Don Barnhart Nominated For Multiple Book Awards

LAS VEGAS - Jan. 26, 2018 - PRLog -- Comedian, Hypnotist, Corporate and Inspirational Speaker Don Barnhart has been nominated for two book awards in the Author Academy's upcoming gala and ceremony.

Named "One of the best" by the Las Vegas Review Journal, one of the "Best New Shows Of 2017" by Vegas.com and "Best Comedy Club for 2017" by Casino Player Magazine, comedian Don Barnhart performs nightly at Jokesters Comedy Club and his two books have both been nominated for an award by the Author Academy.

Barnhart is up for two categories.  His first book, Creating The Life You Desire is under the self-help genre teaching people how to take control of their life, break bad habits and create the life of their dreams.  His 2^nd book, Finding Your Funny is listed under the advice category where he shares his knowledge and experience about succeeding in the business of comedy and using humor in one's speeches and presentations.

The Author Academy Awards is an award bestowed for literary merit and publishing excellence in the writing and publishing industry. It's given annually by Author Academy Elite (AAE) and presented at the Author Academy Awards Ceremony. The various category winners are bestowed a special award, officially called the "Academy Boon of Merit."

The Author Academy Awards takes place on Oct. 26^th, 2018 and the winner in each category gives an acceptance speech at the Award Ceremony. The winner in each category will also be invited to present their book synopsis at the Igniting Souls Conference main stage on the days immediately following Author Academy Awards in front of a global audience.

"Our goal is to help further connect this global community of authors, maintain excellence and integrity of the book publishing industry, and raise awareness that the stories being told and the authors who write them are worth our attention." – Kary Oberbrunner, Founder, Author Academy Elite and the Author Academy Awards

Voting can be made by visiting http://authoracademyawards.com and scrolling to the different categories and clicking on Barnhart's titles.

When he's not on tour, Barnhart teaches standup and improv at The Las Vegas Comedy Academy and can be seen performing nightly at Jokesters Comedy Club inside The D Hotel Casino.  Barnhart is also a producer and performer for Jokesters TV, the new standup comedy show coming to nationwide syndication in February.

Barnhart can also been seen starring in the new web series, Class Clowns and the documentary I Am Battle Comic about the importance of entertaining the troops overseas.

Jokesters Comedy Club doors open at 10pm. Seating is on a first come first served basis and special VIP seating is always available.

The club is conveniently located inside The D Casino Hotel and features 3 hours of FREE Validated parking.

Located in the heart of Fremont Street, Jokesters Comedy Club is on the 2nd floor Inside The D Casino Hotel 301 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101

Parking: The D Hotel offers both Valet and 3 hours of FREE (validated) self-parking.

Phone: (702) 388-2111

Age: Jokesters Comedy Club suggests 18 and over.  Tickets begin at $29.95 and can be purchased on any of the ticket websites or directly from the club at thed.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=10

For more information or to set up interviews, please contact Don Barnhart (http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Don-Barnhart/) at http://www.donbarnhart.com