Janine A. Morris: Diva Diaries - Groups

Overview: Groups

Readers Of African-American Authors 553 books / 674 members / 1047 posts This group is for readers who love to read AA authors. If you are a fan of both fiction and non fiction AA Authors, then this is the group for you.

Sankofa Literary Society Book Club (SLS) 95 books / 274 members / 131 posts
SLS Audio Book-club | Daily Book Previews
SLS Audio Book-club is for all book lovers who want to receive daily book previews in their email account. Authors and poets will reading from their latest releases and share their news, as well as their latest events. As a member of the SLS Audio Book-club you are able to win free books and to be invited to private chats with today's hottest authors. You may sign up for our SLS Audio Book-club by visiting our website and entering your email address. The sign up box is at the top of the page, in the left hand corner. We hope to see you on the next release!
http://slsbookclubcenter.ning.com

Authors if you want to have your book showcased in the SLS Audio-Bookclub, email Ella Curry at: ella@edc-creations.com

The Black Authors Network Talk Show (BAN)
The Sankofa Literary Society Bookclub is hosting weekly panel discussions, book reviews, and live readings on the Black Author Network Radio Show. As a SLS Bookclub Member, please join us 3 times a week as we chat with authors and poets. You can share your book reviews, meet the authors, and fellowship with other book lovers!

Check out the Black Authors Network
BAN Website: http://www.edc-creations.com/banhome.html

Black Authors Network Internet Radio
Hosting panel discussions 3 times per week
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights.

Show time: promptly at 8pm-10pm EST
Authors Call-in number:(646) 200-0402

Chat live in our BAN chatroom during the show with book lovers and authors, by joining BlogTalkRadio.com
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Black-Author-Network

Call into the show to discuss your book! We are now accepting press kits for potential features on BAN Radio. Email Ella Curry, the show producer, with your professional cover letter, press kit, and cover image at: ellacurry@edc-creations.com

Warmest regards,
Ella Curry, President/CEO EDC Creations
Black Author Network Radio-Founder
Sankofa Literary Society-Founder
A Good Book-Marketing Director
www.edc-creations.com/banhome.html

Shelfari Discussion 334 books / 1698 members / 4940 posts This group is about everything Shelfari. Let's talk about site improvements, issues encountered, and the next great feature we should build.

If you have questions about how to use Shelfari, check out the Shelfari Questions group: http://www.shelfari.com/groups/15217/about

NOTE: Please don't post topics not related to Shelfari features and requests in this group . They will be deleted.

Books by African Authors or on Africa 137 books / 154 members / 193 posts
There is a growing interest in the west to read stories about Africa, as told by indigenous authors or authors who understand Africa's rich historic past as well as its current challenges.
This is a group to promote books by African Authors as well as books on Africa.

NEW IMAGE BOOK CLUB 30 books / 269 members / 97 posts Writers of any race, ethnicity who would like to read or write of the positive image of African American people. This Book Club will collect and post books that include or are about African American people who make a positive contribution to society. This can be memoir, fiction, nonfiction, mystery, poetry, children's, anthologies, romance, suburban, inner city.

If you would like the truth of inner cities rather than the stereotypes you have been fed for hundreds of years, just tune into this bookclub.

Martha Tucker, founder
www.urbanclassicbooks.com

African American Books 509 books / 483 members / 620 posts People who enjoy African American literature, fiction or nonfiction.

The Grown & Sexy Book Club 118 books / 528 members / 228 posts Headed by Best-selling Multi-Genre author, Elissa Gabrielle, The Grown & Sexy Book Club is for readers, authors and lovers of AA fiction in any and all genres. For the grown & sexy readers and authors, we will discuss a myriad of topics and books that are sexy, intriguing and thought provoking. Email: info@elissagabrielle.com for more information.

Elissa Gabrielle, Author
www.ElissaGabrielle.com

Moms Who Read To Escape Their Weary Lives 711 books / 1117 members / 6909 posts
In order to find out what books the Moms Who Read are discussing, please click on the blue "more" link at the end of the next paragraph.

You may lose a few brain cells when you become a mother, but you still love to read! Whether you're able to fit in one book per year or 100 between changing diapers and/or taxiing kids to sports and activities, this is the place to come to chat about your current books or to get ideas for future reading. So grab a book, settle in, and let off some steam if you need to...we mommies are here to listen!

September Title:
The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain (Nominated by Julie)

The discussion began on September 1, but feel free to add to it at any time by searching for the thread using the "Search Discussions" link on the upper right side of the page.

Upcoming titles:
October - Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (Nominated by ~*Kim*~)

Discussions will begin on the first of each month.

Past titles:
The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center (with author chat)
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
All the Numbers by Judy Merrill Larsen (with author chat)
In the Woods by Tana French
The Other Mother by Gwendolen Gross (with author chat)
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner
An Inconvenient Wife by Megan Chance (with author chat)
Love Walked In by Maria de Los Santos

If you have anything you'd like to add to these discussions at any time, don't hesitate to pull the book titles up from the "Search Discussions" link on the upper right side of the page and add to the threads!

While we appreciate that many of our members are authors, please do not post book promotions to our group. I will remove them as I do not want anyone to feel pressured to buy anything or be bothered by numerous spams in the discussion list. Thank you for understanding.

Sweet Georgia Brown Readers and Review Club 16 books / 429 members / 205 posts Hi I'm Georgia Brown and my novel Sweet Georgia Brown is in stores nationwide or you can purchase online from Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, Booksamillion, and several others . It is also available on Black Expressions and will be a main selection in February as part of the Sweet Georgia Brown/Something on The Side combo but can also be purchased seperately.

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by Janine A. Morris

Overview: Groups