The sequel is here! LUNA, out the first full moon in 2008....

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JUNE 2007

Media Contact: Barbara Sutphin, 336-498-2012 or bsutphin@nedeopress.com

Werewolf Author Snares New York Book Award

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Author Gina Farago is the winner of the New York Book Festival Award in the category "genre-based" for her novel, Ivy Cole and the Moon. The New York Book Festival holds its annual competition "to bring greater attention to worthy works of literature and grow their cultural impact beyond the grassroots." This year's competition recognized titles written between 2003 and the present.

"This is my first novel, and to win the New York award and receive all the other recognition since Ivy Cole's release has been a blessing for me," Farago said. The supernatural thriller starring a lady werewolf was also a top finalist for the Compton Crook, IPPY, and Benjamin Franklin awards in 2006.

A "werewolf expert" and wolf advocate, Farago has appeared on television, radio, and panels to discuss her research on wolf behavior, werewolf legends, and lore. Her studies included personal interaction with a gray wolf pack, observing first-hand the animals' social behavior and hunting techniques. Farago's second book in the Ivy Cole series, Luna, will be out January 2008.

The New York Book Festival Awards were presented June 22 at a ceremony in Manhattan, followed by the book festival itself on June 23 in Central Park. The festival featured author readings, signings, and more. Contact www.newyorkbookfestival.com for more information.

June 2006: Greensboro, N.C. - LADY WEREWOLF SNARES NATIONAL FINALIST AWARDS. The novel Ivy Cole and the Moon by Greensboro author Gina Farago ended its award season with top finalist honors in three national competitions. The thriller starring a lady werewolf, Ivy Cole, garnered recognition for the following: the Compton Crook Award for best first novel in science fiction, fantasy, and horror; the Independent Publisher Book Awards (the IPPY) in the horror category; and the Benjamin Franklin Award in the category of two-color cover design for the book jacket created by T. Glenn Bane.

September 2005: Greensboro, N.C. - NEW YORK PUBLISHING GIANT SIGNS NORTH CAROLINA AUTHOR. Berkley Books, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. and publisher of such notables as Tom Clancy, Robin Cook, and Patricia Cornwell, has acquired the paperback rights to the newly released thriller Ivy Cole and the Moon by Greensboro author Gina Farago…

June 2005: Greensboro, N.C. - AUTHOR SPENDS WEEKEND WITH WOLVES TO RESEARCH WEREWOLF NOVEL. First-time author Gina Farago has written a riveting and very different horror tale, Ivy Cole and the Moon, that infuses real wolf behavior into the werewolf myth, resulting in a subtle conservation message on the gray wolf's behalf. Farago spent two and a half years writing and researching the novel, which included a trip to Wolf Park, an educational facility in Battle Ground, Ind. There the author interacted with a gray wolf pack…