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June 30, 2009 has been declared author Brenda Jackson Day!

FOR UPCOMING RELEASE Contact: The GRITS COM Literary Service 526 Kingwood Drive, Ste 404 Kingwood, TX 77339 281-973-6919 June 30, 2009 has been declared Brenda Jackson Day Romance readers get ready as New York Times Best-selling author, Brenda Jackson, turns up the heat this summer with her 66th book, Intimate Seduction (Kimani Romance; June 2009; Mass Market Paperback; $5.99 US)! The official release date of this sexy new book, June 30, 2009, has been declared Br… Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on June 23, 2009 at 11:35pm — No Comments

Best-Pratices for marketing authors on the Synergy Energy Show with PR Coach Pam Perry!



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How authors can use online marketing, Web 2.0 PR strategies and tactics for more impact, presence and power. Hear Social Media Super Stars, Marlive Harris (the GRITS)

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Added by thegritsdotcom on February 28, 2009 at 7:58pm — No Comments

In The Spotlight | Still I Rise by Roland Laird

Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans by Roland Laird Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans Sterling, February 2009 $14.95 US; ISBN: 1402762267 Buy the Book!… Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on January 30, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

The Someday List Blog Tour!

The much talked about blog tour is at The GRITS Online Reading Club today -- So, stop by! http://www.thegritsbookclub.com/spotlight/?p=272 Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on January 16, 2009 at 3:12pm — No Comments

In The Spotlight | 'That Was Then, This Is Now' by Paulette Harper

That Was Then, This Is Now by Paulette Harper That Was Then, This Is Now Paulette Harper Tate Publishing & Enterprises, May 27, 2008 $11.99 US; ISBN: 1604625546 … Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on January 9, 2009 at 4:18pm — No Comments

The G.R.I.T.S. Online Reading Club Kwanzaa Celebration!

Happy Kwanzaa Enter a Kwanzaa Celebration and you will be greeted with, ""Habari gani?" which is Swahili, a Pan-African language for, "What news? Your response will be to give the name of the Kwanzaa princple being observed that day. There are 7 principles for 7 days of this celebration - Umoja, Kujichagulia, Ujima, Ujamaa, Nia, Kuumba, and Imani! The GRITS Online Reading Club with the help of the Hatchette Book Group USA is… Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on December 26, 2008 at 1:00am — No Comments

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year message - http://www.utterli.com/u/utt/u-ODA5MDg0OQ Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on December 24, 2008 at 4:52pm — No Comments

Santa Baby 2008 Virtual Book Tour - December 1 - 12, 2008!

The Santa Baby 2008 Virtual Book Tour is coming to a computer screen near YOU!
All The Buzz Reviews (www.allthebuzzreviews.com) and The GRITS COM Literary Service (www.thegrits.com) have teamed up to host the Santa Baby 2008 Virtual Book Tour headlining some of today’s exciting African American romance writers, December 1-12, 2008! This exclusive ten… Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on November 30, 2008 at 3:17pm — No Comments

Sponsored | 'Thirteen Reasons Why' by Jay Asher

This film is an excerpt and recreation from the wildly popularly book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

The story is a mystery about a young girl who chooses to leave cassette tapes to the people who had a hand in her fateful decision, her decision to take her own life. It's a story of choices and the everyday dramas that make up the… Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on November 29, 2008 at 6:56pm — No Comments

Online Book Promotion Made Easy

I recently had the good fortune to interview freelance writer, editor, speaker Yvonne Perry about her new eBook, Book Marketing in the Digital Age, Online Promotion Made Easy which gives authors the basic tools needed to get started with successful online book promotion. During the interview, we talked about how many authors (not necessarily the self-published ones) do not realize that they are the ones responsible for marketing their books.… Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on November 17, 2008 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Win a copy of THE AMERICAN JOURNEY OF BARACK OBAMA

Win a copy of THE AMERICAN JOURNEY OF BARACK OBAMA Novebmer 1 - 14, 2008 - http://www.thegritsbookclub.com/spotlight/?p=117 Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on November 1, 2008 at 8:58am — No Comments

Authors do you Squidoo?

Authors do you, SQUIDOO? When I visited Squidoo.com’s homepage recently and saw in large letters the question –What should the world know about you? — I immediately thought about all the messages I’ve received, and continue to receive, from authors asking about best places to promote t… Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on October 29, 2008 at 10:19am — No Comments

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is coming to a theatre near you

The Secret Life Of Bees, based on the New York Times best selling novel and set in South Carolina in 1964, is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother (Hila… Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on September 5, 2008 at 11:24am — No Comments

Who's In The Spotlight at The GRITS Online Reading Club Today?

Looking for a story about a powerful black family who just so happens control the fate of the world? Or what about a story readers and reviewers say is mystical, spellbinding, spiritual, riveting and romantic? Visit The GRITS online Reading Club’s In The Spotlight for more information and a chance to win a promotional gift! - http://www.thegritsbookclub.com/spotlight/?p=61 Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on September 4, 2008 at 10:46am — No Comments

You're Invited to a Romance Conference Call, Friday 8/15/2008

LaConnie Taylor-Jones and Beverly Jenkins

You're invited to . . .

A Love For All Times Virtual Book Tour Romance Conference Call with LaConnie Taylor-Jones and her mentor, National Bestselling Author, Beverly Jenkins!

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Added by thegritsdotcom on August 15, 2008 at 3:44pm — No Comments

LaConnie Taylor-Jones launches 'A Love For All Times' Virtual Book Tour August 2008

"Old School" romance writer, LaConnie Taylor-Jones is back, and her first virtual book tour with The GRITS COM Literary Service will be coming to a computer screen near you,
August 4-29, 2008!!

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Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart With Room for Every Joy

Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart With Room for Every Joy By Jesse Rhodes Born in 1891, she earned a BA in anthropology at Barnard College and her work documenting African American culture and folklore in the American South earned her a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship to continue her ethnographic studies. ... Read the rest of this FABULOUS article on Smithsonian.com's blog: http://aroundthemall.smithsonianmag.com/archives/420 Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on August 5, 2008 at 9:17pm — No Comments

Seduction Summer 2008!

Join Geneva Holliday and The GRITS Online Reading Club as they turn up the heat this month - July 2008 - with her new sexy release, Seduction! So TAKE ACTION right now by entering the Seduction Summer Give-a-Way for a chance to win this sexy new read for this summer!

Click here for more information! Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on July 1, 2008 at 1:08pm — No Comments

Book Recommendation | The Ex-Files by Victoria Christopher Murray

Victoria Christopher Murray reading from her book The Ex-Files at bernardsbookshelf.com

The Ex-Files: A Novel About Four Women and Faith Victoria Christopher Murray Touchstone, June 2007 $14.00 US; ISBN: 1416535519 From Publishers Weekly In Murray’s powerful testament to Christian fellowship and friendship (after 2006’s A Sin and a Shame), four members of an L.A. prayer group find spiritual growth and heartache as they struggle with broken… Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on June 20, 2008 at 8:14am — No Comments

Book Recommendations | Weddings with an Afrocentric Twist

If April showers bring May flowers, then what does the month of June bring? Weddings, of course! According to the National Association of Wedding Ministers, every year an average of 2.4 million weddings are performed in the U.S. with 10.8% of them taking place in the month of June. Therefore June, compared to other popular wedding months (August with 10.2%, May… Continue

Added by thegritsdotcom on June 19, 2008 at 10:59pm — No Comments

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