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Novelist Philip Roth's Dilemma and Every Author's Challenge

Philip Roth relaxing in a hammock.

(AP photo by Douglas Healey)

In his September 7, 2012, “Open Letter to Wikipedia,” acclaimed author Philip Roth made an appeal to the editors of Wikipedia. Posted in his blog for The…

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Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on September 15, 2012 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Catching up with Our Humanity

“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity…” -- Albert Einstein

Guerrilla…

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Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on September 12, 2012 at 11:33am — No Comments

The Approaching 100th Anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance (Part 1)

Best-selling Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance by Sandra L. West…

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Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on July 2, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments

As Egypt Howls and History Tweets

Protesters in Egypt call for new government. (photo by Getty Images)

The quote “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” is a well-known one attributed to the British historian Lord Acton (nineteenth century). What is rarely discussed after someone quotes these words are the different ways that power can and does…

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Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on January 31, 2011 at 11:16am — No Comments

Pioneer Science Fiction Author Octavia E. Butler

Celebrated "Grand Dame" of science fiction Octavia E. Butler. (AP file photo)

Octavia Estelle Butler achieved the unprecedented feat of winning three major science fiction

awards––the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards, all in 1985––before going on in 1995…

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Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on March 29, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

The Special Magic of an Exceptional Book Cover

A young admirer views Gustave Blache III's painting, Portrait of a Young Man,

the artwork used for the first-edition cover of I Made My Boy Out of Poetry.

That the painting,…

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Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on March 21, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Harlem Renaissance Dialogues: Living and Writing Black History

Harlem Renaissance author extraordinaire Richard Wright

as featured in the Black Heritage Stamp Series.

Following the publication of Facts on File’s…

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Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on February 19, 2010 at 11:01pm — No Comments

Writing the Year 2009 Michael Jackson Legend

Preview of the Official Michael Jackson Opus book on display in London. (PR News photo release)

The Michael Jackson story has arguably been the most compelling of 2009 and more than once has caused me to rearrange my own writing schedule to help clarify various aspects of the iconic entertainer and philanthropist’s legacy. Towards that effort, I have written the following blogs, articles, and poems regarding Jackson with the… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on November 21, 2009 at 9:11am — No Comments

A Place Called Hitch Village and the Federal Economic Stimulus Package

Artist drawing of Hitch Village, courtesy of Savannah Morning News, circa 1957.

As a home to more than 200 families, Robert M. Hitch Village is the largest government housing project in Savannah, Georgia, and just happens to be the place where this particular author grew up until the age of twelve. Growing up there as a black youth in the 1960s, I never imagined that one day an African-American president, several years younger… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on April 13, 2009 at 3:47pm — No Comments

My Weekend with Two Poets

Those of us––whether writers, editors, or production personnel––who long ago cast our professional lot with the publishing industry, know that it can be as volatile and unpredictable as any other. Unless you are sitting on a stack of raving reviews for a bestseller (or at least a moderate seller) on its way to a tenth printing and adaptation to a major film, the crucial motivation to stick to one’s literary guns can sometimes simply vanish and leave you floundering for reasons and means to… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on January 27, 2009 at 2:17pm — No Comments

There upon a Bough of Hope and Audacity

(Cover of Savannah Tribune Special Inauguration Day 2009 Edition)

Among the oldest newspapers in the United States, The Savannah Tribune has joined many other periodicals around the globe in its double celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan 19, 2009) and President Inauguration Day (Jan 20, 2009). The newspaper allowed me to participate in the grand celebration by publishing my inauguration tribute poem, There… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on January 22, 2009 at 1:47pm — No Comments

Days to Remember in September

(artwork by brothers Greg and Tim Hildebrandt)

Before the hours of insanity and annihilation that changed world history on September 11, 2001, the month of September was noted by members of my family primarily as the birth month for at least a half dozen individuals. It remained, of course, their month after the destruction of New York City’s World Trade Center and the loss of thousands of lives, but the shadow of that event tends to lessen… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on September 11, 2008 at 3:19pm — No Comments

CTI Welcomes the "A Love for All Times" Virtual Book Tour

Countries, neighbors, family members, and romantic couples all have something very important in common—namely, a need to make relationships work. As part of the ongoing A Love For All Times Virtual Book Tour, I bravely (I think it was bravery ) accepted an invitation from Marlive Harris and author LaConnie Taylor-Jones to address one very significant aspect of the relationship between women and men in the new forum discussion:… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on August 18, 2008 at 11:45am — No Comments

New Dates Added for ELEMENTAL Book Events

(Savannah, GA, USA)—With six new dates added to the list of events for the increasingly popular gift book ELEMENTAL The Power of Illuminated Love those who missed the launch for the title now have an extended opportunity to pick up personalized copies of the limited first edition of the book.

All locations at this point are in Savannah and the dates are as follows:

July 27,… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on July 23, 2008 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Reading Club Adds ELEMENTAL to Featured Titles

Currently on a ten percent off sale for the summer at a variety of locations, ELEMENTAL The Power of Illuminated Love, recently joined the line-up of books featured on the G.R.I.T.S. Online Reading Club for the month of July 2008.

A showcase of award-winning art by Luther E. Vann, whose work is currently on exhibit at the Jepson Center in Savannah, Georgia, and writings by well-known author… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on July 12, 2008 at 1:45pm — No Comments

The Critics Have Their Say

Following its official launch at the Telfair Museum Jepson Center for the Arts in Savannah, Georgia, on May 29, 2008, critics have started to weigh in on ELEMENTAL, The Power of Illuminated Love (ISBN 0972114270) a coffee table gift book that showcases the work of acclaimed artist Luther E. Vann and poetry by noted author Aberjhani.

Writing in the June 4, 2008 edition of the weekly news entertainment magazine CONNECT Savannah, news… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on June 5, 2008 at 12:15pm — No Comments

"ELEMENTAL" Artist Makes Museum History

(Savannah, Georgia, USA)--Acclaimed artist Luther E. Vann became the first Savannah-born African-American artist to have a one-man exhibit at the Telfair Museum’s Jepson Center for the Arts when his show opened there April 16, 2008. On May 29, the Jepson Center will host “An Evening with Luther E. Vann and Friends,” an event open to the public from 6-7 p.m.

The event will include a presentation by the artist reading from his newly… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on May 21, 2008 at 1:05pm — No Comments

Three Good Reasons to Adore Books in April 2008

(AP photo of Junot Diaz by Jim McKnight)

The more the fate of books in the world are called into question ––as they compete with the ever-increasing domination of techno gadgetry–– the stronger and more enduring their impact seems to become. There is, apparently, no such thing as a permanent substitute for the written word adorned by human imagination and artfully bound in hard or soft covers.

This observation… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on April 13, 2008 at 12:29pm — No Comments

A Rich Harvest of Empowering Inspiration

(photo of Susan L. Taylor by Marc Brasz)

When the NAACP in 2006 presented author and social activist Susan L. Taylor with its President’s Award, the organization publicly acknowledged what readers of Essence® Magazine had been experiencing for nearly four decades. Namely, that Ms. Taylor is among the most effective, dynamic, and beloved human resources on the planet. In All About Love (Urban Books) a rich of harvest of writings from… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on March 16, 2008 at 2:32pm — No Comments

A Book Reviewer Worth Reading

As the author of several novels, including “Margaret and David: A Love Story,” and the brand new memoir “Misdemeanors and Felonies,” Louisiana writer Jerry Bolton is someone who knows more than a little about worthwhile literature. Therefore, his review of the novel “Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World” is one not to be missed at:…

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Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on March 9, 2008 at 2:47pm — No Comments