Conversations' "20 Summer Reads For Kids and Teens" of 2012

Conversations Media Group and Conversations Book Club are pleased to announce its choices for "20 Summer Reads For Kids and Teens" for 2012. Hand-picked by book club President Cyrus Webb, these are books that offer something for readers of all ages and are perfect to be read alone or with your friends.

1. "The Berlin Boxing Club" by Robert Sharenow (Harper Teens)
2. "The Sons of Liberty: Death and Taxes" by Alexander Lagos & Joseph Lagos (Random House)
3. "The Chip" by George Jack (Langdon Street Press)
4. "Growing Pains" by K. P. Smith (Doin It Publishing)
5. "The Echoes Inside" by Christopher Gaddis (unknown)
6. "Out of Sight, Out of  Time" by Ally Carter (Disney * Hyperion Books)
7. "BRAGN: Be Real and Great Now" by Zenaida Roy-Almario (BRAGN)
8. "Teenie" by Christopher Grant (Random House)
9. "Of Mouse and Magic" by Allan R. Gall (Two Harbors Press)
10. "Teen Girls Need L.O.V.E." by S. Dodson (Mahogney Ink Publications)
11. "Birds Can Fly and So Can I" by Noa Nimrodi (Grassroots Publishing Group)
12. "Kingdom Keepers: Shell Game" by Ridley Pearson (Disney * Hyperion Books)
13. "L. A. Summer" by Sheryl Mallory-Johnson (Wanasoma Books)
14. "Manuel's Murals" by Jeaninne Escallier-Kato (3L Publishing)
15. "Trouble In Troublesome Creek" by Nancy Kelly Allen (Red Rock Press) 
16. "Hunka Chunka Monkey Shapes Up" by Sam E. Bromley (Jabberwocky Books)
17. "Stuck" by Rhonda Martin (Jabberwocky Books)
18. "The Honey Bunch Kids" by Chental-Song Bembry (Xlibris)
19. "Adventures of Rusty & Ginger Fox" by Tim Ostermeyer (Synergy Books)
20. "The ABC Field Guide to Faeries" by Susanne Alexander-Heaton ( unknown)

For more information about Conversations Book Club's commitment to encouraging reading among individuals of all ages make sure to visit www.conversationsbookclub.com. CONVERSATIONS: Feeding your love of life!

(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.

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.