October 2009 African American Reading List
By APOOO • Oct 11th, 2009 • Category: Book Club of the Week •
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Listed below are a few books that APOOO members plan to read during the month of October. Feel free to join us and read any of them…as someone will be available to discuss them and talk about them with you.
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
Bite Marks by Terence Taylor
Body by Night by Zuri
The Bridge of Sand by Janet Burrows
The Calligrapher’s Daughter by Eugenia Kim
Captured by Beverly Jenkins
A Change Had to Come by Gwynne Forster
Cross Country by James Patterson
Day After Night by Anita Diamante
Deadly Charm by Claudia Mair Burney
A Deep Dark Secret by Kimberla Lawson Roby
DejaVu – Suzetta Perkins
Feelin’ the Vibe by Candice Dow
Gal by Ruth Bolton
God Ain’t Blind by Mary Monroe
God Only Knows- Xavier Knight
The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing
I Do Not Come to You By Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
The Ideal Wife by Jacqueline Thomas
In The Falling Snow by Caryl Phillips
The Invisible Mountain by Carolina DeRobertis
Lady Jasmine by Victoria Christopher Murray
The Last Woman Standing by Tia McCollors
Mama Dearest by E. Lynn Harris
The Manual by Sherryle Kiser-Jackson
The Murder of King Tut – A Nonfiction Thriller by James Patterson
A Night with a Wealthy Rancher by Brenda Jackson
The Other Lands (Acacia, Book 2) by David Anthony Durham
Our Lady of the Night by Mayra Santos-Febres
Picking Bone From Ash by Marie Matsuki Mockett
Rebel Yell by Alice Randall
Scandalous Truths – Monica P Carter
The Ultimate No No – Tamika Newhouse
Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell
The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips
What the Bayou Saw by Patti Lacy
Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
Within Heaven’s Grasp by Rebecca Springer
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What BOOKS from ABOVE have you read and enjoyed?
What books do you plan to read during the month of October?
Share your list via the comments section.
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Cross Country. I’m still having nightmares. I’d love to discuss it. Maybe I can work through my fear.
Wow Rhonda it was that poignant?
Yasmin,
I’m in human services. For two years I supervised a team of 20 people who worked with non-citizens, mostly refugees and asylees from all over the world. We hired staff from the various countries because they were bilingual in the languages and understood the cultural aspects and barriers. Having said that I learned a great deal about people who survived life in in war torn countries like Somalia, The Congo, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Vietnam and many, many others. That job assignment was as blessing and it truly made me a better person. I have heard some of the worse kind of stories from staff and clients, but that dang book James Patterson wrote took me to another place and scared the stew out of me.
I wanted to put it down, but I refused to be the American that couldn’t take it, that wouldn’t take the journey through the painful aspects of the story. But I had a few really bad nightmares last summer after I read it. Last week I was talking to a friend and she mentioned Lagos, Nigeria to me and I had a horrible nightmare that night. I had to really pray to be able to close my eyes and go back to sleep. I’m still praying the images from that book out of my head and spirit.
I know that sounds crazy. I mean, it is commercial fiction, but it really had me messed up in the head. It was a very different book for him, different for Alex Cross. Extremely well written as are all his books, but the subject matter was tough.
So now, I’ve told you what I really think about Cross Country.
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Wow, Rhonda…okay I just added this one to my to-read list…I’ve got to read it to find out why it was so disturbing to you.
Hi girlfriends,
I would love to read with all of you. I’m going to print out the list. Hope I can get a few of those books.
OK, Rhonda, I will have to pick up this one, as well! Sounds life changing!! I’ve also read A Deep Dark Secret, A Night with a Wealthy Rancher, and Lady Jasmine! They were all good books, and I’m looking forward to Body by Night, A Change Had to Come, Deadly Charm, The Ideal Wife, Mama Dearest, The Manual, God Ain’t Blind, and Scandalous Truths! You know my TBR list is always long! LOL
I’ve read: Feelin’ the Vibe by Candice Dow, The Ultimate No No by Tamika Newhouse, and A Night with a Wealthy Rancher by Brenda Jackson. All were good reads. Plan to read Mama Dearest by E. Lynn Harris, though I’ve heard mixed reviews.
Ms. Toni´s last blog ..Ms Toni gave 4 stars to: Feelin’ the Vibe
So many good books to chose from:
I’ve read or plan to read the following:
Captured by Beverly Jenkins
A Change Had to Come by Gwynne Forster
Deadly Charm by Claudia Mair Burney
A Deep Dark Secret by Kimberla Lawson Roby
DejaVu – Suzetta Perkins
Feelin’ the Vibe by Candice Dow – read
God Ain’t Blind by Mary Monroe
God Only Knows- Xavier Knight – read
The Ideal Wife by Jacqueline Thomas
Lady Jasmine by Victoria Christopher Murray – read
The Last Woman Standing by Tia McCollors
Mama Dearest by E. Lynn Harris
A Night with a Wealthy Rancher by Brenda Jackson
Scandalous Truths – Monica P Carter – read
The Ultimate No No – Tamika Newhouse
Recently I read Bring on the Blessing by Beverly Jenkins. That is one of my top 10 favorite books of the year. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it.
Shelia´s last blog ..In My Mailbox #2
@Sheila, I agree! Bring on the Blessings was excellent! I loved those kids! I heard that there is going to be a sequel, Bring on the Blessings II, and I can’t wait! I’ll keep you posted!
Bring on the Blessings was wonderful. It’s my favorite book by Beverly Jenkins thus far (and I’ve read them all). She was recently in my area I have a personally signed copy. I recommended any and everybody to read it.
I plan to read “Black Water Rising” by Attica Locke, The Book of Night Women by Marlon, Catting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Under The Unbroken Sky. I hope to read more than the ones I’ve listed. I want to read something by Zadie Smith too.