Discover Authors with Last Names Beginning with “B”

Found 833 authors.

Mercy B. Carruthers, acclaimed author, won the 2017 AAMBC “Female...

Bolu Babalola is a British-Nigerian journalist and writer, known for...

Kent Babb, acclaimed sports journalist for The Washington Post, is...

Valerie Babb, Franklin Professor of English and Director of the...

Jacqueline Bacon

Jacqueline Bacon, an independent scholar and Ph.D. in English from...

Sudanese-born Zeinab Badawi, President of the University of London's SOAS,...

Chinaza Bado author of Nigerian heritage

Adwoa A. Badoe is a native Ghanaian, living in Ontario,...

Osei Badu-Nkansah

Osei Badu-Nkansah is a seasoned IT Architect and author with...

Aaron Bagley is a renowned author known for his compelling narrative style.

Jessixa Bagley is a celebrated author and illustrator known for her award-winning children's books.

Karen Baicker is a publisher at Scholastic, developing programs for...

A. Peter Bailey

Anne C. Bailey is a renowned writer and historian, specializing...

Desiree C. Bailey

Desiree C. Bailey, Acclaimed Poet

Frankie Y. Bailey

Frankie Y. Bailey, an associate professor at the School of...

Issac J. Bailey

Issac J. Bailey is a seasoned journalist with a psychology...

Rodnell P. Collins and A. Peter Bailey

Vince Bailey, Writer and Construction Estimator

Nicole Bailey-Williams

Nicole Bailey-Williams is a Philadelphia-born educator, author, and radio personality....

Bernadette Baillie

Bernadette Baillie, a Filipina American writer and speaker, grew up...

Laney Baines, AALBC Intern Fall 2020, Medgar Evers College

Doreen Baingana

Michael Baisden

Michael Baisden is a popular radio personality, NY Times best-selling...

Elizabeth-Irene Baitie

Elizabeth-Irene Baitie is a renowned children's book author from Ghana,...

Whitney Bak, Author

Bibi Bakare-Yusuf

Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Publisher

Layla Mohamed and Bibi Bakare-Yusuf

Layla Mohamed and Bibi Bakare-Yusuf are renowned authors known for...

Augusta Braxton Baker, Author, Librarian, and Storyteller

Barbara A. Baker

Brea Baker is a freedom fighter and writer.

Jennifer Baker is a publishing professional, host of the Minorities...

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker was a Broadway performer, dancer, and singer.

Kyle Baker is a renowned cartoonist and animator with over...

Lacey Baker, a Maryland-based author, draws inspiration from family and...

Lisa-Jo Baker, bestselling author and co-host of the Out of...

Rachelle Baker is a versatile artist from Detroit, MI, proficient...

Raneissa Baker is an acclaimed author known for her captivating...

Raymond Baker, a new author with Good2go Publishing since Jan...

"Prolific author from Queens, NY, currently residing in Charlotte, NC...

Yaba Baker is a renowned author, scriptwriter, and speaker, known...

Kuwasi Balagoon

Kuwasi Balagoon, Author, Black Panther

James Baldwin, Author, Playwright, Poet and Activist

Lewis V. Baldwin

Born in 1949, Lewis V. Baldwin is a civil rights...

Dr. Neil Baldwin, born in New York City, is a...

Tarriona Ball is a New Orleans-based slam poet and Grammy-winning recording artist.

Allen B. Ballard, renowned History and Africana Studies professor at...

Andrea Ballo is a multidisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, content creator, keynote speaker, and published author.

Fanta Ballo is a captivating motivational speaker, an award-winning spoken word artist, and author.

Starr T. Balmer

Starr T. Balmer, a senior editor at a marketing agency...

Toni Cade Bambara

Toni Cade Bambara (1939-1995) was a celebrated writer, activist, feminist,...

Colette Bancroft

Colette Bancroft is the book editor for the Tampa Bay...

asha bandele, Author, Poet, Journalist

Biyi Bandele, Nigerian Author, Photographer Playwright, and Filmmaker

Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele

Authors Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele are renowned for their...

Angeline Bandon-Bibum

Michael S. Bandy

Ashok Kumar Banker, born in 1964, is an acclaimed Indian...

Al Saadiq Banks

Al-Saadiq Banks

Al-Saadiq Banks is a best-selling author of nine urban fiction...

Constance Banks

Constance Banks is a motivational author with over 20 years...

Leslie Esdaile Banks

Ralph Richard Banks

Zariah L. Banks

Zariah L. Banks, a multi-award-winning author, is renowned for her contemporary romance novels.

KR Bankston is an accomplished Fiction Novelist, Publishing Consultant, and...

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, a writer from Trinidad and Tobago, has...

Edward E. Baptist

Edward E. Baptist, Professor of History and Author

Kelly J. Baptist

Kelly J. Baptist is an acclaimed author known for her powerful and insightful books for young readers.

Bethany Baptiste

Bethany Baptiste is an inner-city educator by day and a young adult SFF novelist by night.

Cedella Marley with Tracey Baptiste

Cedella Marley and Tracey Baptiste are renowned authors known for...

Tracey Baptiste

Tracey Baptiste, a Trinidad-born author, made her debut with 'Angel’s...

Mehrsa Baradaran

Mehrsa Baradaran is a distinguished Professor of Law at UCI...

Amiri Baraka, also known as LeRoi Jones, was a prolific...

Amiri Baraka and Amina Baraka

Amiri and Amina Baraka are renowned authors known for their...

Larry Neal and Amiri Baraka

Explore the life and works of Larry Neal and Amiri...

Mayor of Newark, NJ, Educator, Poet, Activist

Tonya Barbee, born 1962, is a storyteller from Durham, NC...

Black Barbie is an author known for her compelling narratives and unique storytelling style.

Anthony Barboza

Anthony Barboza is a renowned author, notable for being the...

Steven Barboza is a practicing Muslim and professional journalist writing...

DMarie Barclay educator and community advocate with deep roots in both the Caribbean and New York City.

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is a prolific children's author based in New...

Mourid Barghouti

Dana Bari is a romance author whose love of storytelling grew from years of reading romance and historical fiction.

Charles Barkley

Ex-pro basketball player, Charles Barkley, now an NBA analyst for...

Roland C. Barksdale-Hall

Roland C. Barksdale-Hall, a Western Pennsylvania native, is a unique...

Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, Illustrator

Derrick D. Barnes, a Kansas City native and Jackson State...

LaQuitta Barnes

LaQuitta Barnes is a seasoned educator with over 13 years...

Larry Niven and Steven Barnes

"Steven Barnes and Larry Niven are renowned authors, known for...

Rhae Lynn Barnes

Rhae Lynn Barnes is Assistant Professor of American Cultural History

Robert G. Barnes

Dr. Robert and Rosemary Barnes are coauthors, conference speakers, and...

Rodney Barnes is a prolific American screenwriter and producer, known...

Steven Barnes, Lecturer, Coach, Novelist and Television Writer

Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes

Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes are acclaimed authors, specializing in...

Amy DuBois Barnett

Amy DuBois Barnett is an award-winning media executive and author

Cameron Barnett

Cameron Barnett poet and teacher.

Catherine Barnett

LaShonda Katrice Barnett

LaShonda Katrice Barnett is a renowned author and educator, known...

Michael A. Barnett

Brit Barron is a renowned speaker focusing on spirituality, race,...

Marleen S. Barr is a trailblazer in feminist science fiction...

Jonetta Rose Barras

A. Igoni Barrett

A. Igoni Barrett, born in Nigeria in 1979, is an...

Connie Barrett, a single mother who explores her personal struggles...

Hayley Barrett, author of Babymoon, was inspired to write by...

Gene Barretta is an acclaimed children's book author and illustrator,...

Eudine Barriteau

Alabama-born author Rena Barron, known for her imaginative stories of...

Rebecca Barrow is a critically acclaimed author.

Anthony D. Griffith and James L. Barth

Chris Barton, an award-winning, best-selling author, has written numerous children's...

Lionel C. Bascom

Lionel C. Bascom the Harlem Renaissance Journalist

Rudy Chiappini and Jean-Michel Basquiat

Rudy Chiappini and Jean-Michel Basquiat are renowned figures in the...

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Artist

Hester Bass, an award-winning author, was influenced by her upbringing...

Patrik Henry Bass

Patrik Henry Bass, an award-winning journalist and Executive Editor at...

Jodine L. Basterash

Jennifer Baszile

Natalie Baszile

Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar, is a scholar with...

Karen Grigsby Bates

Karen Grigsby Bates is an LA-based NPR News correspondent, known...

Lorisa Bates, a passionate storyteller since childhood, is an executive...

Tanya Batson-Savage

Tanya Batson-Savage is a versatile writer with a passion for...

Stafford L. Battle

Stafford L. Battle is one of the Black pioneers of the internet.

Thomas C. Battle

Yvonne Battle-Felton

Yvonne Battle-Felton, born in Pennsylvania and educated at Johns Hopkins...

Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert

Dr. Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert is a Texas-based educator, literacy consultant, and...

Marion Dane Bauer

Marion Dane Bauer, a Newbery Honor recipient and New York...

Ifa Bayeza, author, award-winning playwright

Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayeza

Ifa Bayeza is a renowned author known for her collaboration...

Leroy Baylor, also known as “Brother Leroy,” was a radio...

Joyce Frisby Baynes

Cbabi Bayoc, an internationally-recognized artist based in St. Louis, specializes...

Kalynn Bayron is a New York Times Bestselling Author

Vincent Collin Beach

Vincent Collin Beach and Anni Beach

LaJuana A. Beadles

Ishmael Beah, a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist,...

Melba Pattillo Beals

Melba Pattillo Beals is a renowned journalist and a pioneering member of the “Little Rock Nine.”

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance with Hilary Beard

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance are renowned actors with...

Eleanor Hinton Hoytt and Hilary Beard

Sure, I'll be able to assist you better if you...

George E. Johnson with Hillary Beard

George E. Johnson is the creator of the iconic Afro Sheen and the first Black-owned company to be traded on Wall Street.

Lisa Price and Hilary Beard

Tim Madigan with Hilary Beard

Jenna Beatrice, a children's author and former lawyer, advocates for...

Celeste Beatty is the first Black woman to own a brewery in the United States.

Paul Beatty, born 1962, the first American to win the...

Andrea Beaty – Children’s Book Author

Brenda M. Greene and Fred Beauford

Dr. Brenda M. Greene and Fred Beauford are renowned authors,...

Fred Beauford is a prolific novelist, essayist, and editor, known...

Garcelle Beauvais

Garcelle Beauvais Actress, Author, Hollywood Producer, Entrepreneur, and Humanitarian

Malou Beauvoir is a Haitian-American singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural advocate whose work is deeply rooted in the ancestral traditions of Haitian Vodou.

G. Falcon Beazer

Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker is a New York Times bestselling author.

Louisa Jaggar and Shari Becker

Louisa Jaggar, a columnist for Washington Parent and contributor to...

Gina Wilson Beckles

Gina Wilson Beckles, Ph.D., is the President and CEO of Program...

Hilary Beckles. Author, Historian, Educator

Chrisanne Beckner

Michael Beckwith

Michael Beckwith is a New Thought minister, author, and founder...

Sure, I'll need the author's bio to proceed with your...

Rosheena Beek (1969-2019) was a successful author and bookstore owner...

Oyehmi T. Begho is an experienced educator and consultant with...

David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito

Author John Smith is a renowned writer and speaker with...

Linda Royster Beito

Harry Belafonte

Bernard W. Bell

Carole V. Bell, Author, Reviewer, Feminist, Writer on Media and Politics

Darrin Bell is a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, author, and illustrator

Derrick Bell, the first tenured African-American professor at Harvard Law...

Janet Cheatham Bell

Janet Cheatham Bell, an educator, author, and publishing entrepreneur, has...

Janet Dewart Bell

Janet Dewart Bell is a social justice activist and Emmy...

Madison Smartt Bell

Sure, I would be able to provide better assistance if...

Roseann P. Bell

Stephanie Renee Bell

Stephanie RenÃ©e Bell, an author of 5 books and a...

W. Kamau Bell, Author, Socio-Political Comedian

Patricia Bell-Scott

Patricia Bell-Scott, Professor Emerita at the University of Georgia, is...

Bill Bellamy, renowned for hosting and producing TV One's “Who’s...

Abiola Bello is a bestselling Nigerian‑British children’s and YA author and advocate for diversity.

Gabrielle Bellot

Pura BelprÃ© was a notable author born on February 2,...

Salehe Bembury is an acclaimed American footwear designer and creator of Spunge.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Candice Marie Benbow

Candice Marie Benbow is a respected theologian, essayist, and educator,...

Wolfgang Bender

Walter Benefield

Walter Benefield, a U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, is an...

Curtis Benjamin

Orchester Benjamin

Orchester Benjamin, a former street player, became a writer and...

Playtehll Benjamin

Rich Benjamin is a cultural anthropologist

Ruha Benjamin is a renowned sociologist, professor, and author specializing in technology, race, and social justice. As an Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University

Shanna Greene Benjamin

Shanna Greene Benjamin, Scholar, Teacher, Leader, and Coach

Stanley Crouch and Playtehll Benjamin

Peter Benjaminson

Brit Bennett, a celebrated author from Southern California, is a...

Geoff Bennett is the co-anchor and co-managing editor of <em>PBS NewsHour

Gwendolyn Bennett

Gwendolyn Bennett, Writer popular during the Harlem Renaissance

Jada Jeni Bennett

Jada Jeni Bennett is an illustrator.

Joshua Bennett is a Poet, performer, and Scholar

Lerone Bennett Jr. (1928-2018) was an esteemed African-American author and...

Lisa M. Bennett

Lisa M. Bennett, former executive and current author, coach, and...

Michael Bennett

Michael Bennett and Sarah Bennett

Michael Bennett and Sarah Bennett are a father-daughter duo who...

Michael Gordon Bennett

Author, actor, and entrepreneur Michael Gordon Bennett, born in 1958,...

O.H. Bennett is a versatile writer with experience in advertising,...

Dr. Angela Benson is a prolific author with 14 novels...

Kathleen Benson

Certainly, however, I need the author's bio to proceed with...

Kimberly Benston

Kimberly W. Benston

Kimberly W. Benston is Francis B. Gummere Professor of English and Africana Studies at Haverford College.

Cade Bentley, also known as bestselling authors Abby L. Vandiver...

Stephen Bentley

Stephen Bentley, Syndicated Cartoonist

Christina Benton

Christina Benton, Crime Author, Forensic Anthropologist, and Bookstore Owner

Luis Benveniste

Chanelle Benz is a recognized author, known for her short...

Munroe Bergdorf

Munroe Bergdorf is a UK-based writer, model, and activist, known...

Martin A. Berger

Olivier Berggruen

James A. Daly and Lee Bergman

Ira Berlin, Author, Historian, and Professor

Jacques Berlinerblau

Jacques Berlinerblau is a professor of Jewish civilization at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Terrence L. Johnson and Jacques Berlinerblau

Kathleen Cornell Berman

Kathleen Cornell Berman, Children’s Author and Assemblage Artist

Dr. Alphonso R. Bernard, Sr., born in 1953, is the...

Deborah Willis and Emily Bernard

Emily Bernard, born in Nashville, is a PhD holder from...

Jay Bernard is an acclaimed author, known for works like...

LeVar Burton and Susan Schaefer Bernardo

Robin Bernstein

Robin Bernstein is a Harvard professor specializing in American History,...

Daniel Bernstrom

Daniel Bernstrom is a visually impaired author who enjoys creating...

Marley Berot, Illustrator

Frank Berrios is a prolific children's book author, known for...

Daina Ramey Berry

Daina Ramey Berry, Author, Historian, Professor

Dr. Gillian Berry, an expert in clinical social work with...

James Berry was a renowned Jamaican poet based in the...

Kristen L. Berry

Kristen L. Berry is a writer and communications executive.

Mary Frances Berry

Mary Frances Berry, Professor of American Social Thought and History...

S. Torriano Berry

S. Torriano Berry and Venise Berry

S. Torriano Berry and Venise T. Berry are accomplished authors,...

Venise Berry, an associate professor at the University of Iowa,...

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram

Jennifer M. Besel

Jean Beason is a renowned researcher and author specializing in...

Gigi Best is a Historian, Genealogist, Author, Poet, Playwright, Journalist, Novelist, Professional Speaker and Antiquarian Bookstore Proprietor.

Damone Bester author, poet, aspiring screenwriter, and voiceover artist.

Colombian-born author, Paula Betancur, raised in New York, celebrates diversity,...

Karoline Bethea-Jones

Karoline Bethea-Jones, a passionate writer for over 25 years, expresses...

Kahran and Regis Bethencourt

Kahran and Regis Bethencourt Creative child and family photographers

Regis Bethencourt

Dr. Evelyn Bethune is the CEO of History in the Making Coaching Network, Inc.

Reginald Dwayne Betts

Reginald Dwayne Betts, a poet and legal scholar, transformed his...

Tara Betts, a celebrated author and poet, is known for...

Dawoud Bey, born in 1953, is an acclaimed international photographer.

Beyoncé Knowles, born September 4, 1981, is a Grammy-winning singer...

Jacqueline Bhabha

Gaurav Bhatnagar

Gaurav Bhatnagar, Illustrator

Reyna Biddy, a Los Angeles-based spoken word poet and author,...

Aaliyah Bilal is a Writer, Teacher, Presenter, and Learner

Andrew Billingsley

Andrew Billingsley, Author, Lecturer, and Professor

Ray Billingsley

Ray Billingsley, creator of the comic strip “Curtis”, draws upon his personal experiences and urban life for inspiration.

ReShonda Tate Billingsley

ReShonda Tate Billingsley is a former reporter and national bestselling...

Howard L. Bingham

Winsome Bingham

Winsome Bingham, a soul food expert and master cook, is...

Remica Bingham-Risher

Remica Bingham-Risher, an esteemed Affrilachian poet and Cave Canem fellow,...

Dwayne D. Birch

Sarah Bird, acclaimed author of ten novels, is recognized for...

Destiny O. Birdsong

Destiny O. Birdsong is a critically acclaimed poet published in...

Mia Birdsong is an activist, facilitator, and storyteller. She is...

Jonathan Birruete

Jonathan Birruete is a middle school student.

Jacqueline Bishop

Born in 1971, Jacqueline Bishop is an accomplished Jamaican writer...

Rudine Sims Bishop

Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop is a Professor Emerita of Education...

Dwayne Lawson-Brown and Rebecca BishopHall

Dwayne Lawson-Brown and Rebecca BishopHall are renowned authors, known for...

Rebecca BishopHall

Angelo Bissesarsingh

Lebron James and Buzz Bissinger

LeBron James, renowned basketball player, and Buzz Bissinger, acclaimed author...

Juliane Okot Bitek

Juliane Okot Bitek, a PhD candidate at the University of...

Boris I. Bittker

Boris I. Bittker, Author, Professor, and Attorney

Daniel Omotosho Black, a Kansas City native, is an accomplished...

Regina Black, a former civil litigator and current law school...

Tamika Newhouse and Anna Black

Tamika Newhouse and Anna Black are acclaimed authors known for...

Virginia Black is a California-born writer, now living in the...

Julia Blackburn

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Venita Blackburn

Venita Blackburn, author of award-winning story collection “Black Jesus and...

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015.

Toni Blackman, an international champion of hip-hop culture, is known...

Douglas A. Blackmon

Doug Blackmon, a Mississippi native, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author...

Uche Blackstock

Dr. Uche Blackstock is a Harvard-educated physician and leader in addressing bias and racism in health care.

Juliet Blackwell

Remi Blackwood is the author of the bestselling Future Hero series

Yvonne Blackwood

Yvonne Blackwood, author, columnist and speaker

Dr. Maliek Blade, founder and CEO of Whole Brother Mission,...

Nicole Blades is a Montreal-born writer and journalist with Caribbean...

Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain

Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain are renowned authors...

Keisha N. Blain

Keisha N. Blain is an acclaimed historian, professor at the...

Jayson Blair, born in 1976, is a former New York...

Clarence N. Blake

John Blake an award-winning CNN journalist

Megan Frazer Blakemore

Megan Frazer Blakemore is a notable children's and young adults'...

Eleanor Taylor Bland

Eleanor Taylor Bland (1944-2010) was a renowned crime fiction author,...

Zeba Blay is a film and culture critic with a...

Mary J. Blige, born in 1971, is a globally recognized...

David W. Blight

David W. Blight, Sterling Professor of History at Yale, directs...

Charles L. Blockson

Mary K. Bloodsworth-Lugo

Joshua Bloom is Director of the Social Movements Lab and faculty in Sociology at University of Pittsburgh.

Tommye Blount, Critically Acclaimed Poet

Charles M. Blow

Charles M. Blow is a renowned journalist and op-ed columnist...

Sure, but you seem to have forgotten to provide the...

Paul Von Blum is a Senior Lecturer at UCLA with...

Edward Wilmot Blyden

Edward Wilmot Blyden, born in 1832, was a multilingual writer...

Emmanuel Boateng

Emmanuel Boateng, Artist

Keturah A. Bobo

Keturah A. Bobo, Children’s Book Illustrator, Artist, Illustrator, and Entrepreneur

Marlen Suyapa Bodden

Dr. Marlen Suyapa Bodden is a lawyer with The Legal...

Kelvin D. Bodley, a Chicago native and now Florida resident,...

Carmen Bogan is a children's book author and writing coach,...

Nicholas Boggs is the author of Baldwin: A Love Story, the first major biography of the iconic figure in over three decades.

Donald Bogle, a renowned author known for his studies on...

Alexandra Boiger

Alexandra Boiger, a Munich-born illustrator, has contributed to nearly 20...

Shirley Graham Du Bois

Shirley Graham Du Bois, Activist, Author, Composer, and Playwright

W. E. B. Du Bois

Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, Author, Sociologist, Historian, Civil Rights Activist, Pan-Africanist, and Editor

Aaron Philip with Tonya Bolden

Carol Anderson and Tonya Bolden

Carol Anderson and Tonya Bolden are renowned authors known for...

Chaka Khan and Tonya Bolden

Sure, I could assist you better if you provide the...

Eartha Kitt and Tonya Bolden

Eartha Kitt and Tonya Bolden are renowned authors known for...

Introduction Tonya Bolden

Jevon Bolden, a Florida-based editor and writer, specializes in creating...

Mother Love and Tonya Bolden

Mother Love and Tonya Bolden are renowned authors, known for...

Roberta Flack and Tonya Bolden

Roberta Flack and Tonya Bolden are renowned authors, recognized for...

Tonya Bolden, a Princeton and Columbia University graduate, is an...

Denise Bolds, a Harlem-born single mother, author, and community activist,...

Philana Marie Boles

Philana Marie Boles is a passionate “word artist” with a...

Cathy Bolio, Children’s Book Illustrator

Valerie Bolling

Valerie Bolling, an educator for 30 years and lifelong writer,...

Usain Bolt, born August 21, 1986, is recognized as the...

Roger Bonair-Agard

Brittney Bond, Children’s Book Illustrator

Julian Bond, Congressman, Chairman of the NAACP

Sasha Bonet is a writer, cultural critic, and professor at Columbia and Barnard.

Edna Bonhomme is a historian of science, culture writer, and book critic.

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva is a distinguished Sociology professor at Duke University,...

Arna Bontemps (1902-1973) was a significant Harlem Renaissance figure and...

Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné

Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné, Author, Illustrator

"John Smith is an award-winning author, born and raised in...

Publishers Weekly’s Booklife

Booklife is a website from Publishers Weekly dedicated to indie authors.

Georgia K. Boone

Georgia K. Boone is a critically acclaimed YA novelist

Kurt Boone is a prolific poet with over 350 works...

Mark Allen Boone

Mark Allen Boone, born in 1951, is a former teacher...

Colin Bootman is an acclaimed children's book illustrator and author,...

Louise Borden, a Cincinnati native, is a history enthusiast turned...

Jaime Torres Torres, known as Juan Boria, was a celebrated...

Subi Bosa, Picture Book Illustrator

C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost

Darius Bost is assistant professor of ethnic studies.

Alex Bostic, Artist

Andrew G. Bostom

Kelvin E. Boston is a Financial journalist, author, and entrepreneur.

Addie Boswell, a Portland-based author and muralist, is known for...

Sanford C. Botkin

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Keisha Lance Bottoms an and Democratic politician who served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia

Linsey Davis and Joseph Bottum

Linsey Davis and Joseph Bottum are renowned authors known for...

Bernard Boulton

Aomar Boum is an esteemed scholar specializing in anthropology, history,...

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R. J. Boutelle is assistant professor of English at the University of Cincinnati.

Michele Andrea Bowen

Michele Andrea Bowen, a St. Louis native and Durham, NC...

Natasha Bowen, a New York Times bestselling author, teacher, and...

Sesali Bowen, a Chicago native, is a renowned writer, journalist,...

Alicia T. Bowens

Alicia T. Bowens, from Chicago, overcame early motherhood to graduate...

Geneva Bowers, Illustrator

Tim Bowers illustrator of children’s books

Donna Janell Bowman

John David Anderson is an acclaimed author of children's books....

Manzel Bowman is a distinguished Afrofuturist artist known for his...

Sheritha Bowman

Sheritha Bowman is an acclaimed author, known for her book...

Wanda P. Bowman

Wanda P. Bowman is a finance professional with over 25...

Charles Boyce, a cartoonist known for his syndicated comic panel...

Jo Ann Allen Boyce

Carole Boyce-Davies

Carole Boyce-Davies is a Cornell University professor specializing in Africana...

Cheryl Boyce-Taylor

Trinidad-born, Queens-bred Cheryl Boyce Taylor is a celebrated poet and...

Alice Walker and Valerie Boyd

Alice Walker is a renowned American author, with her books...

Candy Dawson Boyd

Chicago-born author David T. Boyd discovered his passion for writing...

Haki Madhubuti and Herb Boyd

Haki Madhubuti and Herb Boyd are renowned authors, influential in...

Herb Boyd - Journalist, Educator, Author, and Activist

Jeff Boyd, a former Chicago teacher and Iowa Writers' Workshop...

Julia A. Boyd, Author, Psychotherapist

Melba Joyce Boyd

Melba Joyce Boyd, a renowned poet and academic, has authored...

Simeon Wright and Herb Boyd

Simeon Wright and Herb Boyd are renowned authors. Wright, a...

AALBC Mourns the passing of Valerie Boyd

Nancy Boyd-Franklin

Keith Boykin is a multi-talented author, political science professor at...

Adijah & Atiya Brabham

Adijah and Atiya Brabham, identical twins, are educators, philanthropists, and...

Gary Phillips and Michael Bracken

Gary Phillips and Michael Bracken are renowned authors.

Brittney Brackett

Brittney Brackett, Certified Child and Adolescent + Solution Based Counselor

Adam Bradley, a professor of English at the University of...

Candice Bradley

Candice Bradley is a self-taught author and illustrator, from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Connie Divers Bradley, also known as Cynique, is a retired...

David Bradley is a creative writing professor at the University...

Karen D. Bradley

Karen D. Bradley, has penned several contemporary fiction novels

Lisa Michelle Bradley

Lisa Michelle Bradley, from Bishopville, South Carolina, is a graduate...

Michael Bradley

Naleighna Kai and Karen D. Bradley

Karen D. Bradley and Naleighna Kai are acclaimed authors known...

K. L. Brady, a D.C. native and successful author, began...

Beauty Bragg is a Professor of African American Literature at...

Oyinkan Braithwaite

Oyinkan Braithwaite, a Kingston University graduate in Creative Writing and...

David Brame, Illustrator

Miko Branch, CEO and co-founder of Miss Jessie's LLC, revolutionized...

Phill Branch: Storyteller. Scholar. Speaker.

Dionne Brand Award Winning Poet and Novelist

Barbara Brandon

Barbara Brandon-Croft, creator of the comic strip 'Where I’m Coming...

Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Illustrator

Monica Brashears

Monica Brashears is an Affrilachian writer from Tennessee.

Rondall Brasher

Rondall Brasher is a passionate poet with a love for...

Kamau Brathwaite

Barbados-born poet Kamau Brathwaite

Kwame Brathwaite

Lester Fabian Brathwaite

Lester Fabian Brathwaite, a seasoned writer with 15 years of...

Lisa D. Brathwaite

Lisa D. Brathwaite is a creative self-expression enthusiast and author...

Carol Moseley Braun

Carol Moseley Braun, the first African American woman in the U.S. Senate.

Benjamin Brawley

Benjamin Brawley, author and educator

Brad R. Braxton

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