Robert D. Reed Publishers News

My friend Lane Sharkey, who doesn't "do internet" read a few of our books and handed me some hand-written reviews. 1. Hobo Sapien by Wayne Iverson, 2. Raindrops on Roman by Elizabeth Scott, 3. My Dyslexic Life by Scott Douthit, and 4. A Kid's Herb Book by Lesley Tierra. REVIEWS by Lane Sharkey:  "Hobo Sapien by Wayne Iverson: What a delightful read this little book was. The title really says it all. A spiritual hobo—who would have thought... I had fun reading Hobo Sapien and learned a few things along the way, as well."  "Raindrops on Roman by Elizabeth Scott: Growing up in the '60's,...

Wishes in Black & White, a book by Eileen Williams Sabry; Photography by Roya Movafegh Today Bob handed me this book that he published in 2000 while he was living in California. The author, Eileen Williams Sabry, was featured on an Oprah Winfrey TV Special to celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 15, 2001. She appeared along with Chris Rock, Spike Lee, and other Americans to discuss the thought-provoking question from her book, Wishes in Black & White.  What a beautiful book, and timeless! It seems like such an important time in  our history to reintroduce this book to remind us that we...

For a really fun read as well as educational... even for people who are not history buffs, this is a fabulous book: MORE OF HISTORY'S WORST. It has two sections on Trump, hence the  subtitle, 2000 Years of Idiocy from Nero to Trump. I loved working on this book, designing the cover, formatting the interior... the works. Adam Powell teaches history to people on Zoom these days during the Covid-19 virus outbreak to students in several countries. As this book covers history from so many time periods and so many parts of the world, I anticipate there will be world-wide appeal!   ...

Writing a book is fun. The publishing process is fun. Now the real work is ahead—MARKETING your book. Correction, let's say, "Now the real FUN is ahead—MARKETING your book." Because doesn't everyone prefer to have FUN rather than WORK? So it is a matter of perspective. Look at these images and see what ideas appeal to you the most and feel like FUN so you do the most to get sales for your book. Become a RICH AUTHOR. Feel free to print out these images as 8.5 x 11 sheets for yourself, or email me and I will send the...

Our author, Father Harry J. Bury, has to be one of the most delightful wonderful men I have ever met in person, and now this interview: http://harryjbury.com/harry-j-bury-video-discussion-with-nancy-nelson/ A priest starts out the video with these words: "It was the cleanest jail I was ever in, in Alexandria, VA." Yes, this priest has been in jail more than once, had a hood placed over his head and led to a jail, and so many other stories that are just not typical stories you hear from a catholic priest. I feel so honored to have a personal relationship with this man. I wrote...