Sable Lit Reviews

It is Valentine’s Day and frankly I was a bit lost as to what to say on for this day. I don’t think it’s because it’s Valentine’s Day alone, but more specifically it’s Valentine’s Day 2009. We’re only about 6 weeks or so into the new year and so much has happened already and so [...]

I’m on a temporary assignment where I work swing shift. I start work at the customary lunch hour which gives me time to get some freelance work done in the morning and again at night. However, you’d never quite anticipate the difficulty in deciding what to eat when you work the noon to eight shift. [...]

Title: Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit Location: Orlando, Florida Description: Join other business savy ladies in Orlando for the fourth annual Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit. Enjoy the surroundings of the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Great Lakes in Orlando Florida. For more information check out: http://www.blackenterprise.com/events/wps/wps.asp Start Date: 2009-02-11 End Date: 2009-02-14

Shobhan Bantwal takes the complex, rich Indian culture with customs about which the western public at large may not have deep knowledge of and weaves a story that often reads likes a riveting morality play. The author shows how greed can spiral into a mountain of increasingly more devastating actions and how the injustice of [...]

Sometimes “No, Thank You” is the best response you’ll get all day. As a freelancer expanding my client list, I often feel compelled to submit a proposal for any writing opportunity that may enhance my talents and keep the funds rolling in. Especially in this market, my judgment may get clouded and I may just [...]

Title: Children’s book signing: Adrienne C. Wilson Location: Harlem, NY Description: Join Adrienne Wilson at the Sister’s Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Stop for the signing of her book ISAAC and the BAH FAMILY TREE. Go to http://adrienne-is.com/blog/?p=1022 for more information. Date: 2009-02-07

It’s February and it’s time for the Black History and Valentine’s Book Giveaway at Sable Lit Reviews! Sable Lit Reviews in collaboration with Hachette Book Group USA is hosting a book giveaway contest to honor the month of love and black history. The Chocolate & Hearts contests will focus on the spirit of love and black [...]

As the Pittsburgh Steelers bask in the glory of their 6th Super Bowl win and the Arizona Cardinals scrutinize over what went wrong, there are more lessons that tight game can teach us. The Cardinals didn’t win, but I am proud of them because they made the Steelers earn that title. I understand a loss [...]

I don’t follow sports very much. Living in Arizona, I was happy when we landed a baseball team–Go Diamond Backs. I still have the first of a series of stylish t-shirts that Sears sold that year. (I was an employee in the men’s department at that time.) I’ve won tickets to a few Suns’ games [...]