Readers Can Now Gather Copies of Duane Simolke's The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer At Various Booksellers

Duane Simolke's new book, The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer, is now available for purchase at various booksellers. Readers can help the book gather funds for cancer cure research by purchasing it at participating booksellers.

LUBBOCK, Texas, U.S. (PRWEB) June 29, 2002 --http://acorngathering.gq.nu">The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer, a book both edited and co-authored by highly popular print on demand author Duane Simolke, along with the help of several other highly talented authors, http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookSearch/isbnInquiry.asp?sourceid=00397402075787813424&ISBN=0595227880&bfdate=06-27-2002+22:25:31">is now available for purchase.

Readers can read toward a cure for cancer by purchasing the book today from http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595227880/">Amazon.com, http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=2181&sourceid=39740207&bfpid=0595227880&bfmtype=book">Barnes and Noble.com, http://www.booksamillion.com/ncom/books?id=2249240868042&pid=0595227880">Books a Million, http://www.gohastings.com/Catalog/">GoHastings.com or http://www.iuniverse.com">iUniverse. Readers can also order it from bookstores worldwide.

Simolke serves as both editor and as a co-author of the book, authoring five enthralling stories inside the cover of this charitable literary masterpiece. Accompanying Simolke on his crusade against cancer are: Jan Chandler, who writes science fiction, fantasy, erotica and poetry; Shawna Chandler (http://www.srchandler.com">www.srchandler.com), whose writing has graced the pages of The Peralta Press, 3AM Magazine, The Journal of the Blue Planet, Coil Magazine, The Lubbock Magazine and many others; Huda Orfali, author of Blue Fire, a book of poetry and short fiction, and Flower in the Cold, a collection of short fiction; Bill Wetzel, a published poet who is currently working on his first novel; and Timothy Morris Taylor, an educator with a passion for the arts.

The book already has gained favor with the http://www.bookreviewcafe.com">Book Review Cafe, whose editor looks forward to reviewing it sometime this summer. It will also be showcased at http://www.substancebooks.com">Substance Books. Be sure to visit http://acorngathering.gq.nu">The Acorn Gathering website for upcoming news and reviews of the book.

If you have any questions or would like more information on The Acorn Gathering or author Duane Simolke, please contact John Mudd, Simolke's publicist at 813-785-4660 or e-mail him at john@johnmudd.com.

Duane Simolke was born May 28, 1965 in New Orleans, La. He holds a B.A. in English from Belmont University (Nashville, Tenn.), a Master's in English from Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, Texas) and a Ph.D. in English from Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas). Simolke has authored four successful literary works, including The Acorn Stories; Stein, Gender, Isolation, and Industrialism: New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio; Holding Me Together: Essays and Poems; and Degranon, his latest, which is a sci-fi novel. Readers can find out more about Duane Simolke and his literary works at http://www.duanesimolke.com">www.duanesimolke.com.