Hunter Brown Nominated for Clive Staples Award - VOTE TODAY!

Each year, a select group of books are nominated by readers to receive the Clive Staples Award for Christian Speculative Fiction (Named for C.S. Lewis the famed author of The Chronicles of Narnia book series). This year, we are happy to announce that Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow has made the short list.

There are 15 excellent books to choose from this year. It is truly an honor to be nominated alongside so many great authors. Please, take time to spread the word about this awesome award and be sure to Vote for your favorite TODAY!

Learn more about the awards by visiting clivestaplesaward.wordpress.com

Hunter Brown Wins Moonbeam Award for Pre-Teen Fiction Category

Our heads grew a bit today. It's not our fault...you can blame it on our publishers if you'd like. You see, it was their idea to submit our books to these silly award things that nobody wins. We tried to warn them - award winning authors are not just a dime a dozen and even though you believe in us...we're just not THAT good.

Boy were we wrong.

Early this morning we received a giggly phone call from an enthusiastic staff at Warner Press. Allan and I hovered over the speakerphone, listening intently to the buzzing hive of friendly publishing staff on the other end of the line. We stood slack-jawed, wide-eyed and white-faced as they told us "Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow" had just won a "Moonbeam Children's Book Award" in the "Pre-Teen Fiction - Fantasy" category!

It's true - see for yourself: http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1315

So, in a matter of moments we went from being plain ol' published authors (whoopee) to award winning novelists (Yahoo!) and all that entails.

Can you see now why our heads are growing? This is fantastic news that allows us to gain more exposure with our stories in the marketplace. We can even place a "Moonbeam" seal on our book AND several new organizations will be promoting us on their list of recommended reads for Libraries and other outlets.

Being a math whiz myself, I know what comes next: High Honors + Shiny Awards = More Exposure + Bigger Heads! However, since the award is only a shiny sticker and not something I'll be receiving on the red carpet in hollywood, you can pop my ballooning head now.

Needless to say both Warner Press and the Miller Brothers are very pleased to have received this recognition. Warner also mentioned that there are a few more awards we are in consideration for. We'll let you know if any more good news arrives.

Hunter Brown Radio Commercials?

Hey guys, Spirit 105.3 is doing a radio advertisement for our latest book Hunter Brown and the Consuming Fire. It's part of their new "book club" promotion and they are looking for reviews from people who have read it. Post your comment on the Spirit1053.com website to help tell others about the book too.

http://www.spirit1053.com/familyfun.php?articleID=199

Author Chuck Black Visits with Miller Brothers

WIN ONE OF THREE COPIES OF CHUCKS BOOKS...WATCH THE SHOW TO FIND OUT HOW!


Today we're honored to have author of the Kingdom Series and the Knights of Arrethtrae join us for our LIVE webcast (3pm PST, 6pm Eastern). Chuck Black is joining us via chat as well as a prerecorded in-studio video interview we made with him this past Saturday.






If you've yet to read Chuck's work you are in for a treat. Join us at MillerBrothersBooks.com and click on Video Chat to join in. You don't need a webcam, just watch us host the show and chat with us via an optional chatroom.

First Pictures of Consuming Fire...

Hip-hip-hooray! The first shipment of Hunter Brown and the Consuming Fire has arrived at the publisher's shipping dock today. As you can see, they are going fast. A few sneaky employees got their hands on their copies a few weeks early.

Don't worry, you can still pre-order your autographed copy TODAY for only $9.99 (with purchase of medallion) by visiting www.MillerBrothersBooks.com or direct from Amazon.com for only $11.19

So, why wait? It'll give you something to read whilst you eagerly await the Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie.

Peter and the Sword of Mercy - Cover Art LEAKED!!!

So, I'm a huge fan of the Peter and the Starcatcher series. The books were co-authored by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson and are nothing short of amazing. After all, co-authored books ROCK! Okay, so the first three books are listed below and if you haven't yet read them start them right away. You'll be glad you did. (Besides, it will help you pass the time until our next Hunter Brown book comes out...right?)

• Peter and the Starcatchers
• Peter and the Shadow Theives - My personal favorite.
• Peter and the Secret of Rundoon

Anyway, I soon as I heard that they were coming out with a fourth book in the series (Peter and the Sword of Mercy) this fall I started frantically searching for the cover art. Nobody had it in any of the bookstores, however I was successful at spotting a cover on another blog. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Looks like they are flying over London in a train.

Chris

Watch Miller Brothers LIVE on Webcast Wednesday!

Today, Wednesday July 22nd at 3PM we begin our Weekly Webcast Wednesday program on MillerBrothersBooks.com. We'll celebrate Allan's Birthday (a day late) and talk about the new book coming out on 9-9-09. Join the conversation via live chat and we'll look forward to seeing you there.

Just visit http://www.MillerBrothersBooks.com and click on the Video Chat tab to join in. It's that simple.

See you soon!