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  Below are the different sponsorship opportunities that are available for this year’s book fest. Please contact me at radiah@urban-reviews.com if you are interested. The size of the program book is 8.5 x 11 letter size and is in full color. All ads must be 300 dpi in quality. All sponsors will be listed in the Great Midwest Book Fest program as well as online marketing. All ads and promo items are due no later than May 17, 2024. Author and Literary Sponsorships Inside Front Cover : $250 : One page ad inside front cover. Includes two months of free Author of the Week advertising tha ..read more

  PRESS RELEASE January 31,2024 Milwaukee, WI - The 16th Annual Great Midwest Book Fest aims to bring authors and readers together in a local book fair setting. It is the only book fest exclusively featuring African American authors in Wisconsin. The book fest is hosted by UrbanReviewsOnline.com. UrbanReviewsOnline.com is a book review website that reviews various genres of African American fiction, author Q & A’s, and more. The 16th Annual Great Midwest Book Fest will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Xchange Event & Creative Space, 3334 N. Holton Street, Milwauk ..read more

  4 out of 5 books The Other Mistress is a thriller by Shanora Williams that explores themes of infidelity, abuse, and revenge. Adira Smith-Cortez, a wealthy lingerie designer, suspects that her husband Gabriel has been cheating on her. She does some snooping around and finds out that Gabriel is cheating with not just one, but two women. One of the women he is seeing is Jocelyn who discovers that Adira knows about their affair. The other mistress is Julianna who has no knowledge of Adira or that Gabriel is involved with any other woman. Adira teams up Jocelyn, who has professed that ..read more

  4 out of 5 books April Garrett knows how to lie and manipulate others. She is taught the art of deception from her mother. The schemes began when she is married off to a much older man in her teens. The plan was for her mother to steal his fortune. Taking matters into her own hands, April set off a series of events that has her assuming new identities and staying on the run.     April starts a new life - or rather, two new lives. As Michelle Evans, she is the wife of Carter, a successful architect. As Erin Duncan, she is the wife of Ramsey, a talented artist an ..read more

  4 out of 5 books ALL THE SINNERS BLEED is a gripping and disturbing crime novel by S.A. Cosby that explores the themes of racism, violence, faith, and love in a small Virginia town. The protagonist, Titus Crown, is the first Black sheriff of Charon County, where he was born and raised. He faces a nightmare scenario when a Black student, Latrell, shoots and kills a white teacher, Mr. Spearman, at the high school. Latrell is then killed by Titus' deputies in a tense standoff. Titus soon realizes that this tragic incident is only the beginning of a horrifying revelation: a serial kille ..read more

  4 out of 5 books Casey Black is a former model and currently is a social media influencer with millions of followers. She often posts about her daily life and since she and her husband Drew have plans for a vow renewal, she sees her platform as the perfect opportunity. Casey’s life falls apart when Drew failed to show up for the ceremony, embarrassing her in front of her millions of fans. Guided by an overbearing mother who controls her life and career, Casey has really had to think about what she really wanted to do in life. The implosion of her social media account and nega ..read more

  3.5 out of 5 books Jasper and David are two broken people who lost everything because of love. Jasper is a successful caterer who is trying to build her brand by gaining a big contract with a successful business. Without the support of her parents and an old friend who seemed to be one step ahead of her attempting to sabotage her efforts, she is overwhelmed. David is a former heir to a billion-dollar corporation. He gave up his fortune for the love of the wrong woman. His father needs him back in the family business although his brothers are a bit reluctant. Jasper and David mee ..read more

4 out of 5 books Liberty and Zion started out as a young couple throughout their childhood. However, Liberty and Zion will soon find out that the road to romance can be bumpy. Fast forward to years later and Liberty is now a married woman with a family. Her life with her husband is good and the memories Zion is long gone. Zion still regrets that he let Liberty get away. But now that he desperately needs her help, how will Liberty respond? N’Tyse and Untamed did a good job with Soldiers of Love: Beautiful Scars. This is a story about a young love affair  that started from elementary ..read more

  UrbanReviewsOnline.com presents the 16th Annual Great Midwest Book Fest.  The Great Midwest Book Fest will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 1pm to 4pm at  Xchange Event & Creative Space 3334 N. Holton Street, Milwaukee, WI.  Great Midwest Book Fest is a three-hour book fair that is open to the public with a $10 admission. This year's headline authors will be New York Times Bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby, USA Today Bestselling author Naleighna Kai and more!  There will be 10 to 12 authors selling their own books. The first hour will be d ..read more