Recommendation – Murder on the Down Low by Pamela Samuels-Young
December 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Meet Award Winning Author – Andrea Jackson
December 12, 2008 By 20 Comments
It’s day 10, the final day of the Santa Baby 2008 Virtual Book Tour and award winning author Andrea Jackson will read a very sexy scene from her novel, Who’s That Lady!
Don’t you want to know what happens between Crystal Taylor and Key Emerson? I just bet you do – LOL! Then answer today’s virtual book tour question for a chance to win a copy of Who’s That Lady!
Today’s Virtual Book Tour Question:
In our Santa Baby video featuring the fiesty Eartha Kitt, one of the little things she needs is the deed to what type of mine?
Leave your answer to today’s question in the comment section of this post. All correct answers will be placed in a drawing and one lucky person will win an autograph copy of Who’s That Lady from the author! Those of you who enter, who do not win, will have your names added to another drawing we will host during the tour from sponsors each day!
About Andrea
Andrea Jackson writes romance and science fiction novels and has been awarded recognition in several romance writing contests. Her career was launched by the Heart and Soul Aspiring Writer’s Contest (Romance Slam Jam, 2002) and publication of her first novel, BODYGUARD, published by Genesis Press in January 2004. Her second novel, HAND IN GLOVE, was published in December 2005 and a third, WHO’S THAT LADY?, came out in the summer of 2007. A fantasy novelette was published in Midnight Showcase’s Merlicious 3 anthology. Phaze will publish another novelette in the Coming Together: At Last anthology.
Andrea says: “I call myself the Paperback Diva because I love reading, as well as writing, genre paperback fiction. When I’m not writing, I spend time with friends and family, including five children and six grandchildren.”
Visit Andrea Jackson Online:
Website – www.pbdiva.com
Blog – www.pbdiva.wordpress.com
MySpace – www.myspace.com/pbdiva
Twitter – www.twitter.com/pbdiva
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Meet Romance and Mainstream Author – Bettye Griffin
December 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Welcome to day 9 of the Santa Baby 2008 Virtual Book Tour hosted by All The Buzz Reviews and The GRITS COM Literary Service. Our tour stop for today features national bestselling author, Bettye Griffin, as she reads from her novel, Once Upon a Project, for all our friends and book lovers at TheGRITS.com!
A signed copy of today’s featured book and other gifts will be given away today. So click to catch the virtual book tour in progress at TheGRITS.com right now!
Visit Bettye Griffin Online at:
Website – www.bettyegriffin.com
Blog – www.chew-the-fat-with-Bettye.blogspot.com
Meet Award Winning Author – Stefanie Worth
December 10, 2008 By 18 Comments
Welcome to day 8 of the Santa Baby 2008 Virtual Book Tour where award winning author Stefanie Worth shares her novella, “Can You Believe,” in the romance anthology, The Holiday Inn!
Did you enjoy, “Can You Believe?” Would you like a copy of this anthology for this holiday season? Then answer today’s virtual book tour question for a chance to win!
Today’s Virtual Book Tour Question:
In our Santa Baby video featuring the one and only Eartha Kitt, what type of coat does she want Santa to slip under the Christmas tree?
Leave your answer to today’s question in the comment section of this post. All correct answers will be placed in a drawing and one lucky person will win an autograph copy of “Can You Believe” in the anthology The Holiday Inn from the author! Those of you who enter, who do not win, will have your names added to another drawing we will host during the tour from sponsors each day!
About Stefanie
Stefanie Worth’s debut novel, Where Souls Collide, recently won the Science Fiction category of the 2008 African American Literary Awards Show. Stefanie enjoys writing stories about everyday women facing supernatural dilemmas. In life and love, these heroines take chances with their choices that lead the reader through twists and turns that whisk them from ordinary to otherworldly, from “what if” to “why not?”
She is a former news anchor for National Public Radio affiliate KBIA and ABC-TV affiliate KOMU (both in Missouri) and WJLB radio in Detroit. Stefanie has also been published locally by the Metro Times and Michigan Chronicle newspapers, and nationally by Class, Black Excellence and Upscale magazines. Her writing honors include winning first place in the 1993 Paul Laurence Dunbar poetry contest sponsored by the Detroit Writers Guild; having a poem featured in the Metro Times 1992 annual Summer Fiction Issue; and being recognized by the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) for the Michigan Chronicle’s Compositions section.
Stefanie’s latest work, a novella titled Can You Believe, appears in The Holiday Inn anthology. When not penning fiction, she directs communications for the local chapter of a national nonprofit.
Visit Stefanie Worth Online at:
Website: www.stefanieworth.com
Blog: http://plottingme.blogspot.com
MySpace: www.MySpace.com/stefanieworth
You can also find me at www.blackauthorshowcase.com, www.facebook.com and www.shelfari.com
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RAWSISTAZ Literary Group presents their 7th Annual Readers & Writers Conference
December 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
RAWSISTAZ Literary Group presents their 7th Annual Readers & Writers Conference on December 8-13, 2008, held entirely online. The RAWSISTAZ Affair is an annual face-to-face reunion/gathering with online and offline book clubs, authors, readers, and other literary enthusiasts. 2008 marks the first year we’ve had this event entirely ONLINE, but is our seventh year having the event.
RAWSISTAZ Literary Group was established in September 2000 and is committed to the support and promotion of books by, for and about African-Americans. We currently have an online book club, a literary hang-out for readers and writers with approximately 600 members across the country, a review team called The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers with a repository of over 4500 reviews, and local chapters in eight major cities.
The Event Schedule is as follows:
MONDAY (December 8, 2008)
Event Overview/How Conference Works
Meet & Greet
DISC: Book Buying & The Economy
DISC: What’cha Reading?
Promo Opps
Ask a Question!
TUESDAY (December 9, 2008)
DISC: What Readers Want
Panel – Self-Publishing vs Mainstream vs POD (Renee Flagler, Shelia Goss, Earl Sewell, Tina McKinney, Nakea Murray)
Panel – On Writing: From Romance to Christian Fiction to Non-Fiction (Michelle Larks, Gwyneth Bolton, Bettye Griffin, Marilyn Griffith, LaConnie Taylor-Jones)
Workshop – Creating a Publishing Business (Barbara Joe Williams)
Workshop – The Road to Publication (Gwynne Forster)
Spotlight – Authors (Ana’Gia Wright, Pynk, Trice Hickman, Terra Little, Dyanne Davis)
DISC: Black Authors & Non-Black Readers
Pajama Jam – Come out and join Naleighna Kai as she hosts “To Sequel or Not to Sequel?” A book discussion on her book Every Woman Needs a Wife and sequel suggestions. Starts at 7PM CST!
WEDNESDAY (December 10, 2008)
Book Discussion – A Different Kind of Blues by Gwynne Forster
Panel – Books, Book Clubs & Book Reviews (aNN Brown/RAWSISTAZ, Renee Williams/All the Buzz, Dee Dee Dalton/Sexy Ebony BBWS, J’me Adams/Passion for Reading, Eraina Tinnin/Piedmont Triad RAWSISTAZ)
Panel – Guiding Young Readers Through the Literary Jungle (Paula Chase, Varian Johnson, Kelly Starling-Lyons, Carla Sarratt and Don Tate)
Panel – Depicting the Black Family in Literature (Angela Winters, Swaggie Coleman, Evelyn Palfrey, Carleen Brice, Toschia)
Workshop – Focus on the Story (Dwight Fryer)
Workshop – Blogging for Fun (Sheila Goss)
Workshop – Fast Books (Victor McGlothin)
Spotlight – Poetry & Non-Fiction (RJ Poet, a. Kai, Ms. T, Vanessa Johnson)
THURSDAY (December 11, 2008)
Book Discussion – Unexpected Interruptions by Trice Hickman
Panel – On Writing: Why We Write What We Write (Allison Hobbs, Rodney Hurst, Rose Beavers, Nikki Rashan, Angeline Bandon-Bibum)
Panel – Book Promotion & Publicity (Dana Pittman/Nia Promotions, Lissa Woodson/Macro Marketing & Promotions Group , Nakea Murray/Literary Consultants Group)
Workshop – Mistakes First Time Authors Make (Barbara Joe Williams)
Workshop – Structuring Your Novel (Dr. Fredrick Williams)
Workshop – How to Be Your Own Publicist (Ella D. Curry)
Spotlight – Authors (Robert Greer, Byron Harmon, Nicole Bailey-Williams, T.L. James, M. LaVora Perry, Tysha)
Workshop – Marketing & Promotion (Lissa Woodson) – Thursday Night at 7PM CST Only
FRIDAY (December 12, 2008)
Book Discussion – Our Favorite Books of All Time
Panel – Industry Insider Roundtable (Candace K – Web Designer/CanDann.com, Melissa Forbes – Freelance Editor/Carbon Copy Editing, Doug Siebold – Publisher/Agate Publishing, Misherald Brown – Literary Agent/ML Brown & Associates, Chanel Smith/Web Design Presence)
Workshop – What You Need to Know Before You Sign on the Dotted Line (Pamela Samuels-Young)
Workshop – The Inner Self/The Outer Self (Dr. Ni)
Spotlight – Literary Professionals (Marlive Harris – TheGRITS.com Literary Services, Pam Perry – Ministry Marketing Solutions, Ella Curry-EDC Creations, Sylvia Hubbard – Motown Writers Network, LaShaunda Hoffman – SORMAG, 3 Chicks on Lit)
SATURDAY (December 13, 2008)
Workshop – So You Want to Write (Renee Flagler)
Workshop – Top 10 PR Secrets for Christian Authors (Pam Perry)
Author Spotlights – (Aundrea Lacy, Gil L. Robertson IV, Regina Louise)
Event Wrap-Up
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Meet Award Winning Author – Farrah Rochon
December 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Welcome to day 7 of the Santa Baby 2008 Virtual Book Tour hosted by All The Buzz Reviews and The GRITS COM Literary Service. Our tour stop for today features national bestselling author, Farrah Rochon, as she reads from her novella, A Change of Heart from The Holiday Inn anthology, for all our friends and book lovers at TheGRITS.com!
A signed copy of today’s featured book and other gifts will be given away today. So click to catch the virtual book tour in progress at TheGRITS.com right now!
Visit Farrah Rochon Online at:
Website – www.farrahrochon.com
Blog – http://farrahrochon.blogspot.com
MySpace – www.myspace.com/farrahrochon
Santa Baby Week 1 winners
December 8, 2008 By 1 Comment
Alright, alright, ALRIGHT! The winners of Week 1 of the Santa Baby tour are as follows:
Day 2 with Niobia Bryant
Jen – autographed copy of Make You Mine & Maureen – mystery gift courtesy of All the Buzz
Day 4 with Gwynne Forster
Patricia W – autographed copy of A Different Kind of Blues & Shanna – mystery gift courtesy of All the Buzz
Today’s winners will be announced tomorrow, so stay tuned!
Meet National Bestselling Author – Deborah Fletcher Mello
December 8, 2008 By 29 Comments
Welcome to day 6 of the Santa Baby 2008 Virtual Book Tour where national bestselling author Deborah Fletcher Mello will read from her Kimani Romance novel, To Love a Stallion!
Does the heat between John and Marah make you want a copy of To Love a Stallion for your own collection? I bet! Then answer today’s virtual book tour question for a chance to win!
Today’s Virtual Book Tour Question:
In our Santa Baby video featuring the fiesty “Eartha Kitt,” she really doesn’t ask a lot, but what type of vehicle does she want Santa to bring her for cruising lakes and various bodies of water for Christmas?
Leave your answer to today’s question in the comment section of this post. All correct answers will be placed in a drawing and one lucky person will win an autograph copy of To Love a Stallion from the author! Those of you who enter, who do not win, will have your names added to another drawing we will host during the tour from sponsors each day!
About Deborah
National, best-selling author, Deborah Fletcher Mello has had nine works of contemporary romance published under the BET Arabesque and Harlequin Kimani Romance imprints. Her most recent novel, Tame A Wild Stallion, the second installation in the Stallion Brothers Series, was released in June 2008 to rave reviews.
A true renaissance woman, Deborah’s many career paths have included working as a retail buyer and size model for a national women’s clothing chain, a finance manager for a well-known beverage organization, a sales manager for an infamous candy company, a corporate trainer for a hotel-owning company, an art gallery director for a world-renowned artist, and an administrative consultant for multiple corporate organizations.
But writing is Deborah’s one true love. For her, writing is akin to breathing and she firmly believes that if she could not write she would cease to exist. In addition to crafting fiction and poetry, her writing experience encompasses twenty-plus years of scripting technical resources and training documentation for numerous corporations throughout the United States and abroad.
Deborah resides in North Carolina. Her greatest joys are her five sons and one daughter, a rapidly growing brood of grandbabies, and the incredible man who captured her heart and soul.
Visit Deborah Fletcher Mello Online:
Website – http://www.deborahmello.blogspot.com
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Meet sexy romance writer with that urban flair — Gwyneth Bolton
December 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Welcome to day 5 of the Santa Baby 2008 Virtual Book Tour hosted by All The Buzz Reviews and The GRITS COM Literary Service. Our tour stop for today features national bestselling author, Gwyneth Bolton, as she reads from her brand new release, The Law of Desire for all our friends and book lovers at TheGRITS.com!
A signed copy of today’s featured book and other gifts will be given away today. So click to catch the virtual book tour in progress at TheGRITS.com!
Visit Gwyneth Bolton Online at:
Website – www.gwynethbolton.com
Blog – www.gwynethbolton.com/blog
MySpace – www.myspace.com/gwynethbolton
Meet National Bestselling Author – Gwynne Forster
December 4, 2008 By 20 Comments
Welcome to day 4 of the Santa Baby 2008 Virtual Book Tour where national bestselling author Gwynne Forster reads from her novel, A Different Kind of Blues!
Like a copy of A Different Kind of Blues for your own book collection? Then answer today’s virtual book tour question for a chance to win!
Today’s Virtual Book Tour Question:
In our Santa Baby video featuring the famous songstress, Eartha Kitt, what was the last ‘little thing’ she wants Santa to bring her for Christmas?
Leave your answer to today’s question in the comment section of this post. All correct answers will be placed in a drawing and one lucky person will win an autograph copy of A Different Kind of Blues from the author! Those of you who enter, who do not win, will have your names added to another drawing we will host during the tour from sponsors each day!
About Gwynne
Gwynne Forster is a national bestselling author of thirty-seven works of fiction, including her latest mainstream novels, A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLUES AND GETTING SOME OF HER OWN (nominated by RT Magazine for best book of its kind in 2007. Gwynne is author of thirty-one romance novels and novellas, of which the latest novels are WHAT MATTERS MOST and DRIVE ME WILD. She has won numerous awards: the Romantic Times 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award; the Romance In Color Author of the Year award; the Gold Pen Award and is member of Affaire de Coeur Hall of Fame. A demographer by profession, she is formerly a senior United Nations Officer, where she was chief officer in charge of Research in Fertility and Family Planning studies. Author of twenty-seven publications in demography, she holds bachelors and masters degrees in sociology and a master’s degree in economics/demography. As an officer, first for United Nations and later for the International Planned Parenthood Federation, London, England, Gwynne traveled and/or worked in sixty-three countries. Gwynne loves to read, listen to music, dance and enjoys entertaining at small dinner parties. She lives in New York with her husband, who is her true soul mate.
Visit Gwynne Forster Online at:
Website – www.gwynneforster.com
Blog – http://gwynneforster.blogspot.com
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