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Poetry Corner Presents: Wish We Could Be Together
Thinking of you Makes the miles disappear, Together we're looking at bright decorations, Enjoying what we like to do, Thinking of you makes the miles disappear~ For you're missed very much All year through… So just because you're Far away, don't think For a moment that you're forgotten. I'm thinking about you because loving thoughts travel far, And wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a New Year Full of wonderful things. Wish we could be together poet: unknown Publishing Houses Accepting Manuscripts
Bellevue Literary Press is accepting manuscripts. Visit their website for guidelines: www.blpbooks.orgjanna.rademacher@comcast.net Plainview Press is accepting manuscripts. Visit their website for guidelines: www.plainviewpress.net also you can email them at: sb@plainviewpress.netIf you send a query letter put "query" in subject line. Replacement Press is accepting book length manuscripts. Query with first chapter at: editors@replacementpress.com and visit their website at: www.replacementpress.com Old Brick Press publisher of Scarab (an iphone literary magazine- www.scarabmag.com) is seeking submissions for poetry chapbooks (18-24 poems) novellas (50-120 pages). Accepted manuscripts will be published as applications featuring both text and audio. Send your work as email submission to: submission@oldbrickpress.com Howie Mandel's Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me Is An InspirationComedian Howie Mandel's memoir "Here's The Deal: Don't Touch Me" is totally funny at Howie's best and a no-holds-barred book that reveals his struggle with OCD and ADHD – and how it has shaped his life and career. Eleven years ago Howie told the world of his fear of germs and now he has put his struggle and experiences into words. Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me is the story of one man’s effort to draw comic inspiration out of his darkest, most vulnerable places. It’s sure to provide hope to the millions of people who strive to succeed in spite of OCD and ADHD. Poetry Corner Presents: Love is a Battle Field
LOVE IS A BATTLE FIELD by Edwin Flores The hearts takes hits from every form Words spew the hurt on you war torn It seems no end in sight is near Be strong my friend for GOD is near Your wounds are deep and only one Can heal the hurt upon you done He is the Doctor of all fields The cure for aches today you feel For all those that feel loves pain Be of good cheer and be not lame For cure he brings to all who seek Release from what has made you weak A promise broken when love falls short Begins with them you they would court Will feel heartache one day like yours Be strong dear child for GOD will cure The ache of heart and sighs that sting The lie given to you on ring These two unjust realities Are wounds that bleed insanity Patience will bring what someone stole Today it's you that GOD will hold Love is a battlefield when all goes wrong Burt peace is yours, who walks this storm Mother and Daughter Join Forces and Write Best Selling Vampire Books
Mother and daughter PC and Kristen Cast join forces to write books about Vampires. In the wake of the worlds obsession with blood sucking/sexy Vampires, this mother and daughter duo have written 6 best selling books, The House of Night The Series includes Marked, Betrayed, Chosen, Untamed and Hunted. The two Vampire Authors have been on Wendy Williams show and Rachel Ray show. Info. from Rachel Ray.com: 'P.C. Cast, a former English teacher, explains to Rachael how the idea of collaborating with her daughter Kristin emerged as a way to make the writing more appealing to a younger generation. "I started writing by myself," she says, "but my inner '70s teenager started to speak on the page, and they were so not the right words." So she turned to her 19-year-old daughter for help and the rest is history, because now their fifth book Hunted debuting at number one on the USA TODAY best seller list! "Fantasy is a good escape," P.C. says, explaining why she thinks their books have been so successful. "Vampires are sexy and powerful, and who doesn't want to be sexy and powerful right now? And for our young adult audience, they really identify with them because kids think that they're immortal." Rachael shares some good news with the audience -- P.C. and Kristin's books have been optioned by Hollywood to be made into movies! The mom and daughter talk about their dream cast. "It's hard for me because I fashioned Zoey after Kristin when she was 16," P.C. says about the main role. "But I like Tom Welling, he would be so good as the hero. Miley Cyrus would do a great job too." Kristin adds, "I think Vanessa Hudgens looks a lot like our heroine and would do a fantastic job!" ' The House of Night Website Patrick Swayze's Last Work of Art: Audio Book for The Time of My Life
Patrick Swayze's last work of art is his audio book for his book he wrote with his wife "The Time of My Life". Shortly before his death on Sept. 14 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 57, actor Patrick Swayze completed work on what would be his final performance: the abridged audio-book version of The Time of My Life, the memoir he wrote with his wife, Lisa Niemi, which was published Sept. 29. (According to Jennifer Smith at Simon & Schuster Audioworks, the three-time Golden Globe nominee completed his work in the recording studio on Aug. 23.) TAKE A LISTEN:
The 50th Law by 50 Cents
The 50th Law, written by Hip-Hop rapper 50 Cents and co-wrote with The 48 Laws of Power author Robert Greene. Ok, when I first saw the book cover it made my face curl up because I became confused like what the.... What were they trying to do with this faux leather cover with gold-leaf edging and the built in satin like book mark? But anyway getting off the strange packaging, since I have not read the book I went straight to Amazon to find the most compelling reviews by people who purchased and read the book. The most favorable review (snippet)on Amazon.com by Dave Lakhani: "This is the step by step action plan for applying The 48 Laws of Power - and likely to be Robert's most misunderstood bookRobert Greene has created a powerful book that will likely be misunderstood by most or discounted by many because of the co-author and his past, this will be a big mistake. In my opinion Robert Greene has taken a fearless step by choosing to cast 50 Cent as a modern day hip hop Napoleon, while I see the correlation, I'm not sure I'd go quite that far." The most critical review (snippet)on Amazon.com by Zardoz: " Lots of sizzle, not much steakI enjoyed "The Art of Seduction" and "the 48 laws of power". Both were entertaining historical reads, though not specifically useful to contemporary life as so many have touted them. I had expectations that the 50th Law would be on the same level in terms of writing. While 50's story is compelling the basics of his life are told over and over in this very thin,..." The one thing I can say about 50 Cents is he is a true visionary who knows how to hustle and get what he wants even when the doors were shut in his face. I watched the Behind the Music series on him and really came to respect him for his drive to succeed. He took his music career in his own hands and made things happen on his own terms Katie Price Promoting Another Book?
Katie Price promoting another book she wrote, "Standing Out". The book is a style guide. It provides a look on how she styles her self and tips for those ladies who want to emulate her.
Be Inspired: Bondage to Freedom
If you are looking to be inspired and motivated then you most definitely need to read this book “Bondage to Freedom”. A memoir about author Nancy M. Sellers O’Bryan’s life journey. Nancy takes you moment to moment during her darkest hours and brings you along for the ride to the moment she finds God and begins her better/greater life. SayWhatNews had the pleasure of speaking with Mrs. O’Bryan about all the abuse, sex, teenage pregnancy, finding God and her new life’s mission. One on One Interview with Nancy M. Sellers O'Bryan Poetry Corner Presents: A Woman Should Have
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
By MAYA ANGELOU
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to...
something perfect to wear if the employer,
or date of her dreams wants to see her in an
hour...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
a youth she's content to leave behind....
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward
to
retelling it in her old age....
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a
black lace bra...
one friend who always makes her laugh... and one
who lets her cry...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .......
a good piece of furniture not previously owned
by anyone else in her family...
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe for a meal,
that will make her guests feel honored...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
a feeling of control over her destiny...
how to fall in love without losing herself..
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
. how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend without;
ruining the friendship....
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW....
when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her
parents..
that her childhood may not have been
perfect...but it's over...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she would and wouldn't do for love or
more...
how to live alone... even if she doesn't like
it...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. .
whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table..
or a charming Inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a month...and a year...
Lauren Conrad's Best Seller Gets Movie Deal
Lauren Conrad’s career and success is on fast forward. The reality star, fashion designer now best selling author is most definitely having the time of her life. Variety reports that Temple Hill Entertainment has purchased the rights to make a movie based off of L.A. Candy -- Conrad’s first novel that landed on the New York Times best seller list. This young aspiring diva is truly living a charmed Hollywood life. From MTV’s Laguna Beach to nabbing her own reality show (spin off show) The Hills, to a dream job at Teen Vogue, to designing her very own fashion line, to landing a major book deal and now having her book to hit the big screen. Lauren is truly a new force in Hollywood to be reckoned with. A Look Inside Barack and Michelle Obama's Marriage
Author Christopher Andersen new book gives a close/behind the scenes look at Barack and Michelle Obamas’ marriage. In "Barack and Michelle: Portrait of An American Marriage, Andersen says that at one time the famous couple almost separated and they had problems conceiving when they wanted to start a family. Also supposedly Michelle was not for Hillary Clinton as the possible running mate for Barack and she persuaded him to go with the infamous slogan “Yes We Can!” which Barack considered to be corny. Andersen even writes that Barack's political ambition caused a huge wedge between the two so serious that they almost split up. "I think she could have walked at one point. She felt abandoned." CBS reports that: "The strains in their marriage, they've been very open about," Andersen told "Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith. "During the period when he was in the senate, the State Senate, in Illinois, he said it was a dark time in their marriage. It was angry all the time." But a terrible scare brought them back together when Sasha was diagnosed with spinal meningitis in 2001. Andersen defended the research he did for the book, noting he'd interviewed roughly 200 people who've been closest to Michelle and Barack over the years. To be honest, for me its like what’s so interesting and shocking about this. There are a lot of married people out there who have almost broken up for whatever reasons and stayed together and there are a lot of couples who have problems conceiving when they want to start a family. Also most married couples listen to their significant other’s when they give advice in their professional and personal life. Whoopty do. No news here. A Tribute to Best Selling Author Dominick Dunne
The literary world has lost another one its best authors, Dominick Dunne. Dunne passed away on August 26, 2009 at his home in Manhattan from bladder cancer. Sadly his death was somewhat over looked because of the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. Dominick Dunne was one of the best crime authors ever to publish a book. His books gave him the title of best selling author and he became well known of New York Times best selling list. No one had the charm, charisma and passion that Dominick Dunne did when he reported on crime and hosted his own TV series Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice on CourtTV (later truTV. Take a look at his biography and get to know the man and the author(bio by Wikipedia): Dunne, the second of six children, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Dorothy Frances (née Burns) and Richard Edwin Dunne, a hospital chief of staff and prominent heart surgeon. His Irish Catholic family was wealthy (his maternal grandfather, Dominick F. Burns, founded the Park Street Trust Company); but, from his earliest days, Dunne recalled feeling like an outsider in the predominantly WASPish West Hartford. After Dunne's studies at the Kingswood School and Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut, 'Nicky' Dunne – as he was known during his boyhood – attended Williams College and then served in World War II, including the battle of Metz. Afterward, he moved to New York, then to Hollywood, where he directed Playhouse 90 and became vice-president of Four Star Television. He hobnobbed with the rich and the famous of those days. In 1979, beset with addictions, Dunne left Hollywood and moved to rural Oregon, where he says he overcame his personal demons and wrote his first book, The Winners. In November 1982, his daughter, Dominique Dunne, best known for her part in the film Poltergeist, was murdered. Dunne attended the trial of her murderer (John Thomas Sweeney) and wrote the article "Justice: A Father's Account of the Trial of his Daughter's Killer" for Vanity Fair. Dunne went on to write for Vanity Fair regularly and fictionalized several real-life events, such as the murders of Alfred Bloomingdale's mistress Vicki Morgan and banking heir William Woodward, Jr., in several best-selling books. He eventually hosted the TV series Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice on CourtTV (later truTV), in which he discussed justice and injustice and their intersection with celebrities. Famous trials he covered included those of O.J. Simpson, Claus von Bulow, Michael Skakel, William Kennedy Smith, and the Menendez brothers. In 2005, Gary Condit won an undisclosed amount of money and an apology from Dunne, who had earlier implicated him in the disappearance of Chandra Levy, an intern from his U.S. House of Representative district with whom he had been carrying on an affair. In November 2006, he was sued again by Condit for comments made about the former politician on Larry King Live on CNN[6], but the suit was eventually tossed out of court.While rumored in early 2006 that he intended to cease writing for Vanity Fair, Dunne stated the opposite in a February 4, 2006 interview with talk show host Larry King. "Oh, I am at Vanity Fair. I'll be in the next issue and the issue after that. We went through, you know, a difficult period. That happens in long relationships and, you know, you either work your way through them or you get a divorce. And I didn't want a divorce and we've worked our way through and Graydon and I are close and he's a great editor and I'm thrilled to be there." Dunne frequently socialized with, wrote about, and was photographed with celebrities. A Salon.com review of his memoir, The Way We Lived Then, recounted how Dunne appeared at a wedding reception for Dennis Hopper. Sean Elder, the author of the review, wrote: "But in the midst of it all there was one man who was getting what ceramic artist Ron Nagle would call 'the full cheese,' one guy everyone gravitated toward and paid obeisance to." That individual was Dunne, who mixed easily with artists, actors and writers present at the function. The final line of the review about Dunne quoted Dennis Hopper wishing he "had a picture of myself with Allen Ginsberg and Norman Mailer." In 2008, at age 82, Dunne traveled from New York to Las Vegas to cover O.J. Simpson's trial on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery for Vanity Fair magazine, claiming it would be his last. During the trial, an unidentified woman approached and kissed him, causing her to be ejected from the courtroom. Later, when he collapsed from the sudden onset of severe pain and had to be rushed to the hospital, he expressed amazement at how fast the word spread at his fan site, DominicksDiary.com. Dunne's adventures in Hollywood as an outcast, top-selling author and reporter, were catalogued in the release of Dominick Dunne: After the Party. This film documents his successes and tribulations as a big name in the entertainment industry. In the film, Dunne reflects on his past as a World War II veteran, falling in love and raising a family, his climb and fall as a Hollywood producer, and his epic comeback as a writer.In September 2008, Dunne disclosed his treatment for bladder cancer. He was working on Too Much Money, his final book, at the time of his death. On September 22, 2008, Dunne complained of intense pain and taken by ambulance to Valley Hospital. Dunne died on August 26, 2009 at his home in Manhattan from bladder cancer. However news coverage of his death was overshadowed by that of Ted Kennedy, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, who had died the day before. Julia Child's Cook Book A Hot Seller After All These Years
Thanks to the mega hit bio-pic movie “Julie & Julia” starring Meryl Streep, Julia Child’s book is a best seller again after many years. “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” by Julia Child is selling out every where. Amazon.com said the $40.00 book keeps selling out and they had to order another 75,000 copies to keep up with the high-demand. Mary Jo Buttafuoco Gets Sued By Ex - Husband Because of Tell All Book
Joey Buttafuoco is suing his ex-wife and plans on telling the world about it during a press conference. JB will be holding a press conference sometime today (Wednesday) to discuss his lawsuit against his ex-wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco, and the "defamatory content" in her new bestseller, Getting It Through My Thick Skull - Why I Stayed, What I Learned, and What Millions of People Involved with Sociopaths Need to Know. Joey's lawyer claims the allegations made by Mary Jo in her tell-all are "venomous lies," primarily the "countless references… describing and diagnosing him as a sociopath." His lawyer also goes on to say that the "defamatory statements are beyond the pale" and has transformed his client into "a pariah in the community, causing him not just public embarrassment but the loss of business." Buttafuoco is also suing Publishing Company Health Communication Inc., the publisher responsible for distributing Mary Jo's book. He has a lot of nerves to sue Mary Jo. I think after all that she has been through: being shot in the head, almost dying, learning that your husbands teen lover shot you, physical therapy and etc., that she has the right to tell her story and make some money from it. Who Will Buy This Book?
Who will buy this tell all book about the Saved By the Bell Gang-an inside look to who was doing who? I’m not sure if I really want to know. I’m a huge fan of the show and all I care about even until this day is who was dating who on the show. The chemistry was hot on screen and that is all I need. Here is the scoop on the book: Its been almost a decade since Dustin last played "Screech" in Saved by the Bell. The once teen star has written a tell-all memoir about his days at Bayside/behind the scenes. Which caused him to be left out of the People magazine Reunion photo shoot of the old gang. The book, titled Behind the Bell, hits shelves Sept. 29. On the cover, which has been obtained exclusively by Usmagazine.com, the actor poses above a dated picture of the Saved by the Bell cast. According to reports the book is supposed to give an in-depth look into "sexual escapades among cast members, drug use, and hardcore partying" that occurred throughout the nearly thirteen years he was a part of the hit sitcom franchise. Now for some reason unknown the original publisher Gotham dropped Diamond shortly after he turned in his manuscript 3 months ago according to The New York Observer. Behind the Bell has since been picked up by a small Montreal-based operation called Transit Publishing. "This book is freaking incredible!" Diamond's literary agent, Jarred Weisfeld, has said. "Everyone that reads it loves it, and [it] is truly one of my favorites of all time." source: US magazine Poetry Corner Presents:
Looking for the Sunrise
I’m not looking for the sunset,
As the swift years come and go;
I am looking for the sunrise,
And the golden morning glow,
Where the light of heaven’s glory
Will break forth upon my sight,
In the land that knows no sunset,
Nor the darkness of the night. I’m not going down the pathway
Toward the setting of the sun,
Where the shadows ever deepen
When the day at last is done;
I am walking up the hillside
Where the sunshine lights the way,
To the glory of the sunrise
Of God’s never-ending day.
I’m not going down, but upward,
And the path is never dim,
For the day grows ever brighter
As I journey on with Him.
So my eyes are on the hilltops,
Waiting for the sun to rise,
Waiting for His invitation
To the home beyond the skies.
Albert Simpson Reitz, June 1953
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Steve Harvey's Best Seller Headed to the Big Screen
AOL’s Black Voices Newswire reports that filmmaker Will Packer has designs to adapt Steve Harvey's best-selling book 'Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man' for the big screen. Black Voices: An official announcement isn't expected to be serviced to film industry media until next week, but the mastermind behind black blockbusters such as 'Stomp The Yard' and 'Obsessed' and Screen Gems have reportedly acquired the film rights to the Amistad/Harper Collins book, which has been atop the New York Times Best Sellers list for the past six months. "It's pretty amazing," Harvey, a first-time author, told BlackVoices.com about the book's meteoric success back in February. "It really has to be some amount of favor from God, because I have no experience at writing a book," he continued. "It ain't like I've been there, done that. It's got to be favor from God. It's gotta be something that he has planned for me bigger than I could see, because I just wanted to write a book so the women on my show could quit asking me to write a book." Now this will most definitely be a must see once it hit the movies. Real Housewives of Atlanta NeNe Leakes New Book Brings Major Drama
On Aug.11, Simon & Schuster will release Leakes' debut memoir, 'Never Make the Same Mistake Twice: Lessons on Love and Life Learned the Hard Way.' Here’s what Leakes had to say about her book during an interview with BV: "I talk about my relationships with Sheree [Whitfield] and Kim [Zolciak] ," she says. "I truly thought me and Sheree were friends. I am a very good judge of character. I let this one get pass me. I thought we were cool." "I had no idea that after all the years of knowing her, we would have a falling out to that level and on national television. It was like shame on me. ...What was I thinking?" Ok now lets get to the drama. Recently on a radio show NeNe and new-comer Kandi Burgess, former member of the hot 90’s group Xscape; aired their dirty laundry all over the air waves. A down and out He said, she said debate:
Best Selling Author E. Lynn Harris Cause of Death Revealed
Back on Wednesday, July 28, an autopsy was performed on the 54-year-old Best Selling author, revealing that the cause of death was hypertensive, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and that he had a history of diabetes. "He died of natural causes," the L.A. Coroner's Office told ESSENCE.com. "Essentially he died of a heart attack." According to Medicine.net, arteriosclerosis is the "hardening and thickening of the walls of the arteries." The condition is usually a buildup of fatty deposits on the inner lining of arteries (atherosclerosis), calcification or thickening of the muscular wall of the arteries from chronically elevated blood pressure. However, when arterioscleros affects the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle, a shortage of oxygen delivered to the heart itself can cause a heart attack. RECAP: New York Times best-selling author E. Lynn Harris suffered a heart attack while staying at the Peninsula Hotel in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Coroners Office. Time-line of E. Lynn Harris Body of Work Poetry Corner Presents:
Invincible by Owen Jones
Taunt me I do not take
Punch me I do not move
Break me I am remade
Snap me I am rejoined
Crush me I reform
Cry because of me I am shattered
Farrah Fawcett's BFF Publishing A Diary About Her Battle With Cancer
Farrah Fawcett's BFF, Alana Stewart is having published a diary she kept while the actress battled cancer. The diary “My Journey with Farrah” is set to be released sometime in August according to William Morrow, an imprint of Harper Collins. Some of the proceeds will be donated to the Farrah Fawcett Foundation for Cancer Research. Many know Alana Stewart as Rod Stewarts ex-wife, but she was also one of the producers of “Farrah’s Story” a documentary which chronicled Fawcett's final months of battling cancer before her death on June 25th.
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