On-Line Literary Talk Show on Voiceamerica.com approaches one year anniversary on 3/5/03!

This is the first Black On-Line Literary Talk Show hosted by a female on www.voiceamerica.com. Find out about the changing face of publishing!

Immediate Press Release
Contact: Maxine Thompson
(323)242-9917

Maxine Thompson (www.maxinethompson.com) Does it Again! On The Same Page, First African American Female On-line Talk Show On www.Voiceamerica.com launches on Tuesday, March 5, 2002 from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. Pacific Time. Re-broadcasts every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

· Why Black Literature is in such high demand

· Why ethnic groups are no longer trying to assimilate into mainstream America and are embracing and preserving their own cultural heritage

· Why it is important to support independent and self-published writers

· Why mainstream publishers tend to shy away from literature that empowers and heals black people or other minorities

· Why independent and self-published authors have a greater impact on the positive revolution for change

· How does the surge of African American writers today compare with the Harlem Renaissance?

· Does Black Literature have more longevity when it is independently or self-published versus that of mainstream?

· Should you self-publish or not? How do Blacks figure in the Digital Divide?

· How Does the Willie Lynch Syndrome play itself out in the Black publishing arena?

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