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Subject:Indie Book Awards Names The Maximum Contribution Finalist in Best Political Fiction
(Terra Alta)—The Indie Book Awards has named The Maximum Contribution by Rick Robinson one of the top books of political fiction this year.
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is one of the most prestigious book awards for independent publishers and authors worldwide. The Indie Book Awards was established to recognize and honor the most exceptional independently published books in 70 different categories and is presented by Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group in cooperation with Marilyn Allen of Allen O'Shea Literary Agency. All books are judged for their content. The judges include expert editors, writers and publishers in the book publishing industry.
“Congratulations to Rick Robinson for a job well done!” said publisher Cathy Teets, president of Headline Books, Inc. of Terra Alta, WV “The Maximum Contribution has been one of our top sellers this year and it has been on the Amazon.com top 100 Best Seller list of political fiction four times since its release in November. Mr. Robinson has been a guest on numerous national radio talk shows while on an east coast book signing tour since late fall. He will be at the New York Book Festival in Central Park June 28 and then on to a west coast tour this summer that includes the Hollywood Book Festival in July. We are thrilled with the recognition of this award for his book! As a Washington, D.C. insider, Rick Robinson has personal experience to draw from and has written a book that readers absolutely can’t put down.”
In addition to the recognition and prestige of having an award-winning book, Finalists will also receive a listing in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Catalog and inclusion on www.IndieBookAwards.com. Along with cash prizes to the winners, a gold award emblem will be affixed to the front cover of The Maximum Contribution as a Finalist in Best Political Fiction.
The Maximum Contribution will also be reviewed by the Allen O'Shea Literary Agency in New York for possible representation in areas such as distribution, foreign rights, film rights, and other rights. Literary agent Marilyn Allen has over 25 years of experience, including serving as Senior Vice President, Associate Publisher, and Director of Marketing for Harper Collins and directing sales and marketing teams for Simon & Schuster, Penguin Books and Avon Books. Ms. Allen has had the pleasure of working with many best-selling authors including Stephen King, Ken Follett, Barbara Kingsolver, John Gray, Mary Higgins Clark, and many more.
“Robinson brings us to the inside world of political wheeling and dealing with a pace that reminds me of John Grisham. It is a novel that political junkies need to own but appeals to the political novice as well. As Robinson noted, quoting Barry Goldwater, ‘Politics is like sex, you don't have to be good at them to enjoy them.’ The book is light on sex and drugs but plenty of rock and roll. Buy the book and see if you can put it down before the ending. I couldn't.” says author and syndicated columnist, Don McNay.
Robinson has thirty years experience in politics and law, including a stint on Capitol Hill as Legislative Director/Chief Counsel to then-Congressman Jim Bunning (R-KY). He ran for the United States Congress in 1998 and currently practices law in Kentucky.
Look for The Maximum Contribution at your favorite bookstore or online at www.themaximumcontribution.com and/or www.amazon.com.
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