A powerful devotional, Time Spent With God, by Sandy Blackburn, (Woodland Gospel Publishing, a division of Woodland Press, LLC) will be nationally released on Sept. 12-18th, at the National Quartet Convention, Kentucky Fair & Expo Center, Louisville, KY.

Time Spent With God is the first installment of the HOPPER HERITAGE SERIES, and has received the endorsement of The Hoppers—America's Favorite Family of Gospel Music. Time Spent With God will be officially launched at The Hoppers' booth.

---- A very special Charleston Town Center Halloween event (hosted by Borders Express) will take place on the first floor stage area, Charleston Town Center, on Sat., Oct. 23rd, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Participating Appalachian authors will include: Michael Knost, Brian J. Hatcher, Ellen Thompson McCloud, Frank Larnerd, Geoffrey Cameron Fuller, Karin Fuller, Eric Fritzius, Mark Justice, Jessie Grayson and Keith Davis.

---- Woodland Press author Brian J. Hatcher will be appearing as an author guest at HORRORFIND WEEKEND, to be held on Sept. 3 - 5, 2010, in Gettysburg, PA. It's been said P.T. Barnum had "The Greatest Show On Earth" with his circus, HorrorFind has "The Spookiest Show On Earth" with HorrorFind Weekend, a convention that includes all things eerie and horrifying. See: http://www.horrorfindweekend.com/about.html

Independent Contractor Book Sales Agent: Become a Woodland Press Sales Agent. This can be the perfect opportunity for retirees, stay-at-home-moms, on-the-road salespeople already carrying a line of products, or anyone wishing additional income. Must be 18-years old or older to qualify.

We are seeking independent agents to establish and service retail vendors and sell Woodland Press books in your town or city, your state, or region and earn extra income based upon book sales.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The WV Writers, Inc. event, “The Many Paths to Publishing" panel, took place Sat., Jun. 19th, 2 pm thru 4 pm, at Taylor Books, 226 Capitol Street. Authors Michael Knost and Brian J. Hatcher represented Woodland Press at the event. Others appearing included Cathy Teets of Headline Books, Abby Freeland of WVU Press, and Cat Pleska of WV Writers, Inc. The activity, which was well attended, soon became standing room only for all who wanted to participate in the panel discussion.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - “The Many Paths to Publishing.” Are you dreaming of becoming a published book author? Do you wonder how to get included in those lovely literary magazines with your poetry, short stories and essays? Come hear a panel of publishing experts at Taylor Books in Charleston on Capital Street June 19, from 2-4 p. m.

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. - According to activity planners at Borders, at Huntington Mall, the bookstore will focus its attention on the importance of Mountain State storytellers and regional books this weekend through a variety of author appearances. The in-store event is being called West Virginia Author Weekend.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The 2010 Vandalia Gathering was held on Sat. and Sun., May 29th and 30th, at the State Capitol Complex. This year the event included several Woodland Press authors signing books at the West Virginia Book Company booth.

Writers participating included Robert and Miranda Walker, Michael Knost, Brian Hatcher, Ellen McCloud, and Geoffrey and Karin Fuller.

The annual event, held at the State Capitol Complex, focuses on Mountain State artisans, and includes exceptional musicians, storytellers, square-dancers and cloggers.

CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. - A Logan County resident recently signed a literary contract with Arcadia Publishing, of Mount Pleasant, SC, to write and produce a new pictorial history of Logan County.

APPALACHIAN CASE STUDY: UFO Sightings, Alien Encounter & Unexplained Phenomena Volume 2

By Steve Hammons
A UFO Digest Book Review

Eyewitness accounts of UFO sightings and strange encounters in the Appalachian Mountain region provide fascinating reading in a recently-published book by researcher, journalist and author Kyle Lovern. (Lovern grew up and lives in Mingo County.)

Volume 2 of Appalachian Case Study: UFO Sightings, Alien Encounters & Unexplained Phenomena continues the exploration that Lovern began in the first volume, published in 2008.