Mosaic Spring Benefit

2009 Mosaic Literary Magazine Benefit

Mosaic Literary Magazine is published by the Literary Freedom Project a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization

Join us Sunday, June 7, 2-5 pm for some wine, food, and art as we celebrate spring and Mosaic. Proceeds will go to benefit Mosaic Literary Magazine and its education programs.

To RSVP ($40 Minimum Contribution to Attend) please visit: http://mosaicmagazine.org/benefit.html

Wine ? Food ? Art ? Prizes

AALBC.com Brownstone Gallery
64 West 119 St
Harlem NY 10026


Featuring: Poet Cheryl Boyce-Taylor (pictured right)

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Marcia E. Wilson's Dripping Ink photography exhibit, including images of:
Amiri Baraka ? Derrick Bell ? Cheryl Boyce-Taylor & son, Phife (Tribe Called Quest) ? Octavia Butler ? Colin Channer ? Dr. John Henrik Clark ? Jayne Cortez ? Edwidge Danticat ? Angela Davis ? Junot Diaz  ? bell hooks ? Jamaica Kincaid ? Haki Madhubuti ? Terri McMillan ? Bebe Moore-Campbell ? Toni Morrison ? President Barack Obama ? Kevin Powell ? Sonia Sanchez ? Alice Walker ? Margaret Walker

Also on facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/beneficiaries/14405

Jill Nelson
http://authors.aalbc.com/jillnelson.htm

Nelson, the author of Let's Get It On: A Novel (Amistad June 2nd 2009) was born and raised in Harlem and has been a working journalist for more than twenty-five years. She is a graduate of the City College of New York and the Columbia School of Journalism, and was subsequently the recipient of a Charles H. Revson Fellowship at Columbia University.

Jill also wrote the bestselling memoir, Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience which won an American Book Award. She is the author of Straight, No Chaser: How I Became a Grown-Up...

Triangular Road: A Memoir by Paule Marshall - Book Reviewed by Thumper
http://reviews.aalbc.com/triangular_road.htm

I love Triangular Road! The writing has the feel of lectures being given by a favorite professor who happens to be an excellent storyteller. From the beginning, I was transported to the cool lazy summer day under a big shade tree, with an endless supply of ice cold lemonade and Marshall telling me a few stories of her life. Boy, does Marshall know how to tell a story.

Sisters & Husbands by Connie Briscoe
http://reviews.aalbc.com/sisters_and_husbands.htm

It has been an awfully long time since I have read a novel by Connie Briscoe. When I became aware of her new novel, Sisters & Husbands, I thought why not. Why not give Briscoe another tumble for ol? time's sake. In many ways, reading Briscoe's new novel took me back to a time when novels about three or four sisters/girlfriends and their love lives were a major rave, and actually laid the foundation for the popular trend of African American novels well over 10 years ago. While it is true that I grew tired of the sister/girlfriends genre, reading Sisters & Husbands was like skipping down memory lane. The novel was a welcome change of pace. I had been reading so many books on deep, heavy subjects; it was nice to be swept away by a simple story. Sisters & Husbands definitely swept me away.

David Mann - The ?Meet the Browns? Interview
http://reviews.aalbc.com/david_mann.htm

Born on August 7, 1966 with a beautiful singing voice, Texas-native David Mann began honing his skills in his grandfather's church at an early age. The music world took note after he tunefully teamed up with three-time Grammy-winning gospel sensation Kirk Franklin and the Family.

Star Trek - Film Review by Kam Williams
http://reviews.aalbc.com/star_trek.htm

Quite frankly, it felt like the end of the line for Star Trek in 2002 when, Nemesis, the 10^th film in the fabled sci-fi series, proved to be such an uninspired disappointment. After all, as any Trekkie could tell you, the even-numbered installments, at least until then, could always be counted on to be substantially superior to their odd-numbered counterparts.

So, it is easy to understand why loyal fans have been holding their breaths with trepidation in anticipation of the release of Star Trek 11. But they can now exhale a collective sigh of relief, for this worthy adventure not only resuscitates the flagging franchise but it just might be the best Star Trek yet.

Join Book Industry Professionals, Authors and Friends
on Pier 66 for our 3rd Annual Black Pack Party
http://www.aalbc.com/events/3rd_annual_black_pack_party.htm

Hosts:  AALBC.com, Linda A. Duggins, MosaicBooks.com, Written Magazine

What: Party, Mix and Mingle on the Hudson River as we celebrate book industry professionals, authors and friends

When: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 7:00pm - 11:00pm

Where:  Pier 66 Maritime, 26th St at the Hudson River (Westside Highway), New York City, NY

Admission is free, food and drinks available for purchase. This is outdoor venue, dress is casual.

Also on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208465715104