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                                                    Read about author media appearances by clicking here to go to the Author page.
                                                    
                                                   
                                                       
                                                      
                                                   
                                                   Review of Becoming Valley Forge, Historical Novel Society, May 2016
                                                    
                                                   
                                                      Becoming Valley Forge Press Release
                                                      
                                                    
                                                   
                                                      Becoming Valley Forge Midwest Book Review Press Release
                                                      
                                                    
                                                   
                                                      Becoming Valley Forge Regional Fiction Award Release
                                                      
                                                    
                                                   
                                                      Review, Patriots of African Descent in the Revolutionary War, Readers' Favorite Book Reviews and Award Contest, April 2016
                                                      
                                                    
                                                   10/5/15 Philadelphia Inquirer article on author Marion Lane and new grave marker for Hannah Till, former slave who was General
                                                         George Washington's cook at Valley Forge
                                                    
                                                   The DivaGirl's Guide in the Media!  
                                                   Cheryl Ann Wadlington interview, Good Day Philadelphia, Fox29 TV
                                                    
                                                   Philadelphia Tribune article, DivaGirl's Guide Preaches Style, Self-Respect
                                                    
                                                   See more of Cheryl Ann Wadlington's media appearances
                                                    
                                                   President Obama recently sent a letter to John Presta,
                                                      author of Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots:  How Barack Obama, Two Bookstore Owners and 300 Volunteers Did It, saying
                                                      he was “highly qualified” and “uniquely positioned” to write about Obama’s emergence on the
                                                      national political scene, adding, “Your story demonstrates the value of civic involvement upon which our country was
                                                      founded.” Read about the letter in 2/2/12 Publisher's Weekly by clicking 
                                                    
                                                   Click here to read an article about the letter in 2/2/12 Publisher's Weekly
                                                    
                                                   
                                                      E-newsletter announcing our Black Expressions Book Club January 2012 features
                                                      
                                                    
                                                   Black Expressions Book Club
                                                    
                                                   Essence Magazine November 2011 issue features
                                                      the article, Bound for Better, by O. J. Toks, author of Rejected for a Purpose.  For more information
                                                      about Toks, his article, and his book, click on the link below. 
                                                    
                                                   O. J. Toks website
                                                    
                                                   Rejected for a Purpose
                                                    
                                                   Sheilah Vance's first novel, Chasing the 400,
                                                      is listed in the Top 20 Bestseller's in this month's Black Expressions Book Club magazine! To order and for more information,
                                                      click the link below. 
                                                    
                                                   Chasing the 400 at Black Expressions Book Club
                                                    
                                                   The Elevator Group is pleased to announce that the
                                                      Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH) will continue to host booksignings for Treasures at the Museum
                                                      by Deborra Richardson, Chair and Chief Archivist at the NMAH, through the end of the year.  Check the museum website
                                                      for details.  The book remains available in the museum bookstore.  
                                                    
                                                   Smithsonian National Museum of American History Treasures at the Museum page
                                                    
                                                   National Book Clubs Select Chasing the 400 by Sheilah
                                                      Vance  |  
 May 10, 2011--The Elevator Group is pleased to announce that  Chasing the 400
                                                      by Sheilah Vance is now available in a special hardcover edition as a featured selection on Black Expressions Book Club,  www.BlackExpressions.com, and as a selection of Book of the Month Club,  www.bomcclub.com and BOMC2 (powered by Book of the Month Club)  www.BOMC2.com. Black Expressions is  the book club when it comes to books for and by African Americans.
                                                      From new urban fiction to black romance novels and African American Christian fiction,  Black Expressions truly has
                                                      something for everyone. See  Chasing the 400 in the "Now Featuring" column on the  Black Expressions home page BlackExpressions.com has an exclusive offer. .Get 4 books for $2 plus a  FREE gift with
                                                      a new membership. You can purchase  Chasing the 400 for just $0.50 (normally $15.95 retail). If you're already a member
                                                      of this popular book club, then please go right ahead and order  Chasing the 400 this month.  Book of the
                                                      Month Club and BOMC2, premier direct to consumer book clubs, also have great exclusive no-cost or low cost offers for Chasing
                                                      the 400 for their members--old and new!  "I am so thrilled to be a part of the Black Expressions and Book of the Month Club families,"
                                                      said author Sheilah Vance. "This is truly a dream come true." Chasing the 400 was a popular and
                                                      critical success when Vance first self-published the book in 2006. It has gone on to become the first selection of the African
                                                      American Museum of Philadelphia Book Club, a top-seller of Vance's publishing company,  The Elevator Group, and a favorite of readers everywhere.   |  
  
                                                    
                                                     
                                                   
                                                      Press release:  Elevator Group Winners and Finalists in 2010 National Best Books Awards
                                                      
                                                    
                                                   See the Dining with the Dollar Diva interview on CBS 3 TV, Philadelphia, Talk Philly news segment, 1/13/2011
                                                    
                                                   Read Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Annette John-Hall's column, A timely book on eating cheaply and healthily from Philadelphia's
                                                         "Dollar Diva".
                                                    
                                                   
                                                      Dining with the Dollar Diva 54,000 Dollar Tree Purchase Press Release with Gift Basket Ideas
                                                      
                                                    
                                                   
                                                   For more information about The Elevator
                                                      Group and its authors:  
                                                    
                                                   
                                                   
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