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Hi Cynique, sorry for the delayed response. I working on a profile page that ties in each writers, books, articles and reviews on the website. I'm using your profile as a test case: http://aalbc.it/conniebradley since you have all three. Why thank you for taking advantage of the promotional deal. Of course I have to throw something in extra for you :-) Basically you follow the link: http://aalbc.it/1dollarperday that will take you to square (sort of like PayPal but with a nicer setup), then you click the blue "Add to Basket" button that is all it takes. Thanks!

CASTING CALL! CALLING AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN FOR BOOK TALK SHOW. (AGES 20 - 70-something.) Casting call for multi-generational African American females (ages 20 to 70-something) for book-based, issues-related, web-series talk show pilot. Seeking African American women who are smart, love books, are personable, comfortable with discussion, and possess good on-camera presence. All ages. Please forward to a friend! SEND HEAD SHOT, RESUME (IF AVAILABLE), AND SHORT VIDEO - "WHY I LOVE BOOKS" to maxrod122@gmail.com. The pilot program will be videotaped in December in Princeton, NJ. Nonunion. Those selected for the pilot will be considered for the series permanent cast. Producer will provide hospitality. Call expires 11/18. ABOUT QBR THE BLACK BOOK REVIEW and THE HARLEM BOOK FAIR QBR Media supports the mission of QBR and the Harlem Book Fair as the first word on books by and about the black experience by producing media that informs, enlightens, and entertains. Founded as the public program of QBR The Black Book Review (www.QBR.com) and now in its 18th year, the Harlem Book Fair, the nations’ largest and most respected African American literary festival, is partnered by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture the New York Public Library, First Book, the national literacy organization; and televised nationally by C-Span's BookTV. Attended by over 20,000 readers and viewed by millions on C-Span, the Harlem Book Fair is the nation’s flagship African American public literary event. Please contact QBR (914.231.6778) to promote your book or event to 40,000 QBR and Harlem Book Fair opt-in readers.

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR The 24th Annual African American Children's Book Fair will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2016, 1:00-3:00PM, at Community College of Philadelphia, 17th Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA. The event is free and open to the public. The afternoon is packed with activities that promote the power and joy of reading. Authors and illustrators will make presentations from their books. The Literary Row distributes book related promotional materials free of charges. Our Educator’s book-giveaway also distributes brand new books to teachers and librarian to use in their classrooms. But it is a true fair with a wide selection of affordable literature for purchase. This event is also a part of the organization’s PRESERVE A LEGACY, BUY A BOOK initiative to put books back into homes. You can’t tell a child to read at home if there are no books in the home The Book Fair started out on a cold frosty day at John Wanamaker Department Store, today is it one of the oldest and largest single day events for African American children's books in the country. On average over 3,500 people attend the event each year. With a reported double- digit illiteracy rate in the region, our success is due to the fact that we offer the best and the brightest from the multi-cultural literary community - books that enlighten enrich and empower the young citizens in our community. Parents, caregivers, and educators from the tri-state area are very supportive of the event because they understand that children, who read, make more responsible decisions about their lifestyles. Nationally known bestselling authors/illustrators will participate. Many have won the American Library Association Coretta Scott King award. These authors/illustrators have produced some of the best books of our generation. Games, prizes, and literary resources cap off the afternoon that celebrates the JOY OF READING. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: THE LITERARY MEDIA AND PUBLISHING CONSULTANTS Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati (215) 877-2012 (MEDIA ONLY) (215) 878-BOOK E-mail vlloydsgam@aol.com Website: theafricanamericanchildrensbookproject.org

I upgraded the software for the discussion forums yesterday and noticed at least two new bugs. The problem I was correcting was on the database side and transparent to visitors, the database problem has been corrected but the user interface (the stuff you see) has a few bugs. There is a lot of behind the scenes activity required to keep this beast of a website running. I have not had time to follow up with the software developer's technical support but will I do so as soon as possible. I apologize to the inconvenience.

NEW SALE PRICE Your Book for Only $50 for 50 Days! http://aalbc.it/1dollarperday Place your book’s cover on AALBC.com homepage, and our Book’s section main page, 50 days for just $1 a day. Visitors, who click your book’s cover, may be sent to any website you choose. Dedicated Sponsored Email $299 http://aalbc.it/aalbcdse Send a rich email message to our mailing list of over 11,000 subscribers. Open rates for our mailings are greater than 25%; many recipients are paid subscribers. You pick the mailing date. Only one Dedicated Sponsored email is sent each calendar month. All mailing are permanently archived on AALBC.com. Here are some samples. Jewel Parker Rhodes (Publisher Mailing): https://madmimi.com/s/fab936 National Conference of African American Librarians (Event Mailing): https://madmimi.com/s/11b3c5 Delaney Diamond Mailing (Author Mailing): https://madmimi.com/s/f39c06 Octavia Butler Mailing (Publisher): https://madmimi.com/s/3f8e15 AALBC.com eNewsletter Sponsorship $149 http://aalbc.it/sponsorenews Promote your author, book, event or business by sponsoring the AALBC.com eNewsletter. This is the only advertisement in our monthly eNewsletter, and it appears right at the top of the email. Other Options Of course our Lightbox and Big Book ads always perform well. If you would like to pay per impression, our rates are $10 CPM. Click through rates on advertisements are typically in the single digit range. Finally, as part of our upgrade, advertisers will have the ability to place and monitor their own advertisements on AALBC.com. I plan to complete the upgrade in March of 2016, to coincide with our 18 anniversary. Here is a list of some of the new types of content that will appear on AALBC.com (AALBC.org is the test site): http://aalbc.com/aalbccom-is-being-upgraded.html

Chris do you know The African Place? One very chill sister I know a speculative fiction writer Sheree Renee Thomas told me about it. You should get to know her. Are you going to the Memphis Noir book event tomorrow? I suspect she'll be there as she is in the Anthology.

This is a timely post. If I had more time I could cover books appropriate for the season in more depth. I just discovered a Scifi writer yesterday: Cerece Rennie Murphy of course there are many more

Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Winning Books: http://aalbc.org/books/hw-award-winning-books.php?year=2015 This is on the new version of AALBC.com. Still playing around with layout, but one goal is to record all the the books that have been awards by entities that celebrate Black books. You can always discover a great read from the awards. Despite the accomplishments of these writers and their awards, they are still not as well know as they should be.

You can also learn more about the 2015 Award winning books ----------- The Hurston/Wright Foundation is accepting submissions for the 2016 Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The foundation is re-instituting the category of debut fiction. The submission period is from the first Monday in October (October 5th) to the first Monday in December (December 7th). Submissions must be received by the Hurston/Wright office by Monday, December 7th for consideration for the 2016 awards. No submissions will be accepted after that date. The premier award to Black authors from the community of their peers, the Legacy Awards celebrate the creativity and vitality of Black writers. Click here for information on submission guidelines.

Well the new Kanye will make a lot more money than the old one, and his music does even have to be as good,,,and isn't that the point? Speaking of Mike Myers (I barely recognized him), he was on The John Oliver Show this week, and they did the a variation of the "...doesn't like Black people" bit.

Hi Guest (Shirley), I would recommned that you check out this video I just posted on sefl publishing: http://aalbc.com/tc/index.php?/topic/3387-a-very-good-indie-author-publishing-panel/ it touches on a lot of issues. that are important to self publishers and is certainly a start for more research. Yes that is a good sign regarding Brooks; she is smart, connected and really cool people. Make sure your query letter is done properly. The better prepared your are the more likely an agent will be willing to work with you. Well I'm glad you found the website too :-) Spread the word. Finally it is cool for you to post information about your book. If you don't mind I took the liberty

Grand Re-Opening of Revolution Books on November 15! The Funds Needed to Get to the Finish Line... Let's Work Together Friends, We are in the final push to re-open Revolution Books on Sunday, November 15! This is going to be a wonderful celebration of the bookstore about the world and for a radically different world -- re-opening in Harlem! Our new address: 437 Malcolm X Blvd./Lenox Ave. @ 132nd Street. Ngugi wa Thiong'o, the internationally renowned Kenyan novelist, will be flying in for a reading and talk at the Grand Opening, and Andy Zee, spokesperson for Revolution Books, will speak about "Revolution Books and the Emancipation of Humanity." Check back at www.revolutionbooksnyc.org for details on time and tickets soon. Your support is needed now for RB to re-open. $35,000 is required to complete the renovation (lighting, signage, venting, ceiling, front counter), and to tell the world about RB in Harlem. You can also volunteer to help put the books on the shelves, beginning this weekend. This is a race to the finish line to raise the $35,000. Everyone's donation is crucial. Here's how we'll do it together: The new RB at 437 Malcolm X Blvd/Lenox @ 132nd St. -- Everyone reading this email, DONATE $25-$1000! Then send this email and your reason for contributing to 5 people. 1 or 2 of these 5 will donate $25-$500, then they'll send it out to 2 more, this is how it will grow... -- A few of you reading this email can donate $1000 or $2500. Do that. Then tell 5 people why. -- A few you know 1 or 2 people who could give $5000 or even $10,000, if they understood the importance of this unique bookstore. Contact them, or tell us. Someone from the staff can go meet with them. -- Watch the RB website for ticket information about the Grand Opening, buy a premium ticket, buy a block of tickets, reach out to a restaurant that can donate food for the celebration. Every day makes it clearer how urgent it is that RB re-open. Just think about the last week. #RiseUpOctober: three days of mass resistance against police terror...dozens of family members of unarmed civilians killed by the police stepping on to the political stage and inspiring people to act. The media and authorities are now waging a vicious campaign against these protests -- even as police continue to rampage in public schools! Revolution Books is where people can get deeply into why the racist murders, and exoneration of the police, keep happening. This is where people can discover that there is a way out of this, and all the horrors of this system. At RB, an incredible mix of people will come together -- a place of critical thinking and wrangling like nowhere else. The shelves will be filled with literature and poetry, science and history, philosophy and art, and communist theory. People will find the books and deep engagement about why the world is the nightmare it is and how a whole new and liberating world is possible through revolution. The new RB will also have a children's corner filled with imaginative books that promote values of unity, diversity, cooperation-- and understanding. At Revolution Books, people can connect with the movement for revolution. Let's work together to raise the $35,000. And let's come together on November 15th for the exciting grand opening of Revolution Books in Harlem. DONATE TODAY. Humanity needs revolution The revolution needs Revolution Books Revolution Books needs you. Revolution Books / Libros Revolucion www.revolutionbooksnyc.org revbooksync@yahoo.com 212-691-3345 Opening in November: 437 Malcolm X Blvd. / Lenox Ave. @132nd Street, Harlem STAY CONNECTED:

Finding an agent is difficult. Sure I share some resources on this website http://aalbc.com/writers/literary1.htm You;ll also find links to some agents below Resources for African American Writers, Authors and Readersaalbc.com/writers/ No matter what you're writing--fiction or nonfiction, books for kids or adults--you need aliterary agent to secure a book deal. The 2013 Guide to Literary Agents is ... Information about Literary Agentsaalbc.com/writers/literary1.htm No matter what you're writing--fiction or nonfiction, books for kids or adults--you need aliterary agent to secure a book dealagents, workshops and more. Connor Literary Agencyaalbc.com/writers/connor.htm The Connor Literary Agency is a full service agency dedicated to advising and guiding writers in every aspect of their literary career, as well as advising writers ... Serendipity Literary Agencyaalbc.com/writers/serendipity.html ABOUT SERENDIPITY LITERARY AGENCY. Located in Brooklyn, NY, near the heart of America's publishing industry, Serendipity Literary Agency, LLC. is a ... Guide to Literary Agents | Edit 1st Manuscript Editing Serviceedit1st.com/resources/guide-literary-agents/ In their Tools for Writers you will find a well-organized list of agents, what they represent, and their submission guidelines. Also, the annual Guide to Literary ... Regina Brooks, Author & Founder Of Serendipity Literary Agency LLCaalbc.com/authors/regina_brooks.html Regina Brooks ia an Author & Founder Of Serendipity Literary Agency LLC. Here all of her published works are listed as well as articles and videos she has ... Marie Brownaalbc.com/reviews/marie_brown.htm Marie Brown President of Marie Brown Associates, a literary agency. Ms. Brown is a part of the elite and small group of "black" literary agents. A 40-year veteran ... Lisa Davis Literary Agencyaalbc.com/writers/lisadavis.htm Lisa Davis Literary Agency represents fiction literary and commercial and many areas of nonfiction, including women's issues, popular culture, self-help, ... Video - Literary Agent Manie Barron talks about the author's ...aalbc.com/tc/index.php?/topic/277-video-literary-agent...the... May 21, 2010 ... Manie Barron, Partner of the Menza Barron Agency, speaks about the roles and responsibilties of the literary agent and author at the National ... Faith Childs Literary Agencyaalbc.com/writers/faith.htm Contact: Faith Childs Literary Agency, Inc. 915 Broadway, Suite 1009. New York, NY 10010. One Million Men and Me · Bottle Cap Boys Dancing On Royal Street ...

Published on Oct 4, 2014"Indie Author Panel: Top Tips to Get You Published!" Three successful indie authors discuss their process of writing, publishing and promoting their books independently. Each author provides invaluable tips and tools to help serious indie authors in their publishing process.

In an earlier post I mention there are no Black owned bookstores in Harlem. Technically that is true. But there are a couple of Black owned bookstores in Manhattan. Both can be found in my database of Black-owned Bookstores One of these stores is Sister's Uptown Bookstore which is run by Janifer P. Wilson. Her store is in Washington Height which, is the community just north of Harlem. Some people consider it part of Harlem. I believe they would be in the minority. Janifer, shown in the video below, recounts what drives booksellers who focus on celebrating our culture through books (including myself). There is another store, which appears to be Black owned, run by a church, Becoming God's Answer Bookstore. No one ever talks about this store, but it a really nice store, for Christians. The store is in East Harlem, just a few steps from the boundary of Harlem and East Harlem, 5th Avenue. If someone wanted to argue that is was in Harlem I would bother to split that hair.

I know the impact of Katrina was very serious, but I can't help but laugh when I see this. Mike was obviously reading a prepared statement and Kayne was obviously talking off the top of his head. Mike's reactions was funnier than anything he ever did as Dr Evil, and the abrupt cut back to Chris, who looked like he just finished rolling his eyes was priceless. Anyone else would have been fired on the spot. You can't put Kayne on live TV. I wonder how much Kayne ended up giving to the Katrina recovery effort.

Well I guess that is how you define crazy. But I hear you. Honestly I don;t really care enough to have a strong opinion in any direction. I'm not naive enough to believe Bernie could to anything that would put the interests of the masses above the plutocracy. But I believe he would try harder than Hillary who I don;t think would try at all. Bernie would be assassinated before any radical change would take place. Which is one reason Barack Obama is the safest man on Earth. Hillary has another thing going for her; she is white. I guess in my heart of hearts I would rather see Hillary in place over Ben Carson--definitely Trump. Maybe I'd have no reservations if she were not a Clinton. Despite Black American's love affair with the Clinton's and the democratic party, Clinton's repeal of Glass-Steagall, was disastrous for America--Black people in particular. Yeah I know she is not her husband, but they are all cut from the same cloth and really don't care about people. Since no one else will run on the Democratic side, Bernie actually has a fighting chance.

I'm not sure how all this is related but... Black people hate Ben Carson. I would take Ben over Trump I'm voting for Bernie. If Bernie is not an option, I'm not voting because it really won't matter who wins, in my admittedly super-cynical mindframe. Then again if it is Hillary versus Ben, I might cast a vote for Ben.

Yeah you guys are right, I fell for the ole use-controversy-to-drum-up-sales okie doke. Perhaps I was susceptible because I actually am a big fan of science fiction--always have been. But I'm not a fan of the Star Wars franchise (ignoring the race issues). I have not pre ordered tickets, and the only reason I would consider even going to see it in the theater is that it is showing in IMAX. Even a mediocre film, which I expect this film to be, can be fun in Imax. You definitely won't catch me standing in line to get in no Star Wars museum. Melody Hobson is the shit. Too bad a brother could not have scored her. But hey...this would not be the first thing a white guy has stolen from us Harlem has more Starbucks than independently owned coffee shops. Don't get me wrong Red Rooster is a nice restaurant, as far as restaurants go. It is just overhyped and to expensive. Sylvia's is an iconic restaurant, compared to Red Rooster its decor is run down, but it is a spot better suited, based upon cost, for people in the neighborhood. But so is the Applebee's and Red Lobster a fews block away. That said, if you come to Harlem, as a tourist, both Red Rooster and Sylvia's are good choice because everyone else knows about them. But a real foodie with try some of the other spots in the hood like Melba's, Chez Lucien, or Yetanga.

Periodically I run a process which updates the my list of websites dedicated to Black books. I've been doing tracking Black book websites for well over 10 years. Before I ran the process today I had 55 sites; after running the process I now have 42--that is almost of 1/4 of the sites! Surely something was wrong, I mean how could so many sites disappear so quickly? Well I checked, and nothing was wrong. At least nothing was wrong with my code. We've a lost bunch of websites, dedicated to Black books in recent years including many quality sites like, A Place of Our Own, The Urban Book Source, Azizi Books and many others. One can only come to a few conclusions: Sites which celebrate Black culture through books are irrelevant or obsolete Black books are covered adequately by the corporate sites Black people don't read, and no one else reads Black books People who should care have no clue what is happening One or more of the above could indeed be the stark reality. But obviously I don't believe that. However watching sites, run by people more knowledgeable and passionate about book, than I will ever be, is a very discouraging and a great loss to us all. But I feel like I'm the only nut running around complaining. Turning into an old curmudgeon, bitching about the way things used to be... Of course I appreciate that I run one of these websites so I'm far more sensitive to this issue than most. But there are still readers out there right? Don't they miss these websites? I know I do. Almost 5 years ago, when I noticed this trend, I wrote an article called, "Black Book Websites Need Love Too." In hindsight, I realize what probably killed most of those websites was their lowered ranking in search. I know AALBC.com took a big hit back in late 2010 due to a Google algorithm change. Many other websites did too, but I suspect most were not sophisticated enough to know what happened, which is the first step in knowing how to react. This was the main reason I began advocating for indie sites. Creating Huria Search, trying to get sites to work with each other, etc. Most sites just folded or reacted by turning to social media. I began using social media more aggressively myself--even helping others to do the same. The results are that our efforts on social media have enriched the owners of social media, and impoverished our own platforms, aggravating the problem further. All I can say to anyone that cares, is to try to support the few sites that remain http://aalbc.org/otherwebsites.htm. Buy something from them every once in awhile. Side bar: I was on Cheryl Wills website and noticed that Cheryl is explicitly directing readers to buy her book at an independent book seller! You don't see authors doing this very much any more. This is important because it strengthens the stores, when in turn strengthens the writers. Now Hueman, which was founded started in Denver, by Clara Villarosa back in the 1980's was one of the country's premier bookstores. That store ultimately closed. Clara ultimately relaunched the store in Harlem and it was ultimately taken over by Marva Allen. The Harlem store eventually closed, taking with it the last remaining bookstore in historic Harlem. But Hueman continues to do events and runs a website. Authors like Cheryl help the iconic Hueman brand persist. Cheryl has also been supportive of AALBC.com. We need more authors like Cheryl Wills.

Shoot, what do I have to do to get signed by Ghetto Heat.

From Dwight Fryer Many of you have asked for a new book; however, "such as I have, givest I thee!" My new short story, "The Green-eyed Blues" comes out on November 3 in a fiction anthology, Memphis Noir. Join us at this event to meet my co-authors and hear us share our stories: Tues., Nov. 3, 6:00pm Crosstown Arts’ story booth438 N Cleveland StMemphis, TN 38104 Sponsored by The Booksellers at Laurelwood

Yep, spikes are great, especially if you can keep them rolling in. There are hundreds of millions of english readers, with internet access, on this planet. If one percent of them visited this site, each year, and never, ever returned, the site again would be doing great. The web is a big place man.

Hi Shirley, I've taken the liberty of pasting your word document directly. People (myself included) are often download attachments that could potentially have malicious code. So I almost never do it. Plus it save folks a step and is better for SEO. Thanks for shgaring Shirley G. Perry-Church shirley1212@comcast.net www.readtoachieve2.com Subject: Cracked Glass, Part 1, The Whole Damned Family—Semi-biography, YA transition to Adult Dear Agent: Thank you kindly for the opportunity to present my Semi-biography, Cracked Glass, Part One, The Whole Damned Family. I started drafting my autobiographical manuscript in 1983 in a desperate attempt to save my family from a generational curse. Unfortunately, my best efforts came under attack and I could not complete my task. Today, I am on a mission to complete what I started. I must tell this story or another generation will be damned to repeat what was started with my grandparents. It all started in the 1920s with a baby girl being taken against the will of her dying mother. In subsequent generations, the children, especially the girls, would pay the ultimate price for the denial of the death request. Carlton Press, Inc. in 1991 described my original manuscript as follows: SHIRLEY GALE (TWT) is a candid semi-biography based on a life of tragedy and suffering, including fascinating portraits of despicable individuals that were known by the narrator… Shirley Gale Perry’s story is provocative and eloquent in its appraisal of the environment and people encountered, from the faithless husband, to living temporarily in a homeless shelter with her children… It is recommended for its realism and human drama. Cracked Glass, Part One: The Whole Damned Family, an adaptation of Shirley Gale tells the story of how one man destroyed an entire family—eleven sons and daughters, and a host of extended family members while he hid behind religious pretense. Cracked Glass… reveals how this man is my uncle and my daddy at the same time. It tells how, as my daddy, he tried to have sex with me while my momma-aunt lay passed out—drunk—in her bed. How this man used his powers of manipulation and deceit to have his way with his wife’s sisters—first one, then two, then another and another without her taking notice of it when it was happening right before her eyes. Then, if this isn’t enough, you will read how my brother, or was he my cousin at the time, took my virginity? No, he didn’t merely rob me of being a virgin, I know now that my nineteen year old cousin-brother raped my seven year old body and left scars on my heart and soul that I had to conceal in my dreams. And finally, Cracked Glass… will take you into the depth of our dysfunction, revealing how the men in my family tried to turn me into my mother—a negligent single parent and the family whore who allowed men to beat her simply because they could. This does not imply that I didn’t love my mother; it meant that I did not want to become her. Cracked Glass is a sad depiction of the dark side of too many families in our world. This is not a story to taken lightly, but one that each of us should learn from and vow never to have repeated in any family. This story is contained in thirty-six chapters, with a word count of 84,840 words on 278 pages. This is a multiple submission query. Thanks for accepting this manuscript for review. I am hoping that you will find merit in my work. I truly believe that Cracked Glass, Parts One, Two, and Three is destined to be a best-seller and someday even make it to the big screen. I am looking forward to your request for more. Please find the synopsis and the sample chapters per your request. Also, the book proposal is available upon request. Sincerely, Shirley G. Perry-Church, M.Ed., Author, Artist, Educator, and Mentor Organization Memberships: National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrator (SCBWI) Golden Key International Honour Society Synopsis: Cracked Glass, Part One, The Whole Damned Family uncovers the hellish nightmares that a second and third generation endured simply because a girl child of the first generation was taken and not given back. In the 1920s many Negroes or Coloreds during this era were poor, uneducated, and void of the experiences necessary to exist anywhere but on the tenant farms that they occupied. As sharecroppers, such was the case for my grandparents and their nine children. Their children, my mother, aunts, and uncles, of the second generation, abandoned their farm lives and headed for something bigger in the northeastern cities of Virginia, Richmond, and New York—places where they were too naïve and unprepared to navigate. Once there, they had children, my cousins and me, the children of third generation. While the second generation came with a curse that they were unaware of, their negligent and self-destructive actions resulted in the damnation of their children at the hands of one man. All but a few survived their torment because somehow the one man that they should’ve been able to love, trust, and respect managed to manipulate and destroy their hearts, souls, and minds without many of them—his children, ever being able to refer to him by his proper title—which should’ve been Daddy. This is a story of “damned” lives that were mysteriously repeated because of an unfulfilled death request. A dying woman requested that her younger sister marry her husband and take care of her four young babies. But the sister wanted no parts in it. What happened from the actions of the original family and the denied request entwined itself into the next generation and resulted in their ultimate demise by way of an unresolved murder, alcohol and drug abuse, sexual deviations—incest and adultery, lies, deceit, trickery, and pure evil—the kind that kills discriminately, with purpose and by selection. However, one girl child, marked for salvation, endured the madness, but somehow emerged, battered and mentally bruised, to tell the story and put an end to the generational curse passed down by her fore parents. Cracked Glass, Part One: The Whole Damned Family is a portrayal of life supported by documentation via a Human Resource, Social Services Agency, The Norfolk Police Department, and a Veteran’s Hospital. It is a book of 84,840 words contained in 36 chapters, on 278 pages. Cracked Glass … is derived for the original manuscript, Shirley Gale, copyright 1983. Other work: The Hunt for the Magic Pearl, Copyright 2015, Archway Publishing, Edited and Reviewed by Kirkus Indie, Available where all books are sold, please visit www.readtoachieve2.com The Peanut Butter Trap, Copyright 2015, Completed Manuscript, Edited and Reviewed by Kirkus Indie (Not yet published—being queried) See the Preview section of www.readtoachieve2.com