Vogue Magazine/Lebron Controversy

   
By now, you’ve heard about the Voguecontroversy and the on-going dialogue surrounding Lebron James and Giselle B., the supermodel. Oh, you haven’t? Check this out:
Lebron James’ Vogue cover called racially insensitive
Lebron Should Be More Careful With His Image
Am I Supposed To Be Mad About Lebron
The debate rages on about whether this cover is racially motivated or completely [...]

Sites of The Day

Launching Plenary Publishing has been an exciting venture, and it’s refreshing to know that there are so many writers out there with a vision and story that needs to be told.
We’ve come across several websites that promote, advance and discuss African-American books and authors - all great resources in advancing our literary community. The links on these [...]

Stuff Educated Black People Like…

Photo Source: Mog.com via Wikipedia 
I had to do a follow-up on the Stuff White People Like post. The bloggers over at Stuff Educated Black People Like are starting to compose a list. I can co-sign quite a few of them:
#24 Mega Churches (attend one of the best in the country - Bethany Baptist Church)
#19 Oprah [...]

Spirit Airlines Is Having A Threesome

I got this interesting email from Spirit Airlines in my inbox:

 
Ok, I know this has nothing to do with books or topics/issues of interest to aspiring writers that will lead to a book, but I had to post. That’s why this is catergorized in Randomness. I get that way sometimes.
Spirit’s ad team is something else.What [...]

Stuff White People Like…

 
Random House will release a textbook in August ’08 based on the popular website, Stuff White People Like. The blog, which has received millions of hits, says its ”a scientific approach to highlight and explain stuff white people like. They are pretty predictable.”
Notable entries on the list of “stuff white people like”:
#74 Oscar Parties (wait, I love those too)
#69 Mos [...]

Site of the Day

WOW! is another great resource for all of you aspiring authors out there. Billed as an ezine, the site contains tons of info and resources for women writers, authors, editors, agents, publishers, etc. 
Nothing else to say about this. There’s plenty for you to read on the website. 

The A List

By now, most of you know that this blog isn’t limited to books, but focuses on all things of interest to the African-American community.
To be honest, it’s hard to limit our discussion strictly to books (especially reviewing books from “rival” publishers), so we hit many topics that can spark discussion, get you thinking (hopefully) and, perhaps, provide some inspiration [...]

Book Expo America/Writer’s Digest Writers Conference

Book Expo America (BEA) is one of the premier events for the publishing industry. Thousands of industry professionals and authors gather for a few days of books, books. books.
In conjunction with the Expo, BEA and Writer’s Digest offers an annual Writers Conference. Here’s their summary of the events and details:
“This is the country’s leading writing [...]

Look What God Can Do…

President Senator Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama released their tax returns to the public. The Obamas earned almost $1 million in 2006, paid over $318,000 in taxes and got a $40,000 refund.
I wonder when Hillary and Bill will release their tax returns. Senator Clinton previously said April (the week before the PA primaries), but should we assume [...]

Tyler Perry Continues To Enlarge That Territory

Meet The Browns Grosses $20 Million At Box Office.

 Tyler Perry’s “Meet the Browns” was number two at this weekend’s box office, grossing $20 million. “Horton Hears A Who” held on to the number one position, grossing $25 million.  Despite coming in at #2, Perry’s latest work was Easter’s biggest hit, according to E! and Exhibitor Relations.
I’m not the biggest TP [...]