Cecil Cross II
I've walked 9 holes with TIGER WOODS, kicked game to MEGAN GOOD, chopped it up with P. DIDDY on numerous occasions, met OPRAH, went shoe shopping with ?UESTLOVE from tha ROOTS, went to school with BOBBY V & EVA, had a 1-on-1 with MICHAEL JORDAN, and spoke to YOUNG JEEZY at length about going from trappin' to rappin'. You may have seen articles I've written on these cultural icons in everything from VIBE Magazine to XXL, SLAM, UPSCALE & COMPLEX, to name a few. Not to mention hard news pieces on the front page of the LOS ANGELES TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION and SEATTLE TIMES. My debut novel, FIRST SEMESTER, hit bookstands nationwide on August 1st, courtesy of BET BOOKS. Ask about me. Do a google search. Check the slideshow. You won't find too many other 24-year-old journalists with credentials like those. Not to brag, boast or sound cocky. . . But these are the facts. And so is the headline. The real name is Cecil Cross, a.k.a. "C. Cross". And when I'm not penning articles for LOOK "Love Of Our Kind" Magazine, a positive, nationally distributed publication I started for urban college students in '03 (www.lookmag.com), I'm interviewing NFL superstars for REDZONE, a magazine I recently launched which features the world's best football players from preps to pros (www.redzonemag.net) In my spare time, I like to kick back and chill at the crib, watching movies, ESPN, or playing Madden. Either that, or listening Zach Bruce (myspace.com/zachbrucejr), the hottest, unsigned R&B crooner in the world (sample his music on my page!), who just happens to be the first artist signed to COAST 2 COAST Management, another one of my companies. Speaking of which, my bio wouldn't be complete without mentioning my marketing & promotions company, PLUSH BLUE (www.myspace.com/plushblue), known for throwing the hottest parties in the ATL! Let's see, in the last few weeks, we've had a capacity crowd, and our guestlist has included OUTKAST, ALLEN IVERSON, EVE, NE-YO, T-PAYNE,YOUNG JEEZY and FABOLOUS,just to name a few. Even though I've met, interacted with, and interviewed just about every "superstar" there is, it's always hard for me to describe myself. But if I had to sum myself up in one word, it would have to be. . . BLESSED
"FIRST SEMESTER"
is a NOVEL about James "JD" Dawson, an 18-year-old freshman attending college 3,000 miles away from his Oakland home at the University of Atlanta. In order for JD to keep his first semester from being his last, he’s got to keep his GPA above a 2.5 - an academic goal he's never met. But living on a college campus is full of distractions. . . And everything that you could possibly imagine could ever happen to someone in four years of college happens to JD in his first semester! GIRLS. . . PARTIES. . . EXAMS. . . GETTIN' DRUNK. . . PLEDGING. . . GETTIN' HIGH. . . FIGHTS. . . RUMORS. . . FINANCIAL AID PROBLEMS. . . LIFE. . . DEATH. . . When it's all said and done, JD finds out that only one thing is certain. . . You never get a second FIRST SEMESTER! This ain't DRUMLINE. This ain't STOMP THE YARD. This ain't Hollywood. This is REALITY. FIRST SEMESTER is available on AMAZON.com, as well as all BARNES&NOBLE, BORDERS, WALDEN and WALMART locations!!!
Book Signing Tour Dates
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SATURDAY, Oct. 20th - "Teen Readers Festival"
SW Arts Center ~ 915 New Hope Road, 4pm-9pm
MONDAY, Oct. 22nd - "Tiger Talk"
Morehouse College ~ Sale Hall Chapel, 7:30pm
THURSDAY, Oct. 25th - "AUC Book Signing"
Morehouse College ~ Jazzman's Cafe, 6pm-8pm
Book Signing Gallery