Black Books, Authors, Book Reviews, Events & More
Hey Everyone, We’re almost at the end of the Written Summer Reading Challenge which ends September 15th. For those not IN THE KNOW, Written Magazine its 30 Books in 90 Days Challenge June 15th and RAWSISTAZ members & site visitors joined in the challenge. So, with not quite a week left in the challenge, where [...]
We had so much fun with Angela Benson on Tuesday and then there was the great article by Katrina Spencer yesterday that I forgot about our Weekly Book Talk, so I decided to pull one out of the archives. Be sure to share why YOU read in the comments. We’d love to hear your thoughts. [...]
(sequel to From My Front Porch) Coming October 2009, Published by Urban Books ISBN-13: 9781599830650 ISBN-10: 1599830655 After chasing her dreams and becoming a successful, famous playwright in fast-paced New York City, a family crisis brings the young socialite, Rayanne Wilson, back to her small South Carolina home town. Leaving behind, handsome, sophisticated, Ralph Underwood, [...]
**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 [...]
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, [...]
Over the last month, we’ve used the RAWSISTAZ Fan Page on Facebook to spotlight various authors, books, events, & companies. We also wanted to have a place to share them with our site visitors, so, the Literary Round-Up Blog Tour was formed… AUGUST 2009 Coloronline (Blog) http://www.coloronline.blogspot.com We are a community organization dedicated to empowering [...]
AUGUST 2009 Alternate BOM Selection Mare’s War by Tanita S. Davis Knopf Books for Young Readers, June 2009 Hardcover, 352 pages, $16.99 ISBN-10: 0375857141 ISBN-13: 978-0375857140 BUY A COPY Book Description Meet Mare, a grandmother with flair and a fascinating past. Octavia and Tali are dreading the road trip their parents are forcing them to [...]
Book Synopsis When love involves incest, self-mutilation, drug-addiction, and murder, will Simone, Jessica, and Ryan fight to hold on or will they escape before it’s too late? Simone, a shockingly beautiful teen, is on the downward spiral of destruction as she battles incest and self-hatred. She finds cutting to be the only way to relieve [...]
ABOUT THE BOOK A novel about friendship and fortune, Panama Fever tells the story of two young Jamaican recruits who have arrived in Panama in the 1880s to work on the monumental project of canal construction. No sooner have Thomas Judah, a gadfly and the illegitimate son of a wealthy merchant, and Byron, a humble, [...]
JULY 2009 Alternate BOM Selection Mass Market Paperback Kimani, July 2009 ISBN-10: 0373861206 ISBN-13: 978-0373861200 Product Description When a man finds a beautiful woman asleep in his bed… …he has only one choice. To seduce her with a night of lovemaking she’ll never forget. Trouble is, Donovan Steele’s sultry new housekeeper is just as determined [...]
