{"id":37018,"date":"2018-06-04T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=37018"},"modified":"2018-06-03T12:06:22","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T16:06:22","slug":"media-mogul-mona-scott-young-announces-the-launch-of-monami-direct-and-the-release-of-debut-novel-blurred-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/media-mogul-mona-scott-young-announces-the-launch-of-monami-direct-and-the-release-of-debut-novel-blurred-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Mogul Mona Scott-Young Announces the Launch of Monami Direct and the Release of Debut Novel, &#8216;BLURRED LINES&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, N.Y., June 4, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Mona Scott Young, Executive Producer of VH1\u2019s hit franchise \u201cLove &amp; Hip Hop\u201d and CEO of Monami Entertainment (<a href=\"https:\/\/monamient.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">monamient.com<\/a>), announces the launch of straight-to-consumer digital platform, Monami Direct, in conjunction with the release of her debut novel, \u201cBlurred Lines\u201d (Monami Direct Hardcover\/Paperback\/eBook; On Sale: June 26, 2018; $24.95; ISBN: 978-1939126313). \u201cBlurred Lines\u201d is co-written by New York Times bestselling author and television producer Courtney Parker.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Book: Blurred Lines a Novel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0604-blurred-lines-book-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"Book: Blurred Lines a Novel\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0604-blurred-lines-book-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0604-blurred-lines-book-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0604-blurred-lines-book-696x522-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\nAs an adept marketer, Scott-Young understands the influence that artists and brands can leverage to develop a deeper connection with their audience; an expertise evidenced by the success of her highly rated Love &amp; Hip-Hop franchise&#8211;lauded as the #1 Most Social Show on Cable.<\/p>\n<p>With the rapid growth of social media and constant advancements in e-commerce functionality, Monami Direct delivers innovative direct-to-consumer technology to offer a richer and more robust transactional experience. Blurred Lines, the highly anticipated first offering from Monami Direct, is a unique demonstration of a brand extension designed to engage fans beyond their core experience.<\/p>\n<p>Says Scott-Young, \u201c\u2019Blurred Lines\u2019 is a page-turning, juicy story of love, lies and betrayal set in the world of music and entertainment&#8211;all themes that our viewers are familiar with, but the novel will take readers &#8216;beyond the reality&#8217; and delve further into the compelling storytelling they have come to know and love. We&#8217;re thrilled and excited to deepen the relationship with our existing fans and look forward to connecting with a whole new audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Long-time Scott-Young friend and creative collaborator, Courtney Parker states, &#8220;As an author and television producer, I&#8217;ve blurred the lines of storytelling my entire career and it made total sense to build on that concept with our aptly titled novel, Blurred Lines. It\u2019s a dramatically layered story that isn\u2019t bound by the limits of reality television.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlurred Lines\u201d is currently available for pre-order at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monamidirect.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.monamidirect.com\/<\/a>. (The site is launching June 4.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>For all inquiries contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nMocha Ochoa-Nana, 954.793.6401 or mocha[at]theoraclegroupinc.net.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT MONAMI ENTERTAINMENT:<\/strong><br \/>\nMonami Entertainment is a leading full-service production, lifestyle and entertainment company with a specialty in talent management and cross-platform brand development. Mona Scott-Young, CEO and Founder is a successful talent manager, television and film producer, publisher, and TV personality. The company was created on the premise of expanding upon Scott-Young\u2019s track record for success in all areas of entertainment. Learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/monamient.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/monamient.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT MONAMI DIRECT:<\/strong><br \/>\nMonami Direct is a straight-to-consumer sales platform that allows for the fast and easy acquisition of Monami-branded products and services. Using The Everywhere Store\u00ae, a contextual commerce solution powered by Zola Books, Monami Direct will deliver a more immediate and unmediated transactional experience.<\/p>\n<p>*PHOTO Link for Media: Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/18-0604s2p-blurred-lines-300dpi.jpg<br \/>\n*Photo Caption: Book jacket, \u201cBlurred Lines.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, N.Y., June 4, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Mona Scott Young, Executive Producer of VH1&#8217;s hit franchise &#8220;Love &#038; Hip Hop&#8221; and CEO of Monami Entertainment, announces the launch of straight-to-consumer digital platform, Monami Direct, in conjunction with the release of her debut novel, &#8220;Blurred Lines&#8221; (ISBN: 978-1939126313). &#8220;Blurred Lines&#8221; is co-written by New York Times bestselling author and television producer Courtney Parker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7247,"featured_media":36994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,236,1,37,134,8,559],"tags":[10052,10051,10053],"class_list":["post-37018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books-publishing-news","category-african-american-interest-news","category-business-news","category-entertainment-news","category-general-editorial-news","category-new-york-news","category-products-news","tag-mona-scott-young","tag-producer-courtney-parker","tag-zola-books","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":6331,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}