| Winter
Quarter 2011
Headline (SCBC Headquarters) -
Winter weather and holiday season means curling up in a warm room
with a cup of tea and a good book!
Time to audit your home library, make your gift list, and head to
the bookstore to gather new and classic title by favorite and new
African American authors. From Lorraine Hansberry to Kiki Swinson
and all the authors in between, time to add to your collection.
Pass on the gift of literature...
Read...continuously!
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Literary
Happenings
In 2012 look for...
National
Black Writers Conference
March 29 – April 1, 2012
http://www.nationalblackwritersconference.org/home.html
Romance Slam
Jam
April 11 - 15, 2012
Little Rock, Arkansas
http://www.romanceslamjam.org/
Black Writers
Reunions & Conference
August 29 - 31, 2012
http://www.blackwriters.org/
Charleston
Literary Retreat (South Carolina)
October 18-21, 2012
http://www.literarysisters.com/charleston_literary_retreat1
Austin African
American Book Festival
Austin, Texas 78702-2034
www.aabookfest.com
Baltimore Urban
Book Festival
http://www.baltimoreurbanbookfestival.com/
BookExpo
America
http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/
Memphis
Black Writer's Conference
http://lawrence.wayne.tripod.com/vipmemphis/id19.html
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SCBC Choice for
Winter 2011!
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Review Central
(SCBC
Reading Room) -
Avid and seasonal readers can submit reviews for the SCBC site! Everyone would like to know what you think of the
newest author or that favorite author of yours.
We are currently looking for reviews from readers who have read the
following titles:
Submit your reviews no later than the 20th of each month.
Please Click Here to utilize our review
form.
Sharing your word!
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Take another look at...
ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Photo courtesy of Amazon.com
and author
First
introduced to us with her self-published title, My Brother's
Keeper, ReShonda Tate Billingsley has taken the literary world by storm!
Her genre is gear toward Christian fiction, yet ReShonda has also
shown her versatile writing style by authoring a teen series.
The latest installments from ReShonda are: A Good Man is
Hard to Find and Say Amen, Again.
Visit ReShonda Tata Billingsley at: reshondatatebillingsley.com
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Year-end Review...
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Submit your book review and see it here!
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Books for the Shelf
We highlight a variety of books
to diversify your bookshelf. Books can be purchase here
online or at local African American booksellers.
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