian Shia Clerics by Fazle Chowdhury tells the story of the fall of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in 1979, which altered the course of the second half of the twentieth century up to the present day.

Partly due to internal factionalism, Chowdhury asserts, Iran and its oil reserves were traditionally an easy target for outside domination – Ottoman, British, Tsarist, Soviet, and American. After long centuries of oppression as a minority sect of Islam, the Shias finally rose to prominence after their successful 1979 rebellion. But Shia leaders now face major internal […]

SPR2018-12-05T10:49:05+02:00December 3rd, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: History Book Reviews, Non-Fiction Book Reviews|

An Interview with Eva A. MacDonnell: Author of The Way of the Dog

Eva A. MacDonnell Eva A. MacDonnell just speaks for Eros, who is the real author.

Eros lives in the Wild of New Hampshire. Well, not exactly! He lives in a very small house with an elderly couple, minding another dog and a cat, while keeping guard on 20 acres of farmland, chasing deer and wild turkeys away daily. In this dog-world, he is the undisputed alpha-dog, literally.

When he is not transcribing his life story to Eva, Eros, now an accomplished philosopher, holds court with squirrels, raccoons, bears,cardinals, and bluebirds, whom come by his house to partake in his wisdom. In between these […]

SPR2018-11-20T12:29:20+02:00November 20th, 2018|Categories: Interviews|

Review: The Way of the Dog: The Memoirs of Eros, the Metaphysical Dog by Eva A. MacDonnell

The Way of the Dog: Memoirs of Eros, the Metaphysical Dog by Eva Ann MacDonnell

The Way of the Dog: The Memoirs of Eros, the Metaphysical Dog by Eva A. MacDonnell is a refreshing story about Eros, a puppy new to this world and his experiences, told from his unique perspective. A surprisingly insightful read, MacDonnell’s book will make the reader think about their relationship with not just dogs, but all animals and humans alike. The innocence, wisdom, love, and instruction that resides within the pages of the book will shift how you look at the world.

MacDonnell paints a picture with the dialogue between the characters; when Eros is speaking to his mother, […]

SPR2020-02-05T08:44:07+02:00November 19th, 2018|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Contemporary Fiction Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

An Interview with Suzanne Boisvert: Author of The Awakening: Fate in Motion

Suzanne grew up in Richardson Texas with her sister and two brothers. She learned from her parents that everyone can make their dreams become reality, and that life is a combination of luck and skill. She began to dream big at a young age and feels extremely lucky in this life being the mom of four incredible children.

Immediately after graduating from high school, Suzanne was discovered and left for Paris to pursue her modeling career. She traveled around the world living in Tokyo and Milan, and then ultimately moving to London with her former husband. After eleven years in […]

SPR2018-11-09T08:57:25+02:00November 9th, 2018|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with William H. Coles: Author of McDowell

William H. Coles William H. Coles is a literary fiction writer, winner of multiple awards including finalists The William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition, The Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, among others. His fiction publications include five novels, collections of short fiction and three books on the writing of literary fiction stories.

To learn the art of writing fiction he studied in more than 100 courses and workshops with instruction from more than seventy-five authors, editors, and teachers and created storyinliteraryfiction, a website with resources for fiction writers, illustrators, and avid literary-fiction readers.

He was an ophthalmic surgeon specializing in ocular-injury repair and […]

SPR2018-11-09T09:22:09+02:00November 9th, 2018|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Dr. Debra Webb: Author of Practicing Mindful Living

Dr. Debra Webb Debra Webb is a wife, mother, grandmother and life-long learner. As a teacher she learned the power of believing in yourself and positive self talk. She started her own journey of choosing to live in balance with a sense of peace and joy over 30 years ago and continues to practice the thinking and skills to increase this in her life. She lives in Phoenix, AZ and Gleneden, Oregon with her husband where she enjoys family dinners, gardening, and walking in the desert or on the beach.