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TriCom PodSquad

We are pleased to introduce you to the TriCom Pod Squad!

About Me


Our goal with the TriCom PodSquad ensemble is to produce cutting-edge literary shows for the masses, putting authors and bookclubs in YOUR pocket. We provide a weekly podcast that includes the latest book news, insightful one-on-one interviews with your favorite literary personalities, and monthly bookclub Q&A sessions with the book club members and the authors themselves.
About TriCom Podcast's Shows
TriCom Podcast provides a weekly podcast that includes the latest book news, insightful one-on-one interviews with literary personalities, and exciting monthly bookclub Q&A sessions with authors and bookclub members. They offer both standard MP3 podcasts and special "graphically enhanced" versions of the same shows for readers with computers, iPods, MP3 players or television subscribers with broadband-connected TiVo Series2 DVRs.
The podcasts are hosted by 30-year Chicago radio veteran, Wali Muhammad, and are produced and scripted by staff writers, graphic designers, audio engineers, literary publicists, and internet marketing specialists.
Authors in Your Pocket TM
A weekly graphically enhanced hyperlinked podcast that includes the latest book news and insightful one-on-one interviews with literary personalities and having the author's read favorite passages from their books.
BookClub in Your Pocket TM
A monthly graphically enhanced hyperlinked podcast that includes the latest book news, and a bookclub Q&A session between bookclubs and their favorite authors. These "digital" round table discussions are the first of their kind to be podcast, and allow readers to actually hear bookclubs discuss and give feedback to the author.
To view our "graphically enhanced" podcasts in iTunes, double-click our show file in your library or in the podcasts playlist, just as you do with music. By default, the show plays in the song artwork and video viewer pane in the lower-left corner of the iTunes window (click the "Show or hide song artwork and video viewer" button if it's not displayed). Here's what the default graphic playback looks like:
1. "Show or hide song artwork and video viewer" button.
2. Song artwork and video viewer.
If the bar above the song artwork and video viewer pane displays "Selected Song," click the bar so that it displays "Now Playing." To see our show play in a separate window, click the podcast in the song artwork and video viewer.
Any problems you might have with iTunes can be easily fixed by visting iTunes Support .
Click here to see who we are having on the show next!

My Interests



TriCom Podcast is dedicated to putting Authors and Bookclubs in Your Pocket TM !
Visit www.authorsinyourpocket.com or www.bookclubinyourpocket.com today!

TriCom's podcasts include interviews with authors and literary professionals including...Carl Weber , Lisa Jackson , Meg Cabot , Steve Berry , Emily Giffin , James Rollins , Mary B. Morrison , C-Murder writing as Corey Miller , Dr. Michael Eric Dyson , Dr. George Elliott Clarke, Evie Rhodes , Nancy Bush , Mary Monroe , Pamela J. Bailey , Nick Adams , Kyle Smith , Roz Bailey , Candice Dow , Eric Jerome Dickey , LaTonya Williams , David Morrell , Tara Taylor Quinn , Judy Merrill Larsen , Kevin Guilfoile , David Angsten , Hallie Ephron , Bruce Hale , Jill Conner Browne , Tasha Alexander , Raymond Benson , Helen Gallagher , Tina Jens , J.A. Konrath , Michael A. Black , John Warner , Robert Goldsborough , Max Allan Collins , Francesco Levato , Julia Buckley , Julie Hyzy , Luisa Buehler , Melanie Lynne Hauser , Kelle Z. Riley , Kyle Smith, Shadoe Stevens , Debbie A. Taylor , Robert W. Walker , Libby Fischer Hellmann , Denise Stinson , L. Divine , Philip Beard , Jan Underwood , Donna Hill , Jon Katz , Kelle Z. Riley , Carly Alexander ,Michelle Ailene True , Diana Laskaris , A.D. Moore , Marguerite O'Connor , Carl Weber , Jennifer Dyer , Henry Perez , Joan Schulhafer , and more...
Our podcasts have feature authors from the following publishing houses, magazines, and literary and non-for-profit events and outlets: 3-Day Novel Contest, African-American Book Club Summit at Sea , Avalon Publishing , Avon Books , Ballantine Books , Basic Civitas Books , Black Expressions , Carroll & Graf Publishers , Dafina Books , Divas For A Cure Organization , Dutton Publishing ,Harlequin ,Harper Collins Publishing , Hatchette Book Group , Kensington Publishing , Kimani Press ,Midwest Literary Festival , Penguin Group (USA) , Pinnacle , Plume , Q-Boro Books , Random House Publishing Group , St. Martin’s Press , Strapless , Swedish American Health System , Urban Soul , Urban Books , Vibe Street Lit , Vibe Magazine , Vibe Vixen Magazine , Viking , Villard , WalkWorthy Press , William Morrow , and Zebra Books .

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CEO, L. Peggy Hicks

Carl Weber is back! With The First Lady!! Check out our latest graphically enhanced podcast featuring the New York Times bestselling author of The Preacher's Son and So You Call Yourself A Man. In THE FIRST LADY Carl Weber returns with a scandalously spirited new novel about a woman who knows she's her husband's First Lady-but doesn't want to be his last…
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EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIER VIDEO PODCAST! Featuring Multi-platinum rap star C-Murder, writing as Corey Miller, telling a gritty, compelling, and unforgettable story of surviving on the deadly streets of New Orleans in his debut novel, DEATH AROUND THE CORNER. Death Around The Corner, is a work of fiction that brings to life a world destroyed by Hurricane Katrina: when New Orleans was America's murder capital and the Calliope Projects was the hardest place in the big easy.
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The TriCom Podsquad took to the road, interviewing authors at the Midwest Literary Festival 2006 in Aurora, IL! Stay Tuned for upcoming segments from that event. Episode One was launched on November 19th and is available for viewing!
Click here to find out more about the episodes!

Music:



We would like to give all our listeners a special "thank you" for ranking the Authors In Your Pocket Show at #18 of the top 100 Arts: Literature Podcasts downloaded on iTunes around the world!
Click here to enter our free book giveaway!

Movies:



Congratulations to Authors In Your Pocket show guest Jon Katz !
A movie version of A Dog Year starring Jeff Bridges (playing Katz) was filmed this summer by HBO Films. This film will begin its theatrical release in 2007.
Please listen and watch Jon's graphically enhanced podcast . In the show Jon will be discussing how it feels to be portrayed on film and also discussing his latest book A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life. His story is a lifetime treasure–-poignant, timeless, and powerful...
Click here to check out the show which includes heart-warming photos of Jon with Orson...this podcast is dedicated to Orson and all the other "lifetime dogs" around the world!

Television:



TriCom Publicity Inc. and TriCom Podcast CEO, L. Peggy Hicks is honored to be serving on the Literary Sub-committee for the38th Annual NAACP Image Awards® to select the best African-American fiction title of 2006. The NAACP Image Awards® recognizes the artistic achievements of people of color, and honors projects and individuals that promote diversity in the arts. The winner will be announced at the televised Awards show in Hollywood which will be aired on Friday, March 2, 2007 at 8:00PM on FOX.
Click here to learn more about this important show and see if you can find L. Peggy on the red carpet!

Books:



Congratulations to the following TriCom clients and show guests who hit the New York Times Bestsellers List in 2006!
Carl Weber - (She Ain't the One, So You Call Yourself A Man)
Emily Giffin - (Baby Proof)
Jon Katz - (A Good Dog)
Lisa Jackson - (Shiver, Fatal Burn)
Eric Jerome Dickey - (Chasing Destiny)
Mary Monroe - (God Don't Play)
Mary B. Morrison - (She A'int the One, Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This)
Steve Berry - (The Last Templar)
James Rollins - (Black Order)
Meg Cabot - (Queen of Babble)

Heroes:



Just in time for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!...Divas For A Cure is Featured in the October issue of Upscale Magazine!
The article features Divas For A Cure organization founder Jan "Sunny the Diva" Emanuel discussing the 2006 Divas Ride For A Cure Motorcyle Run for Breast Cancer. Just in time for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Check it out the article! !
Make sure to listen to the graphically-enhanced podcast with the Divas and NYT Best-selling author Eric Jerome Dickey for important information on breast cancer awareness.
This info could save the life of you or someone you love...

My Blog

Emily Giffin ~ Author In Your Pocket on SL!

Authors In Your Pocket on SL - Emily Giffin Watch New York Times best-selling author Emily Giffin talk about her latest chick lit book LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH. ...
Posted by TriCom PodSquad on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:33:00 PST

Stephanie Perry Moore ~ Authors In Your Pocklet on SL!

         Authors In Your Pocket on SL - Stephanie Perry Moore           Author Stephanie Perry Moore Stephanie Perry Mo...
Posted by TriCom PodSquad on Sat, 24 May 2008 01:36:00 PST

Robert Gregory Browne ~ Authors In Your Pocklet on SL!

         Authors In Your Pocket on SL - Robert Gregory Browne           Watch author Robert Gregory Browne talk about h...
Posted by TriCom PodSquad on Sat, 24 May 2008 01:35:00 PST

Pat GOrge-Walker ~ Authors In Your Pocklet on SL!

         Authors In Your Pocket on SL - Pat G'Orge-Walker           Watch Christian comedienne, speaker, & award wi...
Posted by TriCom PodSquad on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:43:00 PST

Kristin Hannah ~ Authors In Your Pocklet on SL!

         Authors In Your Pocket on SL - Kristin Hannah           Watch NYT best-selling author, Kristin Hannah talk abo...
Posted by TriCom PodSquad on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:46:00 PST

L. Divine ~ Authors In Your Pocklet on SL!

         Authors In Your Pocket on SL - L. Divine           Watch best-selling YA author, parent and former high school...
Posted by TriCom PodSquad on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:00:00 PST

Charlie Huston ~ Authors In Your Pocklet on SL!

         Authors In Your Pocket on SL - Charlie Huston           Watch best-selling author, comic writer and general...
Posted by TriCom PodSquad on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:57:00 PST

Lisa Jackson ~ Authors In Your Pocklet on SL!

         Authors In Your Pocket on SL - Lisa Jackson           With over 75 novels published  many of which are Ne...
Posted by TriCom PodSquad on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:13:00 PST

Carl Weber ~ Authors In Your Pocklet on SL!

             Authors In Your Pocket on SL - Carl Weber            Watch New York Times Best-selling ...
Posted by TriCom PodSquad on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:15:00 PST

Steve Berry ~ Authors In Your Pocklet on SL!

        Authors In Your Pocket on SL - Steve Berry            L Peggy Hicks talks to New York Times and internation...
Posted by TriCom PodSquad on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:13:00 PST