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Caitlin Phillips cuts out all the pages of books and replaces them with beautiful fabric ,to transform them into stylish purses. - Marlive Harris

Writing for publication? Need help with the submission process? Check out WordHustler.com! by: thegritsdotcom when: 38 min. ago - Marlive Harris

Thanks to technology that became available after Haley's death in 1992, nephew Chris Haley recently uncovered a new branch of his family tree that extends not from Africa but from Scotland, through Alex Haley's father's family. And it appears to confirm part of the Haley family history recounted in the novel Queen. - Marlive Harris

That is why, according to officials at the U.S. Postal Service, when a new stamp honoring Richard Wright (1908-1960) was commissioned, they decided that the stamp's background simply had to be the South Side of Chicago, where Wright lived and worked during a crucial, formative decade. - Marlive Harris

In a recession, what people want is a happy ending. At a time when booksellers are struggling to lure readers, sales of romance novels are outstripping most other categories of books and giving some buoyancy to an otherwise sluggish market. - Marlive Harris

Yet despite the economic downturn, and the fact that 7 out of 10 titles do not earn back their advance, the system doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. In recent interviews, a dozen New York-based publishers and agents told me, more or less, “Publishers have to keep buying books,” and “They have to bid for the best books” — which in large part means those that will sell. - Marlive Harris

Chris Brogan has written a very clear post about the 5 steps in the continuum from getting a prospective customer’s attention through the purchase phase, and beyond. - Marlive Harris

It’s easy for women to find communities that are interesting to them. - Marlive Harris

A quick and plain English intro the micro-blogging service Twitter. - Marlive Harris

Less than a week after reporting a terrible Christmas quarter, HarperCollins Publishers said it is dismissing two top executives and closing a major nonfiction division for which it had hired new editors. - Marlive Harris

First lady Michelle Obama is not pleased about the marketing of a pair of dolls that bear the same names as her daughters. “We believe it is inappropriate to use young private citizens for marketing purposes,” Ms. Obama’s spokeswoman said. - Marlive Harris

Self-publishing companies are in the business of selling dreams. But what if the dream becomes a nightmare? by Paula Span - Marlive Harris

The book business as we know it will not be living happily ever after. With sales stagnating, CEO heads rolling, big-name authors playing musical chairs, and Amazon looming as the new boogeyman, publishing might have to look for its future outside the corporate world. - Marlive Harris

Yes, it’s a nice, high-minded idea to join a book group, a way to make friends and read books that might otherwise sit untouched. But what happens when you wind up hating all the literary selections — or the other members? - Marlive Harris

Tune in to hear Yvonne Perry talk excitedly about her new ebook, Book Marketing in the Digital Age, Online Promotion Made Easy with On The Air host, Marlive Harris! - Marlive Harris

Two self-styled vigilantes against typos who defaced a more than 60-year-old, hand-painted sign at Grand Canyon National Park were sentenced to probation and banned from national parks for a year. They had removed an extraneous apostrophe and added a comma to the sign. - Marlive Harris

According to the American Library Association, in 2000 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ranked fifth among the 100 most frequently challenged books. At the same time, the Great Books Foundation placed Twain ’s novel 10th on its list of the world’s 100 greatest novels. - Marlive Harris

great article Brad! - Marlive Harris

From award winning writer, LaConnie Taylor Jones, comes another captivating and provacative romance about betrayal, forgiveness, passion, and perseverance - WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN <br /><br />WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN <br />LaConnie Taylor Jones <br / - Marlive Harris

This month we recommend books that present a variety of perspectives on fatherhood - past and present. But more importantly, these titles simply prove how much –Fathers We Need You! - Marlive Harris

Author Kimberly Cash Tate's In Love Virtual Book and Podcast Tour is coming to a computer screen near you May 26-June 1, 2008! - Marlive Harris

Weekend Edition Sunday, April 6, 2008 - Three days after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, performer Nina Simone and her band played at the Westbury Music Festival on Long Island, N.Y. They performed "Why? (The King of Love is Dead - Marlive Harris

Scott Sigler and Seth Harwood have spent the past few years writing novels, disseminating them over the Internet as serialized podcasts and amassing audiences so considerable that top-shelf agents and publishers are now eager to represent the authors. - Marlive Harris

The best-selling book/series, 'The No. 1 Ladies ’ Detective Agency,' written by Rhodesian-born writer Alexander McCall Smith, will be coming to HBO. The lead role of Precious Ramotswe will be played by Grammy Award singer, Jill Scott. - Marlive Harris

In December 2007, GMI polled 1,285 African-Americans about their reading habits and their opinions of the publishing industry. One of the major issues we examined was why more African-American authors haven’t crossed over into the mainstream. - Marlive Harris

Sweet Georgia Brown" is the coming of age story of a loving wife who always put her husband’s interests before her own. But when he crossed the line and forgot to give her what Aretha Franklin demanded, RESPECT, Georgia took looking out for number one t - Marlive Harris

Hell has no fury like a woman scorned! A docile housewife gets the 411 on her husband in Cheryl Robinson's new release, Sweet Georgia Brown - Marlive Harris

Dawn Meehan is earning a substantial income from her blog and has started another one. She's got a two-book deal and her literary agent is chatting with a movie producer. It is absolutely amazing how blogging and the Internet has transformed the lives of - Marlive Harris

Starting a Family Book Club is a creative and fun way for them to incorporate reading into their children's summer routine. - Marlive Harris

Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winner and internationally known Georgia-born novelist and poet, will place her archive with Emory University, Provost Earl Lewis announced today. - Marlive Harris