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ssunshine

ssunshine

I am a mother, wife and friend. I love to read! I am the President of a book club as well as a leader of a youth book club at my job. I enjoy helping new authors as well as seasonal authors get their books out to other book lovers. I enjoy meeting new people and making new friends.
  • Hampton, VA, USA
  • member since September 3 2007

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  • poetnathan

    poetnathan says

    Make Merry....

    "Better your anger and fears flow like ink from a pen onto the page, or paint onto a canvas, than blood on the sidewalk. Better your blows strike the faces of drums or cords of melody, than the faces and backs of women and children!"

    - Nathan M. Richardson, Poet & Author
    www.scpublishing.com

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Marilyn R

    Marilyn R says

    I want to...will check w/other book club members tomorrow.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Marilyn R

    Marilyn R says

    I see that you're reading "...Demise" now. Ethnic Fusion is going to discuss it this Saturday. Changing subject...did you know Kimberla Lawson Roby is going to be @ ODU on Nov. 12?

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • sunshine1

    sunshine1 says

    Hey Sharney!

    I'm still on that natural high following the discussion on Consequences last Sunday.
    I can't thank you enough for reading and recommending my work and inviting me
    to discuss my 'baby' with you and your fellow book club members. It was truly my
    pleasure.

    God's continued blessings, Girl!

    Love,

    Linda

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Queenazsa

    Queenazsa says

    Dear Book Lover:

    You may not know me or my novels, because I am a member of a growing band of African-American writers of literary fiction who are slowly disappearing. And not because I am lacking in talent and credentials; in fact I have already published a number of books with major publishing houses and have been reviewed by national newspapers and well-respected literary journals, and have received critical acclaim and awards for my efforts. My work has been hailed as vivid, thought provoking and brilliant. I have been compared to Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Zora Neale Hurston and Gloria Naylor.

    The fact that my novels may disappear is not due to the downward spiral of the economy or the pound of flesh it has taken from the book-publishing industry. No, my demise began long before the floor of the housing market began to rot away and the stock market crashed through.

    Why?

    I don't rightly know why publishers market fiction written by African-Americans ONLY TO African-Americans - but it has become common practice. And by doing this, they've placed all AA authors in one box forcing them to compete for the attention of ONE audience.

    The word that has been coined to describe what is happening to AA writers is: Seg-Book-Gation

    Segregation is an abominable practice no matter how you slice it - but when you apply it to art -- it becomes a sin. Art of any medium should transcend color, race, class, religion and ethnicity, but alas, that is not the case in the publishing world.

    AA literary writers like myself are being pushed out of the industry all together as we are no longer able to secure book deals, because publisher claim that AA readers are only interested in buying books about sex, street-life and drugs. We know that this is not the case. We are a diverse people, interested in a variety of subjects.

    On January 9th, 2010, my debut novel, SUGAR will celebrate its 10th anniversary. In order to commemorate this occasion It is my great hope that this moving story of friendship and acceptance will sell 10,000 copies between now and the anniversary date.

    Please try your best to purchase from an independent bookstore. It was the independent bookstores that made SUGAR the instant success it was 10 years ago. But if you're unable to do so, then place your order with AALBC or Amazon.com

    It is my dream that the surge in sales for this decade old novel, will send a message to the publishers that we readers desire ...crave and DEMAND a variety of literature from our AA writers because our stories are just as riveting, thought-provoking and universally appealing as the stories coming from our non-African-American counterparts.

    Please purchase at least one copy of SUGAR for yourself, a friend or family member. Cut and paste this message into your email program and send it out to your list. Tweet, Blog, Facebook and Myspace it.... !!

    Thanking you in advance for helping SUGAR make history!



    P.S.

    Send a picture of yourself purchasing a copy of SUGAR and I will post it on my blog: www.firstborngirl.blogspot.com
    Send your photos to: bernicemcfadden@hotmail.com and please include your name and the name and location of the bookstore.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Angel W

    Angel W says

    Receive the gift of salvation. Be clean in the sight of God and be reconciled to Him by receiving the baptism of the Holy Ghost. The baptism of water has no power but the baptism with repentance has all power. Pray to God Almighty and repent meaning to name your sins to Him in the Name of His Son, Jesus Christ and then be baptize this is an Ordinance that means that it is required in order to receive the gift. Know that this is the time. Test and approve for yourself the truth.
    worshipwiththetruth.blogspot.com

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Dee B

    Dee B says

    I use to live in Camp Pendleton too and we moved from there in 1999. I now live in Beaumont Cali near Riverside County. My husband was in the Marines but he passed away in 2007.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • A. Michaelson

    A. Michaelson says

    Hi, Ssunshine. I’m the author of The Sandal Maker, a new novel about the public ministry of Jesus from a unique point of view. A story that will take you on a fascinating journey in first century Galilee. I’m including here the publisher's notes from Amazon.com. Let me know what you think. The honor would be mine.


    Book Description
    Caleb, an elderly Jew, leaves the safety of his home in Cana on a mission to find a man he believes is in Jerusalem. Miriam, Caleb’s only remaining child, accompanies him disguised as a boy. In the desolation of the war struck Galilean countryside, father and daughter risk their lives to journey south on the Jordan River trail. As they walk, Caleb intrigues Miriam with a captivating story of his youth that will change her future destiny. A story of a time forty years prior when he became a sandal maker in order to observe a man some called the Miracle Worker. Caleb secretly kept notes of the events he saw and heard as he followed the crowds. With his objective, skeptical point of view, he reveals the fascinating ministry of the one he called the “Master.” Heart pounding perils and the threat of death endanger the two travelers, but nothing could foretell the fate awaiting them in Jerusalem!

    From the Publisher
    A. Michaelson's new novel, The Sandal Maker, takes the reader on a fascinating journey back to the year 70 A.D. in worn torn Palestine. The author creatively weaves two stories together, one in the present, the other in the past. Heartwarming, enlightening and tragic, The Sandal Maker paints a portrait of one man's life and his involvement in how the gospel came to be.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ~Diamond-Girl~

    ~Diamond-Girl~ says

    Same here girlie. It was so nice meeting you and your husband and bookclub member. Next time we will have more time to hang out. Take care and always keep in touch.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • sunshine1

    sunshine1 says

    Just stopped by to say thanks for being such a positive force and making me smile on days I felt like crying.
    I've been blessed to meet wonderful people on Shelfari and wanted to let you know, you're one of them, Sharney.

    Continued blessings!

    Linda

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ~Diamond-Girl~

    ~Diamond-Girl~ says

    Hey girlie. The weather is suppose to be around 68 degrees sunny with overcast. Not bad at all. Guess what ? My fav. author is going to be there Mary Monroe. Yes I still have your num. do you still have mine ? It should be a nice day. This year they don't seem to have as many AA authors though.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ~Diamond-Girl~

    ~Diamond-Girl~ says

    Hey. Hope all is well. I'm still planning to go on sat. I hope the weather holds up. Are you still going ?

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Monique M

    Monique M says

    The fair sounds so exciting ...I wish I could go too...but have a previous engagement...any other fairs please let me know...I saw Chick on Lit at Afram Fest

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Monique M

    Monique M says

    Hello
    I also live in Hampton...what books does your book club read?

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mr. SoulFire

    Mr. SoulFire says

    Good Morning:
    If you love great novels, then it is an absolute must that you read MATCHMAKER by Gibran Tariq, a brotha who spent 35 years in prison and is heating up the literary world. MATCHMAKER is about the first black First Lady and can be purchased at the online store at www.soulfirebooks.com. Read this book and I guarantee that you will add Gibran Tariq among your favorite authors. He was declared the greatest prison writer ever and his work was even studied in a university. Now, he is free and ready to set the literary world on fire!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ~Diamond-Girl~

    ~Diamond-Girl~ says

    Have a great day back tomorrow and I will see ya soon. My vacation will soon be ending also. That was too fast.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ~Diamond-Girl~

    ~Diamond-Girl~ says

    I'm doing well. How did you like that novel ? I may have to pick that one up as well.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ~Diamond-Girl~

    ~Diamond-Girl~ says

    Hey girlie. I just wanted to say hello. I'm currently reading Grace Octavia's novels. She's pretty good. I'm enjoying the read. What are you currently reading ?

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Debra Phillips

    Debra Phillips says

    Love Trumps Game by d.y. phillips is finally out!!! check out the reviews on amazon.com.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Rhonda J

    Rhonda J says

    You're welcome.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )


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