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Exciting times for publisher and author Ayana Ellis, as she releases the 7th book entitled “The Book of Yaya 12:7,7” distributed from publishing company, Purpose Publishing and available on Amazon. Ellis also debuted the curated Instagram profile of @ayanaellis_official.
According to the press release, “The Book Of Yaya 12:77” is described as an intimate, emotional, witty and hilarious collection of quotes explores Ayana Ellis’ poetic and spiritual side. A collection of her deepest thoughts, Ayana Ellis is transparent in her 7th installment, ‘The Book Of Yaya 12:77’ — opening herself up to her readers with her usual style of rawness, she encourages her audience to face their fears, find the joy in their pain, fight for the life they deserve and to ultimately never settle for a mediocre life. ‘The Book Of Yaya 12:77’ serves as a great source of inspiration for men and women.
Ellis, a champion of ending domestic abuse and sexual harassment in schools, at work and on social media. Ellis says, “Women, including myself, love inspirational literature and quotes, it’s what you see on social media all day. I felt that writing this book would tap into this trend and get the attention of women in need of a quick positive fix.” And added “I feel very confident about the book because they are words from the soul and the heart. Everything I write is based on my own personal experience as well as those around me that I see going through changes in life and it doesn’t have to be negative experiences. Sometimes its seeing someone go from being good to being great.”
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