Happy New Year 2009–Let’s Curl Up With a Good Book!
By APOOO • Jan 4th, 2009 • Category: Book Club of the Week •
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Greetings and welcome to the first Sunday of 2009! Last year was filled with tragedies and triumphs, ebbs and flows, joy and sadness…and epiphanies. So…I knew if I was breathing today that I needed to be in somebody’s church praising the Lord…and it felt good! Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend church next Sunday because I will be in New Jersey (two hours away) for a cheerleading competition with Lauren. Only four more weeks of cheerleading. Hallejuah! LOL.
Anyway before we get too far into the New Year I though it would be a good idea to recap 2008 and talk about our reading ’goals’ and wishes for 2009. So, please spend about five minutes with APOOO by answering the questions posted below. Please post your answers in the comment section or if you have already answered these questions in a blog, feel free to leave your blog link.
Here goes….
2008–How many books did you read?
2008–What new author(s) did you discover last year?
2008–List some of your favorite books (maximum of 10).
2008–What was the last book you read?
2009–How many books do you plan to read?
2009–What author–you haven’t heard from in a while–and you wish they would come out with a book this year?
2009–What book(s) are you anxiously waiting to read?
2009–What was the first book you read this year?
To help you jump start your reading goals, APOOO is hosting the First Quarter 2009 African American Reading Challenge. If you haven’t heard about it, CLICK HERE for more details.
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2008–How many books did you read? Ummmmm do I really have to say..??
2008–What new author(s) did you discover last year? Helene Cooper
2008–List some of your favorite books (maximum of 10).
Gather Together In My Name by tracy Price Thompson
2008–What was the last book you read? Midnight by Sister Souljah
2009–How many books do you plan to read? 70
2009–What author–you haven’t heard from in a while–and you wish they would come out with a book this year? blank
2009–What book(s) are you anxiously waiting to read? Ummm not anxious
2009–What was the first book you read this year? Started The Right Mistake by Walter Mosley
Hey Linda and thanks for sharing your answers! Helene Cooper was a new one for me as well…and I’m glad I found her.
2008–How many books did you read?
I read about 110 books.
2008–What new author(s) did you discover last year?
Carleen Brice, Tia McCullers, Marsha Jenkins Sanders, Michelle Larks,Claudia Maur Burney. I am sure there are othes that I missed.
2008–List some of your favorite books (maximum of 10).
Them, That old Mean Yesterday, Dance Into Destiny, Seduction, Zora and Nicky, Pleasure, In the Heat Of the Night, Red Light Green Light, Orange Mint and Honey, Song Yet Sung
2008–What was the last book you read?
Seduction and Lies – Donna Hill
2009–How many books do you plan to read?
At ;least 100
2009–What author–you haven’t heard from in a while–and you wish they would come out with a book this year?
Daniel Black, Lori Bryant Woolridge, guy Johnson, jill Nelson
2009–What book(s) are you anxiously waiting to read?
Sister and Husbands
the After Wife
Bring on the Blessings
2009–What was the first book you read this year?
Murder on the Down Low (still reading)
Hey Jnette and congrats on reading over 100 books in 2008. Oh yeah Michelle Larks was a new author for me last year as well. I need to read that Old Mean Yesterday and In the Heat of the Night…yes I want to hear from all of those authors again esp. Daniel Black and Jill Nelson…I’m anxiously waiting to read Sister and Husbands and the After Wife…hoep they live up to expectations. How’s Murder on the Down Low treating you?
I compiled my list on my blog
Ok it did not link…but it is on my blog…”Out with the old:in with the new” is the title I gave it.
Lashonda Silver´s last blog post..1st quarter 2009 Reading Challenge
2008–How many books did you read? 95
2008–What new author(s) did you discover last year?
Lori Tharps- Kinky Gazpacho
Stacy Hawkins- Watercolored Pearls
L.Y. Marlowe- Color Me Butterfly
Samuel Jones- Cool Water
Victoria Rowell- The Women Who Raised Me
Marjorie Kemper- Until That Good Day
Ellen Feldman- Scottsboro
Lorna Goodison- From Harvey River
Jannice Pinnock- The Last Good Kiss
Jennifer Dahlberg- Uptown and Downtown
Michelle Cameron- Moment of Clarity
Zuri Day- Lies Lovers Tell
David Fuller- Sweetsmoke
Gigi Gunn- Cajun Moon
Sandra Foy-If Life Isn’t Perfect Holla
Sue Monk Kidd- The Secret Life of Bees
Ann Christopher- Tender Secrets
Helene Cooper- The House at Sugar Beach
Bernice Layton- Promises Made
Nicole Bailey-Williams- The Love Child’s Revenge
Beverly Manley- The Manley Memoirs
Brandon Massey- Don’t Ever Tell
Rachel Kushner- Telex From Cuba
Pamela Samuels Young- Murder on the Down Low
2008–List some of your favorite books (maximum of 10).
Song Yet Sung- James McBride
Them- Nathan McCall
From Harvey River- Lorna Goodison
Orange Mint and Honey- Carleen Brice
Conception- Kalisha Buckanon
Seen it All, Done the Rest- Pearl Cleage
Scottsboro- Ellen Feldman
Sweetsmoke- David Fuller
Stand the Storm- Breena Clark
Miss Etta’s Fast House- Victor McGlothin
2008–What was the last book you read?
More Than He Can Handle- Cheris Hodges
2009–How many books do you plan to read? 100
2009–What author–you haven’t heard from in a while–and you wish they would come out with a book this year?
Bernice McFadden as Bernice McFadden
2009–What book(s) are you anxiously waiting to read?
See my blog:
http://derarwilliams.blogspot.com/2009/01/first-quarter-2009-reading-challenge.html
2009–What was the first book you read this year?
Red Light, Green Light- Margaret Johnson-Hodge (awesome)
Dera´s last blog post..First Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge
Dera, I didn’t realize that you hadn’t read any of Massey’s prior work; I’ve read all of them except the latest one which I haven’t heard very good reviews for.
I think Orange Mint and Honey probably made most of APOOO member’s lists.
I hope to match up in 2009 and also read 100 books.
Yes, yes, yes I want Bernice McFadden…I wish she would consider self-publishing her works…I believe she has a big enough fan base to follow her.
Yes Red Light, Green Light was an awesome read…are you going to do a review for it. I need to work on a blurb for it…hopefully will get one done this week.
Hi, just wanted to wish you a great year in 2009! I wish you health and happiness and all that other good stuff not to mention lots of good reading.
Darlene´s last blog post..Book Review: Wicked by Sara Shepard
2008–How many books did you read? – 130
2008–What new author(s) did you discover last year? a lot – listed the authors that I read for the 1st time last year:
Lynne Duke
Tracey Brown
Darryle Wimberley
Jon Clinch
Makeda Silvera
John Shors
Xiaolu Guo
M. G. Vassanji
Ana Gloria Moya
Rochelle Alers
Junot Diaz
Tahmima Anam
Wangari Maathai
Deatri King-Bey
Jeffrey Hantover
Michael White
Tony D’Souza
Thirty Umrigar
Niambi Brown Davis
Adrianne Byrd
Ellen Feldman
Carleen Brice
Carolyn Wall
Caludia Mair Burney
Gigi Gunn
Jeff Talarigo
Rachel Kushner
David fuller
Licirio deAzevedo
Cheris Hodges
Bonnie Glover
Seven
Nalo Hopkinson
Angela Winters
Kathleen Kent
Tan Twan Eng
Dinaw Mingestu
Zoe Ferraris
Janice Sims
Charmein Canton
2008–List some of your favorite books (maximum of 10).
White Lines
The King of Colored Town
Song Tet Sung
Scottsboro
Pleasure
Sweetsmoke
The New Moon’s Arms
Conception
Ms Etta Fast House
Orange Mint and Honey
2008–What was the last book you read?
Not His Type – Chamein Canton
2009–How many books do you plan to read? – 100
2009–What author–you haven’t heard from in a while–and you wish they would come out with a book this year?
Bernice McFadden, Ernest Gaines, Brian Keith Jackson, Chimamansa Ngozi Adichie, Erica Simone Turnipseed, Maxine Clair, Gwendolyn Parker, Kim Mclarin
2009–What book(s) are you anxiously waiting to read? I posted answers on the 2009 Reading List
2009–What was the first book you read this year? Brown Girl In the Ring – Nalo Hopkinson
2008–How many books did you read? 100
2008–What new author(s) did you discover last year? Ebony Farashuu, Trice Hickman, Randy “Ski” Thompson, R. Trent Rose, Zaria, Real Live, Sonny F. Black, Donneil Jackson, Mo Shines, Da’Neen Hale, and Bilal to name a few.
2008–List some of your favorite books (maximum of 10). Hell Razor Honeys, Dying for Revenge, In My Hood II, Block Party III, Thug Politics, Love Lost Da Game, Unexpected Interruptions, and Deal With Death.
2008–What was the last book you read? Red Light Special by Risque
2009–How many books do you plan to read? 150
2009–What author–you haven’t heard from in a while–and you wish they would come out with a book this year? Meisha C. Holmes
2009–What book(s) are you anxiously waiting to read? Strapped by Al-Saadiq Banks
2009–What was the first book you read this year? Where There’s Smoke by Terra Little
Ms. Toni´s last blog post..Ms Toni gave 4 stars to: Tale of a Train Wreck Lifestyle
I also discovered Ebony Farashuu and Trice Hickman…both are very good and I recommend them to other readers.
Good luck with your reading goals for 2009!
2008-How many books did you read?75 to 80
2008-What new author(s) did you discover last year? Michelle Cameron, Zuri Day, Chamein Canton, Kalisha Buckhanon, LaConnie Taylor-Jones, Pam Ward, Claudia Mair Burney
2008-List some of your favorite books: Gather Together In My Name, Sweet Georgia Brown, Desperate Hoodwives, Black Widow, Irresistible Forces, Better Than, Can I Get A Witness?
2008-What was the last book you read? One In A Million by Barbara Keaton
2009-How many books do you plan to read? 100+
2009-What author-you haven’t heard from in a while-and you wish they would come out with a book this year? Tina McElroy Ensa, Monica Jackson, Felicia Mason, Anita Doreen Diggs, Marcus Major, Cheryl Faye
2009-What book(s) are you anxiously waiting to read? We Take This Man, The Bishop’s Daughter, Basketball Jones, Love Is Stronger Than Pride, The Best of Everything, Up To No Good, The Company We Keep, Single Husbands, Holy Seduction, Holy Hustler 2, What Doesn’t Kill You, A New Kind of Bliss, A Price To Pay, Lady Jasmine, Practicing What You Preach, Up At The College, Take Me Down, If I Were Your Woman, Talk Dark Westmoreland
What was the first book you read this year? Sinful Chocolate by Adrienne Byrd
Hey Jessica…I discovered LaConnie Jones also and I have three books by Claudia Mair Burney that I need to read…and yes I want a book from Marcus Major…I so miss him…I hope to read Bishop’s Daughter this week.
2008–How many books did you read? Only 55 (I really am shocked)
2008–What new author(s) did you discover last year? Ni Ni Simone, Lorraine Elzia, Dream Jordan, Claudia Mair Burney, Anjel, Angel Mechelle, Jean Holloway to name a few.
2008–List some of your favorite books (maximum of 10). Murder, Mayhem & A Fine Man, Death, Deceit and Some Smooth Jazz, Ace of Hearts, The Cooling Board, Memoirs of A Mistress, The Dirty Truth, Lyfe Afta Cash Money, Nan: The Game of Trife, Can I Get A Witness? and Block Party 3: Brick City Massacre
2008–What was the last book you read? Kiss The Year Goodbye by TuShonda Whitaker, Crystal Lacey Winslow, Brenda L. Thomas and Daaimah Poole
2009–How many books do you plan to read? At the very least 100
2009–What author–you haven’t heard from in a while–and you wish they would come out with a book this year? B.L.U.N.T
2009–What book(s) are you anxiously waiting to read? Little Black Girl Lost 4 by Keith Lee Johnson and Thirsty by Mike Sanders
2009–What was the first book you read this year? Nina’s Got A Secret by Brian W. Smith
Nardsbaby´s last blog post..Nardsbaby gave 4 stars to: Chante’s Song
Hey Crystal…wow only 55…now granted that’s still a lot…but I thought you read more books than me.
2008–How many books did you read? 63
2008–What new author(s) did you discover last year? Trice Hickman,Dashaun Morris
2008–List some of your favorite books (maximum of 10). Off the top of my head, I will have to say Unexpected Interruptions by Trice Hickman, Jezebel by Jacquelin Thomas and War of the Bloods in My Veins by Dashaun Morris.
2008–What was the last book you read? Yellow Moon by Jewell Parker Rhodes
2009–How many books do you plan to read? At least 52. I plan to stick with a book a week. If I happen to finish before the week is up then I will read all that I can in a week’s time.
2009–What author–you haven’t heard from in a while–and you wish they would come out with a book this year? Clarence Nero
2009–What book(s) are you anxiously waiting to read? The Bishop’s Daughter by Tiffany L Warren, The Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby among others
2009–What was the first book you read this year? Midhnight by Sista Souljah
Yas,
Imagine my surprise while I was counting. I did stop reading a few books that I didn’t add in that count, but I doubt if it would make a difference. But in my defense, I was working last year, something I hadn’t done in about five years. So I’m home again!
Lashanda,
reading ‘The Bishop’s Daughter’ now and so far it’s GREAT!
Nardsbaby´s last blog post..Nardsbaby gave 4 stars to: A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent 2