Literary Illusions is proud to be giving away five copies of the book Keep the Faith by Faith Evans with Aliya S. King. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

To enter you need to be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the US. If you have won a contest within the last 30 days you are not eligible. Winners will be sent an email shortly after the end of the contest. To claim your prize all you will need to do is send us your address in a reply to the congratulation email that you will receive. If we do not receive a reply from you within three weeks, your winnings will be forfeited and your prize will be offered to another contestant.

We will begin emailing winners for this the week of September 12, 2008, which means you have until September 11, 2008 at 11:59 to enter.

About the Book:
KEEP THE FAITH: A MEMOIR

Biggie’s wife, Lil’ Kim’s rival, Tupac’s rumored lover, and Platinum-selling R&B queen; Faith has kept her secrets and her silence… until now.

KEEP THE FAITH: A MEMOIR is Faith Evans’ first person account of life at ground zero of hip-hop’s greatest generation.

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Literary Illusions is proud to be giving away five copies of Yes, You’re Pregnant, But What About Me? By Kevin Nealon. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

To enter you need to be 18 years of age and a resident of the US. If you have won a contest within the last 30 days you are not eligible. Winners will be announced here. If we do not hear from you within 3 weeks from the date the winners are announced you forfeit your prize and we will select another winner. Prizes will be shipped within 45 days from the day you win.

We will begin choosing winners for this the week of May 25, 2008, which means you have until May 24, 2008 at 11:59 to enter.

From the Yes, You’re Pregnant, But What About Me? Book Page

Now, in his first-ever book, Nealon tells the outrageous story of how he battled through aching joints, Milano cookie cravings, and a rapidly receding hairline to become a first-time dad at an age when most fathers are packing their kids off to college. Offering hysterical commentary about his fickle, often hormonal, road to belated and bloated fatherhood, Nealon guides you through the delivery room and beyond, discussing how his past, his wife, and his neuroses all converged in a montage of side-splitting insecurities during the months leading up to the birth of his son.

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Literary Illusions is proud to be giving away three copies of Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music. If you want to win one of these copies you just need to be from the US and leave us a comment letting us know that you want to win. In order to win you cannot have won any contests in the past month. So if you’re interested in winning leave us a comment. The contest ends on November 23, 2007 at midnight. We will be picking a winner on November 24, 2007. Keep reading to learn more about Making Records.

From the Hyperion Book Page:

Sinatra. Streisand. Dylan. Pavarotti. McCartney. Sting. Madonna. What do these musicians have in common besides their super-stardom? They have all worked with legendary music producer Phil Ramone.

For almost five decades, Phil Ramone has been a force in the music industry. He has produced records and collaborated with almost every major talent in the business. There is a craft to making records, and Phil has spent his life mastering it. For the first time ever, he shares the secrets of his trade.

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