96-05-14 Terry McMillan to Meet Reporters at 6:30 today

                       NEWS ADVISORY:
"WAITING TO EXHALE" AUTHOR TERRY MCMILLAN AVAILABLE TO MEET 
                        WITH PRESS

     Waiting to Exhale author Terry McMillan will meet with reporters 
today at 6:30 p.m. in the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St. in the 
second floor lounge.  McMillian is scheduled for a 7 p.m. public 
presentation in the union ballrooms to kick-off ceremonies for 
The Ohio State University African American Heritage Festival May 
14-18.

     McMillan will give a reading of her latest novel How Stella 
Got Her Groove Back, answer questions during an open-microphone 
session, and hold a book signing immediately afterwards.

     Her first novel, Mama, received an American Book Award from 
the Before Columbus Foundation and has sold 1.2 million copies.  
Disappearing Acts, her second novel, sold 1.5 million copies and 
has been purchased by MGM Pictures.

     McMillan's third book, Waiting to Exhale, spent 38 weeks on 
The New York Times hard cover bestseller list and was adapted 
into a feature film starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett.  
McMillan co-wrote the screenplay and was executive producer of 
the film. 

     Admission for the reading is $4 with university 
identification, and $5 without.  Tickets can be purchased at the 
Ohio Union Newsstand and at the door.

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Contact: Brenda Fields, coordinator of the Student Events 
Committee, (614) 292-2324.


[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
               
Tue, 14 May 1996 13:37:17 -0400]
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