Recently added articles from Black Issues Book Review:
People get ready for another Cosby book.(between the lines: the inside scoop on what's happening in the publishing industry)("Come on, People!: On the Path From Victims to Victors" by Bill Cosby)(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Pride, Felicia ... "Come on, people!" That's what Bill Cosby (left) has been saying to the black community more loudly than usual in the past few years--from his notorious NAACP speech to his "call-out" sessions in local communities. And now he'll be saying it on the printed page in his forthcoming book, ...
Bringing the heat new young adult series.(between the lines: the inside scoop on what's happening in the publishing industry)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007; Pride, Felicia ... Scholastic won the auction for worldwide publishing rights to Hotlanta, a new paperback series featuring African American teen girls by authors Denene Millner and Mitzi Miller. The deal was negotiated by Scholastic's Andrea Pinkney and agent Victoria Sanders of Victoria Sanders & ...
Cave Canem.(AWARDS)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007; Pride, Felicia
Coe Booth.(AWARDS)(L.A. Times Book Prize Young Adult category)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007; Pride, Felicia
Marcus Samuelsson.(AWARDS)(James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Award)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007; Pride, Felicia
Peniel E. Joseph.(AWARDS)(Mark Lynton History Award)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007; Pride, Felicia
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.(AWARDS)(Anisfield-Wolf Book Award)(Brief article)
May 01, 2007; Pride, Felicia
Moe Brighthaupt.(NONFICTION)
May 01, 2007; Pride, Felicia
The Confessions of Rick James: Memoirs of a Super Freak.(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Venable, Malcolm
Beats, Rhymes and Life: What We Love and Hate About Hip-Hop.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Reynolds, Clarence V. ... Beats, Rhymes and Life: What We Love and Hate About Hip-Hop Edited by Kenji Jasper and Ytasha Womack Harlem Moon/Broadway Books, May 2007 $14, ISBN 0-767-91977-7 Without question, hip-hop culture and music have gone mainstream in ...
The Biography of Dr. Dre.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Reynolds, Clarence V. ... The Biography of Dr. Dre By Ronin Ro Thunder's Mouth Press, May 2007 $24.95, ISBN 1-560-25921-3 Record producer Dr. Dre has been described as "a global phenomenon." And Ro's latest title--billed as the first biography of the multitalented rap star, cofounder of N.W.A., one of ...
Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Reynolds, Clarence V.
Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis.(It's about That Time: Miles Davis on and off Record)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Reynolds, Clarence V. ... Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis By Gregory Davis with Les Sussman Backbeat Books, November 2006 $24.95, ISBN 0-879-30875-3 Add two new titles to the catalog of books written about the legendary jazz musician. In Dark Magus, the eldest of Davis's four ...
Day-O!!! The Autobiography of Irving Burgie.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Reynolds, Clarence V. ... Day-O!!! The Autobiography of Irving Burgie By Irving Burgie Caribe Publishing, September 2006 $15, ISBN 0-978-90380-3 Brooklyn-born Irving Burgie penned 34 songs for singer Harry Belafonte, yet their version of the Banana Boat Song, a ...
Frankie Manning: The Ambassador of the Lindy Hop.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Reynolds, Clarence V. ... Frankie Manning: The Ambassador of the Lindy Hop By Frankie Manning with Cynthia Millman Temple University Press, May 2007 $27.50, ISBN 1-592-13563-3 The Lindy hop was one of the most energizing dance crazes of the 20th century; and as the dance ...
From Spirituals to Symphonies: African American Women Composers and Their Music.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Reynolds, Clarence V.
The Notorious Ph.D.'s Guide to the Super Fly '70s: A Connoisseur's Journey Through the Fabulous Flix, Hip Sounds, and Cool Vibes That Defined a Decade.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Reynolds, Clarence V. ... The Notorious Ph.D.'s Guide to the Super Fly '70s: A Connoisseur's Journey Through the Fabulous Flix, Hip Sounds, and Cool Vibes That Defined a Decade By Dr. Todd Boyd, Harlem Moon/Broadway Books, June 2007 $12.95, ISBN 0-767-92187-9 The in-your-face title says it all, and as ...
Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Reynolds, Clarence V. ... Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe By Gayle F. Wald Beacon Press, February 2007 $25.95, ISBN 0-807-00984-9 Sister Rosetta Tharpe rocked! Raised in the Pentecostal Church, the guitarist and singer ...
Soul Covers: Rhythm and Blues Remakes and the Struggle for Artistic Identity (Aretha Franklin, AI Green, Phoebe Snow).(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2007; Reynolds, Clarence V.
Adventures and lessons await: a selection of children's and teen books that revisit old tales, introduce new characters, impart values and show some new moves.(children's bookshelf)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2007 ... Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story From Africa By Niki Daly Clarion Books, April 2007 $16, ISBN 0-618-72345-5 Ages 5-8 Daly weaves an entertaining twist in his retelling of the popular Little Red Riding Hood tale, set in West Africa. The bright and colorful drawings ...