May 2007 Edition of Urban-Reviews.com

Hello from Urban-Reviews.com. We are coming up on our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY in July. And we are planning big things as far as new features, new site layouts, and of course a huge giveaway like we had for our first anniversary last year...so stay tuned!! And we are always looking for ideas for new features, so please share them with us!

Now, check out the new Reviews and Interviews for May 2007!

New May 2007 African-American Fiction Reviews include:
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Shannon Holmes - Dirty Game
Nikki Turner - Forever A Hustler's Wife
Tina Brooks McKinney - All That Drama
Tina Brooks McKinney - Lawd, Mo' Drama
Venesha - Mistress Me
Wasiim - That Was Dirty
Terren Grimble - Love Lessons
Dedan Tolbert - The Love We Had
Contel Bradford - Thug Nation

New May 2007 Interviews in our INSIDE OUT section include:
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Tina Brooks McKinney
Venesha
Wasiim
Terren Grimble
Dedan Tolbert
Contel Bradford
Andrea Blackstone
Storm

New May 2007 Websites in the Author Connection section include:
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Mainstream Author Site: http://www.VictoriaChristopherMurray.com
Independent Author Site: http://www.JazoliPublishing.com (Author J. Gail)
Literary Site: http://www.RawSistaz.com
Publisher Site: http://www.Parker-Publishing.com
Myspace Site: http://www.myspace.com/rhondajj (Rhonda Jackson Joseph)
Poetry Site: http://www.JackieYoungWrites.com


'ON THE LINE with Radiah Hubbert' features exclusive one-on-one audio interviews with today's top African-American Authors. This month we feature an exclusive interview with best-selling author Shannon Holmes. Listen to Shannon Holmes as he discusses his latest novel 'Dirty Game', his hard-fought road to success, his thoughts on the Urban Fiction market, his advice to aspiring authors, his upcoming projects, and more. Be sure to check out our previous audio interviews with J.D. Mason, J. Tremble, Carl Weber, Tracy Brown, Mary B. Morrison, Donna Hill, Relentless Aaron, Karen E. Quinones Miller, and Nikki Turner!

Be sure to sign up for our MAILING LIST to receive our Monthly Email Newsletter, take part in giveaways, and stay informed on new additions to the site. AFTER JULY 1ST, 2007, THE MAILING LIST WILL BE DISCONTINUED COMPLETELY and you will have to be a member of our Yahoo Group to get our monthly newsletter, participate in giveaways, and get email updates. We have seven giveaways for the month of May for a total of 25 winners. You can find out all the details on our Contests page. You must be on the mailing list or be an Urban Reviews Yahoo Group member to have a chance to win a book from any of our giveaways...so JOIN NOW! Again, after July 1st, you must be a Yahoo Group member to be eligible for any giveaways...and there will be a number of giveaways in July for our Two Year Anniversary.

Don't forget to check out the new Book Excerpts (work-in-progress), the latest in Industry News and Online Bargains (will be updated regularly starting July 2007), and over 200 New Release Dates for AA Fiction titles coming out this year (constantly updating).

And check out our newest feature called 'The Forthcoming' on THE PINNACLE, the official Urban Reviews weblog! 'The Forthcoming' is a daily book preview of a soon-to-be-released AA Fiction title by a mainstream author or an independent/self-published author.

Be sure to stop by our MYSPACE page as well. Actually, we've had it for months, but we've been building up our Myspace Friends list to include hundreds of book industry personnel such as authors, literary agents, publishers, and other book-related contacts. Check us out at http://www.myspace.com/urbanreviews for more!

Don't forget about our YAHOO GROUP. The sole purpose of this group is to promote, inform, and discuss AA Fiction authors and titles. Anyone can join (no pre-approval necessary!). And after July 1st, it will be the only way to participate in giveaways...so why not join now!!! To find out all about this group, head over to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/urbanreviews

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