Let's Talk Books

CrimsonTide4 · #1 02-05-2001, 01:09 AM

For all my book lover friends, wanted to pass this info on to you:

Satisfy My Soul (Aug., $19.95) by Colin Channer. A charming womanizer's life
is changed when he meets Frances Carey in Jamaica. Ad/promo. 6-city author
tour.

Any Way the Wind Blows (Is Cool with Me) (July, $19.95). E. Lynn Harris
returns with a short novel featuring Basil Henderson.

Between Lovers (July, $23.95) by Eric Jerome Dickey pictures love and lust in
San Francisco. Ad/promo. Author tour.

The Wind Done Gone (June, $23) by Alice Randall views the world of Gone with
the Wind from an African-American point of view. 25,000 first printing.
Ad/promo. 8-city author tour.

Renee and Jay (July, $23) by J.J. Murray. Saucy sistah Renee finds love with
an Italian pizza maker.

Forever (Apr., $22) by Timothy B. McCann. New complications and burdens face
the protagonists of the earlier novel, Until.

It's a Thin Line (May, $22) by Kimberla Lawson Roby. After their mother's
stroke, three siblings find stability in their relationships with one
another.

I Wish I Had a Red Dress (July, $24) by Pearl Cleage brings back Joyce and
Ava, the two sisters whom readers first met in What Looks Like Crazy on an
Ordinary Day. 125,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 7-city author tour.

Just Say No! (Aug., $24) by Omar Tyree. Two male friends grapple with sudden
superstardom and the competition that results. 125,000 first printing.
Ad/promo. 13-city author tour.

Not a Day Goes By (June, $6.99) by E. Lynn Harris.

Reprint: Casting the First Stone (July, $13) by Kimberla Lawson R! oby.

Every Bitter Thing Sweet (Aug., $14) by Roslyn Carrington. The younger
generation of characters from A Thirst for Rain seek self-knowledge and good
relationships with their parents.

Reprints: Cheaters (May, $12.95) by Eric Jerome Dickey

Show & Tell (May, $12) by Nelson George. A mysterious woman inducts a New
York TV producer into a realm of sexual adventure. Advertising. 9-city author
tour.

The Hearts of Men (May, $13.95) by Travis Hunter introduces three
African-American men at very different stages in their lives. Author tour.

Shades of Jade (June, $13.95) by Gloria Mallette. Marissa is dating four
married men, and one of their wives seems to want her dead. Author tour.

Everything to Gain (Mar., $5.99) by Marilyn Tyner. Teacher Caroline Duval had
put her breakup with Derek behind her, until a chance encounter reignited
passion.

Her 1-800 Husband (Apr., $5.99) by Shirley Hailstock. Fed up with her
meddling family, Catherine decides to find a man who will marry her, then
divorce quickly.

Know by Heart (May, $5.99) by Angela Winters. After a disastrous
relationship, reporter Jesse Grant hopes she'll find a new life in Silicon
Valley.

Through the Fire (June, $5.99) by Donna Hill. After the loss of his wife and
the discovery of his son by a former lover, Quentin Parker must find a way to
pull his life together.

Scarlet Woman (July, $5.99) by Gwynne Forster. According to her late
husband's will, a young widow must marry within a year or lose her
inheritance.

Surrender (Aug., $5.99) by Bren! da Jackson. Netherland Brooms has found the
perfect man except for one flaw--he's a U.S. marine.

Reprints: (Apr.): Commitments ($5.99) by Carmen Green; (May): One Special
Moment ($5.99) by Brenda Jackson.

Gotta Get Next to You (May, $5.99) by Lynn Emery. In this African-American
romance, intelligent, beautiful and newly divorced Andrea Noble comes to her
small Louisiana hometown to rebuild her life. 75,000 first printing.
Ad/promo.

Crazy Thing Called Love (Aug., $6.50) by Cindi Louis. Still reeling from a
vicious divorce that left her reputation in tatters, Jayde Tillman just wants
to start her life over in this African-American romance. 60,000 first
printing.

The Turning Point (Apr., $6.99) by Francis Ray. A woman finds the courage to
walk away from an abusive marriage.

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mccoyred · #2 02-05-2001, 09:30 AM

Soror, thanks for the great list. I have to print this one out and take it with me to the bookstore!

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lilmama_26 · #3 02-05-2001, 09:16 PM

Thanks for this book list and all the others that have been posted here in the past. I have purchased a few books that I've seen on this forum.

Conspiracy2 · #4 02-07-2001, 01:56 AM

Thanks for the list Soror, my chapter has a book club and we are always looking for books to add to our list!

kiml122 · #5 02-07-2001, 08:21 AM

CrimsonTide4,

I have been a little busy and I am just getting around to reading some of the post in this forum, and I must say that this is a fantastic list of books. Thank you so much.

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CrimsonTide4 · #6 03-25-2001, 02:05 PM

I wanted to bring this back to the top as well as point out some other new reads

*DARK SECRET by Elizabeth Atkins Bowman

*White Chocolate by Elizabeth Atkins Bowman

*Like Boogie on a Tuesday by Linda Dominique Grosvenor

*Yo Yo Love by Daimah Poole

*The Haunting of Hip Hop by Bertrice Berry

I have read Dark Secret, interesting and captivating read, deals with several issues include interracial relations, politics, biracial identity.

onesavvydiva · #7 03-25-2001, 11:56 PM

Okay, i know that I have asked this before, but could someone PLEASE post the order in which E. Lynn Harris' book were released, I think I skipped one! Also, what about Eric Jerome Dickey?

Thanks in Advance

CrimsonTide4 · #8 03-26-2001, 09:13 AM

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Originally posted by onesavvydiva:
but could someone PLEASE post the order in which E. Lynn Harris' book were released, I think I skipped one! Also, what about Eric Jerome Dickey?

Thanks in Advance

E. Lynn's BOOKS in ORDER:
1. Invisible Life
2. Just as I am
3. And This Too Shall Pass
4. If This World WEre Mine
5. Abide with Me
6. Not a Day Goes By

ERIC JEROME DICKEY'S BOOKS
1. Sister Sister
2. Friends and Lovers
3. Milk in my Coffee
4. Cheaters
5. Liar's Game

PrettyPetite · #9 03-26-2001, 09:55 AM

Thank you so much for posting this list!!!

This past Friday, I decided that since my job is paying me to sit on my behind and answer phones that don't ring after a certain time, I might as well do something productive, yet discreet! I've already finished two books in two days!

PrettyPetite

CrimsonTide4 · #10 04-19-2001, 05:43 PM

Some of these books should be on their way to a bookstore near you anytime soon.

HAPPY READING!!

Also I recently read BUTTERSCOTCH BLUES by Margaret Johnson-Hodge. It is an excellent read.

Another interesting read is NAPPILY EVER AFTER by Trisha Thomas.

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CrimsonTide4 · #11 05-26-2001, 12:09 AM

Just wanted to bring this back to the top now that a lot of these books are either out or on their way.

Also, FYI: PAM GRIER bought the rights to the book, NOT A DAY GOES BY by E. Lynn Harris, to become a movie.

#12 05-26-2001, 01:40 AM

If you are an E Lynn Harris Fann, check these two books out as well!
They are available on Amazon.com for the listed prices.

Got to Be Real : Four Original Love Stories
by E. Lynn Harris, Eric Jerome Dickey, Marcus Major, and Colin Channer

$11.20 New (paperback)
$8.96 Starting at this price for a used
book.

"Any Way The Wind Blows" (hardcover)

$15.96

or an older book of his released in 1992

"The Mystic Spirituality of A.W. Tozer, a Twentieth-Century American Protestant"

$79.95

RENEEDST_22 · #13 05-26-2001, 02:51 PM

I am currently reading "A Day Late And A Dollar Short, by Terry McMillian and Sorors and Sisterfriends the first couple of Chapters are Really Slow, but my friends tell me it does pick up!

I have recently finished:

This Side of Eternity, by Rosalyn McMillian, (yes Terry Sister) Excellent!

The Harris Men, by RM Johnson (Maya Angelou son)! Excellent

After I finish my current book I will be reading: Zachary's Wings!

I thought that " A Not a Day Goes By", could have been a lot better! I excepted more!

Anyone feeling me on that????

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#14 05-26-2001, 03:41 PM

I was a tad bit dissappointed. I was expecting more drama! It was till a good book though.

Quote:

Originally posted by RENEEDST_22:
I am currently reading "A Day Late And A Dollar Short, by Terry McMillian and Sorors and Sisterfriends the first couple of Chapters are Really Slow, but my friends tell me it does pick up!

I have recently finished:

This Side of Eternity, by Rosalyn McMillian, (yes Terry Sister) Excellent!

The Harris Men, by RM Johnson (Maya Angelou son)! Excellent

After I finish my current book I will be reading: Zachary's Wings!

I thought that " A Not a Day Goes By", could have been a lot better! I excepted more!

Anyone feeling me on that????

CrimsonTide4 · #15 05-26-2001, 04:42 PM

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Originally posted by RENEEDST_22:

This Side of Eternity, by Rosalyn McMillian, (yes Terry Sister) Excellent!

I have read all of Rosalyn's books and have yet to encouter a book called This Side of Eternity. Her most recent book came out last summer and was titled Flip Side of Sin. When was this book published?

AAAAAAH I just went to Amazon and now am on my way to order it through our library's webpage. Thank you soror for the tip on Rosalyn. I love her writing. If you have not read her other books, they are a must read:
Knowing
One Better
Blue Collar Blues
Flip Side of Sin

Also DAY LATE DOLLAR SHORT is a great read.

I am now reading IT'S A THIN LINE by Soror Kimberla Lawson Roby and it is a book that has a Soul Food/Day Late Dollar Short vibe. I love her writing so I definitely recommend.
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