Carleen Brice
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May 2008
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Carleen Brice's debut novel Orange Mint and Honey (One World/Ballantine, 2008) will be Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) television movie called "Sins of the Mother" starring Jill Scott and Nicole Beharie.
Her second novel, Children of the Waters (One World/Ballantine), will be released in July 2009. Meg Waite Clayton, author of The Wednesday Sisters, said, "In Children of the Waters, Carleen Brice deftly explores issues of family, identity, and race with a wonderful abundance of humor, forgiveness, and grace. This moving story of two sisters separated by prejudice will open minds and touch hearts." You can read an excerpt at www.carleenbrice.com.
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Orange Mint and Honey: A Novel by Carleen Brice (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.87 — 132 ratings — published 2008 3 editions |
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Children of the Waters: A Novel by Carleen Brice (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.96 — 23 ratings — published 2009 2 editions |
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Age Ain't Nothing but a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife by Carleen Brice (Goodreads author) avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2003 2 editions |
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Walk Tall: Affirmations for People of Color by Carleen Brice (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1994 2 editions |
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Lead Me Home:: An African-American's Guide Through The Grief Journey by Carleen Brice (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1999 |
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Orange Mint and Honey (Literature & Fiction)
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a mother-daughter novel
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Short Girls: A Novel (Hardcover) by Bich Minh Nguyen |
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| Literary Fiction ...: Spread the Word! | 6 | 28 | Dec 12, 2008 09:54AM | |
| Constant Reader: December is WHAT? | 47 | 130 | Jan 24, 2009 04:14PM | |
| Literary Fiction ...: recent, delightful books by african american authors | 16 | 28 | Jan 28, 2009 04:58PM | |
| Constant Reader: CR member wins ALA award | 17 | 76 | Jan 29, 2009 09:44PM | |
| Literary Fiction ...: Discussion: Orange Mint and Honey. | 26 | 30 | May 01, 2009 01:01AM | |
| The Next Best Boo...: Author Alphabet | 2938 | 1881 | Aug 28, 2009 06:59AM | |
| The Next Best Boo...: OFFICIAL SUMMER CHALLENGE 2009 | 6765 | 9631 | Aug 31, 2009 10:23PM |
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Congratulations, Carleen, on winning the 2009 BCALA Literary Award for a First Novel! The sound you hear coming from Atlanta is me, cheering! Your award is richly deserved and I can't wait for your next book!
Carleen,I've been following your campaign to gain black related fiction a wider audience. It got me thinking about such matters. For example, I look at my CD collection and I would say it's about 75 percent blues, classic soul, 70s funk, zydeco or West African. In other words, mostly music with African American roots. (putting aside the fact that all rock n roll has black roots) But that's not the case on my bookshelf. Why is that?
I look at my fiction books and I have everything from Ha Jin to Hemmingway. I'm currently reading The Known World, by Edward P Jones, a black author who won the Pulitzer Prize.
For me it's not a matter of race, but a matter of gender.
I don't read much, if any, genre fiction. I don't read mysteries or SciFi. I read mostly nonfiction history or literary fiction. A book is a big investment in my time, and I don't have time for escapism. I have the boob tube for that.
The fact is that it's hard for me to find good literary fiction that appeals to me as a male reader. The publishing world is increasingly dominated by women and they are catering to female audiences because they are the ones buying fiction.
So the subject matter of The Known World would appeal to me whether or not Edward P. Jones was black or white.
Water for Elephants, another historical fiction book that I enjoyed reading also appealed to me because of the subject matter. I don't think I would have cared one bit of the author was black or white. Male or female.
It's so hard for me to find novels I would like that I've turned more toward nonfiction history books with a strong narrative form during the last 5 years.
Hope this gives you some food for thought.
Stew
Hi Carleen!
I'm looking forwarding to being your goodreads friend, and I've also added your books to my list to read.
Have a blessed one!
Hi Sharon,
Yes, my next book, currently called Children of the Waters, will be out next year and I'm really excited about it! It's about two sisters. The two sisters, one biracial and one white (they have the same mother, but different fathers), were separated by adoption. The biracial sister was adopted and raised by a black family. The white sister was kept and raised by their white grandmother. The story explores race and identity and what makes a family.
Hey, Carleen...WELCOME to goodreads...thanks for the invite into your circle of friends...I've been hearing good things about your novel Orange Mint and Honey...I have it on my wishlist...Congrats on all your writings...and much success to you in the future...looking forward to sharing chats, reviews and any/all recommendations...have a blessed week...and Happy Reading & Writing :-)
Thanks for accepting my friendship request. I really enjoyed reading Orange Mint and Honey. Anything new in the works?
