As spring arrives in northern Wisconsin, much is happening at Cable Publishing. On January 1, we released Do Well or Die, Marty Daneman’s unforgettable WWII memoir, and on February 1 we released Steve Fortney’s marvelous historical fiction, Ghosts Dancing. The second book of The Buchenwald Trilogy, Louis Gros’ Survivor of Buchenwald, co-authored by Flint Whitlock, was released on April 1 with its book launch scheduled for April 12 at Denver’s Tattered Cover book store.

Belated congratulations go to Del Staecker, who was elected last October to serve on the Executive Council of the International Association of Crime Writers/North American Branch. Del will serve a four-year term.

On March 29, very exciting news came from Joyce Faulkner, President of the Military Writers Society of America who wrote:

MWSA ANNOUNCEMENT

Six American authors have been selected to tour US Navy library facilities, schools, and local communities in Naples and Sicily -- and in Rota, Spain.

I'm pleased and honored to announce that MWSA members -- 2011 Author of the Year, Jack Woodville London -- and multiple award-winning author Del Staecker -- are two of that six. Jack and Del will speak before a variety of audiences about history, about reading, and about their books. They will also do book signings. This is a terrific opportunity -- for Jack and Del -- and for MWSA. We are hoping that this will be the first of many activities like this for our members.

Some have asked how this happened. Well, first we were contacted by the Navy MWR Librarian in Naples, Richard Aubrey, that they had received grants to do this program. He found Military Writers Society of America through our website. He wanted to know if we had anyone we would recommend. I submitted nine names of authors with Navy connections -- either through their books or military experience. I included their bios, links to the reviews of their books on our site, links to material they had written, videos of the authors speaking at past conferences, and a little personal note about each person I nominated. Then Mr. Aubrey contacted these members and discussed the opportunity. The process took several weeks. I received an email at 4am this morning confirming that Jack and Del were their choices. Jack and Del got their confirming phone calls first thing this morning.

Joyce’s amazing news was followed by Del’s announcement:

Dear Friends and Readers,

I'm one of six authors selected to tour the Mediterranean as a part of the Navy's "Writers on Deck" program. This June I'll be in Sicily, Italy, and Spain speaking to sailors, students, and military dependents as part of an innovative effort bringing literature to the communities near US naval bases.

I'm delighted that I've been asked to share my fiction and non-fiction in a dozen speaking and book signing events, and, as a veteran, I am honored to be included in this tremendous program.

My sincere appreciation goes to the Military Writers Society of America for its role in making this opportunity a reality for me and THE LADY GANGSTER: A SAILOR'S MEMOIR. Also I thank the International Association of Crime Writers for supporting me as a crime/thriller author.

My best to you all!

Del Staecker

Del, we are so proud of your achievements and hope you will share some stories of your tour with us. Congratulations!

Jackie Boor, co-author of Inside the President’s Helicopter, flew cross-country in late March for a series of events in Virginia and Washington, DC. Jackie was invited to attend and speak at the prestigious Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Jackie met and chatted with Del at the festival; Del was a member of a panel discussion.)

From Charlottesville, Jackie moved to Washington, DC, for signing events at the Smithsonian’s American History Museum and both of the Smithsonian’s Air & Space museums.

Flint Whitlock and Terry Barnhart spoke about their book, Capt. Jepp & the Little Black Book, at the Broomfield, Colorado, library in late March. Earlier in March, Flint flew to Texas and spoke at the Holocaust Museum Houston about The Beasts of Buchenwald.

We are also happy to announce that Flint’s The Beasts of Buchenwald: Karl & Ilse Koch, Human-Skin Lampshades, and the War-Crimes Trial of the Century is a finalist in the history category for the 2012 Colorado Book Award by the Colorado Humanities and the Center for the Book. This is the third time that Flint’s Cable titles have been finalists for the award (Capt. Jepp & the Little Black Book and Turbulence before Takeoff were the other two). Winners will be announced at the Colorado Book Award Celebration, held on June 22 in Aspen, Colorado. Good luck, Flint!

Several other titles are in various stages of completion. Check out our Works in Progress section for the latest updates.

As always, we believe that all of our authors are the greatest.
Write on!