After a long and very productive working holiday weekend, we made the decision to push back the release of Cheri Paris Edwards’ novel, The Other Sister. As much as it pained me to do that, my perfectionist/Type A/anal-retentive side lobbied for the move in the interest of ensuring that we debut under the best circumstances [...]
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First Look: The Other Sister
Here’s a sneak peek of the cover for Cheri Paris Edwards’ The Other Sister. Many thanks to Jenny Lloyd, the cover illustrator, and Richard Harris, our in-house graphics designer. Jenny really captured the spirit of Cheri’s story, and we look forward to working with her in the future. Stay tuned for details on Cheri’s release, upcoming launch party [...]
Posted by Tieffa Harper on May 24, 2010
http://plenaryreview.com/2010/05/24/first-look-the-other-sister-cover/
R Kelly Smiles for Tavis
The Twitterati/Internet/blogsphere’s been buzzing for the past few weeks over the news that Tavis Smiley’s SmileyBooks is set to publish R. Kelly’s memoirs next year. By my estimation, the reaction is on point. So much so, that I scrapped plans to blog in-depth about it because others have made my points, like: What About Our Daughters Womanist Musings Bol over [...]
Posted by Tieffa Harper on January 12, 2010
http://plenaryreview.com/2010/01/12/r-kelly-smiles-for-tavis/
Chasing Pavement
I’m back in the Philadelphia area, battling a cold and trying to wrap my arms around everything that’s on my plate. My holiday was great – I spent two weeks in Charleston incognito because my plan was to get ahead of everything that’s coming up. But, of course, things don’t always go as planned. I [...]
Posted by Tieffa Harper on January 6, 2010
http://plenaryreview.com/2010/01/06/chasing-pavement/
The Closest Thing To Heaven
I received word this morning that Brian Rhinehardt, one of our authors, passed away last night. The news is unexpected and tragic, and my mind is reeling over the loss of a writer that I was looking forward to publishing and traveling with in the new year. Brian first queried my company in August 2008 about [...]
Posted by Tieffa Harper on December 24, 2009
http://plenaryreview.com/2009/12/24/the-closest-thing-to-heaven/
Plenary Publishing: The Year In Review
When we sent out our 2008 press release announcing the call for submissions, we never expected to get the response that we did: thousands of submissions from talented writers all over the country – and a few international places. It was so overwhelming (in a good way, of course) that we’re still finishing up our review of submissions [...]
Posted by Tieffa Harper on December 15, 2009
http://plenaryreview.com/2009/12/15/plenary-publishing-the-year-in-review/
I’m Back . . . For Real This Time.
As you’ve noticed, I’ve been on hiatus. Don’t you hate when your favorite TV shows do that? Just go away without explanation (damn you, “V“! You worked your way into my heart with your corny self and now I have to wait for the next episode??) In the past six months, I’ve been knee deep in a major [...]
Posted by Tieffa Harper on November 30, 2009
http://plenaryreview.com/2009/11/30/im-back-for-real-this-time/
The Art of Storytelling: Summer Writing Workshops & Character Sketching
WOW! Women on Writing is offering summer workshops for writers looking to earn more income and/or hone their craft. WOW! offers tons of information, including advice, tips, blogs and other tools to help aspiring and current women writers, editors, agents and publishers. From WOW!: How the courses work:All of the courses operate online—whether through email, website, [...]
Posted by Tieffa Harper on June 29, 2009
http://plenaryreview.com/2009/06/29/the-art-of-storytelling-summer-writing-workshops-character-sketching/
