Archives for the ‘Literary Events and News’ Category

Celebrate the South Blog Tour Schedule

By APOOO • Apr 4th, 2009 • Category: Literary Events and News

CELEBRATE THE SOUTH BLOG TOUR
WITH PATRICIA NEELY-DORSEY
April 5 – Preaching Sunday

Patricia  Neely-Dorsey’s Blog
WrittenVoicesBlog.com
Sho-Nuff-Angie Online Radio Show (6:00pm EST)

April 6 – Southern Life

All the Buzz Reviews
Victorious Cafe
SORMAG

April 7 – Mississippi Morning

Simply-Said Blog
SableLit Reviews

Dew on the Kudzu

April 8 – Southern Man

All Things Literary with Alvin C. Romer
APOOO Books
Joey Pinkney

April 9 – Soul Food Restaurant

Maggie Reads
“Take Ten” Interviews [...]



Celebration of African American Authors 2009

By APOOO • Dec 7th, 2008 • Category: Literary Events and News

Oklahoma City Urban League Young Professionals Presents
Celebration of African American Authors 2009
Full Circle Bookstore – 50 Penn Place
1900 NW Expressway #1 – Oklahoma City , OK 73118
Saturday, February 21, 2009 – 11 am to 3 pm
 
Are you ready for the Celebration of African American Authors 2009?  The OKC Urban League Young Professionals are ready to [...]



Literary News in Review, Week of November 24, 2008

By APOOO • Nov 25th, 2008 • Category: Literary News in Review

APOOO News Break
Amazon.com Set to Defy Slump–Everyone else’s sales might be tanking but amazon.com is predicting a profitable Christmas season.
Barnes & Noble Expects the Worst–On the other hand, Barnes & Noble is singing a different tune.  They expect this year to be their worst year yet.
Christmas Will Not Be Cancelled–At least not in Britain.
Amazon and Penguin [...]



Faith and Fiction Literary Retreat, July 16-19, 2009

By APOOO • Nov 11th, 2008 • Category: Literary Events and News

 
Faith and Fiction Literary Retreat
 July 16-19, 2009
For more information, visit:
http://www.faithandfictionretreat.com/2009eblast.html



USA TODAY’s Showcases Best-Sellers of the Last 15 Years

By APOOO • Nov 1st, 2008 • Category: Literary Events and News

CLICK HERE for the list of USA Today’s best-selling books of the last 15 years.
How many have you read?
I’ve read about half of them and listed them below…along with a few that I own but haven’t read yet:
1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre
 
3 The Da Vinci Code Dan [...]



In the News: Zane and Omarosa

By APOOO • Oct 27th, 2008 • Category: Literary Events and News

What do Zane and Omarosa have in common?
Well they both only go by one name.
Zane has a new TV show and Omarosa has a new release titled the Bitch Switch.
Zane will be on the Doug Bank Show tomorrow (10.28) and Omarosa was on the Tom Joyner Morning Show today.
Speaking of…did anyone hear Omarosa on the [...]



Who’s Autographing Your Books?

By APOOO • Oct 22nd, 2008 • Category: Literary News in Review

During my blog travels, I came across the following article:
Signing Off the Weird World of Book Signing–If I had to sign 65,000 books, I guess I would want to hire a ghost signer also.
Crime Writer James Ellroy signed all 65,000 first-edition copies of his 1996 memoir My Dark Places.
Although that was not the case for crime writer [...]



The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed

By APOOO • Oct 4th, 2008 • Category: Literary Events and News

APOOO book club member, Beverly, had a chance to see Annette Gordon-Reed when she came to town to talk about her latest book, The Hemingses of Monticello.  Read her comments below.
Hi – Last night I went to Politics and Prose bookstore to see/hear Annette Gordon-Reed speak about her book – The Hemingses of Monticello. Politics [...]



Literary News in Review, APOOO #2

By APOOO • Sep 28th, 2008 • Category: Literary News in Review

APOOO News….
Harlequin Launches Non-Fiction Imprint
Sex and the City author, Carrie Bradshaw, to write books which will appeal to teens….what teen wouldn’t want to read something like the following…can we say BANNED BOOKS list…LOL.
In it, Carrie describes how in the 11th grade, she shared “half a joint” with a boy called Seth Bateman before getting intimate [...]



Anointed Authors on Tour, October 18th, 2008

By APOOO • Sep 27th, 2008 • Category: Literary Events and News

Come Join
Anointed Authors on Tour
Shewanda Riley, Tia McCollars,
Kendra Bellamy Norman, Vanessa Miller, Norma Jarrett
Michelle Stimpson and Dr. Vivi Monroe Congress 
Seven award-winning, bestselling authors of Christian fiction and non-fiction publications with a commitment to write and/or publish integrity-based literature, touring as a testament to the power of using gifts and talents for God’s glory. 
Saturday, October 18, [...]