4.23.09 CIRCLE OF DOORS wins 2009 Nautilus Book Award – NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS has announced that CIRCLE OF DOORS, by Ranse Parker, has been selected as a finalist in the Visionary Fiction category for its 2009 book awards program. This guarantees the title at least a national SILVER placing. GOLD winners will be selected and announced at BookExpo America in New York on May 30th. Past Nautilus award recipients include Deepak Chopra, Joel Osteen, Eckhart Tolle, Rhonda Byrne (The Secret) and Mariel Hemingway.

3.03.09 CrossTalk publishes article "Real Science…Fiction." – CrossTalk, an engineering trade journal published by the Department of Defense has run Real Science…Fiction, an article by author Ranse Parker, in the journal's March/April issue. Journal staff published the article early in part to what was described as the article's 'quality of writing.'

The 'BackTalk' article is a light-hearted editorial regarding how people's perceptions of "science" vs. "science fiction" are often influenced by what they personally believe to be possible or impossible regardless of fact. Relating personal experiences and quoting science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, Parker describes some of history's bizarre and documented sciences and weapons development as well as other undocumented "sciences" that may or may not actually exist. Read Article

12.10.08 KTTK Radio’s SP Romney praises novel during interview – SP Romney, primetime radio talk show host for KTalk Radio (KTKK AM630 Salt Lake City, Utah), had nothing but positive comments for author Ranse Parker and his novel, CIRCLE OF DOORS, during an interview aired Dec. 10th, 2008. SP remarked that after reading the novel the first thing he thought was, "I would love to see this on the screen." He compared a proposed movie of DOORS to the James Bond film Quantum of Solace. SP was particularly intrigued with the symbolisms in the book and said that when he reached the part of the story that has been coined by readers as "the wrong boat," he found himself saying, "Don’t do it, Ethan! Don't do it!"

He went on to say that it had been a long time since he had been intrigued with a work of literature enough to invite the author on the show. Ranse's wife, Gayle, was praised for her support of the writing effort and the sacrifices she and Ranse's family have made in support of his writing efforts.

11.13.08 The Writer’s Edge recommends CIRCLE OF DOORS – CIRCLE OF DOORS was professionally reviewed by The Writers Edge and officially recommended to its large list of client publishers. The service, in business for the past 15 years, screens manuscripts and makes recommendations to publishers as to the quality and worthiness of an author’s work for publishing. The Writer’s Edge was “impressed” with Parker’s “wide-ranging scientific imagination and globe-trotting plot.” They went on to say that DOORS is a “fine first novel.”

10.30.08 Ranse Parker featured speaker at Richard Paul Evans sponsored Writers Camp – Staff at the Richard Paul Evans (13-consecutive New York Times bestselling author) and Robert Allen (also a NYT bestselling author) sponsored WriteWise group invited author Ranse Parker to be a featured speaker for their 3-day writers camp held earlier this week. Parker was also part of a panel discussion on authorship. Evans and his staff became interested in Parker’s work after hearing about his ambition and persistence in writing and publishing his national award winning novel, CIRCLE OF DOORS.

10.24.08 Barnes & Noble invites Ranse Parker to sign as part of “Authorpalooza” – Barnes & Noble in Layton, Utah invited author Ranse Parker to be part of a “Davis Reads” 3-day reading awareness event billed as “Authorpalooza,” sponsored by the area’s Davis County School District. Over a dozen authors attended the signing event. The novel has been officially recommended for more advanced readers by one of the district’s 6^th grade teachers and has been purchased by many high school librarians.

10.09.08 Defense journal invites Ranse Parker to author editorials – CROSSTALK, a trade journal published by the Department of Defense, has asked author Ranse Parker to be a guest writer for a special editorial section of the journal entitled BackTalk. The editorials cover various themes and provide humoristic insights into a variety of loosely related business and Defense topics. The journal’s editorial board described Ranse’s first submission as “exceptional, technically savvy, witty and well-written.”

9.19.08 Top New York literary agent gives CIRCLE OF DOORS praise – A top New York literary agent representing several NYT bestselling authors read CIRCLE OF DOORS and forwarded remarks that she found the work “well-paced and intriguing.” Although her client list is currently full, her comments are regarded as “very high-praise” according to a book producer who works with the agent. “She doesn’t usually give out comments like that unless she really does like your work,” the producer stated.

9.05.08 KJZZ TV 14 airs interview – KJZZ TV 14 in Salt Lake City recently interviewed author Ranse Parker on their “Home Team” program. Vanessa Cheney led the interview. She commented that she found the writing "beautiful" and inquired if the story would become a movie.

5.22.08 CIRCLE OF DOORS wins national 2008 IPPY Book Award – On Thursday May 22nd, 2008, Jenkins Group Inc. announced that CIRCLE OF DOORS took Silver in the Visionary Fiction category in this year’s national 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards. The award for publishing excellence was presented at BookExpo America in Los Angeles on May 30^th. The Jenkins Group annual awards event drew over 2,500 national entries this year in 64 categories.

According to Jenkins Group, judging was based on content, originality, design, and production quality with emphasis on innovation and social relevance. The judging panel included experts from the fields of editing, design, reviewing, bookselling and library. Silver represents second of four finalists in the category.

5.06.08 HappyNews.com: Writer Perseveres and Makes Dream Come True – HappyNews.com, an internet based web news services devoted to reporting uplifting stories, ran an article on author Ranse Parker titled Writer Perseveres and Makes Dream Come True. Read Article