Self-published authors are going mainstream. Nichole Bailey-Williams' self-published novella A Little Piece of Sky was picked up by Janet Hill, vice-president and executive editor of Doubleday/Harlem Moon and will be published next summer. Brandon Massey signed a two-book deal with Karen Thomas, senior editor of Kensington's Dafina Books. The first work, Thunderland, originally self-published, will be published in the fall of 2002. Thomas also picked up Yo Yo Love by Daaimah S. Poole, to be released in the summer of 2002.
NBC-TV weatherman and author Al Roker is doing another book with Simon & Schuster. The Big Bad Barbeque will feature Roker's own cartoons, recipes, and tips for grilling. Roker's first book Don't Make Me Stop This Car! Adventures in Fatherhood was a best-seller.
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by Mondella S. Jones
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