Cyrus Webb & Conversations Book Club Present the Top Books of 2013

Cyrus Webb, in association with Conversations Book Club, is excited to announce this year Top Books!

"This is always an exciting and challenging undertaking," says Webb, 38. This year he read over 300 titles and to narrow them down to the Top 100 Fiction and Non-Fiction books for adults and 10 reads for young readers was not easy. "There are so many talented wordsmiths out there. It's a great problem to have to narrow it down, but I think this year's list is one of our best.

Webb began Conversations Book Club in Nov. 2006 in his home state of Mississippi with the purpose of encouraging reading and spreading the word about talented authors. Over the years he has traveled the South sharing his love of books and inviting others to do the same.

"If we can get just one more person to realize the power of words then all the hard work has paid off," says Webb. "That is my mission each and every day."

Here are Conversations' Top 50 Non-Fiction Titles of 2013: http://conversationsbookclub.blogspot.com/2013/11/cyrus-webb-reveals-conversations-top-50_24.html 

Here are Conversations' Top 50 Fiction Titles of 2013: http://conversationsbookclub.blogspot.com/2013/11/cyrus-webb-reveals-conversations-top-50.html

Introducing Conversations' 10 Literary Finds with Young Readers in Mind for 2013: http://conversationsbookclub.blogspot.com/2013/11/conversations-10-great-literary-finds.html

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(Feb. 8,9) My report of Bestselling author Treasure Blue's Visit to Mississippi

(Feb. 8,9, 2013)One word summarizes Cash Money Content bestselling author Treasure Blue's 2 day tour stop in Mississippi promoting his new book FLY BETTY: AMAZING.

Hosted by Conversations Book Club President and Mississippi native Cyrus Webb the author visited with fans in Jackson, Indianola, Ridgeland, Pearl and Brandon, each stop proving more thrilling than the last.

It made such an impact on Blue that he exclaimed at the end of day 2 that this was "the most memorable moment of his literary career."

It all began on Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Bolden-Moore Library in Jackson, MS where Blue was invited by librarian Ms. McCoy to meet with the young book club that met at the library.

Surrounded by about 80 kids Treasure Blue experienced a first: reading books to a younger audience.

Afterwards it was on to Gentry High School in Indianola, MS where Cyrus Webb has a chapter of his new book club "Mississippi Reads".

Treasure Blue met with the book club members, sharing his personal story as well as inspiring them to think now about the future.

 "What are you doing now to live the life you want," he asked. After some engaging back-and-forth, Webb and Blue shared gifts from Cash Money Content with the book club and then headed to the gym where Blue was greeted by 450 high school students ready to hear from him.

During the discussion with the student body Blue shared some of the challenges of his own life and encouraged them to appreciate the gift of education and to be the best of themselves.

From there it was on to Ridgeland, MS where Blue met fans and sold out the inventory at Barnes and Noble within two hours.

The day ended at a meet and greet at Appetizers in Pearl, MS.

Day 2 of the tour began Saturday morning at Subway Restaurant inside of the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Pearl/Brandon.

There Blue was met by fellow authors and fans who had books for him to sign---and in the process he was able to sell out the inventory that Wal-Mart had on the shelves as well.

 

 

The final event of the tour took place at Books-A-Million in Jackson, MS where fans not just from Mississippi but Louisiana showed up to support the author.

 Copies of all of Blue's books were available, however, by the end of the day certain titles sold out.  This event was the most diverse of the tour, bringing out readers of all walks of life.

 

  Blue was also interviewed by the Jackson Advocate Newspaper during this top.

Fly Betty is available now wherever books are sold. Readers looking to stay in touch with Blue can do so personally at www.facebook.com/treasure.blue. You can also find him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/treasurewrites. 

Cyrus Webb Presents "Conversations Top 100 Books of 2012"

It is without question one of Conversations Media Group's most exciting events: revealing the titles that make up its Top Books of the year. For 2012 Cyrus Webb, President of Conversations Book Club and Editor-In-Chief of Conversations Magazine found it to be an increasingly difficult task.

"There were so many great books that came out this year it was almost impossible to narrow it down," he says. In the end he found his top fiction and non-fiction titles that he believes best represent not only what he loves about books but the world as well. Once again there are established authors as well as rising stars that are featured, keeping in step with Webb's desire to feature talent wherever it might come from.

What are the requirements for making Conversations Book Club's Top Books list? They are very simple. First books that make the list must be reviewed in print form. (No e-books are considered.) Secondly Webb would have had to have read the title by Nov. 1st of the previous year and by Nov. 1st of the current year for consideration.

Without any further ado here are Conversations Book Club's Top 100 Books of 2012:


Fiction (Listed in no particular order)

1. "Fractured" by Karin Slaughter (Bantam Dell)
2. "Watch Me Die" by Erica Spindler (St. Martin's)
3. "Into the Darkness" by V. C. Andrews (Simon and Schuster)
4. "Married in the Nick of Nine" by Alretha Thomas Diverse Arts Collective)
5. "Tony's Tiffany" by John Mobley (FreedomInk)
6. "Shades of Orange with Many Greens: Visions of Paul Cezanne" by by Walter E. Thompson
7. "Who?" by Tiona Brown (DaSaint Ent.)
8. "I Do Solemnly Swear" by D.M. Annechino (Thomas & Mercer)
9. "Devil's Gate" by F. J. Lennon (Simon and Schuster)
10. Yield" by Bryan K. Johnson (Bedside Books)
11. "Tilt" by Ellen Hopkins (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)
12. "The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls" by Julie Schumacher (Delacorte Press)
13. "Darling Nikki" by E. V. Adams (Strebor Books/Simon and Schuster)
14. "Biten" by Dan O'Brien (unknown)
15. "The Stalker Chronicles" by Electa Rome Parks (Urban Renaissnce)
16. "The Choice" by Robert Whitlow (Thomas Nelson)
17. "Flying Solo" by Jeanette Vaughan (Age View Press)
18. "The Lost Daughter" by Lucy Ferriss (Penguin)
19. "The Aloha Trilogy" by Stephen A. Enna & Dennis J. Wootten (Authorhouse)
20. "An Echo Through the Snow" by Andrea Thalasinos (Forge)
21. "Q Awakening" by G. M. Lawrence (Variance Publishing)
22. "Kill Shot" by Vince Flynn (Atria Books)
23. "Love in a Carry-On Bag" by Sadeqa Johnson (12th Street Press)
24. "The Floater" by Sheryl Sorrentino (unknown)
25. "Suzy's Case" by Andy Siegel (Scribner/Simon and Schuster)
26. "The Cutting Season" by Attica Locke (Dennis Lehane Books/Harper Collins)
27. "Alligater Lake" by Lynne Bryant (New American Library/Penguin)
28. "How Angels Die" by David-Michael Harding (Q & CY Book)
29. "One Dead Doctor" by Tony Lindsay (Pen Knife Press)
30. "The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln" by Stephen L. Carter (Alfred A. Knopf)
31. "Twisted Seduction" by N'Tyse (Strebor/Simon and Schuster)
32. "Last Chance Texaco" by Joe Lee (Dogwood Press)
33. "Bone Shadows" by Christopher Valen (Conquill Press)
34. "Drawing Breath" by Laurie Boris (unknown)
35. "Trickster's Point" by William Ken Krueger (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster)
36. "Don't Ask Don't Tell" by M. T. Pope/Tina Brooks McKinney/Brenda Hampton/Terry E. Hill (Urban Renaissance)
37. "Beauty to Die Foe" by Kim Alexis & Mindy Starns Clark (B & H Book"s)
38. "Coming Home" by Stacy Hawkins Adams (Zonderman)
39. "Cheeseland" by Randy Richardson (Eckhartz Press)
40. "Twelve Months" by Steven Manchester (The Story Plant)
41. "Damage Control" by John Gilstrap (Pinnacle/ Kensington Books)
42. "The Last Refuge" by Ben Coes (St. Martin's Press)
43. "Payback Ain't Enough" by Wahida Clark (Cash Money Content)
44. "A Fistful of Collars" by Spencer Quinn (Atria/ Simon and Schuster)
45. "Citycide" by Gary Hardwick (HardBooks Publishing)
46. "Better Than Chocolate" by Sheila Roberts (Harlequin/Mira)
47. "The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D." by Nichole Bernier (Crown/Random house)
48. "Deadrise" by Robert Blake Whitehill (Calaveras Media)
49. "Friends Forever" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press/Random House)
50. "The Heat of the Night" by Pynk/Niyah Moore/Lorraine Elzia/Ebonee Monique/Lalaina Knowles/Elissa Gabrielle (Peace In The Storm Publishing) 

Non-Fiction Titles (Listed in no particular order)

1. "The Obama Question" by Gary Dorrien (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)
2. "By Faith, Not By Sight" by Scott MacIntyre (Thomas Nelson)
3. "Side-Yard Superhero" by Rick D. Niece (Five Star Publications)
4. "Charlie" by Barbara Lampert (Langdon Street Press)
5. "Dear Marcus" by Jerry McGill (Spiegel & Grau (Random House)
6. "Self-Made Myth" by Brian Miller and Mike Lapham (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
7. "Fearless" by Maimah S. Karmo (Brown Books Publshing Group)
8. "Lefty: An American Odysssey" by Vernona Gomez and Lawrence Goldstone (Ballantine Books)
9. "Soul Rape" by Heyward Bruce Ewart (Loving Healing Press)
10. "Crossing the Tracks" by Dolphus Weary (Kregel Publications)
11. "Redemption" by Bryan Clay (Thomas Nelson)
12. "Confessions of a Microfinance Heretic" by Hugh Sinclair (Berrett-Koehler)
13. "Uncle Yah Yah: 21st Century Man of Wisdom, Part 2 " by Al Dickens (Wahida Clark Presents Publishing)
14. "At the Feet of Jesus" by Joanna Weaver (Water Brook)
15. "Dramas of a Bald Head Queen" by Nina C. Brewton (Write Right Publications)
16. "Creating Time" by Marney K. Makridakis (New World Library)
17. "Single Black, and Government Owned" by Omegia (O) Keeys )Passionate Writer Publishing) 
18. "Fastest Man in the World" by Tony Volpentest (Bettie Youngs Books)
19. "Boxing with God" by Robert Coons (USIAA)
20. "Slow Democracy" by Susan Clark and Woden Teachout (Chelsea Green Publishing)
21. "7 Secrets of a Phenomenal L.I.F.E." by Howard Partridge (Sound Wisdom)
22. "The Shyster's Daughter" by Paula Priamos (Etruscan Press)
23. "Unbinding the Heart" by Agapi Stassinopoulos (Hay House)
24. "King Peggy" by Peggilene Bartels and Eleanor Herman (Doubleday/Random House)
25. "Against Wind & Tide" by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (Pantheon Books)
26. "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" by Jon Meacham (Random House)
27. "Marilyn" by Lois Banner (Bloomsbury)
28. "Fraternity" by Diane Brady (Spiegel and Grau)
29. "Everyday Meditation" by Tobin Blake (NewWorld Library)
30. "Journey into Thought" by Sidney Andrews (iUniverse)
31. "Tough Truths" by Deirdre Maloney (Business Solutions Press)
32. "Life & Love: Through My Eyes" by Ramona Jones (FreedomInk)
33. "Growing Up Ziglar" by Julie Ziglar Norman (Guideposts)
34. "The Sacred Thread" by Adrienne Arieff (Crown Publishers)
35. "A Dark Journey to a Light Future" by Tommie Mabry (WestBow Press)
36. "Embraced by God" by Babbie Mason (Abingdon Press)
37. "Beginning with the End" by Mary R. Morgan (Vantage Point)
38. "Get Off Your Attitude" by Ryan C. Lowe (Sound Wisdom)
39. "Identity" by Stedman Graham (FT Press)
40. "No Problem!" by E M Hanley (Livre)
41. "It's Your Life: Live Big" by Josh Hinds (Sound Wisdom)
42. "24/6" by Matthew Sleeth (Tyndale House Publishers)
43. "Cyber Bullying No More" by Holli Kenley (Loving Healing Press)
44. "I Ain't Trying 2 Hear It" by Melvin White (Authorhouse)
45. "Leaning Into Sharp Points" by Stan Goldberg (New World Library)
46. "You Can Buy Happiness(and It's Cheap" by Tammy Strobel (New World Library)
47. "Rocky Spirit" by Felice Cantatore (iUniverse)
48. "The 12 Principles to Wellness" by Eleanor R. (Balboa Press)
49. "Today: A Book of Daily Affirmations" by Christopher LaKeith Price (Estrus Publishing)
50. "Live To Give" by Austin Gutwein (Thomas Nelson)

Interested in having your title considered for 2013? Contact Cyrus Webb directly at cawebb4@juno.com or 601.896.5616. Follow Cyrus Webb on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cyruswebb and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/cyruswebb. 

To check out previous lists by Conversations Book Club or to stay abreast of upcoming literary events, visit www.conversationsbookclub.com. Keep inspired. Keep focused. Keep the Conversations going!