Twelve Gates to the City by Daniel Black (Feb BOM)

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A novel of self-discovery, family bonds and the healing of one small southern town

Diversity in Reading 2011 – Our Monthly BOM Themes

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Our 2011 Book of the Month Themes are below and we are looking for suggestions for our book of the month nominations.  If you have any, please feel free to leave them via our Facebook Page Note from Dec 2010. In addition, 2011 will be the first year where all all of chapters will be [...]

Girl, Get Your Mind Right by Tionna Tee Smalls

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*This is our January 2011 Book of the Month selection.  We will be discussing the book in February and holding a Twitter Party/Chat on February 1st at 8:30PM EST using hashtag #blackbookchats. PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Contact: Tara Brown 704-841-0709; publicitytara@aol.com GIRL, GET YOUR MIND RIGHT: The Tell-It-Like-It-Is Advice Your Love Life Has Been [...]

Holiday Reading Challenge 2010

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The holiday season is right around the corner and we are kicking off our 2nd Annual Holiday Reading Challenge a bit early this year with our 8-week reading challenge, November 16th-January 11th, featuring black book chats & discussions via our website, twitter & possibly facebook. We hope you’ll join us. The rules are simple. Read. [...]

Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama (New Release)

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Release date for President Obama’s first children’s book OF THEE I SING: A Letter to My Daughters releases today and while we didn’t receive an advance copy to review from the publisher, I look forward to reading this one.  If you’re interested, definitely order your copy via the link below as it’s currently half price [...]

Save the Dates – Black Book Chats, Twitter & Reading Challenge

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Hey hey everyone! The RAWSISTAZ Anniversary Twitter Party last month (hashtag #rawsistaz) was so much fun and such a huge success that we were contacted to do a few more for various authors.  So, in addition to our Black Book Talks & Black Book Chats here on the site–quick link is www.blackbookchats.com–we will also be [...]

Reading, Reading, Reading!

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Usually, I’m working, working, working, so there’s no time to do what I’d rather be doing: reading, reading, reading, but I see light at the end of the tunnel.  I will catch up, I will catch up, I will catch up.  I said it three times, so it’s gonna happen, right? So, with all the [...]

RAWSISTAZ Complete 2010 Book of the Month List

January – Best of the Best (5 Star Reads from TRR & RAW Members) **Each member will select their own book selections** February – Lotta Love (Romance) Heated by Niobia Bryant Wrapped in Pleasure by Brenda Jackson March – Foot in the door (1st time authors) Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Holler at the Moon by [...]

Black Book Release: Two the Hard Way by Travis Hunter (July)

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Two The Hard Way by Travis Hunter Dafina Books, July 2010, Young Adult ISBN: 0-7582-4250-6 / 978-0-7582-4250-1 PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW Coming up in the inner city, Kwame and Romeo Braxton never had anyone except their Nana and each other. So when big brother Kwame caught two years for doing nothing but keeping the wrong [...]

Free E-Book Downloads for E-Book Reading Challenge (You Must Register First)

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Thanks for joining us for the E-Book Reading Challenge! *These books are no longer available for free.* E-BOOK READING LIST 1. Black Diamond by JaNese Dixon – fiction (character sketch) 2. How to Make Money as a Writer in a Down Economy by Maxine Thompson – writing guide 3. Keeping It Tight by Shani Greene-Dowdell  [...]