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April 21, 2018 – El Toro Memorial Park Cemetery Tour (singing books and meeting new people)
December 9, 2017 – Author signing Festival @ the Glendale Central Library (with author Tom Nolan as moderator)
April 7, 2017 – Independent Publisher Book Awards announced the winners of their 2017 contest and In the Company of Evil Thirty Years of California Crime, 950-1980 was awarded a bronze medal for West-Pacific – Best Regional Non-Fiction.
The Independent Publisher Book Awards were conceived in 1996 as a broad-based, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry. The awards are intended to bring increased recognition to the thousands of exemplary independent, university, and self-published titles produced each year, and reward those who exhibit the courage, innovation, and creativity to bring about change in the world of publishing. http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2172
March 26, 2017 – Appearance at the Orange County Sisters in Crime (awesome afternoon discussing my writing and California crime with the ladies and a few gents)https://www.facebook.com/ocsistersincrime/
November 5, 2016 – Appeared on Investigation Discovery Channel’s True Nightmares series: season 2, episode 5, segment 2 – The Story of Charles Henry Schwartz https://www.investigationdiscoverygo.com/true-nightmares/seeing-stars/
April 8, 2016 – LA Times announces book signing
April 9, 2016 – Book signing: LA Times Festival of Books from 10-11 at the Mystery Writers of America booth 377
http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/
April 16, 2016 – Join author Michael Thomas Barry at Dark Delicacies Book Shop in Burbank, California on Saturday April 16, 2016 @ 2:00 pm as he celebrates the release of his new book In the Company of Evil Thirty Years of California Crime, 1950-1980. Check Dark Delicacies Book shop for more details. www.darkdel.com
September 1, 2015 – America’s Literary Legends was named a “finalist” in the 2015 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards in the Historical Nonfiction category. http://www.readersfavorite.com/book-review/americas-literary-legends
May 22, 2015 – America’s Literary Legends was named a finalist in the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the nonfiction-historical category. http://www.indiebookawards.com/2015_winners_and_finalists.php
December 30, 2014 – The London Book Festival awards announced that Literary Legends of the British Isles was named the 2014 runner-up finalist in the biography/ autobiography/ memoir category. http://www.londonbookfestival.com/
November 12, 2014 – USA Book News names Literary Legends of the British Isles as a “finalist” in the 2014 USA Best Book Award – Biography/ general category.
http://www.usabooknews.com/2014awardannouncement.html
September 1, 2014 – Readers Favorite announced that Literary Legends of the British Isles was awarded a gold medal in the historical-nonfiction category.https://readersfavorite.com/2014-award-contest-winners.htm
August 26, 2014 – Wattpad features Literary Legends of the British Isles – http://www.wattpad.com/60284234-literary-legends-of-the-british-isles-irish
July 15, 2014 – Literary Legends of the British Isles is named a “finalist” in the 2014 Readers Favorite Best Book Awards in Biography. www.readersfavorite.com
May 10, 2014 – Literary Legends of the British Isles is named a finalist in the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, autobiography/ biography category. www.indiebookawards.com
December 30, 2013 – Michael Thomas Barry appears on Investigation Discovery (ID) channel’s Deadly Women series, season 7, episode “Brutal Bride” on Friday January 3, 2013 @ 9:00 PM ET/PT (Check your local listings). http://investigation.discovery.com/tv-shows/deadly-women/videos/brutal-bride.htm
November 7, 2013 – Announcing the release of Michael’s first e-short story “Once in a Blue Moon: A Short Story” which can be purchased for your Kindle from Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Once-Blue-Moon-Short-Story-ebook/dp/B00GHZ7SVQ/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1425399894&sr=8-7&keywords=michael+thomas+barry
October 5, 2013 – 2013 Halloween Book Festival names Final Resting Places Orange County’d Dead & Famous as the winner of the biography/ autobiography category. www.halloweenbookfestival.com
October 5, 2013 – 2013 Southern California Book Festival awards an honorable mention to Fade to Black Graveside Memories of Hollywood Greats, 1927-1950 www.southerncaliforniabookfestival.com
October 19, 2013 – 16th Annual Historical Cemetery Tour Michael will be signing copies of his books at the upcoming Santa Ana Historic Cemetery Tour at Fairhaven Memorial Park. This years theme is “Creative Genius: Artists and Inventors in Orange County History.” For ticket information visit www.santaanahistory.com
September 2013 – Author interview for Living in the West/ Senior Magazine where Michael discussed his book “Fade to Black” and old Hollywood gravesites (see page 26). www.livinginthewest.com S
eptember 1, 2013 – Great Britain’s Royal Tombs was awarded an “Honorable Mention” in the 2013 Readers Favorite International Book Awards in the Non-fiction – Historical.
May 20, 2013 – Great Britain’s Royal Tombs was named “winner” of the 2013 International Book Awards sponsored by USA Book News in the general history category. http://www.internationalbookawards.com/2013awardannouncement.html
May 14, 2013 – Great Britain’s Royal Tombs is named a “finalist” in the Historical Non-Fiction and Coffee Table Book/ Photography categories of the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. http://www.indiebookawards.com/
April 15, 2013 – Fade to Black Graveside Memories of Hollywood Greats is named the winner of the 2013 Beverly Hills Book Awards in Arts & Entertainment. http://www.beverlyhillsbookawards.com/2013-BHBA-Winnners-and-Finalists.htm
Michael has been added to the Illinois Center for the Book – The Illinois Authors Wiki is a project of the Illinois Center for the Book. It is a comprehensive resource for information on authors, photographers and illustrators who have published books and have lived in Illinois or written about Illinois. Click on link to view his profile – http://www.illinoisauthors.org/authors/Michael_Thomas_Barry
January 17, 2013 – Orange City News announces release of Great Britain’s Royal Tombs – see page 5 January 12, 2013 – Listen to Kari Moran’s Book Radio Show Interview: Show #77 Chapter One Non-Fiction. As we discuss my newest book, Great Britain’s Royal Tombs: A Guide to the Lives & Burial Places of British Monarchs. Click link to listen – www.thebookradioshow.com
November 2012 – USA Book News Announces that “Murder & Mayhem” was an honored finalist in the 2012 USA Best Books Awards in True Crime. http://www.usabooknews.com/2013usabestbookawards/2012usabestbookawards.html
November 17, 2012 – Readers Favorite Awards Ceremony in Miami, Florida
October 20, 2012 – I will be signing books at the annual Cemetery Tour @ Fairhaven Memorial Park from 10-3. For more information visit the Santa Ana Historical Preservation website www.santaanahistory.com
October 17, 2012 – 2012 Halloween Book Festival awards Murder & Mayhem an honorable mention in the general non-fiction category. www.halloweenbookfestival.com
June 2012 – Just announced Michael Thomas Barry was accepted as a new member of The Crime Writers Association. www.thecwa.co.uk
May 2012 – 2012 National Indie Excellence Best Book Awards names Murder & Mayhem, a finalist in the True Crime category. http://www.indieexcellence.com/indie-results-2012.htm
May 2012 – JPX Media Group names Murder & Mayhen the winner of the 2012 International Book Award in non-fiction/ true crime. www.usabooknews.com/murderandmayhem.html
February 2012 – 2012 Los Angeles Book Festival awards Murder & Mayhem an honorable mention in the general non-fiction category for http://www.losangelesbookfestival.com
February 22, 2012 – Readers Favorite Review “Barry has a style of journalistic writing that I like. He provides the details and facts, but adds color to them to make them interesting and less dry. It is no wonder there are so many great horror movies out there as our own history gives us enough gruesome real life events that we can use to shock, thrill, and entertain. Historians, murder-mystery lovers, and detective story fans will enjoy this book. Murders, bombings, heists, and kidnappings are all in there.” visit the link to read the complete review – www.readersfavorite.com/review/5662
February 16, 2010 – San Diego History Center lecture on San Diego’s historic crimes.
January 12, 2012 – TV appearance on “Real Orange” PBS SoCal
November 2011 – USA Book News announced that “Fade to Black” was a finalist in their Best Book Awards for History: Media/ Entertainment. www.usabooknews.com/bestbooks2012awards/bestbooks2011results.html 
November 2011 – Review in “The Sacramento Book Review“ 
October 30, 2011 – Radio interview on “The Book Report with Elaine Charles”
October 2, 2011 – Appearance at “The West Hollywood Book Fair” September 2011 – Readers Favorite announced that “Fade to Black” was awarded a silver medal in their Best Book Awards for History: Media/ Entertainment. www.readersfavorite.com/2011-award-contest-winners
June 2011 – Review in Orange Coast Magazine www.orangecoastmagazine.com
May 8, 2011 – Interview on “Niteside” hosted by Gregg Hunter www.crntalk.com
May 4, 2011 – Interviewed on the “What’s Cookin’ Today Show” with Erik Hines. www.crntalk.com
May 1, 2011 – Appearance at the “LA Times Festival of Books” March 2011 – Review in Los Angeles Magazine. www.losangelesmagazine.com April 14, 2011 – 7:00PM; Book signing & lecture at the Orange County Historical Society for more information see the website http://www.orangecountyhistory.org/Events.html
October 23, 2010 – Book Signing: The Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society 13th Annual Cemetery Tour from 10:00-3:00, Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, California. Ticket information at www.santaanahistory.com 
