Local Media Feature WINNER TAKES ALL

It’s always nice when your hometown paper publishes a “local boy makes good” story about you.

So I was pleased that the release of WINNER TAKES ALL generated  attention in papers serving towns where I have lived — articles about me and my latest entry in the Dylan Hunter series.

On February 2, 2018, The New Castle (Pennsylvania) News — the daily newspaper of the hometown where I was born and raised — ran a feature story, including a big blow-up reproduction of the book cover, and background about my writing career.

Then, on February 7, The Bay Times (Kent Island, Maryland) — which serves the Chesapeake Bay area near my current residence — published this story about the release of the new book:

The newspaper is part of a chain in the Maryland and Delaware region, and the same story also ran in a couple of its sister publications: The Record Observer (Queen Anne’s County, Md.) on February 9, and the Sunday edition of The Star Democrat (Easton, Md., and surrounding counties) on February 11.

I noticed a definite bump in sales and received congratulatory messages from old friends and family members who saw these stories.

The Maryland newspapers also promoted my appearance at a book signing on February 20 at the Rams Head Shore House restaurant in Stevensville, Maryland.

Thanks to the newspaper publicity, I had a great turnout, sold and signed a lot of books, and then dined with some local friends who attended to show their support.