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Novelist Bernice McFadden resists 'seg-book-gation'

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 · 1 comment

Critically acclaimed author of multiple novels, Bernice McFadden, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her first novel, Sugar, landing on...
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Oprah, CNN's Anderson Cooper host Say You're One of Them book talk tonight

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Tonight is Oprah and CNN's big literary event, the world's largest book discussion. The billionaire talk-show host will join Anderson Cooper and...
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Bloggers tackle Sapphire's Push with Precious buzz

Monday, November 9th, 2009

With the release of the movie Precious, both mainstream media and the blogosphere are buzzing again about the troubling story of an obese Harlem teen...
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Michael Jackson's autobiography re-released, Moonwalk

With the excitement around the release of Michael Jackson's This Is It documentary, the October 13 re-release from Harmony Publishers of Jackson's...
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Tyler Perry, 60 Minutes, speaks on friendship with Oprah and childhood abuse

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Tyler Perry, the movie, play and television producer, director, writer and New Orleans native appeared on 60 Minutes October 25 to discuss his rags to...
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300 words on Aberjhani, award-winning book author, poet

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Name: Aberjhani Birthdate: July 8, 1957 Birthplace: Savannah, GA, USA Current Residence: United States of America Marital Status: Seasonal...
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Carleen Brice's Orange Mint and Honey becomes a movie starring Jill Scott

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Novelist Carleen Brice's has been sharing big news. Lifetime Television has optioned her book Orange Mint and Honey to be a movie starring singer,...
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Obama, humbled, is third African-American to win Nobel Peace Prize

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While President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win may have surprised many Americans, he is not the first winner whose award has been questioned....
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Chris Rock talks good hair, but so do some good books

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Chris Rock appeared on the Oprah Show last week promoting his new documentary Good Hair, which examines the lengths black women go to to keep their...
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Is the $25K Bellwether Prize Calling Your Name?

If you have written a novel and not yet published it that could be classified as "literature of social change" then consider submitting it...
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