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Hello! My name is Debra Owsley and my company is Simply Said Reading Accessories. We custom design and make by hand, reading accessories such as *Bookmarks we call “Gift-marks” *Book Thongs which are also bookmarks for Authors, Book Stores, Book Clubs and Book Lovers.
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New York Times and USA Today Best-selling author, L.A. Banks has penned over 40 novels and 12 novellas in a wide range of genres and is the recipient of the 2009 Romantic Times Booklover’s Convention Career Achievement Award for Paranormal Fiction and the 2008 Essence Magazine Storyteller of the Year Award, as well as the 2008 Best 50 Women in Business Award for the State of Pennsylvania.
For the month of August, RAWSISTAZ will be celebrating Leslie! #CelebrateLeslie (View original post) We will share a bit of what she shared with us over the decade we knew her, author tips/articles, her books, pictures, highlights from when she was our keynote speaker at several of our events, reviews, interviews and more. If you’d [...]
If you haven’t started yet, you’re already behind! Written Magazine (using hashtag #Written30in90) kicked off their annual 30 Books in 90 Days Reading Challenge on Sunday, June 24, and a few of my RAWSISTAZ are participating again this year. Written Magazine celebrates the reader and celebrates the word. This year, Written is pleased to announce that guest [...]
Hey all! Be sure to check out Michelle Monkou’s USA Today column for the week. She focuses on romance authors, related events and shares book recommendations. This week, she also gives a shout-out to Renee Williams, RAWSISTAZ (thanks!!!), shares the location of Romance Slam Jame 2013, and recommends the latest books by Lynn Emery and [...]
Have you liked us on Facebook yet? If not, here’s an opportunity to get a sneak peek at what we’ve been talking about. It appears my feed has had technical difficulties, so for those who follow us on Twitter, the auto-post from FB stopped working recently. I’ll get it fixed, but in the meantime…here’s what [...]
Hey everyone and Happy Holidays! Please listen (audio) to my interview at Literary Wonders!: The Author’s Hideaway – http://www.rawsistaz.com/tee-12-days-of-christmas. It’s also available via iTunes. I am featured today, Day 10 in the 12 Days of Christmas series, but be sure to check out the other literary folks for the full series. I haven’t done an [...]
If you haven’t heard yet, the last RAWSISTAZ Affair was held in October 2010 and we decided not to hold another event in that format. Instead, we will be celebrating our 11-Year-Anniversary with a members’ only (by invite only) event this fall. The date is set for September 30-October 2, 2011 and will be held [...]
**For those of you who want more information regarding Leslie Esdaile (L.A.Banks) and her condition, please check out www.LeslieEsdaileFund.Info. I will be sending in a donation on behalf of RAWSISTAZ and hope those who are able will also donate. Leslie has been a great supporter of RAWSISTAZ, has attended several of our events and is [...]