Category Archives: Books

Harlem Book Fair 2013

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Sandy

Happening this coming weekend is a  fantastic yearly event involving over 200 exhibit booths, music, panel discussions and children’s activities. Great way to spend a Saturday in the city!  “The vision of the Harlem Book Fair is to partner with … Continue reading →

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1959 Was A Very Good Year!

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Sandy

An article by Fred Kaplan, “1959: Sex, Jazz, and Datsuns” featured in a past issue of New York Magazine determines that 1959 was an important year for music, politics, world dynamics, social issues, and the arts.  The 60’s might have … Continue reading →

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The Los Angeles Black Book Expo (LABBX) * 8/20/11

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Sandy

Los Angeles will host its popular Black Book Expo again this year at the L.A. Convention Center. This one day event will offer “authors, storytellers, spoken word and poetry performances, musicians, exhibitors, children’s book authors, emerging writers, publishers, booksellers, panel … Continue reading →

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Book Corner : “100 Years of Solitude” – Escape From Reality

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Sandy

This last week has seemed, to me, to be full of a “series of unfortunate events”. By Friday, the last thing I needed was another news show or tabloid paper.  I wanted to be taken away, out of the realm … Continue reading →

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Harlem Book Fair * Saturday July 23, 2011

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Sandy

Over 200 exhibit booths will be featured at the 2011 edition of this annual free event including music stages, panel discussions and children’s activities. “The vision of the Harlem Book Fair is to partner with local and national leadership organizations … Continue reading →

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DVD Corner: About That Girl and Her Tattoo…

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Sandy

I kept noticing this “Tattoo” book on the local paperback best seller list for the past year or so and  I got curiouser and curiouser. So, I cheated and watched “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” on DVD first and … Continue reading →

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LA Black Book Expo * August 21, 2010

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Sandy

Reminder: Los Angeles will host its popular Black Book Expo again this year on Saturday 8/21 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel. This one day event will offer “authors, storytellers, spoken word and poetry performances, musicians, exhibitors, children’s book authors, emerging … Continue reading →

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Black Book Fair in the South West!

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Sandy

Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair August 27 – 29, 2010 “Tulisoma,  Swahili for “we read”, is a community-based literary festival promoting literacy and the arts in the South Dallas/Fair Park area… the goal of Tulisoma is to create a dynamic … Continue reading →

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Toni Morrison – “A Mercy”

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Sandy

“Writing was … the most extraordinary way of thinking and feeling. It became the one thing I was doing that I had absolutely no intention of living without.”  Toni Morrison A book reviewer in my local paper, “San Francisco Chronicle”, … Continue reading →

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Harlem Book Fair – July 17, 2010

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Sandy

Reminder: 12th Annual Harlem Book Fair & Arts Festival This is the largest annual African American book fair and it’s free! Featured on Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 17 thru July19, will be over 200 exhibit booths, there will be … Continue reading →

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