Conversations Magazine's #BooksYouNeedtoRead Issue

Conversations Magazine's #BooksYouNeedtoRead Issue

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

(Sat. March 17, 2012) Author E. V. Adams Signs @ Pearl Public Library

Conversations Book Club is pleased to announce that author E. V. Adams will be signing her book DARLING NIKKI at the Pearl Public Library (2416 Old Brandon Road * Pearl,MS) on Sat. March 17, 2012 from 1-3p.m.

Adams, who was featured in the Clarion Ledger Newspaper earlier this year, is celebrating the release of her debut novel, and the public is invited out to support one of Mississippi's own.

For more information contact Cyrus Webb at cawebb4@juno.com or 601.896.5616. You can also visit www.conversationsbookclub.com.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Conversations Book Club Hosts Book Fair, Sat. March 24, 2012

Conversations Book Club President Cyrus Webb is pleased to announce that the reading group will be hosting a book fair on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Pearl Public Library (2416 Old Brandon Road * Pearl, MS) beginning at 1p.m.


The event will feature eight of Mississippi's literary rising stars, each of whom will be discussing their journeys as writers, signing their books and meeting the public. "This is an opportunity for the state of Mississippi to not only support our own but meet new authors as well," says Webb, 36. He has hosted over 100 booksignings in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee, each with the purpose of getting authors noticed and letting the readers know about books they may not have heard of. Webb adds: "Conversations Book Club is excited to bring this group of authors together for the first time, and I know those who attend the book fair will be glad they met them as well."

The featured authors for this event are Darlene Collier (Married To Sin), Jerome Cooper (A Dual Blessing: Body and Success), Dr. Vershern Edwards (I Don't Want Okra), Joseph Henderson ( I Don't Want To Die All Alone), Glenda L. Hunter (An Unspeakable Secret, Mommy Twinkle Eyes and Worthwhile? Who Me? Yes, You!), Dr. Greg Little (Rise Above), Jennifer Luckett (Caught In The Middle) and Jason Lee Usry (Markside).

Admission to this historic literary event is free, however, each author will have copies of their books available for purchasing. For more information contact Cyrus Webb at cawebb4@juno.com or 601.896.5616. You can also visit www.conversationsbookclub.com.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Author Chitoka Webb's Visit To Rankin County: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Conversations Book Club would like to thank those who made the first visit of author Chitoka Webb to Rankin County a success.


On Saturday, February 25, 2012 Ms. Webb arrived at the Pearl Public Library in Pearl, MS and met with readers and patrons of the library, discussing her personal journey that led to the writing of SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME.

Among those who attended the event was book club President Cyrus Webb, author Darlene Collier as well as author Vershern Edwards.



One of the highlights of the booksigning was library patron Ms. Rosie who excited not only purchased Webb's book but shared that it was her first time meeting a published author!

The day for her was compounded in that she was not only able to leave with an autographed copy of SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME but was introduced to Mississippi authors Collier and Edwards as well.

Conversations Book Club thanks author Chitoka Webb for allowing it to work on the event. Conversations also appreciates the continued support of the Pearl Public Library with its literary events.

For more information about Chitoka Webb and her book visit www.chitokawebb.com. To keep abreast of upcoming events hosted by Conversations Book Club visit www.conversationsbookclub.com.

Friday, February 24, 2012

(Sat. February 25, 2012) Conversations Book Club Welcomes Author Chitoka Webb


Conversations Book Club is pleased to announce that Chitoka Webb, author of SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME, will be at the Pearl Public Library (2416 Old Brandon Road * Pearl, MS) on Saturday, February 25, 2012 beginning @ 1:30p.m.

Book club President Cyrus Webb had this to say about the event: "We are excited to be not only introducing Chitoka to Rankin County but her book to new readers."

SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME chronicles not only Chitoka Webb's challenges and journey but the faith that has sustained her in her personal life and in business as well.

For more information about the author and the book visit www.chitokawebb.com. For more information about the event contact Cyrus Webb at cawebb4@juno.com or 601.896.5616. You can also visit www.conversationsbookclub.com.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

ONE DEAD DOCTOR by Tony Lindsay Named Conversations' Book of the Month for April 2012

Conversations Book Club President Cyrus Webb announces that ONE DEAD DOCTOR (published by Penknife Press) by bestselling author Tony Lindsay is his book club pick for the month of April 2012.


"Tony is one of those authors that just gets better with each and every title," says Webb, 36. He had the privilege of working with Lindsay in 2008 and has had him on the radio show as a guest several times over the years. "I believe ONE DEAD DOCTOR is not only the continuation of a powerful series but a great stand-alone that readers will enjoy as much as I did."

Tony Lindsay was Conversations Book Club's 17th author to host in 2008. See the full report of the visit by clicking this link: http://conversationsbookclub.blogspot.com/2008/05/conversations-and-bestselling-author.html

During his visit with Conversations Book Club in 2008, Lindsay was interviewed by Webb about the experience and what he would like to say to his fans. Watch the video here:


Lindsay's book ONE DEAD DOCTOR will be featured during the entire month of April 2012 but will be discussed on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 6p.m. et (5p.m. ct/3p.m. pt) on Conversations LIVE radio show, moderated by Webb.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Author Glenda Hunter's Booksigning: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Thanks to everyone who supported author Glenda Hunter's first booksigning on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Pearl Public Library in Pearl, MS.

"I'm so proud of Glenda and what she is doing by sharing her story,"says Cyrus Webb, President of Conversations Book Club. "It's impossible to read her books and learn of her story and not be inspired."




During the event Glenda signed all three of her books and talked about her journey and the faith that helped her along the way.


Special thanks also goes out to the Pearl Public Library for their continued support.

All three of Glenda's books are available on Amazon.com. To stay in contact with upcoming events for Conversations Book Club visit www.conversationsbookclub.com.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

REVIEW: PHARMACOLOGY by Christopher Herz


Christopher Herz's PHARMACOLOGY Shows Why No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

by Cyrus Webb, President of Conversations Book Club


Continuing with the first-person style that drew readers to his debut novel, author Christopher Herz is back with another literary treat that takes you into a world where nothing is ever as it seems. Our narrator Sarah finds out firsthand that when life happens it can disrupt the most simple of plans. She is looking for a way to make a difference and support herself and help her family, but when she finds out that her father has cancer, life begins to be just about doing all she can to help those who have been there for her.

In the process she becomes a part of a campaign seemingly geared towards advocating a client's product, but Sarah soon finds that it may be doing more harm than good. With the intent of making a difference, she sees a way of trying to warn the public about the potentially dangerous side effects of a drug--and in the process gets swept into a part of the world she is trying to protect people from.

PHARMACOLOGY is also about the rise of another powerful force in our lives: the internet. Sarah gets introduced to it and it becomes both a part of the problem and the solution she hopes to develop. To us she says this: "the internet, whatever it was going to bring, promised to assimilate and dilute the last gasp of rebellion left in the country and consolidate all of the small truck stops and little diners along the back roads of this country into Burger Kinds and Starbucks." In effect, Sarah saw the "convenience" of the internet as many have gotten to view it: as a way to tell us what to think, where to go and what to do.

This is a book that has twists and turns you would expect in a great novel, and by the end we come to realize that just as we believe we are making a difference it becomes revealed to us that our "freedom" was being controlled all along. Let's face it: Herz has done it again, casting a literary spell that has us all enthralled and ready for more.

Discover more about the world of Christopher Herz by visiting www.herzwords. His book PHARMACOLOGY is Conversations Book Club's monthly selection for March 2012. Get yours today at Amazon.com. You can join the live chat with Herz on Conversations LIVE with Cyrus Webb on Sat. March 10th @ 6pm et (5p.m. ct/3p.m. pt) by logging on to www.blogtalkradio.com/conversationslive.