Book & film event w/ Sapphire

Courtesy of the Harvard Book Store and the Brattle Theater!

On Thursday July 28th, you can hear Sapphire read from her new novel, The Kid (sequel to Push) and then watch Precious -- the film based on Push.  Tickets are on sale now, but I'm betting they don't last, so get yours soon!

And speaking of books...

With Black History Month a couple weeks away, you could think about reading one of these titles for the 2011 African American Read-In.

Yummy by G. Neri

A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott

When the Black Girl Sings by Bill Wright

Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves

Tyrell by Coe Booth

Reading In Color will be holding an online discussion about one of these books -- you can still vote at their site -- but I'm buying extra copies of all of them, because I think this is a keen idea and they are all great books.

another Street Lit author list

This is a very up-to-date list of African American Street Lit authors, most of which you will find in Level 1 of the library in the fiction section. If you've read most of our urban fiction and would like to check out some more, this is a great place to start!