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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Linda A. Duggins Director, Multicultural Publicity 212-364-1424 linda.duggins@hbgusa.com GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING TO PUBLISH PRISON MEMOIR BY HIP HOP STAR LIL WAYNE New York, NY—January 12, 2012 Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, announced today that it will publish GONE TILL NOVEMBER, a book by Lil Wayne, on November 28, 2012. Based on diaries he kept during his eight months on Rikers Island, GONE TILL NOVEMBER offers fans their first literary opportunity to get inside the wonderfully unique and enigmatic mind of the biggest name in hip hop. Ben Greenberg, Executive Editor at Grand Central Publi…

This exciting new ebook series takes us into the life of Evangeline a Jacksonville business owner enjoying the newly earned fruits of success. Someone wants to put an end to that success in the worst way. Is it her estranged sister, the new man in her life, or someone from her dangerous past? The answers will be revealed in Evangeline the Series. Get hooked on this great page turner; download part 1 today at theurbanashram.com. Or for the Kindle lovers amazon.com View the book trailer at: http://youtu.be/bBvFwgN8tDo

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"Jordan's Passage!" by Clarence Mason (aka)Mason Weaver. Free sample and ebook copy at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/61656 A Black Gang member robs a store and is shot in this mysterious field call The Pass. He wakes up to find himself 150 years back in history during slavery. He has been shot by slavehunters escaping the plantation. He remembers the future and realized how much he has lost. He is now a slave and helpless. He has no control and no hope. The lessons Jordan learns could lead him back to freedom. The greatest achievement of any man, rich or poor, young or old, is his decision to be free; the journey there, his greatest trial. Jorda…

We're launching a new book service! If you are interested in marketing your book to libraries and other buyers, please feel free to email us at newurbangroup@gmail.com. Please indicate your book title, cover image, and a link to information about your book. We are also interested in independent film titles. We exhibited at the American Library Association tradeshow in 2011 and will have additional marketing and tradeshow opportunities in 2012. We are interested in african american and multicultural titles of all genres. Thanks! Angela

Blood at the Root: Lynching as American Cultural Nucleus Winner of the 2009 SUNY Press Dissertation/First Book Prize in African American Studies Examines the relationship of lynching to black and white citizenship in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. through a focus on historical, visual, cultural, and literary texts. In Blood at the Root, winner of the 2009 SUNY Press Dissertation/First Book Prize in African American Studies, Jennie Lightweis-Goff examines the centrality of lynching to American culture, focusing particularly on the ways in which literature, popular culture, and art have constructed the illusion of secrecy and obsolescence to con…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPCOMING ANTHOLOGY TO EXAMINE BLACK LOVE Where Did Our Love Go? Love & Relationships in the African American Community Submissions Sought for Third Installment of Popular African American Lifestyles Anthology Atlanta, GA (October 24) – Bestselling lifestyle author Gil Robertson has issued a call to authors and storytellers to contribute to his next anthology, Where Did Our Love Go: Personal Essays on Love & Relationships in the African American Community. The highly anticipated follow-up to Roberson’s two previous bestsellers, “Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community” and …

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“I’m a Good Wife…Most of the Time” 2nd Edition Released as E-Book Written by Dorothy Givens Terry | 2nd edition | e-book | $2.99 Synopsis: Do black women go through midlife crises? Shelby Freeman’s not sure, but the African-American wife and stepmom feels fat and is about to turn forty, and the itch from her seven-year marriage has developed into an irritating rash. Bored with life in the sterile confines of extreme suburbia, she turns to journaling to sort through her mixed emotions about marriage, monogamy, career, and the elusive quest for motherhood. Soon, Shelby gets more excitement than she can handle when her journal entries, including her steamy …

HURRY ***1 WEEK ONLY*** SALE ON "Generational Curses" a novel by LD Hardy Save 65% off ecover price of 7.99, marked down to $2.99! Sale ends 10/22/2011 Available on Amazon and Barnes&Noble STEAMY excerpt from Generational Curses a novel by LD Hardy ......I sat at the desk and opened the book but I could not concentrate on anything, except him, who I could tell from the low humming snores, had just fallen asleep. The anchors on the local news station were watching him instead. There was no denying it anymore, I was hooked and I needed him. I tried to restrain myself but I could not focus on anything I was reading, all I was doing was s…

Centino Kemp, the fifth accuser in the Bishop Eddie Long sex scandal, has written a book about his affair with the megachurch pastor, titling the work The First Lady. The book is co-authored by T. Benson Glover. (Photo: New Birth Missionary Baptist Church via The Christian Post) Eddie Long, pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga. Eddie Long Celebrated by Church Despite Renewed Controversy Eddie Long's 5th Accuser Lashes Out Against Minister on Twitter Two Victims Break Silence About Bishop Eddie Long’s Sexual Abuse Eddie Long Wants to Move Past Sex Charges Eddie Long Update: Mystery Accuser Takes Part in Settlement Kemp’s memoir chro…

"Michael Vick: Finally Free" - An Autobiography ABOUT THE BOOK Michael Vick: Finally Free One of the most talented and polarizing athletes of our generation, Michael Vick's rags-to-riches to rags-to-redemption story has captured news headlines across the nation. Michael Vick: Finally Free chronicles Michael's days growing up in a poverty-stricken neighborhood where he began playing football, his success on the field in high school and college, and his rise to stardom in the NFL. The book shows us how a young, gifted athlete's life spiraled out of control under the glare of money and fame. Michael dives deep into every aspect of his…

I am not that much into Christian fiction.But there have been a couple of books I would recommend.One that I liked very much was called"Song of Solomon" by Kendra Norman Bellamy.I really liked this book,the characters are so realistic..She also has a sequel coming out next year to this book called "When Solomon Sings'.Can't wait to read it. Here's a link to her website http://www.kendranor...omonSeries.html

Tears of a Hustler PT 3 is the Finale to one of the best selling urban fiction Trilogies. Author Silk White http://www.amazon.com/Tears-Hustler-PT-Silk-White/dp/0578084740/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

Good Afternoon AALBC Community, I'm very happy to have recently discovered this site as well as the forum. Please check out the first book trailer for my debut novel s.m.i.l.e. shot at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. You may also visit www.thesmilestory.com to learn more about me and s.m.i.l.e. Feel free to share your thoughts! Truly, Kevin

IT'S not that easy being a King. The mantle of Kingship weighs heavily on the shoulders of Black America's first family and its chosen spokesman, 42-year-old Dexter Scott King, feels that pressure intensely as he tries to preserve his father's "Dream" and pursue his own. In his new book, Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir, written with Ralph Wiley, he candidly confronts his critics and poignantly examines the effect his father's assassination had on his childhood, adolescence and early adulthood. He also discusses other family tragedies including the murder of his grandmother and the deaths of his uncle and grandfather. It was not an easy journey home. Writin…

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Albany Detective Brianna “Bree” Morris is having the year from hell. A sadistic admirer has been stalking her for months and now her friend Cheyenne Wilson has been beaten and left for dead. With her ex-lover and faithful partner, Steven Kemp, Bree thrusts herself into the case. It’s not long before they believe two unrelated British men are connected to the attack. Michael is a womanizing artist with a ferocious appetite for rough sex. Simon is a wealthy free spirit looking for love in all the wrong places, but has one too many skeletons in his closet. Bree struggles to determine fact from fiction when it comes to Michael and Simon but her attempts are blurred …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2011 CONTACT: Norwood Holland NorwoodHolland@netscape.net (202) 4120642 DREW SMITH A NEW AMERICAN HERO Washington, DC -- Norwood Holland’s Sleepless Nights the first released of the 4 volume Drew Smith Series is loosely based on DC’s infamous 2003 Colonel Brooks Tavern murders. The protagonist Drew Smith is like no other before. An African American attorney managing a successful solo practice finds himself enmeshed in complicated relationships and complicated cases. A stark difference from other fictional detectives Smith is a distinctly new type, professional, single, urbane, a good looking playa charming the ladies…

http://www.shermans5th.blogspot.com/ In November 1864, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman left Atlanta, Georgia in flames and embarked on his historic March from Atlanta to the Sea. Along the way, he unintentionally liberated thousands of black people held as slaves in the Georgia cities and towns. They left the farms and plantations in droves--joining the Union Cause as hired servants, cooks, laundresses, teamsters, and pioneers, determined to make their own way as free citizens of the United States. They became Sherman’s Fifth Corps, and one of them, a young ex-slave named Jennie Lewis, became Sherman's mistress. Through actual and fictional letters, diaries,…

PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Unraveled Written by Steve Marie Hardcover, 212 pages |Fiction| $28.99|November 2, 2010|ISBN 978-14-52086460 Paperback, 212 pages |Fiction|$18.60|November 2, 2010|ISBN 978-12-52086477|EBook|ISBN 978-14-52086484 A dramatic story depicting the ups & downs of relationships and the unthinkable lengths they will take you. Told from an alternative point of view, Unraveled is a story of a woman who bounces from one tumultuous relationship to another until she is pushed to the edge. It’s an up & down roller coaster ride of friendship, love, betrayal and murder. Perry never knew what he was getting himself into …

Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies by Associated Press Associated Press Posted on February 22, 2011 at 7:06 PM Updated today at 7:06 PM PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dwayne McDuffie, who wrote comic books for Marvel and DC and founded his own publishing company before crossing over to television and animation, has died. He was 49. The Detroit native died Monday, a day after his birthday, DC Comics said. His cause and place of death weren't immediately known. McDuffie wrote comics for the New York-based DC and Marvel, including runs on Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, the Fantastic Four and the Justice League of America. He also penned s…

Hello Everyone, I'm new to Thumper's Corner and I would like to introduce myself. My name is Robert Alfred Taylor Jr. the new author of RELATIONSHIPS, The Complete Black Men's Guide to Developing Healthy Relationships, You Can't Practice What you Do Not Know, Treat her Like a Lady. I'm a native of Kansas City, Missouri. I have traveled the country and during my travels I have noticed that black men across America have lost their way when it comes to pursuing, developing and maintaining healthy relationships with women. Now don't get me wrong it is not just the brother's who are having this problem, it's men of all nationalities. By me being a black man liv…

After 3 years of research, note taking, and plotting, 1 year, 2 months, and 3 days of writing, and months of editing, I present to the world, the epic African-Moorish, Historical Fiction novel, A Company of Moors—with no commercial interruption. SYNOPSIS: North Africa, 1640. Welcome to al-Mari Ifriq, a small city dreaming of its borders to reach the coast. Its dusty, unpaved roads and small districts set the unofficial borders, providing reminders of the minor squabbles initiated by surrounding maritime companies that vie for control of each other, the city, and the entire region of Odongo-Mauharim. Thus sets the grand African tale of Moorish Company Bosse…

A fun, educational book for children ages 8-11 entitled, The Wilder Kids I Really Want to Go to College!! It's a wonderful book about 4 minority children 2 African- Americans (Charles and Ashley) and 2 Hispanic- Americans (Juan and Rosa), they encourage each other and their parents encourages them to finish their education through college. This story is interesting and provides important college information. The Wilder Kids is a creative non-fiction book. The author is Ann Shannon. She has a writing service, in which, she writes books, articles, ebooks and blogs. A graduate with a Master of Arts in Education degree and she attended the Writer's Digest school. She has 1…

La’John Media We treat clients the old fashioned way---with respect ___________ For Immediate Release Contact: Wanda Noel – Public Relations lajohnmedia@live.com La’John Media Presents And Again…Let Me Say This By B. Swangin Webster Waldorf, MD December 22, 2009 – La’John Media is proud to present And Again…Let Me Say This by B. Swangin Webster from Indian Head, Maryland. Cheryl Bookman listens to the inner voice and left behind a marriage that nearly took her life. In doing so she steps into the world of the unknown. Just when she thinks she has it all together; her son reveals h…

CONTACT: Sherri Rosen 212-222-1183 E-mail: sherri@sherrirosen.com, www.sherrirosen.com 454 Manhattan Ave., Suite 3J, NYC 10026 Headline: February, 20l0, New York, New York Pope Annalisa is making its National Premier in New York City!! Author, Peter Canova, chooses New York City as the place to debut his new thriller Pope Annalisa - Book One of the First Souls Trilogy. This page-turning novel of action and intrigue reveals real, monumental mysteries of history that lie at the very foundation of our Western world.. How could an African nun become the first female pope and why did demonic-looking figures start appearing in the Vatican after her arri…