JUNE 2009
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MARCH 2009
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NOBODY BUT YOU makes Bestsellers' Lists!
Francis Ray's NOBODY BUT YOU has made the New York Times' mass market extended list at # 32, and the USA Today list at # 144. The Times' list is for sales ending 03/07/09 and will be published 03/22/09. The USA Today report came out today. The staff of Romance in Color congratulates Ms. Ray! |
JANUARY 2009
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HARLEQUIN KIMANI PRESS CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH
The words "Yes We Can" are on the lips of black men and women
around the world. The significance of Black History Month is even
more so in light of the recent inauguration of the first
African-American President of the U.S.A. More than 45 years ago,
Martin Luther King Jr. dared us to dream...and we did... http://community.eharlequin.com/content/dare-dream-yes-we-can (Link will be available 1st February) |
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Celebrating 60 years of pure reading pleasure
For a the list of free books available for download and more information: CLICK HERE
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WRITING CONTEST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Genesis Press Partners with Sister2Sister Magazine to Launch Romance Writing Contest for Valentine's Day Winner to Receive Cash Prize, Book Contract and National Magazine Feature COLUMBUS, Mississippi, Jan. 20--Genesis Press announced that it will partner with Sister2Sister magazine to promote its first annual romance writers' contest. The writing contest coincides with the release of Genesis Press's latest romance title, Singing A Song... by Crystal Rhodes, and is part of a special Sister2Sister Valentine's Day promotion. Aspiring, unpublished romance writers have the opportunity to participate in this national talent search and jump-start their publishing career. The contest runs through April 30, with one winner announced on May 31, 2009. The winner will receive a $1,500 cash prize, a full book contract with Genesis Press and appear in the August issue of Sister2Sister with CEO/publisher, Jamie Foster Brown. To enter, writers 18 years or older should submit the first two pages of a romance novel to S2Smagazine.com or www.genesis-press.com. "Genesis Press is thrilled to partner with Sister2Sister in our first annual romance writers' contest. We publish several different imprints targeting African American women and believe the Sister2Sister partnership will help us identify new talent and expose our books to an audience highly receptive to romance," stated Deborah Johnson Schumaker, published romance author and Genesis Press executive editor. "If you've ever considered writing a romance novel, now's the time to whip up those first two pages and enter to win, " says Jamie Foster Brown, publisher, Sister2Sister. Writers will find contest rules and writing tips on the Genesis web site and can also order the latest title, Singing A Song... , which introduces romance readers to diva Darnell Cameron and playboy Thad Steward, two American idols whose mutual destiny includes a mysterious stalker intent on eliminating one of them. This is award-winning author and playwright Crystal Rhodes's third Genesis novel and the first of six new titles Genesis Press will release during the contest promotion. Books are also available at retail outlets including Wal-Mart, Borders and Barnes & Noble. Genesis Press is the largest privately owned African-American book publisher in the U.S. Founded in 1993 by two African-American attorneys, Dorothy and Wilbur Colom. Genesis's imprints include Indigo, Indigo After Dark and Love Spectrum. Sister2Sister Magazine targets African-American women and is close to 20 years old. It reaches more than 800,000 readers each month with an editorial focus on celebrity news and entertainment. * * * Contact: S. Alexis Heath The Heath Group Tel: 646.327.6896
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New Editor at Kimani Press
Kelli Martin Senior Editor Kimani Romance KIMANI PRESS
Kelli Martin has been hired as the new senior editor, Kimani Romance, and will bring ten years of excellence and editorial innovation to the only African-American series imprint in the marketplace today. She has previously worked with many award-winning, Essence, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times bestselling authors such as Nikki Giovanni, bell hooks, and Darren Coleman along with other reader favorites such as Erica Simone Turnipseed and co-authors Denene Millner, Angela Burt-Murray and Mitzi Miller.
Kimani Romance offers sexy, dramatic, sophisticated and entertaining love stories featuring realistic African-American characters that work through compelling emotional conflicts on their way to committed and satisfying relationships. Told primarily from the heroine's point of view, Martin will be publishing stellar authors such as Brenda Jackson and Donna Hill, along with new voices on the literary scene who have garnered great reviews such as Gwyneth Bolton and A.C. Arthur.
Prior to her tenure at Kimani Press, Kelli Martin served as senior editor at Jump at the Sun (Disney) and editor of Amistad (HarperCollins), and began her career at Simon & Schuster. Martin is a graduate of Williams College, and currently serves on the board of directors and teaches at the Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center in New York City. A self-proclaimed book addict, she enjoys reading romance, women’s fiction and thrillers. She resides in Brooklyn with her husband. |
