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What if Jesus Were a Coach provides a new perspective on spirituality to inspire everyone to connect with a higher power. Stafford, TX, January, 2022 — Texas Life Coach Michael Taylor has thrown a lifeline to individuals looking to kickstart their spiritual journeys and self-discovery in his new book, What if Jesus Were a Coach? “There are many people who are hesitant to pursue their spiritual journeys because of strict religious doctrines surrounding Christianity that don’t coincide with their personal views,” Taylor said. Data released from the Pew Research Center supports Taylor’s position, with surveys showing that the number of religious “nones…

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For Immediate Release For more information, contact: Christi Cassidy, +1-917-217-4269 Publishers Weekly Begins Yearlong Anniversary Celebration - “The Bible of Book Publishing” Serves Up 150 Years of Book Publishing News and Reviews - NEW YORK—January 18, 2022—Publishers Weekly kicks off a yearlong celebration today to mark the magazine’s 150th anniversary. Several special events and promotions will roll out over th…

Press Release January 16, 2022 The First Annual Read to Lead/Write to Enlight Book Festival at Otterbein University Contact: Melica Niccole For Immediate Release Email: Melica.Niccole@gmail.com The Read to Lead/Write to Enlight initiative is the first annual book festival being held at Otterbein University. It was developed by Melica Niccole as a call to action in which she dares readers to Read to Lead, Write to Enlight and buy books locally from the authors who write them. It is her hope to unite readers with local authors and perhaps a select few authors who reside out of state or the country as well…

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Press Release - Lilac Bush: A Poetic Journey and Cultural Awakening for Future Generations Reviewed By Tammy Ruggles for Readers' Favorite Lilac Bush: A Poetic Journey and Cultural Awakening for Future Generations, by Pamela C. Nwokeji, is a powerful and beautiful work that is socially relevant and culturally impactful. Using lilacs as the theme to guide the poetic nature of the book, you will experience hard times, confusion, and pain, but also hope and inner power--right along with the poet. Enlightenment and change can't happen without growth and challenge, but the resulting transformation is worth it. These poems can help light the way toward h…

Shamira Clarke finally saved up enough money for the trip of a lifetime, spending Christmas and New Year’s in Paris. After months of learning French on an app, she is ready to visit the city of love and lights. Then, a family financial emergency forces her to give up her long-held dream. Staying true to her role of the good daughter, she gives the much-needed funds to her parents. She dreads spending another chaotic Christmas stuck in Georgia with the usual holiday family drama and an absentee boyfriend; Shamira mourns the lost of her dream holiday vacation. With the help of her best friend, coworker, and fellow Francophile, she finds a little bit of Paris in Atlanta. …

Book Review Request Author: Marcus A Nelson Release Date: November 1, 2021 Category: Dystopian Thriller http://www.nickrhymer.com Sound was the only element that could save mankind; Straffe knew it and young Nick controlled it, so with the world at the height of its maliciousness, Straffe set out to enlist this boy wonder in hopes to bring about peace. Yet Nick had other plans. Post-apocalyptic, Nick’s hearing is impeccable. Sheltered from the outside woes, he grew up in front of his window listening, mimicking and perfecting all the sounds he heard. Soon, he mastered manipulating insects, animals and eventuall…

Dr. Mary Hill-Wagner, a 1986 USC alum, is garnering great reviews on am*zon, Barnes & Noble and goodreads pages for her new book "Girlz 'N the Hood: A Memoir of Mama in South Central Los Angeles." The book is a tribute to her mother who raised 11 children on some of the meanest street in America. The book was released on Sept. 25, 2021 by the Pact Press. Her web page is; http://www.maryhill-wagnerauthor.com

Request for a Book Review": (1) Title: "Wall Street West: The Gathering in the Age of Darkness" (2) Author, Khafra K Om-Ra-Seti (3) ISBN-13: 979-8527901115 (4) Publication Date: June 29, 2021 (5) Book Cover Link: https://app.box.com/s/qofpdcdj0oy2v33rzjjzs4d1uq5l2ken SYNOPSIS: "The economic Day of Reckoning will arrive like a thief in the night. Who among us will be ready for this earth-shattering event? Volume II of the Age of Awakening Trilogy sets the stage for the ultimate confrontation. By 2024, Federal Reserve Chairman, King James, and a group of global ultra-wealthy billionaire secret societies had solidified their grip on the …

A liberated young woman, New York Red (Erma Louise Hill,) comes of age during the depression under difficult family circumstances in rural South Georgia. She finds the courage, wisdom and independence to make her own rules. She lives by them and is willing to die by them. She is raised by strong, hard-working Black women who are forced to live by racist white male rules. She refuses, she sells moonshine in the family’s Road House in Plains, Georgia, dodges Federal Revenuers, fights off white rapist and escapes within an inch of her life. She flees to Atlanta, Georgia where she lives a life of personal fulfillment, sexual freedom and excitement. She is slowed down by the b…

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New Black / POC Historical Marketing and Community. Please look around and see if they’d be useful to you and your story properties. http://www.blackhistoricalfiction.com/ What's this site all about? Briefly? In writing an African British historical novel (Becca DuMaurier in the British Restoration [1660] and Glorious Revolution [1688] periods) for a few years, it has included much research, and yet... ...I found in all that time not one dedicated home site fully committed to collecting and marketing Black, African, or People of Color Historical Romance, Historical Erotica, and few for B…

Alejandria Fights Back / La Lucha de Alejandria! tells the story of nine-year old Alejandria, an Afro-Latina girl for whom home isn’t just the apartment she shares with Mami and her abuela, but the whole neighborhood. It’s the place where Ms. Beatrice makes yummy picos; Ms. Alicia sells flowers with her little dog, Duende; Mr. Amir has his corner store. But lately rent prices are going up, and people in el barrio are leaving because they can no longer afford their homes. Then the worst thing happens: Mami receives an eviction notice. Alejandria knows it isn’t fair, and she’s not about to give up and leave. Join Alejandria as she brings her community together to fight and …

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10 Inspirational Lessons for Finding Success in School, Sports and Life Despite Trials and Challenges, Young Jamaican Immigrant Perseveres and Finds Success at MIT, on the Tennis Court and in Mentoring Others Secrets from MIT, Tennis and the Umpire Above 10 Lessons From A Poor Jamaican Boy Who Never Gave Up On The Court by Tarick T. Walton Tarick Walton’s unique and inspirational immigration story, details a life journey from poor, yet ambitious tennis player in Jamaica to MIT scholar to mentor and charismatic leader. The book also includes 10 cross-cultural and applicable “secret life lessons” that will help readers achieve…

10 Inspirational Lessons for Finding Success in School, Sports and Life Despite Trials and Challenges, Young Jamaican Immigrant Perseveres and Finds Success at MIT, on the Tennis Court and in Mentoring Others Secrets from MIT, Tennis and the Umpire Above 10 Lessons From A Poor Jamaican Boy Who Never Gave Up On The Court by Tarick T. Walton Tarick Walton’s unique and inspirational immigration story, details a life journey from poor, yet ambitious tennis player in Jamaica to MIT scholar to mentor and charismatic leader. The book also includes 10 cross-cultural and applicable “secret life lessons” that will help readers achieve…

Book Press Release Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Everything Series Book 1: Everything Gilded Glitter and gold line the streets of the hottest and most exclusive address in Atlanta, 3300 Buckhead Plaza. Three social climbers try to stay on their golden path to riches, fame, and high fashion. Queensley, Therese, and Farrah follow the men they love into the world of glamour and glitz. But before they can kick off the heels of their designer shoes and rest their heads on their expensive sheets, fate storms into their perfect high-end worlds. Their beautiful lives are at risk of being taken away from them, but these three women won’t let the gil…

Good Day! As of May 31,2021 there is an Ebook on am*zon that is 2.99. The ebook is a short version of some issues in the black community. This ebook is slightly entertaining. It is designed to be an appetizer to a full meal sort of situation, solution.

https://enchantedlion.com/all-books/what-do-you-know What Do You Know? Written by Aracelis Girmay & Ariana Fields Illustrated by Ariana Fields To publish July 13, 2021 • $17.95 • 56p • ISBN 978-1-59270-321-0 What Do You Know?takes its form from lines of the Sharon Olds poem "Looking at Them Asleep." Here, "love" is a subject, an asker of questions, who addresses a range of characters, some of them places and some of them people and ideas. And the characters speak back, weaving together a polyvocal and many-placed text that attempts to think about a range of places, "knowledges," and perspectives. Si…

This book is number 17 on am*zon chart as of a few days ago, it's on Good read five stars and you can read the first 15 for free on am*zon. It empowers women with facts ,advice and information about the black men they deal with.

For Immediate Release Contact: Joy Doss | East West PR 646.489.44432 | phone joy@eastwestpr.net | email Author David Jackson Ambrose Tackles LGBT relationships, the differently abled perspective, mental health and “transracialism” in sophomore novel, A Blind Eye Multiple worlds collide in Philadelphia-based author David Jackson Ambrose’s sophomore novel, A Blind Eye. The novel delves into various forms of domestic abuse, disability, the politics of racial and gender identity, and the complexities of police/civilian interactions. Ambrose says, “For me, ‘disability’ is a trigger word. My writing explores the ways that the …

My name is Nathaniel Terrell. I am the author of a collection of poems titled, Is there not a cause, and I am requesting a book review. My book was published April 7th of this year by Atmosphere Press. ISBN 9781637529300 https://www.am*zon.com/there-not-cause-Nathaniel-Terrell/dp/1637529309/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Nathaniel+Terrell&qid=1614792174&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 Is there not a cause is a powerful collection of poems that speak from the heart and soul of a pure artist. The content in this book is made of songs, stories, deep reflection, love, pain, prose, monologues and anthems. The author uses time and experiences,…

Sankofa: Born Equal Only Book One By Beenie T. Mel SANKOFA: BORN EQUAL ONLY is a fresh take on race and gender injustice told from the perspective of rival fraternal twins born to be the Guardians of Maat, the first Queen to rise to the throne in the kingdom of Axindar in a post-apocalyptic medieval Africa, where the future of our technology shapes the past of our time. About the Author Ben (Beenie) Tekle Mel is an African writer, a member of the global south, and a close ally of peoples degraded by racist ideas and policies. His works in both fiction and non-fiction center around the black experience, and when he…

Revision Publishing LLC FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: Akilah Trinay, contact@revisionpub.com 310-844-3678 FOR RELEASE June 2021 Potty-Training Day By Akilah Trinay and Ziana T. Washington Akilah Trinay, author of Beyond the Hurt, is set to launch her second book co-authored with her 2-year-old daughter, celebrating their potty-training process! “What I love about this book is that the mother does not give up, but stops at the end of the day and tomorrow is a new day to start all over again.”--Julie Barret, Blogger and Reviewer Indie self-publishing consulting firm, Revision Publis…

Author Reflects on Anxieties of Parenting as an African American Dad, Impact of Systemic Racism on Future Generations in Debut Memoir Eric L. Heard shares the childhood experiences that went on to shape his approach to fatherhood in ‘Reflections of an Anxious African American Dad’ February 22, 2021 07:00 ET | Source: iUniverse BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Author Eric L. Heard has published his debut memoir in which he examines how his upbringing as an African American boy went on to impact the way he shaped his son’s childhood. In “Reflections of an Anxious African American Dad,” Heard shares how he learne…

All Eyes on Atlanta: Atlanta Entertainment History Book Release Coincides with Black History Month (Atlanta, GA, - February 20, 2021) Atlanta is a microcosm of Black America. It is a successful portrait of black people; their experiences; their pitfalls and their accomplishments. The Atlanta entertainment environment has served as a “startup” for entertainment worldwide. So goes Atlanta, so goes the world?! “Atlanta Entertainment History: Jookin in the A” is a history of Atlanta’s local musicians, and a tribute to the entrepreneurs who created the space to jook. From barrelhouse to bass, from honky-tonk to hip hop, hundreds of artists have…

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For Immediate Release Scars They Can’t See Sometimes the worst scars are the ones you can’t see. Morgan and Reid fall for each other while both grieving horrific family tragedies they believed they caused. Together they try to move pass their pain and grief by falling in love, but they both are trying to hold onto the past. Seventeen-year-old Morgan Lawson is starting her senior year grieving her parents from a small plane crash in which she was the only survivor. Now she must deal with burn scars and the loss of her parents. She mistakenly believed her first love and b…

Norris A. Burrell’s newly released “The Little Voyager” is a heartwarming tale about a little girl who lives out her dream of becoming an astronaut ISBN 978-1-0980-3926-4 (HARDCOVER) 978-1-0980-3925-7 (SOFTCOVER)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tom Mayer, Broken Arrow Press, 612-708-8448 Email: tom@brokenarrowpress.com Paul Robeson-inspired Novel Wins Will Rogers Medallion Award “. . . a book that should be read in classrooms and community book clubs,” writes ThyBlackMan.com. FORT WORTH, TX, FEB. 6th—David Laszlo Conhaim’s Paul Robeson-inspired western novel ALL MAN’S LAND has won bronze “Maverick” in the prestigious Will Rogers Medallion Awards. “Western Mavericks is our newest category,” reads the program from the 17th annual event. “It was added for one-of-a-kind books that for one reason or another stand nobly a…

For Immediate Release Contact Esther Productions Inc at estherproductionsinc@gmail.com Kaleidoscope:A Writing Club Washington, D.C - Kaleidoscope: A Writing Club begins on March 27th. About the event Kaleidoscope: A Writing Club is designed for women 18 and older will meet and scheduled to take place every 4th Saturday from 10 am to 11 am for six months, beginning March 27,2021. It will be peer driven; that is, members will bring their most recent work to share and get comments from the group. However, the sessions also will be facilitated by award-winning writer and…

I would like to submit a title for review: Cheyenne Summer - The Battle of Beecher Island: A History by Terry Mort is a stunning, detailed account of the battle of Beecher Island. In September 1868, the undermanned United States Army was struggling to address attacks by Cheyenne and Sioux warriors against the Kansas settlements, the stagecoach routes, and the transcontinental railroad. General Phillip Sheridan didn’t have enough troops or enough experienced officers to deal with the highly mobile Indian warriors who traveled the Great Plains as they wished, attacked where they chose, and disappeared into the seemingly endless prairie. Sherid…

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For Immediate Release Contact Esther Productions, Inc at estherproductionsinc@gmail.com ESTHER PRODUCTIONS INC presents WOMEN ARE POETRY IN MOTION—EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY Led by Ms. Joy Jones Washington, DC - Join Esther Productions, Inc for Women Are Poetry In Motion -- Every Day in Every Way which is designed for adults on Feb 27, 2021 from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST (online event) About WOMEN ARE POETRY IN MOTION—EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY This 60-minute writing workshop is designed for adult women to learn more about poetry writing techniques but also to become more intimate with their own personal stories and history. Led by award-winning author and …

For Immediate Release Contact Esther Productions, Inc at estherproductionsinc@gmail.com Esther Productions, Inc presents The Power of Poetry In You Led by Ms. Joy Jones Washington, DC - Join Esther Productions, Inc for The Power of Poetry In You which is designed for teens 14 - 17 on Feb 13, 2021 from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST (online event) About The Power of Poetry In You During THE POWER OF POETRY IN YOU , award-winning author and performance artist Joy Jones will lead teen participants through several writing exercises that help them better understand the structure, language and other aspects of poetry. They also will be guided through a process…

Dear AALBC, I am writing to see if you would be interested in reviewing my literary historical fiction novels House of Rougeaux (to be re-released March 4, 2021 by Black Rose Writing, ISBN 9781684336661) and it's sequel, Boy, Falling (pub date July 22, 2021 by Black Rose Writing, ISBN 9781684337194). House of Rougeaux is a family saga spanning seven generations—from a colonial-era sugar plantation to Civil Rights-era Philadelphia—an intimate portrayal of survival and triumph, love and resilience, with touches of magical realism. The novel was named one of Bitch Media’s 25 Must Read Books of 2018, won a Silver Medal IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Historical Fictio…

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** EDITORS: For review copies or interview requests, contact: Melissa Diane Hudson Tel: (229) 854-7906 Email: melissahudson2011@hotmail.com Autistic Child Afraid of Imaginary Monster A Young Boy Thinks a Monster Hides Inside His Shoes ALBANY, GA.- Author Melissa Diane Hudson is proud to announce the upcoming release of her first Children's Picture book, There's a Stinky Monster inside My Shoes (Published by AuthorHouse). Motivated by her autistic son, Curtis, who was diagnosed with Autism at the age of four, inspired her to create an entertaining story that young readers w…

Hello - Free Limited time. Living In The Age Of White Reparations was published 2.5 years ago and explains why the U S Capitol was attacked January 6, 2021. “5.0 out of 5 stars - am*zon review Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2019 If you like hitting a nail on the edge and watching it bend into a right angle you won't like this book. If you have tunnel vision you won't like this book. If you are open to hearing the truth then this book is for you.” Living In The Age of White Reparations - Free Limited Time -am*zon -

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SAY THEIR NAMES: 101 UNARMED BLACK WOMEN, MEN & CHILDREN KILLED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT New Book Chronicles History of Police Slayings From 1920-2020 [Dateline: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, December 14, 2020] Why is a statement about lives having value, controversial? As SNL's Michael Che stated in his standup, "Black Lives Matter. Just Matter.” “Say Their Names: 101 Unarmed Black Women, Men and Children Killed By Law Enforcement” is a newly released book which documents the stories of some who have lost they lives to police violence. George Floyd's murder was as shocking as it was common. In fact, there is an entire museum in Montgomery, A…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tom Mayer, Broken Arrow Press, 612-708-8448 Email: tom@brokenarrowpress.com U.S.-ISRAELI AUTHOR WRITES ACCLAIMED WESTERN NOVEL INSPIRED BY SINGER AND ACTIVIST PAUL ROBESON “…a book that should be read in classrooms and community book clubs,” writes ThyBlackMan.com MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Dec. 1—David Laszlo Conhaim’s Paul Robeson-inspired western novel ALL MAN’S LAND has placed Finalist Best Novel in the 2020 Western Writers of America Spur Awards and “Maverick” Finalist in the prestigious Will Rogers Medallion Awards. Writes the Western Writers of America Association, “We are hono…

MOTOWN MAN, a debut novel by Flint author Bob Campbell Bradley was skeptical of this diversity-training jazz. He resented the notion that blacks and black culture was reducible to something resembling a freshman survey course or a chemistry class for non-technical majors. But he didn’t say that. Instead, he asked: What can you really learn in a week that you don’t already know? And what then? “I don’t know,” Abby had said. “Guess I’ll find out, huh?” (FLINT, Mich. – Nov. 28, 2020) In the debut literary novel, MOTOWN MAN, Bradley and Abby are an interracial couple looking to build a life together in a fading factory town rife with veiled racia…

NEW BOOK REVEALS MORE THAN A CENTURY OF HIDDEN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY With Economy Hall, author Fatima Shaik brings to light the free Black New Orleans brotherhood that supported its community through slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, white terrorism, and the birth of jazz “Journalist and novelist Shaik blows the dust off the ancient records of an African American society, revealing a forgotten past. . . . A lively, readable story that nicely complicates the view of racial and ethnic relations in the South of old.” — Kirkus (starred review) “bearing witness to early Black American activism…Shaik aims to deepen our sense of Black A…