Afro Literature discussion

I am looking for a good book between writing my third novel and book appearances. Anyone have any ideas?

Hey, Andre...WOW...that's simply AWFUL...you posted this on 2/15/08 and no one responded...kinda sad considering the website is called goodreads...anyhoo...being a romance junkie...I seriously doubt you'd be interested in what I have or what I am reading...but I guess after all this time you've probably found something...so, now you can get back to work on that sequel to Blackbirds: Volume I...SMilE...Happy Reading & Writing:-)

I just finished Victoria Christopher Murray
Too Little Too Late.
that was good

I'm reading Shameless Hoodwives

Andre check out Ivan Wright's new book. I think that is something you can get into.
Indentured Scholars: The Inner City Scandal

I'm catching up on a lot of classic AA literature. I finished Invisible Man recently and then I read Jazz by Toni Morrison (not quite as old as the others!) and now I'm on Native Son by Richard Wright.

Hello -- I just joined this group today. I've only been a member of goodreads for a week or so and I'm addicted to the website. :) Right now I'm reading Song Yet Sung by James McBride and I'm loving it.

Hey Willette...I am not on this much, there is another one that i love more. I hope you enjoy this one, it is not for me. I am reading the breaking point by Janaya Black..Pretty good read.

hello everyone. i'm new to the group. right now i'm reading some people, some other place by j. california cooper. willette, i started song yet sung a little while ago but was too busy to finish it. it seemed really good though.

Hi Honey,

I saw your post and noticed that your reading Some People....It was the first J. California Cooper book I've read and I really disliked it. I know lots of people like her books and even my mom has given me some of her short stories but if after you finish it you can give me any kind of positive review perhaps I'll put that book my mom gave me on one of my lists...

Hey William,
I'm actually liking this book. I will admit there have been a few points that really drag. I love J. California Cooper though and I definitely recommend her short stories. I read Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime and LOVED it. As with this one I'm reading now, not all of the stories kept me 100% interested but hey. I still loved the book and took a lot of lessons away from it. Ultimately, that's what I look for in a book....a chance to learn, grow, and see things from a (sometimes) completely different POV.

Hello all, I just joined the group and I see there is a discussion about J. California Cooper. Now I am an expert on her as she is my all-time favorite author. I have read every book she has ever put out.

Now I will admit some of her books start out slow but once you get into the meat of the book you won't be able to put them down.

Gloria Mallette is another exceptional author.

hey jewelz. j. is one of my all time favorites as well. what's your favorite novel and short story of hers?

Hum, my favorite J book that is a hard choice. I think I really enjoyed SOME LOVE, SOME PAIN, SOME TIME and HOMEMADE LOVE. How about you?

Wow it has been awhile since I checked in since starting this thread. I gave up on the thread. I have read a ton of books since I posted this -

Thoroughly enjoyed:

The Shack
Daughter Denied
What You Owe, Love Does Not Pay

I am still working on Blackbirds: Volume 2, it is coming along really, really well

I'm currently reading "The Mpire In Search of the Lost" by T.L. James...it's quite a page-turner...but I've been so busy since I started reading it...that I can't get any quality reading time...running my 14 year old here and there and the 3 year old twins have old and new activites...so it's been hard to find time to just sit and read straight through...but so far it's an intriguing tale with a COLORFUL cast of characters and an eerie, but engaging storyline...Happy Reading :-)

I am getting that book this Wednesday.

I am currently reading Fledgling by Octavia Butler....I think I'm going to start Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin pretty soon as well.

Did anyone read "The Help"? Do you think the author did a good job characterizing the maids; their feelings, thoughts,etc?

I'm reading Edward Jones' The Known World. What an incredible web of connections he develops; the reading is slow and lugubrious, but worth the time and effort.

Hubert wrote: "I'm reading Edward Jones' The Known World. What an incredible web of connections he develops; the reading is slow and lugubrious, but worth the time and effort."

Hubert wrote: "I'm reading Edward Jones' The Known World. What an incredible web of connections he develops; the reading is slow and lugubrious, but worth the time and effort."
I read this book. It surprised me that black folks actually had slaves. Yet, after reading the book, I had a new understanding about economics, race and the institution of slavery.

A friend of mine suggested "Prescriptions of a Poet:Remedies of the Heart" to me, written by a friend of hers. This book is a compilation of 30 poems (some of which are spoken word) about life, love and love of self. Its a pretty cool book, and sometimes I feel like it took the words right out of my mouth. Check it out if you have the chance its available on most websites. The author(L. C. Arrington) has a website www.honestly-speaking.org

Over the last 3 or 4 months I've been reading a lot of novels set in Africa, including Season of Migration to the North, Things Fall Apart, and A Bend in the River. All very devastating, all very well written.

I'm currently reading The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson and More Than You Know by Rosalyn M. Story. Both are very good books. I highly recommend them.

I recommend Freedom is Not Free by king James. This is a good book.
Freedom is Not Free

Check out this book Tangled Webs

Badmuthagoose wrote: "I'm catching up on a lot of classic AA literature. I finished Invisible Man recently and then I read Jazz by Toni Morrison (not quite as old as the others!) and now I'm on Native Son by Richard Wr..
I am proud to announce that I have read all of Toni Morrison's novels except for her latest, Home.

Free sample of the There's No Tomorrow
http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...

Currently working my way through Southern Africa. Just finished "We Need New Names (Bulawayo) and now reading Kaffir Boy.

I read Kaffir Boy a few years ago, I enjoyed it although I remember parts of the story being very dark.

If you want a really good read check out I Am That Bitch part 1 and 2 by Cinnamon Brown.... you wont be disappointed