African American Literature Book Club

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137 Books Published by Atria Books an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

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Click for more detail about The Message: A Word from the Black America You Forgot About by D. Watkins
Click for more detail about My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man.: An Autobiography of America by Kevin Powell
Click for more detail about Everyday People: The Color of Life — A Short Story Anthology by Jennifer Baker
Click for more detail about They Come in All Colors by Malcolm Hansen
They Come in All Colors
by Malcolm Hansen
Click for more detail about Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth. by Beverly Bond
Click for more detail about Three-Piece Meal: A Novel by Zane
Click for more detail about Elizabeth and Michael: The Queen of Hollywood and the King of Pop_A Love Story by Donald Bogle
Click for more detail about Green Smoothies for Life by J.J. Smith
Click for more detail about Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond by Marc Lamont Hill
Click for more detail about Vengeance: A Novel by Zane
Click for more detail about The Episodic Career: How to Thrive at Work in the Age of Disruption by Farai Chideya
Click for more detail about A Moment of Silence: Midnight III by Sister Souljah
Click for more detail about The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood by Kevin Powell
Click for more detail about Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?: A Memoir by George Clinton
Click for more detail about The Face That Changed It All: A Memoir by Beverly Johnson
Click for more detail about The Rhythm of the August Rain: A Novel by Gillian Royes
Click for more detail about Welcome To My Breakdown: A Memoir by Benilde Little
Click for more detail about Corruption Officer: From Jail Guard To Perpetrator Inside Rikers Island by Gary L. Heyward
Click for more detail about Zane’s Infinite Words: A Comprehensive Guide To Writing And Publishing by Zane
Click for more detail about Reach: 40 Black Men Speak On Living, Leading, And Succeeding by Ben Jealous, and Trabian Shorters
Click for more detail about Dear Father: Breaking The Cycle Of Pain by J. Ivy
Click for more detail about Citizens Creek: A Novel by Lalita Tademy
Citizens Creek: A Novel
by Lalita Tademy
Click for more detail about Zane’s The Other Side of the Pillow: A Novel by Zane
Click for more detail about 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse by J.J. Smith
Click for more detail about Lose Weight Without Dieting or Working Out: Discover Secrets to a Slimmer, Sexier, and Healthier You by J.J. Smith
Click for more detail about The Sea Grape Tree: A Novel (A Shadrack Myers Mystery) by Gillian Royes
Click for more detail about The Man from Essence: Creating a Magazine for Black Women by Edward Lewis
Click for more detail about Time of the Locust: A Novel by Morowa Yejide
Click for more detail about Black and White: The Way I See It by Richard Williams
Click for more detail about Red Now and Laters by Marcus Guillory
Red Now and Laters
by Marcus Guillory
Click for more detail about Meet Me at the Theresa: The Story of Harlem’s Most Famous Hotel by Sondra Kathryn Wilson
Click for more detail about On the Seventh Day: A Novel by T. D. Jakes
Click for more detail about The Courage To Hope by Shirley Sherrod
The Courage To Hope
by Shirley Sherrod
Click for more detail about Zane's Busy Bodies: Chocolate Flava by Zane
Click for more detail about I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon by Touré
Click for more detail about The Young and the Ruthless: Back in the Bubbles by Victoria Rowell
Click for more detail about Domino Falls: A Novel by Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
Domino Falls: A Novel
by Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
Click for more detail about Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation by Deborah Davis
Click for more detail about The Man Who Turned Both Cheeks: A Novel (A Shadrack Myers Mystery) by Gillian Royes
Click for more detail about Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom by Nelson Mandela
Click for more detail about On The Seventh Day by T. D. Jakes
On The Seventh Day
by T. D. Jakes
Click for more detail about South by Southeast: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel (Tennyson Hardwick Novels (Paperback)) by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes
Click for more detail about If Your Back’s Not Bent: The Role of the Citizenship Education Program in the Civil Rights Movement by Dorothy F. Cotton
Click for more detail about Our Man in the Dark: A Novel by Rashad Harrison
Click for more detail about The Courage To Hope: How I Stood Up To The Politics Of Fear by Shirley Sherrod
Click for more detail about Z-Rated: Chocolate Flava 3 by Zane
Click for more detail about Sparkle: A Novel by Denene Millner, Howard Rosenman, Joel Schumacher and Mara Brock Akil
Sparkle: A Novel
by Denene Millner, Howard Rosenman, Joel Schumacher and Mara Brock Akil
Click for more detail about Devil’s Wake by Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
Devil’s Wake
by Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
Click for more detail about Things I Should Have Told My Daughter by Pearl Cleage
Click for more detail about Low Down And Dirty: A Novel by Vickie M. Stringer
Low Down And Dirty: A Novel
by Vickie M. Stringer
Click for more detail about Crackhead II: A Novel by Lisa Lennox
Crackhead II: A Novel
by Lisa Lennox
Click for more detail about Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven by T. D. Jakes
Click for more detail about The T.D. Jakes Relationship Bible: Life Lessons on Relationships from the Inspired Word of God by T. D. Jakes
Click for more detail about The Goat Woman of Largo Bay: A Novel (A Shadrack Myers Mystery) by Gillian Royes
Click for more detail about One Day It'll All Make Sense by Common
Click for more detail about Who’s Afraid Of Post-Blackness?: What It Means To Be Black Now by Touré
Click for more detail about The Hot Box by Zane
Click for more detail about The Gq Candidate: A Novel by Keli Goff
Click for more detail about Mogul: A Novel by Terrance Dean
Mogul: A Novel
by Terrance Dean
Click for more detail about 64 Lessons For A Life Without Limits by T. D. Jakes
Click for more detail about If Sons, Then Heirs: A Novel by Lorene Cary
Click for more detail about Midnight And The Meaning Of Love (The Midnight Series) by Sister Souljah
Click for more detail about My Blue Suede Shoes: Four Novellas by Tracy Price-Thompson and Taressa Stovall
My Blue Suede Shoes: Four Novellas
by Tracy Price-Thompson and Taressa Stovall
Click for more detail about When Angels Speak of Love by bell hooks
Click for more detail about Substitute Me by Lori Tharps
Substitute Me
by Lori Tharps
Click for more detail about From Cape Town With Love by Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
From Cape Town With Love
by Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
Click for more detail about Red Hats: A Novel by Damon Wayans
Red Hats: A Novel
by Damon Wayans
Click for more detail about Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva: A Novel by Victoria Rowell
Click for more detail about Dirtier Than Ever: A Novel by Vickie M. Stringer
Dirtier Than Ever: A Novel
by Vickie M. Stringer
Click for more detail about Victoire: My Mother’s Mother by Maryse Conde
Click for more detail about Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Zane
Click for more detail about The Memory Quilt: A Christmas Story For Our Times by T. D. Jakes
Click for more detail about Spiritual Liberation: Fulfilling Your Soul’s Potential by Michael Beckwith
Click for more detail about 1-900-A-N-Y-T-I-M-E: A Novel by Tracy Price-Thompson
1-900-A-N-Y-T-I-M-E: A Novel
by Tracy Price-Thompson
Click for more detail about The Reason Why: A Novel by Vickie M. Stringer
The Reason Why: A Novel
by Vickie M. Stringer
Click for more detail about Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--From Music to Hollywood by Terrance Dean
Click for more detail about Sensuality: Caramel Flava II (Eroticnoir.com Anthology) by Zane
Click for more detail about Making Great Decisions: For a Life Without Limits by T. D. Jakes
Click for more detail about Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise by Tavis Smiley
Click for more detail about Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin by Herb Boyd
Click for more detail about Succulent: Chocolate Flava II by Zane
Click for more detail about Porch Stories: A Grandmother’s Guide to Happiness by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Click for more detail about In The Night Of The Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes
In The Night Of The Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel
by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes
Click for more detail about Before You Do: Making Great Decisions That You Won’t Regret by T. D. Jakes
Click for more detail about Black Male Handbook: A Blueprint for Life by Kevin Powell
Click for more detail about 21 Nights by Prince Rogers Nelson
21 Nights
by Prince Rogers Nelson
Click for more detail about Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits by T. D. Jakes
Click for more detail about Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk About Sex and Love by Zane
Click for more detail about Honey Flava by Zane
Click for more detail about Gather Together in My Name by Tracy Price-Thompson
Gather Together in My Name
by Tracy Price-Thompson
Click for more detail about The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Click for more detail about Succulent: Chocolate Flava II (v. 2) by Zane
Click for more detail about Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience by Janie Hendrix and John McDermott
Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience
by Janie Hendrix and John McDermott
Click for more detail about Other People’s Skin: Four Novellas by Tracy Price-Thompson and Taressa Stovall
Other People’s Skin: Four Novellas
by Tracy Price-Thompson and Taressa Stovall
Click for more detail about Love Is Never Painless: Three Novellas by Zane
Click for more detail about Game Over: The Rise and Transformation of a Harlem Hustler by Agyei Tyehimba
Click for more detail about Hood: An Urban Erotic Tale by Noire
Click for more detail about Dirty Red: A Novel by Vickie M. Stringer
Dirty Red: A Novel
by Vickie M. Stringer
Click for more detail about Casanegra by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes
Casanegra
by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes
Click for more detail about Thong on Fire: An Urban Erotic Tale by Noire
Click for more detail about The Story of the Cannibal Woman: A Novel by Maryse Conde
Click for more detail about The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
The Secret
by Rhonda Byrne
Click for more detail about Tupac Shakur Legacy by Jamal Joseph
Tupac Shakur Legacy
by Jamal Joseph
Click for more detail about Caramel Flava: The Eroticanoir.com Anthology by Zane
Click for more detail about Crystelle Mourning: A Novel by Eisa Nefertari Ulen
Crystelle Mourning: A Novel
by Eisa Nefertari Ulen
Click for more detail about One Night Stand: A Novel by Roland S. Jefferson
One Night Stand: A Novel
by Roland S. Jefferson
Click for more detail about Thru My Eyes: Thoughts on Tupac Amaru Shakur in Pictures and Words by Gobi
Click for more detail about Driven from Within by Michael Jordan
Driven from Within
by Michael Jordan
Click for more detail about Afterburn: A Novel by Zane
Click for more detail about Imagine This by Vickie M. Stringer
Imagine This
by Vickie M. Stringer
Click for more detail about Never Go Home Again: A Novel by Shannon Holmes
Click for more detail about Damaged Goods: A Novel by Roland S. Jefferson
Damaged Goods: A Novel
by Roland S. Jefferson
Click for more detail about Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam On Broadway ... And More by Danny Simmons
Click for more detail about The Sweet Breath of Life: A Poetic Narrative of the African-American Family by Ntozake Shange
Click for more detail about Who Slashed Celanire’s Throat?: A Fantastical Tale by Maryse Conde
Click for more detail about Song for My Father: Memoir of an All-American Family by Stephanie Stokes Oliver
Click for more detail about Nervous: A Novel by Zane
Click for more detail about The Sisters of APF: The Indoctrination of Soror Ride Dick by Zane
Click for more detail about Chocolate Flava: The Eroticanoir.com Anthology by Zane
Click for more detail about Skyscraper: A Novel by Zane
Click for more detail about Bad Girlz: A Novel by Shannon Holmes
Bad Girlz: A Novel
by Shannon Holmes
Click for more detail about Gettin' Buck Wild: Sex Chronicles II by Zane
Click for more detail about Revelations: There’s a Light After the Lime by Mason Betha and Karen Hunter
Revelations: There’s a Light After the Lime
by Mason Betha and Karen Hunter
Click for more detail about The Good House: A Novel by Tananarive Due
The Good House: A Novel
by Tananarive Due
Click for more detail about The Heat Seekers by Zane
Click for more detail about Six Easy Pieces: Easy Rawlins Stories by Walter Mosley
Click for more detail about Gettin’ Buck Wild: Sex Chronicles Ii by Zane
Click for more detail about Douglass’ Women: A Novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Douglass’ Women: A Novel
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Click for more detail about Fifth Born: A Novel by Zelda Lockhart
Fifth Born: A Novel
by Zelda Lockhart
Click for more detail about Everything In Its Place by Evelyn Palfrey
Everything In Its Place
by Evelyn Palfrey
Click for more detail about The Sex Chronicles by Zane
Click for more detail about Bad Boy: The Influence of Sean
Click for more detail about Addicted: A Novel by Zane
Click for more detail about Dangerous Dilemmas by Evelyn Palfrey
Dangerous Dilemmas
by Evelyn Palfrey
Click for more detail about The Price of Passion by Evelyn Palfrey
The Price of Passion
by Evelyn Palfrey
Click for more detail about Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad by Betty DeRamus
Click for more detail about Freedom by Any Means: True Stories of Cunning and Courage on the Underground Railroad by Betty DeRamus