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Michael Walker's first book, <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#996633" FACE="Poor Richard" >All the Saints of the City of the Angels</FONT>, has won two Awards</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="822"><div> <IMG SRC="2cfbc020.png" border=0 width="444" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="649" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 436 WIDTH="3"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="436" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.theusreview.com/USRhoffer.html#art" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theusreview.com/USRhoffer.htm"><U><IMG SRC="487ad610.jpg" border=0 width="173" height="353" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="436" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="376" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="362"><div> The US Review of Books, Eric Hoffer Award for Art Book of the Year</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 95 WIDTH="362"><div> was awarded to J Michael Walker, in May 2009, </div> <div> for his book <B>All the Saints of the City of the Angels</B>, (Heyday Books, 2008)</div> <bR> <div> From the Award comments:</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 211 WIDTH="362"><div> The saints of Los Angeles converge in this eclectic collection of art and words. Walker roams the roads of LA, telling stories of each street's genesis alongside accounts of the saints for which they are named. Like the city itself, the result is achingly contemporary and rich in history, but it is not a dry accounting of the facts or a high-order travelogue. Walker takes time to observe, letting each street tell its own story of construction, and not until the story emerges does he retell it in rich collage and gripping prose. It is a face of the city that is not often portrayed in the media. Perhaps it is a more accurate portrait LA's past and present.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="436" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 367 WIDTH="3"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="367" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1294&urltitle=Announcing%202009%20IPPY%20Awards%20Semifinalist%20and%20Regional%20Results" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.independentpublisher.com/arti"><U><IMG SRC="483aba10.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="161" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="367" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="376" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 88 WIDTH="362"><div> The 2009 IPPY Awards  Recognizing Excellence in Independent Publishing - 13th Annual Awards</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="362"><div> was awarded to J Michael Walker, in May 2009, </div> <div> for his book <B>All the Saints of the City of the Angels</B>, (Heyday Books, 2008)</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 149 WIDTH="362"><div> <B>West-Pacific – Best Regional Non-Fiction</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#555555" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" >Gold Award:</FONT> (tie) California Trip, by Richard Blair and Kathleen Goodwin (Color & Light Editions) and <B>A</B><B>ll</B><B> the Saints of the City of Angels: Seeking the Soul of L.A. on Its Streets, stories and paintings by J. Michael Walker</B> (Heyday Books)</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="367" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="886"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="886" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>