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The Amazon Kindle ebook version of titles Rooftop Diva, Fools' Heaven and TARP Town U S A have been reduced in price by 32% from $8.75 to $5.99 each in response to the tough economic conditions many are facing in the country. This places these books at 40% below the cost of many other Kindle ebooks and bucks a growing trend. Recognition that ebooks lack the costs of printing, paper and shipping associated with traditional paper books led to these price adjustments. These titles are also… Continue

This is notice of my latest book:

TARP Town U S A - the new book by ESSENCE bestselling author D T Pollard is released by Book Express.



The United States experienced the emergence of an economic crisis in the last quarter of 2008 that was the worst since the Great Depression. It quickly became evident that the cause of this financial meltdown was a perfect storm of multiple factors including irresponsibility, greed and lax oversight. Wall Street executives built an empire on a… Continue

These were the top 20 most searched books for January, 2009 on Woldcat.org’s online library catalog that is used by thousands of libraries nationwide. One of the books is my novel Rooftop Diva which is about a Hurricane Katrina survivor.



http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/123120941…



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These are a few images of activity from the Dallas African American Read-In that took place Saturday Jan. 31 at the Majestic Theatre.



Actress Irma P. Hall from Soul Food was one of the celebrity speakers. The featured speaker was Lisa Nichols, one of the teachers of The Secret and author of Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul. Her new book is No Matter What! The video is my participation.



The African American Read-In is a national and international… Continue

If you want your car repaired, go to mechanics, they are car experts. If you want a good book, ask librarians, they are book experts. Discover why hundreds of libraries acquired Rooftop Diva – A Novel of Triumph After Katrina.



http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123120941&tab=holdings?loc=44114…





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