The BCALA Literary Award Winning Books
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First presented at the Second National Conference of African American Librarians in 1994, the BCALA Literary Awards acknowledge outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction for adult audiences by African American authors.
Monetary awards are presented in the following categories: First Novelist, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Honor Book citations are also awarded in fiction and nonfiction without any accompanying monetary remuneration.
The BCALA also hosts an annual conference, the National Conference of African American Librarians.
1 Books Honored in 2000
Winner Fiction
Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do: A Novel
List Price: $13.95
William Morrow Paperbacks (Sep 03, 2002)
Fiction, Paperback, 336 pages
ISBN: 9780060515928Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Description:
At forty, artist-turned-librarian Eva Hutchinson isnt looking for a change. But on a hot Friday the 13th in June, Hutch, her husband of ten years, picks up his suitcase and walks into the night, searching for the "joy" that he feels is missing from their marriage. Suddenly, playing by the old rules doesnt make much sense to a not-quite-young sister whose stable world has turned upside down. Now Eva is alone with an empty heart in a big, empty house. Hutch fears he is falling in love with the neglected wife of his wealthy, philandering best friend. Charley, Evas law-school-bound daughter, wants to chuck it all and become a stand-up comedian while Stephen, Hutchs son, harbors a secret that will rock his fathers world. And into the mix strolls Isaiah Lonesome, a handsome hunk of a twenty-eight-year-old jazz musician who will teach Eva to play some lusty new riffs on loves oldest song.
At forty, artist-turned-librarian Eva Hutchinson isnt looking for a change. But on a hot Friday the 13th in June, Hutch, her husband of ten years, picks up his suitcase and walks into the night, searching for the "joy" that he feels is missing from their marriage. Suddenly, playing by the old rules doesnt make much sense to a not-quite-young sister whose stable world has turned upside down. Now Eva is alone with an empty heart in a big, empty house. Hutch fears he is falling in love with the neglected wife of his wealthy, philandering best friend. Charley, Evas law-school-bound daughter, wants to chuck it all and become a stand-up comedian while Stephen, Hutchs son, harbors a secret that will rock his fathers world. And into the mix strolls Isaiah Lonesome, a handsome hunk of a twenty-eight-year-old jazz musician who will teach Eva to play some lusty new riffs on loves oldest song.
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