|  Basketball Jones by E. Lynn Harris (Author) (Hardcover - Jan 27, 2009) Other Editions: Kindle Edition, Audio CD, Hardcover ~ AJ Richardson, the hero of Harris's raucous latest, has been the secret boyfriend of NBA star Drayton Jones for seven years. AJ is only too happy to keep their relationship under wraps—after all, with European trips and spending sprees financed by Dray, what's there to complain about? But when gold-digger Judi Ledbetter nets Dray and his fat wallet, things get tricky. Soon, they're married, Judi gets pregnant, and she's gunning to drive AJ out of Dray's life permanently. Blackmail, intrigue and double-crosses round out this fun little romp. |  The Conversation: How Black Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships by Hill Harper (Author) (Hardcover - Sep 8, 2009) Other Editions: Kindle Edition |  His Invisible Wife by Shelia M. Goss (Books) (Paperback - Jul 7, 2009) |  The Pluto Files by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Author) (Hardcover - Jan 26, 2009) Other Editions: Kindle Edition, Audio CD, Audio Cassette | | This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Hardcover - April 7, 2009) Other Editions: Kindle Edition, Large Print | | |
| |  Best African American Fiction: 2009 by E. Lynn Harris and Gerald Early (Author) (Paperback - Jan 13, 2009) Other Editions: Kindle Edition, Hardcover ~ Introducing the first volume in an exciting new annual anthology featuring the year’s most outstanding fiction by some of today’s finest African American writers. From stories that depict black life in times gone by to those that address contemporary issues, this inaugural volume gathers the very best recent African American fiction. Created during a period of electrifying political dialogue and cultural, social, and economic change that is sure to captivate the imaginations of writers and readers for years to come, these short stories and novel excerpts explore a rich variety of subjects. But most of all, they represent exceptional artistry. Here you’ll find work by both established names and up-and-comers, ranging from Walter Dean Myers to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mat Johnson, and Junot Díaz. They write about subjects as diverse as the complexities of black middle-class life and the challenges of interracial relationships, a modern-day lynching in the South and a young musician’s coming-of-age during the Harlem Renaissance. What unites these stories, whether set in suburbia, in eighteenth-century New York City, or on a Caribbean island that is supposed to be “brown skin paradise,” is their creators’ passionate engagement with matters of the human heart. | | More African-American Author 2009 (Books) |
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