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Wednesday, August 26th, 1998 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Pocket Books and Bestselling Author Paul Levine Announce Online "Be a Character" Contest The Pocket Books division of Simon & Schuster and popular novelist Paul Levine today announced an online contest for readers in connection with Levine's sizzling new Supreme Court thriller, 9 Scorpions, which debuts in hardcover in September. USA Today describes 9 Scorpions as, "Highly readable and fun...it has an irresistible momentum." The novel explores the inner workings of the Court and how a case could be fixed by a wealthy corporation. 9 Scorpions is the eighth novel by Levine, a former trial attorney and winner of the John D. MacDonald award for his critically acclaimed Jake Lassiter series. The Grand Prize winner will have his or her name used as a character in Paul Levine's next book, The Big Dance Blues, and will receive a collection of signed first editions of his prior novels. Other prizes from the Supreme Court Historical Society include: 1st Prize: an autographed copy of 9 Scorpions and a solid brass scales of justice; 2nd Prize: a 24 karat gold-plated Supreme Court coffee mug; 3rd Prize: a brass Supreme Court bookmark. Five runners up will receive 9 Scorpions t-shirts. To enter the contest, entrants simply fill out the form located at http://www.writerswrite.com/contest/. There is no charge to enter. Winners will be picked in a random drawing. In 9 Scorpions, Lisa Fremont, a brilliant and beautiful young lawyer, is planted on the Court as a law clerk to newly-appointed Sam Truitt, a charismatic former Harvard law school professor. Her job is to ensure the outcome of a multi-million dollar airplane crash case by swaying Truitt, either with her legal acumen, or if that fails, her feminine charms. But what Lisa doesn't anticipate is her growing passion for Sam and her increasing disgust at what she has been blackmailed into doing. The story exposes the conflicts between her tainted past and her new ideals, between Truitt's notions of rigid law and compassionate justice. Although the story is fiction, it explores a very real and disturbing issue: the power that young law clerks wield on the Supreme Court. Oliver Wendell Holmes described his contentious brethren on the Supreme Court as "nine scorpions in a bottle." 9 Scorpions, the novel, reveals just how deadly their sting can be. Levine's first novel, To Speak for the Dead, was a bestseller honored as one of the ten best mysteries of the year by the L.A. Times. An adaptation of the book appeared as an NBC World Premiere Movie in 1995. Levine's earlier books include Night Vision, False Dawn, Mortal Sin, Slashback, Fool Me Twice and Flesh and Bones. He has also written for ABC Television, Stephen J. Cannell Studios, and the CBS television series, Jag. The Small Cap Journal Audio Magazine Premiers The Small Cap Media Group Inc. has announced the premier of the Small Cap Journal Audio Magazine. The Audio Magazine aims to be a hard hitting dose of reality for the brokers looking to stand-out in the market place. Each month the program teaches brokers how to be more effective in marketing themselves before clients and prospects. The Audio Magazine is published monthly and is free to licensed stock brokers only. Gil Chavez, president of Small Cap Media Group Inc., stated: "There are no secrets to being successful in the brokerage business. Do what successful brokers have done before you and you too will be successful. Each month we bring brokers cutting edge marketing ideas, that if used, can put more dollars in their pockets. Also, we introduce the brokers to live interviews with some of the country's most exciting publicly traded companies. This program is the culmination of 15 years of following the country's most successful brokers and putting their most powerful techniques to work." Emerald Publications Announces New Client Newsletter Emerald Publications of San Diego, California, recently released its newest product -- Business Wise -- an informative quarterly client newsletter for business owners, entrepreneurs, key employees, professionals and self-employed individuals. The Business Wise editorial calendar will feature a range of topics, including: business investments, retirement planning, business continuation, tax reduction strategies, employee benefits, disability, key employee insurance, risk management and cash management. According to Craig Faulkner, founder and president of Emerald Publications, "Business Wise was developed to help financial professionals communicate effectively with this very busy segment of the marketplace. Small businesses drive the U.S. economy by employing a large percentage of the workforce and producing the bulk of business innovations. These managers and entrepreneurs don't have the time or the resources to stay current with issues affecting their livelihood. Business Wise has been created to fill that void." Scholastic Providing Books to Michigan's Reading Initiative In support of America's Promise, a national youth initiative chaired by General Colin Powell, Scholastic Inc., a global children's publishing and media company in both education and entertainment, continues its commitment to literacy by sponsoring R.E.A.D.Y. (Read, Educate and Develop Youth). Michigan, led by Governor John Engler, is the first to launch a state-wide initiative to help ensure that children begin school ready to read and learn. Scholastic has provided age-appropriate, engaging books for READY, a reading readiness kit, that was developed by the Michigan Department of Education to communicate and address the urgent need for learning to begin at birth. Targeted to parents, the kits will contain important developmental information, materials and activities appropriate for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The initial 15,000 kits will be distributed to parents through hospitals, non-profit organizations and pre-schools. "When Governor Engler said that the best way to meet tough challenges was to 'Be Bold,' that message was heard loudly and clearly in our New York offices," said Dr. Ernest Fleishman, Senior Vice President for Education, Scholastic Inc. "Scholastic is proud to be part of the READY pilot program, ensuring that every child can read and meet the challenges of the 21st century. We salute Governor Engler's leadership, and look forward to supporting the state-wide roll-out of this exciting program." Scholastic is a leading publisher of books for children of all ages. The company develops programs and products to serve the needs of our youngest learners, their educators and families. Scholastic produces books and magazines, curriculum and activity programs, videos, software, professional resources and parent involvement materials -- all geared toward early childhood education. Around the Web Amazon.com Offers Category Bestseller Awards BookWire Books of the future: No more ink stains? Associated Press Ingram, WordStock Merging Data Systems BookWire Stamps Printed by Computer to Be Approved Washington Post Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter.  www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
