false 3516 5175 038079487X 9780380794874 209 <![CDATA[What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165518000m/5175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5175.What_Looks_Like_Crazy_on_an_Ordinary_Day 3.58 2192 3516 3.67 3422 343 771493 0380804883 9780380804887 29 <![CDATA[I Wish I Had a Red Dress]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178214698m/771493.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/771493.I_Wish_I_Had_a_Red_Dress 3.89 294 3516 3.67 3422 343 124852 0345456084 9780345456083 21 <![CDATA[Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171881914m/124852.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124852.Some_Things_I_Never_Thought_I_d_Do_A_Novel 3.86 212 What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day . . ., a huge bestseller, Pearl Cleage returns with an extraordinary novel that is rich in character, steeped in sisterhood, and bursting with unexpected love . . . and maybe just a little magic.

Depending on the time of day, Regina Burns is a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown or an overdue breakthrough. One shattered heart and six months of rehab have left her wary and shell-shocked—especially with the prospect of taking a temporary consulting job in Atlanta, a move that would allow Regina to rescue the family home that she borrowed against when she was “a stomp down dope fiend.” Her stone-faced banker has grudgingly agreed to give her sixty days to settle her debts or lose the house.

Returning to Atlanta is a big risk. Last time Regina was there, she lost track of who she was and what she wanted. There’s a lot of emotional baggage with her new employer, Beth Davis. Can she really forgive Beth for breaking up her wedding plans on New Year’s Eve because she just didn’t think Regina was good enough to marry her son?

Meanwhile, Regina’s visionary Aunt Abbie has told her to be on the lookout for a handsome stranger with “the ocean in his eyes” who has a bone to pick and a promise to keep. Then a blue-eyed brother appears on the streets of Afro-Atlanta wearing a black cashmere overcoat, flashing a dazzling smile, and lending a helping hand when Regina needs it most. But between falling for Blue Hamilton and dealing with Beth, secrets will emerge that will threaten to send her life twisting in surprising new directions.

Like a conversation with a good friend, Some Things I Never Thought I’d Do shares hope, love, and laugher. As always, it is Pearl Cleage’s unforgettable characters and her gift for dialogue that will earn this provocative new novel a place in the hearts of her growing family of readers.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 3516 3.67 3422 343 136913 0345456106 9780345456106 22 <![CDATA[Babylon Sisters: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172087011m/136913.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136913.Babylon_Sisters_A_Novel 3.70 214
Now B.J., a renowned newspaper correspondent, is back in town and needs Catherine’s help cracking a story about a female slavery ring operating right on the streets of Atlanta. Catherine is eager to help B.J., despite her heart’s uncertainty over meeting him again after so long, and confessing the truth to him–and their daughter.

Meanwhile, Catherine’s hands are more than full since she’s taken on a new client. Atlanta’s legendary Miss Mandeville–a housekeeper turned tycoon–is eager to have Catherine staff her housekeeping business. But why are the steely Miss Mandeville and her all-too-slick sidekick Sam so interested in Catherine’s connection to B.J.? What transpires is an explosive story that takes her world–not to mention the entire city of Atlanta–by storm.

From the New York Times bestselling author of What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day . . . comes another fast-paced and emotionally resonant novel, by turns warm and funny, serious and raw. Pearl Cleage’s ability to create a gripping story centered on strong, spirited black women and the important issues they face remains unrivaled.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 3516 3.67 3422 343 395539 0345481119 9780345481115 21 <![CDATA[Baby Brother's Blues: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174416751m/395539.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/395539.Baby_Brother_s_Blues_A_Novel 3.72 149
Then everything changed. More and more frightened women were showing up in West End, seeking Blue’s protection from lovers who had suddenly become violent. When the worst offenders begin to disappear without a trace, the signs–all of them grim–seem to point toward Blue and his longtime associate, Joseph “General” Richardson. Now that Regina is pregnant, her fear for Blue’s safety has become an obsession that threatens the very heart of their relationship.

At the same time, Regina’s friend Aretha Hargrove is desperately trying to redefine her own marriage. Aretha’s husband, Kwame, is lobbying for them to leave West End and move to midtown. Aretha resists at first, but finally agrees in an effort to rekindle the flame that first brought them together.

Regina and Aretha have no way of knowing that what they regard as their private struggles will soon become very public. When Baby Brother, a charming con man, insinuates himself into the community, it becomes clear that there is more to his handsome façade than meets the eye. He carries the seeds of change that will affect both women in profound and startling ways.

Returning to the vividly rendered Atlanta district of her last two novels, New York Times bestselling author Pearl Cleage brilliantly weaves the threads of her characters’ intersecting lives into a story of family, friendship and, of course, love. Baby Brother’s Blues is full of wit and warmth, illumination the core of every woman’s hopes and dreams.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 3516 3.67 3422 343 1668082 0345481127 9780345481122 16 <![CDATA[Seen It All and Done the Rest: A Novel]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1668082.Seen_It_All_and_Done_the_Rest_A_Novel 3.95 93 The toast of Europe, Josephine Evans had spent thirty years abroad establishing her reputation as one of the finest actresses of her generation. In Amsterdam, she redefined who and what an African American diva could be, and her legions of loyal fans loved her for it. But when a war she didn't even understand suddenly makes her the target of angry anti-American protests, Josephine is forced to return to America to see if she can find a new definition of home. Camping out with her granddaughter in Atlanta's West End, Josephine tries to reclaim her old life even as she scrambles to shape her new one. An unexpected reunion with an old friend, Abbie Allen Browning, soon offers her a chance to set things right. Rallying with Abbie against an unscrupulous land developer who threatens to tear the community apart, Josephine finds herself playing the most important role of her life.

Presented unabridged on 9 CDs.

]]> 3516 3.67 3422 343 136922 0345388712 9780345388711 4 <![CDATA[Deals With the Devil: And Other Reasons to Riot]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136922.Deals_With_the_Devil_And_Other_Reasons_to_Riot 4.35 26 "Uncompromising . . . Blistering." -- San Francisco Chronicle
]]> 3516 3.67 3422 343 136928 0962814202 9780962814204 3 <![CDATA[Mad at Miles: A Black Woman's Guide to Truth]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136928.Mad_at_Miles_A_Black_Woman_s_Guide_to_Truth 4.18 28 3516 3.67 3422 343 136925 1559361689 9781559361682 1 <![CDATA[Flying West and Other Plays]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172087069m/136925.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136925.Flying_West_and_Other_Plays 4.19 16 3516 3.67 3422 343 136912 0345490274 9780345490278 2 <![CDATA[We Speak Your Names: A Celebration]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172087011m/136912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136912.We_Speak_Your_Names_A_Celebration 4.71 17
The brilliant centerpiece of the weekend was the reading aloud of Pearl Cleage’s poem “We Speak Your Names,” written especially for the occasion and appearing here for the first time in this beautiful keepsake book. As deeply moving in print as it was during that weekend of love and praise, the poem names each of the women honored: Dr. Maya Angelou, Coretta Scott King, Diahann Carroll, Toni Morrison, Nikki Giovanni, Rosa Parks, Katherine Dunham, and other legends of the brightest magnitude. With heartfelt eloquence, Pearl Cleage (herself a luminary of the younger generation) celebrates her distinguished elders’ strength, their magic, their sensuality, their loving kindness, their faith in themselves, and the priceless example of their lives. In her introduction, the poet shares: “My sisters, here, there, and everywhere, this poem is for you. Use it, adapt it, pass it on. . . .”


Destined to become a classic, We Speak Your Names is a treasure to keep forever and a precious, inspiring gift for the ones you love.]]> 3516 3.67 3422 343 136921 0822216345 9780822216346 0 <![CDATA[Blues for an Alabama Sky]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172087068m/136921.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136921.Blues_for_an_Alabama_Sky 3.86 7 3516 3.67 3422 343 136911 0883781271 9780883781272 0 <![CDATA[The Brass Bed and Other Stories]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172087011m/136911.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136911.The_Brass_Bed_and_Other_Stories 3.40 5 Mad At Miles and Deals With The Devil.

In The Brass Bed, a collection of autobiographical short stories, Cleage engages the reader in refreshing prose/poetry which reconciles gender consciousness with the collective African American experience.</DIV>]]> 3516 3.67 3422 343 136914 082222075X 9780822220756 0 <![CDATA[Bourbon at the Border]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136914.Bourbon_at_the_Border 5.00 3 3516 3.67 3422 343 6663836 0 <![CDATA[We Speak Your Names: A Celebration]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6663836-we-speak-your-names 5.00 2
The brilliant centerpiece of the weekend was the reading aloud of Pearl Cleage’s poem “We Speak Your Names,” written especially for the occasion and appearing here for the first time in this beautiful keepsake book. As deeply moving in print as it was during that weekend of love and praise, the poem names each of the women honored: Dr. Maya Angelou, Coretta Scott King, Diahann Carroll, Toni Morrison, Nikki Giovanni, Rosa Parks, Katherine Dunham, and other legends of the brightest magnitude. With heartfelt eloquence, Pearl Cleage (herself a luminary of the younger generation) celebrates her distinguished elders’ strength, their magic, their sensuality, their loving kindness, their faith in themselves, and the priceless example of their lives. In her introduction, the poet shares: “My sisters, here, there, and everywhere, this poem is for you. Use it, adapt it, pass it on. . . .”


Destined to become a classic, We Speak Your Names is a treasure to keep forever and a precious, inspiring gift for the ones you love.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 3516 3.67 3422 343 7224581 0786174420 9780786174423 1 <![CDATA[We Speak Your Names]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7224581-we-speak-your-names 5.00 1 3516 3.67 3422 343 2364653 0822222396 9780822222392 0 <![CDATA[Song For Coretta]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2364653.Song_For_Coretta 4.00 1 3516 3.67 3422 343 6663833 0 <![CDATA[Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do: A Novel]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6663833-some-things-i-never-thought-i-d-do 4.00 1 What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day . . ., a huge bestseller, Pearl Cleage returns with an extraordinary novel that is rich in character, steeped in sisterhood, and bursting with unexpected love . . . and maybe just a little magic.

Depending on the time of day, Regina Burns is a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown or an overdue breakthrough. One shattered heart and six months of rehab have left her wary and shell-shocked—especially with the prospect of taking a temporary consulting job in Atlanta, a move that would allow Regina to rescue the family home that she borrowed against when she was “a stomp down dope fiend.” Her stone-faced banker has grudgingly agreed to give her sixty days to settle her debts or lose the house.

Returning to Atlanta is a big risk. Last time Regina was there, she lost track of who she was and what she wanted. There’s a lot of emotional baggage with her new employer, Beth Davis. Can she really forgive Beth for breaking up her wedding plans on New Year’s Eve because she just didn’t think Regina was good enough to marry her son?

Meanwhile, Regina’s visionary Aunt Abbie has told her to be on the lookout for a handsome stranger with “the ocean in his eyes” who has a bone to pick and a promise to keep. Then a blue-eyed brother appears on the streets of Afro-Atlanta wearing a black cashmere overcoat, flashing a dazzling smile, and lending a helping hand when Regina needs it most. But between falling for Blue Hamilton and dealing with Beth, secrets will emerge that will threaten to send her life twisting in surprising new directions.

Like a conversation with a good friend, Some Things I Never Thought I’d Do shares hope, love, and laugher. As always, it is Pearl Cleage’s unforgettable characters and her gift for dialogue that will earn this provocative new novel a place in the hearts of her growing family of readers.


From the Trade Paperback edition.]]> 3516 3.67 3422 343 6663834 0 <![CDATA[Baby Brother's Blues]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6663834-baby-brother-s-blues 4.00 1
Then everything changed. More and more frightened women were showing up in West End, seeking Blue’s protection from lovers who had suddenly become violent. When the worst offenders begin to disappear without a trace, the signs–all of them grim–seem to point toward Blue and his longtime associate, Joseph “General” Richardson. Now that Regina is pregnant, her fear for Blue’s safety has become an obsession that threatens the very heart of their relationship.

At the same time, Regina’s friend Aretha Hargrove is desperately trying to redefine her own marriage. Aretha’s husband, Kwame, is lobbying for them to leave West End and move to midtown. Aretha resists at first, but finally agrees in an effort to rekindle the flame that first brought them together.

Regina and Aretha have no way of knowing that what they regard as their private struggles will soon become very public. When Baby Brother, a charming con man, insinuates himself into the community, it becomes clear that there is more to his handsome façade than meets the eye. He carries the seeds of change that will affect both women in profound and startling ways.

Returning to the vividly rendered Atlanta district of her last two novels, New York Times bestselling author Pearl Cleage brilliantly weaves the threads of her characters’ intersecting lives into a story of family, friendship and, of course, love. Baby Brother’s Blues is full of wit and warmth, illumination the core of every woman’s hopes and dreams.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 3516 3.67 3422 343 7041802 0641830475 9780641830471 0 <![CDATA[What Looks like Crazy on an Ordinary Day]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7041802-what-looks-like-crazy-on-an-ordinary-day 3.00 1 3516 3.67 3422 343 7201073 079275221X 9780792752219 0 <![CDATA[Seen It All and Done the Rest, Narrated By Robin Miles, 9 Cds [Complete & Unabridged Audio Work]]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7201073-seen-it-all-and-done-the-rest-narrated-by-robin-miles-9-cds-complete 0.0 0 3516 3.67 3422 343 7041803 0307498646 9780307498649 0 <![CDATA[We Speak Your Names]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7041803-we-speak-your-names 0.0 0 3516 3.67 3422 343 6514649 3929823756 9783929823752 0 <![CDATA[Zwischenstop in Idlewild]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6514649-zwischenstop-in-idlewild 0.0 0 3516 3.67 3422 343 6986738 0345506375 9780345506375 0 <![CDATA[Till You Hear from Me: A Novel]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6986738-till-you-hear-from-me 0.0 0 3516 3.67 3422 343 6663835 0 <![CDATA[I Wish I Had a Red Dress]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6663835-i-wish-i-had-a-red-dress 0.0 0
From Oprah favorite Pearl Cleage comes a delightful new e-book edition of a beloved novel. Joyce Mitchell has put her life on hold to help others. Now, the arrival of a tall, dark stranger named Nate Anderson proves that others can offer something to her: a renewed passion for life, and a story that will have readers laughing, crying, and cheering.

Since Joyce Mitchell was widowed five years ago, she's kept herself occupied by running the Sewing Circus, an all-girl group she founded to provide badly needed services to young women at risk, many of whom are single mothers. But some nights, home alone, she has to admit that something is missing. And soon she may not even have the Sewing Circus to fill up her life, as the state legislature has decided not to fund the group.

Feeling defeated and pessimistic, Joyce reluctantly agrees to dinner at the home of her best friend, Sister, and finds not only a perfect meal but a tall, dark stranger named Nate Anderson. His unexpected presence touches a chord in Joyce that she thought her heart had forgotten how to play.

Suddenly, Joyce feels ready to grab a sexy red dress and the life that goes with it... if she can keep her girls safe from the forces useless boyfriends and government agencies alike arrayed against them. ]]> 3516 3.67 3422 343 7017787 0345482166 9780345482167 0 <![CDATA[Babylon Sisters]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256082917m/7017787.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7017787-babylon-sisters 0.0 0 3516 3.67 3422 343 7017788 0792735048 9780792735045 0 <![CDATA[Babylon Sisters]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7017788-babylon-sisters 0.0 0 3516 3.67 3422 343 6985128 0307547051 9780307547057 0 <![CDATA[Some Things I Never Thought I'D Do]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6985128-some-things-i-never-thought-i-d-do 0.0 0 3516 3.67 3422 343 6985129 0792730232 9780792730231 0 <![CDATA[Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6985129-some-things-i-never-thought-i-d-do 0.0 0 3516 3.67 3422 343 3118653 0.0 0 0