Black Issues Book Review

May/June's celebrations, gatherings and observances.

From the editors - Editorial

Bringing the heat new young adult series.

Between the lines: the inside scoop on what's happening in the publishing industry - Brief article

People get ready for another Cosby book.

Between the lines: the inside scoop on what's happening in the publishing industry - 'Come on, People!: On the Path From Victims to Victors' by Bill Cosby - Book review

Where there's a will ...

Between the lines: the inside scoop on what's happening in the publishing industry

Cave Canem.

AWARDS - Brief article

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

AWARDS - Anisfield-Wolf Book Award - Brief article

Coe Booth.

AWARDS - L.A. Times Book Prize Young Adult category - Brief article

Eric Jerome Dickey.

CONTEST

Marcus Samuelsson.

AWARDS - James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Award - Brief article

Peniel E. Joseph.

AWARDS - Mark Lynton History Award - Brief article

C. Vivian Stringer.

NONFICTION - Brief article

Farrah Gray.

NONFICTION - Brief article

Jeff Henderson.

NONFICTION - Brief article

Lil' Kim.

NONFICTION - Brief article

Moe Brighthaupt.

NONFICTION

R&B diva Faith Evans with Aliya King's Keeping the Faith, about the author's romantic yet stormy marriage to hip-hop legend Notorious B.I.G. to Karen Thomas at Grand Central, in a significant deal, at auction, by Marc Gerald at The Agency Group.

NONFICTION - Brief article

On May 30, 2007, Up South Inc., and Hue-Man Bookstore present 'Jammin' With Baraka Fundraising Gala.'.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Brief article

The 3rd Annual Nyack Library African-American Author Conference & Book Fair.

NYACK, NEW YORK - Brief article

The Femme Fantastik Tour.

NATIONWIDE - Brief article

Victoria Christopher Murray.

FICTION - Brief article

Rooted in the written word: cosmetology, history and business training are at the heart of a book club in California.

Books & clubs

Beats, Rhymes and Life: What We Love and Hate About Hip-Hop.

Brief article - Book review

Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies.

Brief article - Book review

Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis.

It's about That Time: Miles Davis on and off Record - Brief article - Book review

Day-O!!! The Autobiography of Irving Burgie.

Brief article - Book review

The Biography of Dr. Dre.

Brief article - Book review

The Confessions of Rick James: Memoirs of a Super Freak.

Book review

Frankie Manning: The Ambassador of the Lindy Hop.

Brief article - Book review

From Spirituals to Symphonies: African American Women Composers and Their Music.

Brief article - Book review

Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Brief article - Book review