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E. Lynn Harris News
**kicks rocks that mofos just do not come to Charlotte** :mad:
Dear Friends: Just a note to remind you that my summer tour for the paperback of A LOVE OF MY OWN kicks off June 24th in Austin, Texas at 7:30pm at the Barnes & Noble at 1000 Research Blvd. After touring in June for A LOVE OF MY OWN, on July 8th I kick off the tour for my new memoir WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED in New York at the Barnes & Noble Union Square at 7:00pm. I'm so excited to be bringing you my memoir after working on it for seven years and I can’t wait to share it with fans across the country this summer. For those on the mailing list, look for a "special something" in you mailbox soon. For more information on WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED and the complete summer tour schedule go to http://info.randomhouse.com/cgi-bin2...U5tm0W10K4c0AJ As always, thank you so much for all your love and support. Have a blessed day. Warmest regards, e. lynn harris Tour Dates 2003 Tuesday, June 24/AUSTIN 7:30pm Barnes & Noble Reading & Signing 10000 Research Blvd Austin, TX 78759 Wednesday, June 25/KANSAS CITY 7:30pm Rainy Day Books Reading & Signing 2706 West 53rd Street Fairway, KS 66205 Thursday, June 26/TULSA 7:00pm Rudisill Library Reading & Signing 1520 North Hartford Tulsa, OK 74106 Friday, June 27/DENVER 7:00pm The Hue-Man Experience Bookstore Reading & Signing 911 Park Avenue West Denver, CO 80205 Saturday, June 28/CINCINATTI 4:00pm Joseph-Beth Booksellers Reading & Signing Rockwood Pavillion 2692 Madison Road Cincinatti, OH 45208 Tuesday, July 8/NEW YORK 7:00pm Barnes & Noble Union Sq. Reading & Signing 33 E. 17th St. New York, NY 10003 Wednesday, July 9/NEW YORK 12:30pm Borders Wall Street Signing Only 100 Broadway New York, NY 6:00pm Hue Man Bookstore Reading & Signing 2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd New York, NY 10027 Thursday, July 10/WASHINGTON, DC 7:00pm Vertigo Reading & Signing 7346 Baltimore Ave College Park, MD 20740 Contact: Bridget Warren Phone: (301) 779-9300 Friday, July 11/WASHINGTON, DC/MARYLAND 7:00pm Sibanye Reading & Signing Offsite venue TK Saturday, July 12/WASHINGTON, DC/MARYLAND 2:00pm Karibu Reading & Signing 3500 East West Hywy Hyattsville, MD 20782 Monday, July 14/WASHINGTON, DC 12:30pm Reprint/Signing Only 455 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20024 7:00pm Lambda Rising Reading & Signing 1625 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20009 Tuesday, July 15/PHILADELPHIA, PA 7:00pm Philadelphia Free Library Reading & Signing 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Wednesday, July 16/PHILADELPHIA, PA 12:00pm Brentanos Liberty Place Signing Only 1625 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19103 5:30pm Giovanni's Room Reading & Signing 345 South 12th St Philadelphia, PA 19107 Thursday, July 17/MIAMI, FL 8:00pm Books & Books Reading & Signing 265 Aragon Ave Coral Gables, FL 33134 Friday, July 18/ATLANTA, GA 7:00pm Borders Buckhead Reading & Signing 3637 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30319 Saturday, July 19/ATLANTA, GA 2:00pm Shrine of the Black Madonna Reading & Signing 946 Abernathy Blvd SW Atlanta, GA 30310 Sunday, July 20/ATLANTA, GA 7:30pm Outwrite Books Reading & Signing 991 Piedmont Ave Atlanta, GA 30309 Monday, July 21/CHICAGO, IL 7:00pm Afrocentric Bookstore Reading & Signing 4655 S. King Drive Chicago, IL Tuesday, June 22/CHICAGO, IL 7:30pm Borders Beverly Reading & Signing 2210 W. 95th St. Chicago-Beverly, IL 60643 Wednesday, July 23/FLINT, MI 7:00pm Flint Public Library Reading & Signing 1026 E. Kearsley St. Flint, MI 48502 Thursday, July 24/DETROIT, MI 7:00pm Borders Dearborn Reading & Signing 5601 Mercury Drive Dearborn, MI 48126 Friday, July 25/DETROIT, MI 12:00pm Book Beat Signing Only 26010 Greenfield Oak Park, MI 48237 5:30pm Shrine of the Black Madonna Reading & Signing 13535 Livernois Detroit, MI 48238 Saturday, July 26/DALLAS, TX 2:00pm Crossroads Reading & Signing 3930 Cedar Springs Rd Dallas, TX 75219 Sunday, July 27/DALLAS, TX 3:00pm Black Images Reading & Signing 230 Wynnewood Village Dallas, TX 75224 Monday, July 28/FORT WORTH, TX Time TK Ft Worth Star Telegram & Ft Worth Public Library present "An Evening with E. Lynn Harris" Tuesday, July 29/HOUSTON, TX 5:30pm Shrine of the Black Madonna Reading & Signing 5309 Martin Luther King Blvd Houston, TX 77021 Wednesday, July 30/HOUSTON, TX 7:00pm Barnes & Noble Westheimer Reading & Signing 12850 Memorial Drive Houston, TX 77024 Friday, August 1/LITTLE ROCK, AK 6:00pm Pyramid Gallery Reading & Signing 500 President Clinton Ave Little Rock, AR 72201 Saturday, August 2/LITTLE ROCK, AK 7:00pm Barnes & Noble Signing Only 11500 Financial Ctr Pkwy Little Rock, AR 72211 Monday, August 4/LOS ANGELES, CA 7:00pm EsoWan Books Reading & Signing 3655 Ka Brea Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90016 Tuesday, August 5/LOS ANGELES, CA 7:00pm Zahra's Books & Things Reading & Signing 900 N. La Brea Inglewood, CA 90302 Thursday, August 7/SAN FRANCISCO, CA 7:00pm A Different Light Signing Only 489 Castro St San Francisco, CA 94114 Friday, August 8/SAN FRANCISCO, CA 12:30pm Alexander Book Company Reading & Signing 50 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 6:30pm Marcus Books Reading & Signing 659 Fourteenth Street Oakland, CA 94612 |
Yesterday was a goooooood day
I finished reading 3 books yesterday.
1. Never Again Once More: Good read but I just find it very unbelievable on a LOT of levels. There is no way Jada and Wellington actually got married after 20 some odd years of being soul mates who cheat on each other. Darius was an azzzzzzzzz, an out and out azzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. LOL 2. A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall: THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK!!! I hated the mama. Rikki pisssed me off a lot too. Stacy was a good sister and took a lot from her family. It's amazing that Stacy was not crazy her daggone self dealing with her family. This book deals with mental illness, the stigma of Black folks going to see a counselor, etc. 3. The Night Before Thirty by Tajuana "TJ" Butler: I have 2 years, 1 month, and 17 days til I turn 30. :p THIS WAS A GOOD BOOK. I have read all of Ms. Butler's books and I must say that this is my favorite one. I enjoyed it so much. It showed 5 different women all on the brink of 30; all at different levels in life; all with different types of relationships; all strangers who come together to celebrate turning 30. This was funny, sad, and eye opening all at the same time. :) |
Diary of a Groupie
Omar Tyree has a new book coming out on June 17th. The title is "Diary of a Groupie". Here's a synopsis from Amazon.com:
Tabitha Knight lives a very peculiar life. A child of foster care who has grown into an attractive and ambitious adult, she now finds solace, excitement, and security in the company of rich and famous men whom she dates as a discreet and charming groupie. Everyone wants to be loved. Tabitha understands that. She shares her gifts with those who seek and, perhaps, need love the most?male celebrities. She remains anonymous by changing her name, age, and address as often as she changes the men she dates. Only a few things remain constant in her life: the continued love and support of her foster sisters in Seattle and the record she keeps of her life in her secret diary. When a wealthy banker offers Tabitha a huge paycheck to help bring to justice a high-profile celebrity who is known to have sex with underage women (Hmm, sounds like someone we ALL know) Tabitha finds herself on the wrong side of desperate men, some of whom have more to lose than just their privacy. Those who want the information in her diary to stay secret threaten Tabitha, her sisters, and anyone who comes to know its contents. Omar Tyree, the New York Times bestselling author, is back with a suspenseful thriller of what happens when a young woman threatens the famous and powerful. |
OMG!!! E. Lynn Harris is coming to Flint!! I will be there with his new book AND A Love of My Own for him to sign!!! :D :D :D *turning cartwheels at the computer desk* Wheee!!!! I'm so glad that I won't have to drive all the way down to the D to see him!!!
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I didn't know E. Lynn Harris had a new book out? What's it called?
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E. Lynn Harris TITLE and RELEASE DATE
I posted the title of his book in the thread that lists his tour dates.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/03...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Doubleday; (July 8, 2003) ISBN: 0385502648 Amazon.com Sales Rank: 8,934 Editorial Reviews Book Description Now, in his most daring act yet, E. Lynn Harris writes the memoir of his life--from his childhood in Arkansas as a closeted gay boy through his struggling days as a self-published author to his rise as a New York Times bestselling author. In WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED, E. Lynn Harris shares with readers an extraordinary life touched by loneliness and depression, but more importantly, he reveals the triumphant life of a small-town dreamer who was able through writing to make his dreams--and more--come true. |
I just brought "Acting Out" by Benilde Little and "The Queen of Harlem" by Brian Keith Jackson at a recent DST Alumnae Chapter meeting. I am pretty sure I will enjoy these. If anyone has read them please reply with a rating. Thanks!
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Michael Jordan's sister has written a book that was self published.
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THE RU REPORT / JUNE 26, 2003 / VOLUME 2.50: E. Lynn Harris Delivers Tell All, Wendy Williams Makes Em Gag, Tyra Does It Again, Macy Gray Update & More
by Karu F. Daniels (New York, NY) E. Lynn Harris (Jun. 27, 2003) READING FOR POINTS: It’s summer time, so you know what that means, right? Time to soak up some sun, enjoy the breeze and kick back and get to reading that book, or those books you want to. One particular title that savvy readers of Black literature should look out for is E. Lynn Harris’s long-awaited memoir, “What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted” (Doubleday), which is due to arrive in bookstores on July 8. The best-selling author, whose last novel, “A Love Of My Own,” was just released in mass-market paperback, shares his never-before-told life story, and puts to rest all innuendo and assumption. “I knew I had to write this book,” the usually reticent Mr. Harris tells The RU Report, last night from his posh hotel room in Kansas City. “I have been working on [this book] for seven years and I just had to let go of it. Every time I wrote or read parts of it I had to go back to those times and I was ready to move on. Feel me?” I refer to him as a male diva. He’s prepping for yet another book signing, to promote his product. He’s wearing a facial mask. This is all a part of his beautifying regimen to help him look good for his audience, who come out in droves to hear him read his prose at bookstores and auditoriums around the country. “What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted” is his ninth book. He’s been going at it since 1991 when, on the heels of rejection letters from major publishing houses and book agents, he self-published the semi-autobiographical, “Invisible Life,” which revealed in deep detail the stories of bi-sexual and gay Black men. The groundbreaking literary work ushered in a new wave of more liberating and freer novels dealing with once-taboo subject matter. It also sold tons of books and landed him a long-term book deal, making him a household name. “The advantage of self-publishing is having the final say on everything,” he shares. “The disadvantage is you don't have the capital major publishers have.” To this very day, many of his readers think that his main protagonist -- of “Invisible Life” and its sequels “Just As I Am” and “Abide With Me”—Raymond Tyler, Jr. is actually him. “No, I'm not Raymond although we share the same heart.” The new book has already been described as “heartbreaking and uplifting, while also being despairing and joyful.” Unlike other cultural figures, who write so called memoirs, Mr. Harris talks in depth about his life and all the obstacles that he has overcome. Life hasn’t been all peaches and cream for this Little Rock, AK native. His sexual frustration led to bouts of depression, which culminated in a suicide attempt, which took place on a 1990 summer evening in Washington DC. “The suicide attempt taught me that a person could reach bottom, look up and truly see the light and know that life has so much to offer if we are willing to take chances,” he reveals. “That's what it did for me, for the first time in my life I took chances after that night which I will not discuss anymore.” Mr. Harris has come a very long way since the early days of living in Dallas, where he worked as a salesman for IBM computers grossed over $100,000 a year in salary. At 26, he lived the double life of ‘impressing others and not doing what was true’ for him. It drained him. Moving to Atlanta, his creativity opened up and that’s where he penned “Invisible Life,” which he later hawked out of his car to his largely female demographic at beauty parlors and other local, grassroots establishments in throughout the south. He’s back in Atlanta and making a home for himself. Mr. Harris recently built a four-story brick house in a gated community in the ritzy Buckhead section of the city. “I lived in Atlanta before so I am use to it, but it is different from New York and much slower in pace. But the people give me so much love. Went to a Donnie concert Saturday night and about 15 people stopped to say hello and how happy they were that I was back in Atlanta.” Being a best-selling author isn’t enough for Mr. Harris. He has taken on the responsibility of becoming a visiting Professor and Writer in Residence in the English Department at his alma matter, the University of Arkansas. “I'm looking forward to teaching in the fall and finishing my new novel,” he adds. “I also did an ad for Absolut [vodka], which will be released this summer and I'm working on a play.” With over 3.2 million books in print, whirlwind book tours and a seven-figure income, he is building quite an impressive legacy. But he remains modest. “To have a legacy,” he maintains, “I have to write both fiction and nonfiction and not be afraid to speak out on controversial topics like James Baldwin did.” |
I LUV SOME E. LYNN HARRIS!
Dayum, I can't wait until the 8th. I'll have a great read with for my flight to Vegas.
Too bad the brotha isn't coming to the AA Bookstop. :rolleyes: I need my other books autographed. :( |
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