between the lines.news and information on books in film, television, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , museums and more Best-selling author E. Lynn Harris E. Lynn Harris is an Black American author, (b. June 20, 1955). Harris writes primarily about African American men on the down low or in the closet; Harris confirmed that he is a homosexual. He lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas and Atlanta, Georgia. opened his heart to his alma mater, the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used . Harris has made a $25,000 gift to the university to establish a scholarship in the memory of his best friend and fraternity brother, Carney L. "Butch" Carroll. The scholarship will be in the J. William Fullbright College of Arts and Sciences and will provide financial assistance to students whose ethnic, cultural or national background contributes to the diversity of the student body. True book lovers know that New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of is Book Country! On Friday, September 28, 2001, some 50 to 75 schools in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. will host author and illustrator visits with students in school libraries under the auspices of New York Is Book Country. This volunteer effort is an outstanding way for published authors to extend their outreach to the community by appearing at schools, in the outer boroughs as well as in Manhattan, that would be honored by their presence. Moreover, the program provides recognition value for new authors and illustrators, as well as for established artists. It is an ideal opportunity to promote books and authors by allowing students to interact with the creative artist. Those who are interested should provide their most recent title and publisher. Contact 212-343-7628 or send an e-mail to nyibc@harpercollins.com. Attorney mother-daughter team Susan Borden Evans and Tonya Marie Evans have launched the Literary Entrepreneur Affiliate Program (LEAP) by Find Your Own Shine (FYOS FYOS Fourteen Year Old Sister ) Entertainment, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a black-owned independent publisher of poetry and fiction by authors of African descent. This literary service program allows authors to keep their rights, get listed on Amazon.com and promote their works via the FYOS website. Mother Evans is an intellectual property attorney and head of the Philadelphia law firm Susan Borden Evans and Associates, PC; while daughter Tonya Marie, the "lawyer by day, poet by night" is an attorney at the firm and a successful spoken word poet. This puts "Take Your Daughter to Work" on a new level! Deals Let's hear it for the $4 million dollar man! Yale professor Stephen Carter snagged a $4 million North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. rights two-book deal with Knopf for his novel Emperor of Ocean Park. The plot about an African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. law professor investigating the murder of his father once being considered for a seat on the Supreme Court, and another novel to come. The deal is one of the highest paid to a first-time author. Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . has optioned the novel film rights for a rumored seven figures. Inner-city Newark is producing talented minds. Hard work and determination paid off for three black men from inner-city Newark, once rated as the worst city in America to raise children. Over a decade ago, as teenagers, Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt made a pact to stick together, go to school and become doctors. Their success story The Pact will debut in hardcover in 2003. In an auction involving four serious bidders, Riverhead riv·er·head n. The source of a river. Books, an imprint of Penguin Putnam came out on top with the winning offer rumored to be $270,000. Wiley Takes On Amber Books Amber Books Publishing, the award-winning publisher of self-help and career guide books for African-Americans has landed a two-book imprint deal with John Wiley & Sons. Known for their popular celebrity bios on its imprint, Busta Books, Amber will release a revised edition of The African-American Women's Guide to Successful Make-Up and Skin Care by Alfred Fornay. The second title in the deal will be announced this fall. Both are scheduled for Winter 2002 release. "It was a wonderful and exciting opportunity for Amber Books to work with Carole Hall, editor-in chief, African American Trade Division and her staff. We look forward to working with Ms. Hall and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. again" said Tony Rose, publisher of Amber Books. |
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