Monthly Family Update – December 2022
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December 5, 2022
My and Mike Yorkey’s epic book about my father’s WWII exploits (he was the youngest and one of the most decorated front-line officers in WWII) came out last April, but the awards and reviews keep rolling in for At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse. Below are a few ideas and broadcasts (in red bold face font) listed below I really think you’d enjoy.
1) Order signed and personalized copies of my books
First of all, here’s a great gift idea — either purchase for yourself, a loved one, or a friend, a book or books from me, autographed and personalized (including At First Light and my other best-sellers). Signed books can be a unique holiday gift for the readers in your life. Go to this blog to find out the available books and how you can obtain the ones you want (while supplies last).
2) Mark your calendar: At First Light to be featured on the Stephen Ambrose History Happy Hour
I’m scheduled to be on a one-hour show with the Stephen Ambrose History Happy Hour on Sunday, December 11 at 400 PM EST. They write about themselves:
“Each Sunday at 4 PM EDT, host-historians Christopher Anderson in London and Rick Beyer in Chicago each grab a cocktail and go live to talk history (and maybe some smack) during History Happy Hour. They welcome fascinating and knowledgeable guests … for entertaining history discussions.”
I hope you’ll tune in.
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3) Successful public relations campaign for At First Light continues
Ascot Media is continuing a successful PR campaign for my WWII book, At First Light, that will continue through the holiday season. Here’s what happened in November:
- 55KRC Cincinnati Morning Show with Brian Thomas (11/02/22)
- The “Forgotten Front” Of World War II (11/2/22 — The Chattanoogan Op-Ed)
- Live at 9, WREG-TV, News Channel 3, Memphis (11/07/22)
- The Jeff Kennedy Show on 93.5 FM / 930 AM in Flagstaff (11/07/22)
- The “Forgotten Front” Of World War II (11/8/22 — The Colorado Springs Gazette Guest Column)
- “The Bottom Line” with Roger Marsh on KBRITE and KLTT in Southern California and Denver (11/08/22)
- Westwood One’s “The Jim Bohannon Show” (with substitute host Rich Valdes — the 3rd segment of the show — 11/10/22)
- Livewire with Bill Thomas (11/11/22 — KWRE-AM St. Louis)
- The Bill Martinez National Radio Show — (11/11/22 — repeat interview in hour #3)
- Veteran’s Day Fundraiser Keynote (11/11/22 — Asheville, NC)
- Marking Veterans Day: At First Light (11/11/22 — The Realtime Report)
- The ‘Forgotten Front’ of World War II (11/11/22 — Greeley Tribune)
- The Mommies Reviews (11/18/22)
- Real Talk with Faune Riggin (11/22/22 — KZIM-KSIM Radio Cape Girardeau)
Click on any that you’d want to listen to. My two favorites are “The Jim Boihannon Show” on 11/10/22 and “The Bill Martinez Show” on 11/11/22.
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4) Mark your Calendar: At First Light to be honored at the National WWII Museum
I’m so happy to have just learned that my and Mike Yorkey’s book about my father’s exploits in WWI, At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse, will be honored during an evening celebration at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans on Tuesday, January 10. If you know anyone in New Orleans, let them know. Here’s the tentative schedule:
- 4:30 pm — Author arrives at the venue
- 5:00 pm — Reception with perhaps some pre-signing by the author
- 6:00 pm — Opening Remarks
- 6:05 pm — Author’s Presentation about At First Light and the “Forgotten Front”
- 6:45 pm — Audience Q&A
- 7:00 pm — Program concludes, book signing
- 8:00 pm — Book signing concludes
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5) At First Light wins an international award
I’m delighted to announce that At First Light was just named a Short-List Finalist in the Non-Fiction category for the International Page Turner Awards (London).
You may remember that earlier this year At First Light was awarded a Silver Medal in the Memoir/Biography category by the Military Writers of America.
I’m also excited to announce that the book is being considered for a number of other state or national awards:
- 2022 Kemper and Leila Williams Prize in Louisiana History
- 2022 Society for Military History, Distinguished Book Awards
- 2023 Military History Matters Books of the Year
- 2023 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards
- 2023 Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History
- 2023 U.S. Military History Group Awards
- 2023 Louisiana Readers’ Choice Awards
- 2023 Louisiana Book Festival
- 2023 Colorado Book Awards
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6) Readers continue to dish out love for At First Light
It’s almost unbelievable, but At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse has received 97% 5-star ratings on a number of online review sites, including:
- Amazon (102 ratings [98 are 5-star]),
- Barnes & Noble (53 ratings [52 are 5-star]),
- GoodReads (76 ratings [71 are 5-star]),
- Walmart (44 ratings [43 are 5-star]), and
- Target (39 ratings [all are 5-star]).
Quite a number of reviewers comment that it’s the best or one of the best WWII books that they’ve ever read, and quite a few say they think it should be made into a movie.
From their lips to God’s ears, as the old saying goes. If you haven’t read it, I hope you will. And if you have, I hope you’ll leave a 5-star review on Amazon, B&N, and GoodReads. Thanks.
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