Monday, January 24, 2011

Coffee Rain


I just finished reading a book by Angie Cruz called “Let It Rain Coffee”. It was good. I mean had to finish couldn’t put it down please don’t try to separate me from my book, good. The story, the characters… everything about this book was well crafted.

It was so good that I thought it should be added to the ringShout booklist. And then I realized that it was already on the booklist.

This story follows Esperanza Colón as she embarks upon a journey from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, and finally making her way to New York. In a way I think Esperanza Colón is like a lot of people, in that she just wants to live "The American Dream". That makes it difficult for me to hate her completely, even though she does many things that I don’t agree with. This novel has just about the right amount of drama, and I love Angie Cruz’s style of storytelling.

Angie Cruz is currently a professor at Texas A&M University and she is at work on her third novel. I am happy to share this read with you because discovering a new, talented voice is the only thing that I enjoy more than finding a beautiful pair of shoes.

So check her out.

Happy reading!

Friday, January 7, 2011

Seg-book-gation??


There's a very interesting article that explores the differences between how books are marketed. More specifically, the focus is African American authors and White authors.


I must admit that this is something that I, as a black writer, have never even considered. I'm so concerned with telling a story that I never actually stop to think about who my stories have the potential to reach. This article raises some very interesting questions.


Just follow the link...




Happy reading!

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Happy New Year


Am I the only one who lost 2009 by blinking? It was just here...

In any case, Happy New Year!

On that note, brace yourself for some happy reading.

Rebecca Walker wrote a piece about various black writers in LA... Follow the link---->

http://www.theroot.com/multimedia/writing-and-about-la-la-land.

Happy reading!