Bernice L. McFadden's Blog, page 27

Book Give-A-Way (Uptown By Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant)

New York Times and Essence Best-Selling Literary Duo, Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, are back this year with Uptown- a story of how one prominent Harlem family's bonds are strained to the breaking point by the high-rolling world of Manhattan real estate.

What is the true price of greed, unfettered ambition---and forgiveness? New York Times bestselling co-authors and best friends, Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, who brought you Gotta Keep on Tryin' and What Doesn't Kill You are back with a...

And the winners are............!

Congratulations!!

Jane Maritz owner of Winning Readings Blog

and

Katy owner of A Few More Pages Blog

Each one of these participants has won a copy of SUGAR!

(Ladies please send your address to bernicemcfadden@hotmail.com with the words: I am a winner - in the subject and also include your blog url in the message)


For those of you who did not win this contest, don't despair - you still have a chance to win an autographed copy of SUGAR as Gerbera Daisy Diaries is running her SUGAR give-a-way over at...

How Can You Fall In Love With Me if You Don't Know Me?

*Big Sigh*

I have been squawking, screaming and squealing for months about Seg-Book-Gation and the importance of diversity in reading, and in doing so I have hit some walls, but I have also made some breakthroughs.

The most recent "wall" (walls and obstacles are only stair steps to triumph!) is the Book Club wall.

Recently, my publisher contacted me to advise that he had received a "small" offer from Black Expressions Book Club. This offer was to acquire the Book Club Rights for my novel...

Book Reviewer/Bloggers Contest

As you know this is the 10th anniversary of my debut novel SUGAR and to commemorate the auspicous occassion I rallied to sell 10K copies of SUGAR by January 9th. I won't know if I achieved my goal until I receive my next royalty statement - but I'm confident that I did.

While the campaign has come to an end, I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary all year long and so will continue to get SUGAR into as many hands, hearts and minds that I can.

As you also know I am an advocate of diversity i...

Nowhere is a Place

In 2006 I published my last novel of the that decade. Nowhere is a Place was a homage to my family history. I used the names of my ancestors for many of the characters in that book. Nowhere is a Place went on to be nominated for a Pulitzer and was chosen by The Washington Post as one of the best novels of 2006.

I've always thought of Nowhere is a Place as my version of Alex Haley's, "Roots" and so you could imagine how disappointed I was when the publisher printed up one edition, decided no...

How amazon.com helped me to stop wishing I was a white writer...

The other night I was up watching a re-run of The Dave Chappelle Show and the opening skit resonated with me so much so, that even though I was drifting off to sleep I popped right up to fully take in the message which represented what it is we African American writers have been complaining about.

The skit started with Dave explaining that even though he says some pretty outrageous things on his show, there are many more thoughts swirling in his head that his producers and more importantly his...

The Color of Water....

I read the most interesting NYT article yesterday. The piece focused on Ruth McBride Jordan who was the subject of "The Color of Water" a book written by her son, James McBride. Ms. Jordan transitioned on January 9th. (My sympathies to the family)

I have not yet had the pleasure of reading The Color of Water, but am quite eager to do so after having read this article. The story is fascinating to me for a number of reasons - none of which have to do with the fact that I am African-American. I'm...

Book Love Links..

Did you know that there was was a summer resort in Ohio that catered to slave masters and their negro mistresses? Well this is the backdrop of Dolen Valdez- Perkins debut novel Wench





debut novelist Heidi W. Durrow draws on her on life for The Girl Who Fell From the Sky which tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I. who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy. With her strict African American grandmother as her new guardian, Rachel moves to a mostly ...

And the winners are............!

I am having video issues today, so hence - NO VIDEO :( But I did not want to hold off any longer announcing the winners!



















Execumma has won 2 copies of the 10th anniversary edition of Sugar!

Sarah has also won 2 copies!

Pretty Brown Girl

Marjorie

Cilla

Ms. Dailey

Vera

CQ

Congratulations to all of the winners! Please send your address to me at bernicemcfadden@hotmail.com


Bernice L. McFadden

New Year..New Photos..New Book Give-a-Way..

I have not had professional photos taken since 2005, so there was no way in hades that I was going to go into a new year and into a new decade without having that done. I asked my "brother-libra-friend" Eric Payne to do the honors and I think he did a wonderful job!

Eric has spent the past year peeling back his layers, slowly revealing the sweet-artistic middle of his soul. He has always been a writer at heart (If you are unfamiliar with his blog: Makes Me Wanna Holler - you're missing out) ...