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This collection of essays examines popular writer Pearl Cleage's work, including her novels, short stories and plays. It is the first book-length consideration of a writer and activist whose bold perspectives on social justice, race and gender have been influential for several decades. While academically critical, the essays mirror Cleage's own philosophical commitment to theoretical transparency and translation. The book includes an in-depth interview with the author and a foreword by former Cleage student and acclaimed novelist Tayari Jones in addition to essays from contributors representing an interdisciplinary cross-section of academic fields.
The Resource Guide to Getting Published A unique guide to publishing for Christian readers, the Christian Writers’ Market Guide 2008 offers the most proven and comprehensive collection of ideas, resources, and contact information to the industry. For more than twenty years, the Christian Writers’ Market Guide has delivered indispensable help to Christian writers, from a CD-ROM of the full text of the book so you can easily search for topics, publishers, and other specific names; to up-to-date listings of more than 1,200 markets for books, articles, stories, poetry, and greeting cards, including forty-three new book publishers, fifty-one new periodicals, and fifteen new literary agencies....
A major new history of the literary traditions, oral and print, of African-descended peoples in the United States.
Reads like breaking news: fast-paced, attention-grabbing, dramatic' - Black Issues Book Review At WKBA, five women are fighting to survive in the old-boys network, while forced to tackle the biggest story of all: their own lives. A delicious peak at what the TV viewer doesn't see which is at once moving and hilarious, it resonates with Yolanda Joe's heartfelt message about women, life and love. Selected by the Literary Guild and the Black Expressions Book Club.'
John the Baptist Wright has touched the lives of many women - heart, body and soul, but in this novel, it is each of the women who gave Hot Johnny his heat who tell the story. Among them is Destiny, the woman he married but couldn't save; Tree, the college soulmate, who first tasted tenderness with Johnny's touch; Peaches, the prostitute who gave the boy his name and sealed his reputation; and his grandmother, who holds the key to his salvation. Each provides a piece of the puzzle until at last Hot Johnny is brought into dazzling focus. A powerful novel of redemption.
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Clifford has two wonderful young sons, a fast-track career and a loving wife, but his marriage is about to fall apart. Street-smart Victor's love 'em and leave 'em philosophy has never failed him, until he meets a woman who turns his world upside-down. Surviving a troubled, tragic past, Nathan is a minister with a solid family and an adoring congregation, but he will soon find temptation where he least expects it. Three brothers as different as can be, until they are joined by the one bond that can heal them all...
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