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Media kit includes:

· Praise for The Novice

· Fifteen truths realized in The Novice (also in menu, above)

· Life as a Buddhist monk

· Twenty-five questions & answers (also in menu, above)

· Overview, Author bio & Selected excerpts


The Novice

Media Kit (USA)
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[16-page Adobe Acrobat (PDF): 233KB] — download

Media Kit (Canada)
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16-page Adobe Acrobat (PDF): 233 KB] — download


The Novice

The Novice Cover
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The Novice Dust Jacket
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Image: 1981 Young Monk

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The Novice

Image: Author today #1

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Image: Author today #2

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Launch includes:

  • National radio & print media campaign
  • Author workshops and seminars
  • Extensive online media campaign, including outreach to blogs, online reviewers, podcasters, article syndicators and newswires
  • Targeted advertising in trade publications
  • Online marketing campaign, including author podcast and weekly articles
  • National trade marketing and sales campaign

Availability

At major retailers and:
Amazon (US), Amazon (Canada), Amazon (UK) Indie Bookstores & Barnes & Noble..

Bookstore & Library Orders

USA: Greenleaf Book Group or any major retailer
Canada: Indigo/Chapters or Greenleaf Book Group
UK: Gazelle Book Services

Publicity information

USA: Contact Brian Feinblum: 212.583.2718 · Email here
Canada: Contact Caroline Courey: Email here

Publication Data

The Novice: Why I Became A Buddhist Monk, Why I Quit and What I Learned by Stephen Schettini; Greenleaf Book Group; September 2009; Cloth; 362 pages

  • ISBN: 978-1-60832-005-9
  • US $24.95 · Canada $29.95
  • Hardcover, 6¼" × 9¼"
  • September 2009
  • Biography & Autobiography/Personal Memoirs
  • 362 pages

The Novice is illustrated with these and dozens of other annotated images:

Collage of images from The Novice