Below you will find a list of literary resources, for both readers and writers. Please don’t feel slighted if your company or website is not listed. Instead, share your information (or any other links) you’d like to recommend in the comments section.
This article was originally written for my column on Blogging in Black.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS (FOR WRITERS)
- Guide To Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents, 2006: Who they are! What they want! How to win them over! by Jeff Herman
- Kirsch’s Guide to the Book Contract : For Authors, Publishers, Editors and Agents by Jonathan Kirsch
- Negotiating a Book Contract: A Guide for Authors, Agents and Lawyers by Mark L. Levine
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
- The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile by Noah Lukeman
- The Shortest Distance Between You and a Finished Book by Susan Page
- Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English by Patricia T. O’Connor
- Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook: Hands-On Help for Making Your Novel Stand Out and Succeed by Donald Maass
- Writing the Fiction Synopsis – A Step by Step Approach by Pam McCutcheon
RECOMMENDED BOOKS (FOR READERS)
- A Book Lover’s Diary by Shelagh Wallace
- A Passion for Books: A Book Lover’s Treasury of Stories, Essays, Humor, Lore, and Lists on Collecting, Reading, Borrowing, Lending, Caring for, and Appreciating Books by Harold Rabinowitz
- Booknotes: The Booklover’s Organizer by Marilyn McDonald
- How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler
- Only in Books: Writers, Readers & Bibliophiles on Their Passion by J. Kevin Graffagnino
- So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson
GENRE SPECIFIC LINKS & ORGANIZATIONS
- American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW)
- American Society of Journalists and Authors
- Black Caucus of the American Library Association
- Divine Literary Tour
- Erotica Readers & Writers Association
- Horror Writers Association (HWA)
- International Black Writers Association (IBWA)
- Romance in Color
- Romance Writers of America (RWA)
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
- Self-Employed Writers and Artists Network (SWAN)
- SORMAG
- Urban-Reviews (Urban/Street Fiction)
- Women Who Write
PUBLISHERS (includes major publishers & imprints)
- Amistad
- Dafina Books
- Hatchette Books
- Hyperion
- Kensington
- Kimani Press
- NAL
- QBoro Books
- Random House
- Simon & Schuster
- St. Martins Press
- Strebor
- Urban Books
- Urban Christian
- Urban Soul
LITERARY GROUPS, BOOKSTORES & OTHER WEBSITES
- AALBC
- Book-Remarks
- C & B Book Distribution
- CushCity
- Mosaic Books
- Pages in Black
- RAWSISTAZ Literary Group
- The Black Book Network
- The Black Library
- The GRITS.com
- The Nubian Chronicles
LITERARY MAGAZINESÂ & INDUSTRY NEWS
- Black Issues Book Review
- BackList
- Romantic Times BOOK Reviews
- Quarterly Black Review (QBR)
- Poets & Writers
- Publishers Weekly
- Writers Digest
- Written Magazine
BOOK CLUBS & BOOK REVIEWS
- A Club For Us
- African-American Reading Club
- As The Page Turns
- ATL-RAWSISTAZ
- Between the Lines
- Black Books 2
- Black Book Reviews
- Books By Black Authors
- Brothas Well Read
- BrothasN2Books
- Chicago RAWSISTAZ
- Chick Lit Books
- Club Mimosa
- Dare to Dream
- Detroit RAWSISTAZ
- DOE Book Announce
- Ebony Expressions
- Emanate Soul
- Fiction Folks
- Go On Girl
- Imani Voices
- Jackson MS Readers
- Kindred Spirits
- Lady Godiva
- Mahogany Book Club
- Memphis RAWSISTAZ
- NoVA RAWSISTAZ
- NY-RAWSISTAZ
- Pages Readers Group
- PASSION4READING
- Piedmont Triad RAWSISTAZ
- RAW4ALL
- RAWSISTAZ Book Club
- ReadersNFriends
- Sexy Ebony BBW
- Sistahs on the Shelf
- Soulful Readers
- The GRITS Book Reviews
- The Page Turners
- The Romer Review
- The Sistah Circle
- Thumper’s Reviews
- Uchefuna Book Club
MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES
- Absolute Writers
- Arts & Letters Daily
- Author Link
- Book Page
- Character Chart
- Funds for Writers
- GrammarNow!
- ISBN
- On-line Dictionaries
- Self-Publishing Guide
- The Library of Congress
- Thesaurus.com
- U.S. Copyright Office
- WebGrammer
- Writer’s Help Desk
Again, this list isn’t all-inclusive (and was compiled last year), but I hope it is useful to those wanting to stay IN THE KNOW regarding the literary industry. Also, be sure to check out the resources accumulated over the years on the RAWSISTAZ site under Reader’s Rack and Writer’s Block.
*List originally compiled for an article on Blogging in Black in 2007*
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