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Drie80

Drie80

has 13 followers and is following 12 people

I'll read anything. Really. Anything. If my tastes seem a bit eclectic it's because I enjoy every genre -- fiction, non-fiction, mysteries, classics, romances, chick lit, children's books (most of the ones listed on my shelf are books I'm reading to my young son), young adult, etc, etc, etc. Pretty much the only thing I haven't read a lot of... more »
  • VA, USA
  • member since May 14, 2008

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  • Ed Lynskey

    Ed Lynskey says

    Hi Drie80, My new suspense novel LAKE CHARLES is set in the Smoky Mountains. Kindle now, paper in June. Favorable review in Publishers Weekly. Best, Ed Lynskey

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • DeBerryandGrant

    DeBerryandGrant says

    Uptown--- a steamy, provocative, sexy, turbulent read…
    It's Official-Uptown has landed and should be on the shelves at bookstores near you!

    We say should, because, well, lets just say, sometimes they don't make it out of the stockroom in time for their big debut. This is where we need your help. If you go to find the book and it's not where it should be, first, please ask a sales associate to find it for you. And if they tell you they don't have it, be sure to let us know (even if they offer to order it for you, which is fine)! We need to know the store name and address so we can report it to our publisher. They are looking closely at early sales numbers (a lot like that first weekend at the box office for movies), but if the books aren't out they can't be purchased, so we need to let them know. So consider yourselves deputized as the Uptown Patrol!

    The day a book comes out is still both exciting and scary, but we're strapped in for the ride. We thank you for continuing to take the ride with us and we look forward to your comments about Uptown.

    Thanks!
    V&D

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • DeBerryandGrant

    DeBerryandGrant says

    We are outraged. In a moment of pique and frustration Virginia wrote an open letter to Oprah, and shared it with a few writer friends who are going through the same thing we are. Now the letter has started to go viral--getting a lot of repostings and inclusions in blogs, newsletters and on Facebook, so in case you hadn't seen it, we wanted to share our plight, the plight of many black authors with you, online friends and readers who have supported us all these years. http://twomindsfull.blogspot.com.

    In reality Oprah is just a metaphor--a name that might get this subject the attention it deserves. Because when you have a publication like Library Journal listing their 31 Best Books of 2009 http://ow.ly/HDU7 and the "genre" fiction list includes Street Lit --8 books, Romance, Thriller, Mystery, Christian-- but no category for contemporary African American writers, we are really in trouble.

    We are trying to encourage diversity in reading--books should be windows, not just mirrors!

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • DeBerryandGrant

    DeBerryandGrant says

    Thanks for joining us on Shelfari! In case you're interested, we have a DeBerry & Grant group here and in addition to checking us out here, and on our website, we blog regularly and are also on Myspace, Facebook and Twitter--all of which is very nearly another full time job! We even have YouTube videos and will be making another one next week in the new Simon & Schuster studio! Please visit our Tours page on the website and come out and see us if we're coming to your city.
    Again, thanks & happy 2009!

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    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Kristen H

    Kristen H says

    Hi, thanks for the vote.

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

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