RedBone Press

Another great Erzulie's Skirt reading--in Austin, TX! Come to Resistencia Bookstore on Friday, Dec. 1, 2006 at 7 p.m. Hear the dulcet tones of Ana-Maurine Lara, bring a friend, and yes, buy books!

Downloadable pdf below for your viewing pleasure.
erzulie_Resistencia.pdf

Forget thanksgiving *day*--it's been a whole month's worth of activity, a month and a half, really, and RedBone Press is so thankful for it all. Thank you to my father, for his continuing encouragement in publishing; thank you to my boo, for having my back. Thank you to the RedBone Press authors, Sharon Bridgforth, Marvin K. White, Samiya Bashir, G. Winston James, Ernest Hardy and Ana-Maurine Lara: without you there would be no RedBone Press. Thank you for your brilliance. You make us all look so good! Thank you to those who've hosted G. Winston James and I on the Spirited tour these past six weeks; you know who you are. Thank you to Judy Gex at LaGuardia Community College and to GALDE for hosting Erzulie's Skirt last week. Thank you to the Charles-Davis household for hosting the Erzulie's Skirt book party Friday last. What beautiful spirits you have! Thank you to Tisa Bryant for making me so comfortable on this last leg of travel in NYC. Thank you to Evil Lucy Radio for being my constant source of delight during six weeks of daily shifting terrain. And thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who bought books for yourself, as gifts, and who are spreading the word about RedBone Press. I am humbled and grateful for your belief in me and my work. Thank you!

Join new RedBone Press author Ana-Maurine Lara for a reading of Erzulie's Skirt at Noche Bohemia this coming Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006, at 7 p.m. Thank you to GALDE for hosting us in conjunction with their 5th anniversary celebration! Noche Bohemia will be at The Monkey Room, 597 Fort Washington Avenue at 187th Street, Washington Heights in New York City. Come on out, bring a friend or two, and buy books!

erzulieNocheBohemia.pdf

...some nice words about Spirited. Go here to read the article by columnist Annette John-Hall. Great tie-in to current events!

...we're nearing the end of the 2006 Spirited push. The last three stops are Atlanta; Charlotte, NC; and Memphis, TN.

Details: We're reading and signing with Atlanta Spirited contributors Lynwoodt Jenkins and Scarab at 8 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 3, 2006 at Outwrite Bookstore, 991 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309. 404-607-0082.

We're reading and signing with Charlotte Spirited contributor Tonda Clarke 3-5 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006 at Time Out Youth, c/o Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1900 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205. 704-293-5584. This event is sponsored by Charlotte NC Black Gay Pride.

We're reading and signing with Memphis Spirited contributors Anthony Hardaway and Conrad Pegues 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006 at the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center, 892 S. Cooper, Memphis, TN 38104. 901-278-4297. This event (and the other associated events for the weekend--see flyer below) are sponsored by The Haven, Brothers United Network, Family & Friends Magazine, MGLCC, Allusions Entertainment Complex, Greg McNeil Photography and Flatfoot Designs.

Thank you to all those who are making this tour happen. And as always, come, bring a friend (or three) and buy books!
(Downloadable pdfs below, handy for e-mail forwarding.)

spirited_atlanta_PR.pdf
spirited_charlotte_PR.pdf
SpiritedMemphis.pdf

News about Spirited from this week's In Newsweekly in Boston, MA!