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Releases & Articles
Press Releases – Current and archived news about Betty and her books
Betty Kerr Orlemann accepts the Silver Medal
for Best Regional Fiction in the 2009 annual
Independent Publisher Book Awards.
- July 8, 2009: Octogenarian Author Awarded Silver “IPPY” Medal for “Mission: Murder,” First Title New Mystery Series (view as pdf [284K])
- September 24, 2008: Word Forge Books Announces Publication of “Mission: Murder,” First Title in Betty Kerr Orlemann’s New Hattie Farwell Mystery series (view as pdf [92K])
- July 16, 2008: Betty Orlemann becomes Word Forge Books author (view as pdf [89KB])
Articles – Media coverage of Betty and her books
- Bucks County Town & Country Living Magazine – ROOTS: Mysteries and Mules. Check out the three-page article from the Fall 2005 issue of Bucks County Town & Country Living Magazine(view as pdf [810KB]).
Author Photos – Click on the thumbnails to bring up high-resolution photos of Betty Kerr Orlemann.
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Betty Kerr Orlemann with the “IPPY” Award Medallion. |
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Betty Kerr Orleman wins “IPPY” Award. |
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Betty Kerr Orlemann with “IPPY” certificate. |
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Betty Kerr Orlemann |
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Betty Kerr Orlemann |
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Betty signs the contract for her first book, Mission: Murder, with Word Forge Books publisher, Mary A. Shafer. |
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Betty Kerr Orlemann as featured author in the Word Forge Books booth. |
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Betty Kerr Orlemann in her Bucks County back yard. |
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Betty Kerr Orlemann on her back deck in Bucks County. |
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Betty Kerr Orlemann |
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Betty Kerr Orlemann in her Bucks County home. |
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Betty Kerr Orlemann with “Hattie Farwell” doll. |
Author Bio – Betty Kerr Orlemann’s professional background (view as pdf [1.62MB]).
Author Q&A – Learn abut the genesis of the series heroine, Hatty Farwell, Betty’s writing process, and the author’s future plans.
Betty’s Journalism
Betty has written for local newspapers around her Bucks County, Pennsylvania home for decades. Most recently, she writes an ongoing column for the Delaware Valley News, based across the river in Frenchtown, New Jersey. Betty's column topics range from profiles of local personalities to coverage of community, from observations on family life and neighbors to philosophical ramblings on whatever subject captures her fancy. Here are three examples of Betty's newspaper work.
Book Cover Images – Click on the thumbnails to bring up high-resolution color images of the covers of Betty’s books, suitable for print reproduction.
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Mission: Murder book cover |
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Humor, Heartache & Harrowing Tales: Keeping Memories Alive book cover (anthology) |
Book Excerpts – A smattering of excerpts from Betty’s books to give an idea of the language and tone of the book.
Reviews
Mystery Books News says, “This debut is a fine cozy and readers will be eagerly looking forward to Hattie’s next outing.” Read more... (view as pdf [148 KB])
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| “Mission: Murder,” first in the Hattie Farwell Mystery Series, wins prestigious Silver Medal in the 2009 “IPPY” Awards for Best MidAtlantic Regional Fiction. |
