(Sat. June 28, 2014) Conversations Book Club Presents its Summer Book Fair 2014

Conversations Book Club is excited to announce that this year's Summer Book Fair will take place on Sat. June 28, 2014 from 1-3p.m. at the Pearl Public Library (2416 Old Brandon Road * Pearl, MS) and will feature some of Mississippi's bright literary voices and some special guests.

Authors from Mississippi that will be at this year's event are Kelly Stone (I Dance For You * Chasing Blossom), Darlene Collier (Married to Sin), Glenda L. Hunter (An Unspeakable Secret * It Finally Happened) and Andre Johnson (Man with Three Faces: Yearning For Control). "This year's event will be a mixture of not just authors from around the state of Mississippi but special guests siblings/authors Joseph Barnett (Mr. Joe) and Jane Congdon (It Started with Dracula) will be joining the group as well," says Cyrus Webb, book club President and founder of the yearly event. "We're excited to bring these authors together for readers around the state to meet, discover their work and be inspired by their individual journeys."

Admission to the event is free, however, each author will have books available for purchasing.

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

(Fri. Feb. 22, 2013) Indianola High School Welcomes Texas Author's Message of Hope

(Friday, February 22, 2013) Conversations Book Club brings its "Mississippi Reads" campaign back to Gentry High School in Indianola, MS today beginning @ 1p.m. with a special guest Shane Gregory aka Mr. Mean Mug. Visiting from Dallas, TX,  Mean Mug spent almost a decade in prison. Before his release he wrote his first book TATTOO TEARS. Today he will share how his belief in himself and learning from his mistakes is making a difference in his life and those of others.

"Mr. Mean Mug is the perfect example of what all of us can do," says book club President Cyrus Webb. He will b discussing the selection of the month BE REAL AND GREAT NOW with the members of the book club at the school as well as introducing Mean Mug as the guest speaker. "I know the students of Gentry High School will be inspired by him and what he has done to make his life better."

For more information contact Cyrus Webb at cawebb4@juno.com or 601.896.5616. Details can also be found at www.mississippireads.com.

Mississippi Welcomes Bestselling Author Treasure Blue, Feb. 8,9th

He has been one of Conversations Book Club President Cyrus Webb's favorite authors since 2007. Bestselling author Treasure Blue (Harlem Girl Lost, A Street Girl Named Desire and Keyshia and Clyde) will be visiting Mississippi THIS WEEK Feb. 8th and 9th with his new book FLY BETTY.

"It's an honor to work with Cash Money Content and Treasure Blue on this visit," says Webb. He has had the honor of working with Cash Money Content on bringing authors Wahida Clark as well as Ashley and JaQuavis to the Magnolia State. "Having Treasure with us in his first literary visit in the state is something we have been looking forward to.

Below is the public schedule:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013
9:30-10a.m. --- Bolden-Moore Public Library (1444 Wiggins Road * Jackson, MS)  601.922.6076
1-2 p.m.--- Gentry High School (801 B. B. King Road * Indianola, MS 38751)
4-6p.m. --- Barnes & Noble (1000 Highland Colony Parkway #3008, Ridgeland, MS 39157)
7:30p.m. --- Appetizers Restaurant (3000 Hwy 80 * Pearl MS)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2013
9-10a.m. --- "Breakfast with Books" (Subway inside Wal-Mart Supercenter * Pearl, MS)
11-1:30p.m. --- Books A Million (4950 Hwy 55 N, Jackson, MS 39211)

FLY BETTY is available now. You can stay in contact with Treasure Blue on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Treasurewrites and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/treasureblues.readers.

Have any questions about this special visit? Contact Cyrus Webb at cawebb4@juno.com or 601.896.5616. You can also visit www.conversationsbookclub.com or www.mississippireads.com.