Chocolate City: The Best African American Blog » African American Authors http://www.chocolatecity.cc Arguably The Best African American Blog, Socio-economic, Justice, Politics, Fashion, Book Review, and Black Artists Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:22:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Debut Author Book Review Advertising Package http://www.chocolatecity.cc/2010/01/13/debut-author-book-review-advertising-package/ http://www.chocolatecity.cc/2010/01/13/debut-author-book-review-advertising-package/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:04:09 +0000 sekle http://www.chocolatecity.cc/?page_id=1856 Chocolate City Debut Author Book Review Advertising PackageChocolate City Debut Author Book Review Advertising PackageDue to the innumerable request for a book review on ChocolateCity.cc, we have decided to support debut authors and give them affordable visibility on our site. We have created a special advertorial page designed to showcase book reviews for first-time authors. The landing page will have a common title: [...] Related posts:
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