African American Literature
Want to delve into African American Literature, understand what African American authors say not just about their culture, but the world and life in general and the human condition?
A Long Way From Home  A review of the novel "A Long Way From Home" by Connie Briscoe. African American Fiction for 2006  Khara´s African American Reading List for 2006. Dare me to read them all? August Wilson's The Piano Lesson  August Wilson's play "The Piano Lesson" teaches us about family and heritage. Babylon SisterHOOD  Another Selection from my Summer Reading List -- A Review of BABYLON SISTERS, by Pearl Cleage Black History Month Online Book Fair  The Sankofa Literary Society is hosting an online book fair in honor of Black History Month. Bling  A look at the fictional yet all too real world of BLING, by Erica Kennedy. DIVAlicious!  A Review of "Divalicious" by Darrious Hilmon E. Lynn Harris - A Profile  A profile on the author, E. Lynn Harris. FAB  Finally, a black "Sex and the City" and lives up to the comparison! Gotham Diaries  I've FINALLY read GOTHAM DIARIES! (And these Gotham folks have much more interesting things to write about in their Diaries than I do!) Home Page  Main site page Homecourt Advantage  A review of the novel HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE by Rita Ewing and Crystal McCrary Anthony. Made of Honor  A positive, Christian-themed novel by Marilynn Griffith. Million Dollar Divorce  From my summer reading list -- a review of the book THE MILLION DOLLAR DIVORCE by RM Johnson. No "Accidental" Diva  A review of the book, "The Accidental Diva," by Tia Williams Plain Brown Wrapper, but Juicy Content!  Nothing plain about this book! A review of PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER by Karen Grigsby Gates. ROADRUNNER, come home!  Book Review, ROADRUNNER, by African American novelist Trisha R. Thomas She's a BRICKHOUSE!  Rita Ewing, the co-author of HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE, writes another great tale in her latest novel, BRICKHOUSE. Such a Girl, Such a Novel!  A review of the novel SUCH A GIRL, by Karen Siplin. The Best Kept Secret  Curtis Black, the TRIFLING minister in Kimberla Lawson Roby's books THE BEST-KEPT SECRET and TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING, is a man that you will love to hate! The Living is Easy  A review of "The Living is Easy" by Dorothy West. The Professor's Daughter  Book Review -- "The Professor´s Daughter" by Emily Raboteau The Wedding  A review of "The Wedding" by Dorothy West. Want to be a Diva? Join the Club!  From my personal Diva Season -- a black chick lit selection, DIVAS, INC, by Donna Hill. What's a Comso Girl to do?  A review of the book, "Cosmopolitan Girls," by Charlotte Burley and Lyah Beth Leflore Who Loves Noire?  A review of the novel A LOVE NOIRE by Erica Simone Turnipseed.
Why I still Love SULA.  My review/perspective of the novel SULA by Toni Morrison. Would I Lie to You?  More from novelist Trisha Thomas -- a review of WOULD I LIE TO YOU? by Trisha R. Thomas.
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