Friday, May 05, 2017

[BOOK REVIEW] Indigo by Beverly Jenkins

Fiction/Historical Fiction/African-American Fiction/Romance


Syma C. reviews INDIGO by Beverly Jenkins (iUniverse, 2000)

After reading Indigo, I had to take a deep breath. I learned so much from this book; lessons I will remember for the rest of my life.

Of course, after slaves were given legal papers proving themselves to be free, there were still people who used them for sport. They were called "slave catchers." There were ex-slaves, such as Hester, whose role in the safety and well-being of runaways who found themselves in need, proved to be vital. Her help was especially vital when she encounters an injured man known as "Black Daniel." African-Americans had little but accomplished much; they even devised methods of communication without mumbling a word. No one can verbally express a warning to readers what Galen and Hester were about to embark upon in this pre-Civil War America.

Knowing the law can not only make trouble for you but also the ones whom you love and care for, blacks learned when to express themselves and when to hold on to emotions. Throughout this book, readers learn not only do all the characters possess a certain strength to protect one another in the present, but also to guard and cherish tragic and beautiful events from the past.

Black Daniel, who was born Galen, is by no stretch of the imagination a dim witted man, passive person, or a slave to cower. Instead, he is a person of morals, trust, affection, dedication, and above all, he has real love for Hester, whom he named, “La Indigo.”

This historical romance explores the truth about love and passion between a man and a woman.

Super awesome book!

Syma C., Staff

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Friday, February 03, 2017

[Book Review] The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Readers' Advisory Genre Spotlight 

 Gay and Lesbian Fiction/LGBT Fiction

 Syma reviews THE COLOR PURPLE by Alice Walker (Harcourt,1982)

Celie and her sister, Nellie, were raised by their mother and the man they discovered later to be their stepfather in rural Georgia.

Even though younger, prettier Nellie was the sister “Mister” desired, she was not allowed to marry him. Instead, Celie was expected to marry “Mister.”

This, of course, caused a separation between the sisters. While Celie was married to Mister, she endured rape, abuse, and slavery while raising his four children from his previous marriage. To make matters worse, Mister disrespected Celie and their marriage even more by allowing his true love, Suge Avery, to move into his house. Even though Mister was over heels in love with Suge, she and Celie began their own secret, sexual relationship.

While Suge and Celie’s love and understanding for one another grew, their relationship helped both gain independence away from Mister. Sensing this, Mister wanted to redeem himself so he contacted the Department of Immigration. Through this rare act of kindness, Celie and Nellie were finally reunited.

Knowing how much adversity the sisters had to endure, this novel is a true tear jerker.

Syma C., Staff

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Friday, April 22, 2016

[Book Review] Roby Reviews: Best Friends Forever


Fiction

Johnnie reviews Best Friends Forever by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing, 2016)

For readers who expect this book to be a great lesson on true friendship, you are in for a big surprise. 

This book is actually about a husband (Keith Richardson) who is committed to leaving home for a woman on the side. Of course, he blames his cheating on his wife (Celine Richardson). Although Keith learns that his wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer, he is not worrying about leaving his wife and daughter at a time when his family needs him the most. 

After weeks of being the invisible family man, Keith decides it is time to ask his wife for forgiveness. But what are his real motives? Will Celine forgive her husband and allow him to come back home?  Or will Celine follow the advice of her best friend, Lauren, who is single and not happy about Keith's behaviors?

This book will play with your emotions. It will make you sad. It will make you mad. It is a book that should be made into a television series.
Johnnie Mosley, North Branch





We hope you enjoyed this week's Roby Reviews. 

Authors Thomas Christensen and Kimberla Lawson Roby will speak at 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. respectively.  

Bookstock Memphis Area Authors' Festival @ Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Saturday
April 23, 2016
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[Book Review] Roby Reviews: The Ultimate Betrayal

Fiction

Johnnie reviews The Ultimate Betrayal by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing, 2015)
The Ultimate Betrayal is another drama in the Reverend Curtis Black series. More specifically, it is soap opera about the life of Alicia Black, the daughter of Reverend Curtis Black.


Four years earlier, Alicia married Phillips Sullivan, a good man and husband. However, Alicia messed up the marriage by engaging in a two-way love affair with Levi Cunningham, a drug dealer and thug. Four years later, after much prayer, Phillips decided to forgive Alicia and take her back. In the meantime, Alicia finds herself back in the arms of Levi who has convinced her that he is a different man. As Alicia goes through her self-inflicted problems, she learns that her friend, Melanie, is also dealing with her own drama.


Melanie is dealing with weight issues as well as problems with her husband, Brad. Because Alicia and Melanie are dealing with a number of personal issues, they find themselves turning on each other like enemies in World War III.


Will Alicia find true love in the arms of her husband or another man? Will Melanie come to grips with her weight problems? What surprises are yet to be revealed in the lives of Alicia, Phillips, Levi, Melanie, and Brad?


For first time readers of the Reverend Black series, this book will be a blast. For veteran readers of the series, this book will not disappoint.

Johnnie Mosley, North Branch Library

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Monday, April 18, 2016

[Book Review] The Perfect Marriage by Kimberla Lawson Roby

Fiction

This is the first of a series of "Roby Reviews" written by staff members in honor of Ms. Kimberla Lawson Roby, one of our keynote speakers for Bookstock 2016.

Wanda reviews The Perfect Marriage by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publisher, 2013)
Derrek and Denise Shaw never dreamed their life would end up in a place where they needed help for their cocaine abuse.   After all they had the perfect life.   Both had successful careers with high salaries, a house in the suburbs and a daughter named McKenzie that they both adore.  So how did they end up in this place?  Derrek and Denise started out innocently taking cocaine Derrek as a social measure and Denise as a way to relieve stress and enjoy with her husband.  In the beginning they only used cocaine every once in a while.  They both liked the euphoric feeling it gave them when they used it.  As Denise stated it took the stress off from their highly successful jobs.
When the pressures of life began to take its toll on them, Denise and Derrek began to use cocaine more to relieve their stress. Before they realized it, they had gone through their savings from the use of cocaine. The death in the family and the loss of MacKenzie’s college savings just tore the family apart.
Ms Roby has scratched the surface of how a drug like cocaine can alter the lifestyle of a successful couple in a short amount of time.  The action and suspense in the story kept me turning the pages until the very end.  Ms. Roby is a bestselling author with a vast repertoire.

Wanda Holliday, Levi Branch

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Monday, November 04, 2013

[Book Review] The Family Business by Carl Weber

Fiction/African-American

 Darletha reviews THE FAMILY BUSINESS by Carl Weber with Eric Pete (Urban Books, 2012)
L.C. Duncan and his adult children operate one of the most successful luxury car dealerships in New York.  Ready to retire to Florida with his wife, L.C. names middle son, Orlando, his successor. Before Orlando can fully take the reigns a special delivery from Los Angeles is hijacked, igniting a feud between the Duncans and a west coast organization. Now each family member must utilize their specialized skills to protect Duncan Motors at all costs.  
The story is told in Weber's signature fashion from the alternating perspectives of L.C. and his children Orlando, Paris, London, Rio, and his son-in-law Harris. Out of all the siblings youngest daughter Paris reminds readers there is definitely more to this family business than meets the eye. Disloyalty and power moves will shake their relationships to the core and the shocking ending will have readers searching for the sequel, The Family Business 2. 

 This fast-paced, suspenseful story has a street fiction feel designed to grab a reader’s attention until the end.  Although I figured out some of the plot twists early, those who like brazen characters, sex, action, and drama with will enjoy this book.

Darletha Matthews, South Branch

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

[Book Review] Who Asked You? by Terry McMillan

Fiction/African American

Andrea reviews WHO ASKED YOU? by Terry McMillan (Viking, 2013)

Based around Betty Jean (BJ) and Tammy, neighbors in the self-proclaimed Los Angeles ghetto, these women have seen a lot of heartbreak and hatred in their lives but their respective homes are filled with love and warmth.

Betty Jean, a hard-working room service clerk, is doing all she can to hold herself together until retirement. Her “much-older” husband, Lee David, has retired and homebound with Alzheimer’s disease. Betty Jean doesn’t like leaving him alone with a home healthcare nurse, but what choice does she really have if she wants to have any financial stability in the future? Betty Jean will also be the first to tell you she wasn’t the best of mothers to her three kids, but she wasn’t the worst, either.

Tammy, blonde with blue eyes, has always been shunned by other neighbors for marrying a black man. She stands by her decision by stating, “Love isn’t a color; it’s a verb!” Although her adult children, Max and Montana, have not always made the smartest decisions in life, Tammy is still fiercely protective of them.

There is a common thread in this newest novel by Terry McMillan, who also wrote Waiting to Exhale and How Stella got her Groove Back. The theme is redemption. Both BJ and Tammy know they didn’t make good choices as mothers or even wives, but both women are willing to sacrifice for their respective grandchildren.

No matter where the geographical location of a house is, as long as there is love, the house becomes a home.

Andrea King, Poplar White Station

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Monday, May 20, 2013

[Book Review] Sula by Toni Morrison

Fiction/African American
Reader’s Advisory Class – African American Literature Review

Nakia reviews SULA by Toni Morrison (Originally published by Knopf, 1973) 

Sula is a story about friendship. It is a story about two young African American women (Sula and Nel) who lived in the South during the early to mid-1900s.  Although they faced many adversities, the two found solace in sharing their joys and sorrows with each other.  Sula is complicated, negative, disloyal and promiscuous, but throughout parts of the book, you will still find yourself pulling for her. She’s gutsy, protective, and brutally honest at times.  I enjoyed reading the development of the other characters in the book as well – Eva, Tar Baby, Hannah, Cecile, Chicken Little and Helene.  

This is a masterful work by the renowned Toni Morrison. This story is bold and controversial.  The characters are rich and lively.  This wasn’t my favorite Toni Morrison book, but it is still very well written piece of literature and deserves the recognition it has received.

Nakia Armstrong, Central Library

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Monday, August 27, 2012

[Book Review] BLOODCHILD, AND OTHER STORIES by Octavia Butler

Science Fiction

Darletha reviews BLOODCHILD, AND OTHER STORIES by Octavia Butler (Four Walls Eight Windows, 1995)

Octavia Butler passed away in 2006, but I wish she was still alive, publishing her amazing novels. Her works explore thought-provoking social issues within a science fiction or fantasy setting. On the search for a quick read, I selected  Bloodchild, a brief collection of five novellas and two essays.

The book’s namesake, “Bloodchild” depicts humans as walking incubators for alien offspring. It is the goriest of the five, reflecting a theme I associate most often with Butler’s science fiction novels—complex relationships between aliens and humans. My favorite story is “Speech Sounds,” a Hugo Award winner set in Los Angeles where an epidemic has stripped the population of the ability to read, write or understand verbal language. From the perspective of a widowed teacher we see how society collapses when normal communication is gone.

What pleased me the most about this collection are the afterwords written by Butler at the end of each tale. Her anecdotes describe how story ideas grew from reading other books or her personal experiences. The first essay, “Positive Obsession,” is an autobiographical piece about Octavia’s determination to write, despite skeptics and endless rejection letters as a black woman writing science fiction. “Furor Scribendi” lists her rules for becoming a writer. You’ll have to read for yourself what the title means and why she considers talent and inspiration “potential impediments.”

Readers who want to know more about the science fiction pioneer who created Kindred and Wildseed will enjoy this book. I can read the rest of Octavia Butler's novels with a better understanding of the person behind them.

Darletha Matthews, South Branch Library

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Monday, February 06, 2012

[Book Review] ONE DEAD PREACHER by Tony Lindsay

Fiction/ African American/Mystery

Darletha reviews ONE DEAD PREACHER by Tony Lindsay (Q-boro Books, 2007)

David Price, CEO of a successful security company, agrees to take on a new client referred to him by a long-time friend. His new client is Sugar Owens, a beautiful woman seeking protection from her husband, Brother Yazz, the controversial religious leader of the New Day Brothers. The New Day Brothers offer second chances to “people whom the community and society had turned their backs on,” but they also utilize questionable means to finance their organization.

Price and Sugar share a strong attraction, but David soon learns that this job brings on more than he's bargained for when Brother Yazz is found dead. Using the streets of Chicago as a backdrop, David must stay ahead of the Chicago police and the New Day Brothers as he helps Sugar expose the dark secrets of the New Day organization.

I enjoyed the well-developed characters and events of this rapidly paced novel. The author has an edge of your seat writing style that captured my attention right away. As both protagonist and narrator, David is witty and street smart in a way reminiscent of Walter Mosley’s fictional detective, Easy Rawlins. This novel is a fast read, enriched with many social issues and compelling characters that lead to a satisfying end.

Darletha Matthews, South Branch Library

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

[Book Review] MAMA RUBY by Mary Monroe

Fiction/African American

Darletha reviews MAMA RUBY by Mary Monroe (Kensington, 2011)

Ruby Upshaw is the seventh daughter of a preacher who resides in Shreveport, Louisiana in the mid-1930s. Ruby’s parents think she is an obedient, upright child, but like her six older sisters, Ruby has been leading a double life since she was eight years old. By the time she is fifteen, she will have enough street smarts to do whatever it takes to survive.

Ruby lives in a racially-segregated town, but she isn’t afraid of anybody. As a plus-sized girl with a tough demeanor and pocket knife for protection, people are afraid of her! Ruby becomes best friends with Othella, the daughter of a well-known prostitute. Despite her father’s warnings to stay away from “fast” girls, Ruby sneaks out of the house regularly to party at Othella’s house and fool around with several boys.

Ruby’s promiscuity leads to the secret birth of a child she is forced to give away. In subsequent years, Ruby and Othella relocate to New Orleans in hopes of finding good husbands, but what they actually encounter are a series of bad situations involving prostitution and violence. Ruby lives a difficult life that will transform her into a bitter, vengeful woman with a score to settle.

This novel is the prequel to Monroe’s debut novel, The Upper Room, which continues the Ruby/Othella story. What stood out to me the most were Ruby’s endless misfortunes, which I might better understand when I read The Upper Room. Readers who love plenty of drama and a candid writing style will enjoy this book. There are many, many shocking moments, so there is plenty to talk about with friends or in a book club setting. As a bonus, the hardback version contains discussion questions and brief interview with Monroe.

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Monday, August 22, 2011

[Book Review] THE KID by Sapphire

Fiction/African American

Andrea reviews THE KID by Sapphire (Penguin Press, 2011)

(Warning: this review contains spoilers!)

First of all, let me preface this review by saying I could not wait to read this because I loved Push, the novel about sixteen-year-old, illiterate, pregnant Precious Jones. Her plight was horrific but under the guidance of her mentor and teacher, Blue Rain, Precious was given a chance to thrive.


The Kid follows the life of Abdul Jones, Precious’ son, from ages nine to nineteen. I did expect a sequel; but unfortunately, this is not one. The author, Sapphire has even mentioned in interviews, she did not mean for this novel to be a continuation of Push. In the first few pages, Abdul has to attend his mother’s funeral after she dies of AIDS.

The safety net that Precious provided for Abdul has been torn away, as he is bounced from different foster homes to a Catholic orphanage to living with his great-grandmother, Toosie. Getting fed up with Toosie and the squalor she lives in, 13 year-old Abdul takes up with his much-older male dance instructor.

Each place Abdul lived; there was horrible abuse and anguish, whether it was physical, emotional, or sexual.

Readers will be appalled at the situations Abdul is enduring, and just wish he had a “Blue Rain” in his life to help him succeed and rise above.

As coarse as his language is and as heartbreaking as his life is, I kept reading just to see what happened next. This book definitely will stir strong emotions, and you won’t forget Abdul Louis Jones for a long time!

Andrea King, Poplar-White Station Library

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Wednesday, June 08, 2011

[Book Review] WE AIN'T THE BRONTES by Rosalyn McMillan

Fiction/African American

Betty reviews WE AIN'T THE BRONTES by Rosalyn McMillan (Urban Books, 2011)

Charity and Lynzee are sibling writers with a love-hate relationship between them. Charity lives in Memphis and is struggling to get her book published. The other sister, Lynzee, is wealthy and lives in New York. Charity feels that her wealthy sister, Lynzee, is trying to destroy her career. Is she being blacklisted by her sister? A dark secret is about to surface regarding a child that was given away a birth. Will this destroy the siblings’ relationship forever?

This is a good book, easy to read, with an interesting plot, and a lot of drama. Since the author lives in Memphis, there are a lot of familiar places that she mentions throughout the book.

Betty Faulkner, Gaston Park Library

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

[Book Review] GIOVANNI'S ROOM by James Baldwin

Fiction/African American

Audrey reviews GIOVANNI'S ROOM by James Baldwin (Modern Library reprint, 2001).


This book is a classic of American literature. The second of Baldwin’s novels and published in 1956 while he lived as an expatriate in France, Giovanni’s Room recounts the tortured musings of a young American man, David, during several months in Paris. David’s primary struggle is with his sexuality. He cannot accept his identity as a gay man, and careens back and forth between a relationship with Hella, a forthright but ultimately conventional young woman, and Giovanni, a beautiful, intense and desperate young man.


Ultimately, the novel ends in tragedy – David leaves Giovanni, Hella leaves David, Giovanni is convicted and sentenced to death for murder of his former employer. David decides to return to the States, but is irrevocably changed by his experiences. The ending is ambiguous – will David learn from these tragedies, or merely continue to be haunted by them?


But while the book is certainly dark and brooding, I did not find it depressing. David’s struggle parallels that of many trying to find an authentic life, but lacking the courage to do so. Giovanni’s Room is a classic “coming of age” novel. It is written in very poetic language, and French phrases are sprinkled liberally throughout, so readers may want a French-English dictionary nearby. But at under 200 pages, it’s a quick read, and a rewarding and thought-provoking one.


Audrey May, LINC Department

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Monday, March 14, 2011

[Book Review] LOVE, HONOR, AND BETRAY by Kimberla Lawson Roby

Fiction/African American

The North Branch Renaissance Men's Book Club reviews LOVE, HONOR, AND BETRAY by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central, 2011)

The book club readers really enjoyed this book. This book is a part of the notorious Rev. Curtis Black saga, with a lot of twists and turns!

Curtis Black's wife, Charlotte, is the central character. Curtis Black has fathered a child by his mistress. The mistress dies and now Black must decide if he will take care of his illegitimate two-year-old daughter, Curtina, or send the child to be cared for by another family. Well now! Black chooses to take Curtina in, but this is to the dismay of Charlotte. Charlotte resents Curtina and takes out her frustrations on the girl. Charlotte also begins spending more time away from family and more time with her ex-boyfriend.

This book is a good read for those familiar with the infamous Curtis Black and for readers who like a lot of drama!

Karen Hall, North Branch Library

The Renaissance Men's Book Club will discuss Someday, an Inspirational Romance by local author Jae Henderson on Saturday, March 19th, at 2:00 p.m.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

[Book Review] THEY TELL ME OF A HOME by Daniel Black

Fiction/African American

Karen reviews THEY TELL ME OF A HOME by Daniel Black (St. Martin’s Press, 2005)

Talk about a Southern gothic novel! This one has it all--murder, incest, anger, lust, revenge, and a lot of secrets!

Tommy Lee Tyson returns to his hometown called Swamp Creek, Arkansas after being away for 10 years. His homecoming is far less than welcoming. I consider this novel a must read. Hopefully, the author will produce a sequel.

Karen Hall, North Branch

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

[Book Review] WENCH by Dolen Perkins-Valdez


Fiction/African-American Historical

Darletha Matthews reviews WENCH by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Amistad, 2010)

This story takes place in the early 1840s and 1850s.

Tawawa House is a resort located in the free state of Ohio, where Northern and Southern whites spend summer vacation. Four slave women--Lizzie, Mawu, Rennie, and Sweet--accompany their respective masters each summer to the resort. They reside in private cottages with their masters, away from the disapproving eyes of Northern guests in the main hotel. The wives stay at home. The resort is located in an area surrounded by anti-slavery residents, but the Southern men are confident that their slaves will not run away.

Lizzie, Mawu, Rennie, and Sweet look forward to reuniting each summer at Tawawa, where they find reprieve from the plantation's confinement. They explore the area between work duties and share stories about their lives and families. Each woman has endured some form of abuse and heartbreak because, as slaves, they have no control over their bodies or the fates of their loved ones.

Mawu is the newest and most outspoken woman in the group. Suffering endless abuse, Mawu resents "being made to feel no different than a cow or a goat or a chicken." The other women don't discuss being slaves but Mawu's questions force them confront their feelings.

Lizzie has mixed feelings for her master, Drayle. She feels she should hate him because she is a slave, but Drayle has favored Lizzie since she was young. Lizzie is allowed to read and speak freely in his presence, hoping that in her submission, he will one day free the son and daughter she has given him. When Mawu tries to persuade the others to escape, dire consequences follow.

Slavery is known as the “Peculiar Institution” and this novel depicts the complexities of male-master/female-slave relationships. Through Mawu and Lizzie, Wench explores the extremes of these forced relationships on a slave woman’s psyche. This novel is filled with shocking and redeeming moments, all described in simple, elegant language. I recommend it to fans of African-American historical fiction.

Darletha Matthews, South Branch Library

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

[Book Review] AFTER THE DANCE by Lori Johnson

Fiction/African-American

Doris Dixon reviews AFTER THE DANCE by Lori Johnson (Dafina Books, 2008)

With her debut novel After The Dance, former Memphian Lori Johnson offers a gift to readers who enjoy well-crafted, character-driven stories about love and intimacy. The smart dialogue and humorous banter will remind some readers of classic Hollywood love stories. Others will appreciate that this is a story about "grown folks" determined not to repeat the mistakes of the past. The language is sharp but never profane and the plot is provocative without being tawdry.

Tired of playing romantic games, Faye creates a series of rules for potential lovers. She is not interested in romantic relationships, wants to avoid emotional entanglements, and refuses to have sex with any man more than three times. Faye's new neighbor, Carl, is intrigued by if not instantly attracted to her. Their brief time together, watching movies, talking, and dancing, convinces him that, despite the obstacles she has created, Faye is someone he wants to know better. Carl accepts her conditions (three strikes and you're out) with the hope that his charms will wear down her defenses.


Doris Dixon, Raleigh Branch Library

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Kimberla Lawson Roby Visits North Branch Library

The Memphis Public Library & Information Center frequently hosts visits of popular authors. This past Monday, bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby visited the North Branch Library.


Ms. Roby appeared at North at the request of Johnnie Mosley, librarian and facilitator of the Renaissance Men's Book Club:
I asked her to come since she was here in Memphis for the Sisterhood Showcase at the Cook Convention Center and a book signing at Borders Bookstore in Germantown. Kimberla informed me that there was no way she could tell me no because of the moral support I have given her before she became a bestselling author. Also, she let me know that she appreciated the fact that the Renaissance Men's Book Club has read and bought her books. A number of guys in the group have also written her e-mails in the past. It was not until Lillian in Marketing asked me whether the Renaissance Men's Book Club had read any of Kimberla 's books that I discovered that we had read 7 of the nine books she had written. Kimberla let all of us know that she enjoyed her visit with us. We also enjoyed her visit. When Kimberla came through the door, she and I were so glad to see each other.


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Friday, June 06, 2008

Kimberla Lawson Roby to Visit North Branch


Bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby will appear at the North Branch Library on Monday, June 9 at 1:00 p.m.


Please call (901) 276-6631 for more information.

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