The Gatekeepers Post Launches New Social Media Publishing Community

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Author and media personality, Jeff Rivera launches The Gatekeepers Post, a new social media community intended to make a significant impact on the conversation of book publishing.

Raising Him Alone (RHA) Launches Changing Fatherhood

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2010 CONTACT: Lee McDonald therenaissancegrouplm@gmail.com 678.778.3955 RAISING HIM ALONE PRESENTS “CHANGING FATHERHOOD” Advocating Responsible Fatherhood and Redefining the Images & Conversations around Fathers of Color Washington, DC– Raising Him Alone (RHA) is excited to launch Changing Fatherhood a growing movement focused on redefining the role of fathers and placing families [...]

Save the Dates – Black Book Chats, Twitter & Reading Challenge

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Hey hey everyone! The RAWSISTAZ Anniversary Twitter Party last month (hashtag #rawsistaz) was so much fun and such a huge success that we were contacted to do a few more for various authors.  So, in addition to our Black Book Talks & Black Book Chats here on the site–quick link is www.blackbookchats.com–we will also be [...]

Registration Ends Soon (RAW Affair 2010)

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The RAWSISTAZ Affair 2010: Ten Years & Counting… October 1-3, 2010 Doubletree Hotel Atlanta-Buckhead 3342 Peachtree Road, NE Atlanta, Georgia — 404-231-1234 Event Code: RLG — Rate: $69 REGISTER NOW Have you registered for The RAWSISTAZ Affair 2010 being held in Atlanta, GA on October 1st-3rd?  If not, you have less than 2 weeks left [...]

Fall Fiction Fest – Sep 25th (Lit Event)

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FALL FICTION FEST 2010 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH 2010 FROM 1PM-4PM BROOKLYN’S RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE 4610 W FOND DU LAC AVENUE MILWAUKEE, WI 53216 FREE ADMISSION – ALL AGES! HEADLINER: National Best-Selling Author Reshonda Tate Billingsley OTHER FEATURED AUTHORS: National Best-Selling Author Naleighna Kai Terra Little Darrin E. Lowery Monique D. Mensah Michelle Larks Venesha CaSandra [...]

Fall into Books Literary Conference – Sep 17-19 (Kansas City, MO)

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Join many of your favorite National Bestselling authors along with some authors that you definitely should get to know for the 1st Annual Fall into Books Literary Conference in Kansas City, MO. Host hotel: Holiday Inn at the Plaza, One East 45th St, Kansas City, MO Room rate: $89 per night! Go to http://www.fallintobooks.com/ for [...]

Author Tribute from Angelia Vernon Menchan

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Happy 10th Anniversary RAWSISTAZ!! by Angelia Vernon Menchan Four years ago when I published my first book, I started surfing the net looking for African-American book clubs. The first one that incorporated on my computer was RAWSISTAZ. I filled out the form and sent it forth and received, ‘you are accepted.’ Well, I didn’t have [...]

The RAW Celebration Schedule (Week 1)

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The 10 Year Anniversary of RAWSISTAZ is later this month and we have kicked off our 30 Day Anniversary Celebration which is being held online the entire month of September.  I wanted to take this time to thank those who contacted us to participate, donate books and/or who have been sharing our information via the [...]

Suwanee Festival of Books (Aug 28-29)

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2010 Suwanee Festival of Books Saturday, August 28, 2010 from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – Sunday, August 29, 2010 from 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm The love of a good book has the power to change lives. The festival will promote literacy awareness and education through the Suwanee Festival of Books Foundation, a 501(c) [...]

30 Books in 90 Days Challenge 2010 (Written Mag)

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Ready to get your READ on? Many of you participated in our Holiday Reading Challenge, the E-Book Reading Challenge, and even the 30 Books in 90 Days Reading Challenge of 2009, presented by Written Magazine.  Well, today is the kick-off of Written Magazine’s annual reading challenge (30 Books in 90 Days) which will run June [...]