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May.16.2013

"Can We Talk Books?"
launches this Thursday, May 16 @ 7pm
on www.canwetalkbooks.com
Hosts: Opal Palmer Adisa & Gillian Royes

We're excited to be the Caribbean's first book radio show on the Internet. If you're a lover of books, we're counting on you to listen and enjoy. If you have a question or comment, we'd love to hear from you. Call into (914)338-1302 during the show and we'll take your call. Talk to you then!

Opal's Latest Blogs

Apr.05.2013 - 7:19 am
  Sometimes I am alone in the ocean, and as far as I san see there is only me and the immense blue sea and I am grateful, grateful for the soothing waters, grateful for the...
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Oct.26.2012 - 2:39 pm
Last summer I traveled to Europe --Spain then Paris.  I had been to Paris a few times before and like in the past; I found it a magical city. Although, it is often said that...
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May.31.2012 - 12:41 pm
  The Caribbean Flash Fiction Collection   Edited by: Opal PalmerAdisa Calling all short stories:  Wanted: flash fiction, micro fiction, short-short or haiku...
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Apr.16.2012 - 8:00 pm
  What I love about attending conferences and writing festivals is the opportunity to meet other writers whose works I have enjoyed.   What is most gratifying is meeting...
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Comments from Opal

Apr.10.2012 - 6:50 am
In response to: The National Black Writers' Conference: The Impact of Migration on Black Literature
Hello Zanda:Thanks for contacting me. Dr. Brenda Green at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn is the organizer.  I am...
Feb.26.2012 - 6:52 pm
In response to: The Beauty of Death
thanks for connecting and sharing your connection with animals too
Feb.17.2012 - 6:20 am
In response to: I Never Wanted to be a Writer
So happy that you like it and took the time to let me know.Walk Good, Opal
Jan.27.2012 - 7:13 am
In response to: Honest Generosity: Thanks Hector
Sue:Thanks for reading and your response... Yes the cycle of generosity has tobe spread. Stay Blessed. Opal 
Mar.23.2011 - 6:05 am
In response to: The Colonial Mother Land
Glad you like it.  You can share it with your group. Walk Good, Opal 

Published Reviews

Feb.19.2012
Published by The Sunday Observer
  Powerfully encased in honours to the Orishas, womanist poet and scholar Opal Palmer Adisa has offered a big book about three strains of blackness in the diaspora –...