BookLovers Cafe Literary Event

AAWCC PRESENTS THE SEVENTH ANNUAL CCBC WOMEN'S EXPO 2008
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BOOKLOVERS CAFE LITERARY EVENT Presented by A GOOD BOOK & EDC Creations

Date: Saturday, March 8 & Sunday, March 9, 2008, Time: 10:00 AM -- 5:00 PM
Location: CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road * Catonsville, MD 21228 (directions)

SCHEDULE FOR AUTHOR PANEL DISCUSSION WORKSHOPS (Saturday & Sunday) RSVP BELOW

11:00AM-12:00PM: Book Marketing, Promotions & Self-Publishing
12:30PM-1:30PM: Women's Health & Entrepreneurship
2:00PM-3:00PM: Recession Proof Your Life
3:30PM-4:30PM: Bringing Back the Importance of Literacy

PARTICIPATING AUTHORS

James A. Jimason
Dante's Destiny

James A. Jimason was born and raised in the Washington DC, Metropolitan area, and educated in the Maryland Public Schools system. He started writing at the age of 35 showing that it's never too late to start. He published his first book in 2003, and the second in 2004. For years, James has taught classes that motivated many to follow their dreams and reach for the impossible. He is a devoted husband to his wife Rosalind, and proud father of their daughter Mayah.

Visit Authors Website: Dante's Destiny

Debra Clayton
Rap Star, Triple Platinum, Joy & Paine (coming soon)

Debra was born and raised in Drakes Branch, Virginia, relocated to North Carolina during her teenage years but now resides in Anderson, South Carolina with her three kids. She has an Associate Degree in Business Computer Programing and works full-time as a Project Leader for a local manufacturer. And while she may spend her days writing code for her employer, she spends her evenings pursuing her dream of being a writer and weaving stories that are intended to challenge your emotions; stimulate your senses and take up residence in your heart.

Visit Authors Website: www.gennextpublishing.com

Angeline K. Bandon-Bibum
Sojourner's Dream

Angeline Bandon-Bibum is a graduate of Howard University who lives and works in Montgomery County, Maryland. She is the author of Sojourner's Dream, a novel. Angeline is a wife and mother of three children.

Visit Authors Website: www.sojournersdreamanovel.blogspot.com

Feleshia Mahoney-Thomas
Girlfriends' Circle

Born May 4th, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. At the age of 10 Feleshia realize her dream was to write. She would doodle writing plays and short stories. Feleshia has been married for over 20 years to her best friend John, and she celebrates life with her three daughters: Margarite, Jaclynn, Tiffany. Feleshia currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.

Visit Authors Website: www.thomascreations.com

David L.
Over Your Dead Body

David L.'s new release entitled “Over Your Dead Body”, is set in present-day New York, written in character-specific dialogue to effectively capture the essence of it’s realism to urban America. “Over Your Dead Body!” stands alone in two ways: First, it provides a passionate backdrop of just how fragile an institution like marriage can be. Secondly, it clearly reveals that there is indeed – a thin line between love and hate.

Visit Authors Website: www.totalpackagepublications.com

Matthew C. Horne
The Universe is Inviting You In: Your Best Life Possible Awaits You

Matthew C. Horne, success genius, motivational speaker and author, presents speeches filled with inspiration, hope and direction for everyone in attendance.

"The Universe is Inviting You In is a great tool on the road to your destiny. Each of us must choose our path and utilize the knowledge and wisdom that is guiding our journey from within, giving us the power to live our dreams."

Visit Authors Website: www.matthewchorne.com

Victoria Wells
A Special Summer

Victoria Wells is a Philadelphia native. In November 2006 she released her self-published debut romance novel, A Special Summer. After receiving positive feedback and believing her story portrayed strong, intelligent, self-sufficient African American characters dealing with and working through relationship issues, Wells decided to submit her manuscript for traditional publishing. In August 2007, Xpress Yourself Publishing made an offer to re-release A Special Summer, March 4, 2008.

Visit Author's Website: www.victoria-wells.com

Sherryle Kiser Jackson
Soon and Very Soon

Sherryle Kiser Jackson was born and raised in Prince Georges County, MD where she continues to reside with her husband and two children. She is an English/Language Arts teacher at the middle school level. Soon And Very Soon is her first published urban christian novel.

Visit Author's Website: Sherryle Kiser Jackson

Wanda Childs
Pushed Into My Purpose

Pushed Into My Purpose is an extraordinary and heartfelt testimony on how God blessed the author, Wanda L. Childs, in the middle of her storms and moved her from a place of fear into a place of victory! This is a spiritual journey to success, God's way. The author's purpose is to encourage and motivate others to be obedient when God is calling them into their purpose.

Visit Author's Website: www.pushedintomypurpose.com

KaNikki Jakarta
The Color Blue

The sequel to the best selling In Real Life in which readers’ favorite character Bobbie Cooley is the color blue in the red sky of a past that continues to discover her regardless of attempts to let go and let God. After publishing her first collection of love poems about her ex-boyfriend Noah Christian Warren and rediscovering the bond with her best friend Kerry, Bobbie started to believe God would no longer punish her for past mistakes.

Visit Author's Website: KaNikki Jakarta

Tia Marie Boykins
She's Worth Waiting For

She’s Worth Waiting For is Tia’s debut novel which she self published. She specializes in the area of young adult fiction. Her sophomore book, Fast Friends, will be available in December 2008.

Visit the Author's Website: Tia Boykins

Wilma Brockington
Cinnamon Girl Blues

Wilma Brockington is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Towson University, a Master of Science degree in Management, and a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Maryland University College. Wilma enjoys volunteering for non-profit organizations, mentoring others, and traveling. Cinnamon Girl Blues is her first novel. She is currently working on her next project.

Visit the Author's Website: www.wilmabrockington.com

Tracy Eaddy
Sunken Treasure

Sunken Treasure is a must read for 2008, Tracy Eaddy has given life to characters that each and every reader can identify with. Tracy currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.

Visit the Author's Website: Tracy Eaddy

Sonia Hayes
Urban Goddess

Sonia Hayes, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, started her career in 1985, which evolved into professional modeling, acting and freelance writing. Ms. Hayes has spent the past few years freelance copyediting, publishing articles, and preparing women and young adult fiction manuscripts. She believes, ". . . if parents, writers and teachers can persuade the youth to read, there is no doubt our future and their tomorrow will be brighter."

Visit the Author's Website: www.soniahayes.com

When My Daddy Died
B.R. Sargent

The book, When My Daddy Died, by B.R. Sargent, is designed to encourage children to draw pictures and write letters and poems to describe how they feel. Experiencing each page in his or her own unique way, will guide your child through a healthier grieving process.

Visit the Author's Website: www.whenmydaddydied.org

Give It To Her: A Gift of Healing and Restoration
Sandra Mizell-Chaney

This book will take you on a journey to wholeness. Written to inspire women who are wounded to open "Pandora's Box" of pain, hurts, and disappointment, Minister Sandra Mizell Chaney urges you to receive the many gifts that God is waiting to give you.

Visit Author's Website: www.sandramizellchaney.com

Donna R. Dyson
A Drink From The Well: A Devotional for Women

Donna R. Dyson is the owner of DVINE Press LLC, an independent publishing company. She is a nationally published author, as a contributor in Refined by Fire: Defining Moments of Phenomenal Women.

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Unfinished Business
Jessica Tilles

JESSICA TILLES is a best-selling author, publisher of Xpress Yourself Publishing, LLC and founder of The Writer's Assistant. A native of Washington, DC, she is a creative writer in all genres of fiction, with several titles in print: Anything Goes, In My Sisters' Corner, Apple Tree, Sweet Revenge, Fatal Desire, Unfinished Business, editor of the best-selling anthology, Erogenous Zone: A Sexual Voyage, and contributing author to The Triumph of My Soul edited by Elissa Gabrielle.

Visit Author's Website: www.jessicatilles.com

Sexxxfessions
Andrea Blackstone

Andrea Blackstone was born in Long Island, New York, and moved to Annapolis, Maryland at the age of two. She majored in English and minored in Spanish at Morgan State University. While attending Morgan, she received many recommendations to consider a career in writing and was the recipient of The Zora Neale Hurston Scholarship Award. In 2003, she grew tired of waiting for her first professional break and decided to create Dream Weaver Press. A short time later she self-published Schemin': Confessions of a Gold Digger, and the sequel, Short Changed.

Visit Author's Website: Andrea Blackstone

Marriage 101
Jewell R. Powell

Marriage 101 allows readers to become more familiar with God's plan for marriage. Author Jewell Powell shares intimate details about her own personal experiences and teaches you how to build a healthy, happy, satisfying relationship with your spouse.

Visit Author's Website: www.marriage101.us

Shadow Living: Paintings of Grief
Deborah Slappey Pitts

Shadow Living: Paintings of Grief is the enthralling sequel to I Feel Okay, Deborah Slappey Pitts' debut bestseller. In Shadow Living: Paintings of Grief, the author shares her intimate story of grief and survival after her husband's death to a silent killer disease, primary amyloidosis.

Visit Author's Website: www.deborahslappeypitts.com

Dear God
Elsie Spruill

Amy has a secret. And this secret scares her. She knows that her best friend, James, is being beaten by his dad. James asked her not to tell. But now James' seat is empty at Sunday school, and something is very, very wrong. Elsie Spruill's reassuring message will raise awareness about domestic violence, while letting children know that they are not alone. There has never been a book like "Dear God."

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