The Urban Book Lounge

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The Urban Book Lounge is a place for African-American Authors, Poets and aspiring Writers. Here we expose the world to reading, writing, resources, interviews, book reviews, self-publishing, and much more.

Members: 84
Created By: Wil
Latest Activity: Jul 2

CONTEST TIME! :-) Time to WIN some great prizes!!!

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Brand New Reviews & Interviews!

It’s a star-studded bonanza this time around the literary bend! Each title garnering an impressive 4.5 stars, included among our latest offerings are: an invaluable guide for the author-to-be, an i...

Tagged: Apex, Interviews, Reviews

Started by Apex Reviews Jul 2.

Brand New Reviews & Interviews! 1 Reply

More pleasing picks to add to your summer reading list! Among our latest offerings: a tantalizing murder mystery with a paranormal twist, the hilarious misadventures of an erstwhile ne’er do well, ...

Tagged: Apex, Interviews, Reviews

Started by Apex Reviews. Last reply by TL James Jul 1.

Seduction Summer 2008!

Join Geneva Holliday and The GRITS Online Reading Club as they turn up the heat this month - July 2008 - with her new sexy release, Seduction! So TAKE ACTION right now by entering the Seduction Sum...

Tagged: sexy, summer, promotion, readers, contest

Started by Marlive Jul 1.

Unpublished Manuscript.

As a striving Author and Poet, i once sought publication from a publisher. I had gone as far as signing a deal to be published. However, this deal has been delayed because of the publishers reasons...

Started by Kevin Fulton Jul 1.

Our Latest Book Video Trailer: Demon Key

When a kidnapper begins terrorizing the local women of Gator Creek, Florida, Police Chief Dexter Lowe joins FBI Special Agent Teddi McCoy to hunt down the mysterious kidnapper; after failing to sec...

Tagged: press, ghostwriter, extraordinaire, outskirts, brookover

Started by Ghostwriter Extraordinaire Jul 1.

Voiceover Video Trailers Now Available!

The dedicated staff & personnel at Ghostwriter Extraordinaire (GWE) are always striving to improve & expand our services for the benefit of authors & publishers worldwide. As such, we n...

Tagged: authors, publishers, ghostwriter, extraordinaire, publicity

Started by Ghostwriter Extraordinaire Jun 23.

Our Latest Book Video Trailer: White Tombs

When a prominent leader of St. Paul's close-knit Hispanic community is murdered, Detective John Santana promises the widow he will bring down the killer. The case soon heats up, but when he's hunte...

Tagged: john, santana, ghostwriter, extraordinaire, mystery

Started by Ghostwriter Extraordinaire Jun 23.

The Ex-Files by Victoria Christopher Murray

Victoria Christopher Murray reading from her book The Ex-Files at bernardsbookshelf.com

Tagged: bernardsbookshelf.com, murray, victoria, reading, book

Started by Marlive Jun 20.

Book Recommendations | Weddings with an Afrocentric Twist

If April showers bring May flowers, then what does the month of June bring? Weddings, of course! According to the National Association of Wedding Ministers, every year an average of 2.4 million wed...

Tagged: African-American, nonfiction, couples, Africa, rituals

Started by Marlive Jun 20.

Win A Book: Meet Author Ivan Wright Here at The Urban Book Lounge 15 Replies

Join Author Ivan Wright on his virtual book tour! Ivan will be here at The Urban Lounge from June 9th - 15th. Those of you who have enjoyed his first novel, BLACK PEOPLE: FOR ENTERTAINMENT P...

Tagged: Book-Marketing, Publicity, Author-Promotion, Mystery-Books, Black-Authors

Started by Dawnny Ruby Platinum Book PR. Last reply by Ivan Wright Jun 17.

When a Man Loves a Woman Book Video

When a Man Loves a Woman Book Video from Vimeo From award winning writer, LaConnie Taylor Jones, comes another captivating and provacative romance about betrayal, forgiveness, passion, and perse...

Tagged: release, preview, new, LaConnie-Taylor-Jones, fiction

Started by Marlive Jun 16.

Book Recommendations | Fathers We Need You 4 Replies

When I discovered the National Fatherhood Initiative website for the first time two years ago, their tagline - "Fathers Change the World One Child at a Time" -- caught my attention and impressed me...

Tagged: readings, nonfiction, books, families, fiction

Started by Marlive. Last reply by Dawnny Ruby Platinum Book PR Jun 9.

Daughters of Men by Rachel Vassel

Daughters of Men: Portraits of African-American Women and their Fathers Rachel Vassel Amistad, October 2007 $27.95 US; ISBN: 0061350354 Official Website

Tagged: vassel, rachel, men, daughters, fathers

Started by Marlive Jun 4.

Our Latest Book Video Trailer: What Happens In Vegas Stays In Vegas

Four friends, Michele, Kellie, Stacey, and Gina, travel to Las Vegas one weekend to live out their sexual fantasies, doing whatever’s necessary to bring their wild and erotic fantasies to life. Onc...

Tagged: stays, betrayal, ghostwriter, vegas, daniels

Started by Ghostwriter Extraordinaire Jun 2.

Author Kimberly Cash Tate is Coming to a Computer Monitor Near You! 3 Replies

Author Kimberly Cash Tate's In Love Virtual Book and Podcast Tour is coming to a computer monitor near you May 26-June 1, 2008! Attention Cyber Travelers! You are invited to join Kimberly Cash Tate...

Tagged: christian-fiction, bible, bible-study, virtual-tour, podcast

Started by Marlive. Last reply by Dawnny Ruby Platinum Book PR May 30.

Join Ivan Wright on his Virtual Book Tour!

Join Ivan Wright on his virtual book tour now! Book clubs, readers and literary bloggers send me an email to be added to the tour. We have prizes and great giveaways! Dawnny publicist@platinu...

Tagged: novels, book, authors, black, scholars

Started by Dawnny Ruby Platinum Book PR May 29.

Two Weeks Since My Last Confession by: Kate Genovese

Two Weeks Since My Last Confession ISBN: 1-905988-13-3 $17.99 When Molly O'Brien comes into the world in 1951, she never imagines that her life will turn out the way it does. Born into a w...

Tagged: kate, book, christian, genovese, promotion

Started by Dawnny Ruby Platinum Book PR May 29.

Two Weeks Since My Last Confession by: Kate Genovese

Two Weeks Since My Last Confession ISBN: 1-905988-13-3 $17.99 When Molly O'Brien comes into the world in 1951, she never imagines that her life will turn out the way it does. Born into a w...

Tagged: kate, book, christian, genovese, promotion

Started by Dawnny Ruby Platinum Book PR May 29.

Derrick O'Neal, author of The Game Is Ova. Join the Virtual Tour Now!

Join Derrick O'Neal on his virtual book tour! Books clubs, bloggers, if you'd like to be a stop on this virtual tour, send me an email. We have books and prizes to giveaway. Keep Turning The P...

Tagged: game, book, lit, the, authors

Started by Dawnny Ruby Platinum Book PR May 29.

GWE Partners With Kendall Publication!

Urban Echoes Entertainment is thrilled to announce the formation of yet another promising partnership for Ghostwriter Extraordinaire (GWE): a exciting new collaboration with Kendall Publication!...

Tagged: trailers, partner, ghostwriter, book, publication

Started by Ghostwriter Extraordinaire May 21.