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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Essence Best Seller Keisha Ervin, author of Finding Forever

Posted on December 30th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, best seller, essence best seller, essence best sellers list, interview, keisha ervin, love, myspace, romance, romance novel, romance novels, street lit, torn, urban lit, urban/street lit

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Keisha Ervin, author of Finding Forever (Priority Books) Once teenage sweethearts, Whitney and Koran are vastly different people now. Whitney’s working on her master’s degree and has a new lease on life, while Koran is a drug dealer riding around in expensive cars and living in a [...]

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New reality show gives the gift of a book deal and $16,000 in prizes!

Posted on December 28th, 2008 in Uncategorized

Shadow Play Entertainment, Innovations, Inc., Hollygrove Publishing and their partners in encouraging literacy throughout the United States are gearing up for a historic literary journey of a lifetime: to find the next big thing in publishing. This new project will not only encourage creativity but provide assistance to those who are looking to make it in the world of [...]

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Barbara Grovner, author of We Belong Together

Posted on December 27th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, barbara grovner, even numbers, myspace, romance, sex, urban fiction, urban lit, urban/street lit, violence

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Barbara Grovner, author of We Belong Together (Third Eye Publishing) Step into the mind boggling world of Mavis Rollins, a woman who wants her granddaughter to marry Makai Wilson, the grandson of the wealthy woman who stole her very own husband back in the day. While raising [...]

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tamara Angela Grant, author of The Cooling Board

Posted on December 24th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, interview, myspace

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tamara Angel Grant, author of The Cooling Board (Peace in the Storm Publishing) Only one thing could drag the worldly Jhonnie Bell Devereaux back to her birthplace of Regal City, Louisiana. When she hears news of the impending death of her mother, Jhonnie Bell rushes to her [...]

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Joey Pinkney returns to Adrienna Turner’s BlogTalkRadio Show (12-20-08)

Posted on December 22nd, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, book reviews, c & b books distribution, criticism, free, giveaway, independent, internet marketing, interview, love, poems, poet, poetry, romance, romance novel, romance novels, shelia goss, urban book source, urban fiction, urban lit, urban/street lit

I had the honor of returning to Adrienna Turner’s BlogTalkRadio Show on 12-20-08. (To check out the first show click here.) This show was a great experience. I talked about: how book reviewers can help authors sell more books guerilla marketing tactics to gain more exposure why building a following is more important pursuing large [...]

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5 Mintues, 5 Questions With… Angel Mechelle, author of Another Man’s Husband

Posted on December 18th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, interview, street lit, urban lit, urban/street lit

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angel Mechelle, author of Another Woman’s Husband (Shannon Holmes Communication Media) Bree Michaels is young, sexy, single and raising two children alone. As if being single was not bad enough, Bree has a problem: she misses having that special someone in her life. It’s been a while, [...]

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Joey Pinkney on Adrienna Turner’s BlogTalkRadio Show (12-13-08)

Posted on December 17th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, best seller, c & b books distribution, classy, criticism, essence best seller, essence best sellers list, hip hop, independent, interview, poems, poet, poetry, romance, romance novel, romance novels, sex, street lit, urban book source, urban fiction, urban lit, urban/street lit

I had the honor of being on Adrienna Turner’s BlogTalkRadio Show on 12-13-08. I was on the show with: Author Starr Sanders Agent/Publicist/Author Chamein Canton-Smith Editor Kathleen Johnson I talked about my website, my take on Urban Fiction and my book industry friends. Check it out here: Listen to it and let me know what [...]

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Charlie Renne, author of A Truck Fell on Me

Posted on December 15th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, interview

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Charlie Renne, author of A Truck Fell on Me (PublishAmerica) (click here to read reviews of this book on Amazon.com) I began my venture to fulfillment the moment a truck smashed into a bridge which caused it to fall through my Bonneville and come to rest across [...]

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Adrienna Turner, author of The Day Begins with Christ

Posted on December 13th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, interview

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Adrienna Turner, author of The Day Begins with Christ (AuthorHouse) (Click on the pictures to see reviews of this book on Amazon.com) The Day Begins with Christ is a spiritual and inspirational non-fiction book. It has biblical examples and stories in comparison to our hardships of today. [...]

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tremayne Johnson, author of A Drug Dealer’s Dream

Posted on December 12th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, drugs, interview, myspace, street lit, urban fiction, urban lit

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tremayne “GS” Johnson, author of A Drug Dealer’s Dream (Strip Kidz Entertainment) (click on the picture to see reviews of this book on Amazon.com) Take a walk with one of the most relentless drug kingpins to ever promenade the streets of New York: Ahmed Yung. His father [...]

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