APOOO Congratulates author Bonnie Glover on her new release, Going Down South.

Feelin’ sorry for yo’self
Never put a trophy on the shelf.
Self-pity and markin’ time
Never rang the vict’ry chimes.

Rhythmic and real, the message and delivery of this poem speaks across generations.

This is a worthy read, well-written and well researched of Jasper County’s geographical, economical and social/racial history. I recommend for those who enjoy memoirs that delve into the intricacies of familial relationship, especially fathers and daughters.

Should a publishing house be able to retain rights to your book when it physically goes ‘out-of-print’ and to an e-book version only?  Seems as tho’ Simon & Schuster might think so.  The dispute echoes last year’s conflict in the US, when American authors’ body the Authors Guild forced Simon & Schuster US to back [...]

APOOO wants to know if there are any LA Banks fans in our midst? Source: publishersweekly.com Banks Crosses Genres St. Martin’s senior editor Monique Patterson has bought world rights to three manga by L. A. Banks via Manie Barron at Menza-Barron. The first of the three books will be a prequel to Minion, the first [...]

Going Down South is worth a chance as it will fit nicely on the shelf along side similarly themed Mother/Daughter relationship novels like Nowhere Is A Place by Bernice McFadden, Orange Mint and Honey by Carleen Brice, and daughter by asha bandele.

Chinese Paper Says Blacks Banned From Bars During Olympics What do Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard and Jason Kidd have in common? They are the starting five of the 2008 Olympic Men’s Basketball team and none of them will be admitted to any bars in Beijing because they are black. Okay this [...]

The character development was great; when the story began Morgan was seventeen years-old and Noah was eighteen, they had the behavior of typical teenagers and their first love. As they became older, the maturity was evident in their behaviors and the manner in which they spoke. Every time I thought I knew where the plot [...]

But, as with anything she writes, she did the genre well. She gave me some hot, between the sheets, bump and grind sex scenes. But, she also gave me well-developed characters, smooth pacing, twists and turns and dayum good writing! Oh and several messages too boot!

True to the Game III was a fast-paced, action-packed read. There is a little work needed in character development as it seems the author wrote this for readers who have read the first two parts.