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October 2003 Newsletter
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In this issue...
Danny
Simmons,
"Three Days as the Crow Flies"
James
Earl Hardy, "Love
the One You're With"
BeBe
Moore Campbell,
"Sometimes my Mommy Gets Angry"
Storytime
with Dr. Lorenzo Pace, "Jalani
and the Lock"
Adult
Book Club Selection
Teen
Book Club Selection
Special
Events
Visit our website: www.brownstonebooks.com
 DANNY
SIMMONS |
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JAMES
EARL HARDY |
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Tuesday, October 7th*
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Danny
Simmons,
"Three Days as the Crow Flies"
Come to Restoration
Plaza to hear Danny Simmons, painter, gallery
owner, and poet talk about his new book "Three
Days as the Crow Flies. Simmons' debut novel
"smartly spins this tale as a generous
fable of redemption…a fond tribute to
the naughty fun of the good old days,"
as quoted in the New York Times. Simmons will
also speak about his role as co-founder of
Def Poetry Jam and RUSH Philanthropic.
*This event will be held at the Billie Holiday
Theatre, 1360 Fulton Street (New York Ave.)
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Thursday, October 9th
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James Earl Hardy, "Love
the One You're With"
The creator
of the B-Boy Blues black gay male relationship
series is back with Love
the One You're With,
a wild and sexy story that begs the question
"Do men and monogamy mix?" Hardy's
characters are real, raucous, romantic and
memorable. Reading and Signing. Meet and
greet at Akwaaba Café following book
signing.
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| BEBE
MOORE CAMPBELL |
DR.
LORENZO PACE |
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Sunday, October 12th
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BeBe
Moore Campbell,
"Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry"
Favored author,
BeBe Moore Campbell, has published her first
children's book-
Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry, which
explores the difficult lives of children
living
with a mentally ill parent. Known for her
ability to bring deeper understanding to
tough
racial and cultural subjects, Campbell approaches
mental illness from a child's eye with compassion
and sensitivity. Reading and Signing.
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Saturday, October 25th
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Storytime with Dr. Lorenzo Pace, "Jalani
and the Lock"
Disarming
in its simplicity, Dr. Pace conveys complex
events of the Middle Passage in a fairy tale
structure. "A long time ago in Africa,
a little boy named Jalani loved to play in
the forest." Like other classic fairy
tales, the forest, once a child's magical
kingdom, becomes a source of terror; this
is the scene where "a strange man came
and took him away." Pace marks Jalani's
transition into life as a captive in America
with a single word, "Locks." This
very special story time event will be filled
with music, dancing, and understanding. Don't
Miss it!
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TEEN
BOOK CLUB - SAVE THE DATE |
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Wednesday,
October 15th
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 This
Month’s Selection:
Push
by Sapphire
What happens when a young girl falls through
every "crack" imaginable? The life
of Precious Jones is the topic of this month's
book club meetings as we discuss Push by Sapphire.
Meetings are free and open to the public.
If you missed any past meetings you can still
enjoy the books our club has read. Click
here for a sample of past selections.
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Sunday,
November 16th
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The Teen Book Club will not meet in October.
Our selection for November is The Autobiography
of Malcolm X, As Told to Alex Haley.
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Saturday,
October 11th
Akwaaba
D.C. Literary
Bed and Breakfast
Celebrate the
grand opening of the Akwaaba D.C. Literary
Bed and Breakfast Travel with us to Washington
D.C. for the grand opening party celebrating
the nation's first Bed and Breakfast to celebrate
our literary heritage. The entire inn will
be available for touring from 12 noon until
7 pm. Open and free to the public, guests
will enjoy live jazz and refreshments as they
move from room to room meeting authors who
will talk about their work and sign books,
which will be available for purchase.Tour
Buses leave from Brownstone Books at 7:00
AM sharp. Tickets are $30.
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Saturday,
October 18th
The Legacy Continues
25th Annual Bedford-Stuyvesant House Tour
Bedford-Stuyvesant's annual house tour is
always a main attraction and a very-well attended
event. "The Legacy Continues",
this year's theme and the house tour's 25th
year anniversary, will be no exception. On
Saturday, October 18th, the Brownstoners of
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Inc., will showcase several
spectacular brownstones and limestones, along
the tree-lined streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant.
The self-guided tour will begin at the historic
"Old" Boys High School, at 832 Marcy
Avenue, near the corner of Putnam Avenue,
from 11 AM - 4 P.M., rain or shine.
For those of you on the house
hunt, the day starts at Boys High at 9:00
AM with a Home Buyer's Workshop. Tickets,
which cover admission to the workshop and
tour, are available here at Brownstone Books
for $15.
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