A girlfriend recently sent me a link to a Web site for a new artist named Maiysha.  I like her sound/style.  She’s an up-and-coming artist described as having a progressive soul sound (she blends R&B, jazz, hip hop, pop) and a captivating personality.  To hear a couple of songs from her upcoming album, CLICK HERE.  I don’t [...]

Trading Dreams at Midnight by Dianne McKinney Whetstone is APOOO’s August BOM.  Discussion will start on Sunday, so I’m fervishly reading to finish the book.  I’m about halfway finished, still enjoying this read, although thus far their has been mixed reactions among APOOO readers.  Provided below is bits from an earlier e-mail conversation about TDatM.  [...]

APOOO Tales–I just found out that APOOO’s Book-of-the-month (BOM) for the month of October will be featured at Starbuck stores nationwide during the month of September.  The name of the book is The House at Sugar Beach by Helena Cooper, and it is the author’s memoir about her childhood in Liberia during the country’s civil [...]