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JUNE 2009

 

 

 

  • Carmen Green expand her wings and pens novel for Silhouette Special Edition. THE HUSBAND SHE COULDN'T FORGET will be on shelves in September 2009.

  • Jacqueline Thomas' next novel, THE IDEAL WIFE, will be out in October 2009.

  • Author Geri Guillaume, who last book was published in November 2006, will have a new release in December from Kimani Romance, KISS ME TWICE.

 

MARCH 2009

 

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

 

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...

This month, twenty-eight Kimani authors agreed to share their own interpretation of the "Yes We Can" theme. So join them as they celebrate Black History Month and share words of strength, courage, laughter and inspiration.

http://community.eharlequin.com/content/dare-dream-yes-we-can

(Link will be available 1st February)

 

Celebrating 60 years of pure reading pleasure


To thank our many readers for taking us into their hearts and homes for 60 years and making us the world’s leading publisher of romantic fiction, Harlequin is giving every woman in America a free book.

In fact, we’re giving away 16 free Books that readers can download by visiting our special Anniversary Hub at www.eHarlequin.com and there's a wide variety of books to choose from:

• Tender romances
• Suspenseful adventures
• Heartwarming stories
• Tales of passion

For a the list of free books available for download and more information:  CLICK HERE

 

 

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.

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Contact:   S. Alexis Heath

The Heath Group

Tel: 646.327.6896

 

 

JANUARY 2008

 

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.