2008 Books on African American Literature or by African American authors that I plan to read this year.
January 2008
Air Between Us by Deborah Johnson–FINISHED; RATING 3 (OUT OF 5 STARS)
Dead Broke by Trista Russell
Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man by Claudia Mair Burney
Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray –Finished; Rating 3.0
February 2008
Whatever Gets You [...]

Happy New Year, everyone and welcome to this week’s Booking Through Thursday post!
So … any Reading Resolutions? Say, specific books you plan to read? A plan to read more ____? Anything at all?
Name me at least ONE thing you’re looking forward to reading this year!
MY RESPONSE:
I’m a work-in-progress and I stopped making resolutions during my [...]

Okay, I saw book lovers around the blogosphere during this tag/meme and it looks like fun, so I decided to borrow it and join in the fun–APOOO/African-American style.
Here’s the idea (you can copy this paragraph to use in your post):
I am going to list three categories of books. 5 MUST Read Books, 5 [...]

 Crabs in the Barrel By Tracy Price-Thompson
I have been in this publishing game for a few minutes now, and while the industry is certainly dynamic, some things just never change. Sure, there has been a major revolution in the way publishers do business with African-American writers and I, myself, have benefited from the emergence of [...]

 
Sex, Love and All of the Above: Some Thoughts on Erotica and Romance by Gwyneth Bolton
It is a simple as the difference between love and sex and also as complex. It is the difference between senses and feelings and at the same time the way they are connected to one another. Sometimes they can exist [...]

And Your Point Is? By Djuanna Brockington
How many times have you waited for a new release, or picked up a book that was highly recommended by a friend or the bestseller list you frequently peruse, only to find out that you cannot get into because of the pontificating?  There is a message (that you may [...]

 On My Terms By Gloria Mallette
            The minute I typed the words, On My Terms, I started singing ‘On My Own, Once Again’ by Patti LaBelle and Michael Bolton.  How true this is for me.  After years of rejection, in 2000, I self-published Shades of Jade because major publishers said there was no market for [...]

 
Oh, No They Didn’t (Review My Book and Didn’t Like It) by Bettye Griffin
The first thing any published writer needs to understand is that everybody is not going to like your book.  It is unrealistic to think otherwise. It is as much a fact of life as males and females having different anatomies.
Most of us began as avid readers.  Ask [...]

 The Miseducation of the Negro by Donna Hill
I recently had an interesting conversation with a fellow author who firmly believes that integration, touted as the road to equality for Blacks in America, has ultimately led to our downfall.  Although the comment is shocking, I believe it and have professed it to those who would listen.
We have [...]

February 2008 Book Releases
 
5 Shots by Jemir Johnson

 
Cadillac Orpheus by Solon Timothy Woodward

 
Climax by Allison Hobbs

 
Conception by Kalisha Buckhanon

 
The Darkness by L.A. Banks

 
Ditchdigger’s Daughter by Yvonne Thornton

 
Eternally Yours by Brenda Jackson

Fanon by John Edgar Wideman

 
Girls From the Hood 4 by Ashelly Jaquavis

 
He’s Saved…But Is He For Real? by Kimberley Brooks

 
If You Were Mine by J.S. [...]