{"id":6612,"date":"2016-03-13T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=6612"},"modified":"2020-05-03T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T22:00:17","slug":"sistahs-shop-talk-31316-a-diversity-haiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=6612","title":{"rendered":"Sistahs Shop Talk \u2013 3\/13\/16 \u2013 A Diversity Haiku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/xThuWf8dd1rhfP4WFW\" width=\"480\" height=\"271\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sistahs Shop Talk is random ramblings from yours truly about books, news, and views that captivate me.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #bb82f5; text-decoration: underline;\">One Thought&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Diversity &#8211; a Haiku<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(to Non-POC Authors)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">some things ain&#8217;t for you<br \/>\nif you do it, do it right<br \/>\nwe gon&#8217; be all right<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #bb82f5; text-decoration: underline;\">News Snippets&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lambdaliterary.org\/features\/news\/03\/08\/28th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists-announced\/#sthash.HJU1yJzV.dpuf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0 Finalists for the\u00a028th Annual Lambda Literary Awards (&#8220;Lammys&#8221;) were announced last\u00a0week. The Lambda Literary Awards celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender\u00a0writing. The awards ceremony will be held on June 6, 2016 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. For more information and to buy tickets, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lambdaliterary.org\/awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.lambdaliterary.org\/awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the finalists in the Lesbian categories:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lesbian Fiction<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Apocalypse Baby<\/em>, Virginie Despentes, The Feminist Press<br \/>\n<em>Blue Talk and Love<\/em>, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Riverdale Avenue Books<br \/>\n<em>The Cherokee Rose<\/em>, Tiya Miles, John F. Blair<br \/>\n<em>The First Bad Man<\/em>, Miranda July, Scribner<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=6412\">Jam on the Vine: A Novel<\/a><\/em>, LaShonda Katrice Barnett, Grove Press<br \/>\n<em>Like a Woman<\/em>, Debra Busman, Dzanc Books<br \/>\n<em>Th\u00e9r\u00e8se and Isabelle<\/em>, Violette Leduc, The Feminist Press<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=6524\">Under the Udala Trees<\/a><\/em>, Chinelo Okparanta, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lesbian Memoir\/Biography<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Cooking as Fast as I Can: A Chef\u2019s Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness<\/em>, Cat Cora, Scribner<br \/>\n<em>Dirty River<\/em>, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Arsenal Pulp Press<br \/>\n<em>Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl<\/em>, Carrie Brownstein, Riverhead Books\/Penguin Random House<br \/>\n<em>Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear<\/em>, Kate Carroll de Gutes, Ovenbird Books<br \/>\n<em>You\u2019re Not Edith<\/em>, Allison Gruber, George Braziller<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lesbian Romance<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Autumn Spring<\/em>, Shelley Thrasher, Bold Strokes Books<br \/>\n<em>The Chameleon\u2019s Tale<\/em>, Andrea Bramhall, Bold Strokes Books<br \/>\n<em>Full Circle<\/em>, Dillon Watson, Bella Books<br \/>\n<em>Heart of the Game<\/em>, Rachel Spangler, Bold Strokes Books<br \/>\n<em>Infiltration<\/em>, Jackie D, Bold Strokes Books<br \/>\n<em>Making A Comeback,<\/em> Julie Blair, Bold Strokes Books<br \/>\n<em>My Best Friend\u2019s Girl<\/em>, Blythe H. Warren, Bella Books<br \/>\n<em>The Renegade<\/em>, Amy Dunne, Bold Strokes Books<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lesbian Erotica<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nDesire Behind Bars: Lesbian Prison Erotica, Salome Wilde and Talon Rihai (editors), Hillside Press<br \/>\nThe Muse, Meghan O\u2019Brien, Bold Strokes Books<br \/>\nSweet &amp; Rough: Queer Kink Erotica, Sinclair Sexsmith, Maverick Press<\/p>\n<p><strong>To see the complete Award list, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lambdaliterary.org\/features\/news\/03\/08\/28th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists-announced\/#sthash.HJU1yJzV.dpuf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lambda Literary<\/a> website.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #bb82f5; text-decoration: underline;\">What I&#8217;m Reading Now&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Walking the Tightrope edited by Abayomi Animashaun, Irwin Iradukunda, Timothy Kimutai, Tatenda Muranda,\u00a0Spectra Speaks:<\/strong>\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QSU5Vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walk the Tightrope: Poetry and Prose<\/a><\/em> by LGBTQ Writers from Africa is an anthology featuring writers from different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa portraying gay and lesbian life. So far it is touchingly honest.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #bb82f5; text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nBook Quote&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I sometimes forget how well you know my heart.<\/p>\n<p>If ever I get lost in the woods of pain I feel, you\u2019d find me.<\/p>\n<p>If I ever drown in the seas of sadness that often lap over me, you\u2019d pull me out.<\/p>\n<p>You know the world\u2019s burdens weigh me down, so often you hold me up.<\/p>\n<p>But even more often I forget I love you.<\/p>\n<p>And you remind me.<\/p>\n<p>You remind me in soft subtle hints.<\/p>\n<p>I sometimes forget how well you know my heart.<\/p>\n<p>How well you understand the song this broken instrument plays.<\/p>\n<p>Then I remember you\u2019re my composer.<\/p>\n<p>You wrote the notes that make this song.<\/p>\n<p>You know it well.<\/p>\n<p>So you fill in the missing notes.<\/p>\n<p>When I falter, you stand strong.<\/p>\n<p>When I forget how it goes, you sing my parts.<\/p>\n<p>When I forget, you remind me how well you know this heart of mine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 a sample of &#8220;Broken Instrument&#8221; by Tsepho Jamillah Moyo<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>From <em>Walking the Tightrope<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #bb82f5; text-decoration: underline;\">Trolling for New Books&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1V03O1k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Turn Me Out \u2013 T. Ariez<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Amazon Digital Services LLC<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Release Date: March 15, 2016 (pre-orders available now)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Angel and Ace are best friends who happen to both be studs. When Angel realizes that she has developed feelings for Ace, she devises a plan that will go against everything she&#8217;s ever known and believed in. She is tired of the traditions and rules that make her feelings taboo and decides to risk everything. When she finally decides that she can&#8217;t take it anymore and throws caution in the wind, will it all be worth the risk?<\/p>\n<p>This is the full version of the novella previously published by T. Ariez. Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=4927\">Interview and Review Chat <\/a>for <strong><em>Turn Me Out<\/em> (the 2013 novella)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1P9Zw08\">Fistful of Love \u2013 Renee Cronin<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Release Date: April 1, 2016 (pre-orders available now)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the age of 23, social worker, Jeya Wellington was pretty much on her own. The devastating loss of her parents left her bereft and alone. Her best friend, Roman and his family have been like surrogates, but they could never replace what she lost. She needed a different connection. Shortly after losing her parents, she finds love and comfort in the arms of Rayne Watson, a correctional officer.<\/p>\n<p>Rayne was exactly what she needed at the time, but now, two years later, Jeya wants out. She never expected love to come with\u00a0bruises. She didn&#8217;t anticipate losing friends and living in fear. This was not her idea of true love. With the support of Roman, Jeya finds a way to leave. But Rayne isn\u2019t letting go that easily. They made a commitment to each, and she has the tattoo to prove it &#8211; \u2018Til Death Do Us Part.<\/p>\n<p>Torn between the love she has for Rayne and the instinct to protect herself, is Jeya\u2019s will stronger than her vow?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1pCBMgy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">She\u2019s Just Not That Into You \u2013 Aryka Randall<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Dragon Fruit<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Release Date: \u00a0April 5, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As Editor-in-Chief at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tffmag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TheFabFemme.com<\/a>, Aryka Randall has become the authority on Girl+Girl love, especially for women of color. Now in her first book, <em>She&#8217;s Just Not That Into You<\/em>, Randall tells her story and gets the conversation heated up on queer dating, relationships, open commitments, living arrangements, work, money, love, sex and lust.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>She\u2019s Just Not That Into You<\/em> covers everything from reality checks your friends won&#8217;t give you and learning to love yourself to avoiding toxic relationships and why serial dating often leads to disaster \u2013 the kind of advice any young woman in love or looking for love needs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tffmag.com\/blog\/2016\/3\/9\/low6o59b6pqsu8ift34vbmx1sz1vhv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enter a giveaway for\u00a0Aryka Randall&#8217;s\u00a0She\u2019s Just Not That Into You at The Fab Femme website.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #bb82f5; text-decoration: underline;\">Visit This Website&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WOC In Romance<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wocinromance.com\/\">http:\/\/www.wocinromance.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WOC In Romance <\/strong>celebrates and promotes Women of Color\u00a0who write romance novels. Operated by author Rebekah Weatherspoon, this blog features new release and backlist promotions, as well as weekly recaps. The site is a beautiful m\u00e9lange of colorful book selections, and is trans inclusive and open to gender fluid and non-binary authors of color as well. Follow WOC In Romance on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WOCInRomance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wocinromance.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WOCInRomance\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sistahs Shop Talk is random ramblings from yours truly about books, news, and views that captivate me. 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