WVP Summer Reading Series – Adrienne Adams

Posted on July 9, 2009 
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It’s the perfect time of the year for catching up on reading while enjoying the lazy days of summer.  Enjoy our summer reading series as we introduce a different fiction or nonfiction author each Wednesday from now until Labor Day.

Adrienne_pic1[1] Adrienne Adams grew up on the south side of Chicago.  After becoming a parent as a teenager, she worked hard to take care of her children while still making education a top priority and believes that others can learn from her
experiences.  Adrienne started her publishing company, Write the Vision Ministries, LLC, with the idea that young
people should be secure in the knowledge that they can come to Christ just as they are.  Adrienne holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago.  She resides with her husband, Andre, and their five children in Chicago.

Listen to Adrienne read from her young adult novel, Breakthrough.

WVP Summer Reading Series – Mesha Coleman

Posted on July 1, 2009 
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It’s the perfect time of the year for catching up on reading while enjoying the lazy days of summer.  Enjoy our summer reading series as we introduce a different fiction or nonfiction author each Wednesday from now until Labor Day.

image Mesha Coleman originally from Oklahoma City is number six of eleven children and credits her strong matriarchic linage for her creative spirit and tenacity. Some authors are born to write while others acquire a love for writing along life’s journey.  Mesha has always loved to write poetry but not until attending a spoken word event was she inspired to write a play which turned into her first novel "A Big Girl’s Blues".

Listen to Mesha Coleman read from her debut novel, A Big Girl’s Blues.

WVP Summer Reading Series – Jackie Moore

Posted on June 24, 2009 
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It’s the perfect time of the year for catching up on reading while enjoying the lazy days of summer.  Enjoy our summer reading series as we introduce a different fiction or nonfiction author each Wednesday from now until Labor Day.

image Jackie Moore is the author of the 2009 release, Serving Justice. She is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in religion and offers spiritual words of encouragement daily on her website www.virtuousliving.com. and her myspace page www.myspace.com/mamajacq. She and her two sons, James and Joseph reside in Detroit, Michigan.

Listen to Jackie read from her latest novel, Serving Justice.

BOOK REVIEW | Coming Across Jordan

Posted on June 18, 2009 
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optical amplifierimage Coming Across Jordan
Mabel Elizabeth Singletary

Kevin Manning and his younger brother Jordan are new to Harriet Tubman Elementary School. A little shy, Kevin tries to go unnoticed on the first day at school. He’s successful at blending in until something upsets his six-year old brother, who is autistic, and only Kevin can calm his screams.

The Soul of a Man – K. L. Belvin

Posted on June 17, 2009 
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This week, as we approach Fathers Day, Written Voices Blog will feature several of the contributors to the recently released anthology, The Soul of a Man.

image K.L., describe yourself for our visitors.

I have been a teacher for the NYC Dept of Education for over 10 years. I published my first book titled “A Man in Transition” in June of 2008 through the publishing company I created called Bravin Publishing.  I have four children and possibly more. Yes I said possibly more. I wasn’t always the man I am now. I was a man that lived his life attempting to bed down as many women as I could. Before I knew the Lord I was trapped into believing life was connected to getting next to every woman in a sexual manner. I would like to believe I am as complicated as many others feel about themselves, but I am not.

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