Literary World

January
Stan Chambers

KTLA's News At Ten: 60 Years With Stan Chambers is an insightful time capsule on the birth of broadcast journalism and is written by the godfather of the Los Angeles newsies, Stan Chambers.

Mr. Chambers has the unique advantage of being the first to break many stories that rocked the nation, such as the monumental Rodney King beating. Reluctant witnesses would only tell their stories to Stan, trusting his longstanding reputation of honesty and integrity. Chambers' insightful time capsule details the birth and evolution of KTLA news that has earned him over 22,000 stories. For the first time, the Emmy award-winning journalist comes out from behind the camera to reveal his thoughts behind his stellar career. Order your copy Today!

February
Kimberla Lawson Roby

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Kimberla Lawson Roby, has written nine novels which include, LOVE & LIES, CHANGING FACES, THE BEST-KEPT SECRET, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING, A TASTE OF REALITY, IT'S A THIN LINE, CASTING THE FIRST STONE, HERE AND NOW, and her debut title, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, which was originally self-published through her own company, Lenox Press. Her novels have frequented numerous bestseller lists, including The New York Times and those in Publishers Weekly, Essence Magazine, Upscale Magazine, Emerge Magazine, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, The Dallas Morning News, and The Austin Chronicle to name a few and both BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and CASTING THE FIRST STONE were #1 Blackboard bestsellers for four consecutive months in 1997 and 2000 respectively. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS was the #1 Blackboard Best-selling book for paperback fiction in 1997.

Ms. Roby resides in Illinois with her husband, Will. Her tenth novel, SIN NO MORE, was released in January 2008.

March
Francis Ray

Francis Ray is a native Texan and lives in Dallas. A graduate of Texas Woman's University, she is a School Nurse Practitioner with the Dallas Independent School District. In 1999 and 2000 she was nominated for Texas Woman's University Distinguished Alumni Award.

Ms. Ray's titles consistently make bestseller's lists such as Blackboard and Essence Magazine. INCOGNITO, her sixth title, was the first made-for-TV movie for BET. She has written thirty-one titles to date. Awards include Romantic Times Career Achievement, EMMA, The Golden Pen, and The Atlantic Choice.

She established The Turning Point Legal Fund to assist women of domestic violence to help restructure their lives. Her mainstream novels has made the bestseller's list of The Dallas Morning News, Blackboard, Black Expressions Book Club, Essence Magazine and Black Issues Book Review.

Francis’ new novel Not Even If You Begged was released this year in January. Ms. Ray is currently working on her next novel.

April
Eileen Dreyer
aka Kathleen Korbel

New York Times Best-Selling author Eileen Dreyer, known as Kathleen Korbel to her Silhouette readers, has published 24 Silhouette books 8 medico-forensic suspense for Harper and St. Martin's and 10 short stories.

Dreyer won her first publishing award in 1987, being named the best new Contemporary Romance Author by Romantic Times. Since that time she has also garnered not only five other writing awards from Romantic Times, but five RITA Awards from Romance Writers of America, which secures her only the fourth place in the Romance Writers of America prestigious Hall of Fame. Since extending her reach to suspense, she has also garnered a coveted Anthony Award nomination for her paperback, Bad Medicine. She has over three million books in print world wide, and has made regular appearances on the Waldenbooks and B.Dalton bestsellers list, and the USA Today list.

Eileen lives in Brentwood, Missouri with husband Rick and her two children.

May
Marilyn Peake

Marilyn Peake is the author of both adult and children’s literature, and the editor of several nonfiction books. Her publications have received glowing reviews and awards. She’s also the publisher and editor of the free, award-winning newsletter, "The Golden Goblet".

Publications and Awards:

1.) "The Fisherman’s Son" Audio Book – Finalist, 2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards.

2.) "The City of the Golden Sun"

3.) "Return of the Golden Age"

4.) "From Hollywood Experts and Published Authors: Words of Wisdom for Starving Artists" – Finalist, 2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards.

5.) "Inside Scoop: Articles about Acting and Writing by Hollywood Insiders and Published Authors"

6.) "Twisted Tails: An Anthology to Surprise and Delight" – Winner, 2006 Dream Realm Awards. Voted Top Ten Finisher in the 2006 Preditors and Editors Readers Poll.

To view more of Marilyn’s Publication and Awards visit her website at http://www.marilynpeake.com