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message 1: by Continualknowledge (last edited Jan 06, 2013 07:32AM) (new)
Jan 02, 2012 08:09PM

Continualknowledge | 6 comments Here is my book list, I've tried really hard to stick to last names for the A-Z but in some cases I just wasn't able to. Also I've tried to stick with African American Authors as much as possible. If I couldn't find African American then I went with African and after that any person of color. I hope I can get through the list.

(A)llen, Preston-- All or Nothing by Preston L. Allen
(B)lack, Daniel-- They Tell Me of a Home A Novel by Daniel Black
(C)ary, Lorene-- Black Ice by Lorene Cary
(D)ue, Tananarive-- My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1) by Tananarive Due [READ]
(E)vans, Danielle-- Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans
(F)lake, Sharon-- The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake
(G)olden, Marita-- The Word Black Writers Talk About the Transformative Power of Reading and Writing by Marita Golden
(H)ill, Lawrence-- Someone Knows My Name A Novel by Lawrence Hill [READ]
(I)sabella Wilkerson-- The Warmth of Other Suns The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
(J)enkins, Beverly-- Something Old, Something New A Blessings Novel by Beverly Jenkins
(K)oomson, Dorothy-- The Chocolate Run by Dorothy Koomson
(L)ewis, David Levering-- When Harlem Was in Vogue by David Levering Lewis
(M)osley, Walter-- Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley
(N)elson, Jill-- Straight, No Chaser How I Became a Grown-Up Black Woman by Jill Nelson
(O)bama, Barack-- The Audacity of Hope Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama
(P)itts, Leonard-- Before I Forget by Leonard Pitts Jr.
(Q)uartey, Kwei-- Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
(R)eid, Kim-- No Place Safe by Kim Reid
(S)outhgate, Martha-- The Taste of Salt by Martha Southgate [READ]
(T)aylor, Susan-- In the Spirit by Susan L. Taylor
(U)nderwood, Blair-- Casanegra (Tennyson Hardwick, #1) by Blair Underwood
(V)ines, Carolyn-- black and (A)broad traveling beyond the limitations of identity by Carolyn Vines
(W)ard, Jesmyn-- Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward [READ]
(X)Nina Foxx-- Dippin My Spoon by Nina Foxx
(Y)anique, Tiphanie-- How to Escape from a Leper Colony by Tiphanie Yanique
(Z)ook, Kristal Brent-- Black Women's Lives Stories of Pain and Power by Kristal Brent Zook


message 2: by Barbara (new)
Jan 03, 2012 03:22PM

Barbara Like your list. Going to have to take some of the books from your list for me to read. I read Perfect Peace by Daniel Black and loved it, see you have another book by him. Author Due I read Good House by her.


message 3: by Continualknowledge (new)
Jan 03, 2012 03:36PM

Continualknowledge | 6 comments Most of the authors I haven't read before, so I'm hoping they are really good.


message 4: by Marilyn (new)
Jan 03, 2012 04:49PM

Marilyn Diamond (msdiamond2u) | 3 comments Gail's A-Z Book List for 2012

Awakening Mercy -Angela Benson
Mad Enough For Me -Rhonda Bowen
Who Said It will Be Easy -Cheryl Faye
The Darkest Child -Delores Phillips
In my Father's House -E. Lynn Harris
A Seductive Kiss -Francis Ray
Delilah -Shelia M. Goss
Broken -Patricia Haley

He Beat Past My Skin -Jessica Green
Taylor Made -Sherryle Kisner Jackson
The Leak -Kwan
Someone To Watch Over Me -Michelle Stimpson
Running from Solace -Nakia Laushal

A Good Excuse to Be Bad -Miranda Parker

Abnormal Lives -Rae
Betrayed -Suzetta Perkins
Momma's A Virgin -Travis Hunter

The Promise of Forever Love -Vanessa Miller
Jane Doe-Volume 1 A Feminstry Novel -Jessica Watkins
Pamela Overtime - Pamela Yaye


message 5: by Barbara (new)
Jan 03, 2012 05:56PM

Barbara Hi Gail
I brought running from solace and will read sometime this year, heard from so many people that it is a really good book


message 6: by Marilyn (new)
Jan 03, 2012 07:02PM

Marilyn Diamond (msdiamond2u) | 3 comments I think I got that off of OOSA list of books to read... I'm looking forward to reading it as well.. Did I post this right and will it eventually show up on the group page? Thanks...


message 7: by Barbara (new)
Jan 04, 2012 03:39PM

Barbara Yes you posted right


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