James W. Lewis

CONGRATS to my “firstborn” for…

November 1, 2011

Placing as a Finalist in the USA “BEST BOOKS 2011” AWARDS! That’s 6 awards and counting! (African American Fiction Category)

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It’s the End of Publishing As We Know It … And We Feel Fine

October 17, 2011

Written by Omar Luqmaan-Harris. Published on my company website The Pantheon Collective. 10/12/2011 Over the past 24 months or so, the publishing industry has been doing a lot of talking about a singular topic – does the growth of e-books mean the death of traditional publishing? Well last year all the pundits kept saying that [...]

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Cocktale of the Week: Slow Your Prose!

September 19, 2011

Description: Oftentimes, new writers worry more about how to sell their book vice writing a polished story in the first place. They have the pedal pressed to the floor when they shouldn’t have gotten in the ride at all, sorta speak. In “Slow Your Prose: 25 Tips On How New Authors Can Improve Their Writing,” [...]

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Cocktale of the Week: Agony of Da Feet

September 7, 2011

Description: Mens’ feet tend to look like the face of a UFC fighter–to’ up. No, not torn up. “To’ up from the flo’ up.” Pampering feet is a right of passage for women only. That goes for manicures and spas, too. Real men don’t do “beauty” overhauls such as pedicures. At least that’s what you [...]

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First Look: “One Blood”, The Scariest Book Trailer On the Web!

August 30, 2011

This book trailer is from TPC’s next book “One Blood” by TPC partner Omar Luqmaan-Harris aka Qwantu Amaru (scheduled to drop later this fall). Don’t watch it in the dark by yourself! It’s one of the spookiest, darkest, most make-you-wanna-pee-in-your-pant-est book trailer out! BOO!

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Cocktale of the Week: The Cut Up

August 21, 2011

Description: Sometimes a wife can remain calm, cool, and collected–even when catching her husband in bed with a young girl over half his age. One possible response? Invite the bold bitch to dinner! That was one possible reaction of civility, but Eve quickly decides another route. Really, there’s no need to overact upon seeing a [...]

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Next Up: L.A. Black Book Expo!

August 15, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, CA, August 15, 2011 – The Pantheon Collective (TPC3), an independent publishing company comprised of authors James W. Lewis, Stephanie Casher, and Omar Luqmaan-Harris, will appear at the seventh annual L.A. Black Book Expo to showcase their books SELLOUT, WHEN LOVE ISN’T ENOUGH, and A HARD MAN IS GOOD TO FIND. [...]

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Cocktale of the Week: Mr. Telephone Man, Who The $@#&…

August 8, 2011

DESCRIPTION A three-month trip to Seattle is small beans for a young sailor and his girlfriend, considering its short distance from San Diego. The time away only makes the relationship stronger, right? At least, that was the plan … until the sailor called her home and a man answered. Damn. EXCERPT “Can I speak to Diane, please?” “Yeah, hold on.” Damn, [...]

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“Damn it feels good…

July 22, 2011

to see people up on it.” – Vapors by Biz Markie,1987 Thought I was gonna say “to be a gangsta,” huh? Aww, you gotta be old school to know a little sumn’ sumn’ about the Vapors! Naw, I’m not talking about being a gangsta, although I feel like it sometimes. In this case, the “people [...]

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