tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36655115028233140282024-02-19T08:54:00.226-08:00The Book SquadWendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-81398816033453611152007-10-25T20:37:00.000-07:002007-10-25T20:57:43.763-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad: Bye... For Now<div>On October 26, 2007, <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/">The Book Squad </a>will begin an indefinite hiatus from the air.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>To go out in style, Karyn and Wendy will re-broadcast interviews that mean a great deal to them, for reasons they will discuss later. <a href="http://www.karinne.com/"><strong>Karrine Steffan's</strong> </a>interview from October 12 will air again, in support of her latest title, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vixen-Diaries-Karrine-Steffans/dp/0446582263/ref=pd_bbs_1/105-7969362-6275615?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193370069&sr=8-1"><strong><em>The Vixen Diaries</em></strong></a>. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Next, Roscoe Orman's interview from October 5 will air. Orman talks about his life as Gordon on Sesame St., as well as about his latest book, <em><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ricky-Mobo-Roscoe-Orman/dp/1592992552/ref=sr_1_1/105-7969362-6275615?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193370208&sr=1-1">Ricky and Mobo</a></strong></em>.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Then joining the mix, live, via phone, is <strong>DeMonica D. Gladney</strong>, author<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_tSVQGdhAxlyLvBtjptuelHdUz9A78V3UkLwttWiI_v3eTwC5fcWy6LiFgJZ0mlayULRi_SSYNatRayRwaXLgX94OKbTQhXaqzfArz5P2WH4dYWKZ9xY3X_WHRzefF39q66-RJkNsDa8/s1600-h/willingtowait.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125488736744458786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_tSVQGdhAxlyLvBtjptuelHdUz9A78V3UkLwttWiI_v3eTwC5fcWy6LiFgJZ0mlayULRi_SSYNatRayRwaXLgX94OKbTQhXaqzfArz5P2WH4dYWKZ9xY3X_WHRzefF39q66-RJkNsDa8/s320/willingtowait.jpg" border="0" /></a> of <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Willing-Wait-Manifestation-Monica-Gladney/dp/0972422927/ref=sr_1_5/105-7969362-6275615?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193370292&sr=1-5">Willing to Wait: From Revelation to Manifestation</a></em></strong>. Gladney, in addition to being a poet and author, is a corporate lawyer and former president of the Houston Lawyers Association.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Our special live in-studio guest is <strong>Christina"Chrissie Love" Russell</strong> of <a href="http://www.islandfmonline.com/"><strong>102.9 Island FM</strong></a> Radio in Nassau, Bahamas.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So join us for our last Friday together on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/"><strong>wmet1160.com</strong> </a>as we say a fond farewell for now and turn out all the lights behind us...</div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-8093999401456348542007-10-18T19:38:00.000-07:002007-10-18T20:17:28.289-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MQruRimggxt51vCNkR3FawdgGv8ktGRbmCbmqHhvdDdm1xeFox43iHelEEEN6JRcd0iezM12k5vQClZe50drG5d675wcdh1YpZ6goHLhD9ZxmQB0BLyN6Bi5XWC2UJ4qw2ltIbmFQNMl/s1600-h/forloveofdog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122880769892388770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MQruRimggxt51vCNkR3FawdgGv8ktGRbmCbmqHhvdDdm1xeFox43iHelEEEN6JRcd0iezM12k5vQClZe50drG5d675wcdh1YpZ6goHLhD9ZxmQB0BLyN6Bi5XWC2UJ4qw2ltIbmFQNMl/s320/forloveofdog.jpg" border="0" /></a>We have pets... and something completely different on <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>this Friday.<br /><br /><div><div></div><br /><div>The "Pets" part of the show begins with <strong><a href="http://www.dogsbestfriendtraining.com/index.php">Patricia B. McConnell</a></strong>, author of <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Dog-Understanding-Emotion-Friend/dp/0345477154/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-7547285-4537742?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192762491&sr=1-1">For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend</a></em></strong>. McConnell has much-needed advice for those of us who love and cherish our dogs but don't have a clue as to why they do some of the things they do.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Then <a href="http://www.newsagepress.com/foodpetsdiefor.html"><strong>Ann M. Martin</strong> </a>joins us to talk about <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Food-Pets-Die-Shocking-Facts/dp/0939165562/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-7547285-4537742?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192761837&sr=8-1">Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpMTe1rotarMo-Wl2Tfh6I-u0ru6nqFQ4AKhWi7PfUgxhrFMuC11S0LCKH7_hhH_KFjtgF64J6u-hH6wWE-xse4JAhITjdRBnkVcaGoIkzHszvTTyLw3fzZ_WnoOBo447l12L6u9I-ZY_/s1600-h/foodpetsdiefor.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122881311058268114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpMTe1rotarMo-Wl2Tfh6I-u0ru6nqFQ4AKhWi7PfUgxhrFMuC11S0LCKH7_hhH_KFjtgF64J6u-hH6wWE-xse4JAhITjdRBnkVcaGoIkzHszvTTyLw3fzZ_WnoOBo447l12L6u9I-ZY_/s320/foodpetsdiefor.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Food-Pets-Die-Shocking-Facts/dp/0939165562/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-7547285-4537742?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192761837&sr=8-1">About Pet Food</a></em></strong>. Martin discusses the dirty little secrets of pet food companies and offers her own alternatives, nutritional advice, and strategies to avoid scams aimed at pet owners.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div> </div><div>The "Something Completely Different" comes in the form of Essence best seller <strong><a href="http://www.daaimahspoole.com/">Daaimah S. Poole</a></strong>, author of <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-Want-Everything-Daaimah-Poole/dp/075822060X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-7547285-4537742?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192762262&sr=1-2">All I Want is Everything</a></em></strong>. In this, her latest novel, Poole says she<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOs_apA_2hrI7K67L4MVpvsl8SmCCSPk-VGpJVJ5mzmK6QXdqdx8RQqgG9wTg-xpgPKaxXmhiyUt26JBmoFqpkUFL_qR7MrLkTM7LoAMgVGDz9nfSSmAt9DBzQZ1kqRqJCZHbjxBp2GaHX/s1600-h/alliwantiseverything.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122880769892388802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOs_apA_2hrI7K67L4MVpvsl8SmCCSPk-VGpJVJ5mzmK6QXdqdx8RQqgG9wTg-xpgPKaxXmhiyUt26JBmoFqpkUFL_qR7MrLkTM7LoAMgVGDz9nfSSmAt9DBzQZ1kqRqJCZHbjxBp2GaHX/s320/alliwantiseverything.jpg" border="0" /></a> "confronts a dilemma that many of us tackle every day -- fear. Fear of putting our all into a dream and walking into the unknown."</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://stores.lulu.com/samuraibaby"><strong>Marcus Robinson</strong> </a>is in the Author Spotlight.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Plus <strong>Heather Taylor</strong> from <a href="http://www.heathertaylorshow.com/"><strong>The Heather Taylor Show</strong> </a>loved co-hosting so much that she's back again. And there's <strong>Wendy's World</strong>.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>So sit, fetch, roll over, and listen to <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>on <strong><a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/">wmet1160.com</a></strong>, tomorrow from noon to 1:00 PM. We'll even let you sit on the couch!</div></div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-30527896037550944732007-10-12T05:22:00.000-07:002007-10-12T06:03:12.858-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad: Vixens and Secrets!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBROtwxYCzHp-9dQmko47ryg6fTkK-iKcHVM9uiW5CBg3nuXnNkWJw0LZmULC2Sia9R-rAhc-m1uDr2scB3r_IpRM1aD_IP49cNBGg8bpi1TbtS5q-1wPr9rJmccJYpWqZ7Kr7RgvzBqM/s1600-h/vixendiaries.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120434703466646178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBROtwxYCzHp-9dQmko47ryg6fTkK-iKcHVM9uiW5CBg3nuXnNkWJw0LZmULC2Sia9R-rAhc-m1uDr2scB3r_IpRM1aD_IP49cNBGg8bpi1TbtS5q-1wPr9rJmccJYpWqZ7Kr7RgvzBqM/s320/vixendiaries.jpg" border="0" /></a>It's a day for the ladies on <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/">The Book Squad</a></strong>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />First up, we have <a href="http://www.karrine.com/"><strong>Karrine Steffans</strong> </a>-- no descriptor needed. The always controversial author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Video-Vixen-Karrine-Steffans/dp/006089248X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/104-4810356-7206333?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192192705&sr=1-2"><em>Confessions of a Video Vixen</em> </a>is back with her latest, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vixen-Diaries-Karrine-Steffans/dp/0446582263/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-4810356-7206333?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192192705&sr=1-1"><strong><em>The Vixen Diaries</em></strong></a>, in which she regales us with lessons learned after the ascent afforded her with the publication of <em>Confessions</em>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br /><br />Then <strong>Dari Dyrness-Olssen</strong> shares <a href="http://www.buybooksontheweb.com/product.aspx?ISBN=0-7414-3236-6"><strong><em>Seven Secrets For Girls: Simple Solutions to Survive Boys and Stay Sane</em></strong></a>. She says to girls that "THIS WILL BE THE MOS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9W7-1J0sS_EPxQCriKRYtjD_Xd7Udevyh-qvBOCRinU_pUyASYXUJ0gwxZO9BOhjVP-RUOq6dKT3dXNhxdq1eIYXMrPBYKsQnfH7KqTbEMRQEBB89xN964XeelUmqbTZq72sabywm0ilA/s1600-h/7secrets.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120434707761613490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9W7-1J0sS_EPxQCriKRYtjD_Xd7Udevyh-qvBOCRinU_pUyASYXUJ0gwxZO9BOhjVP-RUOq6dKT3dXNhxdq1eIYXMrPBYKsQnfH7KqTbEMRQEBB89xN964XeelUmqbTZq72sabywm0ilA/s320/7secrets.jpg" border="0" /></a>T IMPORTANT BOOK THAT YOU WILL EVER READ. The information found in this book will positively affect your life FOREVER. After reading SEVEN SECRETS you will have the skills to become happier, healthier, and more satisfied with your life." We're all for that.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.laconnietaylorjones.com/"><strong>LaConnie Taylor-Jones</strong> </a>, author of <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/When-You-Indigo-LaConnie-Taylor-Jones/dp/1585712507/ref=sr_1_1/104-4810356-7206333?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192193013&sr=1-1">When I'm With You</a></em></strong>, is in the Author Spotlight.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Plus there's much more, including <strong>Wendy's World.</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So join us today at noon on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/"><strong>wmet1160.com</strong></a>. Hey, ladies!Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-54033913147433698522007-10-04T21:44:00.000-07:002007-10-04T22:39:47.978-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad: Celebrating the Capital Bookfest!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnP_0aOTPIP-ciagr4xaiSe6aWODgfVefsOuGcabvuEhNXma0tSBBCsLqdnqLm1sJs6ugNY6GD2sufEblkIPaBUR1wWpgojeyydjFg44f0glJicu0CHP_I5MCIz8QCEZZCcWjm7QKK67g/s1600-h/capitalbookfestlogo.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117721883812214498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnP_0aOTPIP-ciagr4xaiSe6aWODgfVefsOuGcabvuEhNXma0tSBBCsLqdnqLm1sJs6ugNY6GD2sufEblkIPaBUR1wWpgojeyydjFg44f0glJicu0CHP_I5MCIz8QCEZZCcWjm7QKK67g/s320/capitalbookfestlogo.gif" border="0" /></a>This weekend in D.C., it's all about <a href="http://www.capitalbookfest.org/"><strong>The 3rd Annual Capital Bookfest</strong></a>. Not to toot our own horn -- TOOT, TOOT! -- but <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>is one of the sponsors of this event, taking place on Saturday, October 6 at the Blvd @ Cap Centre, in Largo, Maryland. Over 100 authors from a myriad of genres will be there. Three of them will appear on tomorrow's <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/">Book Squad</a></strong>. <div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEq83RKubWYtSMNCDM-hGhfWRE55CFprgIjcJbnsdO4L723y7OZ0_GfLZxcTXeAy0qkhKEE9_HprDms74f_KBcnkpMBTuc3YHW02U5VAcF9e8y4uFl4e9WOUDbulXH_C9Q2rr1X4zUC08/s1600-h/rickyandmobo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117721226682218162" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEq83RKubWYtSMNCDM-hGhfWRE55CFprgIjcJbnsdO4L723y7OZ0_GfLZxcTXeAy0qkhKEE9_HprDms74f_KBcnkpMBTuc3YHW02U5VAcF9e8y4uFl4e9WOUDbulXH_C9Q2rr1X4zUC08/s320/rickyandmobo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Poet, F.O.T.B.S., and organizer of the event, <strong><a href="http://www.kwamealexander.com/">Kwame Alexander</a></strong>, is first up to whet your appetites with what awaits you at the event. He's holding down every aspect of <strong><a href="http://www.capitalbookfest.org/">The Bookfest</a></strong>, right down to the weather, which, he promises will be in the moderate eighty-degree range. </div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Those of you who were rabid fans of <a href="http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/"><strong>Sesame Street</strong> </a>in your youth will undoubtedly remember our next guest, <strong><a href="http://www.roscoeorman.com/">Roscoe Orman</a></strong>. The actor, who has played Gordon for thirty-five years, has written his second book, <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ricky-Mobo-Roscoe-Orman/dp/1592992552/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-9874014-5648042?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191561569&sr=1-1">Ricky and Mobo</a></em></strong>, a story of a boy and his favorite mechanical horse.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Next we shift gears to <strong><a href="http://www.johnamaechi.com/">John Amaechi</a></strong>, author of the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQtPEbm4Q-XKn9IvKgaO7GSfPNTPSG6dnrDFMwj0ncpyjC0qLBjO9Sc6UGztVSDcJfzaPsE3vgpLN07sVEiT68GsDdPtGXoPaS1i3ew5So7AXbvNLdz22eU2LwlsSCBBK7SUWCVCsj7GM/s1600-h/maninmiddle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117721230977185474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQtPEbm4Q-XKn9IvKgaO7GSfPNTPSG6dnrDFMwj0ncpyjC0qLBjO9Sc6UGztVSDcJfzaPsE3vgpLN07sVEiT68GsDdPtGXoPaS1i3ew5So7AXbvNLdz22eU2LwlsSCBBK7SUWCVCsj7GM/s320/maninmiddle.jpg" border="0" /></a>controversial <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/MAN-MIDDLE-John-Amaechi/dp/1933060190/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-9874014-5648042?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191561714&sr=1-1">Man in the Middle</a></em></strong>. Amaechi tells us about his life's journey, from a hardscrabble existence in Manchester, England, to being a closeted gay man in the uber-masculine NBA, to his present quest to make the world a better place.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div><strong><a href="http://www.victoriarowell.com/">Victoria Rowell</a></strong>, accomplished television actress and philanthropist, has now added <em>memorist</em> to her list of talents. With her book <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Raised-Me-Memoir/dp/006124659X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-9874014-5648042?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191561850&sr=1-1">The Women Who Raised Me</a></em></strong>, Rowell<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQWpS3fkOcjMMYLCNDCgcbal6JcP_iJ0wiJ2Yv09TqzESFMEZ5xWDGN8Nk0EX5NDewMA4MHXm0TwEIhGxaDgdRW6Eor1YWhSTWdR01aXLSrvbY9-lG21yhgrXO60BfoS-r64ABj2B5eLZ/s1600-h/womenwhoraisedme.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117721230977185490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQWpS3fkOcjMMYLCNDCgcbal6JcP_iJ0wiJ2Yv09TqzESFMEZ5xWDGN8Nk0EX5NDewMA4MHXm0TwEIhGxaDgdRW6Eor1YWhSTWdR01aXLSrvbY9-lG21yhgrXO60BfoS-r64ABj2B5eLZ/s320/womenwhoraisedme.jpg" border="0" /></a> chronicles her life as a biracial ward of the state of Maine who could've fallen through the cracks of an overburdened foster-care system -- had it not been for several amazing women who loved, guided, and nurtured her.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>Author <strong><a href="mailto:theheathertaylorshow@yahoo.com">Heather Taylor</a></strong>, host of WMET 1160's <strong><a href="http://www.heathertaylorshow.com/">The Heather Taylor Show</a></strong>, is today's guest co-host with Wendy in studio.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>So listen Friday -- noon, Friday -- to The Book Squad on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/">WMET1160.com</a>. And see you Saturday, October 6 at <a href="http://www.capitalbookfest.org/"><strong>The 3rd Annual Capital Bookfest</strong></a>.</div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-35993767871532296122007-09-27T19:04:00.000-07:002007-09-27T19:37:19.159-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad: ROAD TRIP!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nSJW-kWZrjAVN8Q-xg01M6yS7Shfug94d1TfeukWzNATIVoDhw5TzZcyKyYWlfuuG8diIYsVolEK51jHlRJhFJeIPR6TlOtvfQQzHqkf6AWhwltBqW6DUYO6crbc3D9FaS11gF5jDTg3/s1600-h/ifididit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115077975794938738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nSJW-kWZrjAVN8Q-xg01M6yS7Shfug94d1TfeukWzNATIVoDhw5TzZcyKyYWlfuuG8diIYsVolEK51jHlRJhFJeIPR6TlOtvfQQzHqkf6AWhwltBqW6DUYO6crbc3D9FaS11gF5jDTg3/s320/ifididit.jpg" border="0" /></a>This week, Karyn and Wendy broadcast <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>from the Infinity Publishing's <a href="http://www.authorsconference.com/"><strong>8th Annual Author's Conference</strong> </a>in sunny Valley Forge, PA. Conference attendees will attend seminars and gain strategies for producing and marketing their self-published books.<br /><div></div><br /><div>First up, conference attendee <strong><a href="http://www.authorsconference.com/pdf/kampmann.pdf">Eric Kampmann</a>, </strong>President<strong> </strong>of Beaufort Books and Midnight Trade Distributors, appears on the show to discuss how he came to bring the O.J. Simpson tome, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/If-I-Did-Confessions-Killer/dp/0825305888/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-6994967-4953438?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190945005&sr=8-1"><strong><em>If I Did It</em></strong></a>, to the masses.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>Tom Gregory</strong>, <a href="http://www.infinitypublishing.com/">Infinity Publishing's </a>President, tells <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>Book Squad</strong> </a>listeners about his latest endeavor, <strong><a href="http://www.authornation.com/">Authornation,</a></strong> the online community for authors, writers, poets, and their readers. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong><a href="http://www.breathingbetterlivingwell.com/abouttheauthor.php">Jane M. Martin</a></strong>, the author of <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Breathe-Better-Live-Wellness-Shortness/dp/074141516X/ref=sr_1_1/103-6994967-4953438?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190946313&sr=1-1">Breathe Better, Living in Wellness: Winning Your Battle Over Shortness of Breath</a></em></strong> shares with us the secret of better living through better breathing.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5n0OeVJU2mYPNx9tl73d_Vali4JlPXfgV6q5iMHnQaed-iHzr-jyvdkIgKYqx-6WeLfR2TOAyIJ-dxf4sJEKksNpznPdnSrDmLYE8F6QrD3xB7XqCTPc1-SkrWRrHpAH6DNg33YQQtKlw/s1600-h/breathebetter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115078005859709842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5n0OeVJU2mYPNx9tl73d_Vali4JlPXfgV6q5iMHnQaed-iHzr-jyvdkIgKYqx-6WeLfR2TOAyIJ-dxf4sJEKksNpznPdnSrDmLYE8F6QrD3xB7XqCTPc1-SkrWRrHpAH6DNg33YQQtKlw/s320/breathebetter.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Lastly, Conference Coordinator <strong>John Harnish</strong> visits with other break-out Infinity authors in tow.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So, listen to <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>on Friday, from noon to 1:oo on <strong><a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/">wmet1160.com</a></strong> and check out the new improved website! It's the next best thing to being with Karyn and Wendy at the conference.</div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-49304193852629898282007-09-20T23:38:00.000-07:002007-09-21T00:43:04.602-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad: All of the West Indian Massives!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDyGhEVMCPBECJmm8nx9G16TmkEgJmrfvOH0BQDQwN1sMJ5lHL2UHTfiX4AVZCiFIHqY3cN1k8Z9Vw2150zXeuzFxX56YCxOx5t48rO7UhcYEA21wzl5J9gCUGdfnK5MsDS7C3xIuDcS_/s1600-h/brotheri'mdying.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112552380406067986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDyGhEVMCPBECJmm8nx9G16TmkEgJmrfvOH0BQDQwN1sMJ5lHL2UHTfiX4AVZCiFIHqY3cN1k8Z9Vw2150zXeuzFxX56YCxOx5t48rO7UhcYEA21wzl5J9gCUGdfnK5MsDS7C3xIuDcS_/s320/brotheri'mdying.jpg" border="0" /></a>Karyn and Wendy are back with new shows for you, the devoted listeners. And, as summer winds down, we cleave to the lazy hot days of summer -- elsewhere -- by showcasing authors from the West Indies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />First up, we have award-winning Haitian-born author <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwidge_Danticat"><strong>Edwidge Danticat</strong></a>, whose latest work, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Im-Dying-Edwidge-Danticat/dp/1400041155/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1192845-1199033?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190356611&sr=8-1"><strong><em>Brother, I'm Dying</em></strong></a>, is a touching journey of how she comes to terms with tragically losing both her biological and surrogate fathers at the same time, all while preparing herself for impending motherhood.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTj38ZbhrWNDxcjzE8S7Qzv7qiQwHTz7dhriYKEC2gNjVjG9WaUAHZaB1UuV3sPtmGzE4JjCDntEEj-QPTRBJBHAk4ITC1CywM63u4f43c3Zr4sqsOSNeKCaapQqs5pFcCUkf0sqCkLLb/s1600-h/girlwithgoldenshoes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112552384701035298" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTj38ZbhrWNDxcjzE8S7Qzv7qiQwHTz7dhriYKEC2gNjVjG9WaUAHZaB1UuV3sPtmGzE4JjCDntEEj-QPTRBJBHAk4ITC1CywM63u4f43c3Zr4sqsOSNeKCaapQqs5pFcCUkf0sqCkLLb/s320/girlwithgoldenshoes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Next, there's Jamaican author <a href="http://www.colinchanner.com/"><strong>Colin Channer,</strong></a> often called "Bob Marley with a pen," according to <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org/"><strong>Wikipedia</strong></a>. He discusses his latest, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Golden-Shoes-Colin-Channer/dp/1933354267/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-1192845-1199033?ie=UTF8&s=books&sr=1-1"><strong><em>The Girl With the Golden Shoes</em></strong></a>, a 2007 <a href="http://www.thewashingtonpost.com/"><strong><em>Washington Post</em></strong> </a>Spring Pick.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Also joing Karyn and Wendy is <a href="http://www.blackartemis.com/"><strong>Sofia Quintero</strong></a>, aka <strong><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=58058843">Black Artemis</a></strong>, <em>nuesta<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69veSceUCiMIGc6jfMZWBzmTaLrC0Kfar7o5Tmys9E3ShLtai0qEAsNPfhALKVfpqQLyON2CY0CcZJaaz2eDlljMfozPgSwAYJ-vO6X6JFl0O3k_MzJWGuwdndsoyQTqFS3YjRXsJgzrU/s1600-h/namesicallmysister.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112552384701035314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69veSceUCiMIGc6jfMZWBzmTaLrC0Kfar7o5Tmys9E3ShLtai0qEAsNPfhALKVfpqQLyON2CY0CcZJaaz2eDlljMfozPgSwAYJ-vO6X6JFl0O3k_MzJWGuwdndsoyQTqFS3YjRXsJgzrU/s320/namesicallmysister.jpg" border="0" /></a> hermana dominicana y puertoriquena</em> from the Bronx, holding it down with her latest <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Names-Call-My-Sister-Stories/dp/0060890231/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-1192845-1199033?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190356893&sr=1-3"><strong><em>Names I Call My Sister</em></strong></a>. She challenges essentialist notions of Latino culture, feminism, and street lit, all interwoven with a hip hop sensibility.</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.deborahslappeypitts.com/"><strong>Deborah Slappey Pitts</strong> </a>is in the Author Spotlight.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So, listen to <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>tomorrow on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/">WMET1160.com</a>. We'll keep an iced Bacardi and Coke waiting for ya...Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-60697166169583441452007-09-07T07:40:00.000-07:002007-09-07T07:44:36.942-07:00The Book Squad Begins a Two-Week Hiatus...... but we'll be back on September 21 with whole new guests and a brand spanking new website. In the meantime, we'll be re-running two of our most favorite shows. Listen at <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/"><strong>wmet1160.com</strong></a>, if you haven't been with us from the beginning.<br /><br />Thanks for sticking with us for this fantastic ride that is <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong></a>. We appreciate it!Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-16676882705689061492007-08-30T20:11:00.000-07:002007-08-30T21:07:11.127-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vK2LQ5nWM4zr4ROH0CfgXQesciIgQPsS_GlWMv828ncvrpZ5YSuZelygwyRbiAw1u1Rhuoy3xOMgHhEyDeqTfemMYxuiYpjhCa-_C9AevXsGOYL6p4yd_WJ_uUq27g_eAp8Ogvu_pEiD/s1600-h/weaponsmassseduction.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104708602273007010" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vK2LQ5nWM4zr4ROH0CfgXQesciIgQPsS_GlWMv828ncvrpZ5YSuZelygwyRbiAw1u1Rhuoy3xOMgHhEyDeqTfemMYxuiYpjhCa-_C9AevXsGOYL6p4yd_WJ_uUq27g_eAp8Ogvu_pEiD/s320/weaponsmassseduction.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div>We have in store for you an unprecedented day on <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/">The Book Squad:</a></strong><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>One hour. Six author interviews. Six women with smoking hot literary careers. The <a href="http://femmefantastik.blogspot.com/index.html"><strong>Femme Fantastik Tour</strong> </a>kicks off with a stop at our studios. In addition to <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/">The Book Squad</a></strong>'s own <strong><a href="http://www.wendycoakley-thompson.com/">Wendy Coakley-Thompson</a></strong>, the Tour consists of the following authors who will be front and center:</div><div><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.loribryantwoolridge.com/standard.asp?PageID=1">Lori Bryant Woolridge</a></strong></div><div><a href="http://www.authorcarmengreen.com/"><strong>Carmen Green</strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104707515646281010" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6MzHGpwv0uSv10eraPEcEW_KuBPJDxbiaY1b2NJtCIkPrdumc1C9baREwX5f0K8kTeUePiShyDLVMtqYtjox5rf1Gr8pTWat5q1ZNv0JdJ1Je5JnYwYC-FAXJnrxcvAQYdCnxj0MPLWI/s320/whatfoolbelieves.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.ninafoxx.com/"><strong>Nina Foxx</strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104707962322879858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHH182D_Dd2JWBonAdGW1uRLj2V-JlJOCJqzTtJxTPGPOH5-tNNT0zOqkq4kzFziP6_iY8CuqqwBMMUCZg8lgn-38I7yXFpdAdLt-UpbLv2MLExV7ssAq4a_wGhzDgtC5X1zZ3Ttqdbet/s320/marryingup.gif" border="0" /></a></div><div><strong><a href="http://www.reshondatatebillingsley.com/">ReShonda Tate Billingsley</a></strong></div><div><strong><a href="http://www.bertaplatas.com/">Berta Platas</a></strong></div><div><a href="http://www.trisharthomas.com/"><strong>Trisha Thomas</strong><br /></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPO9DkcwgfOclwt4s267OXwdzOSQd71HWwuorzU1Wf_2jFgz6RxVlHDDBXFFSCYBNhwIIkQKG0lw95fwVJa3RroSrZpmPPPa_0sG66HUj8qO1Mq8knbbe6DlGhxCe6M-6eJBkV-vWCU6H/s1600-h/evrybodysayamen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104707515646281042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPO9DkcwgfOclwt4s267OXwdzOSQd71HWwuorzU1Wf_2jFgz6RxVlHDDBXFFSCYBNhwIIkQKG0lw95fwVJa3RroSrZpmPPPa_0sG66HUj8qO1Mq8knbbe6DlGhxCe6M-6eJBkV-vWCU6H/s320/evrybodysayamen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p> </p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9gx5OWnlfjk1vg82vSZmWW2-CkjqPtxMJMuvNs6RzIFLdnNKyLibJShu3Ithal-Uc53o5egteGREvHnFmxk3dqXHu48s8tTISt55ZScCLj5EeKYSSx9YKFhGWVmMZamCKaLlCsZcUn2w/s1600-h/cindylopez.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104707519941248354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9gx5OWnlfjk1vg82vSZmWW2-CkjqPtxMJMuvNs6RzIFLdnNKyLibJShu3Ithal-Uc53o5egteGREvHnFmxk3dqXHu48s8tTISt55ZScCLj5EeKYSSx9YKFhGWVmMZamCKaLlCsZcUn2w/s320/cindylopez.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Sammy E. Williams</strong> is in the Author Spotlight<br /></div><div> </div><div>Join us tomorrow at <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/"><strong>wmet1160.com</strong></a>. Isn't it the ultimate fantasy to have eight women entertain you all at once...?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvmx0Az5iu9NOuTZgvlyk7Sd39qpIEivRwFteErEqVwnpfO9NRweX7dqTTYTr3tkUSlpyG_G-Qx0LCNs1dEyYkwlQ7K-uSvWtm8C4873NWreIHwYPy6j_8M_QAaSbHLPzdct9aaPbfkIv/s1600-h/nappilymarried.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104707966617847170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvmx0Az5iu9NOuTZgvlyk7Sd39qpIEivRwFteErEqVwnpfO9NRweX7dqTTYTr3tkUSlpyG_G-Qx0LCNs1dEyYkwlQ7K-uSvWtm8C4873NWreIHwYPy6j_8M_QAaSbHLPzdct9aaPbfkIv/s320/nappilymarried.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvmx0Az5iu9NOuTZgvlyk7Sd39qpIEivRwFteErEqVwnpfO9NRweX7dqTTYTr3tkUSlpyG_G-Qx0LCNs1dEyYkwlQ7K-uSvWtm8C4873NWreIHwYPy6j_8M_QAaSbHLPzdct9aaPbfkIv/s1600-h/nappilymarried.jpg"></a> </p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvmx0Az5iu9NOuTZgvlyk7Sd39qpIEivRwFteErEqVwnpfO9NRweX7dqTTYTr3tkUSlpyG_G-Qx0LCNs1dEyYkwlQ7K-uSvWtm8C4873NWreIHwYPy6j_8M_QAaSbHLPzdct9aaPbfkIv/s1600-h/nappilymarried.jpg"></a> </p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><p> </p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><p> </p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvmx0Az5iu9NOuTZgvlyk7Sd39qpIEivRwFteErEqVwnpfO9NRweX7dqTTYTr3tkUSlpyG_G-Qx0LCNs1dEyYkwlQ7K-uSvWtm8C4873NWreIHwYPy6j_8M_QAaSbHLPzdct9aaPbfkIv/s1600-h/nappilymarried.jpg"></a> </p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-39951658220745008082007-08-25T19:25:00.000-07:002007-08-26T21:14:01.576-07:00Karyn and Wendy Catch the YouTube Wave!Hey, y'all!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>has gone Internet video. Check out our promo below, made as a collaborative effort between Karyn and Wendy and <a href="mailto:ryanheathcock@mac.com"><strong>Ryan J. Heathcock</strong></a>, a talented D.C.-area videographer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='280' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyxg6kYGWMKDhCsdCxJ5tJ8qc_NIyB35fnxRXLZMkddJ2-elKt4un303kCedXCQyDobsd21F1NeMAdmRpioIA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><p>Hope you like it. Let us know what you think by dropping a comment here or e-mailing us at <a href="mailto:info@thebooksquad.com">info@thebooksquad.com</a>.</p>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-46805474735254557702007-08-23T19:34:00.000-07:002007-08-23T20:05:45.869-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUOyHm0FYgkJUaloBbZ9bcdoEcLMiSB6IfjRwP56C1-rMFfyR3iWRYzIG0Dcd-cUnaLJ781wFdM1KyFFT1-XNBDjjTsQi_Bbm8myjnbMSFdZ3xg2631U6cf9eVojd6KKxGPL6wSMw3oO2/s1600-h/circlingmom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102097197732529378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUOyHm0FYgkJUaloBbZ9bcdoEcLMiSB6IfjRwP56C1-rMFfyR3iWRYzIG0Dcd-cUnaLJ781wFdM1KyFFT1-XNBDjjTsQi_Bbm8myjnbMSFdZ3xg2631U6cf9eVojd6KKxGPL6wSMw3oO2/s320/circlingmom.jpg" border="0" /></a>On Friday's <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/">Book Squad</a></strong>, we're meeting authors who have the courage to examine their lives through memoirs.<br /><div></div><br /><div> </div><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Gordon"><strong>Mary Gordon,</strong> </a>a successful fiction writer in her own right, talks to us about her latest nonfiction work, a memoir called <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Circling-My-Mother-Mary-Gordon/dp/0375424563/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-7511091-8245446?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187922743&sr=8-1">Circling My Mother</a></em></strong>. In the book, Gordon explores her mother's extraordinary life, their relationship, and Gordon's own role as a daughter.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div>Next up is journalist <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=77991"><strong>Mike O'Connor</strong></a>. Through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pursued-Disaster-Followed-Closely-Catastrophe/dp/0375504796/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-7511091-8245446?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187922822&sr=1-1"><strong><em>Crisis, Pursued by Disaster, Followed Closely by Catastrophe: A Memoir of Life on </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pursued-Disaster-Followed-Closely-Catastrophe/dp/0375504796/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-7511091-8245446?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187922822&sr=1-1">the Run</em></strong></a> -- what Kirkus Reviews calls his "riveting debut" -- O'Connor delves into his childhood of lies created by his parents and his quest to get to the hidden truth.</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY8i48gvui0K2qcsgGfAP0_6lImiDQHk-0-2W5eKux2p3Ml8OZlnjURRDUt0M0cCVyHPGlQVW6WzIo4eYRWpTaRzUHtFw12TTP2k5qVfFYLEJ4o2mP1EWqUHFEoBEe9u_-zAlruS47F6R/s1600-h/crisispursued.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102097202027496690" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY8i48gvui0K2qcsgGfAP0_6lImiDQHk-0-2W5eKux2p3Ml8OZlnjURRDUt0M0cCVyHPGlQVW6WzIo4eYRWpTaRzUHtFw12TTP2k5qVfFYLEJ4o2mP1EWqUHFEoBEe9u_-zAlruS47F6R/s320/crisispursued.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.yolandatucker.net/"><strong>Yolanda Tucker</strong> </a>is in the Author Spotlight.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So join us tomorrow at noon on <a href="http://wmet1160.com/"><strong>wmet1160.com</strong></a>. We'll give you something to remember...</div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-48570033268596457352007-08-16T20:18:00.000-07:002007-08-16T20:52:19.307-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhP9OhGVU8NGj4_kbh5G88VzVIlhyphenhyphengf-5MGGhyCAZTpmaH7N-QuSdFzOGTpT5tiaYny_R17z5OFF2P4yjOgwKZALTzz93reeYapg1ovJ16NVv_LDxg6KzbzD6_uIXbT08q3tHXrXbXlyA/s1600-h/exitA.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099511004650079394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhP9OhGVU8NGj4_kbh5G88VzVIlhyphenhyphengf-5MGGhyCAZTpmaH7N-QuSdFzOGTpT5tiaYny_R17z5OFF2P4yjOgwKZALTzz93reeYapg1ovJ16NVv_LDxg6KzbzD6_uIXbT08q3tHXrXbXlyA/s320/exitA.jpg" border="0" /></a>It's Manly Men Day on <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/">The Book Squad</a></strong>, and we've got two authors whose pursuits and life experiences have ensured -- in spades -- that they, indeed, qualify to be present.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.anthonyswofford.com/"><strong>Anthony Swofford</strong> </a>is first up to introduce us to his next literary gem, <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exit-Novel-Anthony-Swofford/dp/074327038X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-1384016-1142441?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187320368&sr=8-1">Exit A.</a></em></strong> Unless your address is under a rock, you must know that <strong>Swofford</strong> is also the author of <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jarhead-Marines-Chronicle-Other-Battles/dp/0743235355/ref=ed_oe_h/002-1384016-1142441?ie=UTF8&qid=1187320368&sr=8-2">Jarhead</a></em></strong>, his memoir detailing his life as a Marine sniper during Desert Storm -- a book which later became a film starring <a href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&amp;amp;aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2006-22,GGLG:en&q=Jake+Gyllenhaal"><strong>Jake Gyllenhaal</strong></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZHuRvKyJ-QEyQRLVFaSQfDQworiwdQAB9zquHeHonZJYlmq0msLggdq4_De7MiVPojQBUvuV6dIRnjP1MmSCeHdINbN09KLkpgmbaV6vl6YG1sNBEtUJ3ctN__yxco2I4VjnOdk69Cra/s1600-h/testament.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099511004650079410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZHuRvKyJ-QEyQRLVFaSQfDQworiwdQAB9zquHeHonZJYlmq0msLggdq4_De7MiVPojQBUvuV6dIRnjP1MmSCeHdINbN09KLkpgmbaV6vl6YG1sNBEtUJ3ctN__yxco2I4VjnOdk69Cra/s320/testament.gif" border="0" /></a> Speaking of authors who have a film connection, <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>welcomes back <strong><a href="http://www.ericvanlustbader.com/thriller/content/index.asp">Eric Van Lustbader</a></strong>. Again, unless you're living under that same rock mentioned above, you also know that <strong>Van Lustbader</strong> has taken over <strong>Robert Ludlum's</strong> Jason Bourne franchise. This time, he discusses his own non-Bourne-related work called <strong><em><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780765353436&itm=4">The Testament</a></em></strong>, which is, according to <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780765353436&itm=4"><strong>The Barnes and Noble Review</strong></a>, "a pedal-to-the-metal thriller."<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Kevin Johnson</strong> is the featured Author Spotlight.<br /><br /><br /><br />Plus there's an extended <strong>Wendy's World</strong>!<br /><br /><br />I know -- way too much excitement for one Friday. But join us on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/"><strong>wmet1160.com</strong> </a>tomorrow and MAN UP!Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-78198780398789357932007-08-11T17:59:00.000-07:002007-08-11T15:04:42.800-07:00Book Squad FunWhen <a href="http://www.askstevesantagati.com/"><strong>Steve Santagati</strong> </a>had first appeared on <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/">The Book Squad</a></strong>, he'd asked why he'd gotten the feeling that the show was being conducted in someone's basement, like <strong>Wayne's World</strong> or a public access show like that.<br /><br />Well, as homey as it may feel on the show, we have an actual studio and have had actual guests who've written actual books.<br /><br />Here some various and sundry <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>Book Squad</strong> </a>moments...<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097562964802526242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-sJ3ML7bIcrkrQM3czJrXb50rajo54Svs9cU8_zuyg7Z4D5AzoJHm7DaWe_vGF02V_-OS-tL1X90kplgCFQSGPLsiUp0s3oIa3GBIYVVyOL5F7vSO5zypdhNRD5AhjgMip0u39OhSZnu/s320/DSCF0378.JPG" border="0" /><br /><ul><li>Wendy and Karyn goofing off in said studio, between commercial breaks. Kudos to our crack hair and makeup team!</li></ul><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097562977687428146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOynSYNG1enS5Xw9uC1aurqPZE2ga7jeFT5VdfLWg7rYaiIUjhH9iKOE6yPCtfl2QIOtj7p2h93oW8IkZcUt_fLYfsDtfGv6-HTHPPxNsrDSlwUq_hHIjyMpsQaIPZk91eZ75A_TiQvZP/s320/DSCF0414.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097562981982395458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtjpyI-HKTO4dGGT0yeEM_ZXaoZ_1jz3nb6QoDhGke0MhzwitnR39TIHCYXU5NixlXQxZZzVXTFr6b7IHg6rFE7HslU4nivE6iH7Xh1vx_EKqFi_Z77a5CSstQs7gtyDyuhU1hqRHGsKq/s320/DSCF0415.JPG" border="0" /></p><ul><li>F.O.T.B.S. (Friend of <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/">The Book Squad</a></strong>) <strong><a href="http://www.loribryantwoolridge.com/">Lori Bryant Woolridge</a></strong>, meeting her public at Karibu, Bowie Town Center, Bowie, MD, where she signed her latest, <strong><em>Weapons of Mass Seduction,</em></strong> July 2007.</li></ul><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097562990572330066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq557eU70RRh7nANxnUoBzKWZKhFp1ncUqUIfIF9s1NIv2DkOMjQobpnrk9oXUYHCygI7FIuNxwD1B2YcLPBQzCRMwknPajw7qqqbRgcOvPr75u4VZAEWZKnsIE2Vq-HgjECAZGzd3O_Ba/s320/Karyn+and+Jason+Miccolo+Johnson.JPG" border="0" /><br /><ul><li>Karyn and F.O.T.B.S. <a href="http://www.miccolo.com/"><strong>Jason Miccolo Johnson</strong></a>, author of <strong><em>Soul Sanctuary</em></strong>, in studio during the show, July 2007.</li></ul><p></p>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-82364658218693136222007-08-09T19:22:00.001-07:002007-08-09T19:45:57.487-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkD9_XpJtcatzWJUirvqTGP6cQaM-tUdoI2bMkyRqGoxjaphyphenhyphenOxO_pBJynHg4y0TGm_J3ANZwRzwBWPdlnJNRAeVRK9nguLdwsN0Wz2Gjry1FgMyrMPaf-0rppIss9B6nOB7lH_qb0fnw/s1600-h/thisyearuwritenovel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096896643576224706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkD9_XpJtcatzWJUirvqTGP6cQaM-tUdoI2bMkyRqGoxjaphyphenhyphenOxO_pBJynHg4y0TGm_J3ANZwRzwBWPdlnJNRAeVRK9nguLdwsN0Wz2Gjry1FgMyrMPaf-0rppIss9B6nOB7lH_qb0fnw/s320/thisyearuwritenovel.jpg" border="0" /></a>Karyn's down in Florida trying to be <a href="http://www.theultimateauthor.com/"><strong>The Ultimate Author</strong></a>. Wendy's in D.C. with her ultimate family. So they've selected their two favorite interviews for rebroadcast.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Karyn chose <a href="http://www.waltermosley.com/"><strong>Walter Mosley</strong></a>, author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Year-Write-Your-Novel/dp/0316065412/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183081933&sr=1-1"><strong><em>This Year You Write Your Novel</em></strong></a>, for his amazing writing chops. Wendy chose <a href="http://www.askstevesantagati.com/"><strong>Steve Santagati</strong></a>, author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Manual-Explains-Think-Mate-Women/dp/0307345696/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181276867&sr=1-1"><strong><em>The Manual: A True Bad Boy Explains How Men Think, Date, and Mate -- and What Women Can Do to Come Out on Top</em></strong> </a>because he gave her helpful tips on the care and feeding of men... and because he made her laugh hysterically.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>If you missed these authors before, listen tomorrow <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUlbC3sHkMpHAmusqHRwS8bv6g7bRiyzkYFERt19ljwTBq0uHpL1O0sT66WZ03svpbF3nj1TNDcb8gqCQkfTx8v1DBYhpIJ7w2RgYMcHQDNDeWCmdC08w_44CA_O4o_-D-NHfOvTTLL0y/s1600-h/themanual.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096896647871192018" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUlbC3sHkMpHAmusqHRwS8bv6g7bRiyzkYFERt19ljwTBq0uHpL1O0sT66WZ03svpbF3nj1TNDcb8gqCQkfTx8v1DBYhpIJ7w2RgYMcHQDNDeWCmdC08w_44CA_O4o_-D-NHfOvTTLL0y/s320/themanual.jpg" border="0" /></a>at noon on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/"><strong>wmet116</a><a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/">0.com</strong></a>. </div><div></div><div>Like pizza, they're better the second time around...</div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-7476224238394611532007-08-02T21:16:00.000-07:002007-08-02T22:08:14.371-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rPSQCwAG6mY3DuIQ7mOOW_BBtqc3b37KUC2cI9hjclhUYY-U28QESa70ZxdB_0W7eqb17DafTZoC_2qE_kzNItPSSWkuG202Ew2n1_iKtrCfvVw_WdYZ2u9grMq2N7P3gx_qrqOgi1kq/s1600-h/ministryspecialcases.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094330065609415554" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rPSQCwAG6mY3DuIQ7mOOW_BBtqc3b37KUC2cI9hjclhUYY-U28QESa70ZxdB_0W7eqb17DafTZoC_2qE_kzNItPSSWkuG202Ew2n1_iKtrCfvVw_WdYZ2u9grMq2N7P3gx_qrqOgi1kq/s320/ministryspecialcases.jpg" border="0" /></a>We begin the dog days of August with an ecclectic mix of authors.<br /><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://www.nathanenglander.com/index.html"><strong>Nathan Englander</strong> </a>joins us, sharing aspects of his first novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ministry-Special-Cases-Nathan-Englander/dp/0375404937/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-7198970-5621244?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186114902&sr=8-1"><strong><em>The Ministry of Special Cases</em></strong></a>, which was eight years in the making. Englander’s short fiction has appeared in <strong><em>The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker</em></strong>, and numerous anthologies including <strong><em>The Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize Anthology</em></strong>, and the <strong><em>Pushcart Prize</em></strong>. Englander’s story collection, <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Relief-Unbearable-Urges-Stories/dp/0375704434/ref=pd_bbs_3/105-7198970-5621244?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186114902&sr=8-3">For the Relief of Unbearable Urges</a></em></strong>, became an international bestseller, and earned him a PEN/Faulkner Malamud Award and the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. </div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Washington D.C.-based novelist <a href="http://www.jjmichael.org/welcome.html"><strong>J. J. Michael</strong> </a>is next to discuss <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaEffAWuj8fGAP2Q-ABnD2qFmVSjQRyCnVy5-joM6CDl_Wv25Rsw2HC8OCLE3W8TX79UYEPKapVwzvaecjPh9kJF97DFrqUvV6b9t8Qyd0t2bsUot8_beG8l6USnXozBvNSYtoPX8g7WI/s1600-h/notoveryet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094330069904382866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaEffAWuj8fGAP2Q-ABnD2qFmVSjQRyCnVy5-joM6CDl_Wv25Rsw2HC8OCLE3W8TX79UYEPKapVwzvaecjPh9kJF97DFrqUvV6b9t8Qyd0t2bsUot8_beG8l6USnXozBvNSYtoPX8g7WI/s320/notoveryet.jpg" border="0" /></a>her latest, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-Over-J-J-Michael/dp/1585712450/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-7198970-5621244?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186115362&sr=1-1"><strong><em>It's Not Over Yet</em></strong></a>, a fictional exploration of the paranormal. Michael, a lifelong student and teacher of Metaphysics and healing principles, is the founder of <a href="http://www.pathtotruth.com/">Pathtotruth.com </a>and publisher of <em><strong>Path2truth.com</strong></em>, an ezine that promotes spiritual awareness, self-development and world peace. Michael has appeared on the local Virginia Cable Television and has been featured on <a href="http://www.npr.org/"><strong>National Public Radio</strong> </a>(NPR). A renowned numerologist, Ms. Michael appeared in <a href="http://www.cnn.com/"><strong>CNN</strong></a>'s segment, "A Wrinkle in Time." </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Author <a href="http://www.spicerackbooks.com/"><strong>Lauren Spicer</strong> </a>joins us to dish about the last minute preparations for the taping of her reality show <a href="http://www.theultimateauthor.com/"><strong>The Ultimate Author</strong></a><strong>.</strong> <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad's</strong> </a>own Karyn Langhorne is part of the cast. Plus we'll also have your shot of <strong>Wendy's World.</strong></div><br /><div></div><div>Join us tomorrow on <strong><a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/">wmet1160.com</a></strong>, 'cause next week, we're having a compilation show, so you won't have us to kick around!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>*CORRECTION:</strong> Last week, this blog incorrectly identified <strong><em>The Bracelet</em></strong> as romance author <strong>Karen Rose Smith</strong>'s sixtieth book. It is actually her fifty-ninth. The fact that she has written so many that we could actually make that mistake remains impressive.</div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-82968776908722879462007-07-27T04:42:00.000-07:002007-07-27T05:05:25.140-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad: Revisiting Our Past<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZWb0WzS3s4QMKhNWVOBdQncbPISMG1AUT0lwUkYEi_IWMMzS6lv4tX76-5VeGq57x5UC8gUiBcYNOEu3l3PN0-FAw81GgtSA7CYsOesLEwlg0AT-gtiUDCuzjf7ZmQyWtN36m5w0Vftd/s1600-h/manucouldluv.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091845852230441762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZWb0WzS3s4QMKhNWVOBdQncbPISMG1AUT0lwUkYEi_IWMMzS6lv4tX76-5VeGq57x5UC8gUiBcYNOEu3l3PN0-FAw81GgtSA7CYsOesLEwlg0AT-gtiUDCuzjf7ZmQyWtN36m5w0Vftd/s320/manucouldluv.jpg" border="0" /></a>It's deja vu all over again on <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>today. We're ending the month of Jult by checking in with past guests to see what they've been doing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />First up is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Callahan"><strong>John Callahan</strong></a>, from our <a href="http://thebooksquad.blogspot.com/2007/06/whats-new-on-book-squad-wwd.html"><em>Writing While Dead</em> </a>show. He returns to further discuss the process of resurrecting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Ellison"><strong>Ralph Ellison's</strong> </a>novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Juneteenth-Novel-Ralph-Ellison/dp/0375707549/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182483030&sr=8-5"><strong><em>Juneteenth</em></strong></a> -- from a manuscript allegedly destroyed by fire in 1967, to having it<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-oncPVN4rNoFdqg_KrRo_lMCqAZHJ49QdgNtF0DKepMmvrVQUfY52U8OuB6R8XTnYu3gpRzvnoqPMTIAJLcpy2viXc7KYAPZpGCQPXVHgukJjw785FjNan91luk4bgDXK_L64vDOiHNm/s1600-h/juneteenth.jpg"></a> grace the world's bookshelves decades later. He'll also share with us his latest, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Man-You-Could-Love/dp/1555916201/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182483105&sr=1-1"><strong><em>A Man You Could Love</em></strong></a>, in which he poses the question: Can politics be an expression of love? Let's as the latest iteration of the Sharks and The Jets here in D.C.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Remember <a href="http://miccolo.com/"><strong>Jason Miccolo Johnson</strong>, </a>the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Sanctuary-African-American-Experience/dp/0821257900/sr=8-1/qid=1171596296/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-4516772-4135158?ie=UTF8&s=books"><strong><em>Soul Sanctuary</em></strong></a>, his <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrHM75WnwTT8pe-_FKGdVuA4XqGN43hPtk9sC7cFIy7Ogvge55dW-bgNAuPtG3oqYMzjmuBWVnoXt2hxAtMM79ac52Pn_7gr6oNSYTKt7LMg73LL2x1WMy-_mJ7Mm_cZsKgFIijsyuv1k/s1600-h/Soul+Sanctuary.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091845852230441778" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrHM75WnwTT8pe-_FKGdVuA4XqGN43hPtk9sC7cFIy7Ogvge55dW-bgNAuPtG3oqYMzjmuBWVnoXt2hxAtMM79ac52Pn_7gr6oNSYTKt7LMg73LL2x1WMy-_mJ7Mm_cZsKgFIijsyuv1k/s320/Soul+Sanctuary.jpg" border="0" /></a>photographic essay of the Black Church? He'd been a guest on our <a href="http://thebooksquad.blogspot.com/2007/02/whats-next-on-book-squad_15.html">Spirituality</a> show. A Washington DC resident, Miccolo Johnson has photographed the African Methodist Episcopal Church in an official capacity for a quarter of a century. He'll chat with us about what he's got percolating.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And you can't forget <a href="http://www.karenrosesmith.com/"><strong>Karen Rose Smith</strong> </a>from our <a href="http://thebooksquad.blogspot.com/2007/02/whats-next-on-book-squad.html">Valentine's Day </a>show. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLHHT5vW9KOsLTd3qrJ_lpVwQCiTv1wH9jsWR6-05OGLVmApeWFfjvIMvjfx3Tk6aXVsqkgpVtxLvrDaBeAjjoF8KyMJeHXpjr7IgOM5tsaUX1sMw09mblazf8-pfkdXFqhIlVwpw2ckd/s1600-h/bracelet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091845856525409090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLHHT5vW9KOsLTd3qrJ_lpVwQCiTv1wH9jsWR6-05OGLVmApeWFfjvIMvjfx3Tk6aXVsqkgpVtxLvrDaBeAjjoF8KyMJeHXpjr7IgOM5tsaUX1sMw09mblazf8-pfkdXFqhIlVwpw2ckd/s320/bracelet.jpg" border="0" /></a>She has written fifty-nine romance novels. Her latest, <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bracelet-Harlequin-Everlasting-Love/dp/0373654162/ref=sr_1_1/103-6135150-1042204?ie=UTF8&s=books&amp;qid=1185537622&sr=1-1">The Bracelet</a></em></strong>, is #60. She'll be talking about the book and the miraculous feat of writing sixty romance novels.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Plus there's more <strong>Wendy's World</strong>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So join us on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/"><strong>wmet1160.com</strong> </a>today at noon. Hey... haven't I seen you before?Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-23789268874962727852007-07-19T20:41:00.000-07:002007-07-19T21:43:07.534-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad: Potpourri!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_y_RShCdw1_r8G-z_e1oVVTD7RMfr7dSgAHABjUbmNvzfncLaiwxUiv5gVHsT6fusPEUC6P8-y34pclzmhajqIx5xVsgNYJ7f1DNtnOwQOuIOCfXGpZVhY9A75gZn_53oEyNtXiehhJLa/s1600-h/coup.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089134195655260738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_y_RShCdw1_r8G-z_e1oVVTD7RMfr7dSgAHABjUbmNvzfncLaiwxUiv5gVHsT6fusPEUC6P8-y34pclzmhajqIx5xVsgNYJ7f1DNtnOwQOuIOCfXGpZVhY9A75gZn_53oEyNtXiehhJLa/s320/coup.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>Which is French for "Today's show has no central theme!"</div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://www.jamiemalanowski.com/"><strong>Jamie Malanowski</strong> </a>is first up to fill us in on his latest, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Coup-Novel-Jamie-Malanowski/dp/0385520484/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-7366994-0538246?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184903860&sr=1-1"><strong><em>The Coup</em></strong></a>, his delicious new satire about a conspiracy to execute a power grab for the White House. Yes, it's fiction. He's the managing editor <em><strong>Playboy</strong></em> magazine. A member of the original staff of <strong><em>Spy</em></strong>, where he worked seven years, he has also been an editor at <strong><em>Time </em></strong>and <strong><em>Esquire</em></strong>, and has written for <strong><em>The New Yorker</em></strong>, <strong><em>The New York Times</em></strong>, <strong><em>Vanity Fair</em></strong>, <strong><em>The Washington Monthly</em></strong>, and many other publications.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Those still recovering from the fatty July 4th meal will appreciate the next guest. Medical journalist and heat attack survivor <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/5456/Robert_E_Kowalski/index.aspx"><strong>Robert E. Kowalski</strong> </a>joins us to discuss his latest <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcRQVLr4Wu0kbbuWW2I9uvLHd6ElPd9DznMCLKxztrMriRiTvsIUoPsz4ZLhIX8PZ13A7Vm9ohTf-v4ucnI8q6FmEz9dqb_SCJCCxqIKUDmuR_N9fuEaq6WZrKY4o66a7CT2LR3aqF6sl/s1600-h/bloodpressurecure.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089134195655260754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcRQVLr4Wu0kbbuWW2I9uvLHd6ElPd9DznMCLKxztrMriRiTvsIUoPsz4ZLhIX8PZ13A7Vm9ohTf-v4ucnI8q6FmEz9dqb_SCJCCxqIKUDmuR_N9fuEaq6WZrKY4o66a7CT2LR3aqF6sl/s320/bloodpressurecure.gif" border="0" /></a>health book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Pressure-Cure-without-Prescription/dp/0470124164/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-7366994-0538246?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184904201&sr=1-1"><strong><em>The Blood Pressure Cure: 8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure without Prescription Drugs</em></strong></a>. In addition to having written several bestselling books, he has published <strong><em>The Diet-Heart Newsletter</em></strong> for twenty years, maintains his Web site <a href="http://www.thehealthyheart.net/">thehealthyheart.net,</a> averages twelve media interviews monthly, and is launching an alliance with <a href="http://www.iamplify.com/">iamplify.com </a>to be their provider of heart health information. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Friend of <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>(FOTBS) and <strong><a href="http://www.bordersstores.com/index.jsp">Borders </a></strong>District Manager <strong>Juliana Wood</strong> tells us what Borders stores in the region are doing to celebrate the arrival of <a href="http://www.bordersmedia.com/harrypotter/"><strong><em>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.</em></strong> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCKcCZOhIva6ErCULPn5M0_HqeZgkL1BiFu7FtxvQ3NjlLsDqR6GVFqMBCJl7wp8tr9zOqH5Hl15_hQGjl3Pjy5Tv00fW4D_HafZr_YLoSf1yTM32FlYt7ThnNscRrd-8jFojuT8h-xfi/s1600-h/harrypotterdeathlyhallows.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089134199950228066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCKcCZOhIva6ErCULPn5M0_HqeZgkL1BiFu7FtxvQ3NjlLsDqR6GVFqMBCJl7wp8tr9zOqH5Hl15_hQGjl3Pjy5Tv00fW4D_HafZr_YLoSf1yTM32FlYt7ThnNscRrd-8jFojuT8h-xfi/s320/harrypotterdeathlyhallows.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Plus there's <strong><em>Wendy's World</em></strong>!</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Come join us at <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/"><strong>wmet1160.com</strong></a>. As always, we're keeping your seat warm for you.</div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-82221407387796410152007-07-13T03:48:00.000-07:002007-07-13T04:14:19.275-07:00On Today's Book SquadWe're back! Hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July holiday. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIT-Qk18ucXNb_so9v8f13hfHziwum8oH1JjlnaA5-na_QQ3axVUQlXSPoZZDQOaZhtxjaC8Fx6pVAioH586MfrmwJr2Qd_3o9PYtbie-Ex06G4IMlPAHlCaa2QoSyxBhrgRmD3-6dV8X/s1600-h/beingplumville.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086636414474598866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIT-Qk18ucXNb_so9v8f13hfHziwum8oH1JjlnaA5-na_QQ3axVUQlXSPoZZDQOaZhtxjaC8Fx6pVAioH586MfrmwJr2Qd_3o9PYtbie-Ex06G4IMlPAHlCaa2QoSyxBhrgRmD3-6dV8X/s320/beingplumville.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This week, we're talking to the authors of debut novels.<br /><br /><br />First up, <a href="http://sjfbooks.com/"><strong>Savannah J. Frierson</strong> </a>joins us to discuss her first born <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Being-Plumville-Savannah-J-Frierson/dp/0595430201/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-5185499-3304151?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184323824&sr=8-1"><strong><em>Being Plumville</em></strong></a>, a story of interracial love and friendship down south. Frierson is a recent graduate of Harvard University who concentrated in African and African-American Studies and English. Frierson won the Dorothy Hicks Lee Prize for her creative thesis on African-American literature. She is originally from Blythewood, South Carolina, and now lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.<br /><br /><br /><br />Local D.C.-area author <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shauna_Seliy"><strong>Shauna Seliy</strong> </a>is also in the house with us. Her novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/When-We-Get-There-Novel/dp/1596913509/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-5185499-3304151?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184324252&sr=1-1"><strong><em>When We Get There</em></strong></a>, which received a starred review from <a href="http://www.booklistonline.com/"><strong><em>Booklist</em></strong></a> (that's a good thing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4AdI1Tw9-Nh-2O2VDtXdXDjJn1OWImxyUpnDZFX0AuboTDGfmdPiVDFSMWnOWL7dvFluh_lpcB87FV4HJCNQ0wUrcIhb5eUtOPClRYPO8yCmjMDtw5x15uw6H5AUEnXd6C0JN5slDpbN/s1600-h/whenwegetthere.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086636418769566178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4AdI1Tw9-Nh-2O2VDtXdXDjJn1OWImxyUpnDZFX0AuboTDGfmdPiVDFSMWnOWL7dvFluh_lpcB87FV4HJCNQ0wUrcIhb5eUtOPClRYPO8yCmjMDtw5x15uw6H5AUEnXd6C0JN5slDpbN/s320/whenwegetthere.jpg" border="0" /></a>, people) explores one boy's coming-of-age over the course of a long, eventful, brutally cold winter.<br /><br /><br /><br />There's also Wendy's World, Around Town, and Karyn chats her experiences with reality TV on <a href="http://www.theultimateauthor.com/"><strong>The Ultimate Author</strong></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />So join us on today at noon on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/">http://www.wmet1160.com/</a>. If it's your first time, we'll be gentle...Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-68826545179636618322007-07-05T04:56:00.000-07:002007-07-05T04:59:03.813-07:00No Book Squad This WeekKaryn and Wendy wish you an extended Fourth of July holiday. See you back on the air at <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/">wmet1160</a> on Friday, July 13. Watch this space for more details...Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-61352021826314104632007-06-28T18:23:00.000-07:002007-06-28T19:12:25.291-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFElP1_fhyphenhyphenzKkmcrapbHkI9MQGtbo45ptcvu1XtaKFu0S5TqOJgAsIcP-uGPZOw1D5VkHBA4WCI4hX9kjiUYN7HNPVyqlYi1qJgn4mEEr1B1s4O6jv0_BeBEhfIYzyjPy1YdPlNfsWBqGQ/s1600-h/thisyearuwritenovel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081296949953527618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFElP1_fhyphenhyphenzKkmcrapbHkI9MQGtbo45ptcvu1XtaKFu0S5TqOJgAsIcP-uGPZOw1D5VkHBA4WCI4hX9kjiUYN7HNPVyqlYi1qJgn4mEEr1B1s4O6jv0_BeBEhfIYzyjPy1YdPlNfsWBqGQ/s320/thisyearuwritenovel.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We're ending the month of June like fireworks -- with a big bang!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>We'll be in the presence of greatness when literary icon <strong><a href="http://www.waltermosley.com/">Walter Mosley</a></strong> shows up as our guest this Friday. We could go on <em>ad infinitum</em> about the twenty-eight best selling and critically acclaimed novels he's written. So few are as well-equipped as he to talk about developing an idea into a manuscript, as he does in his latest, <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Year-Write-Your-Novel/dp/0316065412/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183081933&sr=1-1">This Year You Write Your Novel</a></em></strong>, a primer on the writing process.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Next, joining us to discuss her long-awaited memoir is <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2F91UVEG4cXz3lLDPGrEhR6lOsXnfGoc39HcWN7YrFYX1ShT2rnUp8vIrOMNXfYIUDVBy6qW2Wb7RSdHyfHyq1dUjvOX1B2aRfAGE7Kdm1Ra9UKIdbKIg53aZyfJtx_5jbPgwr4LeiN8U/s1600-h/graceleadmehome.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081296456032288546" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2F91UVEG4cXz3lLDPGrEhR6lOsXnfGoc39HcWN7YrFYX1ShT2rnUp8vIrOMNXfYIUDVBy6qW2Wb7RSdHyfHyq1dUjvOX1B2aRfAGE7Kdm1Ra9UKIdbKIg53aZyfJtx_5jbPgwr4LeiN8U/s320/graceleadmehome.jpg" border="0" /></a>actress, talk show host, and now author <strong><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002101/">Robin Givens</a></strong>. She talks about, among other things, marriage to Mike Tyson, mistreatment from a voracious press corps, and motherhood on her road to self-actualization in <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Grace-Will-Lead-Me-Home/dp/1401352464/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183081872&sr=8-1">Grace Will Lead Me Home</a></em></strong>.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>For our mothers of tweens in our audience, <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/"><strong>Junie B. Jones</strong> </a>enlightens us about her new book, <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Junie-B-First-Grader-Aloha-ha-ha/dp/0375834044/ref=pd_bbs_6/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183080097&sr=8-6">Aloha-Ha-Ha</a></em></strong>, and about <strong><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/event_home/">The Stupid, Smelly Bus Tour</a></strong>, appearing here in the DC area on July 2nd.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUMqUhfBZMCacxYxnphc3EnjdBlIuah-k6WRFTAl62eIhL3WDC0RCQhhKH04s3dk_R4wg7nxKirCTfGK8F_kdAYDoFR8Zp4qfuCqGMWNgs03GGiwXuqd6pwc-Dl7LiOQnNBeDzOGEBC7M/s1600-h/juniebjones.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081296460327255858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUMqUhfBZMCacxYxnphc3EnjdBlIuah-k6WRFTAl62eIhL3WDC0RCQhhKH04s3dk_R4wg7nxKirCTfGK8F_kdAYDoFR8Zp4qfuCqGMWNgs03GGiwXuqd6pwc-Dl7LiOQnNBeDzOGEBC7M/s320/juniebjones.jpg" border="0" /></a>Come join us on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/">wmet1160.com</a>. Think of us as the appetizer before your Fourth of July meal of burgers and dogs!</div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-41567415934819231482007-06-22T00:01:00.000-07:002007-06-21T20:53:40.482-07:00What's New on The Book Squad: WWD!Welcome to our WWD show. "WWD?" you may ask. It's <strong>Writing While Dead</strong>, and it's not as sinister as you might think. <div></div><div>Today, <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>showcases already-successful authors who have taken on the mantle of writing in the style of their deceased contemporaries. We'll delve into what it entails to inhabit the literary skins of the creators of some of this era's most recognizable fiction.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOxuZIUw1x5-QkRRr_uot0NtykAh31haClGhtEEnyUT435Sp6NYD0JhGj98jRROrXFKBHOJeyV51bgEcIEbRNRINZSleYUTberYgdYnqhiKkEYXr3gkejl0tpGrF0lmpqCUuDuKK-ITzv/s1600-h/bournebetrayal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078720296057084402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOxuZIUw1x5-QkRRr_uot0NtykAh31haClGhtEEnyUT435Sp6NYD0JhGj98jRROrXFKBHOJeyV51bgEcIEbRNRINZSleYUTberYgdYnqhiKkEYXr3gkejl0tpGrF0lmpqCUuDuKK-ITzv/s320/bournebetrayal.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.ericvanlustbader.com/"><strong>Eric Van Lustbader</strong> </a>is the author of numerous best selling novels, including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Eric-Van-Lustbader/dp/0765353431/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182482015&sr=1-2"><strong><em>The Testament</em></strong> </a>and <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Eric-Van-Lustbader/dp/0449209164/ref=sr_1_7/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182482015&sr=1-7">The Ninja</a></em></strong>. He's been commisioned to continue <a href="http://www.ludlumbooks.com/"><strong>Robert Ludlum's</strong> </a>legacy as the author of the Jason Bourne novels, including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bourne-Legacy-Eric-Van-Lustbader/dp/0312999526/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182482210&sr=1-1"><strong><em>The Bourne Legacy</em></strong> </a>and the latest, <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Ludlums-Bourne-Betrayal-Lustbader/dp/0446580376/ref=pd_bbs_2/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182482210&sr=1-2">The Bourne Betrayal</a></em></strong>.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>With <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth">Juneteenth</a> occurring this week, it's only fitting that we'd have with us <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Callahan">John Callahan</a></strong>, who discusses the process of resurrecting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Ellison"><strong>Ralph Ellison's</strong> </a>novel of the same name -- <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Juneteenth-Novel-Ralph-Ellison/dp/0375707549/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182483030&sr=8-5">Juneteenth</a></em></strong> -- from a manuscript allegedly destroyed by fire in 1967, to having it<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-oncPVN4rNoFdqg_KrRo_lMCqAZHJ49QdgNtF0DKepMmvrVQUfY52U8OuB6R8XTnYu3gpRzvnoqPMTIAJLcpy2viXc7KYAPZpGCQPXVHgukJjw785FjNan91luk4bgDXK_L64vDOiHNm/s1600-h/juneteenth.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078720296057084418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-oncPVN4rNoFdqg_KrRo_lMCqAZHJ49QdgNtF0DKepMmvrVQUfY52U8OuB6R8XTnYu3gpRzvnoqPMTIAJLcpy2viXc7KYAPZpGCQPXVHgukJjw785FjNan91luk4bgDXK_L64vDOiHNm/s320/juneteenth.jpg" border="0" /></a> grace the world's bookshelves decades later. He'll also share with us his latest, <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Man-You-Could-Love/dp/1555916201/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182483105&sr=1-1"><em>A Man You Could Love</em></a></strong>, in which he poses the question: Can politics be an expression of love? Probably not here in D.C...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGDr1cwqZo6Hhp1riStfwaGhLi1gHVjtuw4BoVp7LTMF5KPe3JDC_V3FLSUvPBZqYeHjgQUEEoHdKpWC7TbutbKAU4P6ruHaa0tzz9LaLAXMIyGIRlotc-Cpe7RWkc3Ol98nRO7dz__Qi/s1600-h/manucouldluv.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078720296057084434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGDr1cwqZo6Hhp1riStfwaGhLi1gHVjtuw4BoVp7LTMF5KPe3JDC_V3FLSUvPBZqYeHjgQUEEoHdKpWC7TbutbKAU4P6ruHaa0tzz9LaLAXMIyGIRlotc-Cpe7RWkc3Ol98nRO7dz__Qi/s320/manucouldluv.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Also on the agenda, Karyn regales us with stories from her travels to Florida last week week for <a href="http://www.theultimateauthor.com/"><strong>The Ultimate Author</strong> </a>casting call.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Join us on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/"><strong>wmet1160.com</strong> </a>this Friday at noon. Bring a pulse...</div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-81292161677701559262007-06-14T20:31:00.000-07:002007-06-14T21:42:42.286-07:00What's Next on The Book SquadIt's June, and t'is the season to be wed. So, on <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/">The Book Squad</a></strong>, we'll be talking about weddings, whether you need ideas from a preeminent lifestyle guru, whether you want to run away to tie the knot, or whether your focus is on using the actual wedding ceremony as a tool to build your relationship as a couple. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPxKZXK3SxA5FZ4-5nTUHd0PskB8jNlrZ9jiN8Q9Hckgym2H0L_wDYIg9L3zMZTsFpzhwDACIJTDfVn576IUWbZCOmdYqyB5aT4ZDjQ8ytTn10x4QxPYd3DlC3B7YfShQ3l3WLqw8cvu4/s1600-h/extraordinaryweddings.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076136658480175506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPxKZXK3SxA5FZ4-5nTUHd0PskB8jNlrZ9jiN8Q9Hckgym2H0L_wDYIg9L3zMZTsFpzhwDACIJTDfVn576IUWbZCOmdYqyB5aT4ZDjQ8ytTn10x4QxPYd3DlC3B7YfShQ3l3WLqw8cvu4/s320/extraordinaryweddings.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The preeminent lifestyle guru in the house is <a href="http://www.colincowie.com/"><strong>Colin Cowie</strong></a>, discussing his eponymous <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Colin-Cowies-Extraordinary-Weddings-Legendary/dp/1400048729/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181880321&sr=1-1">Colin Cowie's Extraordinary Weddings: From a Glimmer of an Idea to a Legendary Event</a></em></strong>. You've seen Colin over the years on <strong><a href="http://www.oprah.com/">Oprah</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/index.html">Live with Regis and Kelly</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.etonline.com/">Entertainment Tonight</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.cnn.com/">CNN</a></strong>, and <strong><a href="http://extratv.warnerbros.com/">Extra!</a></strong> 'Nuff said.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p> </p><p> </p><br /><br />For the couple wanting to chuck the familiar trappings of home in favor of a destination wedding,<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLQ0eEAY_0h4lvk0h95gsd4RtE0ewI6rDzfDGN_AEHgsbUnTb8DMJzlS-RzabV6sUPugGaZYTpCt__OLq9_uofDeB3WmjhhZaRvPg9wJcM8384g2gOpFFZ5S08H9yopyQjLocRblHu7la/s1600-h/theknotdestination.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076136658480175522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLQ0eEAY_0h4lvk0h95gsd4RtE0ewI6rDzfDGN_AEHgsbUnTb8DMJzlS-RzabV6sUPugGaZYTpCt__OLq9_uofDeB3WmjhhZaRvPg9wJcM8384g2gOpFFZ5S08H9yopyQjLocRblHu7la/s320/theknotdestination.jpg" border="0" /></a> we have <strong><a href="http://www.theknot.com/au_carley.shtml">Carley Roney</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.elegantoccasions.com/">JoAnn Gregoli</a></strong>, authors of <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Knot-Guide-Destination-Weddings/dp/0307341925/ref=pd_bbs_4/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181880861&sr=8-4">The Knot Guide to Destination Weddings</a></em></strong>. Carley is the co-founder of <a href="http://www.theknot.com/?MsdVisit=1"><strong>TheKnot.com</strong></a>, the number one wedding brand worldwide. JoAnn, who has planned over one-hundred destination weddings, is the owner of <a href="http://www.elegantoccasions.com/"><strong>Elegant Occasions, Inc.</strong></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Those into wedding preparation as a relationship builder can learn a thing or two from two PhDs: <a href="http://www.smartweddingcouples.com/"><strong>Judith Sherven and James Sniechowski,</strong></a> authors of <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076136658480175538" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RQYjfXWwIgwJK9FuYN0rqt-j_RLrYdy-pawz1afvBeR17kVJ-svF4xzB0eqC0TH_9R7YEylnlrJn25jEsibu6kgjGAOi8lB5juZ479KjRmoN09PSQx_h1yqZ5haEtwzvJbBvn75UVuQM/s320/smartcouple.gif" border="0" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Couples-Guide-Wedding-Dreams/dp/1577313410/ref=sr_1_5/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&amp;qid=1181880974&sr=1-5"><strong><em>The Smart Couple's Guide to the Wedding of Your Dreams: Planning Together for Less Stress and More Joy</em></strong></a>. Judith and Jim, who are also a married couple, are two of the country's most respected and pioneering authorities on successful relationships.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blacknews.com/pr/toria_wyrick101.html"><strong>Toria Wyrick</strong> </a>is in the Author Spotlight. And today's Man-spondent on the subject of love and marriage is David Kletzkin.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So join us on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com/"><strong>wmet1160.com</strong></a>. We don't require a lifetime commitment -- just one hour out of your day.Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-19873968901503848632007-06-07T20:24:00.000-07:002007-06-08T05:16:46.820-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaThKAavwZ0bMKwEWTfJEKeDB0dmYJomWC0pBpro30CvdRjbZSueqILSme8O0qofBgaYUc5Ko9aUqDg-fnVcups26XtiZvb7mYm_OMmD1ueSZe8MzWxnjhgoMvGYhaVwOTo5huhb2CcrIN/s1600-h/themanual.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073553252831500626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaThKAavwZ0bMKwEWTfJEKeDB0dmYJomWC0pBpro30CvdRjbZSueqILSme8O0qofBgaYUc5Ko9aUqDg-fnVcups26XtiZvb7mYm_OMmD1ueSZe8MzWxnjhgoMvGYhaVwOTo5huhb2CcrIN/s320/themanual.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The June 8 installment of The Book Squad explores this question: What Do Men Really Want?</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We ask Steve Santagati, the author of <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Manual-Explains-Think-Mate-Women/dp/0307345696/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181276867&sr=1-1">The Manual: A True Bad Boy Explains How Men Think, Date and Mate -- and What Women Can Do to Come Out on Top</a></em></strong>. Per <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com"><em>Publishers Weekly</em></a>: "Santagati, a former model and admitted bad boy who has appeared on <a href="http://www.oprah.com"><em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em> </a>and <em><a href="http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/">The View</a></em>, has expanded on his relationship advice enterprise, <a href="http://www.AskSteveSantagati.com">AskSteveSantagati.com</a>, to make this guidebook to dating and taming the wild male."</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>For balance, we talk to the couple that seems to have the answer to the question: 14-year <a href="http://www.nba.com/finals2007/index.html">NBA</a> veteran <a href="http://www.jackiechristie.com/"><strong>Doug Christie</strong> and his wife <strong>Jackie</strong></a>. The pair, stars of <a href="http://www.bet.com/BETJ/">BET-J</a>'s reality show <a href="http://www.bet.com/BETJ/thechristies.htm"><em>Committed: The Christies</em></a>, has written the relationship guide called <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Love-Doug-Jackie-Christie/dp/0979482704/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181277924&sr=1-1">No Ordinary Love: A True Story of Marriage and Basketball</a></em></strong>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaJ2NARevi-YA7oRU_fviF6w4mYmEAKHjMLw4IAo8ez65CHaWgUaeVxiYTvKioZVc6hMipzd-MBfD96cg5KYP2zwF65yT1NfQ3YUGsHAVt1woWNuEo5rcbOyb9ksqaQjmq1H792gsyM0Y/s1600-h/nordinarylove.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073553257126467938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaJ2NARevi-YA7oRU_fviF6w4mYmEAKHjMLw4IAo8ez65CHaWgUaeVxiYTvKioZVc6hMipzd-MBfD96cg5KYP2zwF65yT1NfQ3YUGsHAVt1woWNuEo5rcbOyb9ksqaQjmq1H792gsyM0Y/s320/nordinarylove.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We also test drive our first "Manspondent," Chris King, who fills us in on how what men are reading reflects their interests. And Wendy presents her very own <a href="http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/App/homepage.cfm?moduleid=42&appname=288">Book Expo America </a>wrap-up.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Be there at <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com"><strong>wmet1160.com</strong> </a>for our peek into the male psyche.</div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-12170732778675258792007-06-07T19:24:00.000-07:002007-06-08T05:18:08.289-07:00The Book Squad's Karyn Langhorne Drops "Unfinished Business"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJqhnckr2-bp7_dbLPWCDfSyfXrezYjLCXSqzSlKWllEf0SdMB4S1EJptzDrNwZ0S_1vTqAxLFOIRNFtew0hnZzuexnuXUXXCLzWF4k6_eEhH9p8uUPEMwUdLYo1LfQZL9-lJ_3jYtZxk/s1600-h/unfinishedbusiness.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073538804561516818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJqhnckr2-bp7_dbLPWCDfSyfXrezYjLCXSqzSlKWllEf0SdMB4S1EJptzDrNwZ0S_1vTqAxLFOIRNFtew0hnZzuexnuXUXXCLzWF4k6_eEhH9p8uUPEMwUdLYo1LfQZL9-lJ_3jYtZxk/s320/unfinishedbusiness.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Business-Karyn-Langhorne/dp/0060847891/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181275538&sr=1-1"><em>Unfinished Business</em></a></strong>, by co-host of <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com">The Book Squad</a></strong> <a href="http://www.karynlanghorne.com"><strong>Karyn Langhorne</strong></a>, hit bookshelves on June 1. The novel, about the unwilling attraction of opposites, is Karyn's fourth. In a taped interview on <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com/"><strong>The Book Squad</strong></a>, Karyn discussed this and her three other novels, her process, and what it's like to be both full-time mom and writer.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.usni.org/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=1341"><strong>Harold Lee Wise</strong></a>, author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Danger-Zone-Military-1987-1988/dp/1591149703/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4539852-7667640?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181275207&sr=1-1"><strong><em>Inside the Danger Zone</em></strong></a>, was the live guest on the June 1st <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com">Book Squad</a></strong>. The novel, published by <a href="http://www.usni.org/index.asp">Naval Institute Press</a>, explores the involvement of the United States military in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsZanBKvLvsSebL8f4vAbVywMlv4CANIHoy2h-z7kNkQIRrVoXRn8w7Afl7djxcXB5fSI7Iody72kNrCg0uBA7QPa21tPmiXZj7hHz_0_L-euZ_wZxvQjrG-udva8y8zHYcP-FXoRX90Z/s1600-h/dangerzone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073538804561516834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsZanBKvLvsSebL8f4vAbVywMlv4CANIHoy2h-z7kNkQIRrVoXRn8w7Afl7djxcXB5fSI7Iody72kNrCg0uBA7QPa21tPmiXZj7hHz_0_L-euZ_wZxvQjrG-udva8y8zHYcP-FXoRX90Z/s320/dangerzone.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-17695232811154434882007-05-24T20:24:00.000-07:002007-05-24T21:10:28.544-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzHKyQQ7EFmXrn_ZlV5ZqG4dH-JwoOE8Kwxw9w7FIsgOQzMEQruGqaHN8xhMjv_TjAnkygxd5mcsZNuuzlTL6xnMGEZQPnmpBfqqqG7D1rfNoxXlNJElDKmmuV1p5pmUMmRdjd7DZmNpe/s1600-h/12488243.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068345759650580082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzHKyQQ7EFmXrn_ZlV5ZqG4dH-JwoOE8Kwxw9w7FIsgOQzMEQruGqaHN8xhMjv_TjAnkygxd5mcsZNuuzlTL6xnMGEZQPnmpBfqqqG7D1rfNoxXlNJElDKmmuV1p5pmUMmRdjd7DZmNpe/s320/12488243.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="http://www.davidbaldacci.com"><strong>David Baldacci</strong> </a>has hit #1 on many of the major bestseller lists in the country with his latest <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Genius-David-Baldacci/dp/0446580341/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-6271363-9310466?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180063984&sr=8-1">Simple Genius</a></em></strong>. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/" target="_blank">The New York Times</a>, <a href="http://associatedpress.com/" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>, <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">The Washington Post</a>, <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/bestsellerslist/2.html?channel=bestsellers" target="_blank">Publisher’s Weekly</a> magazine, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/" target="_blank">New York Daily News</a>, and <a href="http://www.timesdispatch.com/cva/ric/home.html" target="_blank">Richmond Times-Dispatch</a> have all crowned him king. And tomorrow, he's joining us on <a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com"><strong>The Book Squad</strong> </a>to discuss his life and his extraordinarily successful career.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Also with us is <strong>Eleanor Stoddard</strong>, the author of <strong><em><a href="http://www.authorsbookshop.com/fearlesspresence/">Fearless Presence</a></em></strong>, which chronicles the life of <a href="http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/nforrest.htm">Lt. Col. Nola Forrest</a>. Forrest served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps (ANC) for more than twenty years, ultimately as director of Army nurses for the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIEpYNN1hUx3cWWUspXu2JNbLPTpYmLGDyt6-KC7RNbUuOVPq_ZdHoGIrmK9hJMWm7-jL9pwdVEtpz74J18hjKhhudeMv3NTc9RKZZOsvgQtmi51N5b_XzJMwPBVeFBBDVKi4J4rDlWRu/s1600-h/fearlesspresence.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068341155445638738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIEpYNN1hUx3cWWUspXu2JNbLPTpYmLGDyt6-KC7RNbUuOVPq_ZdHoGIrmK9hJMWm7-jL9pwdVEtpz74J18hjKhhudeMv3NTc9RKZZOsvgQtmi51N5b_XzJMwPBVeFBBDVKi4J4rDlWRu/s320/fearlesspresence.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Join us on <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com">wmet1160.com</a>. It'll be the perfect running start to your long Memorial Day weekend. </div></div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665511502823314028.post-4061983291627228372007-05-17T19:54:00.000-07:002007-05-17T20:34:21.108-07:00What's Next on The Book Squad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmLjXhQ884Ql_JBNd7XQUXK4F57YXKw58JfaO4n9Z0DPEjnos11LWMxb8oOE_7gYuazjAjB3O-RdRzWLUwl_ZBuw-U8Jdtb1h6kIGRNDL9i75eqnCMY6qtKnO3O9sAUcK0w3Me0KrWyrR/s1600-h/true2game.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065734629988009490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmLjXhQ884Ql_JBNd7XQUXK4F57YXKw58JfaO4n9Z0DPEjnos11LWMxb8oOE_7gYuazjAjB3O-RdRzWLUwl_ZBuw-U8Jdtb1h6kIGRNDL9i75eqnCMY6qtKnO3O9sAUcK0w3Me0KrWyrR/s320/true2game.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />On tomorrow's <strong><a href="http://www.thebooksquad.com">Book Squad</a></strong>, we take a look at urban fiction and examine trends and controversies surrounding the genre.<br /><div></div><br /><div>First up is <strong><a href="http://www.teriwoodspublishing.com/">Teri Woods</a></strong>, author of the <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dutch-First-Trilogy-Teri-Woods/dp/0967224942/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/002-6271363-9310466?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179458429&sr=8-4">Dutch</a></em></strong> series. She joins us to discuss the urban scene and her move to mainstream publishing (<a href="http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/"><strong>Grand Central Publishing</strong></a>, formerly <strong>Warner Books</strong>) after doing her own thing successfully for years. She tells us about her latest, <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/True-Game-II-Teri-Woods/dp/0446581666/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-6271363-9310466?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179458429&sr=8-1">True to the Game II</a></em></strong>, which drops later this year.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>Lauren Spicer</strong> of <a href="http://www.spicerackbooks.com/"><strong>SpiceRack Books</strong> </a>has joined the realm of reality TV. She lets us know about her latest innovative venture, <strong><a href="http://www.theultimateauthor.com/"><em>The Ultimate Author</em></a></strong>.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Spicing things up further is author <strong><a href="http://www.miasha.com/">Miasha</a></strong>. She introduces us to her latest foray into urban fiction, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Angel-Novel-Miasha/dp/1416542485/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-6271363-9310466?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179458877&sr=1-1"><strong><em>Mommy's Angel</em></strong> </a>and reveals aspects of her journey as an urban author.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsdlrRs_7XFXLfN0SO5ghkV0wYgOlu_YbaLz7k98zYtARifcy2_X0u4rnjNNM4H7TYqYn6ihIyqZla3JICTGhZGBddJH6cycFnGihYajv_HUBpowwOmhsiPNxTLUHt9KjWFJOJNsNAe3X/s1600-h/mommyangel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065734629988009506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsdlrRs_7XFXLfN0SO5ghkV0wYgOlu_YbaLz7k98zYtARifcy2_X0u4rnjNNM4H7TYqYn6ihIyqZla3JICTGhZGBddJH6cycFnGihYajv_HUBpowwOmhsiPNxTLUHt9KjWFJOJNsNAe3X/s320/mommyangel.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Always-Arising-Virla-Rolle-Barry/dp/142415734X/ref=sr_1_1/002-6271363-9310466?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179458982&sr=1-1"><strong><em>Always Arising: A Deferred Dream</em></strong> </a>author <a href="http://www.publishedauthors.net/vbarry/bio.html"><strong>Virla Rolle Barry</strong></a> is in the Author Spotlight.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ddGOQZTL3ycULu2dYTVGKX8NdOtAS751fE0SpOh9YqxvixMgmzZzb-ZOw7GthdBmlxQZXfzGqT-fr9wYx6wOqlYgGZzXZgfb-EZdzZDy5g4JkthBdWSPXyP5wTFnMoaH7VGi8mHb2jtO/s1600-h/alwaysarising.jpg"></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Join us at <a href="http://www.wmet1160.com">www.wmet1160.com</a> for our exploration of the street life, through fiction.</div>Wendy Coakley-Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902080216357521227noreply@blogger.com0