Articles from Books
Freedom of Information Act - Your Right to Know

Journalists and citizens who file Freedom of Information Act requests often expect delay or denial, unfortunately, that can impact  your daily life. Oftentimes, the lack of information provided by governmental agencies limit the ability to investigate issues, protect individuals or open the doors of justice. istockphoto

Read More Friday, February 26, 2010
Sunshine Week: Your Right to Know


Did you know that you can ask for the documents below under FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)?

Read More Friday, February 26, 2010
Teen Talk: Nu Poet Collective "Changes"

 "Changes" by Aseel Machi.  Her honest poem about change in Lansing primarily due to losses in the auto industry. Pictured is the depressing sight, where mighty factories once stood, while riding down Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.  Photo by Aseel Machi

Read More Thursday, February 25, 2010
The HerStories Project celebrates Women's History Month in March

The HerStories Project celebrates Women's History Month in March at the Everybody Reads bookstore, 2019 East Michigan Avenue. The free program on Saturday afternoons showcases stories about women. Events include storytelling, writing workshops, and author readings. The final event is the Benefit Show and Open Mike, a fundraiser for the Women's Center of Greater Lansing. The public is invited to join events without registration except for participation in workshops and the Open Mike. Updates are available at http://deyofthephoenix.com/herstories, and inquiries are welcome by emailherstories.project@gmail.com or phone (517) 346-9900.


Read More Thursday, February 04, 2010
Book Review 8-19

As Barack and Michelle Obama get ready to celebrate their 17th anniversary--their first as President and First Lady--on October 3rd, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen claims they are "the most real, down-to-earth, quintessentially American First Couple we've ever had in the White House. Whatever your politics, it's almost impossible not to admire them on a personal level."

Read More Sunday, October 11, 2009
Book Review 8-18



Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster
Released: September 22, 2009
ISBN: 781439158906

Read More Sunday, September 27, 2009
Book Review 8-16

 

 

Meet much loved Michigan author Beverly Jenkins, as she talks about her 2009 release Bring on the Blessings

Read More Monday, August 31, 2009
Book Reveiw 8-15



“Can his pals cheer him up?
Will his pout ever end?
Is there something he can learn
From an unexpected friend?”

Read More Thursday, August 13, 2009
Book Reveiw 8-13

 
Author Who Writes About How One Mistake Sacrifices Youth
Visits Lansing Bookstore

Read More Monday, July 20, 2009
Book Review 8-12

 Sleeping with the Enemy: God’s Man

Read More Sunday, July 05, 2009
Book Reveiw 8-7

 

 

 

The Wedding Officer

By Anthony Capella

Read More Sunday, April 26, 2009
Book Reveiw 8-6


“A Hope in the Unseen”

By Mashaun D Simon

Read More Sunday, April 12, 2009
Book Reveiw 8-5


The Capital Area Reads One Book is hosting distinguished author James McBride on Monday, April 20, 2009 to discuss his most recent book A Song Unsung. This highly acclaimed novel was selected for 2009 by the Capital Area District Library Reads Committee to spark a community-wide reading that will stimulate discussion and the exchange of ideas. This annual project is a labor of love for the Capital Area Reads Committee. The undertaking to choose a book begins with the reading of four selections that are subjected to an extensive review process. Each book is discussed and debated by the committee based on criteria that assesses readability, literary quality, and a story line that is thought provoking.

Read More Sunday, March 29, 2009
Book Reveiw 8-3

 

 

A former teacher reveiws the book "Happy to be Nappy"

Read More Sunday, March 01, 2009
Book Reveiw 8-2

Moses
By Carole Boston Weatherford – Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
ISBN:  0-7868-5175-9
Publisher:  Hyperion
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, February 15, 2009
CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY HOSTS:

FLOWER EXPERT J Schwanke

Read More Sunday, February 15, 2009
Book Reveiw 8-1

 

 

Keesha’s Bright Idea
By Eleanor May Illustrated by Amy Wummer
ISBN:  978-1-57565-273-3
Publisher:  The Kane Press
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Friday, January 30, 2009
Book Reveiw 7-26

 

 

How To Disappear Completely
By Troy Nethercott
ISBN:  978-1419682278
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, January 18, 2009
Book Reveiw 7-25





Someday
By Alison McGhee and Peter Reynolds
ISBN:  978-1-4169-2811-9
Publisher:  Atheneum Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, January 04, 2009
Book Reveiw 7-24

 

 

An Angel Just Like Me
By Mary Hoffman – Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu
ISBN:  978-1-84507-733-4
Publisher:  Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Sunday, December 21, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-23

 

 

The Wednesday Letters
By Jason Wright
ISBN:  978-0-425-22347-5
Publisher:  Berkley Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 
 

Read More Sunday, December 07, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-22

Love Matters
By Delilah
ISBN:  0-373-89200-4
Publisher:  Harlequin
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Sunday, November 23, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-21

 

 

 

My Stroke of Insight
By Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
ISBN:  978-0-670-02074-4
Publisher:  Viking
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Sunday, November 09, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-20

 

 

Junie B. Jones and some Sneaky Peeky Spying
By Barbara Park
ISBN:  978-0-679-85101-1
Publisher:  Random House
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, October 26, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-19

 

 

 

 

 

Shopgirl
By Steve Martin
ISBN:  1-4013-0827-9
Publisher:  Hyperion
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Sunday, October 12, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-18

 

 

 

Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket
By Barbara Park
ISBN:  978-0-375-80040-5
Publisher:  Random House
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Sunday, September 28, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-17

 

 

 

 

The Pursuit of Happyness
By Chris Gardner
ISBN:  0-06-074487-1
Publisher:  Amistad
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Saturday, September 13, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-16

 

 

 

Water for Elephants
By Sara Gruen
ISBN:  13-978-1-56512-560-5
Publisher:  Algonquin Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, August 31, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-15

Our Black Fathers:  Brave, Bold and Beautiful
By Various Authors
ISBN: 978-0-9817784-0-2
Publisher: Sisters Publishing
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, August 17, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-14

 

Live What You Love
By Bob and Melinda Blanchard
ISBN:  1-4027-2842-5
Publisher:  Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, August 03, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-13

 

Celebrate Through Heartsongs
By Mattie J. T. Stephanek
ISBN:  0-7868-6945-3
Publisher:  Hyperion Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Monday, July 21, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-12

 

 

 

 

 

The Secret Life of Bees
By Sue Monk
ISBN:  0-14-200174-0
Publisher:  Penguin
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, July 06, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-11

 

 

 

 

 

Congo
By Hugo Daems
ISBN:  978-1-4343-2116-9
Publisher:  AuthorHouse
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, June 22, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-10

 

 

 

 

From Noon Until Midnight
By Christopher Catledge
ISBN:  978-0-595-45041-1
Publisher:  iUniverse, Inc.
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Saturday, June 07, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-9

Playing for Pizza
By John Grisham
ISBN:  978-0-385-52500-8
Publisher:  Doubleday
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Monday, May 26, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

All That Matters
By Jan Goldstein
ISBN:  1-4013-0110-/x
Publisher:  Hyperion
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Monday, May 12, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-7

I’ve Already Forgotten Your Name, Philip Hall
By Bette Greene
ISBN:  0-06-051835-9
Publisher:  HarperCollins
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, April 27, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-6

The Mermaid Chair
By Sue Monk Kidd
ISBN:  0-670-03394-4
Publisher:  Viking
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, April 13, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-5








Proverbs for the People
Edited by Tracy Price-Thompson and TaRessa Stovall
ISBN:  0-7582-0287-3
Publisher:  Dafina Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere and Kensington Publishing Corp. (www.kensingtonbooks.com)

Read More Sunday, March 30, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-4










Give God The Glory
By Kevin Wayne Johnson
ISBN:  0-9752572-9-3
Publisher:  Tate Publishing LLC
Available:  Bookstores everywhere and www.tatepublishing.com

Read More Sunday, March 16, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-3

 

 

 

 

Boss of Lunch
By Barbara Park
ISBN:  0-375-80294-0
Publisher: Random House
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Sunday, March 02, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-2

 

 

 

 

Dolphins at Daybreak
By Mary Pope Osborne
ISBN:  0-679-88338-X
Publisher:  Random House
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, February 17, 2008
Book Reveiw 7-1: Situations 101 By Bern Nadette Stanis

Situations 101
By Bern Nadette Stanis
ISBN:  0-9770361-0-3
Publisher:  Worthingham Publishing
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 
 

Read More Sunday, February 03, 2008
The New Citizens Press Interview


Actress-turned-author Bern Nadette Stanis - who will be speaking along with actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner at the Lansing Center Feb. 23 - is not only an icon in urban entertainment, but also a role model for generations.

Read More Sunday, January 20, 2008
Book Reveiw 6-26

 

Where Inspiration Lives
Edited by John Miller and Aaron Kenedi
ISBN:  1-57731-241-4
Publisher: New World Library
Available: Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Sunday, January 20, 2008
Book Reveiw 6-25

 

After The Fall
By Donald Hilliard
ISBN:  0-7684-2496-8
Publisher:  Destiny Image
Available:  Bookstores everywhere and
www.destinyimage.com
 

Read More Sunday, January 06, 2008
Book Reveiw 6-24

 

 

Rooms Of The Heart
By Donna Hill
ISBN:  1-58571-219-1
Publisher:  Genesis Press
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 
 

Read More Sunday, December 23, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-23

 

 

 

Snitch Craft
By Edrea Davis
ISBN:  0-9786974-0-5
Publisher:  Dogon Village Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere and www.snitchcraft.com
 
 

Read More Sunday, December 09, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-22

 

 

 


Rooms Of The Heart
By Donna Hill
ISBN:  1-58571-219-1
Publisher:  Genesis Press
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Sunday, November 25, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-21

The Rainbow
By Pearl S. Buck
ISBN:  671-80319-0
Publisher:  Pocket Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere and Pearl S. Buck House

Read More Sunday, November 11, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-20

Never Again
By Flora Nwapa
ISBN:  0-86543-319-4
Publisher:  Africa World Press
Available:  Bookstores everywhere and Africa World Press

Read More Sunday, October 28, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-19

 

 

 

 

Now Is The Time To Open Your Heart
By Alice Walker
ISBN:  0-965-90060-6
Publisher:  Random House
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, October 14, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-18

The Rainbow
By Pearl S. Buck
ISBN:  671-80319-0
Publisher:  Pocket Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere and Pearl S. Buck House
 

Read More Sunday, September 30, 2007
Page Turners 6-17

Children's books from the Capital Area District Library

Read More Sunday, September 16, 2007
Page Turners 6-16

From the Capitol Area Library comes Goldin, Barbara. (1996). Coyote and the fire stick: A Pacific Northwest Indian tale San Diego: Harcourt Brace & Company and  Aardema, V.(1975). Why mosquitos buzz in people's ears: West African tale. New York: Scholastic Book Services.

Read More Sunday, September 02, 2007
Page Turners 6-15

Books from the Capitol Area District Library.

Read More Sunday, August 19, 2007
Page Turners 6-14

Books from the Capitol Area Library

Read More Thursday, August 02, 2007
Page Turners 6-13

Books from the Capital Area District Library for Children

Read More Sunday, July 22, 2007
Page Turners 6-11








Jaffe, N. (1998). The way meat loves salt: A Cinderella tale from the Jewish tradition.
    New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc.

Read More Sunday, June 24, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-10

Poems From The Heart
By Annette Hoggs-Jackson
ISBN:  1-932503-45-5
Publisher:  Insight Publishing Group
Available:  Bookstores everywhere and http://www.annettehoggs-jackson.com
 
 

Read More Sunday, June 10, 2007
Book Reveiw 5-10

CELEBRATE FATHER'S DAY WITH CELEBRATED CLASSIC BY DR. LARRY C. HARRIS, IT ALL STARTS AT HOME.

Read More Sunday, June 10, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-9

Long Walk Up
By Denise Turney
ISBN:  0-9663539-3-5
Publisher:  Chistell Publishing
Available:  Bookstores everywhere and www.chistell.com

Read More Sunday, May 27, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-8









The Bridges of Madison County
By Robert James Waller
ISBN:  0-446-51652-X
Publisher:  Warner Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Sunday, May 13, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-7








Many Faces to Many Places
By Judy LeBlanc
ISBN:  1-594678-66-9
Publisher:  Xulon Press
Available:  Bookstores and www.xulonpress.com

Read More Sunday, April 29, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-6

Mose T A to Z:  The Folk Art of Mose Tolliver
By Anton Haardt
ISBN:  0-9753842-09000
Publisher:  Saturno Press
Available:  Bookstores everywhere and
www.saturnopress.com

Read More Sunday, April 15, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-5

Salt In His Shoes
By Deloris Jordan with Roslyn Jordan (illustrations by Kadir Nelson)
ISBN:  0-689-83419-50
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Available at:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, April 01, 2007
Book Reveiw 6-3

 

 

 

 

Waiting
By Ha Jin
ISBN-1-58788-004-0
Publisher: Brilliance
Available at:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, March 04, 2007
Best Business Books for 2006

After reviewing several “business bestseller” lists for the year, and reflecting on books I have read, I selected three titles that I feel are some of the best business books for 2006.

Read More Thursday, January 04, 2007
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks


 

Author: Nicholas Sparks


ISBN: 0-446-60523-0


Publisher: Warner Books


Available: At bookstores everywhere

 

Read More Thursday, January 04, 2007
Tobacco Stains by Patsy T. Moore

The events that happen to the wife and mother in Tobacco Stains are, at times, so intensely painful and shocking, it is amazing that the book is based on real life experiences.

Read More Friday, December 22, 2006
Rosa Parks by Eloise Greenfield


 

When Rosa Parks grew up in Montgomery, Alabama she witnessed firsthand the unfair rules and laws that brown skinned people in America.

Read More Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Secret Lovers by Patricia Anne Phillips, Maxine Thompson, and Michelle McGriff

 

Secret Lovers
By Patricia Anne Phillips, Maxine Thompson and Michelle McGriff
ISBN:  1-59983-002-7
Publisher:  Kensington
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Maybe You Never Cry Again by Bernie Mac

 

 

 

 

Maybe You Never Cry Again
By Bernie Mac
ISBN:  0-06-053473-7
Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers
Available:  At bookstores everywhere

Read More Saturday, August 19, 2006
Bare Necessity by Carole Matthews

Bare Necessity
By Carole Matthews
ISBN:  0-06-055710-9
Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers
Available:  At bookstores everywhere

Read More Saturday, August 05, 2006
The Rhythm of Life by Matthew Kelly

The Rhythm of Life
By Matthew Kelly
ISBN: 9-780743-538404
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Available: At bookstores everywhere

Read More Thursday, July 20, 2006
You Come Too by Robert Frost

 

You Come Too
By Robert Frost
ISBN: 0-8050-6985-2
Publisher: Henry Holt
Available: At bookstores everywhere

Read More Saturday, July 08, 2006
Book Reveiw 5-4

Granny’s Old Hands
By Celestine Starks
ISBN: 1-4208-8098-5
Publisher:  Author House
Available: www.authorhouse.com

Read More Sunday, March 19, 2006
Book Review 4-19

 

 

Miracle’s Boys
By Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN:  0-399-23113-7
Publisher:  G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, October 16, 2005
Book Review 4-18

Easier Than You Think
By Dr. Richard Carlson
ISBN:  0-06-075888-0
Publisher:  HarperCollins
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, October 02, 2005
Book Review 4-17

Reach
By Laila Ali
ISBN:  0-7868-6855-4
Publisher:  Hyperion
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, September 18, 2005
Book Review 4-16




A Younger Man
By Rochelle Alers
ISBN:  0-373-8108-X
Publisher:  Silhouette Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, September 04, 2005
HARRY POTTER: A 'Half-Blood Prince' Revealed

 

 

    The new Harry Potter book is in the hands of millions of eager readers today. Curriculum specialist/writer Colleen O'Brien explores the term "half-blood," offering critical insight into the world of magic, muggles and mudbloods.

Read More Sunday, July 24, 2005
Book Reveiw 4-13

Soaring On Clipped Wings
By Darcel Williams
ISBN:  1-930586-96-5
Publisher:  Millennial Mind Publishing
Available:  www.darcelwilliams.com or www.american-book.com

Read More Sunday, July 24, 2005
Book Reveiw 4-12

 

 

The Way A Door Closes
By Hope Anita Smith (with illustrations by Shane W. Evans)
ISBN:  0-8050-6477-X
Publisher:  Henry Holt and Company
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Saturday, July 09, 2005
Book Reveiw 4-14

 
The Right Questions
By Debbie Ford
ISBN:  0-06-251784-8
Publisher:  Harper Collins
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

Read More Saturday, July 09, 2005
Nu Book 4-11


   ROME, GA - For more than 16 years on death row, Billy Neal Moore taught and preached to fellow inmates and the American public about Christ's love. Miraculously, his life was spared just seven hours prior to his execution time. He describes his experiences in his new autobiography, I Shall Not Die: Seventy-two Hours on Death Watch (now available through AuthorHouse).

Read More Sunday, June 26, 2005
Book Reveiw 4-10

Wouldn’t Take Nothing For My Journey Now
By Maya Angelou
ISBN:  0-553-56907-4
Publisher:  Bantam
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, May 15, 2005
Book Reveiw 4-7

 

 

 

Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell
ISBN:  0-316-17232-4
Publisher:  Little, Brown and Company
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, May 01, 2005
Book Reveiw 4-8


Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell
ISBN:  0-316-17232-4
Publisher:  Little, Brown and Company
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, May 01, 2005
Book Reveiw 4-6

 

 

 

The Fire Next Time
By James Baldwin
ISBN:  0-679-74472-X
Publisher:  Random House
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Saturday, April 16, 2005
Book Reveiw 4-4

The Red Notebook
By Paul Auster
ISBN:  0-812-1498-2
Publisher:  New Directions Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, March 20, 2005
Book Reveiw 4-5

 

 



The Red Notebook
By Paul Auster
ISBN:  0-812-1498-2
Publisher:  New Directions Books
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, March 06, 2005
Book Reveiw 4-3

Sunrise
By Chassie West
ISBN:  0-06-108110-8
Publisher:  Harper Collins
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, March 06, 2005
Book Reveiw 4-2


 

 

 

The Mammy
By Brendan O’Carroll
ISBN:  0-452-28103-2
Publisher:  Plume
Available:  Bookstores everywhere

Read More Sunday, February 20, 2005

View the TNCP.net Event Calendar

Custom-embroidered logo shirts and apparel by Queensboro

Would you like to email us? Send us your questions and comments to:

tncp@comcast.net

Support our advertisers. Follow the link to their site:

Always Bloomin'

Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau