http://mcalvani.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Mayra C. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:12:58 GMT 2010-01-01T16:12:58Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762597 August 4, 2009 For more information, contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stefanie Von Borstel stefanie@fullcircleliterary.com Adriana Domínguez, Former HarperCollins . . . Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:40:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762597 Mayra C. 2009-08-04T19:40:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977698441 May 27, 2009 - In an effort to promote their books, six children’s authors published by Guardian Angel Publishing team together to tour the blogosphere in a two-week long virtual book tour. Bounding . . . Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:17:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977698441 Mayra C. 2009-06-01T22:17:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977670841 On behalf of Hachette Book Group, I'll be hosting a Latino Book Month giveaway at TheExaminer.com for the whole month of May! In order to be eligible to win, all you have to do is leave a comment . . . Fri, 01 May 2009 07:10:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977670841 Mayra C. 2009-05-01T07:10:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977660797 Hi all, Former Simon & Schuster editor Marcela Landres will be presenting two workshops: "How Editors Think" and "Publishing for Latinos". For more information, visit . . . Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:05:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977660797 Mayra C. 2009-04-20T10:05:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977656711 Today I'm going to be blowing my own horn a little. Jo Ann Hernandez of BronzeWord Latino Authors blog, is running a 'Top Ten Days of Mayra Calvani' (yes, that would be me-- moi ). From . . . Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:49:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977656711 Mayra C. 2009-04-15T14:49:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977636020 Hi all, I'm happy to announce that I'm the first ' National Latino Books Examiner ' for The Examiner.com. I'll be writing 4 short articles a week about everything related . . . Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:37:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977636020 Mayra C. 2009-03-24T21:37:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977613388 Today my guest is Balto, Aaron Lazar's new dog. Aaron is the author of the Legarde Mysteries published by Twilight Times Books. Stop by if you get chance! http://petsandauthors.blogspot.com . . . Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:53:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977613388 Mayra C. 2009-03-03T20:53:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977600742 Hi all, I just started a new promo blog for authors where a doggy interviews authors' pets. In other words, your pet will talk about you and your book, from its 'unique' perspective. . . . Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:25:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977600742 Mayra C. 2009-02-20T12:25:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977598488 Hi all, I was recently interviewed by NY Times Bestselling author Marta Acosta on her popular blog, Vampire Wire . Marta is the author of the humorous, sexy Casa Dracula series. Anyway, it's . . . Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:51:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977598488 Mayra C. 2009-02-18T10:51:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977590786 Hi all, Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Max the Golden Retriever, a very busy doggy blogger who has been featured in CNN.com, for Suite101. Not only is Max cute (who can resist a Golden, . . . Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:35:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977590786 Mayra C. 2009-02-11T11:35:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977588846 Hi all, My co-author, Anne K. Edwards, was recently interviewed on Advice Radio on the 'slippery' subject of book reviewing. You may listen to the interview here . Thanks! Mayra . . . Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:19:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977588846 Mayra C. 2009-02-09T14:19:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977584503   For more information about this book (blurbs, excerpt, reviews, interviews and purchasing info), please visit www.slipperybookreview.wordpress.com Happy reviewing! . . . Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:40:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977584503 Mayra C. 2009-02-04T18:40:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977534956 Hi all, I was recently interviewed by blogger/author Jessica Kennedy on the subject of school visits and presentations. You may read the interview on her blog: http://jadaykennedy.blogspot.com/2008/12/woofing-it-up-with-mayra-calvani-author.html . . . Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:09:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977534956 Mayra C. 2008-12-14T10:09:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977533325 Crash the Puppy (my fictional, children's picture book character) is a columnist for Keep on Wagging , the new newsletter of Max the Golden Retriever , the super popular doggy blogger. . . . Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:49:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977533325 Mayra C. 2008-12-12T13:49:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977528062 Mayra Calvani wants you to know: The word is out. . . Children's e-Books, on CD or Download, Are the Bargain of the Year! Cheaper than paper, they are the epitome of "GREEN. . . . Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:15:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977528062 Mayra C. 2008-12-06T22:15:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977522848 Hi all, I'm happy to announce that The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing is an EPPIE 2009 Finalist under the Non-Fiction Category! To learn more about the book, visit www.slipperybookreview.wordpress.com . . . Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:10:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977522848 Mayra C. 2008-12-01T20:10:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977509215 Hi all, The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing has garnered another great review, this time by author/blogger Lillie Ammann. "I  can see why The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing is a . . . Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:36:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977509215 Mayra C. 2008-11-17T18:36:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977506514 Hi all, I forgot what day of my VBT this is, but here it is... Today I'm at http://morganmandel.blogspot.com with a post about reviewers and bloggers. Stop by if you get a chance. I'd . . . Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:59:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977506514 Mayra C. 2008-11-14T12:59:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977501452 Hello all, Today on the 3rd day of my virtual book tour I'm over at Mary Cunningham's blog with a humorous piece about Amazon reviewers and mothers in law. If you'd like to take a look, . . . Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:47:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977501452 Mayra C. 2008-11-08T20:47:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977499359 Hi all, Today on our second day of our VBT, Annd K. Edwards and I will be stopping at Book Pleasures for an interview with Editor in Chief Norm Goldman. You may read the interview here . . . Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:57:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977499359 Mayra C. 2008-11-06T10:57:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977498322 Dear Gatherers, Kim McDougall of Blazing Trailers just made a wonderful trailer for my children's picture book, The Magic Violin. You may see the trailer on my blog,  www.mayrassecretbookcase.blogspot.com . . . Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:51:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977498322 Mayra C. 2008-11-05T10:51:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977497536 Hi Gatherers, I know most of you are voting today, but if you get a chance, I'd like to invite you to stop by Donna McDine's blog to read the prologue of my book, The Slippery . . . Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977497536 Mayra C. 2008-11-04T17:00:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977484747 Latest interviews: *Publisher Karen L. Syed, Owner of Echelon Press, talks about her company and horror books. *Author Brian Porter talks about Jack the Ripper. *Author C. Sanchez-Garcia talks . . . Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:08:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977484747 Mayra C. 2008-10-21T20:08:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977481346 Hi Folks, My Halloween Festival continues at The Dark Phantom... Latest interviews: *Teresa Ford, Founder & Editor of Ethereal Tales, UK print publication *Marta Acosta, New York . . . Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:28:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977481346 Mayra C. 2008-10-18T08:28:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977472742 Hi Gatherers... Horror fan, blogger and commentator Iloz Zoc is the founder of Zombos Closet of Horror Blog and League of Tana Drinkers. He's also a regular contributor to Blogcritics. In this . . . Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:17:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977472742 Mayra C. 2008-10-09T17:17:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977467577 Fantastic Literature is UK's largest online supplier of out of print, rare and used books in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, thrillers, ghost stories, weird . . . Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:30:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977467577 Mayra C. 2008-10-04T13:30:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465448 Hi all,  Today on the second installment of my Spine Chillin' interviews, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Gordon Clemmons, editor of the new dark speculative ezine, Shadeworks. Clemmons . . . Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:06:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465448 Mayra C. 2008-10-02T11:06:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464652 Hi, I recently had the chance to interview the very prolific flash fiction writer Michael Kechula. If you'd like to read the interview, the link is: http://thedarkphantom.wordpress.com   . . . Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:52:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464652 Mayra C. 2008-10-01T15:52:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977456041 Hi all, My co-author Anne K. Edwards and I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Norm Goldman of http://www.bookpleasures.com/ . We talked about our book, The Slippery Art . . . Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:54:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977456041 Mayra C. 2008-09-22T19:54:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977455637 Rainbow Sheep is an original, sweet story about a little shepherdess called Genevieve and her flock of sheep. Genevieve is troubled because it has rained so much lately that the sky is always . . . Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:10:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977455637 Mayra C. 2008-09-22T12:10:19Z