African American Literature

[close] Taking questions about "The Keka Collection" from February 21, 2013 to March 23, 2013

[close] This group is dedicated to the appreciation of African American love in literature. This group is over for all who seek to APPRECIATE black love and the cultural experiences surrounding finding black love. This group is primary for the consumption and discussion African American Romance, but there is a designated space for other genres in African American literature. :) Introduce yourself here. Make recommendations. Discuss all things book here. Suggest some group reads. Challenge yourself to a few reads. *I do not claim creative rights to any of the amazing black art you see in this group.

[close] The aim of the Edwidge Danticat Society is to encourage and sponsor the reading and study of the works—literary and activist—of Edwidge Danticat. The purpose of this group is to connect around the reading of the works of Danticat and other authors of the African diaspora, especially including Haiti, the Caribbean, and the United States.

[close] The author of "Raising Redemption" will be chatting here Sept 9-13, 2013. Please join this group to get updates and reminders. We'll be talking about the influences behind the novel, the background to the four generation Tilman history and the burdens placed on the younger generation of a forceful, demanding family. Please share your own family story.