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Welcome to another edition of APOOO Teaser Tuesdays!  TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two-three sentences from anywhere on the page. Tell us the page number. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … [...]

Skinny Dipping with the Savior is a non-fiction Christian book from debut author Eric B. Blackwell. This book’s focus is on having an authentic and blossoming relationship with God through Jesus Christ by revealing your true nature and Character to God. The book is written into three parts. 1. Revealing your true-self to God and being Spiritually naked (Becoming Nude) 2. Immersing yourself within Living Water which is the Holy Spirit (Getting in the water) 3. Operating in the Spirit (Swimming

House of Secrets by Viola M. Walker had me wanting to turn the pages faster than I could read them. Who would have known that going from Detroit, Michigan to Auburn, Texas, would change the lives of so many people? Not me and certainly not Hallie Owens.  Hallie, a columnist, was hired by Cleo Mitchell [...]

After joining the military and trying to escape from humble beginnings, Mercedes decide to take night classes to while in the military overseas in Nea Makri Greece. Her intentions were to do her two year tour of duty and take as many classes as she could. But things changed when she met a charming but dysfunctional Airforce Sargeant. Fred, the Airforce Sargeant has more issues and drama than Mercedes as was aware of. But it was too late, she had fallen in love with the Sargeat. Mercedes eventually got her degree, but only after much drama and heartache. Mercedes moves on with her life and along the way she meet the most colorful, but loyal friends that help get through 11 months of hell. This book touches on several social issues of today, such as addiction, alternative life styles and promiscuous behavior, just to name a few.

APOOO welcomes author Susan Wingate to our humble abode today as she joins us for a Virtual Book Tour pit stop. Also, today wraps up the month-long HEAD OF THE CLASS FEATURE. What a great send off from Wingate; Check out what she has to say about the importance of book club.

Meesha Mink and De’Nesha Diamond have done it again. Shameless Hoodwives, the sequel to Desperate Hoodwives, gives readers more drama straight from the Bentley Manor housing project. As always, Miz Cleo and Miz Osceola are on the scene giving bird’s-eye-views of the low-down dirt going on in the housing project. Then we have Keisha, the [...]

We are far more than a book club, we are a true sisterhood. We stay connected outside of our meetings, and are genuinely excited about seeing each other again. When our groups meet, it’s understood that we are there to relax. No drama, ever (unless it’s in the book We are a group of strong, independent woman who know how to love ourselves.

Do the people of Newark really know what they’re voting for? At first glance, the answer is yes. Low crime, money in their pockets, and food on their tables is what Money Mo proclaimed he could do. But don’t get it twisted, he also made sure to show love to his street level players. But what happens when everybody wants more? Or when everybody doesn’t feel they’re getting a fair cut? Mayhem. And that’s what Dutch delivers when he penned a definite street classic, Thug Politics.

It’s been over ten years since Big was killed. I grieved for him for a very long time. And then, as time passed, the icy wall of grief surrounding my heart began to thaw and I began to heal. I remarried, had more children, and continued to record and release more music. I continued to live my life. And while I can never discount the time I spent with Big, I’ve never felt the need to live in the past.