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APOOO is an online author and reader community dedicated to advancing African American literature. Our mission is to expose readers of all ages to a good book in any genre; to support African American authors, books, literary events and bookclubs; to provide marketing resources, tools and tips to authors; and, to promote literacy within the African American community.

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Author of the Week

On the ‘Net with Author Michelle Larks »

Michelle is a mother, wife, sister, and aunt. She is the oldest of my six sisters and six brothers. She loves to read, and has been reading avidly since she was in the 3rd grade. She lives in the great Midwest for now, but plans to retire to a warmer climate as soon as she decides where her next move should be.

Book of the Week

Truth Be Told by Skye Warner and Elisa Brandon »

Truth Be Told is a multicultural fiction revolving around Soria, a stripper who’s veiling a covert life. Soria Livingston finds herself having to make a choice between being the perfect mother to a daughter that she never wanted or living the glamorous life she’s always dreamed.

Book Club of the Week

APOOO’s June 2009 Book List»

List below are a few books that APOOO members plan to read during the month of June. Feel free to join us and read any of them…as someone will be available to discuss them and talk about them with you.

Motivational Monday

Triumphant Tuesday

The Warmest Wednesday

Tell It Like It Tis Thursday

Free Flow Friday

Saturday Stories and Songs

Sunday Salon

APOOO Talk Radio

Home Wrecker by Dwayne Joseph»

APOOO Blog Talk Radio Show is on hiatus indefinitely. However, you can tune in and listen to our show with author Dwayne Joseph. Joseph discuss his latest release, Home Wrecker, with host, Yasmin Coleman, and the APOOO Books listeners.

APOOO Features

Another Quarter Down, Time for Summer!»

Congrats to everyone who finished the Second Quarter Reading Challenge. Please visit us and tell us how you did.

Virtual Book Tours

Worth a Thousand Words Book Blog Tour Featuring Author Stacy Hawkins Adams»

Life has always gone Indigo Burns’s way. She’s smart, pretty, and talented, and she knows exactly what she wants. A photography internship at her hometown’s local newspaper is the next step in her well-laid plans for her future.

Book Review

Let’s Get It On by Jill Nelson»

In Let’s Get It On, a group of savvy friends start what they couldn’t find elsewhere—a “full-service spa” that caters to professional women. After opening a wildly successful spa in Reno, Lydia Beaucoup and her friends decide to grow their business—with a new spa on a boat moored off the shore at Martha’s Vineyard.

Book Trailer

Sassy by Gloria Mallette»

A successful romance novelist, Sassy is a woman looking to fulfill her own fantasy. When the man of her dreams step right out of the pages of her latest novel, Butterfly, Sassy falls madly in love with him. But what evil lies behind Norris Yoshito’s beautiful eyes and sexy smile?

Weekly Recommendations

Book Recommendations: May 2009 Releases»

What May 2009 book releases did you read and recommend to others?

Thinking Out Loud

Dancing With the Stars, Week 11»

Come join us this evening at 8PM EST as we watch the finale three dance it out. Who do you think is going to take it home.

Musings of a Mid-Life Diva

Rest in Peace Michael Jackson»

I had a post all planned for today. Just couldn’t write it last night.

Rambling Raven

Life is Too Short by Rambling Raven»

On June 25, 2009 the world of music was shaken to its core. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, passed away from cardiac arrest at the age of 50. Michael was the top-selling recording artists of all time.

The Write Life for You

Capitalization by Shonell Bacon»

Some of these will sound SO obvious, but having been an editor for the last seven years, I can tell you…writers (including myself) often miss the most obvious of mistakes while rereading and revising their work.