tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post8654030266147981821..comments2024-01-30T03:31:56.795-07:00Comments on White Readers Meet Black Authors: Notables of 2008Carleen Bricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-86638543489157330402009-01-09T13:27:00.000-07:002009-01-09T13:27:00.000-07:00Carleen,posted a review of your novel on my site. ...Carleen,<BR/><BR/>posted a review of your novel on my site. not that you don't have ENOUGH reviews out there, but it's my way to spread the word. <BR/><BR/>bless.the prisoner's wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160398635149797677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-72046986553730775642009-01-06T11:09:00.000-07:002009-01-06T11:09:00.000-07:00Bonnie, You didn't forget it. I left it off. But t...Bonnie, You didn't forget it. I left it off. But thanks!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Prisoner's Wife!Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-34594224983437228382009-01-06T08:58:00.000-07:002009-01-06T08:58:00.000-07:00this is just what i needed. i CONSUMED Orange Mint...this is just what i needed. i CONSUMED Orange Mint & Honey (in 2 days) and was hungry for more books! (loved the book by the way, i will be sharing it). <BR/><BR/>happy new year!the prisoner's wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160398635149797677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-59449561456212469582009-01-05T17:42:00.000-07:002009-01-05T17:42:00.000-07:00Okay aside from your book my list includes:Concept...Okay aside from your book my list includes:<BR/>Conception by Kalisha Buckhanon<BR/>Stand the Storm by Breena Clarke<BR/>Going Down South by Bonnie Glover<BR/>House on Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper<BR/>The Someday List by Stacy Hawkins Adams (2009 release)<BR/>Song Yet Sung by James McBride<BR/>Hmmm...I'm missing three...let me go and check my list and get back to you. ;)Yasminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847562755202742067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-1057896728605037742009-01-05T04:27:00.000-07:002009-01-05T04:27:00.000-07:00Hello - This is my first time on your blog - will ...Hello - This is my first time on your blog - will be back! Over Christmas did stop by Eso Won and purchased a book. And, I did enjoy your article in the Washington Post.<BR/><BR/>Best, Kyra<BR/>www.BlackThreadsinKidsLit.blogspot.com<BR/>www.BlackThreads.blogspot.comKyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753849992598813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-68596307239326339312009-01-02T22:00:00.000-07:002009-01-02T22:00:00.000-07:00So many great recommendations! I recently picked u...So many great recommendations! I recently picked up and thoroughly enjoyed Kevin Young's latest book of poetry, DEAR DARKNESS. And like campbele, I would definitely add Abouet's graphic novel, AYA, to any "best of 2008" list.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067322036695571575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-18598866216398291852009-01-01T20:31:00.000-07:002009-01-01T20:31:00.000-07:00The African American writer has finally begun to s...The African American writer has finally begun to see a light at the end of the tunnel. And it is not just another train coming in the opposite direction! The technology leading the way to self publishing has been both a god-send, and a mixed blessing. We are flooded with books. Now the questions are: Which books about African American Life will forever remind us of who we are, and who we will become? Which books will become like the classics of the Harlem renaissance? Which will guide us? Which will uplift? Which will be passed on to the next generations? I know of one such recently published book, already being embraced even by non-African Americans: Finding Grace on a Less Traveled Road: A Cancer Doctor Reflects on Living and Dying. But this is just one book among many. What books do you think will uplift and inspire like this one? What books really matter to you, and us all?bookr794https://www.blogger.com/profile/17889324600686034492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-55776531886672872182008-12-31T19:35:00.000-07:002008-12-31T19:35:00.000-07:00My list was definitely incomplete. I forgot my fa...My list was definitely incomplete. I forgot my favorite of 2008: Orange Mint and Honey or -- THE BOOK THAT KEPT ME UP UNTIL I FINISHED!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Bonnie J. GloverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-54566572251040631162008-12-31T18:50:00.000-07:002008-12-31T18:50:00.000-07:00Thanks for the lists of bests.Thanks for the lists of bests.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-30835310818572666172008-12-31T09:04:00.000-07:002008-12-31T09:04:00.000-07:00have to add just of few of the wonderful YA books ...have to add just of few of the wonderful YA books from 2008: Aya by Marguerite Abouet; Zahrah the windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu; My Life as a Rhombus by Varian Johnson; Chess Rumble by Jesse Joshua Watson and Ms. Thang by Sonia Hayes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-84553132117133075942008-12-30T15:39:00.000-07:002008-12-30T15:39:00.000-07:00I'm glad you clarified that, Carleen, because even...I'm glad you clarified that, Carleen, because even though I'm in the middle of reading Orange Mint and Honey, I was momentarily mystified by Moonrat's comment about the "AA lifestyle." LOL!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-40889556285161033322008-12-30T12:59:00.000-07:002008-12-30T12:59:00.000-07:00That's what I'm here for. :) Let me know if you ge...That's what I'm here for. :) Let me know if you get Berry's book and what you think of it.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-39549883376983443592008-12-30T11:15:00.000-07:002008-12-30T11:15:00.000-07:00I need to pick up some of the fiction titles, but ...I need to pick up some of the fiction titles, but am pleased to say I already own Annette Gordon Reed's new one (a must since I live so close to Monticello!) and "The House at Sugar Beach";-)<BR/> thanks for adding me to your blog roll and the heads up about the new Bertice Berry book!merc3069https://www.blogger.com/profile/06366582950263088848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-8473408968452548462008-12-30T08:10:00.000-07:002008-12-30T08:10:00.000-07:00Thanks Miss Ratty! Just to clarify for other blog ...Thanks Miss Ratty! Just to clarify for other blog readers, she's referring to AA, the 12-step group, not short for African American.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-61238090017301299512008-12-30T06:48:00.000-07:002008-12-30T06:48:00.000-07:00i just finished ORANGE MINT AND HONEY! awesome. i ...i just finished ORANGE MINT AND HONEY! awesome. i left it for my mother :) <BR/><BR/>i was especially pleased with your careful portrayal of the AA lifestyle--i feel like it's a secret club (the club for people with loved ones in AA) and that a lot of our coming to grips with this thing we're not quite allowed to be part of but which we're expected to understand and accept is very, very mysterious.moonrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294151043419378509noreply@blogger.com