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Finally got a copy of Mindy Nettifee's Glitter in the Blood: A Poet's Manifesto for Better Braver Writing . If you are a writer and don't own this book yet, I highly recommend it. Mindy …

Odysella (pronounced Odd-Is-Ella) is a futuristic tale about two young people, Odysella, a 23rd century farm girl thrust into her destiny as an intergalactic leader and War B, a handsome rapper from …

Collaborating under the name D. C. Cowan, ‘The Legend of the Black Roses’ sees the authors depict a cruel reality where racism rules society.  While fictional, their gripping narrative is poised to p…

The highly anticipated companion book to SHIP OF SOULS ~Booklist 2012 Top Ten Sci-Fi/Fantasy Youth Title ~Finalist, 2013 Phillis Wheatley Book Award  “Urban fantasies are nothing rare, but few mesh…

We've had so much fun reading and #blerdbookclub chatting about books on twitter! We’re excited to be a part of a growing, engaging and positive community! Since we’re all about our love of books…

Written by d. E. Rogers and uniquely fusing fact with fiction, ‘The Dark Side of Money’ proves that some people would do anything to retain their wealth and the promise of the American Dream – even i…

Theory 1,” the first book in a new novella series for African American women titled “A Parallel Love,” will be released on November 25, 2013 on aparallellove.com . In a world where media is bombarded…

For Immediate Release Hazel Crest, IL – While young girls and women today enjoy equal social footing, the opportunity of limitless professional promotion and high respect from most men – thing…

I decided to take a break from Fall in Seattle to visit my family in sunny Arizona. By a stroke of good luck, Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club , The Bonesetter’s Daughter and several other award…

As a fan of both the book and film version of The Shining , there are a few differences between the two.  Besides Kubrick's more subdued characterization and focus on the psychological horror of …

As Halloween quickly approaches, I love to sit and reminisce of a time when I was an active trick-or-treater that consumed tons of candy and loved dressing up in campy costumes during an evening of h…

Photo from blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com Yes, I said it. Every now and again I get bored with Pop Culture. It takes a lot of television consumption, magazine reading, Internet trolling strolling, …

Sistah Souljah. With those two words you could start a fight. The hip hop b-girl turned activist turned novelist is never anything less than controversial. She says what she thinks, even when it is c…

One of the most exciting things about being an undergraduate in college was discovering that I could turn my passion, interests, and hobbies into serious, introspective research projects. With guidan…

Maybe I’m just not the next JK Rowling.  Maybe I am doomed to die in obscurity, a penniless author of a dozen self-published books that never circulate much farther than my sphere of influence. Maybe…

I was going through my emails and got an inquiry from a reader of the BGN website about this new service from Scribd.com. I perused the website and was immediately intrigued by this new platform. …

Finally, a dating book for blerds! There are countless books on the market that help you navigate the dating world. But few address the unique challenges we experience as blerds. We are intelligent, …

Heels of Love by Phoenix Rayne is a book that is an edge of your seat thrill ride wrapped in a web of mysteries and anchored by a love story. Each chapter equally makes you want to speed read to the…

Jin Amaris, a 27 year old African-American editor, discovers a sinister secret about her long time beau. For her protection, she is uprooted from her posh South Korean high rise apartment and deposit…

Geek (noun) – A person who is wildly passionate about an activity, interest, or scientific field and strives to be an expert in said avocation. Person does not necessarily sacrifice social status to…