By LMReviews on Nov 20, 2008 in Multicultural Contributors, Multicultural Writing | Comments Off
Here at Sable Lit Reviews, we love promoting self-published authors! Here’s an offering from one of the hardest working authors I know! From the author that brought you Mistaken Identity. The twins are back helping a friend find what he wants. Grae is given the perfect opportunity to be someone she is not. She gives [...]
By LMReviews on Nov 19, 2008 in Multicultural Media | 7 Comments
Last week I decided to take a break from the grind of pursuing freelance work to go see Soul Men with Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson. It was really surreal to watch a new movie where two of the actors had recently passed away. I mentioned in previous posts how difficult it is to [...]
By LMReviews on Nov 18, 2008 in Multicultural Contributors, Multicultural Media | Comments Off
Much like the books we read, the movies we watch also carry themes. While some creative forms are designed just to amuse, I truly enjoy those that enlighten and inform as they entertain. I suppose a movie or a book has to have some kind of purpose not just for the reader but for the [...]
By LMReviews on Nov 17, 2008 in Multicultural Lit Reviews, Multicultural Writing | Comments Off
Rhonda Jackson Joseph takes something as simple as seizing the moment and weaves a sweet contemporary romantic short in The Act. The short story is about Melanie, a widow, single mother and cafe owner who is tired of the matchmaking antics of her daughters as a wedding is near for one of them. Their worry [...]
By LMReviews on Nov 16, 2008 in Multicultural Contributors, Multicultural Writing | Comments Off
OK, it’ been great getting to know Barbara and reading those bone crunching excerpts…We’ll leave you with this one! Eamon braced his feet on the floor and lifted his arms. He focused on the swirling coil of power leashed at the base of his spine. It flowed up his spinal cord like a thick black [...]
By LMReviews on Nov 15, 2008 in Multicultural Contributors, Multicultural Writing | Comments Off
As promised a scary morsel from Barbara Karmazin’s Night Moves! Of course they all deal with the psycho-vamp. Maybe I’m a little obsessed… The insurance adjuster placed the phone receiver in its cradle. Sweat beaded on his pasty face. The copper tang of fresh fear oozed from his pores like blood. “Ms. Thompson says she’ll [...]
By LMReviews on Nov 14, 2008 in Multicultural Contributors, Multicultural Writing | Comments Off
This will wrap up our interview with Barbara, but don’t worry, I’ll have some scary bits for you to savor from Night Moves over the weekend. LMReviews: As a full-time writer, how long does it take you to finish a novel? BK: A full length novel of about 80,000 words takes me about nine months [...]
By LMReviews on Nov 14, 2008 in Multicultural Events | Comments Off
Title: BET Black College Tour Location: Houston, Texas Description: Occuring at Texas Southern University, in its 7th year, BET hosts the back to school college tour. Support BET as it creates excitement and social activites while boosting community awareness regarding the longevity of US Historically Black Colleges. For more information about the tour locations see: [...]
By LMReviews on Nov 13, 2008 in Multicultural Contributors, Multicultural Writing | 4 Comments
I don’t know about you readers, but I love to put an author’s face with her work. To find out more about Barbara and her growing list of work click on her picture above. Now back to our interview: LMReviews: So many novels just focus on the conflict, do you consider yourself a trailblazer in [...]
By LMReviews on Nov 12, 2008 in Multicultural Contributors, Multicultural Writing | Comments Off
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the purpose of October’s Horrific Reads Contest was not only to review and feature some great reads in the Horror genre but also to provide one author with an opportunity to showcase his or her talent with an interview here at Sable Lit Reviews. Still haunted by that psych-vamp the [...]