2009 Texas Book Fest Panel on Cinema to Include Gary Kent

July 17, 2009

We at Dalton Publishing are thrilled to announce that Gary Kent and his book Shadows & Light: Journeys with Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood, released July 2009, have been selected for inclusion in the 2009 Texas Book Festival! The festival takes place at the State Capitol Building in Austin from Saturday, October 31 through Sunday, November 1.

The final lineup of writers featured along with Gary will be released Thursday, September 3, so check the Texas Book Fest Website for more details.

An annual event since 1996, the Texas Book Festival is one of the premier literary events in the country. Come and enjoy a weekend of readings, discussions, book signings, and live music at the Capitol in Austin with over 200 authors from Texas and beyond.

For more information about Gary and his book, click here.

Tweet This Post  Delicious This Post  Digg This Post  Stumble This Post 

Deltina Hay Discusses Social Media Survival Guide on “Cover to Cover”

July 15, 2009

On Saturday, July 18, tune in to WNZF NewsRadio 1550 AM, 106.3 FM, or online at www.wnzf.com, at 11:30 a.m. EST to hear Social Media Power founder, Deltina Hay, discuss social media and Web 2.0 topics straight from her recently released book A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization (Wiggy Press, May 2009). “Cover to Cover” host Frank Gromling invited Ms. Hay onto his radio show to give the audience insider information on the importance of social media and how it’s linked to the publishing industry, as well as tips and strategies for implementing a successful Social Web presence.

“Cover to Cover” examines all aspects of the book publishing world, including hot new titles, up-and-coming authors, and a look at the process of producing and marketing books.

Tweet This Post  Delicious This Post  Digg This Post  Stumble This Post 

Dalton Poets Featured at Austin Poetry Society Fourth Thursday

July 14, 2009

On Thursday, July 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the NeWorlDeli (4101 Guadalupe) The Austin Poetry Society Fourth Thursday open microphone features poets of Dalton Publishing. Hear W. Joe Hoppe, Ric Williams, and maybe more, read original work. An open mic always follows the featured poets, so come out to the event and bring your own poems to read aloud. Eat, drink, and be poetic.

The Austin Poetry Society brings poets and poetry lovers together to meet, mingle, and support each other. APS also offers monthly programs and contests. Their monthly membership meetings resume in September.

Tweet This Post  Delicious This Post  Digg This Post  Stumble This Post 

Vote Dalton Publishing! Best of Austin!

July 13, 2009

Hey Dalton friends and fans!

The time has come to vote for Dalton Publishing as Best Independent Publisher in the Austin Chronicle’s 2009 Best of Austin poll.

To vote, go to http://www.austinchronicle.com/feedback/bestof/09/

Submit Dalton Publishing under the “Wild Card” section as Best Independent Publisher.

One ballot per person, please. And hurry, because voting ends July 21st!

Tweet This Post  Delicious This Post  Digg This Post  Stumble This Post 

Gary Kent Q&A with the Statesman

July 13, 2009

In anticipation of the official release of Shadows & Light: Journeys With Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood, written by stuntman Gary Kent, at BookPeople this Wednesday, July 15, The Austin American-Statesman sat down with the author for a Q&A session to discuss his forthcoming book, the evolution of film, and Charles Manson.

Read the entire interview here…

Tweet This Post  Delicious This Post  Digg This Post  Stumble This Post 

BookPeople Hosts Third Annual Dalton Gang Reading

July 10, 2009

The Dalton Gang is back again for the Third Annual Dalton Gang Reading hosted by BookPeople (603 N. Lamar). Escape the Austin heatwave and join us for a literary treat showcasing seven talented Austin authors on Wednesday, August 12 at 7 p.m..

The evening includes the poetry of Lyman Grant (The Road Home) and W. Joe Hoppe (Galvanized); the Grimm-inspired tales from Ric Williams (Woman in the Tower); the refreshing and incisive fiction crafted by Robert Stikmanz (Sleeper Awakes), Gary Kent’s unbelievable, yet all true, reminiscences of the indie film revolution (Shadows & Light); a jolt of inspiration and motivation from the SOAPBOX® Queen herself, Kimberlie Dykeman (Pure Soapbox); and the always hilarious and entertaining Les McGehee (Plays Well With Others).

Tweet This Post  Delicious This Post  Digg This Post  Stumble This Post 

Special Screening of Bubba Ho-Tep Accompanies Gary Kent Book Signing

July 9, 2009

Writer/director, actor, stuntman legend, special effects expert, and production manager Gary Kent will screen one of the many films he worked on over his expansive film career, Bubba Ho-Tep, on Sunday, July 26 at Dan’s Silverleaf (103 Industrial St.) in Denton, Texas. The second stop on Kent’s 2009 book tour celebrating the release of his forthcoming book from Dalton Publishing, Shadows & Light: Journeys With Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood, this evening promises to be an entertaining and memorable tribute to Kent’s impact on the indie film world.

Admission is free and doors open at 8 p.m.. Gary Kent will take the stage at 9 p.m. for an intimate Q&A session with the audience, followed by the screening of Bubba Ho-Tep at 10 p.m.. Fellow Dalton Publishing author and Austin film journalist Joe O’Connell (Evacuation Plan, a novel from the hospice) will film the event as part of a documentary he is crafting about Kent.

Prior to the screening at Dan’s Silverleaf, Gary Kent will sign copies of Shadows & Light at Barnes & Noble Denton (2201 I-35 North-South) on Saturday, July 25. Beginning promptly at 4 p.m., Kent will read an excerpt from his much-anticipated book and will be available for autographs immediately following.

Tweet This Post  Delicious This Post  Digg This Post  Stumble This Post 

W. Joe Hoppe Reads in Celebration of Borderlands Summer Issue

July 6, 2009

On Saturday, July 11 at 3:00 p.m., Dalton poet W. Joe Hoppe will read a selection of his poetry as part of literary event celebrating Borderlands’ summer issue inspired by the Blanton Poetry Project. Edited by Katherine Durham Oldmixon, this issue focuses on ekphrastic poetry and will be on sale at the event, courtesy of the Blanton gift shop. This literary reading and exhibit will be held in the America/Americas Gallery at the Blanton Museum of Art, located on the UT Austin campus (MLK at Congress).

Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review is a literary journal based in Austin, Texas that publishes poetry along with photographs, reviews and essays.

Tweet This Post  Delicious This Post  Digg This Post  Stumble This Post 

Social Media Maven Heads Up BiGAUSTIN’s Conversations Series

July 1, 2009

By Neil Kahn

Following the release of her highly praised social media and Web 2.0 handbook, A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization: Strategies, Tactics, and Tools for Surviving in the Social Web, veteran Web developer and publisher Deltina Hay heads up the Conversations Breakfast series presented by BiGAUSTIN’s Women’s Business Center.

Striving to lead as a self-sustainable small business development organization, BiGAUSTIN provides innovative growth strategies to underserved entrepreneurs in Central Texas and assists the successful growth of small businesses by providing comprehensive education and tailored business counseling, and by meeting the unique financial needs of new and existing entrepreneurs . This month’s Conversations series, held on Thursday, July 16 from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. at BookPeople (603 N. Lamar, Austin, TX), is intended to give business professionals the knowledge and tools they need to optimize, develop, and market their businesses using social media and Web 2.0.

Accompanying Deltina at the Thursday morning presentation are social media marketing specialists Weston Norton and Talmadge Boyd of Reel Social Media and social media experts Lamar and Laura Valentino Romero. Reel Social Media blends online video with social media marketing and search engine optimization to drive Website traffic, provide richer brand presence, and create a cost effective, engaging marketing strategy. Lamar Romero, Chief Funding Officer of Romero Capital & Funding, LLC, utilizes strategic marketing and channel development, combined with over 15 years of business investing and experimentation, to locate and fund working capital and investment opportunities for growing businesses.

Deltina Hay is a pioneer of social media and Web 2.0, especially as it applies to small business and the publishing industry. She has written countless articles and two books on the subject. An experienced instructor, her working knowledge of social media ideas and how to apply them in the real world make her presentations and writings some of the most accessible in the industry. Her recently released book, A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization, arms readers with the nuts and bolts of the Social Web through hands-on, real-world examples, and the companion CD is packed with links to other resources, directories of Social Websites, and fillable forms and worksheets to help users map their strategies. Hay is the principal of Austin-based press Dalton Publishing; the social media consulting and Web 2.0 development firm, Social Media Power; and the innovative Social Website service PlumbSocial.com.

Tweet This Post  Delicious This Post  Digg This Post  Stumble This Post 

Midpoint Blogs About Shadows & Light

July 1, 2009

Our distributor Midpoint Trade Books highlighted our forthcoming title Shadows & Light by Gary Kent on their blog, Pressing Digressions. Read the post here!

Tweet This Post  Delicious This Post  Digg This Post  Stumble This Post 

Next Page »

• Subscribe to Our Feed