‘Book Review’ Archives
Debut Author Book Review Advertising Package »
Due to the innumerable request for a book review on ChocolateCity.cc, we have decided to support debut authors and give them affordable visibility on our site. We have created a special advertorial page designed to showcase book reviews for first-time authors. The landing page will have a common title: Debut Author Book Review. The landing [...]
An Interview With T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh »
By Charles S. Mombo Raised on the South Side of Chicago by her grandparents and great grandmother, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (pronounced Ta-Kee-ah Kristle Kee-Mah), is her name personified: a prism of energy and vision. From age three she sang, danced and recited original poems and stories. She wrote her first play and her first song in [...]
Secrets and lies in relationships: Is it ever okay to »
“Communication is critical in relationships, but the only thing worse than a lack of communication is secrets and lies between you.”—Rhonda McKnight, author of the novel, Secrets and Lies I’ve always been blessed with nice skin, so whenever I have a pimple on my face it’s a major intrusion. I hate that toxic, [...]
E. Lynn Harris, African American Author is dead at 54 »
E. Lynn Harris, 54 year-old died Thursday night in Los Angeles, California. Harris wrote a series of novels that exposed readers to characters rarely depicted in literature: black, affluent gay men who were masculine, complex and, sometimes, tormented. Harris had said in the past he was hurt by criticism from some black gay men who felt he [...]
Care to Share A Good Book You Read Lately? »
Lately, I have found some good book at either a thrift store, second-hand store, rummage sale or yard sale that I will like to share with Chocolate City blog community. These books were purchased for as little as $.20 (twenty cents) and as hight as $1.00 (one dollar). My books were purchased in Chicago. The title and author of my recently [...]
Still I Rise : A Graphic History of African Americans »
"As a contribution to illustrated history from a black point of view," writes acclaimed foreword author Charles Johnson, "Still I Rise is a unique achievement, one that will be valued -- like Art Spiegelman's Maus: A Survivor's Tale. . . by students, educators, collectors, and general readers for a long time to come." Newly [...]
What Happened: Inside the Bush White House »
In his book "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception," Scott McClellan, who was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most challenging and contentious periods of recent history. Drawn to Bush by his commitment to [...]
