What does it take to be part of Joe the Salamanders Advanced Reading Team?

    

Many of you have heard me reading from Joe the Salamander since May 2020 nearly every week at Virtual Fridays Dire Literary Series. With the book out in about six weeks, I need some volunteers for my Advanced Reader Team. (Some of you folks who attend regularly may not need the advanced PDF sent) If interested email me: ctgager37@yahoo.com or comment below

This is what it consists of:

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2. About two weeks before the book comes out I'll send a digital copy to your email
3. When the Kindle comes out, there will be a .99 cent version for ART people only and you will buy it. If this would deter you I will Venmo/paypal anyone who wants reinbursement.
4. A week later, post a review. It doesn't have to be comprehensive NOR is a 5-Star review required, but boy those are nice.

That is all. Those unfamiliar...here's an outide review

And the press release form the Publisher, Golden Antelope Press

Thank you so much!

First Outside Review of Joe the Salamander (due out July 2022) from the Mid West Book Review

 

Established in 1976, the Midwest Book Review is an organization committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. 

 Here's what they had to say:

Critique: With its inherent message promoting the value of appreciating diverse abilities, disabilities, and circumstances, and although "Joe The Salamander" is a work of fiction, author Timothy Gager's novel is solidly and soundly based on real-life conditions as experienced by thousands of children throughout the United States today. Entertaining, thoughtful and thought-provoking, "Joe The Salamander" is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to community library Contemporary Diversity Fiction collections. 

 

Editorial Note: Timothy Gager has published 16 books of fiction and poetry (including 17 of which were nominated for Pushcart Prizes). His work has been nominated for a Massachusetts Book Award, The Best of the Web, and The Best Small Fictions Anthology.