Since she came on the scene, almost eight years ago, with her debut title, And on the Eighth Day She Rested, J. D. Mason has been one of my favorite authors. She is a very talented writer, as well as one who is able to write outside the box. I’ve read all of Mason’s books and loved every [...]
Valerie Wilson Wesley’s private investigator, Tamara Hayle, whom the Houston Chronicle calls “smart, sexy, tough but tender,” has earned enthusiastic acclaim from reviewers and readers alike. Now Newark, New Jersey’s savviest detective confronts the one case she never saw coming–and discovers how ties that bind can easily become a noose.
Carl Weber–the New York Times bestselling author of The First Lady and So You Call Yourself a Man–represents with a straight-up novel about friendship and love, sex and betrayal, and how getting some on the side is never as simple as it seems. Meet Tammy, Egypt, Isis, Nikki, Coco, and Tiny–the bodacious women of the Big Girls Book Club. There’s only one rule to being a member. You must be at least a size 14…
From November 17 – December 12, APOOO will host the Thank God for a Book GiveAway. Each day, Monday – Friday, we will give away a 2008 book release from a popular African American author or a book about the Black experience. Both hardcover and paperback books will be given away. Most books will be brand new but a few will be “Like New.” Increase your chances of winning, by stopping by each day and leaving a comment.
Sometimes the best laid plans go awry. Sometimes things don’t go the way we would like and we have to change mid-stream. This was the case with the APOOO Thank God for a Book Giveaway. See…what happened was…LOL…the ladies of APOOO couldn’t come to a consensus on the Top 20 best reads for 2008. At [...]
