LIFE IN THE LAND OF IS…The Amazing Story of Lani Deauville, The World’s Longest Living Quadriplegic is now available in both Kindle and print formats – a Nook book is in the works and will soon be available. This is a story that will both amaze and inspire you…Lani Deauville believes in “IS”…yesterday is gone, [...]
APRIL IS ALL ABOUT AUTHORS
by Bette Lee Crosby on March 14, 2012 in News & Views
Every now and then it’s good to step back from your own work and take time to acknowledge some of the wonderful books being written by your collegues and so for the month of April, my blog will be focused on introducing some outstanding authors who you may or may not have heard about. April’s [...]
READER VIEWS AWARDS
by Bette Lee Crosby on March 8, 2012 in Awards, Headlines, News & Views
I am thrilled beyond words at having won three different awards in the 2011 Reader Views Literary Competition so I’d like to share a bit about Reader Views, explain how the competition.is structured, and provide a link so that you can browse the list of winners in other categories and hopefully discover some wonderful books by authors [...]
IT’S A GOOD DAY…
by Bette Lee Crosby on March 1, 2012 in Awards, News & Views
Books to authors are like children to mothers–we fret over having every last thought in place, every emotion captured perfectly, every character truly as likable or dislikable as they were intended to be. And just as a mother cheers when her child is given accolades, we cheer when our books receive awards…so please forgive me while I stand [...]
A Talk at the Temple
by Bette Lee Crosby on February 17, 2012 in News & Views
‘Tis the season for lots of book talk events and revisiting some of the lovely ladies I have spoken with in previous years. On Tuesday of this week – Valentine’s Day – I had a sweetheart of an afternoon. First I visited with the Sisterhood at the Temple Beth El Israel, and then I attended our [...]
A VISIT WITH THE VERO BEACH WOMEN’S CLUB
by Bette Lee Crosby on February 9, 2012 in Events, News & Views
This has been a great week despite the onslaught of rainy weather (and frizzy hair.) On Tuesday I was privileged to speak at the Vero Beach GFWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs) and it was a delight to revisit these wonderful women. I addressed this group two years ago and after I did a reading from ”Cracks in the Sidewalk” many of [...]
Readers Speak
by Bette Lee Crosby on January 13, 2012 in News & Views
Thanks to all the Goodreads members who have made Spare Change the #1 choice on the Listopedia list of “Best Unknown Books” – I am both honored and awed. I can only hope that everyone who read the book and enjoyed it will pass the word along to their friends and their friends will in [...]
Hot Off The Press
by Bette Lee Crosby on January 6, 2012 in News & Views
SPARE CHANGE is now in the top ten on Goodreads Listopedia list of “Best Unknown Books” – Of course my goal is make it “known” so friends, fans and fellow writers, if you’re a member of Goodreads, please swing by and vote for it – here’s the link http://bit.ly/zeit7A
The Promise of 2012
by Bette Lee Crosby on January 4, 2012 in Headlines, News & Views
Looking back, I must say 2011 was an exciting year, but 2012 holds even greater promise. In 2011, Bent Pine Publishing took me into the world of Digital Publishing with the release of both Spare Change and Cracks in the Sidewalk in Kindle and Nook formats…and what a ride it has been! Before I get [...]
Taking Time for Talk Radio
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 29, 2011 in News & Views
On Tuesday, December 27th, I had the pleasure of being the featured guest on the WAXE 1370AM talk show “Sabrina UnScripted” and a good time was had by all. Both Sabrina and her producer were wonderful to work with and since she is also an author, we had plenty to talk about. We shared helpful hints [...]
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Bette Lee Crosby
Award-winning author, originally from New Jersey now living in Southern Florida. An active public speaker who makes frequent appearances to support various charities and women's groups. Schedule permitting she will join the dicussion of book clubs who have read "Cracks in the Sidewalk" or "Spare Change", either in-person, by phone or by computer teleconference.
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