Tru Publishing & Conversations hosts Rapper/Author Jacki-O

Nothing is music to the ears of urban/street literature readers more than this announcement: Recording artist/Author Jacki-O will hosted by Tru Publishing and Conversations Book Club in events scheduled March 4-9, 2008! In what has been dubbed the "Grown & Gangsta Book Tour", Jacki-O will be involved in book discussions and meet and greets in Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana.

 

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008

3-5p.m. --- Meet & Greet/Booksigning @ Margaret Walker Alexander (Jackson, MS) --- FREE

6-8p.m. --- Meet & Greet/Booksigning @ Comfort Inn & Suites in North Jackson (MS) --- FREE

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008

1-3P.M. --- Meet & Greet/Booksigning @ Northside Library (Jackson, MS) --- FREE

4-5p.m. --- Book discussion @ Pearl Public Library (Pearl, MS) --- FREE

6-7:30p.m. --- "Passion 4 Fashion Show" @ Pearl Public Library (Pearl, MS), featuring original designs by Gail Ambeau and Leon Collier (Krooked Ledda.) --- FREE

8:30p.m.--- Evening event TBA

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008

1-3p.m. --- Meet & Greet/ Book Signing @ Richard Wright Library (Jackson, MS) --- FREE

5:30-7p.m. --- "Passion 4 Fashion Show" @ Richard Wright Library (Jackson, MS), featuring original designs by Gail Ambeau and Leon Collier (Krooked Ledda) LIVE PERFORMANCES by Mississippi's own Jack Squad, Great Britt and D. J. Downsouth --- FREE

8:30-10P.M. --- Meet & Greet/Book Signing @ Subway Restaurant (Pearl, MS) --- FREE

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008

Events in New Orleans, LA ---TBA

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2008

1-3p.m. --- Meet & Greet/Booksigning in Memphis, TN--- TBA (FREE)

8:30p.m. --- "Grown & Sexy" Meet & Greet @ Comfort Inn & Suites (Pearl, MS)--- FREE

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2008

2-4p.m. ---Meet & Greet/Booksigning @ Quality Inn & Suites (2705 E. South Blvd. * Montgomery, AL) --- FREE

Tru Publishing, created by hiphop entrepreneuer Corey "C-Murder" Miller, specializes in urban fiction and promises to change the way that books are marketed and produced in the future. Tru is pleased to announce that its first relesae is GROWN & GANGSTA by Miami, Florida rapper Jacki-O.

Conversations Book Club President Cyrus A. Webb describes the book this way: "Jacki-O's GROWN & GANGSTA has everything you would expect from C-Murder's TRU Publishing: strong alliances, power couples and lessons that people of all backgrounds can easily relate to.  GROWN & GANGSTA is the story of friendship---REAL friendship---that endures the hurt, highs and lows and success and proves itself time and again. 

 

"The characters dance along the pages in perfect harmony, each lending credence and strength to one another while standing on their own as individuals. All of us will see ourselves or someone we know in one or more of the 6 main characters that we're introduced to, whether we like what we see or not.

 

"GROWN & GANGSTA is for the grown and sexy and reeks of sophisticated fiction that normally takes years to develop. TRU Publishing knocks this one out of the park with its debut release and Jacki-O maintains her sexy, street-cred persona with a novel that people will be talking about long after its closed shut."

 

During the above events, the book will be available for 30% off the retail price---making it only  $10.00! GROWN & GANGSTA is available worldwide through Amazon.com or http://www.trupublishing.com. For more information about the "Grown & Gangsta Book Tour" visit http://www.thebestbookclub.info.

MARK THE DATES: Conversations hosts author Vickie Stringer

 

Conversations & Vickie Stringer: July 24-26, 2008.

 

Conversations Book Club will be hosting bestselling author and publisher Vickie Stringer IN-PERSON during the month of July 2008 with events scheduled July 24-26, 2008. 

 

"It is a pleasure to work with someone of Ms. Stringer's caliber," Conversations Book Club president Cyrus A. Webb said in a prepared statement. "She has added so much to the literary community through her own books and the authors she has published through Triple Crown Publications."

 

The successes and achievements of Stringer’s novels, Let That Be the Reason, its sequel, Imagine This, Dirty Red, and the wide popularity of the Triple Crown Publications brand have garnered attention from prominent news media since Stringer ignited the Hip-Hop Literature era less than six years ago. In addition to being featured in The New York Times, Newsweek, MTV News, Publisher’s Weekly, The Boston Globe, Vibe, Essence, Entrepreneur and Inc. Magazine, in April of 2005 Stringer and Triple Crown Publications became international as her novels were translated and released in Tokyo, Japan.

 

Thanks to the staff of Triple Crown Publications for helping put this history-making event together with Conversations Book Club. History will be made again since this is the first time that Ms. Stringer will have visited Mississippi. She will also be our special guest in events in MEMPHIS, TN and MONTGOMERY, AL.

 

Ms. Stringer will also be hosting a FREE publishing workshop while in Jackson, MS.

This promises to be one of those events you don't want to miss.

 For additional information, contact Robin Gardner at 601.664.8805 or Cyrus A. Webb at cawebb4@juno.com. You can find out more about Conversations Book Club by visiting http://www.thebestbookclub.info.

 

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Bestselling author Brenda L. Thomas, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

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All I can say is thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to everyone who made the second and final day with Bestselling author Brenda L. Thomas a success. Once again history was made---and many of YOU were part of that being possible.

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Saturday, February 9, 2008 began at 9a.m. with a quick visit to Krispy Kreme in Ridgeland before getting on the road headed to Memphis, TN. Robin Gardner, Kim Gerald, Voncele Savage, Brenda L. Thomas and Cyrus A. Webb used the drive time to recap the previous day's events as well as talk about what to expect in the coming hours. Though we had only been together a little over a day, the feeling of togetherness was apparent to all who were involved in what was about to come.

 

The debut of the Memphis chapter of Conversations Book Club (http://conversationsmemphis.blogspot.com) has been in the works for a few weeks. Thanks to our "Author of the Year 2008", Bestselling author Shelia E. Lipsey, we knew that this was going to be a great addition for us--and we were not disappointed. Though things took a surprising turn once we arrived in Memphis, the overall design of the trip took over, and we all just took a step back and enjoyed the experienced.

 

Joining us for our first discussion was Mississippi author V. L. Green (author of WHEN DESTINIES MEET) and her husband, Lipsey, Memphis author John Lott (author of TOO YOUNG FOR SEX), Voncele's son Ty and librarian Antoine Beane. After the introductions, the authors talked about their books as well as the struggles of getting exposure in the competitive market. Thomas shared valuable information about the pitfalls of publishing and encouraged the other authors to 'take their time' and make sure they were delivering a quality product.

 

Once again, we appreciate all that everyone did to make the visits of our authors a tremendous accomplishment. For those that weren't able to attend, we look forward to seeing you all next month on the 2nd Saturday for the next Conversations*Memphis meeting.

 

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