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NY Times and Essence Bestselling Author Lyah Beth LeFlore Booksigning

Date:	Sat, Oct 03, 09	Time:	6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Location:	Barnes and Noble - Country Club Plaza 420 W 47th St Kansas City MO google map \| yahoo map
Come out and support NY Times and Essence bestselling author Lyah Beth LeFlore during her Wildflowers national book tour. Lyah's Bio: Lyah Beth LeFlore is a National Bestselling author and one of today’s most talented and respected creative forces. She’s been featured in The New York Times, Essence Magazine, Ebony, Jet, and Entertainment Weekly; also on CNN and BET. Television Producer credits include: New York Undercover (FOX), Midnight Mac starring Bernie Mac (HBO), and Grown Ups (UPN). She has worked at major networks and production companies such as Nickelodeon, Uptown Entertainment/Universal, Wolf Films/Universal, and Alan Haymon Productions. She began her career at the Nickelodeon Network. Books include the coauthored, Cosmopolitan Girls; the Essence Bestseller Last Night A DJ Saved My Life; and the NY Times Bestseller and Essence Bestseller, I Got Your Back: A Father and Son Keep It Real About Love, Fatherhood, Family, and Friendship -- the non-fiction collaboration with Grammy Award father and son, Eddie and Gerald Levert. I Got Your Back was a 2008 Nominee/Finalist for the Essence Literary Awards and the NAACP Image Awards. In 2008, LeFlore also wrote the cd liner notes for The O’Jays’ The Essential O’Jays: Giving The People What They Want cd, and multi-platinum artist, Usher’s Here I Stand cd. In addition, LeFlore’s third novel, Wildflowers (Broadway Books/Randomhouse), will be published September 2009. Also coming Fall 2009, she will expand her fan base, and introduce young readers to her hot new teen series The Come Up, illustrated by DL Warfield (Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster). The first book of the series is entitled, The World Is Mine. LeFlore, 39, is a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and holds a B.A. in Communications Media from Stephens College. In May 2005 she became the youngest member of the Stephens College Board of Trustees, and only the second African American to be appointed to the Board in the college’s history. She is also a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. For more info go to www.lyahbethleflore.com
Admission:	free	Event Type:	Networking
Sponsor:	KC Girlfriends Book Club
Contact:	TaNisha Webb	Phone:	913-634-1116
Email:	tlwebb@kcgirlfriendsbookclub.com	Website:	www.lyahbethleflore.com or www.kcgirlfriendsbookclub.com
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