Attorney and Author Featured at 103rd NAACP Annual Convention

Attorney and Bestselling Author Pamela Samuels Young appears July 7, 2012 in the NAACP Author Pavilion

Noted American attorney and Essence Magazine Bestselling author Pamela Samuels Young will appear at the 103^rd NAACP Annual Convention’s Author Pavilion in the George R. Brown Convention Center Houston, Texas on Saturday, July 7, 2012 from 4-6 PM. Sponsored by the NAACP, this event is hosted by The Oracle Group. Please visit http://www.naacp.org/pages/convention for the full schedule.

Samuels Young will be appearing alongside 2012 BET AWARDS Best Gospel recipient Yolanda Adams, NBA player youth advocate Eton Thomas , and many others. She will present her new release ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE (July 2012) and her bestselling novel BUYING TIME in the pavilion. The Black Caucus of the American Library Association honored BUYING TIME with its 2010 Fiction Award, calling the book “a captivating, suspenseful thriller.” The novel received so much acclaim that BET’s “The Monique Show” had her on as a guest, to showcase the legal thriller.

The NAACP Authors Pavilion features bestselling authors and those nationally known. Meet and greets, Presentation Panels and book signings are the heart of the NAACP Author Pavilion experience, which is designed to bring readers together with their favorite writers and poets. Author interviews and Author Pavilion Highlights will be seen and heard throughout the convention and on the NAACP convention site. Samuels Young will appear between 4 and 6 PM Central Standard Time. Visit her at www.pamelasamuelsyoung.com

Author Sightings: Sweet Auburn Festival

In conjunction with the Sweet Auburn Festival, several National Bestselling Authors will be signing their books at The Author Pavilion in front of The Book Cafe, 314 Auburn Ave.: Bern Nadette Stanis, Tina Brooks McKinney, Mary B. Morrison, Wahida Clark, Kendra Norman-Bellamy,  Dwan Abrams, Roishina C. Henderson, and Shawneda Marks.

The Sweet Auburn Festival is a 3-day event, the times are:
Friday, May 7        5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 8    11 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 9      2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Books will be available for purchase and autographing. ..
The Book Cafe.......314 Auburn Ave.......Atlanta, GA 30312.......

Learn more visit http://www.sweetauburn.com/

Beauty in Words Summer Celebration

Hope to see you tomorrow. Other authors participating: Dwan Abrams, Caterri Leaks, Ashea Goldson and Roishina Henderson.

Meet Me in North & South Carolina This Weekend

Itinerary for For Sister's Only Charlotte Event This Week
Come support Christian Fiction in the Carolinas this weekend and meet me, too!

ETA: 11 AM Charlotte: The Blake Hotel Addy: 555 S McDowell St Charlotte NC 28204

FSO Literary Café Stage

Saturday May 16, 2009

Blake Hotel

555 McDowell Street

Doors open at 10am

11:30 AM – 11:35 BLUZ INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERARY CAFÉ AND INTRODUCTION OF OMAR TYREE

11: 40 AM -12 PM OMAR TYREE’S BOOK SIGNING

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM- MUSIC BY JOCELYN ELLIS

12: 50-12:55 PM: PERSONAL ADDRESS BY DWAN ABRAMS

12:55 -1 PM: Personal ADDRESS BY SHANA BURTON

1:00 PM TO 1:30 PM - DWAN ABRAMS & SHANABURTON BOOK SIGNING

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM - THE QUEENS COLLECTIVE

1:50-1:55 PM: PERSONAL ADDRESS BY TIFFANY WARREN

1:55- 2 PM – PERSONAL ADDRESS BY SHERRI LEWIS

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM - TIFFANY WARREN & SHERRI LEWIS BOOKSIGNING

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM - ROGER DAVIS PERFORMS & POETS

3:30 – 3:35 PM - BLUZ INTRODUCES DONNA GRANT & VIRGINIA

3:40 PM – 4:30 PM – DONNA GRANT & VIRGINIA DEBERRY

BOOK SIGNING

4: 30 PM – 5:00 PM – POETS

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM – THE CLOSING OF THE LITERARYCAFÉ STAGE

6:00 PM Literary Cafe Closes/Real Eyes Book Event: We will be leaving for Real Eyes Bookstore for our own Literary Event.
The addy for RealEyes is: 3306 N Davidson St., Charlotte, NC 28205


Sunday

10:45 AM EST Departure for Spartanburg: Cornerstone Baptist Church
Addy: 700 S Converse St,Spartanburg, SC 29306

Living Single comes to Fort Valley State University

Living Single: The Truth About Relationships

Fort Valley State University

Student Center

April 23, 2009, Thursday

7pm 'til 10 pm

Join us for an interactive discussion with Essence Magazine bestselling authors Shana Burton & Sherri Lewis, Motivational Speaker Myles Miller, Butterfly Ministry Founder Shawneda Marks and Moderated by Minister Edward Long.

During this event, there will be inspiring musical selections by Edward Long and spoken word/poem interpreted by male and female tilted, "Do You Qualify?"; a student interpretive dance from the remix of Jill Scott, He Loves Me, by Karen Clark Sheard. There will also be an art exhibition on hand showcasing FVSU art students.

Click here to learn more.

3 Days Until: A Free Report if you answer this simple Question

In three days I will share with you some of my tools to host a successful book event at the Virtual Writer's Conference. I hope you have registered. If you haven't you have only three days until you miss this chance. I will not be able to share this information again this year, because I am practicing what I preach...building and promoting great book events, and this summer and fall will be releasing some other educational products for authors and publicists. But until then, wouldn't you like a snippet of what I'll be discussing? If yes, just answer the question below via my email vidae at writing dot com, and I will send you a special report. I will not share your email with others. I will not secretly opt you in to any newsletter, because frankly I don't use one, so outside of you choosing to subscribe to this blog or my twitter feed, you want receive boilerplate white paper from me. only personal emails. Isn't that what you like, to have a personal connection with someone who can help you achieve your goals without selling your soul to the devil? lol. ok. i'm sleepy obviously. So here's the question:

What is the single most important question you have about launching your book to the marketplace?

What We've Been Up To

Stay tuned. Christian Fiction Blog is taking a vacation until Friday, and DeeGospel PR is relaunching to www.deegospelpr.com. As the site is constructed enjoy these pictures from our last two book events. Dee

Wear Red & Read Dessert

Urban Christian Fiction Author Dwan Abrams watches, as B. David(Destiny Praise) performs a song from his new CD. Releases April 2009


Some attendees at the Wear Red & Read Dessert


Gift Bags for Wear Red & Read Dessert


Author Dwan Abrams share the making of her novel, Divorcing the Devil and why she chose to include women's heart disease as an issue in the book.


Book Jewelry giveaways that compliment Author Dwan Abrams Married Strangers


Author and poet Hank Stewart meets his fans.

Barnes & Noble Black History Month Author Fair

Author gal pal, Roishina Henderson signs her debut novel, Make me Whole.


Author Shana Burton poses with two bookclub fans.


Author T.S. Jones poses with her new novel, Everything, but The Ring.


A special young lady makes her first book purchase.

Atlanta's Wear Red & Read Dessert

Barnes & Noble Booksellers & Atlanta Christian author, Dwan Abrams is hosting our first annual:
Wear Red and Read Dessert
February 20. 2009
6:30 -8:30 pm

Atlanta localebrities set to perform:

• Passion Poet & Author, Hank Stewart
• and CCM musical artist B. David(Destiny Praise)
  

Dwan will read an excerpt from her novel, Married Strangers

Cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory & Starbucks Coffee will be on hand

Sales proceeds in the store and the Starbucks cafe during the benefit will go to the American Heart Associations Go Red Campaign.

To learn more about Go Red or to RSVP to this event, click here. (The first 2o RSVPs will receive a free gift.)

The Bishop's Daughter Benefits Atlanta

You are Invited...

to fellowship, food and a good faith-filled read sponsored by Big Miller Grove Church to celebrate National Bestselling Christian Author Tiffany L. Warren latest novel, The Bishop's Daughter (Grand Central Publishing) Book Release.Books will be on sale onsite, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Big Miller Grove Church!

All ministry groups, readers, and book lovers of all ages are invited. It's free of charge and open to the public! We have a gift and special seating available please RSVP to Dee Stewart to ensure these are prepared for you. There will be refreshments, giveaways and Tiffany will be signing books. Feel free to forward this invitation to any of your reading friends! To read an excerpt of "The Bishop's Daughter" visit my website at http://www.tiffanylwarren.com

Please RSVP for your group so that we may have enough goodies for all!

Tiffany L. Warren is also the author of the critically acclaimed Christian novel, Farther Than I Meant to Go, Longer Than I Meant to Stay. She lives in suburban Cleveland, Ohio with her husband and four children.

Book Summary:In this novel, 28-year-old playboy Darrin, a freelance writer, moves to Atlanta to investigate a famous television bishop whom he believes is a fraud. After joining the minister's church, he becomes friendly with the man's daughter, leaving him conflicted about his mission.

Date: January 10, 2009

1:00PM to 3:00PM

Location:Big Miller Grove Missionary Baptist Church
3800 Big Miller Grove Way, Lithonia, GA 30038 US

Contact Dee Stewart at 770.298.7539 at vidae_99@yahoo.com for more details