I won't lie to you. If you miss this event, you will end up hating yourself. Oh, and also, please come out to this event and help us fill up 174 seats!!!
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It's 12:22 am at the moment this letter is being written. It's a last minute push to put the word out about our event at the Weslaco public library theater. There are 13 1/2 hours to go until we get up on that stage. You might wonder what is a newsletter about books and publishing doing talking about a "show"? I'll explain briefly. 

​I have been around poetry readings and book signings so much that I am more than familiar with the common approach. Usually, it involves people sitting around watching an individual get up to a podium or microphone stand and literally read to the audience. The reader will usually use a book or one of a variety of devices to read from. This approach is good when all you care about is the actual poetry itself more than the person who wrote it. But after many outings to similar events, you start to want something more. That's what happened to me. I wanted to see a show, not just someone reading off a book. 

That is how "The Raving Press Events" was born. We organize and coordinate events centered around authors and their books. But we ask them to try to make it a show. This is accomplished in several ways: video presentation, dramatic performances, recitation (that is, reciting your works without reading it off a page or a device), and or, delivering a motivational/inspirational/enlightening speech.

So, if you are still wondering what an event like this would be like, there you have a gist of it. But you know the best way to experience it? By being there in person. Every time we hold one of these events people leave it with smiles on their faces and books in their hands. I think it is because they realize while they are there that they have been part of something different. Something transcendental. That is what we aim for. That is what you will get. And even if you don't buy books or cds, you can't deny that nothing beats going to a show in a great, classic theater, enjoying a FREE show in the cool a/c while all the other poor souls burn in this South Texas heat. And if you are not in the area, you should plan to come down this way sometime. There is magic happening in the borderlands. You need to be a part of it.

The Lost: Children of the River anthology by The Raving Press is now officially out and ready to ship. There are several ways to obtain your copy. I will describe three of them here.

1.) Go to Amazon.com and insert the search:
"Lost: Children of the River The Raving Press".

It's a mouthful, yes, but if you insert only the title you get unrelated results. Save time. Copy and paste from here.

2.) Click through to our Createspace E-store
This method helps us, a small business/organization earn some royalties, therefore you would be supporting not only the arts but also small business. Win-win.

3.) Stay tuned on this blog to catch our book release events which will be announced soon and come out to meet us in person. Books at the events will be sold at a discount to those who sign our attendance list and give us their email address. Another win-win!

Thank you for dropping by. Keep coming back for more. 

Special note about "Lost: Children of the River" if you contributed artwork, photography, or literature we want to gift you a copy of this publication. Please come out to our events to get your copy and perhaps read your poetry from the book or talk about your contribution. Thank you.  
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