Hey everybody! Thanks for the well-wishes on LAZARUS!!! I had a great weekend with my Alpha Phi Omega Brothers at Georgetown as we welcomed 14 neos into our brotherhood. I also celebrated the sixth anniversary of my line’s initiation! It was an awesome weekend, and I updated my photo gallery with pictures. If you’re still an undergrad, seriously consider becoming part of Alpha Phi Omega – it’s one of the best decisions I ever made.



www.oldgoldsoul.com is constantly being updated! In addition to plenty of photographs, the diary is updated nearly every day! People tell me it’s funny – I just tell it like it is, I suppose.



For the latest updates on appearances, click here: http://rashid.oldgoldsoul.com/appearances.html If you’d like to arrange a book talk, signing, or include me on a panel discussion, just shoot me an email! Also, even though I don’t currently have the resources to travel EVERYWHERE in the US, please let me know of any annual festivals or fairs that happen in your area, no matter how big or small. That kind of information is invaluable to me, especially for advanced planning.



New praise has been added! Come see what people are saying about LAZARUS! http://thebook.oldgoldsoul.com/praise.html



As always, you may order LAZARUS at this link: http://thebook.oldgoldsoul.com/order.html. They are still $14.95 plus shipping, and I hope you’re able to purchase one – it’s not too late!



LAZARUS is on the way! We are still aiming to send books out during the first week of April, as advertised, but I must admit there have been slight delays with our printer. However, I highly recommend them! Shoot me an email for their contact info if you are considering publishing your work on your own.



Thanks for all the support! Keep checking the site out for all the latest updates!

Happy 6th Anniversary homeboi!!! :D, congrats to the Spring '05 MA neos and congrats on your book. You are doing it big!

Dayum have we known each other for that long? I gotta get to DC so we can meet!

Save the Date



Old Gold Soul Presents:
A Toast to LAZARUS
The Debut Novel of Rashid Darden



Saturday, April 30, 2005
7pm
Takoma Station
6914 Fourth Street, NW
Washington, DC



Just one half-block from the Takoma Metro



RSVP: rashid@oldgoldsoul.com

looking forward to some reading!
 

Got the book today, and I'm looking forward to reading it! Congrats on being a published author, Senurset I....you deserve all the happiness in the world for seeing your "baby" born!

I got mine today too. :)

Awwww thanks y'all! Enjoy!

Guess what?

Old Gold Soul was listed as one of Keith Boykin's HOT BLOGS! Check out http://www.keithboykin.com

Another cool link, that Frederick Smith found for me, is a review of Lazarus at Books to Watch Out For. Lazarus was reviewed by Richard Labonte, and I am overall pleased with his thoughts. http://www.btwof.com/enews_extras/Im...TML.html#TofC3

AND

Check out the lovely interview I had with Steven G. Fullwood! It's pretty neat! http://blog.stevengfullwood.org/archives/000474.html

this stupid book had me up all nite reading it!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: i got no sleep!!! how dare he write a book this interesting to make me lose sleep!:p

Nikki Giovanni and me!
 

This is the day I have worked so hard to see.

On Sunday, November 20, 2005, from 3pm to 5pm, I will be participating in the 2005 Literary Expo, sponsored by the Federal City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The event will be held at American University in the Kay Spiritual Life Center. You can visit http://www.thefcacdst.org for the details.

The headlining author will be Nikki Giovanni. I am honored and humbled by the chance to participate in this event with her. She has been my inspiration and role model – her poetry inspires me to constantly do better. It is beautiful, yet plainspoken. I love her!

If you have that Sunday free, please consider joining me at this event. It will be the most special day of my year so far. To be invited to this event in the first place was honor enough, but to learn that Nikki Giovanni would be there is overwhelming.

Thank you all for supporting me so far – without you, I wouldn’t even be here!

Oh Rashid...that is amazing. Be sure to tell us all about it! :)

Covenant alert....read the signature.... :)

^^^That's fantastic! Congratulations!!!

About time! :D

Rashid, you know I'll be ordering one! Gotta support you - I know how long this has been a dream of yours, and I'm thrilled that you're working to make it a reality!!