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Meet Pamela Samuels Young, author of Murder on the Down Low Pamela Samuels Young is a practicing attorney and author of the legal thrillers, Murder on the Down Low, In Firm Pursuit, Every Reasonable Doubt, and the forthcoming, Buying Time, A desire to see women and people of color represented in today’s legal fiction prompted [...]
This tour is for Angela Benson, author of Sins of the Father (Avon 2009). About the Author Angela Benson’s numerous novels include the Christy Award-nominated Awakening Mercy, the Essence-bestselling The Amen Sisters, and Up Pops The Devil. Currently an associate professor at the University of Alabama, she lives in Northport, AL. www.angelabenson.com About Sins of [...]
Welcome to another Black Book Chat–this time fo our July 2009 Alternate Book of the Month, Intimate Seduction by Brenda Jackson! Feel free to share your thoughts, comments, or questions regarding the book and remember that we’ll be here throughout the day today (Tuesday) and will wrap up things early Wednesday morning, if necessary. Description When [...]
LIT NEWS: Golden Ventures – Survivors of the Golden Venture wait to be rescued, June 1993. http://ow.ly/15L7fY # LIT NEWS: Rosie and Friends – John Crowley http://ow.ly/15L7fW # LIT NEWS: Books of The Times: A Scoundrel in the Land of the Lax http://ow.ly/15KVUB # LIT NEWS: Textbook Publisher Offers Rental Plan – One of the [...]
Oops! We missed getting these out on the 5th this month, but wanted to make sure you still got your fill of Five on the Fifth(teenth). Enjoy! Love Trumps Game by D.Y. Phillips LOVE TRUMPS GAME by D.Y. Phillips shows just how spoiled Neema is. If she asks her mother to babysit her children while [...]
Teri Woods is BACK! Her new book, ALIBI was released August 11th and after more than ten years as an author with a loyal and growing band of millions of readers, Teri serves up her debut urban thriller . Library Journal praised ALIBI in its starred review: “Woods makes her hardcover debut with this gritty, [...]
I recently cleaned my office and I came across some things that gave me inspiration in my early years of writing. I don’t remember who gave me this particular piece and there is no specified author, so for the time being we’ll just call the author unknown. A negative attitude toward yourself as a writer [...]
Hey all! It’s time to discuss our JULY BOM selection, Maneater by Mary B. Morrison & Noire. Unfortunately, they were not able to join us, but we can still get our chat on, right? From the messages posted in the group so far, I’m sure we’ll still have a lively discussion. So, let’s get it [...]
**BOOK REVIEW by Deltareviewer Dear Success Seeker Michele R. Wright Atria 978-1416570799 April 14, 2009 5 Stars Everyone wants to be successful in life. We are always looking for that one piece of advice that would make a difference. Dear Success Seeker is that advice. Wright has assembled letters from over 80 women of various [...]
Summertime is one of the heaviest times of the year for book clubs to meet their favorite author. But the US economy’s recession has challenged the way authors meet their fans. Thank goodness for Web 2. 0 technology. With Voice Over Internet Protocol(VoIP) book clubs can hang out with their favorite author on the cheap [...]
