In this issue . . .
-- QBR: The Black Book Review
-- a novel blog
-- Spirit of Aloha magazine
-- another great publicity gimmick
-- Mother Jones magazine
-- get on national TV teleseminar
-- Bookmarks magazine
-- More magazine

QBR: The Black Book Review
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This bimonthly magazine reviews books by and about African-Americans,
Africa, and related subjects. Send review copies to QBR: The Black
Book Review, 9 West 126th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10027;
212-348-1681; Fax: 212-427-9901. Web: http://www.qbr.com.

Max Rodriguez, Publisher and Executive Editor

Reeshemah Brightley, Associate Editor. Email: reeshemah@qbr.com

Trisha Greene, Fiction Editor. Email: tgreenel@qbr.com

A novel blog . . .
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Arthur Levine has started up a new blog, one that is written by a
fictional character to promote a new novel called Johnny Oops. Johnny
thinks he is a guru who is a prophet in the making, while some others
view him as simply a charlatan. It is up to the reader to decide.

Starting this week, readers will be able to suggest the topics for a
series of speeches Johnny will be giving in major U.S. cities. But, please
note, since Johnny thinks he is a messenger sent by God, he intends to
have the last word.

Want to know more? Check out http://johnnyoops.blogspot.com

Spirit of Aloha magazine
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The Spirit of Aloha is the bimonthly magazine of Aloha Airlines. The
January/February issue featured reviews of Kim Taylor Reece's The
Eternal Dance, MacKinnon Simpson's A Century of Aloha, A.S. Yost's
Combat Chaplain, and Henry Nalaielua's memoir No Footprints in the
Sand. All books had a Hawaii connection. Stuart Coleman, author of
Makaha Means Fierce, wrote an article on interracial couples (1/07).

Send info to the editor at Spirit of Aloha, Tom Chapman, Editor,
Honolulu Publishing Company, 707 Richards Street #525, Honolulu HI
96813; 808-524-7400. Web: http://www.spiritofaloha.com.

Another great publicity gimmick
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A reader liked the contest that Voyageur Press offered for the book
about the Green Bay Packers. So he offered a similar prize for you.

Howard Cohen at Clerisy Press will send a copy of Black and Blue: A
Smash-Mouth History of the NFL's Roughest Division to the farthest
flung fan from each of the four teams in the division: Minnesota Vikings,
Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and Green Bay Packers. To apply for this
free offer, email Howard at Howard@clerisypress.com, tell him where
you live and which team is the one you love. The book was published
just this month. A great book if you love professional football.

Mother Jones magazine
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This bimonthly progressive political magazine features many authors and
books. Send info to the editors at Mother Jones, 222 Sutter Street
#600, San Francisco CA 94108; 415-321-1700; Fax: 415-321-1701.
Web: http://www.motherjones.com.

They offer a bookseller's marketplace called In Print, where you can
advertise your books. Readers can then buy the books by going to
motherjones.com/inprint.

Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery, Editors

Dave Gilson, Senior Editor

Julia Whitty, Environmental Correspondent

James Ridgeway, Senior Correspondent, Washington Bureau

Young Kim, Web Producer, MotherJones.com

Josh Harkinson, Reporter, reviewed Matt Bai's The Argument: Billionaires,
Bloggers, and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics (9/07).

Joshua Kurlantzick, Contributing Writer. Author of Charm Offensive, he
wrote an article on China (9/07).

Jennifer Gonnerman, author of Life on the Outside, wrote an article on
the Rotenberg Center (9/07).

Maia Szalavitz, author of Help at Any Cost, wrote an article on the
tough-love teen industry (9/07).

Jeff Sharlet, author of Jesus Plus Nothing, wrote an article about
Hillary Clinton's faith (9/07).

Elizabeth Grossman, author of High Tech Trash, wrote an article on
plastics (9/07).

Ted Genoways wrote an article on fake news stories with quotes from
Sarah Chayes's The Punishment of Virtue and Ashley Gilbertson's
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (9/07).

Nick Turse reviewed Dahr Jamail's Beyond the Green Zone (9/07).

Free teleseminar: September 6th
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Would you like to be on national TV? Then join in on a free teleseminar
and listen to a former Oprah guest booker and several other producers
tell you The Three Big Secrets for Getting Booked as a Guest on Top
National TV Shows. Steve Harrison of the Book Marketing Update
newsletter is hosting this seminar on Thursday, September 6th.

To register for this free teleseminar, go to:
http://www.freepublicity.com/tvcall/?10005

Bookmarks magazine
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This bimonthly magazine features reviews of novels and a few memoirs,
biographies, and current event essays. Much of their content is drawn
from reviews printed in various newspapers and magazines. Send info to
the magazine at Bookmarks, Jon Phillips, Editor and Publisher, 1818
MLK Boulevard #181, Chapel Hill NC 27514; 888-356-8107.
Email: letters@bookmarksmagazine.com.
Web: http://www.bookmarksmagazine.com.

More magazine
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More is a 10 times per year magazine for women over 40 and under 60.
Circulation: 850,000. Their July/August 2007 issue featured an excerpt
from Gail Belsky's Over the Hill and Between the Sheets: Sex, Love, and
Lust in Middle Age and Connie Schultz's And His Lovely Wife: A Memoir
from the Woman Beside the Man (7/07).

Send info to the editors at More Magazine, Meredith Corporation,
375 Lexington Avenue, New York NY 10017; Fax: 212-499-1794.
Email: more@mdp.com. Send article proposals and unsolicited articles
to more@meredith.com. Web: http://www.more.com.

You can join the More Reader Panel by going to
http://www.more.com/readerpanel. As a panel member, you participate
in brief online polls, receive exclusive event invitations, try new
products before they hit the shelves, and receive other special offers.

More Must Haves: http://www.moremusthaves.com. A guide to
products, promotions, and special events from advertisers. Their
July/August 2007 issue featured 100 free copies of Leading Ladies: The
50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era. Contact More to
find out how your book can be featured in a giveaway.

Peggy Northrop, Editor-in-Chief. Email: peggy@more.com (7/07)

Barbara Jones, Deputy Editor, Books. Their book section features about
ten books and authors per issue. Reviewed Phil Borges's photography
book, Empowered: Inspiring Change in the Emerging World (7/07).

Lois Joy Johnson, Beauty & Fashion Director. Email: lois@more.com (7/07).

Stephanie Young, Health Director

Denise Maher, Associate Health and Fitness Editor (7/07)

Jessica Henderson, Senior Associate Editor, More Now. Features who,
what, when, where, and wow! Interviewed actress Lili Taylor (7/07).

Liz Ozaist, Senior Associate Editor, Travel (7/07)

Dawn Raffel, Editor-at-Large. In her previous positions with other
magazines, she featured many books and authors (7/07).

Rebecca Adler, Editorial Assistant, interviewed novelist Kim Addonizio,
author of My Dreams Out in the Street (7/07).

Dara Pettinelli, Editorial Assistant. Interviewed Luanne Rice, novelist of
What Matters Most, on what to do in Providence and Newport, Rhode
Island (7/07).

Elizabeth Devita-Raeburn, Editor, Body + Mind (7/07)

Kim Johnson Gross, Contributing Editor, Fashion. Email: kjg@more.com.

Mary Lou Quinlan, Contributing Editor. Email: marylou@justaskawoman.com.
Author of Time Off for Good Behavior, quoted Nella Barkley, author of
The Crystal-Barkley Guide to Taking Charge of Your Career, in her
column on self-improvement (7/07).

Amy Wilentz, author of I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They
Happen, interviewed actress Holly Hunter (7/07).

Nigel Parry, author of Blunt, photographed journalist Connie Schultz (7/07).

Margaret Heffernan, author of How She Does It, wrote an article on
women in business (7/07).

Mia Geiger interviewed Ellen Sussman, editor of Bad Girls: 26 Writers
Misbehave (7/07).

Rebecca Barry interviewed Rosemary Mahoney, author of Down the Nile,
and Akiko Busch, author of Nine Ways to Cross a River (7/07).

Thelma Adams wrote an article on two authors whose novels have
formed the basis for TV series: Kathy Reichs's Bones to Ashes and
Lynda La Plante's The Red Dahlia (7/07). Interviewed Katie Roiphe,
author of Uncommon Arrangements: Seven Portraits of Married Life in
London Literary Circles (7/07).

Martha Fay reviewed Kate Braestrup's memoir Here If You Need Me (7/07).

Andrea Chapin reviewed four novels: Irini Spanidou's Before, Danielle
Ganek's Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him, Diana Abu-Jaber's Origin, and
Marianne Wiggins's The Shadow Catcher (7/07).

Cathy Garrard, in an article on fooling ourselves, quoted Katherine,
author of Diet Simple, and Eve Wood, author of 10 Steps to Take
Charge of Your Emotional Life (7/07).

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They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could
the world go on? How could we ever get up off our knees? How could
we ever recover from the wonder of it? — Jeanette Winterson

More great quotes at http://www.quotablebooks.com