Zale's zeal for a social cause costs him dearly, bringing him to serious illness and crisis in this timely, disturbing novel that is certain to win Johnson much attention. So Good, with a humorous, insightful look at America's obsession with weight as Serpentine Williamson, a Chicago TV reporter blessed with the good life, learns the importance of self-esteem when everything she holds dear is threatened. While veteran novelist Kristin Lattany may be best known for her most popular book, The Landlord, her new work, Do unto Others offers us a different side of the author with the absorbing story of Zena and her husband Lucious, whose world is rocked by the entry of an unpredictable young African girl into their household. The novel is a scathing reminder of the futility of racism, the assumptions of Afrocentrism, and the occasional absurdity of political correctness. He shows her the full range of love and commitment, despite her fears and doubts.
Rice writes with a candid, realistic view of amour that pulls very few punches.
Jeffrey Renard Allen's exceptional debut epic, Rails Under My Back , tells the complex story of the lives and loves of two brothers, Lucifer and John Jones, and their wives, Gracie and Sheila McShan. This multilayered, intricate fable delves deep into the themes of love, survival, responsibility, and trust, as the choices of the parents bear unforeseen consequences for their children. Sweeping, experimental, and rewarding. Every page of this collection of essays, reports, speeches, and editorials yields a wealth of information about this trio of extraordinary men. Prime-time biographies Biographies of noted African Americans have become very popular in recent years, gaining both in quality and critical notice.