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Follow on Google News | The Best Book You Might Not Read This Year?"Kelland" is proving to be the little-book-that-could.
By: Paul G. Bens, Jr. Not days later, Dark Scribe helped raise the profile of the novel by including Kelland in the list of nominees for Best Small Press Chill in their Black Quill Awards. Entering its 3rd year, the Black Quills honor editorial and reader favorites in the fields of horror, suspense, thrillers and other dark works. "I'm incredibly honored," Bens said, "to be in such amazing company and very thankful that Vince and Dark Scribe saw what I was trying to do with the book." Alternately described in reviews as "brutal" and "beautiful," So, is Kelland the best book you might not read this year? Bens laughs, "Well, I hope it's the best book people discover this year. I'd be very happy with that." **** About Casperian Books: Based in Sacramento, California, Casperian Books is a limited liability company dedicated to publishing quality literary and genre fiction that mainstream publishing houses often overlook. http://www.casperianbooks.com ***** About Paul G. Bens, Jr.: Born in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, far too many years ago to be honest about, Paul G. Bens, Jr., has spent the majority of his adult life in the entertainment industry. As a Casting Associate, Bens worked for three years on the NBC hit series Night Court, as well as the short-lived series Walter & Emily, Good & Evil and Room for Two. As a film and television Casting Director he was responsible for the principal casting of numerous low-budget features, as well as the television series Ned & Stacey, Malcolm & Eddie, Likely Suspects and Murder in Small Town X.Outside of casting, Bens has been many things: a film producer, a file clerk, an altar boy, a bartender (still makes killer martinis), a boy scout and, for a second-and-a- # # # Public Relations for Paul G. Bens Jr.'s debut novel "Kelland," released by Casperian Books on September 1, 2009. End
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