David W. Berner's "Night Radio" is now available!

Join us for a multi-media tour

Now through

August 15th 2016

I just heard from David W. Berner and am excited about his new book (which is right up my alley as a love story). He would like to visit your blog at least once over the next few weeks. He is available for a guest post, but has also provided a complimentary ebook copy of “Night Radio” for you to read and review. Please peruse the details below and email crystal@dreamofthings.com or crystaljotto@gmail.com with following:

• Which date works for you?
• What is the url for your blog?
• Would you like to do a review?
• Would you like a guest post?
o If requesting a guest post, please provide at least 2 options and I’ll try to assign them fairly
• Would you also be interested in a giveaway for your readers?

Thank you in advance for your support and encouragement!

Hugs,
~Crystal

"Night Radio adds a unique and valuable dimension to today’s literary fiction by combining a gripping plot with a deep character study and a haunting, thought-provoking narrative."

--- Renee James, Windy City Reviews

Paperback: 351 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction, Pop Fiction, Popular Fiction
Publisher: Cawing Crow Press (May 25, 2016)
ASIN: B01G7INFB4
Amazon Link


From the award-winning author of Any Road Will Take You There and Accidental Lessons comes a truly American story.

Jake Mulholland dreams of becoming the next great rock 'n' roll radio personality. But like his father, his appetite for love conflicts with his thirst for success, leading to an unforgivable mistake. Jake finds fame but also the excess of celebrity, and just as he begins to rediscover his authentic self, he's shaken by the news of a life-altering secret. In an effort for redemption, Jake plans a special New Year's Eve broadcast that will be the biggest challenge of his life.

Night Radio is a love letter to music and rock 'n' roll radio of the 1970s, the story of an American boy, an American family, and of dreams just out of our reach.

About the Author:
David W. Berner
July 2016

David W. Berner is the award-winning author of three memoirs: ACCIDENTAL LESSONS, ANY ROAD WILL TAKE YOU THERE, and THERE'S A HAMSTER IN THE DASHBOARD. NIGHT RADIO: A Love Story is his first novel. Windy City Reviews calls NIGHT RADIO a “unique and valuable dimension to today's literary fiction by combining a gripping plot with a deep character study and a haunting, thought-provoking narrative.”

David works as a radio reporter and news anchor for CBS Radio and teaches writing and radio documentary at Columbia College Chicago. His book ACCIDENTAL LESSONS won the Golden Dragonfly Grand Prize for Literature and has been called a "beautiful, elegantly written book" by award-winning author Thomas E. Kennedy. ANY ROAD WILL TAKE YOU THERE—a 2013 Book of the Year from the Chicago Writers Association—is the author's story of a cross-country road trip with his sons and the revelations of fatherhood. The memoir has been called "heartwarming and heartbreaking" and "a five-star wonderful read." THERE'S A HAMSTER IN THE DASHBOARD, a collection of essays, was named one of the "Best Books of 2015" by Chicago Book Review.


Guest post options to choose from are:
1. Why Rock 'n' Roll Inspires Me to Write
-- how music is a motivator and one of the best engines for writing
2. I Hear Voices, and They're Telling Me to Write
-- the lure of late night radio and the voices that come out of that little box
3. How My Hippie Past Still Grounds Me
-- we are what we are when we were young. it stays with us and it can inspire us to be artists.
4. Why I'll Never Forget My College Girlfriend
-- the influences of those we love in our formative, inspiring college years.
5. Radio and the Beauty of the Human Voice
-- how radio touches us, one voice at a time, and can inspire the storyteller in you.
6. How Bob Dylan Helped Me Become a Author
-- my story of music and its link to my writing
7. How Rock 'n' Roll Radio Saved Me
-- the radio of my youth may have put me on the path to being a writer
8. Play Guitar? Get the Girl; Write a Book
-- Musicianship and it's influence on storytelling
9. How Led Zeppelin Made Me a Better Storyteller
-- Loud music and writing
10. How a Memoirist Learned to Write Fiction
--- I've written memoir most of my writing life, so how did I learn to write a novel
11. Using Real Life to Write Fiction -- or -- I Told You It was Fiction, Sort Of
-- Night Radio is a novel, but there is a lot of truth in it.
12. There is No Such Thing as Writer's Block
-- Too much talk about how to get out of writer's block...I contend there is no such thing...and my latest work, Night Radio, is an example of this. I'm writing more than ever. Why? Because you just DO IT!
13. How Hemingway's Ghost Got Me to Write
--- I"m the Writer-in-residence at the Hemingway Birthplace home in Oak Park. I write there and work there sometimes. Did I see a ghost?
14. How to become a Writer-in-Residence
-- I'm currently WIR at Hemingway Home, and I finished a edits of Night Radio while there. How does one become a WIR?


----------Mixed Media Tour Dates

Friday, July 15th @ Bring on Lemons
Stop by for an interview and book giveaway!
http://bringonlemons.blogspot.com/

Monday, July 18th @ Mari McCarthy's Create Write Now
Readers at Mari McCarthy's Create Write Now are in for a special treat as David W. Berner pens today's guest post "Radio and the Beauty of the Human Voice
-- how radio touches us, one voice at a time, and can inspire the storyteller in you." Learn more about this and Berner's latest novel "Night Radio". 
http://www.createwritenow.com/


Tuesday, July 19th

Wednesday, July 20th

Thursday, July 21st @Selling Books with Cathy Stucker
Stop by for an interview with David W. Berner and find out more about his newest novel, a love story titled "Night Radio"
http://www.sellingbooks.com/

Friday, July 22nd @ Android After Forty 
Linda Peters of Android After Forty offers her thoughts after reading David W. Berner's latest novel "Night Radio" and one lucky winner will receive their own copy of this humorous and touching love story.
http://www.androidafterforty.com/

Monday, July 25th

Tuesday, July 26th @ Android After Forty
David W. Berner pens today's guest post at Linda Peter's blog Android After Forty. Learn more about Berner and his novel "Night Radio" as you read about: How My Hippie Past Still Grounds Me
-- we are what we are when we were young. it stays with us and it can inspire us to be artists.
http://www.androidafterforty.com/

Wednesday, July 27th

Thursday, July 28th @ MC Simon Writes 
Readers can find out what David W. Berner has to say on the topic of: "Using Real Life to Write Fiction -- or -- I Told You It was Fiction, Sort Of
-- Night Radio is a novel, but there is a lot of truth in it. "

Learn about this and more about David's novel "Night Radio"http://www.mcsimonwrites.com/


Friday, July 29th @ Hott Books with Gina Hott
David W. Berner writes today's guest post at Hott Books: " How Hemingway's Ghost Got Me to Write
--- I"m the Writer-in-residence at the Hemingway Birthplace home in Oak Park. I write there and work there sometimes. Did I see a ghost?" Read this and find out more about Berner's literary fiction "Night Radio". Don't miss this exciting stop on Berner's blog tour.
http://www.hottbooks.com/

Monday, August 1st

Tuesday, August 2nd

Wednesday, August 3rd

Thursday, August 4th @ Kathy Pooler's Memoir Writer's Journey
Kathy Pooler hosts guest author David W. Berner. His guest post is titled: Why Rock 'n' Roll Inspires Me to Write-- how music is a motivator and one of the best engines for writing. Don't miss this enlightening guest post and opportunity to learn more about Berner's latest novel "Night Radio".
http://krpooler.com/


Friday, August 5th @ Jerry Waxler
Fellow memoirist Jerry Waxler interviews David W. Berner about Berner's current novel "Night Radio" - find out memoir about this novel as well as Berner's many memoirs.
http://www.jerrywaxler.com/

Monday, August 8th @ Choices with Madeline Sharples
Today's guest post at Choices is:  How a Memoirist Learned to Write Fiction
--- I've written memoir most of my writing life, so how did I learn to write a novel
Don't miss this excellent guest post and opportunity to learn more about David W. Berner at his latest novel "Night Radio"
http://madelinesharples.com/


Tuesday, August 9th @ Linda Appleman Shapiro
Linda Appleman Shapiro hosts David W. Berner as a guest author on her blog today. David's topic is "Why I'll Never Forget My College Girlfriend - - the influences of those we love in our formative, inspiring college years." Don't miss this exciting blog stop and inspirational post.
http://applemanshapiro.com/

Wednesday, August 10th

Thursday, August 11th @ Building Bookshelves
David W Berner pens today's guest post at Building Bookshelves. Find out more about David's recent novel "Night Radio" and hear his insightful guest post titled: "How Bob Dylan Helped Me Become a Author - - my story of music and its link to my writing."
http://blogs.republicanherald.com/bookshelves/

Friday, August 12th

Monday, August 15th

Thursday, September 15th @ Frankie Picaso on the Radio
FrankieSense interviews David W. Berner live at http://www.toginet.com/ 
Click the "LISTEN LIVE" button in the upper right corner and from noon til 1pm central time on September 15th listeners will learn more about Berner's literary accomplishments - including but not limited to his latest release, a novel titled "Night Radio"


Thursday, September 22nd
David W. Berner visits with Irene Conlan = the show airs live on VoiceAmerica's Empowerment Channel broadcasting at 12 noon PDT (2pm Central Time). Hear from David and find out more about his latest novel "Night Radio"
http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2190/the-self-improvement-showt