Romance Slam Jam Celebrates 15 Years with a Celebration Cruise
The Romance Slam Jam Conference will celebrate its 15th Anniversary with a Celebration Cruise
With the theme, Back to the Future, participants can plan to depart from Miami, Florida , Saturday, April 10, 2010 and embark on a five day Carnival Cruise voyage. Featured authors include Andrea Jackson, Angela Benson, Beverly Jenkins, Chrystal Rhodes, and Rochelle Alers, just to name a few. For more details, visit the Web site.
The Secret Life Of Bees Opens in Theaters October 17th
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 (Hilarie Burton). To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father (Paul Bettany), Lily flees with Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson), her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters (Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo and Alicia Keys), Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
Fox Searchlight began principal filming for the screen adaptation of The Secret Life of Bees on January 9th in North Carolina.
Film Release Date: October 17, 2008
Written for the Screen and Directed by: Gina Prince-Bywood
Produced by: Lauren Shuler Donner, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Joe Pichirallo
Executive Produced by: Jada Pinkett Smith
Cast: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Nate Parker, Tristan Wilds, Hilarie Burton and Paul Bettany
Watch the Trailer at Yahoo Movies >>
Christian Authors Connect on New Social Networking Site
Detroit, MI
(BlackNews.com) – ChocolatePagesNetwork.com, a new online social networking community, allows its member to connect with each other, learn more about the book industry and share personal trials and triumphs in book promotion. Read more
BWChristianLit Marketing Month
During the month of August, author Linda Beed has coordinated BWChristianLit Marketing Month.
Over the past few weeks, authors, writers and artists have contributed marketing articles and tips.Visitors are encouraged to share questions, concerns and thoughts during this FREE marketing seminar.
This seminar is open to all who would like to participate. Since BWChristianLit is a Christian sponsored event there will be many references to the Christian genre. BWChristianLit Blog is the sibling of BWChrisitianLit, the online Christian Artist’s group. The purpose of the Yahoo group as well as this blog is to discuss the state of Christian works as well as to encourage and promote the works of Christian artists.
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