APOOO » The Warmest Wednesday http://www.apooobooks.com Celebrating African American Literature. Promoting Our Voices. Showcasing Our Stories. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:29:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Fall In Love With a Good Book–WINNER’S LIST! http://www.apooobooks.com/fall-love-good-bookwinners-list/ http://www.apooobooks.com/fall-love-good-bookwinners-list/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:31:40 +0000 The Warmest Wednesday http://www.apooobooks.com/?p=4685 Fall In Love With a Good Book–WINNER’S LIST! is a post from: APOOO

]]> Hello everyone…the drawn was held and winners have been chosen for the Fall In Love With a Good Book Giveaway.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE

and the WINNERS ARE (books are listed under each winners name):

#1 Tara Holder

A Change Had to Come by Gwynne Forster

Dutch by Teri Woods

Sisters and Husbands by Connie Briscoe

In the Midst of It All by Tiffany L. Warren

Diary of a Stalker by Electa Rome Parks

Sweet Deception by Patricia Sargeant

Dreams That Won’ty Let Go by Stacy Hawkins Adams

Message From a Mistress by Niobia Bryan

#2 Dee White

Death at the Double Inkwell by Shonell Bacon

An Inconvenient Friend by Rhonda McKnight

A Woman’s Revenge by Rhonda McKnight

Destined by Patricia Haley

Dreams That Won’t Let Go by Stacy Hawkins Adams

Holy Rollers by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

# 3 Linda Chavis

The House by Anjuelle Floyd

Samson by Jacquelin Thomas

Wading Home by Rosalyn Story

When I Get to Where I’m Going by Cheryl Robinson

Worth a Thousand Words by Stacy Hawkins Adams

#4 Tamara Grant

Feelin’ the Vibe by Candie Dow

Sassy by Gloria Mallette

#5 Paula Cadwell

The Diva of Peddler’s Creek by Ava Blue

Keeper of Secrets by Anjuelle Floyd

Playing the Hand You’re Dealt by Trice Hickman

#6 Lynn

Something She Can Feel by Grace Octavia
Release Me by Farrah Rochon
Ideal Wife by Jacquelin Thomas

#7 Judy Dudley

Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

#8 Linda Meeks

Don’t Blame the Devil by Pat G’Orge Walker

Release Me by Farrah Rochon

#9 Joan Sanford

Where There’s Smoke by Terra Little

Where There’s Smoke II by Terra Little

32 Candles by Ernessa Carter

Playing the Hand You’re Dealt by Trice Hickman

#10 Lisa

32 Candles by Ernessa Carter

Crossing Over by Jennifer Coissiere

#11 Donielle Ruff

Crossing Over by Jennifer Coissiere

32 Candles by Ernessa Carter

An Inconvenient Friend by Rhonda McKnight

#12 Rolanda Pyles

32 Candles by Ernessa Carter

The House by Anjuelle Floyd

Searching for Tina Turner by Jacqueline Luckett

#13 Jas Hanna

32 Candles by Ernessa Carter

Destiny by Patricia Haley

The House by Anjuelle Floyd

Keeper of Secrets by Anjuelle Floyd

Sinful Too by Victor McGlothin

Wading Home by Rosalyn Story

Beneath His Everlasting Wings by Rolanda Pyles

#14 Jennifer Coissiere

The House by Anjuelle Floyd

Keeper of Secrets by Anjuelle Floyd

Wading Homes by Rosalyn Story

Please forward your mailing addresses directly to my attention at yasmincoleman at gmail dot com.  Once received I will mail books via media mail and/or forward your address to author so that books can be mailed directly to your home.

Thanks to everyone who participated and please mail your information to me no later than Friday, November 26th. If I don’t receive your mailing information by deadline, your books will be forfeited and given to someone else.

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Okay I’m a couple of days late…I forgot…and none of you reminded me…LOL.  But fear not there are winners…

DRUM ROLL PLEASE

and the WINNERS ARE:

Nancye Davis

Teresa Beasley

Linda Chavis

Please forward your mailing addresses directly to my attention at yasmincoleman at gmail dot com.  Once received I will forward to publisher so that books can be mailed directly to your home.

Thanks to everyone who participated and be on the lookout for another book contest coming this Friday.

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]]> Looking for a few good books to read…well look no further than this book giveaway compliments of Hachette Books. 

Check out the synopses and then be the first on your block to own copies of not one but two books.

Queen Pin by Jemeker Thompson-Hairston

Jemeker Thompson-Hairston paid a heavy price for her involvement in the drug game. Learning from her sources of a federal investigation, Jemeker went on the run. It was love for her young son that brought her back to Los Angeles, even though she knew she would be arrested. A subsequent 15-year sentence would cost her not only her legitimate business and the fortune she’d amassed through the drug trade, but the most precious thing of all: time with her child. But not all was lost. Fortunately, while Thompson-Hairston was serving out the fifteen-year sentence, one pivotal moment helped her turn her life around, setting her on a path to help and inspire others like her. Now, in QUEEN PIN, written with New York Times bestselling author David Ritz, she reveals in gripping detail her journey of redemption that readers won’t soon forget.
 
 
 
 
More Church Folks by Michelle Andrea Bowens
It is now 1986, and the preachers of the Gospel United Church are preparing for their much-anticipated Triennial General Conference. The last time readers encountered the good Rev. Theophilus Simmons, he was a newlywed and the pastor of a modest-sized congregation in Memphis. Now he’s the father of three and running a congregation in St. Louis. His best friend, Rev. Eddie Tate, is now with a fast growing church in Chicago, but he is getting real frustrated with the way things are run in the Gospel United Church. Marcel Brown and his father, Ernest, along with Sonny Washington and Bishop Larsen Giles have had two decades to perfect their slimy methods of “tapping” church funds and other misdeeds. Now they’ve found a secret weapon that will allow them to make fast money and accomplish what they failed to do 20 years ago–buy off enough power to dominate the entire denomination, put their cronies in key spots, and ransack the church like it is the spoils of war. It won’t be long before the two opposing sides face off…”church-folk” style.
So, how do you win a copy of Queen Pin and More Church Folks?–It’s simple to enter to win you need only leave a comment below.
Contest will run from June 19th – 25th, 2010.  THREE lucky winners will be announced on Saturday, June 26th, 2010. 
Note that books will be mailed directly to winners by publishers.  So please no PO Boxes and you must reside in the US or Canada to participate.

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L.A.’S BLACK ELITE, 80′S DECADANCE, LUST, GREED, and GOLD Fabulously wealthy Californian Courtney Hamilton, the great-granddaughter of a black gold miner, is an African American heiress who has it all — the looks, upbringing, education and enough money — to get whatever and whoever she wants. But instead of dating the well-groomed society boys who populate her posh life, Courtney falls hard for Richard Thurston, a handsome, edgy charmer from another world — the gritty streets of South Central L.A. Dead-set against her only daughter’s first romance, Courtney’s mother uses her power and deceitful nature to make Richard disappear. Crushed by what she thinks was Richard’s cruelty, Courtney toughens up and moves on with her life by graduating from USC film school and becoming a Hollywood producer. She soon tackles her dream project: a movie tracing her family history back to African Americans who became rich toiling in the gold mines of 1849 California. But, several unexpected events prevent the film’s premiere. In spite of all the twists and turns, deceit and scandal, Courtney finds her passion in life which leads her to true happiness.

CLICK HERE to order your copy today.

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]]> Victoria and Ted are the ultimate power couple. She’s a beautiful, business savvy sister who owns one of the most sought after event planning companies in Atlanta . Ted’s a powerful, blue-eyed CEO who takes care of business in and out of the boardroom. But their happy marriage begins to unravel in the blink of an eye when long-held desires and decades old secrets come back to haunt them. As they journey down a road filled with uncertainty, they’re forced to confront their hidden fears. Can they repair the damage before it’s too late, or will they follow a path headed for destruction?   Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies, is filled with interesting, three-dimensional characters and a juicy, thought-provoking storyline that explores issues of race, racial identity, class, and fidelity. This book will have you discussing it long after the story ends!

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]]> Provided below are written word links to various speeches/prayers from Inauguration 2009.

Barack Obama, 44th President of the US, Inauguration Speech:

My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.  CLICK HERE  for full speech and video.

Text of Rev. Joseph Lowery’s prayer/benediction:

Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around … when yellow will be mellow … when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen  CLICK HERE for the entire prayer.

Inaugural Poem

The following is a transcript of the inaugural poem recited by Elizabeth Alexander, as provided by CQ transcriptions.

Praise song for the day.

Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each others’ eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All about us is noise. All about us is noise and bramble, thorn and din, each one of our ancestors on our tongues. Someone is stitching up a hem, darning a hole in a uniform, patching a tire, repairing the things in need of repair.

Someone is trying to make music somewhere with a pair of wooden spoons on an oil drum with cello, boom box, harmonica, voice.

A woman and her son wait for the bus.

A farmer considers the changing sky; A teacher says, “Take out your pencils. Begin.”

We encounter each other in words, words spiny or smooth, whispered or declaimed; words to consider, reconsider.

We cross dirt roads and highways that mark the will of someone and then others who said, “I need to see what’s on the other side; I know there’s something better down the road.”

We need to find a place where we are safe; We walk into that which we cannot yet see.

Say it plain, that many have died for this day. Sing the names of the dead who brought us here, who laid the train tracks, raised the bridges, picked the cotton and the lettuce, built brick by brick the glittering edifices they would then keep clean and work inside of.

Praise song for struggle; praise song for the day. Praise song for every hand-lettered sign; The figuring it out at kitchen tables.

Some live by “Love thy neighbor as thy self.”

Others by first do no harm, or take no more than you need.

What if the mightiest word is love, love beyond marital, filial, national. Love that casts a widening pool of light. Love with no need to preempt grievance.

In today’s sharp sparkle, this winter air, anything can be made, any sentence begun.

On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp — praise song for walking forward in that light.

 Video of America’s Song, Barack Obama’s Inauguration Song

 

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]]> Hey folks…we’re getting ready to welcome another New Year…in the spirit of the season…here’s a few questions:

What plans do you have for New Year’s Eve?  Or how will you bring in the New Year?

What’s on your menu for New Year’s Day Dinner?

Do you have any New Year’s superstitions?  If so, share one or two with us.

What three books do you want to read during the month of January.  Note, these can be books that you will carryover from 2008 or 2009 releases.

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]]> Did anyone know that Randy Jackson has a new book out titled Body With Soul:  Slash Sugar, Cut Cholesterol and Get a Jump on Your Best Health.  Hmmm.  Here’s the book description:

Mixing memoir, a wellness program, and inspirational advice, Randy Jackson’s book is a work of personal passion. The American Idol judge’s struggles with his health and weight have been well- documented; he’s tried every diet, spent countless hours in gyms, and even had gastric bypass surgery in 2003. Now, he’s taken all that he’s learned throughout these trials and codified their strengths into an easy-to-follow, super-useful maintenance regimen, filled with meal plans (drawn from the accompanying recipes for healthy versions of down-home Southern favorites), exercise routines, and inspiring stories from his unique life as one of the music business greats.

With his New You Plan, Randy Jackson aims to focus on the epidemic of obesity-related disorders like hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes—as a Type II diabetic himself, he knows that this effort is now more crucial than ever. Straight from the “dawg pound” this is Randy at his most passionate and at his most persuasive, all in the effort to make America “a’ight” once again.

Okay…when folks write non-fiction, self-help books, I assume that they’re an expert or practicing what they’re preaching. I’m happy that Randy has decided to write about to help others make better decisions about eating and implementing behavior modification to a healthier lifestyle.  But…has Randy Jackson lost more weight since we last saw him on American Idol?  QQ.  I’m just asking.

CLICK HERE to get more information on Body with Soul and to order a copy.

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]]> From author Bettye Griffin…news regarding her upcoming release, A New Kind of Bliss by Bettye Griffin.  Sounds HOT, can’t wait to get my greedy little hands on it.

After her father’s death, Emily Yancy agrees to move back to the dead-end town she grew up in.  But she’s dreading every minute she’ll have to spend in her mother’s tiny apartment.  After all, she’s a forty-three-year-old divorcée who’s been doing just fine on her own.
 
There are some rewards for dutiful daughters, though – like Aaron Merritt, a rich, single doctor with chocolate skin and bedroom eyes.  Soon he’s taking Emily to fancy restaurants and inviting her to meet his family.  But when the lights go out, something’s missing.
 
Enter Teddy Simms, Emily’s eighth-grade crush.  Teddy hasn’t achieved what Aaron has – but she soon learns that he’s picked up a few skills in other areas.  Can Emily choose a relationship that doesn’t satisfy her mind – or an easy compatibility that doesn’t quite extend into the bedroom?  Or is there some way that she can find the best of both worlds?
 
Adding to the mix (because you can only fit so much info on a blurb) is a sort-of friend who has had a lifelong rivalry with Emily and who would like nothing more than to snag Aaron for her very own.  Emily’s efforts to juggle her love life become a lot trickier once she’s under the watchful eye of her rival, who’s just waiting to get her hands on something she can use to bust up the budding romance and move in.
 
The idea for this book came to me while I was reading a contemporary romance with a hero who looks great, has lots of money and makes the earth move for the heroine.  I asked myself, “What would happen if a woman met the man of her dreams but he was a washout in the bedroom?”  The answer to that, as any romance reader knows, is a story that would never appear in a romance but is great for women’s fiction.  Therefore, I proudly bring you A New Kind of Bliss.  
 
I hope you’re intrigued.  Just CLICK HERE to preorder A New Kind of Bliss from Amazon.

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]]> Thanks to the lovely, wonderful and illustrious J. Kaye, who spearheaded this great event, each day this week a ‘noon time’ chat centered around Going Down South by Bonnie Glover will occur.  If you’ve read the book, or would like to find out more about the book, please feel free to join us at your convenience.  Provided below is the schedule…look forward to having you join us.

Today we’re chatting with Shana over at Literarily and her topic is really thought-provoking so do drop in.  To catch up on what happened the last couple of days, as well as, to find out the schedule for the read of the week, it’s posted below for your convenience.

Be sure to stop by, join in, read along and leave a comment or two.

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