Best Books 2010 by the Sankofa Literary Society and EDC Creations

2010 Best Book Awards
Sankofa Literary Society and EDC Creations

The Sankofa Literary Society and its founder Ella Curry are focused on the issues and lifestyles that define today's avid readers — what they read, what they want out of their literature, how they connect to each other, what motivates them and how they feel about their community as a whole. Many have stated, “There is no African American village…it’s dead,” we don’t feel that way. The Village is here, the village in now! Expand your horizons! We are a community of 11 bookclub units, 4 social networks and 22 nurses who want to enrich our community with books and the written word. Listed below are the books we have read in 2010 presented by small press publishers, traditional publishers and self-published authors. Join us today to add your voice and experiences to our union. Come on in and join this movement to Give the Gift of Knowledge!

The Sankofa Literary Society 2010 Book of the Year

UNTOLD: The New Orleans 9th Ward You Never Knew
by Lynette Norris Wilkinson

Some of the first images you saw of New Orleans under water during Hurricane Katrina were the mangled houses and cars, and drowned bodies of the people from the Lower 9th Ward. Before Hurricane Katrina, few had even heard of this close-knit predominately African American community nestled just five miles form world-famous Bourbon Street.

The author says, "I watched it all unfold on TV from my home near Dallas that morning. As the waters rose, my heart sank." This was my home, my neighborhood, my people. How could I not use my gifts to tell their story?  



"Untold" lets you:

• Peek into the lives of 16 residents, share their memories, see how they survived, and where they are now

• Find out what the area was before it became the Lower 9th Ward

• How the Lower 9 may be connected to an area movie producer

• The Lower 9 remains devastated-still---but is struggling to survive

Proceeds from this book will be donated to organizations helping the residents of the Lower 9 recover. Visit the author's website to order the book and to view more details on Untold: http://hurricanekatrinastories.com/joomla


WHY WE ARE HERE
While highlighting our heritage, our experiences and delivering our voice–we remain anchored to the spiritual, emotional and practical realities of our entire global community, supporting all races. We are not limited solely to reading just African American (AA) authors; we hope to educate our readers by offering a variety of quality literature and resources. We are offering you the best in literature period, from our perspective. Spread the word...please share this listing with at least 20 people you know! The books below will make excellent gifts all year long.


WHAT ARE LITERARY HALLMARKS
Listed below are a few of the best books representing the literary world and the arts. Each book created an impact for our readers/reviewers and the Sankofa Literary Society network. Our literary hallmarks indicate excellence in writing. Here are the books we want to showcase to the world. Please take your time and expand your reading territory by saluting the literary greats and leaders listed below. The books are NOT listed in any order pertaining to the quality of the literature—they are all 4-5 star reads. The number beside the title, does not indicate the ranking of this list.


2010 EDC CREATIONS TOP 40 BOOKS - ELLA'S RECOMMENDED READING LISTS
Readers here is a summary of all the BEST BOOKS LISTS posted by our themes.


*  EDC Creations Literary Hallmarks, view the entire list of 40 books here:
http://edcmagazine.blogspot.com/2011/01/2010-edc-creations-literary-excellence.html



SANKOFA LITERARY SOCIETY TOP BOOKS — RECOMMENDED READING LISTS

The Sankofa Literary Society is a collective of 11 bookclubs from across the United States.  Each bookclub was asked to share 20-30 of their favorite books of the year. The books were later discussed on our monthly conference calls. In September, we polled the clubs, bookstore owners and selected book reviewers. The books below were nominated by the various bookclub members for the awards. Over the course of three months we discussed the nominated books and voted. After voting three times, we came up with the final ballot in late December 2010.  The books listed at the links below are the winners! 


*Young Reader Power Reads — Books for Children, Tweens and Young Adults
The books on this list were part of our 2010 SLS Young Readers Challenge. Each parent was asked to get their child to read 20 books for the year. The list below is the best selections out of more than 245 books read by the group. View the entire list and order the books here: http://edcmagazine.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-children-and-young-adult-books.html



*Black Pearl Inspiration — Non-fiction/Heritage/Memoirs/Self-help
View the entire list of 25 books here:
http://edcmagazine.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-books-2010-non-fictionmemoirsself.html



*Lift as We Climb Leaders — Popular Fiction/Fiction/Literary Fiction
View the entire list of 26 books here:
http://edcmagazine.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-books-2010-popular-fiction-and.html



*Black Pearl Soul — Christian Fiction/ Faith-based /Our Experiences
View the entire list of 26 books here:
http://edcmagazine.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-books-2010-christian-fiction-faith.html



*On the Shoulders of Giants — Thrillers/Mystery/Erotic Suspense/Paranormal
View the entire list of 20 books here:
http://edcmagazine.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-books-2010-thrillersmysteryerotic.html



*How We Love — Compt.Fiction/Relationships/Urban Lit./Women's Fiction
View the entire list of 25 books here:
http://edcmagazine.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-books-2010-relationshipsurban.html



*Black Pearl Passions — Erotica/Romance/Alternate Lifestyles/Adult Literature
View the entire list of 26 books here:
http://edcmagazine.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-2010-eroticaromanceadult.html



SPEAK UP AND OUT

Authors, if you see your book listed, please leave a comment with your website address, bookseller links and any news about you and your books! Ask your network to stop by and share their reviews of your books too. Make sure you tell your fellow author friends if you see their names listed below.

If your name is listed below, you can copy the award image to your computer and add to your website as well as your promotional material. I would like to interview ALL of the authors on this list for Black Pearls Magazine and for the Black Authors Network Radio Show. Email me at: edc_dg@yahoo.com  to setup the interviews.







Ella Curry, president of EDC Creations Media Group
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