The G.R.I.T.S., an acronym for Guys/Girls Reading In The South, Online Reading Club is a virtual book club for men and women who love reading and discussing classic and contemporary literature, with particular emphasis on African American Literature!
This club began as a MSN Reading Group on January 1, 2000 and later evolved into an online reading community that provides its member and visitors with book reviews, author interviews, literary tidbits and purchasing information to some of the best African American literature written yesterday and today.
Club Managers are:
Marlive Harris, aka MsGRITS
Loretta Brown, aka MsLo
Avid readers, are you looking for an online reading club to connect with? Our open enrollment for new members begins October 1st - December 31st of each year. So if you would like to join us, send us an email and we'll send back more information.
Authors, interested in having their books considered by our online reading club or advertised with us, please check out these links for more information:
Book-of-the-Month Consideration
Book Cover & Author Podcast Promotions
Author Podcast Promotions
Our online reading club is an affiliate of The GRITS COM Literary Service; to learn more about this book promotion service for authors and publishers, click here for more information!
Looking for other online reading clubs to connect with? Interested in starting an online reading club of your own? Then let us recommend, Book-Clubs-Resource.com for more information!
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So what exactly is The G.R.I.T.S.?
Guys/Girls Raised In The South is an online literary club.
From the heartbreakers of, "Who*s loving who" --
The players and baby's mommas in romance,
To the surreal cliff-hanger thrills of suspense
This group digs deep into the drama depths found in prose & poetry.
Beginning with the classics of yesterday,
The G.R.I.T.S. family promotes --
The literary works of African American authors.
Fun packaged in silliness
Sensitivity concealed in seriousness,
Is the underlying educational process
Served up in intimate author interviews, book discussions and reviews.
The GRITS family adds charm,
A down-home style in the flavor,
Mixed with southern sophisticated humor --
And a touch of grace;
As they explore the living written words of literary art --
And the dignity and dreams of the literary artist!
Dedicated on July 14, 2003 by Kenneth *Kanko* Bowens, author of Dirtied Brown Leaves
