Conversations Announces Its "Author of The Year 2009-2010" and "Author of the Decade 1999-2009"

(Sunday, December 27, 2009) During the last radio show for Conversations LIVE! on Sunday, December 20, 2009, host Cyrus Webb announced Conversations Book Club's choices as "Author of the Year 2009-2010" and "Author of the Decade 1999-2009".


Those who were chosen to be recognized are no stranger to the book club or the radio show, and are both respected by readers and those in the literary community as well.

It is with great pleasure that we announce Bestselling author Wahida Clark as "Author of the Year 2009-2010" by Conversations Book Club.


Conversations' "Author of the Decade 1999-2009" is Bestselling author John Saul.


Both Clark and Saul have been guests on Conversations the radio show several times, have been featured by The Write Stuff Online Reality Show and were chosen as part of Conversations' "Literary Legends, Class of 2009-2010".

We congratulate both authors on their accomplishments and look forward to their next literary contributions. To find out more about this year's honorees, visit www.literarylegends2009.com.

SAT. OCT. 24, 2009: Watch the 2nd online episode of The Write Stuff here!

This week's episode of The Write Stuff is brought to you from the office of Shadow Play Entertainment where host Cyrus Webb also broadcasts his radio show Conversations LIVE!. He shares part of his discussions with bestselling authors Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes while also discussing with author Gary Myers the importance of encouraging people of different interests to use it in encouraging reading. In the profile segment we let you hear from CBS National Correspondent Byron Pitts as he talks about his new book STEP OUT ON NOTHING. Want to know what nationally known recording star will be on the show to end the month of October? You have to catch the entire show for that!

PART ONE: Bestselling authors Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes talk success

PART TWO: Bestselling author Wahida Clark talks about her amazing career

PART THREE: Cyrus Webb talks about the book club designed for sports lovers and introduces books designed with them in mind. He also begins his conversation with author Gary Myers about the events that inspired the book THE CATCH

PART FOUR: The continuation of Webb's discussion with author Gary Myers

PART FIVE: Our literary profile features CBS National Correspondent Byron Pitts

PART SIX: Find out what is coming up next for The Write Stuff and how you can become more involved in our literacy campaign.

Conversations Presents Its "Literary Legends" of 2009-10

Conversations Presents Its "Literary Legends 2009"

For years the world has enjoyed the work of authors of various genres who not only entertain but create dialogue through their books. They have given so much to readers, and now those readers are able to give something back.

Conversations Book Club and its supporters are pleased to announce one of its most historic recognitions of those making an impact in publishing today. Introducing "Literary Legends" Class of 2009-10:
 

• 1. V. C. Andrews
• 2. Maya Angelou
• 3. Steven Barnes
• 4. Reshonda Tate Billingsley
• 5. Wahida Clark
• 6. Jackie Collins
• 7. Tananarive Due
• 8. Roy Glenn
• 9. Father Andrew Greeley
• 10. John Grisham
• 11. James Earl Hardy
• 12. Jerry B. Jenkins
• 13. Deja King/Joy King
• 14. Stephen King
• 15. Dean R. Koontz
• 16. Judith Krantz
• 17. Tony Lindsay
• 18. Mary Monroe
• 19. Andrew Neiderman
• 20. Francis Ray
• 21. J. K. Rowling
• 22. John Saul
• 23. Sidney Sheldon
• 24. Erica Spindler
• 25. Stuart Woods

This is one of the first times that such a culturally diverse list has been compiled, a fact that is not lost on Conversations Book Club Founder and President Cyrus A. Webb (www.cyruswebb.com). "Something like this is well overdue," says Webb, 34. His literary organization has made history since its inception in November 2006 by being one of the only book clubs that has members of both sexes meeting together to discuss books of all genres. To date there are 10 chapters of Conversations Book Club with hundreds of attendees to its meetings each year. "Beginning this year we are going to be selecting 25 authors who our groups feel as though have made a lasting impact on literacy and are encouraging aspiring authors as well."

 

Webb feels as though it is only appropriate that a book club as diverse as Conversations should be taking the lead in recognizing these authors and introducing them to a new audience as well. "Though the authors have been around for a while," Webb says, "some people still may not know them and what they have contributed to the world. I feel as though this is a win-win for the authors and readers.

 

The website www.literarylegends2009.com has been created to share not only information about the authors being recognized but interviews that Webb has done with them either on his radio show or though his website and Conversations Magazine.

 

This will be an annual listing that will be revealed in September of each year. For more information about the Conversations brand, contact Cyrus A. Webb at cawebb4@juno.com or 601.896.5616.