2010 NAACP Image Literary Award Reading Challenge

TAKE THE CHALLENGE!

The NAACP Image Awards have announced the nominees for Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author. They have other literary categories but as you know debut authors are our specialty.

We are proud of the nominees and want to celebrate by offering this reading challenge.  It's easy to participate!

• Read any book from the nominee list below
• Sign up to participate by leaving a comment. 
• Get a friend to join the challenge with you :)
• Come back here to VOTE! 

You can vote for your favorite book right here on the blog. The poll will open Feb. 1st and close on Feb 25th. In no way will our vote have an impact on the winner of this award. We are just having fun with the challenge. So, please cast your vote and let's see how we compare to the actual winner.

The NAACP Image Awards will be televised on FOX on February 26, 2010, 8/7c.

Nominees:

1. "3rd Generation Country" - BeNeca Ward
2. "A Question of Freedom" - R. Dwayne Betts
3. "Black Water Rising" - Attica Locke
4. "Kiss the Sky: A Novel" - Farai Chideya
5. "Lime Tree Can't Bear Orange" - Amanda Smyth

I'm asking you to step out of your comfort zone and take this challenge! READY, READ, RELEASE!