Author Carl Weber Announces 2012 Book Tour

Feb. 7, 2012 - PRLog -- NEW YORK, NY -- New York-based author, Carl Weber, today announced the launch of his 2012 book tour, which will visit more than a dozen cities during the month of February.  Weber is one of only a handful of African-American authors whose book sales consistently qualify for the New York Times bestsellers in hardcover fiction.

The book tour will feature his latest novel, The Family Business, which will be released January 31st and is co-written with author Eric Pete.  The Family Business features the Duncans, a prominent family from Jamaica, Queens, who run a successful car dealership.  By day, the Duncans are an upstanding family who run a thriving car dealership in Queens. By night, they live a dangerous secret life! Carl Weber and Eric Pete deliver a thrilling underworld drama in The Family Business.

L.C. Duncan, patriarch of the family, is at the age when he’s starting to think about retirement in sunny Florida. But the recession is taking a bite out of the business and, worrying more, he has to decide which of his children should take over. When his workaholic son Orlando gets the nod, Orlando’s siblings—including the favorite son Vegas, conniving daughter London, glamorous party girl Paris and flamboyant nightclub owner Rio—are up in arms. But so are the Zunigas, a rival family whose fragile business alliance with the Duncans may explode at any moment.When Vegas suddenly breaks away from the family, London’s lawyer husband, Harris, makes a play for the company and all hell breaks loose. Selling cars, it turns out, is only a small part of the Duncans’ family business. Each member of the family has a secret expertise to reveal. And now, under siege from the Mafia, Mexican drug cartels and the Zunigas, the Duncans will have to stick together—or die separately.

The book tour will visit the following cities and locations during the month of February:

Fri., Feb. 3 - Columbia, SC - Urban Knowledge Bookstore  6 p.m. (Columbia Place Mall)

Sat., Feb. 4 - Atlanta, GA - Medu Bookstore 2 p.m. (Greenbriar Mall)

Sat., Feb. 4 - Atlanta, GA - Nubian Bookstore 5 p.m (Southlake Mall)

Sun., Feb. 5 - Huntsville, AL - Expansion Bookstore 3 p.m. - 4550 Meridian St. N., Suite B

Mon., Feb. 6 - New Orleans, LA - Geystan Originals Studio 123 6 p.m. - 1001 South Broad St.

Tues., Feb. 7 - Baton Rouge, LA - East Baton Rouge Parish Library 6 p.m. - 7373 Scenic Hwy

Thurs., Feb. 9 - Dallas, TX - Jokae's Bookstore 6 p.m. - 3223 W. Camp Wisdom Rd

Fri., Feb. 10 - Little Rock, AR - Pyramid Art & Custom Framing 6 p.m. - 1001 Wright Ave

Mon., Feb. 13 - Houston, TX - Cushcity Bookstore 6 p.m. - 14300 Cornerstone Village Dr.

Week of Feb. 20th:  Visits to several cities in California - Locations TBA


About the Author
NY Times and Essence #1 bestselling author, Carl Weber, is the author of Something On the Side, The First Lady, The Choir Director, and his earlier works, Married Men and Baby Momma Drama.  Carl is also president of Urban Books, a multi-million dollar publishing firm which includes about 100 authors.  In addition, Carl is CEO of Urban Knowledge Bookstores, a chain of bookstores on the East Coast which caters to African-American readers.  He lives in Long Island, NY with his family.

To arrange media interviews with Carl Weber, contact his marketing/promotions coordinator:

Contact: Gwen Richardson
Phone:  (281) 444-4265
E-Mail:  gwenrichardson@yahoo.com