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Exclusive: One-on-one with NYT bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby, Part 2
My conversation with New York Times bestselling author, Kimberla Lawson Roby, continues. The author shares her thoughts about the relationship between writers of color and major publishing houses. She...
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Borders files for bankruptcy
The struggling bookseller Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday in an effort to save the company.For Borders the writing was on the wall. Its store sales have been in...
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A young writer’s tweets become inspirational book for youth
When he first began sending out tweets to friends offering positive thoughts for the day, Pervis Taylor III never thought they would become more than that. But as he neared his thirtieth birthday the...
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Exclusive: One-on-one with YA author, Pervis Taylor III - Part 1
With the very first copy of his first book, “Pervis Principles Volume One: A Daily Meditation Mini Book," hot off the presses and plans for two more volumes in the pipeline, YA author Pervis Taylor...
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Exclusive: One-on-one with YA author, Pervis Taylor III, Part-2
My conversation with YA author, Pervis Taylor III, continues. The author discusses self-publishing, traditional publishing, and whether he plans to try his hand at writing a novel. He talks about his...
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Fabled ‘Great Gatsby’ mansion to be demolished
For decades a certain colonial mansion perched atop New York’s Long Island Sound was rumored to have been an inspiration for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, “The Great Gatsby.”Area residents and...
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Oprah mulls scripts for Broadway debut
With “The Oprah Winfrey Show” nearing its final episode and new cable network, OWN, up and running, media maven Oprah Winfrey has her sights set on a new goal - Broadway."I have a stack of plays in...
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Borders to close for good
Borders, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid-February, announced Monday that it will close its remaining 399 stores after failing to find a potential buyer to keep the chain...
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Traditional publication: Better luck catching the wind?
These days everyone has a story. A book or two that they've always dreamed of getting published. But if you've dedicated yourself to the craft of writing longer than the fleeting fancy of seeing your...
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Conrad Murray found guilty
After eight and a half hours of deliberation Monday a jury of seven men and five women found Dr. Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter against pop icon Michael Jackson.The verdict comes two...
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Beware, it's the ides of NaNoWriMo
So it’s the ides of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) – the month when aspiring and published authors put pen to paper, fingers to keyboards, and butts to chairs, to crank-out a novel. At...
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A writer’s ode to the holidays
It’s that special time of year,when agent slushpiles become clear, because they dash off rejections to queries,and close until mid January. Agent blogs turn to holiday thoughts and reflections on the...
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Vanity Fair cover controversy
Once again the Vanity Fair “Hollywood” issue is causing quite a kerfuffle. The entertainment and fashion magazine’s March front cover features some of film’s forecasted “it” girls of 2012. The likes...
View Article'Mad Men' creator says blacks were underrepresented on Madison Avenue in 1960s
In an interview on PBS's "Charlie Rose" show Thursday "Mad Men" creator and writer Matthew Weiner told hosts Charlie Rose and Gayle King that blacks had very little representation on Madison...
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Toni Morrison to receive Medal of Freedom from Obama
The White House announced Thursday that Nobel laureate and best-selling author Toni Morrison will be among 13 individuals to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.The Medal of Freedom is the...
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Blair Underwood shrugs off pressure in his 'Streetcar' Broadway debut
In the first multicultural revival of A Streetcar Named Desire on Broadway, Blair Underwood tackles the iconic role of Stanley Kowalski in the Tennessee Williams' 1947 classic about the clash between...
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Time magazine breast-feeding cover controversy
Just in time for Mother's Day, Time magazine's latest cover has many mothers miffed.The cover story asks: "Are You Mom Enough?" The photo of a woman breast-feeding a child -- who appears...
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Navy SEAL to publish tell-all about bin Laden raid
A former member of the famed Navy SEAL Team Six responsibile for killing al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden in May 2011 will publish a tell-all about the event.The memoir is entitled "No Easy...
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Cissy Houston sets the record straight with book about Whitney
Grammy award-winning soul and gospel legend Cissy Houston breaks her silence with a new book about her late superstar daughter Whitney Houston, nearly a year after the pop icon's death.Remembering...
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Amazon to buy Goodreads
Online retail powerhouse Amazon announced Thursday that it will purchase San Francisco-based book recommendation social site Goodreads for an undisclosed amount.With over 16 million members, Goodreads...
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