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Dutch by Kwame Teague
Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-10: 0446551538 ISBN-13: 978-0446551533 Price: $7.99 Purchase: Amazon Description It is the urban-lit classic that breaks all the rules. It introduces a player who will use any means necessary to dominate the streets-and beyond. There isn’t an angle he can’t work or […]
My Daughter’s Army by Greg Hogben
Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: DSP Publications ISBN-10: 1634761928 ISBN-13: 978-1634761925 Price: $17.99 Purchase: Amazon | BN | DSP Description Has a gay man been chosen to raise the Daughter of God? Or is Adam Goodwin’s adopted daughter plagued by a benevolent delusion that threatens to undermine her global […]
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Tagged Equality, Greg Hogben, Human Rights, Injustices, LGBT, My Daughter's Army, Women's Rights
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Author Interview: Kaylie Jones
I had the pleasure of meeting Kaylie Jones at the Brooklyn Book Festival last September. I attended a panel where she, Terry McMillan and Dennis Lehane discussed their latest books. (You can listen to the discussion here.) I immediately connected with her. As you will see for yourself, she is not only a gifted and brilliant writer, […]
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Tagged Akashic Books, Ann Patchett, Beverly Donofrio, China, Columbia University, Cormac McCarthy, Daniel Stern, Edmund White, Faulkner, Hemingway, Jim Carroll, John Paton, John Reechy, Katherine Anne Porter, Kaylie Jones, Kung Fu, Mexico, MFA, Pale Horse, Pale Rider, Richard Price, Russell Banks, Sagan, San Miguel de Allende, Selby, Shaolin monks, State of Wonder, Susan Cheever, The Anger Meridian, Tolstoy, Toni Morrison, War and Peace
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Setting Goals
Happy New Year! I don’t know about you, but I was glad to kiss 2015 goodbye. 2015 was a difficult and challenging year for me. It wasn’t all bad, as there were a lot of good moments. I learned a great deal about myself. Growth doesn’t always feel good though. It reminds me of growing pains […]
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Tagged 2016, Dedication, discipline, Focus, New Goals, New Year, Perseverance
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Author Interview: Fabiola Joseph
I connected with the beautiful and talented Fabiola Joseph on Facebook almost a year ago. I watched her from afar, and saw her passion for the arts; writing, reading, music, film, cooking, and everything in between. She has exquisite taste and I resonate with everything she posts. Her writing is beautiful. Her energy and vibe is unique […]
The Anger Meridian by Kaylie Jones
Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Akashic Books (July 7, 2015) ISBN-10: 1617753513 ISBN-13: 978-1617753510 Price: $15.95 Purchase: Amazon | BN | Akashic Books Description Merryn Huntley is rudely awakened to the many bad decisions she has made in her life when she is told by two Dallas police officers […]
Blaque Widow by Allison Grace
Paperback: 250 pages Publisher: Illuminnessence Publishing Language: English ISBN-10: 0983048185 ISBN-13: 978-0983048183 Price: $11.99 Purchase: Amazon Description Taryn Durand believed in happily ever after but the man she married didnt believe in her. After being married to someone that didn’t love her or want her happiness she sought it […]
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Tagged Abuse, Allison Grace, Blaque Widow, Domestic Abuse, murder
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Author Interview: Takerra Allen
I have been watching this author on Facebook for quite some time now. I always resonate with her status updates. It is where I learned how she thinks, the beauty of her heart, the love of her family and readers, whom she endearingly refers to as her Luvs. Recently, I discovered she is Tupac Shukar’s […]
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Tagged Angelic Script Publishing, Ashley and Jacquavis, Black Panthers, Devout, Dorothy Allison, Gillian Flynn, Heaven's Hell, Jane Austen, K'wan, Restricted, Restricted Too, Sandra Mobley, Stephen King, Takerra Allen, The Lonely Pole, There's Power in the V, Thicker Than Water, Toni Morrison, Tracy Brown, Tupac Shakur, Wahida Clark, Wes Craven, William Garland
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Author Interview: Ivy Symone
I had the pleasure of meeting Ivy Symone at the King Publishing Group Lobster Yacht cruise in Manhattan and again, at the Harlem Book Fair. She is an absolute sweetheart and extremely gifted writer. I loved, loved, LOVED her book Crush. I am so happy to have been able to interview her. 1) How did […]
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Tagged Ada Henderson, Carl Weber, Crush, Crush 2, Crush 3, E. Lynn Harris, Eric Jerome Dickey, Ivy Symone, Jasinda Wilder, King Publishing Group, Mary B. Morrison, Mary Monroe, Nashville, Never Trust A Broken Heart, Poison Ivy Publishing, Secrets Between Her Thighs, Secrets Between Her Thighs 2, Tremayne Johnson, Upper Room, Why Should I Love You, Why Should I Love You? 2, Why Should I Love You? 3, Zane
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