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Writers Chat at Abunga.com About Motherhood, Fantasy & Espionage: Susan Konig, Kristina Coia & Geoffrey Gluckman Join 'Authors at Abunga'
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Abunga.com will host motherhood
expert Susan Konig, 16-year-old teen fantasy writer Kristina Coia and spy
novelist Geoffrey M. Gluckman at the "Authors at Abunga" online chats on July
30, Aug. 13 and Aug. 27, respectively.
"We are honored to have Konig, Coia and Gluckman joining us to chat in the
coming weeks," said Abunga.com Chairman Lee Martin. "Our inaugural chat with
psychological thriller author Melanie Wells provided participants a glimpse
into her writing style and life as a psychotherapist. I am sure the upcoming
chats with these gifted writers will provide equally interesting conversations
for readers of all ages."
Konig, a veteran of the journalism world and regular humor columnist for
Catholic Digest and National Review, is known for her "Bombeckian" take on
life. Her latest book, "I Wear the Maternity Pants in this Family," is a witty
collection of motherhood tales that has received rave reviews from Publishers
Weekly, USA Today and Parade Magazine, to name a few. She is also author of
"Why Animals Sleep So Close to the Road (and other lies I tell my children)"
and is working on her third book in the motherhood trilogy, "Teenagers and
Toddlers are Trying to Kill Me!" More information is available at
http://Abunga.com/FeaturedAuthorKonig.
At the young age of 16, Coia is already an accomplished author, singer and
motivational speaker. She is author of teen/young adult fantasy novels. Her
first, "Falcon's Prey," has an accompanying soundtrack Coia wrote herself and
has an underlying theme of self-esteem and self-respect. Wanting to spread
this important message even further after the release of the book, Coia
created the program, Shine Through, to teach children and young adults about
self-worth, honesty and character development. Coia's newest book is
"Lymeria," and she is currently working on her third novel. Additional
information can be found at http://Abunga.com/FeaturedAuthorCoia.
Gluckman pulled from his experience and expertise as a trained federal
agent and member of the CIA when writing "Deadly Exchange," his first spy
novel. He is also a feature writer for U.S., Canadian and Australian
publications including Iron Horse Literary Review, Law Enforcement Technology
and Credit Union Business. Along with writing, Gluckman is an exercise
physiologist, credited with developing the Muscle Balance and Function
Development education system and starting the postural and functional exercise
revolution inNorth America. More information can be found at
http://Abunga.com/FeaturedAuthorGluckman.
"Even though we just announced the Author Chats concept within the last
few weeks, the response has been overwhelming," Martin continued. "We think
it is an innovative way to connect authors with their fan-base so readers can
ask the questions they wouldn't otherwise have an opportunity to pose directly
to the author."
The chats are hosted at http://Abunga.com/AuthorsatAbunga from 2 p.m. to
3 p.m. EDT on alternating Wednesdays, and the schedule is posted and updated
as additional authors sign-on to host sessions. One week prior to each chat,
readers can visit the chat Web page to submit questions. Questions are also
accepted during chats. Transcripts of all chats are archived on the "Authors
at Abunga" page.
Abunga.com is an online bookstore founded to provide families a protected
shopping environment. Headquartered inKnoxville, Tenn., Abunga.com offers
safety with more than 1.6 million family-friendly products, savings through
distributor-direct prices and support to nonprofit organizations by donating 5
percent of each transaction to a customer-selected charity. For more
information, visit http://www.Abunga.com.
Note to Editors: For information, visit http://www.Abunga.com/media.
FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Kristin Cole 972.267.1111
kristin@alarryross.com
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