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Remember the Times: A Memoir Worse than a Lie: A Beau Lee Cooper Novel Wild Ride (a Dyamonde Daniel Book, Book #6) Kid X Kin: A Novel It’s Never Too Late: A Memoir The Power in Surrender: 100 Ways to Tap Into the Courage to Trust God’s Plan Over Fear, Worry, and Doubt Trouble at the Hair Salon Losin’ Control Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett’s Bookshop Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ’90s Sitcoms

Voices of the Diaspora

Profiles of legendary and emerging writers. From the U.S. and Africa to the Caribbean and Europe, discover the authors shaping our world.

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Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments
Baldwin: A Love Story
The Wanderers
A Gardin Wedding: A Gardins of Edin Novel
Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins
The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon
Veracity and Verse: A Preacher’s Reflections and Poems on Faith and Truth
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In-depth reviews that go beyond the blurb. We provide critical analysis of the literature that matters to the Black community.

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Black Don’t Crack… Book Spines Book Club

AALBC’s online book club returns on January 25, 2026! Join us for lively discussions and community building centered around Black literature.

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