THE WHIP arrives on the cover of PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Karen Kondazian’s novel THE WHIP is on the front cover of PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (March 26, 2012). Based on the life of the renowned nineteenth century stagecoach driver, or whip, Charlotte “Charley” Parkhurst, THE WHIP has been getting around.

Most recently Karen Kondazian toured San Francisco bookstores and did a program at the Wells Fargo Museum to a sold out crowd. In Los Angeles, Kondazian’s home town, she had a book signing at Book Soup. THE WHIP was number one on the Book Soup’s Bestseller list for two weeks in a row following her appearance.

Here’s what others are saying about Karen Kondazian’s THE WHIP:

“This quick-paced, wily tale is a fascinating blend of both fact and fiction that is sure to engage Western and historical fiction fans…”
—Library Journal Review, Keddy Ann Outlaw

“Compelling historical fiction that reveals the surprising places revenge can lead to…Karen Kondazian has created a memorable character in Charley Parkhurst, stagecoach driver extraordinaire…An insightful psychological study…”
—Peter Robinson, reviewer for KALW, San Francisco’s NPR network

“…I have often been accused of never meeting a book I didn’t like. But try THE WHIP on, nevertheless, despite me. I think you will get as caught up in it as I was. This is classic Americana.”
—Fred Beauford, New World Review

“The Whip, a thrilling and soul-searching read, raises questions about revenge and forgiveness as Kondazian takes the reader along dusty trails. It captures brilliantly the zeitgeist of the stagecoach era.”
—Art Kusnetz, San Francisco Books & Travel

“You won’t know what The Whip means until you read this fascinating book. It’s a piece of the Old West, a part of America’s past, told with amazing authenticity.”
—Thomas Fleming, New York Times best-selling author of Conquerors of the Sky

“Take it from someone who’s had firsthand experience with great art exploring the human spirit in a Western setting: Karen Kondazian’s The Whip is just that. This is a story that cries out through its adventurous surroundings—a call from deep in the human heart—and it does so through skill of a magnificent writer. (It also cries out to be a movie. It’s that rich, visual and dramatic).”
—Jim Beaver star of HBO’s Deadwood and author of Life’s That Way.

“The Whip is a cracking good story with more twists and turns than a wagon trail through the mountains.”
—Edward Achorn, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Fifty-nine in ’84

THE WHIP by Karen Kondazian is published by Hansen Publishing Group. THE WHIP is available as a trade paperback and as an ebook. The paperback can be ordered online from Amazon and Barnes & Noble and other online retailers. The ebook version of THE WHIP is available on the Kindle, the Nook, the iPad and other platforms.