Meet SistahFriend Book Club
By APOOO • Sep 30th, 2008 • Category: APOOO Features, Head of the Class •
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1) Name five genres that your book club reads regularly:
a. Romance
b. Erotica
c. Mainstream fiction
d. Christian fiction
e. Chick -Lit
2) Name five authors whose books your book club enjoys reading together:
a. Zane (the one we’ve read the most)
b. Donna Hill
c. Cydney Rax
d. Sistah Souljah
e. (this one is open for debut authors 
3) List the four best books that your club has read this year
a. Black Skyy: the Lady in Black Series by Janet Stevens-Cook
b. My Husband’s Girlfriend by Cydney Rax
c. The Mouse that Roared by Dwayne Murray Sr.
4) List three books—the last book your club read, the current book your club is reading, the book your club plans to read next.
a. Last book: Final Fling by Torrian Ferguson and Brian Smith (Columbia Branch), My Husband’s Girlfriend by Cydney Rax (Raleigh Branch), Something on the Side by Carl Weber (Greenwood Branch)
b. Current book: Keepin’ It Tight by Shani Greene-Dowdell (Columbia Branch), Casting the First Stone by Kimberly Lawson Roby (Raleigh Branch), Them by Nathan McCall (Greenwood Branch)
c. Next planned book: Triple Platinum by Debra Clayton (Columbia Branch), the Sunday Brunch Diaries by Norma L. Jarrett (Greenwood Branch), Raleigh hasn’t chosen their book yet.
5) Offer two tips for a successful book club meeting.
a. Make sure that members are present and accountable for when they are not.
b. Golden Rule: NO DRAMA!
6) If your group could have dinner with one author, who would be your group’s choice and why?
a. Zane : Her story about how she became Zane is inspiring and very interesting! Plus, there would be so much to chat about.
GOTTA RUN…BUT BEFORE DEPART:
1) What makes your book club unique and different from other book clubs?
• 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.
2) Is your group currently accepting membership? If so, whom should we contact?
• Yes, they can contact Sistah Tasha Martin at tasha@sistahfriend.com . Potential members will be referred to the appropriate branch leader. Our website’s forum is open to everyone!
3) How can one reach your group on the web?
• www.SistahFriend.com
• www.myspace.com/sistahfriendbookclub
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Hello Sistah Friend Book Club!!!
Great to see that you’ll are featured here on APOOO. I really like that you’ll have chapters. Do you’ll ever get together? LOVE YOUR GOLDEN RULE!!!!
Crystal
OOSA Online Book Club
Hello ladies,
Nice to meet you, thats great that you’ll have different branches, what an accomplishment. Continued success in your endeavors.
I’m a Zane fan myself…..Love your website…
Tangerine
Reader’s Paradise Book Club
Congrats on the spotlight ladies. Zane is one of my favorites. I wish you many more years of happy reading. It is interesting that each chapter reads a seperate selection. Do your chapters rotate the reads so that you all eventually have read the same book or is it always diverse by chapter?
Wonderful Spotlight feature ladies.. I love that there are several branches and you have managed to stay connected with No Drama.
Happy Reading!!
SISTAH FRIEND BOOK CLUB YOUR PICTURE IS BEAUTIFUL! I CALLED DWAYNE MURRAY AND DONNA HILL HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT YOU BEING FEATURED THIS WEEK ON THE SITE.donna hill is so excited that she is an honorary member of YOUR CLUB AND WEARS THE TEE SHIRT YOU GAVE HER PROUDLY!
DWAYNE MURRAY WHO I CALLED A FEW MINUTES AGO TOLD ME TO SEND YOUR INFO TO HIM SO HE CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU SISTAHS. HE HAS A NEW BOOK COMING OUT IN NOVEMBER. CARL WEBER SAYS HIS NEW BOOK DROPS FEBRUARY 2009. GIRLS YOU’VE GOT IT TRULY GOING ON BECAUSE THE AUTHORS KNOW YOU AND
LOVE YOU!
TAKE CARE NICE MEETING YOU!
DON’T FORGET NOV4TH SISTER SOULJAH’S NEW BOOK ,”MIDNIGHT” HITS THE STORES.
TAKE CARE!
JUDI BELLE RAINES
VICE-PRESIDENT
SUGAR AND SPICE BOOK CLUB
OF YES, MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP FOR NEXT YEAR’S NATIONAL BOOK CLUB CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA. IT IS THE FIRST WEEKEND IN AUGUST. SEE YOU THERE!
http://WWW.NATIONALBOOKCLUBCONFERENCE.ORG
http://WWW.SUGARANDSPICEBOOKCLUB.ORG
P.S. LOVE YOU SITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Hey Sistahs!!!
Glad to see you all featured. I think I grew out of my t-shirt (hint, hint). Much love and hope to see you all again soon.
Peace
Donna H
Donna´s last blog post..Walk for the Cure
Hey Ya’ll,
Thanks for the kudos! With our expansion, we are planning to get together for our 4th anniversary meeting in January. We also try to tag each other’s meetings, especially if we have guest authors. We don’t rotate reads–it’s diverse but we do chat about them . . . I get in trouble with the text messages.
Hey Judi, we did a conference call with Dwayne (i think earlier this year) and we had to laugh afterward because we all imagined him looking like Denzel (nice voice :). Lookin’ forward to the new book.
Donna, you know I’ve got you Sis.! Shoot that address over to me again-tasha@sistahfriend.com.
Thank you Sistah Yasmin for the feature!—MWAH!
Hey Sistahs,
Congrats on the featured spotlight. Branching out to spread the love of reading is a great idea. Keep up the good work and much blessings to you for keping out all the DRAMA!!!
Hi ladies of SistahFriend Book Club.
Shelia´s last blog post..If You Can’t Stand the Heat Remove Yourself from the Table
Hi sistaFriends bookclub,
You all have a nice picture. WOW three branches, Is one person in charge of all three branches? How often do all yall get together for an activity?
My club MotownReview also enjoy Carl Weber and Donna Hill.
I like the concept of NO DRAMA!!
Hey Jeanette,
Each branch is lead by leaders or co-leaders. They report back to the headquarters, which is the Columbia, SC branch. We have a 4th branch starting in Spartanburg, SC on Nov. 1st!!!
Hey Shelia!
Tasha Martino´s last blog post..From Dusk to Dawn by Niambi Davis
it’s always wonderful with woman can come together and create strong “No Drama” friendships.
Congrats on the success of your bookclub and I pray for many more blessings to come!
Sylvia Hubbard
Romance/suspense Author
& Blogger of How To Love A Black Woman
Sylvia Hubbard´s last blog post..Acceptance into The Society of Midland Authors
Thank you, thank you, thank you to Sistah Friend Book Club for opening up the cyber doors and giving us a glimpse into your book world. Book clubs make the world go ‘round. Congratulations on the success of your book club.
OOSA Online Book Club´s last blog post..OOSA Online Book Club gave 4 stars to: Preacherman Blues
Hi Ladies,
Congratulations on the spotlight! And you guys look great! Continued success to you all.
Keep reading!!!
Thank you, ladies! Hope you’re having a fab Wednesday.
Tasha Martin´s last blog post..From Dusk to Dawn by Niambi Davis
Congrats divas on being featured! Your group seems so big and diverse and thats a great thing. Keep exploring and networking;) I wish you guys nothing, but the best!!
Be Blessed!
Kreative Readers
Hey Tasha…you know I LOVE your book club and website! You have been so helpful with anything information I’ve needed or appearing on our radio show. I really do appreciate you for that! Continued success to you and your book clubs!
TaNisha
KC Girlfriends Book Club President