Welcome to another first day of the work week! I’ve found another meme.  This one is called MUSING MONDAYS and you can read all about it HERE. This week’s MUSING MONDAYSpost is about something near and dear to many of our hearts–book clubs–and is very apropo in light of APOOOs HEAD OF THE CLASS features. So [...]

  And The Point Is…By Paula Chase Hyman At a recent signing at an African American bookstore, I struck up a conversation with a lady who lingered by my table too long, so I snagged her.  I asked her if she had any young readers that she may need book recommendations for.  She mentioned a [...]

March 2008, New Releases   16 Isn’t Always Sweet by Cassandra Carter   After Hours by Rochelle Alers   After The Dance by Lori Johnson April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death and How It Changed America by Michael Eric Dyson   Aww Sookie Sookie: Omar’s Revenge by Sheila Dansby Harvey   Battle of [...]

Welcome to The Warmest Wednesdays.    Wednesdays are dedicated to the positive accomplishments of individuals from the African-American literary community.  Each Wednesday we will profile an author,book club, book reviewer, publicist, literary agent, editor, bookstore, publisher, or anyone who is doing something newsworthy within the African American literary community. Additionally, we will showcase books and  feature buzzes [...]