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November 2009

Books, Community, Words, & …How can MahoganyBooks give back to you?

by MahoganyBooksNovember 26, 2009

In recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday, the MahoganyBooks family would first like to thank you for supporting our dream and allowing us to serve your literary needs.
We would also like to hear from you about what you expect and need from an African American Bookstore.  Our vision is to use Books & Words to empower,  [...]

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Visiting Day

by Toya BryantNovember 25, 2009

Sharon stared at the blank page. What would she write? Her mind was as blank as the piece of paper before her. She gazed out the window. The sunlight taunted her by shining like a spotlight on the place where she held her pen. Her lack of thought was interrupted by the sound of chains [...]

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Cheating with Punctuation

by Evelyn N. AlfredNovember 25, 2009

I’m having a love affair (with Parenthesis)
It’s pissing off Ellipses…
but I don’t care
because sometimes
I have to add just a little bit more
instead of leaving things out.
I’ll drop both of them — Parenthesis and Ellipses — when Dashes
returns my text message.
Evelyn

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An Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey (From Virginia DeBerry)

by MahoganyBooksNovember 22, 2009

Dear Oprah:
We don’t sing karaoke or dance with the stars. We have been contributing to the cultural landscape long before Jon & Kate, Britney, Rhianna and Chris or Stephanie Meyer and most of America, including you have probably never even heard of us.
We have railed against Kanye’s proud pronouncement upon the publication of his 52 [...]

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Win a FREE book from MahoganyBooks

by MahoganyBooksNovember 19, 2009

Win a FREE book from MahoganyBooks, no strings attached. We have an overflow of books on our shelves and want you guys to reap the rewards. Complete the form below by November 30, 2009 to be eligible for the raffle. The winner will be contacted via email and will have the book shipped directly to [...]

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Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

by MahoganyBooksNovember 11, 2009

 
“The piano ain’t got no wrong notes!” So ranted Thelonious Sphere Monk, who proved his point every time he sat down at the keyboard. His angular melodies and dissonant harmonies shook the jazz world to its foundations, ushering in the birth of “bebop” and establishing Monk as one of America’s greatest composers. Yet throughout much [...]

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Hurston/Wright Call for Submissions

by MahoganyBooksNovember 10, 2009

The Annual Award for College Writers
 
The Hurston/Richard Wright Award™ for College Writers has been established by novelist Marita Golden to honor excellence in fiction writing by students of African descent enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student in any college or university in the United States.
The winners will be announced in April for [...]

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A Novel in a Month?

by Evelyn N. AlfredNovember 8, 2009

After some gentle prodding, I decided to participate in National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a full length novel (50,000 words) in thirty days without any editing. That translates into 1666 words a day.
*Warning* Math calculations are drawing near.
1666 words a day, is nowhere close to what I would average in writing [...]

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Great…I’m Competing with Jada Pinket-Smith

by Toya BryantNovember 6, 2009

I am happily plugging away working on my book and I am starting to see my character’s life take shape. As I mentioned in my previous post my character Ana has become more than mere words on a page, but a living and breathing person and I am enjoying telling her story. I am even [...]

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Cooperative Economics Business Profile — ForeverDC.com

by MahoganyBooksNovember 5, 2009

MahoganyBooks is dedicated to promoting like-minded, African-American owned businesses that are committed to being social entrepreneurs in their respective communities.  Creating a strong network of African American businesses that support, promote, and share resources further the reach and impact we all have in the marketplace.
Today’s profile features Jason Easley, CEO of Forever Entertainment LLC.  Meeting [...]

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