AJ Richardson is living the good life. Thanks to his longtime lover, NBA star Dray Jones, he has a gorgeous townhouse in New Orleans, plenty of frequent-flier miles, and an MBA he’s never had to use. Built on a deep and abiding love, their hidden relationship sustains them both. But when Dray’s teammates begin to ask insinuating questions, Dray puts their doubts to rest by marrying Judi, a beautiful and ambitious woman. Judi knows nothing about Dray’s other life. Or does she?

In Basketball Jones, E. Lynn Harris explores the consequences of loving someone who is desperate to conform. Filled with nonstop twists and turns, it will keep readers riveted from the first page to the last.

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Service is the rent we pay for living says preeminent children’s advocate Marian Wright Edelman and this is the motto by which Malaak Compton Rock, dedicated humanitarian and wife of comedian Chris Rock, lives her life. From a childhood grounded in the importance of giving back to her work in public relations at The U.S. Fund for UNICEF to becoming a full-time mother and humanitarian, Malaak’s life has fully embodied this sentiment.

Part memoir, part practical guide, If It Takes a Village, Build One offers readers insightful advice on everything from how to find just the right volunteer opportunity, how to get kids involved in a life of service, how to research charities, and even how to start a nonprofit, as Malaak did several years ago. All of this practical wisdom is grounded in inspirational anecdotes about her own experience with service, including her work with Katrina rebuilding and her recent brainchild, Journey for Change: Empowering Youth Through Global Service, a program for at-risk kids from Bushwick, Brooklyn, which takes teens on a two week service mission to South Africa to volunteer and experience the world.

The book also features interviews with other well known humanitarians, like PR powerhouse Terrie M. Williams, activist Bobby Shriver, and journalist Soledad O’Brien and engaging sidebars with interesting facts about service and nuggets of advice. At the end of the narrative readers will find a compendium of information including Malaak’s favorite charities, unique service ideas, and suggested reading and web resources, which will make this a book to be visited time and time again.

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AROUND THE WAY GIRLS 6

BY: MARK ANTHONY, MEISHA CAMM, RAHSAAN ALI

Urban Books presents Around the Way Girls 6. Come along for the ride as Meisha Camm, Mark Anthony, and Rahsaan Ali introduce you to a new crew of sexy, street smart girls from around the way. You’ll meet Yana, Teresa, and Kiki, who’ve had to grow up much too fast, thanks to their mother’s drug habit. They’ve got each other’s backs, but even that might not be enough to protect them from the ruthless drug dealer who’s got them under his thumb. Connie is tired of struggling to get by, so when a shady corrections offi cer introduces her to a sure thing, she jumps at the chance. It doesn’t take long, though, for her to recognize that her new hustle is bringing more drama than she bargained for. Quiana wants nothing more than to do the right thing. After bearing witness to her mother’s heinous murder at the hands of her drug-addicted boyfriend, she is struggling with the ramifi cations of losing the only person in the world who truly loved her. Around the Way Girls 6 . . . the tradition continues.

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About the Author: Bey Bright is a writer, musician, and entrepreneur. He was raised both in New York and the Washington DC metro area. Mr.Bright is a graduate of American InterContinental University where he posseses a degree in Business. He is also the CEO of Bright Vision Entertainment, an entertainment and consulting company. For more info on Bey Bright, please visit www.BrightVisionEnt.com

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Greg McBride’s, a series alum, recently published chapbook of poems, Back of the Envelope, is available from Copperdome Press at http://www6.semo.edu/universitypress/Copperdome/C-BE.htm. He won the 2008 Boulevard Magazine Emerging Poet prize, and the winning poems will appear in the spring 2009 issue of Boulevard. Greg has also been a runner-up for the 2008 Portlandia Prize; finalist for the 2007 Guy Owen Prize; and three times nominated for a Pushcart Prize and once for a PEN prize in poetry.  His poems, essays, and reviews appear in 32 Poems, Bellevue Literary Review, Boulevard, Chautauqua Literary Journal, Connecticut Review, Gargoyle, Gettysburg Review, Hollins Critic, Poet Lore, Salmagundi, Southeast Review, Southern Indiana Review, Southern Poetry Review, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and elsewhere online and in print journals. His poems have also been anthologized in A Common Bond: Poetry and Prose by American and Vietnamese Veterans of the Vietnam War; Cabin Fever: Poets at Joaquin Miller‘s Cabin, 1984-2001; and Off the Record: An Anthology of Poetry by Lawyers. He is also the founding editor of The Innisfree Poetry Journal (www.innisfreepoetry.org), a semi-annual, online journal of contemporary poetry.

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