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Small, Local Publisher Joins Ranks
of Large House Winners At AZ Book Awards
CHANDLER, AZ-Among the big publishing houses like Prentice Hall, Simon and Schuster, University of Arizona Press and Arizona Highways that won 2007 Glyph awards, the Arizona Book Publishing Association's equivalent of the Academy of Motion Pictures' Oscars, stands Chandler's Five Star Publications, which recently garnered two Glyphs at the annual Arizona Book Awards banquet. Any book published by an Arizona publisher, written by an Arizona author or set in Arizona was eligible for entry.
Five Star Publications walked away with the Best Popular Fiction Glyph for A Feather in the Rain by Alex Cord and the Best Gift Book Glyph for Gunsmoke: An American Institution by Ben Costello. Gunsmoke is an 11- by 8.5-inch coffee table book that relives 50 years of television's most popular western through hundreds of photos and millions of memories of Marshal Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Miss Kitty and more. A Feather in the Rain is based on the true story of a trail-hardened cowboy trying to run away from the heartache of burying his own son. In the process, he runs into the arms of a famous model and kindred spirit.
"I thoroughly enjoyed reading A Feather in the Rain," says actor Harrison Ford in his endorsement. "I felt a real affinity with the characters and hope to one day see this book as a motion picture."
Five Star Publications is owned and operated by Linda Radke, who just marked her 22nd year in business. For more information about Radke, her award-winning books and Five Star Publications, visit www.FiveStarPublications.com.
Photos: High resolution JPEGS of Linda Radke and her book covers are available by request.
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