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Articles in July-August, 2005 issue of Black Issues Book Review

• 'Round the clock fun: NBCC schedule of events, 2005
• Time out
  by Bernadette Adams Davis
• When Love Calls, You Better Answer
  by Nicole Sealey
• A houseful of Georges: Foreman tries his hand at a children's book
  by Suzanne Rust
• To make a journalist black: a legacy of books by and about African Americans in the field catalogue their successes and struggles
  by Wayne Dawkins
• Flying off the shelves
• The Interruption of Everything
  by Vanessa Bush
• Tall Tales: Walter Mosley draws on a triumphant mythical hero for his debut in the teen genre
  by Angela P. Dodson
• Clean sweep: Andrea Levy defines what it is to be black, British and a literary lioness
  by Robert Fleming
• Fire it up; a black man and his grill, some meat and a secret sauce—it's a beautiful thing
  by Angela P. Dodson
• Beside still waters: memories of the Paden Institute and Retreat for writers of Color
  by Brenda M. Greene
• In appreciation
  by Gwendoline Y. Fortune
• Boss Lady
  by Alecia Lanore Dean
• Echoes of a Distant Storm
  by Desiree Harrison
• Paris: inspiration on every corner: African American writers have long found a home away from home in the City of Lights
  by Monique Y. Wells
• Looking for more 'cue? Try these other cookbooks
  by Melissa Ewey Johnson
• Among friends: young readers give author Marie Bradby feedback on her book and their lives
  by Betty Winston Baye
• Page to screen
  by Angela P. Dodson
• 1996
  by Vanessa Bush
• Serving From the Hip: 10 Rules for Living, Loving, and Winning
  by Desiree Harrison
• Leaving a trail: oral history project seeks to record a pioneering generation of journalists
  by Angela P. Dodson
• Fresh breezes: spend the summer discovering new writers
• How can they hear without a preacher?
  by Gilda R. Daniels
• I'll fly away
  by Angela P. Dodson
• God Helps Those …
  by Antoinette Dykes
• Booklovers' bonanza: the world's largest book club meeting lets black readers and authors fellowship
  by Jill L. Cox
• Dateline: 135th Street, New York City: the Harlem Book Fair draws booklovers from all over to events uptown
• Structure and smiles: start a summer reading club
• Genevieve
  by Mary N. Oluonye
• 47
  by Nancey Flowers
• Sun, fun and books: two Florida clubs dominate essay contest for chat with the author of Upstate
  by Angela P. Dodson
• Street smarts: book vendors count on foot traffic, marketing instincts and the First Amendment in the battle for profits
  by Wayne Dawkins
• Pulitzer Prize
  by Angela P. Dodson
• Don't Ever Wonder
  by Ira Porter
• On the Side: More Than 100 Recipes for Sides, Salads, and Condiments That Make the Meal
  by Melissa Ewey Johnson
• A preaching man: volumes of Gardner C. Taylor's sermons offer a window on his theology
  by Alvelyn J. Sanders
• The art of brevity: collections from two masters raise the question: what ever happened to short stories?
  by Earni Young
• Parental guidance: gangsta lit: do you really know what your teenager is reading?
  by TaRessa Stovall
• In the twinkling of an eye: Malcolm Gladwell tops best-seller lists with a stealth approach to race. His books probe the way fads catch fire and the mind's ability to process fact and prejudice quickly
  by Angela Ards
• If It Ain't One Thing
  by Claudia Sarden
• Rest for the weary: the stories behind two black havens and a study on literary women offer enrichment
• Executive editor's view
  by Angela P. Dodson
• Preparation meets opportunity lofty book events are golden for the independent author
  by Victoria Christopher Murray
• A dream of an island: on Sapelo Island, an idea takes form as a haven for the artists of the word
  by Tina McElroy Ansa
• Doug Smith
  by Angela P. Dodson
• Other Men's Wives
  by Glenn Townes
• Story lines for the adventurous mind: literary fiction offerings ponder obesity, piracy and a Ralph Ellison tale
• Have books, will travel: events that bring authors and readers together are a new front in the evolution of the black book market
  by Evelyn Palfrey
• Charting the journey
  by Farah Jasmine Griffin
• Gets No Love
  by Glenn Townes
• What is "real?" The author of The Professor's Daughter spends a lot of time explaining that her novel isn't autobiography
  by Emily Raboteau
• Books make summer forever
  by William E. Cox
• Cream of the crop: something for every young reader
  by Fran Ware