Black Books, Authors, Book Reviews, Events & More
Want to review for RAWSISTAZ? Earlier this summer, we did a call for reviewers and got a wonderful group of women who love to read & review. Well, we’re still in need of reviewers to review poetry, romance & street fiction. You should be able to read/review a book in a two week window, read [...]
LIT NEWS: The Future of Reading: Students Get New Assignment: Pick Books You Like http://ow.ly/15MXAJ # LIT NEWS: The Price of Colonialism – J. M. G. Le Clzio http://ow.ly/15MUzi # LIT NEWS: Graphic Memories of Katrinas Ordeal – A two-page spread in Josh Neufelds graphic novel "A.D.: New Orleans… http://ow.ly/15MUzg # LIT NEWS: Europe Seeks [...]
**See below for a special chance to win a copy before the book is released!!** NAPPILY IN BLOOM by Trisha R. Thomas St. Martin’s Griffin, September 15, 2009 Trade Paperback, 288 pages, $14.99 ISBN: 978-0-312-55764-5 ISBN10: 0-312-55764-7 Airic and his famous televangelist wife, Trevelle Doval, make the evening news when Airic is accused of domestic [...]
**BOOK REVIEW by Deltareviewer Yes, I Can Set My House in Order Keith K. Carter 48hrbooks.com 978-061527-0883 January 8, 2009 5 Stars I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil 4:13). In these deeply troubled economic times, we must reconstruct our vision to be financially independent. Carter has carefully researched the Word [...]
It’s been a while since we’ve had a contest or giveaway on the site, so I wanted to send a special announcement to share the news. We will have at least one contest monthly on the site (under the IN THE KNOW section) and also via our Facebook Fan Page & our Twitter feed, so [...]
LIT NEWS: Europe Divided on Google Book Deal – Opposition is mounting to a proposed U.S. legal settlement that woul… http://ow.ly/15M6jN # LIT NEWS: Bread, Wine, Politics – Ignazio Silone in 1966. http://ow.ly/15LZhh # LIT NEWS: The Plain Sense of Things – Wallace Stevens, right, with Robert Frost in Key West, circa 1940. http://ow.ly/15LZhf # [...]
Story Structure: Beginnings Plotting Your Novel Series – Part 2 by Tyora Moody In The Beginning … Anyone familiar with the first chapter of the first book in the Bible, Genesis, will recall these three words. While simple, the words in one breath dramatically draw the reader’s attention into a powerful event. With further reading, [...]
It’s not too late to sign up for the SORMAG 2009 Online Conference which starts tomorrow. Visit www.sormag.blogspot.com for more information and REGISTER TODAY. CONFERENCE SCHEDULE August 23, 2009 WRITING FOR THE LORD August 24, 2009 NEW WRITERS August 25, 2009 ADVANCED WRITERS August 26, 2009 READERS August 27, 2009 SELF PUBLISHING August 28, 2009 [...]
Where has the time gone? We are less than 30 days out for the completion of Written’s 30 Books in 90 Days Reading Challenge and I thought this would be a great way to get back on track, catch up on some books I’ve been wanting to read, and get my reading groove back, right? [...]
The Children of Children Keep Coming: An Epic Griotsong by Russell L. Goings Karen Hunter Publishing, February 2009 300 Pages, Hardcover, $19.99 ISBN: 1416566465 Genre: Poetry RAW Rating: 4.5 (out of 5) Alex Haley’s Roots brought to the screen a more thorough account of heritage, struggle and triumph. As I was reading the introduction to [...]
