MEDIA RESOURCES FOR AUTHOR E.L. CYRS

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CONTACT INFORMATION

MEDIA QUERIES
E.L. Cyrs, Author & Speaker
(866) 525-4922 / Toll Free U.S.
email:baba@babathestoryteller.com

REVIEW COPY REQUESTS
Sympathy Publishing, LLC
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PRODUCT INFORMATION

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TITLE: Road of Ash and Dust:
Awakening of a Soul in Africa
AUTHOR: E.L. Cyrs.
PUBLISHER: Sympathy Publishing, LLC
DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 5, 2016
RETAIL PRICE: $14.95
ISBN: 0998206202
PAGES: 225

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SALES COPY (Long Form)

Long Form Copy is for newsletters, email campaigns, blog posts, etc.

“Road of Ash and Dust: Awakening of a Soul in Africa

Author E.L. Cyrs, a leading proponent of cultural education the world over and Chairman of Sympathy Publishing, LLC, has just released an innovative narrative of self-discovery, bringing to light aspects of The African-American Experience rarely committed to print. It is titled Road of Ash and Dust: Awakening of a Soul in Africa.

“It was such a joy to encounter this story. Some memoirs move us, others educate and expand our horizons, but this journey fundamentally changes how we see the world, it’s history, and our place in it. I feel richer for reading this unapologetically honest work, and you can’t place a dollar value on that kind of insight. An intimate portrayal of one man’s experience, but a search for identity that is relevant to all of us.”  – CATE HOGAN –

Road of Ash and Dust: Awakening of a Soul in Africa is a deeply intimate and, somewhat, voyeuristic unveiling of aspects of The African-American Experience rarely committed to print. ROAD allows you access to one of the most universal rites of passage, the discovery of self.

Author E.L. Cyrs channels voices from a distant and muted past, guiding us into understanding that many of the answers to our most troubling questions do, truly, come from within.

Get this book today and share the journey of one man’s painful, but joy filled journey into self-discovery.
http://RoadofAshandDust.com

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SALES COPY (Short Form)

Road of Ash and Dust: Awakening of a Soul in Africa is a deeply intimate and, somewhat, voyeuristic unveiling of aspects of The African-American Experience rarely committed to print. ROAD allows you access to one of the most universal rites of passage, the discovery of self. Author E.L. Cyrs channels voices from a distant and muted past, guiding us into understanding that many of the answers to our most troubling questions do, truly, come from within.

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AUTHOR BIO (Long Version)

E.L. Cyrs has been a professional speaker since 1994 and is one of the few recognized U.S. born practitioners of the ancient West African storytelling craft known as Jaliyaa. He has received numerous awards over the years for his work as a folklorist, traditional harpist, storyteller, community activist and volunteer.

Cyrs has presented in hundreds of schools and other institutions all across the world. He is also a recipient of a California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition for his creative uses of storytelling and his commitment to community in working with troubled teens. The City of Long Beach California recognized him as their municipality’s Artist of the Year, an award presented to him by the Mayor. He has also earned additional commendations from both the U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress.

Currently Cyrs is Chairman of Sympathy Publishing House based in Long Beach California. Combining his experience as a journalist with his career as a professional storyteller, he brings a fresh new voice to the world of publishing.

While passionate about his work, it is his family that centers his life. As he is often heard to say, “I’m on a mission to become the worlds greatest husband, father and grandpa ever.”

AUTHOR BIO (Short Version)

E.L. Cyrs is a world traveled, award-winning professional presenter and speaker with more than 22 years experience. The city in which he resides, Long Beach California, recognized him as the municipality’s Artist of the Year. Additionally he has been honored with commendations from both the U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress. When not writing, presenting or globe trotting he can be found trying to become the world’s greatest husband, father and grandpa.

Photographs of E.L. Cyrs

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PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS

You are welcome to use these videos. If you click on the play button in the center image of the video, the video will load and you will also see an arrow pointing down in the lower right corner. Click on that arrow to download the video.

SYMPATHY PUBLISHING LOGO

In the event you need the logo for Sympathy Publishing, you click on one of the images below. It will scale to a larger, higher resolution version of the logo. You can then “right-click” to bring up the “Download this Image” link and save it to your computer.

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PROMOTION INFO

When promoting this book, please link to http://ELCyrs.com or http://RoadofAshandDust.com. When posting reviews, or promoting, please let us know so that we can add a link to your promotion from out social media.

INTERVIEW RESOURCES

INTERVIEW TOPICS:
Self-Discovery
Self-Awareness
Self-Reflection
Coming of Age
Inner-Voice
The African-American Experience
Travel (Africa, Europe and the Americas)
Life Changes
Lineage & Ancestry

Sample Interview Questions
Why the title Road of Ash and Dust?
Why did you write this book?
What challenges did you face in writing this book?
Who would benefit from reading your book?
What advice would you give others seeking a path to self-discovery?
How did you choose the names of the chapters?
Which chapter is most near and dear to your heart?
How have readers responded to your new book?

FAN RESOURCES

Anything you post to promote Road of Ash and Dust would come via your own words and your own endorsements, testimony for the book. These items are simply to help spur ideas, however you may use exactly as shown if you wish. Fully up to you. We just as that you include the link to http://ELCyrs.com or http://RoadofAshandDust.com

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TWITTER & FACEBOOK POSTS

For Twitter you can include @ELCyrs and/or #ROAD

  1. Share the pain and beauty of one man’s journey into self-discovery in the new book by E.L. Cyrs
    http://RoadofAshandDust.com
  2. Road of Ash and Dust: Awakening of a Soul in Africa – a great new book from #ELCyrs
    http://RoadofAshandDust.com
  3. Get #ELCyrs’ new book today and download for free music from Ancestral Strings Acoustic Kora.
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  4. Road of Ash and Dust: Awakening of a Soul in Africa, a new narrative on The African-American Experience.
    http://RoadofAshandDust.com
  5. Attempting to honor his ancestors he discovered himself. Read today the new book “Road of Ash and Dust.”
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  6. Nothing could have prepared him for the hunger, sickness and deprivation awaiting him on his sojourn to West Africa.
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  7. A new book about how Baba the Storyteller came to be. Road of Ash and Dust: Awakening of a Soul in Africa.
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  8. Road of Ash and Dust is a compelling contemporary narrative on the African-American Experience and identity.
    http://RoadofAshandDust.com
  9. The new book Road of Ash and Dust, offers readers an opportunity to journey on another’s path to self-discovery.
    http://RoadofAshandDust.com
  10. A “must-read” for anyone who has ever challenged themselves to grow from within. Road of Ash and Dust by E.L. Cyrs
    http://RoadofAshandDust.com

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