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Denise Stinson in Detroit Free Press

Walk Worthy Press Publisher, former literary agent and licensed minister Denise Stinson was recently featured in the Detroit Free Press. Read the article,"Faithful to the Book," here.

Children's Illustrator Dies

Author and illustrator of African-American children's books dies
Fred Crump Jr., author and illustrator of children's books for more than 15 years, died Oct. 29. He was 72.

Crump, whose final book, Three Kings and a Star, released last month from Urban Ministries Inc., devoted his career after 30 years as a public-school art teacher to retelling popular children's stories for an African-American audience. Some of Crump's more than 40 titles included Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, The Ebony Duckling, Mgambo & the Tigers and Favorite Bible Stories.

Real BibleZine in Time

REAL Biblezine (Thomas Nelson) was featured today in Time Magazine's "Inside Business" section in a piece called "Glossy Scripture." The latest in a line of bibles in magazine form, REAL was compiled by Michele Clark Jenkens and Stephanie Perry Moore and is focused toward the urban/hip-hop market. Listen our interview with Stephanie Perry Moore here.

Kendra Norman-Bellamy #3 on Essence Best Seller List

Kendra Norman-Bellamy's CROSSING JHORDAN'S RIVER (Moody Press) is #3 on the September Essence Best Seller's list. Hear our interview with Ms. Bellamy here. Congrats Kendra!

Walk Worthy Authors Join Blogosphere

  Debut authors Cheri Paris Edwards (Plenty Good Room) and Xenia Ruiz (Choose Me)have started blogs to chronicle their lives as new authors. Edwards blog can be found at http://www.cconfusion.blogspot.com and Ruiz' blog is at http://laequis.blogspot.com/. Surf over and check out these authors and what happens to them on their book tours and beyond.

Tia McCollors makes Essence BestSeller List

Tia McCollors' debut novel HEART OF DEVOTION ranked #3 on the August 2005 Essence best-selling books list. Based on sales reported from 20 of the top African American bookstores, this list shows reading trends among black readers across the country. Congrats to Mrs. McCollors and Lift Ev'ry Voice/Moody Press. To listen to Tia's Word Praize interview, click here. Visit her website at http://www.TiaMcCollors.com.

Specialty Bibles Do Well in Multicultural Markets

With recent statistics showing spiritual trends among minorities and more urban products marketwide, more specialty Bibles are being sold. Booksellers and industry professionals chime in on whether current offerings meet growing needs. Read it here.

Derek Jackson at Gospel City

Author Derek Jackson (A Man Inspired, Walk Worthy Press, 2005) is featured on GospelCity.com, a website featuring gospel music and more. Check it OUT.

Listen to our Word Praize interview with Derek Jackson.

Stacey Hawkins Adams on cover of SORMag

Stacy Hawkins Adams is the feature author in this month's Shades of Romance Magazine. Vanessa Davis Griggs is in the issue as well. Congrats, ladies!

Moody Authors on Magazine Cover

Moody Lift Every Voice authors Stephanie Perry Moore and Tia McCollors were featured on the cover of Booking Matters magazine this month.  Both had great interviews inside as well. Congrats!