BOOK RELEASES/REVIEWS
BOOK REVIEW: The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers gave 3 stars to: What Mama Never Told Me! http://ow.ly/1aTmSA by @rawsistaz
BOOK REVIEW: The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers gave 3 stars to: The Punany Experience http://ow.ly/1aTmSE by @rawsistaz
BOOK REVIEW: The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers gave 4 stars to: Woman to Woman http://ow.ly/1aTmSC by @rawsistaz
BOOK REVIEW: The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers gave 4 stars to: Still Guilty (Urban Christian) http://ow.ly/1aTmSG by @rawsistaz
BLACK LIT 365: Day 15 || Debut Author Jazz Singleton - http://www.jazzsingleton.com http://fb.me/P793aYuc by @rawsistaz
BLACK LIT 365: Day 14 || Just a little literary history for today. Do you know when RAWSISTAZ started our review... http://fb.me/yUP9BeTm by @rawsistaz
"Hope on a Tightrope" by @cornelwest has been released in paperback ..buy it online 24x7 at www.huemanbookstore.com by @HUEMANBOOKS
Good News: Akashic Books will reissue The Warmest December in 2012! By @
Black Faces in White Places ~ http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art21025.asp
By @AALit_Editor
Delilah When Love Deceives Tour Featuring Author Shelia M. Goss: Shelia Goss is from Louisiana – home of good fo... http://bit.ly/hMD3bn by @ycoleman
ARC of IF SONS, THEN HEIRS by Lorene Carey and it's soooooo good! #fridayreads Pubs in May. Don't worry I'll remind! By @carleenbrice
BLACK LIT 365: Day 13 || Any Octavia Butler fans out there or those who have wanted to check out Kindred? Well you...http://fb.me/sB5ObTMf by @rawsistaz
Beloved: the Manifestation of Guilt ~http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art68942.asp by @AALit_Editor
Spend My Life with You by Donna Hillamazon.com/gp/product/037… early release on amazon. In stores Jan 24. Plz get ur copy. Thx! Plz RT by @donnahill
An Inconvenient Friend ~http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art69573.asp by @AALit_Editor
New Book on MosaicBooks.com http://ow.ly/3DpIc Prescriptions of a Poet: Remedies of the Heart by Leticia Arrington by @mosaicbooks
BLACK LIT 365: Day 12 || Classic Black Literature -- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston. A lot of...http://fb.me/PMlZ8Jsz by @rawsistaz
Did u c Spike Lee/Tonya Lewis Lee on Today Show this am? Their new kids' book is avail now http://bit.ly/eWmW3B@TodaysBooks by @BNBuzz
BLACK LIT 365: Day 11 || The Only Way is Up: The Journey of an Immigrant by Folake Taylor http://fb.me/SUdDDv25 by @rawsistaz
Review: The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published by Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry - http://bit.ly/fJfhBV by @mosaicbooks
Just watched @msterrymcmillan on @Oprah. I wrote about Getting to Happy last year. http://exm.nr/hMUcat #books by @nordette_verite
BLACK LIT 365: Day 9 || Peace in the Storm Publishing -- Check out their 2011 Titles (VIDEO) at... http://fb.me/NrsCIMJq by @rawsistaz
BLACK LIT 365: Day 8 || - King Maker: The Knights of Breton Court by Maurice Broaddus -- The King Arthur myth gets...http://fb.me/PtS3xsOC by @rawsistaz
…AND THE AWARD GOES TO
ALA award winners broken down by publisher (kind of surprising!): http://bit.ly/g1DuDz by @LEEandLOW
RT @Dolen: WENCH has been awarded 2011 First Novelist Award by BCALA. LOVE librarians. Love em. By @tayari
The 42nd NAACP Image Awards - Literaturehttp://www.naacpimageawards.net/42/nominees-and-honorees/literature/ by @mosaicbooks
Nominated for an NAACP IMAGE AWARD Glorious' by Bernice L. McFadden (Paperb... http://amzn.to/gCEeHG #awards #literature by @queenazsa
42nd NAACP Image Awards Nominees in Fiction & Gospel Announced http://goo.gl/fb/PmvyE #bookmarketing by @deegospel
Congrats to @jabariasim @dolen @queenazsa & @MsTerryMcMillan for 42nd NAACP Image Awards in Lit Short List http://ow.ly/3CKZT #blacklitchat by @blacklitchat
SINS OF THE MOTHER was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the Best TV Movie category! http://bit.ly/h5iMmQ#orangemintandhoney by @carleenbrice
...and congratulations to Bernice McFadden, whose novel GLORIOUS was nominated for the 42nd annual NAACP Image Award! http://fb.me/SAMVt9bz by @AkashicBooks
Congratulations @dolen! RT @librariantaliah: #alamw 2011 BCALA Literary Award First Novelist Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez by @carleenbrice
Woot! All right now! RT @librariantaliah: #alamw11 2011 BCALA Literary Award Fiction - Glorious Bernice L. McFadden (Akashic Books) by @carleenbrice
G. Neri wins a Coretta Scott King author honor for YUMMY: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty! #alayma by @LEEandLOW
OUT AND ABOUT THE INDUSTRY
My Friend and Publishing Leader Manie Barron Passed away Saturday: http://aalbc.it/maniebarron by @aalbc
Acclaimed Literary Agent Manie Barron February Memorial Announced http://goo.gl/fb/lmM8a #bookmarketing by @deegospel
MARKETING AND PROMO
Book Trailer for Love, Honor and Betrayal by Kimberla Lawson Roby: Roby always seems to find a twist to this cra...http://bit.ly/fMCNy8 by @ycoleman
Read the beginning of Coretta Scott King honor book YUMMY online here: http://scr.bi/cyN06K by @LEEandLOW
BOOK TRENDS AND GENRE NEWS
One of my favorite ALA lists: Amelia Bloomer Recommended Titles 2011: http://bit.ly/eBlRXK (incl. SEEDS OF CHANGE!)
RT @MitaliPerkins: A list of tweeps who keep an eye on race in Kid/YA books: http://twitter.com/#!/MitaliPerkins/multiculturalkidyalit by @LEEandLOW
SOCIAL/DIGITAL MEDIA
Guardian Books podcast: Wole Soyinka, Kishwar Desai and Jason Wallace gu.com/p/2mcp9/tw via @guardian by @mosaicbooks
For anyone else who missed this week's #kidlitchat on diversity in kidlit, the transcript's here: http://bit.ly/f24KGN (thanks @gregpincus) by @LEEandLOW
For minorities, new 'digital divide' seen | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project pewinternet.org/Media-Mentions…via @AddThis by @mosaicbooks
You're invited to @JabariAsim Taste of Honey Twitter PJ Party http://ow.ly/3EIvR Save the date, get book & PJs. #blacklitchat by @blacklitchat
NAACPs Crisis Editor-in-Chief Hosts #BlackLitChat http://goo.gl/fb/Bs8KZ #bookmarketing by @deegospel
BOOK CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND EVENTS
Dolen Perkins-Valez/Wench 01/17/2011 6:00 pm debut novel caused waves...totally outstanding, spellbinding, brave & well crafted. By @HUEMANBOOKS
EARLY SNEAK PREVIEW OF FEBRUARY EVENTS http://conta.cc/gDv3l6 by @HUEMANBOOKS
Inviting you to register for the Oxford American Summit for Ambitious Writers http://summit.oxfordamerican.org/ by @deegospel
Just saw @Dolen Perkins-Valdez is coming to the @UCFBookFestival!! Oh my. This is going to be a big yr for seeing great authors in C.FL. by @BernadetteDavis
We're reading A Taste of Honey by @jabariasim for #blacklitchat1/23, 9p ET. Here's the Chicago Trib review: http://ow.ly/3B2gp by @BernadetteDavis
INSIDE THE BLACK WRITER’S LIFE
News from Bernice L. McFadden http://conta.cc/flkf83 PLS RT!! #readingnow #literature #awards by @queenazsa
Zora Neale Hurston: Born to Soon ~ http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art68643.asp by @AALit_Editor
Twisted Obsession by Purity Dotson: I came up with the premise for "Twisted Obsession" because of past experienc... http://bit.ly/foVytm by @ycoleman
Check out this guest blog from Kimberla Lawson Roby. LOVE, HONOR, AND BETRAY on sale now! http://ow.ly/3C8vu by @GCPAfAmList
RT @CynLeitichSmith: CSK Honor Author @g_neri on Beginning the Journey to a Finished Novel: http://bit.ly/fBEafk #alayma #kidlit by @tubooks
The Root:Harriet Wilson author of the first novel published by a black woman in the U.S. was also a Spiritual Leader http://wapo.st/fE1Mat by @HUEMANBOOKS
TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL WRITING AND PUBLISHING
...hmmm, "hmmm" is a word, but the exact number of "mmm"s varies. Hmmmm http://ow.ly/3EEsl http://ow.ly/3EEtX by @mosaicbooks
So true! Comic: The Four Stages Of Writing http://bit.ly/h36sXu by @carleenbrice
Can Self-Publishing Lead to a Traditional Publishing Contract? -http://bit.ly/eQLpek by @mosaicbooks
For writers: new project, new fears essay by @tayari jones on SheWrites. http://ow.ly/3CoM5 by @BernadetteDavis
LIT NEWS: How do you Represent the Deceased in Fiction? - Q: In a work of fiction, what restrictions exist on using ...http://ow.ly/1aOSQA by @rawsistaz
Understanding Book Printing Estimates for #Self-Publishers, Part 1 -http://bit.ly/fQuY3q by @mosaicbooks
SUPPORTING BLACK AUTHORS
Can't get into the store..support your African American authors: buy online 24x7 @ huemanbookstore.com (hit search button) by @HUEMANBOOKS
Nice post by @jevonbolden on what #readers can do to encourage diversity in the book market http://bit.ly/e8MUxx by @DuttonBooks
Such a great idea! Diversity in YA announces author line-up for 2011 tour! eepurl.com/caJb9 by @carleenbrice
Yesterday, I gave my waitress a copy of Leaving Atlanta. Today she reserved my booth w flowers! Said "I emailed Oprah 4 you!" #READERSmatter by @tayari
