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Wednesday, May 2, 2012 7:40:04 PM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Book Pairings For Mother's Day (May 13th):
LaTonya said, " Mother's Day is on this Sunday on May 13th. I thought it would be fun to put together a few book pairings that would make great gifts. I wish I could say this was my idea but remembered Mother Readers annual..." more
Friday, April 27, 2012 9:53:08 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Ada's Rules - Alice Randall:
LaTonya said, "Ada's Rules: A Sexy Skinny Novel by Alice Randall Ada Howard is the wife of the preacher and has a lot of responsibilities. She hasn't been making time for herself recently. After Ada hears that her 25 yr college reunion is..." more
Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:56:20 PM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Reading While Working (Giveaway, In a Sharing Mood):
LaTonya said, "One great thing about my new job is I get to read a lot when there's down time. Some people at work are even starting a book club and I'll give the good and bad of it, after sharing some great books I've read recently. All of which I'd highly..." more
Monday, March 26, 2012 5:17:27 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Perla - Carolina De Robertis:
LaTonya said, "Perla by Carolina De RobertisAs a little girl growing up in Buenos Aires, Perla never wanted for anything. At a time when Argentina's government used violence to silence the public, Perla's father had a position of power as a naval officer. He was..." more
Friday, March 16, 2012 10:14:52 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Author Neesha Meminger's Feminist Touch:
LaTonya said, "This month, YA author Neesha Meminger released Into the Wise Dark , it's her third novel and the second one to be self published. I really enjoyed it and absolutely loved the second half which was very intense and visually amazing. I will review it..." more
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6:56:05 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Authors For Henryville (1:16 - Where the Schools Used to Be):
LaTonya said, "Earlier this month the small town of Henryville, Ind. was hit by a severe tornado, to aid the schools which were destroyed, YA authors Julia Karr and Ashley Hope Perez with the help of other authors kind enough to donate books to the cause launched..." more
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 8:02:33 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled The Taste of Salt - Martha Southgate:
LaTonya said, "The Taste of Salt by Martha SouthgateI actually meant to review this one last year but didn't get around to it. This review is coming mainly from memory so bear with me. Josie was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, though she was far from any..." more
Thursday, March 1, 2012 6:50:27 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled You Gotta Have Faith, When Blogging:
LaTonya said, "One of the big differences between blogging and book selling (besides a salary) is knowing your actually selling a book or two. Anyone who has ever hand sold a book can appreciate how good that feels. Even more so when the person comes back for..." more
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:05:09 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled The World We Found - Thrity Umrigar:
LaTonya said, "The World We Found by Thrity Umrigar I've heard a lot of great things about Umrigar's writing. When I worked at Borders many customers would come in to buy The Space Between Us by the author. It was a very popular book club read. Having recently..." more
Friday, February 17, 2012 6:37:05 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled A Lot to Look Forward to - 2012 Releases by Female Authors of Color:
LaTonya said, "Below is a list of some 2012 releases by female authors of color. I was contemplating doing this list in November but kept putting it off because I knew it would be a lot of work. I finally decided to do it anyway. There are some really great novels..." more
Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:25:18 PM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Whitney Houston 1963-2012:
LaTonya said, "I was looking forward to writing a few new post for Color Online but not this. And yes its impulsive and not book related but doing it anyway. Still trying to process the news. Information travels so fast now, sometimes I long for days when you..." more
Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:56:26 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled African American Read-In:
LaTonya said, "Hey guys! It's been a while since anyone has posted here. We definitely need to change that!In case you didn't know, yesterday I put up a post on my blog about February's African American Read-In. It's a tradition that's been going on all over the..." more
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:45:30 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Lost in language & Sound - Ntozake Shange:
LaTonya said, "Lost in Language & Sound by Ntozake ShangeThis collection of essays was released earlier this month. Essays are usually hit or miss for me,overall this collection worked very well for me. I especially loved the first half, in which much of it..." more
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 7:31:08 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled 2011 National Book Award Winners And Giller Prize Winner:
LaTonya said, "The National Book Award Winners were recently announced of the four winners three were female authors of color.Jesymn Ward for Salvage the Bones (Fiction)Nikkey Finney for Head off & Spilt (Poetry)Thanhha Lai for Inside Out & Back Again..." more
Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:22:08 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Vote For Silver Sparrow:
LaTonya said, "Tayari Jones novel Silver Sparrow has made it the semifinals round of Goodreads Choice Awards for Best fiction as a write in. If you loved Silver Sparrow and you haven't done so already head over to Goodreads to vote for it and please spread the..." more
Monday, November 7, 2011 9:41:48 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Thoughts on Heidi W. Durrow's The Girl Who Fell From the Sky:
LaTonya said, "The Girl Who Fell From the Sky Heidi W. Durrow 256 pages Publication Year: 2010 Publisher: Algonquin Source: Bought it It’s a funny thing to think about: moving toward extinction. And I think of how maybe I’m already extinct in a strange..." more
Thursday, November 3, 2011 9:40:17 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Salvage the Bones - Jesmyn Ward:
LaTonya said, "Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardThis is the story of a family in a small Mississippi town. Set 12 days before Hurricane Katrina hits. The story is told by Esch the lone female voice. Esch lives with her father and three brothers. The mother died..." more
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 7:33:04 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled An Unexpected Update:
LaTonya said, "I know its been awhile for any post but I am in the mood for a quick unexpected update. Since it's late in the evening I will just freestyle it and see what happens.A much belated and well deserved Congratulations to Jesmyn Ward, her novel Salvage..." more
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 7:50:58 PM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled The Dark Child Winner!:
LaTonya said, "TEA!!!!Congratulations Tea, I will email you asap. And I apologize 100x over for taking so long to post the winner...." more
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 11:11:49 PM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Much Belated Giveaway!:
LaTonya said, "The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy by Camara LayeThe Dark Child is a distinct and graceful memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. Long regarded Africa's preeminent Francophone novelist, Laye..." more
Monday, August 22, 2011 6:05:24 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Novels W/ Foreign Language:
LaTonya said, "By chance I happened to recently read three novels with sprinkles of a foreign language. It got me to thinking about my preferences for the way a another language is incorporated beside the principal one. Since my understanding of the three..." more
Thursday, August 11, 2011 3:34:48 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled 100 YA/MG Releases ABOUT poc!:
LaTonya said, " WE REACHED 100! If you go back to my original post to check out the full list, I admit that I didn't think we could find 100 YA/MG books about poc. But we did and I am beyond pleasantly surprised especially since we are currently at 102. I'm sure..." more
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 8:22:42 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Martha Southgate on The Help:
LaTonya said, "Sometimes I will visit publisher sites to see if there's anything finding. Today I found my way to Algonquin Books. Author Martha Southgate's newest novel The Taste of Salt will be released at the end of September. I've had a chance to read it..." more
Monday, August 8, 2011 9:09:34 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled 2011 Decatur Book Festival:
LaTonya said, "The Decatur Book Festival is held every Labor day weekend. Decatur is only a few miles from Atlanta. I love this festival which started in 2006. There's always a great turn out and its put together very well. Tananarive Due is going to be..." more
Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:56:43 AM
LaTonya Baldwin wrote a blog post titled Books Can Not Be Cancelled (Kyra Davis Keeps em Coming):
LaTonya said, " I was talking with a friend last week, and somehow we started talking about 2012 television shows that were cancelled. I was sad to hear that GCB (abc) Prime Suspect (abc) and Alcatraz (fox) were cancelled. I am not surprised about GCB it was..." more