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On April 9, 2005, Maxine Thompson received an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Humanities from Loyola Marymount University, Westchester, California, through The R.O.S.E. Ministries-Worldwide.

Called a "Renaissance Woman" by her peers, she is largely self-taught in the areas of e-book publishing, book doctoring, ghostwriting, story editing, literary coaching, column writing, information marketing, and Internet radio show hosting. She earned her Bachelor's Degree with honors from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, in 1973 as an English major.
 
Dr. Maxine Thompson is a literary agent, author, Internet radio show host, and editor. She is the author of The Ebony Tree, No Pockets in a Shroud, A Place Called Home, Never Knew Love Like This Before, Anthology, (Novella Katrina Blues), Secret Lovers, Anthology,(Novella, Second Chances), All in the Family, Anthology, (Novella, Summer of Salvation.) Non-fiction, The Hush Hush Secrets of Writing Fiction That Sells. Sign up for a free newsletter at http://www.maxinethompson.com

Dr. Maxine E. Thompson is the owner of Black Butterfly Press, Maxine Thompson’s Literary Services, Thompson Literary Agency and www.maxineshow.com. She hosts Internet radio shows on www.artisfirst.com and on www.maxineshow.com. She hosted on Voiceamerica.com from 3/02 to 12/06. She is the author of nine titles, The Ebony Tree, No Pockets in a Shroud, A Place Called Home, The Hush Hush Secrets of Writing Fiction That Sells, How to Publish, Market and Promote your Book Via Ebook Publishing, The Hush Hush Secrets of Creating a Life You Love, Anthology, SECRET LOVERS, (with novella, Second Chances,) and Summer of Salvation. SECRET LOVERS made the Black Expression's Book Club Bestselling list on 7-8-06 (after a 6-6-06 release date.)A new anthology, All in the Family, (Summer of Salvation) was published in April 2007l Another new anthology, Never Knew Love Like This Before,(her novella, Katrina Blues,) was published in June 2007. Never Knew Love has been a bestseller on Black Expression's Book Club and on Amazon.com many times. In 2009, her book, Heal Thy Soul: 365 Days of Healing for Women of Color will be released.


Maxine currently resides in California, where she keeps herself busy supporting artists through her non-profit, Maxine Thompson's Literary and Education Services. Maxine is making her mark in the literary and publishing fields, opening doors once closed to black writers and bringing new emerging writers with intriguing story lines and characters with depth and texture with her.


Never Knew Love Like this Before

Book Details: As part of an anthology with Denise Campbell and Michelle McGriff, Maxine Thompson explores the world of romance. Building a relationship after crisis is her angle in Katrina Blues.
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