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Call for Poets: Eighth Annual 30 for 30 Poetry Celebration

The eighth annual 30 for 30 Poetry Celebration will again take place this April, and I am pleased to announce that it is once again being sponsoredby  Potomac Review. This year’s judge is Cathy Hailey, Northern Regional Vice-President of the … Continue reading

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More Praise for The Wizard and the White House

Mike Maggio has written a wonderful magical mystery novel. In The Wizard and the White House we find characters with different ethnic and religious backgrounds floating and disappearing as a story unfolds. Maggio keeps the reader’s hand on the page. … Continue reading

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Announcing the Release of the Wizard and the White House

The Wizard and the White House is now officially released and available at Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and other fine online retailers as well as  certain select mortar and brick stores such as Curious Iguana (Frederick, Maryland) and Book Court (Brooklyn, New … Continue reading

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Radio Hotline with Dennis Price

On October 28, I sat down with Dennis Price and Cynthia Ceilan of Little Feather Books to discuss, The Wizard and the White House, writing and publishing. Here is a link to the podcast  

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Early Praise for The Wizard and The White House

Here’s what’s being said about The Wizard and The White House: “One weird, wild, original, imaginative, parodic book—funny, serious, and enlarged by its big and generous heart!” —Sophie Burnham, author of A Book of Angels and The President’s Angel “Relevant … Continue reading

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Atelier in Creativity & Constraint

My short story, “Atelier,”  a narrative about an artist and his model,  has just been published in a new anthology called Creativity and Constraint from Wising Up Press. The anthology comprises “forty writers of poetry, fiction and memoir as they … Continue reading

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Another Review

A witty tale with lots of fun, absurd humor… People who enjoyed Good Omens [by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett] or the novels of Christopher Moore might get a kick out of this one.” —Spencer Baum, author of The Demon Queen and … Continue reading

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First Review of The Wizard and the White House on NetGalley

“A wonderfully written story… Humoristic, witty sentences and well-placed distinctive words creating an ‘out of place’ feeling only adds to the absurd situation that is unfolding within the story… I would recommend anyone to read this book.” —Erwin Hogeling, Bookseller … Continue reading

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Early Bird Special

Little Feather Books is offering an Early Bird Special for The Wizard and the White House. Simply go to http://www.littlefeatherbooks.com/mike-maggio.html and get a 20% discount off the list price of $14 by typing in the coupon code EARLYBIRD at checkout. … Continue reading

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The Wizard and the White House Has a Page

In October, The Wizard and the White House will hit the streets. Help spread the word by visiting Facebook and “liking” the page. Then get your family and friends to do the same.

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