First Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge
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Welcome to the APOOO First Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge. As far as challenges go, this one is fairly simple. Basically, you determine what you want to read, when and where. Just a few guidelines to help you get started.
- Commit to read a book a week or 13 books from January 1st through March 31st 2008.
- You can read whatever you would like. All genres are welcome. It’s your list make it fun, interesting and inclusive of books you want to read (and are likely to read).
- The books can be prior releases or new releases.
- If possible, post your list by January 1st, 2009. If not, post it as soon as possible.
- If you have a blog, post your reading list on your blog and leave your link in the comments section so that I can stop by and see what books you’ve chosen to read. Note, the link should be to the specific post/page and not the general URL for your blog.
- A blog is NOT necessary to participate. If you don’t have a blog, please feel free to post your list in the comments section below.
- If possible, post all 13 books that you plan to read. However, partial list are acceptable. If you supply a partial list, challenge yourself and provide an initial list with at least seven books.
- You can change books on your list, but hopefully you will read at least 13 books over the next 13 weeks.
- You can include books that you are reading for other challenges.
- Once you’ve read one of the books from your list, please share with us your thoughts via the Weekly Update Post, a review or your blog. If you have a blog, don’t forget to include the specific link for your review/post.
- Hopefully, many of your books will be African-American reads (APOOO Promoting Our Voices, Showcasing Our Stories) and if you’re looking for a list of books CLICK on one of the following links for book list: 2009 African American Book Releases; 2008 African American Book Releases; APOOO Favorite African American BookList.
ARE YOU READY TO GET STARTED? On your mark, get set, GO and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Here’s my thirteen books for the First Quarter 2009 Reading List:
The Air Between Us by Deborah Johnson
The Black Girl Next Door by Jennifer Baszille
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Deadly Charm by Claudia Mair
In Love with a Younger Man by Cheryl Robinson
The Island of Eternal Love by Daina Chaviano
Schae’s Story by Angelia Menchan
Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
That Devil’s No Friend of Mine by J. D. Mason
The Ties that Bind by Bertice Berry
What Doesn’t Kill You by Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant
Where the Lines Bleed by Jesmyn Ward
Where There’s Smoke by Terra Little
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I will get my list together and come back and let you know when I have it all or at least most of it. I will also post a blog.
I know some you have listed will be on my list as well.
DeBerry & Grant
Cheryl Robinson
Jesmyn Ward
asha bandele
Beverly Jenkins
Nanci Kincaid
That’s six, need seven more.
Jennifer C.´s last blog post..Summer Hurry Up.
Hey Jennifer and good luck with your challenge; good to see that we will be reading some of the same books.
Here’s my line-up:
Blonde Roots – Bernardine Evaristo
The Best of African American Fiction 2009
Eve – Elissa Elliot
Judas Kiss – J. T. Ellison
Buried Strangers – Leighton Gage
Where The Line Bleeds – Jesmyn Ward
Anansi and Tiger
The Thirteenth – L. A. Banks
The Ties That Bind: A Memoir of Race, Memory and Redemption – Bertice Berry
The Book of Night Women – Marlon Jones
That Devil’s No Friend of Mine – J. D. Mason
Life Is Short But Wide - J. California Cooper
?? A Perfect Peace – Daniel Black (unsure of release date)
Hey Phyllis it would be nice to get a release date for Daniel Black’s book. I’ll wait to hear what you and others say about Life is Short But Wide before I pick up that one…lol.
Ok, here’s my list:*
1. by Wally Lamb
2. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
3. Push by Sapphire
4. Something Like Beautiful by asha bandele
5. Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman
6. The Sacred Place by Dan Black
7. Leftovers by Laura Wiess
8. Just Too Good to be True by E. Lynn Harris
9. Names My Sisters Call Me by Megan Crane
10. Don’t Let the Lipstick Fool You by Lisa Leslie
11. Lucky by Alice Sebold
12. Standing at the Scratch Line by Guy Johnson
13. Breaking Her Fall by Stephen Goodwin
* May be subject to Change
I forgot to put the Wally Lamb title up: The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Here is my list:
1. Crossing The Continent 1527 – 1540 by Robert Goodwin
2. The Ties That Bind by Bertuce Berry
3. The More Things Change by Chamein Canton
4. The Best of African American Fiction 2009
5. Bring on the Blessings – Beverly Jenkins
6. Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo
7. The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
8. Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey
9. The Thirteenth by L.A. Banks
10. Red Light Green Light by Margaret Johnson-Hodge
11. The Island of Eternal Love by Daina Chaviano
12. The Right Mistake by Walter Mosley
13. All The Way by Kimberley White
Reading in no particular order:
Schae’s Story by Angelia Menchan
Where the Lines Bleed by Jesmyn Ward
The Right Mistake by Walter Mosley
The Third Life Of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker
Conception by Kalisha Buckanon
Yellow Moon by Jewell Parker Rhodes
A Different Kind Of Blues by Gwynne Forster
Not Even if You Begged by Francis Ray
Pecking Order by Omar Tyree
Blood Colony by Tananarive Due
Forever My Lady by Jeff Rivera
Soldier Boys by Deirdre Savoy, Angela Weaver, Edwina Martin-Arnold, J.M. Jefferies
I have added my list to my new project, my blog. I hope to be a good girl and keep it going. That is a personal promise I made to myself.
Lashonda Silver´s last blog post..1st quarter 2009 Reading Challenge
My 12th book
something like beautiful by asha bandele
So this is my list…
Player’s Inheritance by Anthony Maurice Brown
A Big Girl’s Blues by Mesha Coleman
The Company You Keep by Angela Henry
Twisted Lies by Sophie Jones
Twisted Lies II by Sophine Jones
The After Wife by Lexi Davis
Chaya’s First Death by A. Life Gant
Zane’s Sex Chronicles by Zane
Sylvia’s Family Soul Food Cookbook by Sylvia Woods
The Get’em Girls’ Guide to the Power of Cuisine by Bridgers, Isley & Davis
In Love with a Younger Man by Cheryl Robinson
Recipes for the Good Life by Pattie LaBelle
Three Black Boys by Zangba Thomson
3 extras…since cookbooks aren’t really readers
Too Little, Too Late by Victoria Christopher Murray
Running from Mercy by Terra Little
Chante’s Song by Donneil Jackson
Hey there!
A lot going on with me already in 2009, but I still hope to be able to enjoy my simple pleasure…reading. That said, here’s my list (of course it might change)
1. Ms. Etta’s Fast House
2. Daughter
3. Chocolate Sangria
4. Orange Mint and Honey
5. Child of God
6. Love Like Hallelujah
7. The Well Fed Writer
8. This Year You Write Your Novel
9. Where the Line Bleeds
10. Something Like Beautiful *
11. The Devil’s No Friend of Mine *
12. In Between Men
13. Scret Life of Bees
* Books I need to buy or get review copies of.
Also want to check out Grant and DeBerry’s new one.
Getting back to my love of reading …. I will be joining this challenge. I finished this morning Big Idea by Donnie Duetsch
On my list
In Love with a Younger Man … Cheryl Robinson
We Take this Man …. Dow and Poole
What Doesnt Kill You …. Deberry And Grant
The Cartel …Ashley and Jaquavis
Basketball Jones E Lynn Harris
That will start me off
Hey Robilyn good to see you ova here…how was Duetsch’s book?
Not Easily Broken by T.D. Jakes
What Doesn’t Kill You by V. DeBerry & D. Grant
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyne Ward
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Something Like Beautiful by Asha Bandele
How Did I Get So Busy by Valorie Burton
Red Sky by Renee Alexs
Mistress Memoirs by Lorraine Elzia
Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby
The Bishop’s Daughter by Tiffany L. Warren
Hood Life: A Bentley Manor Tale by Meesha Mink & De’Nesha Diamond
***Subject to Change***
Fast Lane by Eyone Williams
Nina’s Got a Secret by Brian Smith
We Take This Man by Daaimah Poole & Candice Dow
Ghetto Resume by Freddie Simmons
Dollar Outta Fifteen Cents 3 by Caroline McGill
Midnight by Sister Souljah
Eastside by Caleb Alexander
Ladies Night Out by Electa Rome Parks
Hooker to Housewife by Joy King
What’s Done in the Dark by T.A. Terrell
My Invisible Husband by Shelia Goss
Beneath the Bruises by Dywane Birch
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
Don’t have a list yet, but I am in, and I will read.
I think I have 14 and I’m not sure I’ve included all of my review books. But this is what I am going to try to read!
A Mercy Toni Morrison
Bishop’s Daughter Tiffany L. Warren
I Still Do C.M. Jones
Miss Etta’s Fast House Victor McGlothin
My Soul Cries Out Sherri Lewis
Not Easily Broken T.D Jakes
One Prayer Away Kendra Norman Bellamy
Sinful Victor McGlothin
Sinful Too Victor McGlothin
Something Like Beautiful Asha Bandele
That Devil’s No Friend of Mine J. D. Mason
The Company We Keep Mary Monroe
Too Much of a Good Thing JJ Murray
Where The Lines Bleeds Jesmyn Ward
Hey there Everyone!
Here is my list – always subject to change
Dying for Revenge – EJD
Nina’s Got a Secret – B. Smith
Joseph – S. Gross
Not Clear Enough for You – A. Menchan
Schae’s Story – A. Menchan
The Right Mistake – W. Mosley
The Ties that Bind – B. Berry
The Red Tent – A. Diamant
When Loves Comes Around – V. Wells
Wayne Jodan Knight Series:
Embracing the Moonlight
One Gentle Knight
To Love a Knight
Always a Knight
I have picked 5 books from everyone’s list … Geesh.. I am going to stick to my list
hello everyone , here is my list…
1.black pain- terrie williams
2. not easily broken -t.d. jakes ( reading now)
3. the bishop’s daugther- tiffany warren
4. something like beatiful-asha bandele
5. sinful too victor mcglothin
6. stronghold – vanessa d. griggs
7. one prayer away – knb
8.where there is smoke -terra little
9.the sacred place – daniel black
10. hood life- m mink/d diamond
11. books written by earl sewell
12.what doesn’t kill you – deberry and grant
13.finish reading the mary monroe collection of books i have.
I’m going to list a few books that I know I intend to read during the first three months for now until I get my blog up.
January
Red Light, Green Light- Margaret Hodge Johnson
Tempest Tales- Walter Mosley (Marcus BOM)
Where the Line Bleeds- Jessamyn West (APOOO BOM)
The Red Tent- Anita Diamant
The Audacity of Hope- Barack Obama
Straight Outta East Oakland- Harry Louis Williams II
February
Something Like Beautiful- asha bandele (APOOO BOM)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao- Junot Diaz (Marcus BOM)
Dera´s last blog post..Sister Souljah, Part III: The Creative Side
1. Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward
2. Big Juicy Lips by Allison Hobbs
3. Married Strangers by Dwan Abrams
4. Red Light Green Light by Margaret Hodge Johnson
5. Tale of a Train Wreck Lifestyle by Crystal Lacey Winslow
6. Erotic City by Pynk
7. One Taste by Allison Hobbs
8. Hood Life by Meesha Mink and DeNesha Diamond
9. Never Enough by Miasha
10. Something Like Beautiful by Asha Bandele
11. Queen B***h by Deja King
12. Queen Bee by Mark Anthony
13. Sleep Dont Come Easy by JD Mason and Victor McGlothin
~Subject To Change~
Hi Ladies,
Here’s my list…I will have to update the list later when I decide which other ones I’ll read…but this is in my pile for now in the order I will read them:
The Bishop’s Daughter by Tiffany L Warren
Seduction and Lies by Donna Hill
All the Way by Kimberley White
Body Chemistry by Dara Girard
Shelia´s last blog post..Happy New Year
Y’all are some serious chicks! I read, but I can’t keep up with y’all!! More power!
Carleen´s last blog post..Notables of 2008
Hi, Here is my list in no particular order:
1. Murder on the Down Low – Pamela Samuel Young
2. Dying for Revenge – Eric Jerome Dickey
3. Where the Line Bleeds- Jesym Ward
4. Bring on the Blessings – Beverly Jenkins
5. Best of Everything – Kimberla Roby Lawson
6. Chosen – Patrica haley
7. In Love with a Younger Man – Cheryl Robinson
8. What Doesn’t Kill you – DeBerry and Grant
9. The Ties that Bind – Bertice Berry
10. Up to No Good – Carl Weber
11. Nobody but You – Francis Ray
12. The Devil Is No Friend of Mine – JD Mason
13. Loving CeeCee Johnson – Linda Hargrove
My LIst will consist of:
Hood LIfe: DeNesha Diamond/Meesha Mink
Bring on the Blessings: Beverly Jenkins
Secret Love- Brenda Jackson
Road to Seduction- Ann Christopher
Basketball Jones- E. Lynn Harris
One in a Million- Barbara Keaton
The Darkness – L.A. Banks
The Shadows- L.A. Banks
The Thirteenth- L.A. Banks
Nobody but You- Francis Ray
I’m Gonna Make You Love Me (re-release) -Gwyneth Bolton
This Time For Real- Yahrah St. John
Temptation and Lies- Donna Hill
Happy New Year Everyone.
Here’s my list:
When Love Comes Around – Victoria Wells
Fire and Desire – Brenda Jackson
Seduction and Lies – Donna Hill
Someone to Love Me – Francis Ray
Bittersweet Love – Rochelle Alers
Just To Good To Be True – E. Lynn Harris
Sinful Chocolate – Adrianne Byrd
Body Chemistry – Dara Girard
Best Kept Secrets – Rochelle Alers
Belle – Beverly Jenkins
Josephine – Beverly Jenkins
Secret Love – Brenda Jackson
I see some good lists. Here is mine, which is subject to change and isn’t complete.
1. Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
2. Something Like Beautiful by asha bandele
3. A Mercy by Toni Morrison
4. Up Above my head by James Baldwin
5. How Did I get so Busy? by Valerie Burton
My other list of upcoming releases is at home. I’ll come back later to finish.
Hello People,
Happy New Year! Sorry I missed the deadline, but here is my list.
1. Nina’s Got A Secret — Brian W. Smith
2. The Pledge— Chandra Sparks Taylor
3. Designated Hitters— Flex & Crystal Perkins-Stell
4. Dirty Little Angel— Erica Hilton
5. We Take This Man— Candice Dow & Daaimah Poole
6. The Bishop’s Daughter—Tiffany L. Warren
7. Who You Wit— Paula Chase
8. The Sweetest Taboo—Risque
9. Desperate Hoodwives— Meesha Mink & Deneesha Diamond
10. Erotic City—Pynk
11. Ghetto Resume—Freddie Simmons
12. Chante’s Song—Donneil D. Jackson
13. Ski Mask Way—Randy Ski Thomas
The final selections:
6. The Best of Everything by KLR
7. The Devil’s no friend of Mine by J D Mason
8. Basketball Jones by E Lynn Harris
9. Up to no good by Carl Weber
10. Pink Shorts
11. Friends Til the End by RTB
12. The List by Sherri Lewis
13. Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman
OKAY I am in…will post on my blog tomorrow, today is my son’s Birthday so he is up all day today…
Murder, Mayhem and a Fine Man – Read January 1
Jaded by Monica McKayhan – Read January 2
Divas: Veronique – by Victoria Christopher Murray
Healing Waters by Nancy Rue
Wounded by Claudia Mair Burney
Eclispe by Richard North Patterson
Back with 7-13 later
angelia
Angelia´s last blog post..HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOOGIE!
Angelia -
I have Eclipse on my Library hold list especially when I read it is loosely based on the a real life incident.
This will be my first Richard North Patterson read
Beverly,
I love him and I actually have to review this one for the Amazon Vine Program.
angelia
Angelia´s last blog post..HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOOGIE!
Thanks everyone for joining and good luck with your lists.
Hi Susan -
Like you I have also have to read The Darkness and The Shadows to be prepared for when The Thirteenth is released next month.
Count me in! I have just 4 weeks of school left so I am in and I still have several books to read outside of my Kindle. I will send my list in soon if that is ok.
Happy New year to all!
Phyllis Ann…no problem…feel free to join anytime…the more the merrier.
Hello everyone,
1. Capital City – The Urban Griot
2. The Cartel – Ashley Jaquavis
3. Evil Side of Money – Jeff Robertson
4. Evil Side of Money II – Jeff Roberston
5. Queen Bitch – Deja King
6. Rhythms of Grace – Marilynn Griffith
7. Don’t Ever Tell – Brandon Massey
8. Hooker to Housewife by Joy King
9. Weapons of Mass Seduction by Lori Bryant -Woolridge
10. Metamorphosis by DJ McLaurin
11. Up To Know Good by Carl Weber
12. Dare by Abiola Abrams
12. The Sweetest Taboo by Risque
12.
Hello everyone, oops sorry for the error
12. Dare by Abiola Abrams
13. The Sweetest Taboo by Risque
Hey Tangerine…Happy New Year and good luck with your reding challenge…can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Carl’s upcoming release.
Okay my blog is up linking back to the book challenge.
http://derarwilliams.blogspot.com/2009/01/first-quarter-2009-reading-challenge.html
Dera´s last blog post..First Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge
I have 12 listed and soon I will have 13; just not sure yet, as this list, I’m sure, will change, LOL!
1. What Doesn’t Kill You by Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant
2. Red Light Green Light by Margaret Johnson Hodge
3. Legacies by Michelle Larks
4. Strongholds by Vanessa Davis Griggs
5. If Memory Serves by Vanessa Davis Griggs
6. In the NIght of the Heat by Blair Underwood, T. Due, S. Barnes
7. Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward
8. Something Like Beautiful by asha bandele
9. Chante’s Song by Donneil D. Jackson
10. That Devil’s No Friend of Mine by J. D. Mason
11. She Had It Coming by Mary Monroe
12. Let the Necessary Occur by Gayle Jackson Sloane
Hey Dawn! Happy New Year and Good Luck with your list. You have some good books so it should be easy to achieve your objective.
Thanks Dera and I left you a comment on your blog.
I finally finished my list. Check it out by clicking on the link that appears below. Happy Reading.
Jennifer C.´s last blog post..First Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge
Happy Sunday EVERYONE,
I wanted to add a link for my challenge. I hope I did it right. I posted it at Amazon as well as Myspace.
The 13 books I have chosen are:
1. The Cartel-Ashley & JaQuavis
2. The Hood Life-Meesha Mink & De’Nesha Diamond ——————JUST FINISHED
3.A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent III-Caroline McGill
4. Erotic City-Pynk
This list is also under my blog on myspace and a Amazon Listmania!
5. Midnight-Sister Souljah
6. Wikked-Imblakely
7. Abundant Ministries-Euftis Emery
8. Who’s Got Skills-Tyrenna Tolbert
9. Wrongfully Mine-Isadore Johnson
10. The Cooling Board-Tamara Angela Grant
11. The Friday House-D.K.Gaston
12. Corporate Corner Boyz-Anya Nicole
13. Where the Lines Bleed-Jesmyn Ward
It worked Nardsbaby….I got your List from amazon in my email. So I went and made one too. Great idea:)
@ Tange – holler at me before you start HOOKER TO HOUSEWIFE. Maybe we can read it together.
Ms. Toni´s last blog post..Ms Toni gave 4 stars to: Tale of a Train Wreck Lifestyle
Count me in! Here’s my list of reads:
1. Blessed Trinity – Vanessa Davis Griggs
2. Strongholds – Vanessa Davis Griggs
3. If Memory Serves – Vanessa Davis Griggs
4. In Green Pastures – Kendra Norman-Bellamy
5. Battle of Jericho – Kendra Norman-Bellamy
6. Dance Into Destiny – Sherri L. Lewis
7. Single Mama Drama – Kayla Perrin
8. Single Mama’s Got More Drama – Kayla Perrin
9. What Doesn’t Kill You – Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant
10. Sleeping With The Enemy – Wahida Clark & KiKi Swinson
11. Superstar – Joy King
12. The Hood Life – Meesha Mink & De’Nesha Diamond
13. Better On Top – Delilah Dawson
Welcome to all new participants…looking forward to discussing books with you and wishing you well with your reading challenge.
@ Leona,
Let me know when you plan to read EROTIC CITY. That also made my list and maybe we can read together.
@Tange,
Let me know when you plan to read THE SWEETEST TABOO. That also made my list and maybe we can read together.
@ APOOO,
Love the challenge! If anyone else has books on my list and may be interested in reading together, just let me know!
[...] also thought a themed challenge would be interesting, so I’ll be participating in the APOOO 2009 African American Reading Challenge. I’m not entirely sure whether I can manage 13 books in 13 weeks (when the other challenges are [...]
Here’s the link to Djuanna’s challenge books;
http://www.divafictionbytes.com/apooo-reading-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-40
Sorry my list is late however I would like to take the challenge
1.) Sinsatiable- Sheila E. Lipsey
2.) My Son’s Wife – Sheila E. Lipsey
3.) The Cooling Board – Tamara Angela Grant
4.) Hot Girl – Dream Jordan
5.) When a Man Loves a woman – LaConnie Taylor Jones
6.) One Taste – Allison Hobbs
7.) Schae’s Stroy – Angelia Menchan
8.) Nothing But Trouble – Bettye Griffin
9.) The Love Child’s Revenge – Nicole Bailey Williams
10.) A Rich Mans Baby – Daaimah S. Poole
11.) Suicide Diaries – Ebonee Monique
12.) Mistress Memoirs – Lorraine Elzia
13.) What Doesn’t Kill You – DeBerry and Grant
After aggravating myself for over an hour tryna Get My Blog To Act Right (my website host instituted a new blog app which I Absolutely Hate) I decided to leave it just like it is (UGLY)and worry about it tomorrow.
if you wanna Look At The Ugly Thing it’s at http://www.brooklyndarkchild.com/apps/blog
Yes I Know…
No: Darkchild Says
I’m CRUSHED I Tell You…
For those who are trying to Spare Themselves the Indignity of the Ugly Blogsite,
my list is below.
I Really Need that tissue, Tito.
Reading Challenge List:
1. BACK STABBERS by Nyema
2. Where There’s Smoke by Terra Little
3. Born in the Streets but Raised in Prison by Tra Verdejo
4. Shameless Hoodwives by Meesha Mink & De’Nesha Diamond
5. The Hood Life by same
6. Keep the Faith by Faith Evans
7. The Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby
8. Half of the Battle is to Surrender All I Have by Adrienna ‘Deo’ Turner
9. Murder on the Down Low by Pamela Samuels Young
10. What If It Feels Good by DJ McLaurin
11. Blackbirds Pt 1 by Andre Coleman
1) Havah by Tosca Lee
The Stand-In Groom by Kaye Dacus
2) The Someday List by Stacy Hawkins Adams
3) Love Begins with Elle by Rachel Hauck
4) The Bishop’s Daughter by Tiffany Warren
5) The next Scrapbooking series title (can’t remember at the moment) by Rebeca Seitz
6) Midnight by Sister Souljah
7) Gotta Keep On Tryin’ by Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant
9) Body Chemistry by Dara Girard
10) As I Have Loved You by Nikki Arana
11 ) In Love With A Younger Man by Cheryl Robinson
12) Be Strong and Curvaceous by Shelley Adina
13) Never Say Diet by Chantal Hobbs
PatriciaW´s last blog post..Say Goodbye to Booksellers?
Hey Patricia…good luck with your list…I see a lot that I’ve read or a member of APOOO…so there should be someone to discuss almost all of your books when you finish reading one.
Unfortunately I don’t have a large list. The books I have to read are:
A Mercy Toni Morrison
Where the Line Bleeds
Thats all have for my TBR pile
Just an update: I took off CORPORATE CORNER BOYZ and added BAD GIRLS BURN SLOW.
@ Nardsbaby–will get at you soon about Erotic City
Count me in! These are my books in no particular order:
In Love With A Younger Man by Cheryl Robinson
The Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Just Too Good To Be True by E. Lynn Harris
Pecking Order by Omar Tyree
A Preacher’s Passion by Lutishia Lovely
Keep the Faith by Faith Evans
Sinful Chocolate by Adrienne Byrd
Tale of A Train Wreck Lifestyle by Crystal Lacey Winslow
She Had It Coming by Mary Monroe
Want Some Get Some by Pam Ward
Single Mama Drama by Kayla Perrin
Something On The Side by Carl Weber
Preacherman Blues by Jihad
I hope to finish these soon and start the next 13. Thanks for the idea, it caused me to organize my reads for the year!
1.The B*tch Is Back-Deja King
2.Queen B*tch- Deja King
3.Rich Girls-Kendall Banks
4.Expensive Taste-Tiphani Montgomery
5.Blood Of My Brother-Zoe Woods
6.Blood Of My Brother 2-Zoe Woods
7.Hood Rats-E.R. McNair
8.The Cartel-Ashley JaQuavis
9.We Take This Woman-Candice Dow & Daaimah S Poole
10.Money Power Respect-Erick S Gray
11.The First Lady-Carl Weber
12.Blow-Kwan & 50 cent
13.The Last Good Kiss- Janice Pinnock
*** BOOK TITLES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***
1. Big Juicy Lips by Allison Hobbs
2. A bona fide Gold digger by Allison Hobbs
3. Dangerously In Love by Allison Hobbs
4. Seduction by Velvet
5. The Bitch is Back part 3 by Deja King
6. Flint – book # 1 by Treasure Hernandez
7. Flint – book # 2 by Treasure Hernandez
8. Flint – book # 3 by Treasure Hernandez
9. Midnight by Sister Souljah
10. Erotic City-Pynk
I am in, but I did NOT choose books yet. I might change my mind. I am such an eclectic reader.
Book 1 finished
I have completed 2 books off my list.The B*tch Is Back and Queen B*tch by Deja King.I am reading 2 more books off my list and will post those once I complete them.
I’m a little behind with my emails but here is my list.
1. Midnight by Sista Souljah
2. Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey
3. The S.W.A.P. Game by Brian W Smith
4. Up Pops the Devil by Angela Benson
5. Neglected Souls by RIchard Jeanty
6. The Song Yet Sung by James McBride
7. The Bishop’s Daughter by Tiffany L Warren
8. The Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby
9. The Making of Isaac Hunt by Linda Leigh Hargrove
10. Just Too Good to be True by E Lynn Harris
11. Going Down South by Bonnie Glover
12. The Sunday Brunch Diaries by Norma L Jarrett
13. Crabs in a Barrell by Byron Harmon
I have the first five read and currently reading the sixth one.
I’ll chose 13 from the list below but all is subject to change
In The Night of the Heat
Dying For Revenge
The Prisoner’s Wife
In The Night of the Heat
The Devil Is No Friend of Mine
A Mercy
Something Like Beautiful
Triangular Road
The Ties That Bind
The Black Girl Next Door
The Manley Memoirs
Beneath The Bruises
The Bishop’s Daughter
The Pirate’s Daughter
On Beauty
Pinktoes
The River Where Blood is Born
UPDATE: I completed Rich Girls by Kendall Banks and Expensive Taste by Tiphani Montgomery.So far I’ve completed 4 books. I will be back and post books 5 & 6 once completed.
I’m in but I don’t have a list compiled. I will shortly.
Donna Deloney´s last blog post..Stony the road we trod…
I have read:
1. Big Juicy Lips by Allison Hobbs
2. A bona fide Gold digger by Allison Hobbs
3. Dangerously In Love by Allison Hobbs
4. Flint – book # 1 by Treasure Hernandez
5. Flint – book # 2 by Treasure Hernandez
6. Flint – book # 3 by Treasure Hernandez
7. The Last Misunderstanding by R. L. Taylor
I’ve posted my opening thoughts on this challenge on my blog: http://dcdeloney.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/reading-challengereading-challenge/
Where is my pic..LOL
PH you’re getting your read on.
Donna, headed to read your blog.
Linda, I don’t know we’ve got to figure it out…did they send you a password email?
Hi Yasmine and Cilla,
This is Kathy in Colo Spgs I just saw this challenge so I won’t post the names of the books I hope to read since about 7 or 8 in already for the year I’ll just print this post of every one elses list and have a new list of TBR. Finished Bev Jenkins “Bring on the Blessings” 2 weeks ago Deberry & Grant “What doesn’t Kill You” Sunday and I’m reading “The Ancestors” now.
UPDATE:I’ve completed about 7 out of 13 books.The Bitch Is Back/Queen Bitch/Rich Girls/Expensive Taste/We Take This Man/ The Hood Rats and The Cartel.I am currently starting my 8th book:A Hustler’s Worst Nightmare by Derrick King.
Congrats Nicole…U R on your way.
Yes Yas..I have sent them 2 emails and they have not responded..grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Uranie’s Book List:
property valerie martin 3.5 feb 2009
Belle Beverly Jenkins 4.5 Feb 2009
the someday list stacy hawkins adams 3.5 feb 2009
house os secrets voila walker feb 2009
the book of night women marlon james 4.5 mar 2009
what you owe love does not pay tanya brown 2.5 mar 2009
emilies song darlene dauphine