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Children’s Author Uses Bug Book To Counter Body Shaming and Bullying

Who would think a story about a lady bug and a roach could teach children to accept other children who are different?

Author Laura St John.

In her popular children’s book, Don’t Judge a Bug By Its Cover, St John helps a beautiful lady bug see beneath the exterior of an unpopular roach and presents a simple message children of all ages can understand.

St John experienced bullying as a child and watched her children’s generation struggle with living up to body images portrayed by the media as perfect.

“I have seen girls that were very thin and consider magazine bodies and images of teen girls who they feel that they must measure up to but can’t. I think the trend is getting better but those adolescent years are very important to make kids feel happy with how they look and feel. The bug book teaches kids at a young age to accept physical appearance of others. Young minds hearing the book will eventually be teenagers and hopefully will think back on Mr. Roach and what he went through” said St John.

A recent Amazon review summed up the message of Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover nicely, “Perfect book for parents to share with their young children. Addresses one of of the great pressing moral issues in society: judgement and discrimination of others based on looks. The author uses unlikely characters to bring the story to life. Beautifully illustrated.”

Veteran film critic Duane Byrge takes readers on a behind-the-scenes thrill ride at the legendary

Cannes Film Festival in his new mystery, THE RED CARPET AT CANNES.

A longtime movie writer and editor for the Hollywood Reporter, Byrge turns to the thriller genre to tell

the tale of Ryan Hackbart, who, like Byrge, covers the Cannes Film Festival for the fictional

Hollywood Times.

Hackbart finds himself in the middle of a Hitchcock-style mystery as he becomes the prime suspect in

the murder of the lead actress of the festival's opening-night film. Interrogated but released, his

passport is confiscated, and he is hounded by the world media. He must solve the murder before the

culprit kills him or the police arrest him.

Aided by his female companion, Delisha, Ryan's investigation thrusts Hackbart into the underbelly of

the most glamorous film festival in the world and opens his eyes to what lies underneath the glitz and

glamour.

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After a long, successful career as a film journalist, Byrge decided to change to the novel format to tell

his story.

“You can reveal truths within a novel that you can’t convey with the ‘facts’ of a news story,” Byrge

explains. “It allows me to flesh out the full story of the events I have covered.”

THE RED CARPET AT CANNES will please mystery fans and film buffs alike. It's a five-star

travelogue straight into a celebrity universe of dazzling parties, high-end cuisine, superstar celebrities,

high fashion, and movie-world politics.

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About the Author

Duane Byrge has written for The Hollywood Reporter for more than 20 years. Starting out as a

secretary for the entertainment industry newspaper while he was a graduate student at the University of

Southern California, Byrge rose to serve in various capacities, including news editor and senior film

critic. He serves as a consultant to the Chicago International Film Festival, where he brought Halle

Berry to Chicago in 2001 for a career tribute.

A Wisconsin native, Byrge holds a Ph.D. in Communications, with an emphasis in Cinema, from the

University of Southern California, where he has served as a lecturer. His Ph.D. dissertation was the

basis for the book, “The Screwball Comedy Films,” which he co-authored. The book was re-released in

hardcover in 1991 by McFarland Publishing and re-released in paperback in 2001 as part of the

publication’s Classic Series.

Currently an assista

Bio: As a lover of written words and the authors who wrote them, Antoinette taught 5th grade

through high school. A toxic injury in 1991 led her out of the classroom and into a bookstore –

where she went in short order from bookseller to event planner and developed a reputation

among authors that soon led to her becoming a literary publicist. Seeing the changes coming in

the publishing industry, she added book developer to her resume and soon thereafter founded

the La Jolla Writers Conference. Now in its nineteenth year, the conference has been called by

Writer’s Digest one of the 84 conferences in the country worth the money. Simultaneously, she

also hosted Writers Roundtable radio show for eight years, was the Book Lady on KUSI-TV Good

Morning San Diego for 20 years, and created Nightstand Press.

What are manners? And how do manners differ from etiquette?

Manners are the socially correct way of behaving, whereas etiquette is defined as the formal

manners and rules that are followed in social or professional settings. For example, manners

may dictate that we use utensils when we eat while etiquette may determine which fork or spoon

we use for which course at a formal dinner.

On a more practical level, good manners lead us to consider the feelings and comfort of others

before we act.

How would you describe manners to children? And why is it so important that we teach

our children manners.

I always described manners to my own children – and to my elementary school students – as the

lubrication of society. Think about it. Whether we consider the microcosm of the family or the

macrocosm of society in general, think of a machine. Without lubrication, there is friction between

the parts and eventually, the machine grinds to a halt. Without manners, there is friction between

people, and eventually that friction leads to a breakdown.

It is mannerly to signal when you are going to make a turn with your car. Failing to do so can

cause an accident.

It is mannerly to be polite to those in your family or those at work. Failure to do so can engender

conflict.

It is mannerly to listen to someone when they speak to you. Failure to do so causes a breakdown

in communication, not to mention hard feelings.

Manners can make tense situations more workable and good situations even more enjoyable.

Conversely, a lack of manners is an irritant that can impact everyone involved.

Why are we talking about manners today?

I brought it up because a lack of manners seems to be permeatin

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What the media has failed to mention about the latest woman to come forward with sexual allegations against the President Trump is that she is no stranger to controversy. Self described "Radical Feminist" E. Jean Carroll is a former writer for Saturday Night Live, a former TV Talk Show Host, and is the creator of the matchmaking APP "DAMN LOVE" which has a twist. It was actually designed to break couples up! Not keep them together!

More about E. Jean Carroll:

(1) She once shot bow and arrows in front of a reporter from the Observer at her house in Warwick, NY into a poster of Bill O'Reilly.

(2) She has said she has been married several times and not once took her husband's name.

(3) She called her APP Damn Love, "Like Cupid but with a poison arrow"

(4) She even convinced her ex-boyfriends and their wives to let her move in with them temporarily for "research" on her book "The Loves of My Life"

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