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We have a winner from March Contest. Congratulations Tyrone J.C. Frazier Sr you will receive a $20.00 Gift Certificate towards any book purchase!
Thank you for participating in C&B; Books Contest.

"All at once,I Finally took a moment and i'm realizing that,Your not coming back, And it finally hit me all at once, All at once,I started counting tear drops and at least a millon fell, my eyes begain to swell and all my dreams where shattered all at once, Every since i met you, Your the only Mom i know, And i can't forget you Though i must face this World alone, All at once I'm Drifting on a lonely sea wishing you come back to me, And thats all that matters now, All at once,I'm Drifting a lonely sea holding on to memorys and it hurts me more than you Know so much more than it shows,All at once, All at once i looked around and found that you where in the house of the lord, In your fathers House and all my Bad dream turned Pleasent all at once, All at once the smile that used to greet me brightens some eles day, God took your smile away, And left me with just memorys all at once, Ever since i met you your the only mom i know, And i can't forget you Though i must face this world alone, All at once I'm Drifting on a lonely sea wishing you come back to me and thats all that matters now, All at once,I'm Drifting a lonely sea, holding on to memorys and it hurts me more than you Know, So much more than it shows, All at once,

This is for dolores Frazier Posted By Tyrone J.C. Frazier Sr "Mommey I miss you and i can't wait to see you again, I miss your talks, and your smile i love you !"

APRIL IS POETRY MONTH

Last month poets were invited to enter our Poetry Contest.
They sent their submissions and we need you to vote for them.

For Immediate Release:
Hope C. Clarke, a top author nationwide, establishes web site at newhopublishing.com.

Hope C. Clarke is author of three books best-selling books, which are titled, Shadow Lover, Bestseller, and Not With My Son. Hope C. Clarke has always been an advent reader since Junior High School. She started off with Judy Blume stories and matured to Harlequin romances by the time she reached High School. While attending Norman Thomas her English professor noticed her skill in abstract writing. The annual transcript published by Norman Thomas High School hosted a short story authored by Hope C. Clarke entitled The Day When the Big It Happened. Her English professor incorporated this story as part of the literary abstract writing for his English classes. This encouragement sparked the desire to continue writing. Before graduating high school, she had written more than fifty poems and short stories. Her writing style is versatile and multinational. She believes that the best-written novels are a compilation of the three basic genres, which are romance, horror, and mystery. Hope�s style is fast paced and engaging from beginning to end. She attributes this to being self-published. She says that although the traditional market isn�t ready for her style of writing, her readers have found her style to be extremely refreshing and a welcomed change of pace. To view Hope C. Clarke�s best selling books you may log on to her web site at anewhopublishing.com or contact us at 1.718.498.2408. Written request may be sent to Hope Clarke P.O. Box 1746 New York, NY 10017.

For Immediate Release:
CRITIQUE NY MAGAZINE AND C&B; BOOKS PRESENTS

A Literary Industry Networking Affair
Book Signing/Poetry Slam & After Party
At the Exclusive Jimmy's Uptown

Jimmy�s Uptown is Located in a 2207 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.
Between 130 & 131st Street
For further information please Call Carol Rogers at [email protected]
$15.00 Cover Charge for a Full Night of Entertainment
Theme: 6-8 PM - C&B; Books & Critique NY Author�s Showtime
8-10PM - POETIC VIBES - $5OO POETRY SLAM
10-2AM After-party with live band "Slam Clinic"
Save the Date
May 13, 2003

Register for the Literary Industry Networking Affair.

Cynthia Hunter
"Diary of a Crack Addict's Wife"
C&B; Books Author of the Year

Denise Campbell
"Spanish Eyes"
"Ebony Passion"

Baba Evans
"The Pastor's Letter"

Bea Joyner
"Don't Need No Soaps
My Life is Soap Enough"

Cynthia Highsmith-Hooks
"The Soal of a Black Woman
From a Whisper to a Shout"

Heather Covington
"PerSOULnalities"
Disilgold Publishing

For Immediate Release:
Rawsistaz Affair 2003: Bound By Literature PRESS RELEASE
CONTACT: Tee C. Royal

GET READY FOR THE MOST SPECTACULAR LITERARY GATHERING OF THE SUMMER -- THE RAWSISTAZ AFFAIR 2003 June 20-22, 2003

--Atlanta, GA
The Reading and Writing SISTAZ (RAWSISTAZ) Online Book Club is pleased to announce the annual RAWSISTAZ Affair to be held at the Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown at 590 West Peachtree Street NW in Atlanta, GA. This three day literary conference will take place Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 20-22, 2003 and is carrying a theme of "Bound by Literature." Our goal is to spread the essence of unity and sisterhood through the craft of the written word as we celebrate African American Literature.
The RAWSISTAZ Affair will feature a variety of events that will interest readers, writers and the literary community. Local and national self-published and mainstream authors will be on hand to sign books, perform readings, and participate on various panel discussions and workshops on topics relating to the literary community. Donna Hill, author of RHYTHMS and AN ORDINARY WOMAN, will be the keynote speaker at the literary banquet while Travis Hunter, author of THE HEARTS OF MEN and MARRIED BUT STILL LOOKING as our other keynote speaker for our Saturday luncheon. Additional information on other authors attending will be available on our website as they are confirmed.
The RAWSISTAZ Affair will also honor literature's best through the RAWSISTAZ "Best of the Best Awards." Honorees will be recognized in various areas including favorite author, book, literary websites and more. This event is open to the public on all days and registration information will be available via our website. The literary banquet will be Saturday, June 21st at 7pm at the Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown and is semi-formal.
Additional details on registration, travel, and events are forthcoming and the official website, http://www.rawsistaz- affair.com, will contain complete details as they are confirmed. For additional information, please contact Tee C. Royal or the Planning Committee at [email protected]. We look forward to having you in attendance as you join the RAWSISTAZ as we continue in our motto of "Combining literature and Sisterhood."
RAWSISTAZ was established in September 2000 and is committed to the support and promotion of books by, for and about African Americans. RAWSISTAZ currently has approximately 150 members from across the country and a review team called The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers. This team (established in January 2001) has reviewed over 600 books from a variety of authors and currently provide book reviews for magazines and online entities. Since the new year, RAWSISTAZ has recently launched a redesigned website for both readers and writers, RAW-Kidz for celebrating literature for children, and as the year progresses, more wonderful things are on the horizon. RAWSISTAZ is an organization that is making an impact on the literary world and continues to strive to promote literature in a positive, uplifting way.
Visit us at http://www.rawsistaz.com

C&B; Books Celebrates Best Selling Author of the Year

Meet Cynthia D Hunter - Author of Award Winning Title "A Diary of A Crack Addict's Wife" C&B; Books Has Received Rave Reviews From Visitors To the Site. A Ballot Was Held and Cynthia Hunter was choosen As Author of The Year 2003.
Cynthia unselfishly wrote a book about her trials and tribulations during an abusive relationship with her crack addicted spouse. Cynthia has taken her story abroad to help others to rely on their faith in God while facing their own personal plights through this journey we call life.
Bravo, Bravo, At a recent Book Signing Party hosted by C&B; Books,at the Elegant Sugar Hill Supper Club, located in Brooklyn, New York. Cynthia captured the audience with her amazing story of triump and courage.
Cynthia is available for lectures, workshops, speeches, interviews and book signings. You will be elated with this woman's story. Cynthia story is about the drug crack cocaine which doesn't discriminate, race, creed, religion or social status, however, this story goes deeper than the drug crack cocaine, that almost destroyed her and her son Terry, it is about Faith in the Valley, how love,dedication and determination to survive will pull you through the crossroads.
Cynthia we applaud you and we are honored to have you as our Author of the year. This decision was not made lightly as we have many award winning authors listed on our site. However, this was the People's choice award. Thank you for Cynthia for embracing us and sharing you with our viewers. If you would like to contact Cynthia D. Hunter for speaking engagements, lectures, signing, interview, radio or television, please email us at [email protected]. If you have not ordered your copy of this extraodinary book please get your copy here at C&B; Books today. Don't miss out on a very inspirational book.

Diary of A Crack Addicts Wife
Cynthia Hunter
$15.00

For Immediate Release:
The Book Lover's Haven is one of the Internet's leading bi-monthly literary newsletters.

The Book Lover's Haven is one of the Internet's leading bi-monthly literary newsletters. Each issue has feature interviews with bestselling authors, editors, publicists, journalists and poets. Also included in each issue of The Book Lover's Haven are bestseller lists, job openings in the book and education fields, a literary fact, and upcoming writing and book events. If you love books and you miss The Book Lover's Haven, you miss connecting with one of the things about life you value most. Subscribe for FREE

For Immediate Release:
Public Relations Services Provided By Mr. Phil Andrews

Public Relations Service provided by: Mr. Phil Andrews Public Relations Company. C&B; Books Distribution will assist Mr. Andrews and email blast your press releases to Newspapers throughout the continental United States.
C&B; Books Distribution Center will also include your press release in C&B; Books monthly newsletters which features top black news stories, and is published on a Bi-Monthly basis.
This newsletter goes out to the entire email list of C&B; Book�s Bi-Monthly loyal subscribers. C&B; Books Distribution Center has a relationship with various editors, publishers, book clubs and other media outlets. Mr. Phil Andrews�s fee is only cost $150.00 per press release. Mr. Andrews will send your press release & bio�s, book description with the assistance of C&B; Books Distribution as they come in.
Mr. Andrews can not guarantee you media coverage, but he can guarantee you that your press will be sent to media outlets and the press release distribution database at the affordable rate of &150.00 per press release circulation that you contract out with Mr. Phil Andrews Public Relations Company.
Authors can contact Mr. Andrews at
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Mr. Phil Andrews,
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For Immediate Release:
Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce Presents "Business Tuesday's Seminar Series

On April 22, 2003 the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce will begin presenting "Business Tuesday's Seminar Series" at its headquarters located at 320 Nassau Road, Roosevelt, Long Island. A networking and business card exchange hour begins at 6:00 P.M. with the business seminar starting at 7:00 P.M. A panel discussion will be presented by a distinguished group of professionals encompassing various cost effective Risk Management tools such as: business overhead protection, business continuation methods, key employee planning, executive bonus programs, and other business risk related topics. The "Business Tuesday's Seminar Series are Co-Sponsored by the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce, and the Town of Hempstead Planning and Economic Development Department. The coordinator and moderator for the evening will be Lorette Farris, President of Developing Stages. Mr. Phil Andrews, who is the host of the Power Networking Business Seminar Series and Mr. Elseah Chea, Publisher of the Hempstead Horn Newspaper promotes the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce "Business Tuesday's Seminar Series. This event was made possible with the support and assistance of Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and Commission Raymond Rhoden. The upcoming Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce Seminar Series is an opportunity to learn to earn more, expand contacts, exchange business cards, build relationships, and gather pertinent information for your business. To obtain reservations or directions for the upcoming RCOC Seminar Series call the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce today at 516-571-8680 or email [email protected] or go to www.DevelopingStages.biz Reserve early limited space available. Don't miss this important opportunity!

National Poetry Month

When is National Poetry Month? April. Every year.

Why is April National Poetry Month? When the Academy began its planning for the first National Poetry Month, it approached booksellers, librarians, and teachers to determine what might be an appropriate month. One criterion was that it had to be a month when school was in session, so that students and the educational audience could be reached most effectively. Fall was felt to be too crowded with holidays, so spring was considered an ideal time. February is Black History Month; March is Women's History Month. So April seemed a logical choice, especially given the poetic references (T. S. Eliot and Chaucer).

How can I get a copy of the National Poetry Month poster? To request copies of posters, use our handy online order form. To view images of all our posters, old and new, visit our NPM Gallery.

What happens during Poetry Month? Thousands of bookstores, libraries, schools, and cultural institutions participate each year in National Poetry Month, through readings festivals, book displays, workshops, and other activities. The Academy actively works to catalyze these many activities. And by serving as a central clearing house for the publicity of these activities, and of the occasion itself, the Academy attempts to build a unified confederacy of many disparate and otherwise unconnected organizations-to make them parts of a whole.

The Academy works with partner institutions, including the American Booksellers Association, the American Libraries Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, the office of the U.S. Poet Laureate, and the Urban Libraries Council, to provide materials and assistance to participants across the country. This includes each year the creation and distribution of almost 200,000 National Poetry Month posters, which are mailed for free to teachers, librarians, and booksellers nationwide.

Through its web site the Academy provides free resources for poets, teachers, librarians and booksellers, including tips for developing effective poetry programs and displays, a listing of major national poetry awards and events, discussion forums, and exhibits featuring poems, biographies, photographs, bibliographies, and audio clips.

Each year, the Academy also attempts to program an original and exciting event to attract the public's attention for the launch of National Poetry Month, and actively encourages organizations and individuals nationwide to present more and better poetry events throughout the month of April. To ensure that poetry gains national attention in the media each April, the Academy mails several thousand National Poetry Month press releases and thousands of press kits each year to editors and journalists across the country. The Academy sends numerous mailings throughout the year to groups and individuals, such as the members of the National Book Critics Circle or regional book-selling associations, to encourage especially their participation in this effort, asking them to increase the amount of poetry books they review in April or give poetry a greater presence in their store windows and displays.

The Academy also develops and places National Poetry Month advertising in more than twenty-five national magazines and newspapers, and in so doing reaches the many millions of readers who might then visit their local bookstore or library or the shelves of their own homes.

What are the goals of National Poetry Month? There are seven goals for National Poetry Month:

To highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets

To introduce more Americans to the pleasures of reading poetry

To bring poets and poetry to the public in immediate and innovative ways

To make poetry a more important part of the school curriculum

To increase the attention paid to poetry by national and local media

To encourage increased publication, distribution, and sales of poetry books

To increase public and private philanthropic support for poets and poetry

When and by whom was National Poetry Month created? NPM was launched by The Academy of American Poets in April 1996.

C&B; Books Aspiring Authors
ASK WANDA REVIEW & PICKS FOR APRIL 2003

For Every Black Eye -Author- C.F. Hawthorne - Retail Price:$14.95- C&B; Price:$10.00
Reviewed by: Wanda Starkes, C&B; Books C.F. Hawthorne, inspiring author holds back no punches, as she powerfully exemplifies the chilling details of abuse and betrayal in her first novel, For Every Black Eye!
C.F. Hawthorne's novel is one of the most intriguing books that I have ever read! Her novel is loaded with love, support and spirituality however there is a dark side!
Annie Marie Scott, a loving, caring wife, a victim of unimaginable pain and suffering travels deep into her subconscious mind and finds Febe, her childhood guardian who is (no angel)! Febe shields and protects Annie from the outside world making it difficult for Annie to find the one true thing that she always wanted (love). While Annie is afraid and confused Febe is a true warrior! She is callous, courageous, with a serious yet funny sense of humor and is determine to be victorious For Every Black Eye.
After Annie is brutally attacked, Febe emerges and takes control over Annie's vegetable state-of-mind and body the way she has always done in the past but; this time it's War!
C. F. Hawthrone's gripping novel will have you eagerly turning each page as the realistic reality of abuse and heart-felt action keeps you in suspense from page one to the shocking bittersweet end. Payback can be Sweet but Hell has no Fury Compared to Revenge For Every Black Eye!

C&B; Price-$10.00

Best Seller - Author- Hope C. Clarke - Retail Price:$12.95 -C&B; Price:$10.00
Reviewed by: Wanda Starkes, C&B; Books C.F. Hawthorne, inspiring author holds back no punches, as she powerfully exemplifies the chilling details of abuse and betrayal in her first novel, For Every Black Eye!
C.F. Hawthorne's novel is one of the most intriguing books that I have ever read! Her novel is loaded with love, support and spirituality however there is a dark side!
Annie Marie Scott, a loving, caring wife, a victim of unimaginable pain and suffering travels deep into her subconscious mind and finds Febe, her childhood guardian who is (no angel)! Febe shields and protects Annie from the outside world making it difficult for Annie to find the one true thing that she always wanted (love). While Annie is afraid and confused Febe is a true warrior! She is callous, courageous, with a serious yet funny sense of humor and is determine to be victorious For Every Black Eye.
After Annie is brutally attacked, Febe emerges and takes control over Annie's vegetable state-of-mind and body the way she has always done in the past but; this time it's War!
C. F. Hawthrone's gripping novel will have you eagerly turning each page as the realistic reality of abuse and heart-felt action keeps you in suspense from page one to the shocking bittersweet end. Payback can be Sweet but Hell has no Fury Compared to Revenge For Every Black Eye

C&B; Price-$10.00

Leaving the Wilderness -Author- Tonya Blout-Retail Price:$14.95 -C&B; Price:$10.00
Reviewed by: Wanda Starkes, C&B; Books "Leaving the Wilderness" was ingeniously written. It discloses how an abusee overcame many dire impediments and triumphantly rised above it all. Revenge wasnt the storyline in Tonya Blount's novel. Eventhough ,she battled several diverse worlds: Good verses Evil; Love verses Hate; Emotions verses Spiritual. She ensured us that her lessons was well erudite. By allowing us to walk candidily with her to that spiritual intercession . Where she discovered her place of counterpoise.: "Her Lord and Savior!" As a reader , I'd like to applaud and thank Ms.Tonya Blount, for showing myself. That if we keep God first and believe with all our hearts.. That we too, can obviate any stumbling blocks in ones life. While holding steadfast to faith; We too can avoid our pitfalls along the way. But we must believe! As i conclude with (Psalms 23:4..... "Yea, though i walk through the valley of shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me, Your rod and Your staff, will comfort me.)

C&B; Price-$10.00

Website of the Year

Heather Covington of Disilgold.com has used her website to enhance all in the literary world: Authors, Publishers, Book Stores, Clubs and so much more. Never once has she asked for anything in return and this is why C&B; Books choose her site as Website of the year. Thank you Heather for all you do to support others. Keep Making Waves!

PerSOULnalities
$15.00

Delores Thornton is being nominated as Literary Queen
Please cast your votes at C&B; Books

She is the author of Ida Mae, Babe and newly released Any Body Seen Junebug.

Please visit her other two sites to learn all about Delores, she is also highlighted at Blackrefer.com.

Anybody Seen Junebug
$10.00
March & April Special
Buy 'Anybody Seen Junebug' and get 'Babe' Free

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