RADIO INTERVIEW: 1/23 Author Susan E. Ingebretson on FibroWHYalgia

Listen live on this Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 7pm EST for a new RHYMES, VIEWS & NEWS TALK RADIO INTERVIEW with author Susan E. Ingebretson (Sue Cramer)! Susan will discuss her latest book FribroWHYalgia: Why Rebuilding the Ten Root Causes of Chronic Illness Restores Chronic Wellness. Join the discussion about fibromyalgia, health and wellness with Susan E. Ingebretson: listener and guest call-in number is (646) 716-9474.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sue Ingebretson has been studying health issues, and fibromyalgia in particular, for fourteen years. Committed to helping others afflicted with chronic illness, she serves as the director of program development for the Fibromyalgia Research and Education Center at California State University, Fullteron. She has collaborated in an assortment of community education projects with local support groups and the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) to promote education and understanding of chronic illness. She has written articles for the NFA's online and print magazine, Fribromyalgia AWARE, which offers advice, research news, treatment options, and lifestyle tips for fibromyalgia patients. She lives in Anaheim, California, with her husband and her 9 1/2 pound Sheltie, Foxy. Sue is available for speaking engagements.

YALSA 2011 Quick Pick Nominations Are In! Guess who's on the list?...

The ALA - 2011 YALSA Quick Pick Nominations for Reluctant Young Adult Readers are in!

Here are the titles that I personally dig, on this fabulous YA list (shout out to author Matt de la Pena who visited my MFA Lit class last semester to discuss his work )!

de la Pena, Matt. I Will Save You. 2010. Delacorte, $16.99 (978-0385738279). Kidd ran from the group home and is living on the beach. He has friends and love, but can he ever escape from the past?

Divine, L. Drama High: Culture Clash. (Drama High Series). 2010. Kensington/Dafina, $9.95 (978-0758231116). Jayd gets multicultural by forming an African Student Union and falling for Emilio, the new Latino boy.

LeFlore, Lyah. Can't Hold Me Down. 2010. Simon Pulse, $8.99 (978-1416979647). Blue was living the dream, but then he lost it all. What will it take to get it all back?

Myers, Walter Dean. Lockdown. 2010. HarperCollins/Amistad, $16.99 (9780061214806). Reese has been sentenced to Progress Juvenile Lockdown facility. But is he making any?

Simone, Ni-Ni. Teenage Love Affair. 2010. Dafina, $9.95 (978-0758241894). Zsa-Zsa is caught between two boys — the abusive Ameen and her ex-first love, Malachi. Who will she pick?

Thomas, Jacquelin. Split Ends. 2010. Gallery Books, $9.99. (978-1416598794). Homeless and scared — but now that Kylie has landed a job at Crowing Glory Hair Salon things might be looking better.

Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight: The Graphic Novel. 2010. Hachette/Yen Press, $19.99 (978-0759529434). Flavor of the original without slogging through all the purple prose.

2011 Kweli Journal Sanctuary Issue is here!!

The 2011 Fall/Winter issue of Kweli Journal is now here! Edited by Laura Pegram,Radhiyah Ayobami, Naomi Extra, Luivette Resto, Ivelisse Rodriguez, Gena Lue Tsing, and Nicole Vasquez the issue features stunning poetry, nonfiction, and fiction by emerging and established writers. The issue also features a conversation with Angie Cruz and a moving photo essay by Haitham Abdulmajed.

Check out poetry by DuEwa Frazier ("What Light Looks Like" for Pearl Cleage), Santee Frazier, Gloria Amescua, Phillipp W. Aurwand, Shokry Eldaly II, MEH, Cynthia Oka, and more!!