Q: Tell us about your latest single, Teenage RockStarr. Besides me singing on the track, it features Fredro Starr, iconic Hip Hop artist and actor from the legendary group Onyx. Additionally, it features Dave Moreno who plays drums for Puddle of Mudd. I’m grateful for being on Triumphant T.M.E. Records. They’re allowing me to express myself... Continue Reading →
Meet Author Richard H. Stephens Q: How old were you when you first started to write? What was the names of that first story?I was 9-years-old. Because of my love of Hardy Boys’ books, I decided to write something similar. I combined my last name with my best friend’s last name and called the book:... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Author J.E. McDonald Q: When did you begin writing your novel, Ghost of an Enchantment? I started writing it in early 2020, right before the first major wave of the pandemic hit North America. Q: When will your novel release? It was released on January 26th of 2021. Q: What was the journey like for... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Ann Charles Q: When did you write your first book? I read a lot of romance novels back in the mid 1990's and decided I wanted to write something with a good dose of humor and romance, so I hand-wrote my first story. It was definitely a “first” book with too many... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Christie Stratos Q: When did you write your first book? I wrote my first “official” book for publication, Anatomy of a Darkened Heart, from 2014 to 2015, and it was published in 2015. But I wrote my first ever full-length novel when I was in middle school, then a second in high... Continue Reading →
I am giving away three different books. One winner will be chosen for each book. Three different winners for this giveaway event. In order to win one of the three books, you must do all of the following. I will randomly choose three people. You will need to follow this blog: urbanbookreviews Subscribe to... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book.... Continue Reading →
Two brand new spring 2019 novels coming soon by Amy Clipston! #Amish #Christian #Fiction #novels #mustreadbooks
Today, five years ago, my blog was started. I cannot believe how fast the time has gone by...it feels like only yesterday. Thank you to all who have supported, liked, followed, and referred us to another author. We love reading new books and helping out new writers. Thank you!
Synopsis: Includes A Front and Back Cover for You to Color! Life is looking rosy for Florrie Fox, manager of the Color Me Read bookstore in Georgetown, Washington D.C. She's working on an adult coloring book of gardens, her romance with Sergeant Eric Jonquille has entered a new chapter, and... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Addie Greyborne loved working with rare books at the Boston Public Library—she even got to play detective, tracking down clues about mysterious old volumes. But she didn’t expect her sleuthing skills to come in so handy in a little seaside town . . . Addie left some painful memories behind in... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: "In New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams’ intriguing new Secret, Book, and Scone Society novel, Nora Pennington and her fiction loving friends in small-town Miracle Springs, North Carolina, encounter a young woman desperately in need of a new beginning..." Nora Pennington, owner of Miracle Books, believes that a... Continue Reading →
Extra Attention Author of Factory Man and Truevine Beth Macy investigates the opioid crisis in Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America (Little, Brown and Company, 8/7). The late Hans Rosling, along with co-authors Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Ronnlund, gives ten reasons why we are wrong about the world around us in Factfulness (Flatiron, 8/3)*. Bill Gates recommends it... Continue Reading →
On Our Radar: Extra Attention Former longtime NYT chief book critic Michiko Kakutani publishes her first book of nonfiction, The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump (Tim Duggan Books, 7/17). Ecco associate publisher Miriam Parker debuts her novel, The Shortest Way Home (Dutton, 7/31). And Jules Feiffer’s The Ghost Script: A Graphic Novel (Liveright, 7/31)... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: From New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams comes the first in an intriguing new series set within a quirky small-town club where the key to happiness, friendship—or solving a murder—can all be found within the pages of the right book . . . Miracle Springs, North Carolina,... Continue Reading →
Extra Attention Veteran YA novelist Judy Blundell publishes her first novel for adults, The High Season (Random House, 5/22). Michael Chabon's new essay collection, Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces (Harper, 5/15), has a decidedly parental focus. And Jessica Knoll follows up her smash hit thriller Luckiest Girl Alive with The Favorite Sister (Simon & Schuster, 5/15),... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Welcome to Storyton Hall, Virginia, where book lovers travel from near and far to enjoy the singular comforts of the Agatha Christie Tea Room, where they can discuss the merits of their favorite authors no matter how deadly the topic . . . With her twins,... Continue Reading →
Two special ladies from my books are Abigail Everett and Henrietta Dexter. Both of them are from my Edwardian historical works, 'The Maybrook Trilogy'. Abigail is a woman that suffered the early loss of her mother and the wrath... Continue Reading →
Hitler and the Vril Society by Dina Rae The Vril Society, a secret society practiced by Hitler and his inner circle, was made famous by The Coming Race (1871) by Edward Bulwar Lord Lytton. The book is about an underground world of aliens that use a power source called Vril. The aliens call themselves the... Continue Reading →
The 2017 June Issue above has just been released. 76-pages of content. Featuring both bestselling and indie authors. A variety of genres and fun articles. Interested in reviewing a free copy, please, email: urbanlitmagazine@gmail.com & use review copy in the subject line. All reviews must be posted within 2-weeks. Reviewers will be asked to send... Continue Reading →
ULM: What lead you to writing your first novel, Irony of Time? Three years ago I found myself at a point in my life where I was trying to figure out more about myself. I had just come off of participating in the Avon Breast Cancer 2-day Walk where I had been training, with my... Continue Reading →
It's that time of the year again...last year we had many authors who entered into the contest. Now, we are hosting it again. Begins on October 20, 2016. Ends on Decemeber 10, 2016. Winners are announced on January 11, 2016. Last year, we had 9 winners in different categories featuring different genres. There will be... Continue Reading →
We are looking for the following positions to be filled asap: - assistant book reviewers - proofreaders - 3 judges for best books and book covers contests If interested, please, email: urbanlitmagazine@gmail.com. Thank you!
Synopsis: When Maya Smock writes her first novel, everything seems to go her way. Her book practically writes itself. She marries her gorgeous agent. Her name is on all of the best seller lists. Billionaire author Jay McCallister takes an interest in her meteoric rise to fame and invites her into his world of... Continue Reading →
In Love With A Haunted House by Kate Goldman Get This Book for FREE The last thing Mallory Clark wants to do is move back home. She has no choice, though, since the company she worked for in Chicago has just downsized her, and everybody else. To make matters worse her fiancé has broken their... Continue Reading →
Grab your copy here: April 2016 Issue
Reverend Annabelle Dixon is the charming, slightly gauche, very tall, thirty-something vicar of St. Mary’s Church located in the picturesque village of Upton St. Mary in Cornwall, England. Recently appointed to her rural church position, Annabelle is beloved by her parishioners for dispensing good advice and godly wisdom with humor and charm while zipping her... Continue Reading →
That's right...you read correctly. Book girlfriends. No one has discussed which female characters would make the best book girlfriends. So, I would like to hear from all of you, which female characters would make the best book girlfriends and why? Two super great book girlfriends that pop into my mind in literature are Jo and... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Wanted: A bold adventurer who wants to travel the world from a comfortable and safe spot behind a desk that has seen the likes of kings and queens, paupers and princes. A humble book and rare manuscript shop, seeks a keenly intelligent investigator to assist us in our search for things thought lost, and in... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Librarian Janet Johnson is puzzled when she is invited—and practically dragged—to her first meeting of the Rejected Writers’ Book Club. This quirky group of women would much rather celebrate one another’s rejected manuscripts over cups of tea and slices of lemon cake than actually publish a book. But good friends are exactly what... Continue Reading →
It's 36 degrees here, in Mountain Home, AR. My keyboard feels ice cold. I have 1 exam today and 2 assignments to complete. Reading, Remembrance by Meg Cabot. I have 6 print copies I won online, and I am patiently waiting for their arrival. I know it will be weeks before I get them.... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara, who traveled all the way from Sweden just to meet her book-loving pen pal. When she arrives, however, she finds Amy's funeral guests just leaving. The residents of Broken Wheel are happy to look after their bewildered visitor -- not much else to do... Continue Reading →
Cover reveal for October 2015 Issue We are looking for the following to feature in October's Issue: What's your story as a writer? As a blogger? As an editor? As a beta reader? As a publisher? Short Fiction Stories Creative Nonfiction Pieces Poetry Published a book or two? Let us know, and we'll feature it!... Continue Reading →
Themes - Think of these as your thesis of your novel. Once you know what your thesis, use it throughout your novel. Task: Choose any one of your favorite novels. Why is this novel your favorite? Be as detailed as possible. Now, what can you learn from this author's craft? Task #2: Write about a... Continue Reading →
What are you reading? I am currently reading several novels and books at once. LOL. You are probably wondering..how can you manage that? Well, it's simple. The two books I am reading, are about writing fiction. The novels I am reading are completely different genres. This makes it possible to keep my reading straight. I... Continue Reading →
It won’t take long to write your book if you use your blogging skills to do so. Publish three posts per week, each one about 500 words long, and you write a 10,000+ e-book in seven weeks. Or publish 100 posts, each one about 500 words long, and you produce a 50,000-word manuscript. Publish posts... Continue Reading →
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Hi, everyone. We are looking for book reviewers to sign up for free to review creative writing magazines which are published monthly, to review romance and science fiction fantasy novels as well as nonfiction novels. All of these reads will be provided for free in exchange for an honest review to be posted on... Continue Reading →
Have you ever written a book or a novel and wanted to publish it but haven't? Or have a collection of poetry that you would like to share with the world? Then come visit us at: http://www.urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com. We publish books, novels, articles and more! We offer low affordable pricing for all of your writing needs in... Continue Reading →
What new service will we be offering soon? I am happy to announce that Universal Creativity Inc. will be offering eBook publishing services. We can can edit, design and publish your novel(s) or book(s) for you. We have one author who has agreed to sign on with us using our new services! What will our... Continue Reading →
Dear Viewers, I have recently received my book voucher for my spring semester. But as always the college still charges more for their books. So, I went to Amazon and bought two college textbooks which if I had only rented from my college would have cost me $400 + tax! Amazon was my best bet... Continue Reading →
One More Day Left of 2014! Today, I have gone over my goals for the up coming year and I noticed they were good ones. Ones that will help me develop further as a writer, editor, blogger and publisher. I have been thinking of new designs for the next new issue of Universal Creativity Inc.'s... Continue Reading →
Dear Viewers, I will be posting more reviews tomorrow for you to enjoy. I hope you all have enjoyed the ones that I have posted today. These books were fun, exciting, and out of this world. I loved reading each and every book that the authors were kind and generous enough to lend me to... Continue Reading →
Dear Viewers, I hope you all are having a very happy Thanksgiving Day Holiday! I know, I am. I am super excited to announce that I have been approved to review not just one but 3 novels from Harlequin! Before, I was always turned down until I emailed one of the authors who has her... Continue Reading →
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