Black Literature Archives - Sharee Hereford

You Know Me When You Read My Work: An Interview With Takerra Allen

by Sharee Hereford | Oct 8, 2018 | Black Literature, Black Writers, Latest Updates, Sistah Girls Book Club

“You know me when you read my work.” -Takerra Allen Takerra Allen is a Black contemporary urban author, director, producer, and CEO of the all-female entertainment company–Heaven Inc. Allen has made it nearly impossible for you to be a reader of urban...

Mentoring and Paying It Forward: An Evening With Pearl Cleage and Tayari Jones

by BookLoverSistah | Oct 1, 2018 | Black Literature, Black Writers, Latest Updates, Sistah Girls Book Club

An experience with Pearl Cleage and Tayari Jones On a recent Thursday evening, the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself. The chance to meet renowned and bestselling authors were one thing, but to have the two authors be two favorites was yet another phenomenon...

To be a writer you have to write: An Interview With Omar Tyree

by Sharee Hereford | Sep 10, 2018 | Black Literature, Black Writers, Interviews, Latest Updates, Sistah Girls Book Club, Sistah Girls Podcast

To be a writer you have to write. Omar Tyree hit the scene hard in 1993 with the release of his second novel, Flyy Girl. The coming of age tale follows the life of Tracey Ellison–a young sassy black girl who grows up in a middle-class Philadelphia suburb of...

SHORT STORY: ‘Miracle on 42nd Street’ by Eartha Watts Hicks [READER’S VOTE]

by Sharee Hereford | Sep 4, 2018 | Black Literature, Short Stories, Sistah Girls Book Club

“Miracle on 42nd Street” By Eartha Watts-Hicks I had just left the hair salon at around 11:15 pm. Karen, my best friend, and owner of Eternal Beauty, occasionally gave me a lift to the Gun Hill Road train station on her way home. I was hoping to be able to...

Short Story: ‘The Social Butterfly’ By Danielle Calhoun [READER’S VOTE]

by Sharee Hereford | Sep 3, 2018 | Black Literature, Short Stories, Sistah Girls Book Club

“The Social Butterfly” by Danielle Calhoun The Social Butterfly Stage: Brooke begins to put her hands in the air and move her hips, as her box braids swish left and right across her shoulders, hooting and hollering, drawing attention to herself as her...

Behind the Pen 2018: Authors Pre-Order Information

by Sharee Hereford | Jul 19, 2018 | Behind the Pen, Black Literature, Sistah Girls Book Club

Behind the Pen 2018 is Coming! Sistah Girls, Behind the Pen 2018 is less than a month away–where did the time go? If you will be joining us in New York City be sure to check out the participating authors who have pre-order forms. The great thing about pre-order forms...

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