B.R.A.G. Medallion
I am pleased to announce that Whispers Across A Sea has been awarded a B.R.A.G. Medallion! Operated by indieBRAG, LLC, BRAGmedallion.com reviews self-published books. The word “indie” refers to self-published books, while B.R.A.G. is an acronym for Book Readers Appreciation Group. The B.R.A.G. Medallion is a certification trademark awarded to books after careful review who deserve award recognition and exposure for excellent work by authors in the independent indie-market.
The reviewers gave Whispers 5 stars for the cover, plot, characters, dialog, writing style, chapters, copy editing, content editing, formatting and one 4 star for the title. This very exciting award will give Whispers greater recognition and exposure to a wider audience.
Familiar book “clubs” like NYT Book Review, Oprah, Reese Witherspoon Book Club, etc. review books published by large traditional publishing houses. However, they do not review any self-published “indie” books.
Thus, I am grateful to BRAG Medallion, as are other self-published authors, for reviewing and awarding excellent books in the indie-market.
Books for Christmas
Filoli, located in Woodside, CA, has decorated the library of the historic home with a Christmas tree of books! Complete with lights and ribbon, they honor the importance of books and reading. I agree that books make the best gifts! “Whispers Across A Sea” is available, send it today to friends and loved ones.
Audio Advent Calendar
I am pleased to announce that Charlotte “Charlie” Albers is narrating “Whispers Across A Sea”. As a special for the Christmas season, Charlie has created a Christmas Advent audio calendar and features “Whispers” as one of her selections. Charlie’s audio version of the complete book will be available in April, 2025. Click HERE to hear her Audio Advent Calendar selection or follow her on Instagram at Albersactor.
Books, Inc.
October 10, 2024 — I will be speaking about “Whispers Across A Sea” with Robert Pogue Harrison, Professor of French and Italian Literature at Stanford University. Join us at Books, Inc., 74 Town and Country Shopping Center, Palo Alto on Thursday, October 10th at 7:00pm. I hope you will stop by.
Nomination
I am pleased to announce that “Whispers Across A Sea” has been nominated for a Eric Hoffer Book Award.
The Eric Hoffer Book Award honors the memory of the great American philosopher Eric Hoffer by highlighting salient writing, as well as the independent spirit of small publishers. Since its inception, the Hoffer has become one of the largest international book awards for small, academic, and independent presses.
Listen to Christy on Irish Radio
June 9, 2024 – Christy is interviewed by Helen Dwyer on her radio show, Rhyme & Reason for Dublin South FM radio. Listen Now.
Christy’s Article In Palo Alto Online
June 6, 2024 – “From Environmentalist to novelist, Christina Holloway has tales to tell”, by Kate Daly, Palo Alto Online. Read Now
Newsletters
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Newsletter Vol #5 – January 2025
Newsletter Vol #4 – December 2024
Newsletter Vol #3 – October 2024
Newsletter Vol #1 – March 2024
Book Launch May 18th
We had a wonderful event on May 18th to officially launch the publishing of “Whispers Across A Sea”. See the images
Irish American Book of the Month
April 2024 – “Whispers Across A Sea” was featured as the April Book Club Feature by the Irish Book Club. Read the article HERE.