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Maxine Thompson's Literary Agency has been in business since 2003 and has acted as a bridge for assisting underrepresented writers in getting their books out to the public. The way Thompson, an editor of hundreds of top-selling African American novels, has negotiated over 60 book deals in the past three years has been a tour de force. Through a creative approach which used "outside of the box" thinking, she has made use of Internet radio show platforms since March 2002 to make contacts with publishers, to promote writers, and to build lasting relationships. Thompson's Literary Agency is making its mark in the literary and publishing fields by opening doors once closed to African American writers, thus bringing new emerging writers with intriguing story lines and characters with depth and texture with her. Contact information: (323)242-9917 or email: maxtho@aol.com Most recent Book Deal: April 2010, Rosalyn McMillan, Novel, We Ain't the Brontes, due out February 2011.
Book Deals: Michelle McGriff, Secret Lovers, (Black Expressions' Choice, Best seller), Obsession 101, Feels Like Falling, Never Knew Love Like This Before,(Black Expressions Book Club Selection, # 13 Amazon bestseller in romance/anthology), Colored Summer, (Black Expression Book Club Selection) et. al. Upcoming Last Breath, Michelle McGriff
Book Deals: Shelia Goss, National Best-Selling Author of DOUBLE PLATINUM, My Invisible Husband, Roses are thorns, Violets are true and Paige's Web Shelia Goss is the author of the Bestselling Young Adult Lip Gloss Chronicles. The series was voted a top Young Adult Series for the decade. http://edcmagazine.blogspot.com/2010/01/25-ya-power-reads-of-decade-2000-2009.html. Shelia Goss has new book deal for Delilah, and an upcoming suspense novel, Savannah's Curse.7-5-10, 4 book deal, 2 Urban Renaissance Books, 2 Urban Christian Book Deals. Book Deals: Suzetta Perkins, Deja Vu, Behind the Veil, A Love So Deep,(Black Expressions Book Club Choice), X-Terminator, Suzetta Perkins Book deal: 5-1-09 for Sequel, Nothing Stays the Same Black Expression Choice Book deal: 7-9-10 for Novel, Betrayal Fiction Book Reviews: 6/15/2009 Reviews of New Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction and Comics -- Publishers Weekly, 6/15/2009 Deja Vu Suzetta Perkins. Atria/Strebor, $15 paper (384p) ISBN 978-1-59309-259-7 In this follow-up to Behind the Veil, Perkins continues the sordid, suspenseful tale of heroine Angelica Barnes. Five years after we last saw her, Angelica has just been released from prison, her reward for getting mixed up in ex-boyfriend Robert Santiago's illegal activities. Angelica returns to Fayetteville, N.C., but desperate for a change, moves to New York to stay with a distant cousin-in-law; before long, however, she runs into Santiago and finds not only that she can't escape her past, but that she's drawn her loved ones into a dangerous situation. An enjoyable, sexy thriller, this sequel doesn't require familiarity with the first volume to follow or enjoy. (Aug.)
Book Deals: Kimani Kinyua: The Brotherhood of Man, Kimani Kinyua Book Deals: Alex Tyson, Compton Chick, (consistently in Amazon's top 100 multicultural novels) Blood Bond. Book Deals: Monica Carter, Sacrifice the One-(Two Book Deal; Option Third) Amazon bestseller: #17 in literature/fiction United States and #18 in literature/fiction African American, New Novel, Scandalous Truth, is a Black Expressions Choice. Book Deal: Denise Campbell, Never Knew Love Like This. (Anthology; Black Expressions Book Club Selection). Book Deals: Kaira Denee, Take It There, (Black Expressions Choice) (Two Book Deal)
Book Deals: Baba Evans, Pastor Letter and A Picture in a Frame. Baba Evans Book Deals: Leola Charles, 2 book deal, (Hussey Place) Book Deals: Roslyn Wyche-Hamilton, 2 Book Deal, (Finding Joy in Pain1, 2) (Top 100 on Black Expressions' Book Club Book Deals: Charlene Green, 2 book deal, (One Man's Treasure)(Bestseller on Amazon Top 100 multicultural romance novel Book Deal: Debra Phillips, One Book Deal: Love Trumps Game Book Review in Library JournalPhillips, D.Y. Love Trumps Game. Strebor: S. & S. (Strebor on the Streetz).Jul. 2009. 272p. ISBN 978-1-59309-270-2. pap. $13. F When Gangster Topps Jackson storms into Hattie Sims's house, demanding that she give up her grandchildren (his kids), a good vs. evil theme is quickly established. Young Brandon and Raynita become pawns between Topps, his baby mama Neema, and Hattie. Neema thrives on the fast life, fueled by lines of coke, and often disappears for days, while Hattie shoulders the duty of holding the family together. But she might not be powerful enough to hold off a brutal psycho. Verdict: Phillips (Too Much Drama) offers a new twist in her latest street lit tale, contrasting the brutality of the drug game with the power of family ties as a grandmother tries to hold her family together. But don't mistake this title for Family Channel drivel. Phillips has the street lit chops to thrust readers into a deadly payback after an LA drug lord is challenged. Her storytelling skills will attract a wide range of readers. Found at Library Journal http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6659354.html& October 1, 2009--Rena Finney, two book deal, Seasons of Change and untitled. Her latest book, A Worthy Love, has been picked up as a Black Expressions Book Club Selection. ©Copyright 1996-2004 This website is designed and maintained by: LBP Enterprises
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