The Coffee Will Make You Black (1998 - 2019) Reading List

AALBC’s Book Club is now The Black Don’t Crack… Book Spines Book Club

Black Don’t Crack… Book Spines Book Club

Join us for a lively community discussion about our latest selection, Chloe: A Novel of Secrets and Lies by Connie Briscoe.

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January 2006 Selection
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White Rat: Stories
by Gayl Jones

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Imprint: Harlem Moon (Nov 22, 2005)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780767922135
February 2006 Selection
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The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin

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March 2006 Selection
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A Killing in This Town: A Novel
by Olympia Vernon

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Imprint: Grove Press (Jan 11, 2007)
Fiction, Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Grove Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 9780802142962
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April 2006 Selection
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Bang!
by Sharon G. Flake

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Imprint: Legacy% (Jul 31, 2007)
Fiction, Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
ISBN: 9780786849550
May 2006 Selection
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Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns: Stories
by J. California Cooper

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Imprint: Doubleday (Apr 10, 2007)
Fiction, Paperback, 209 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781400075683
June 2006 Selection
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Let The Lion Eat Straw
by Ellease Southerland

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Imprint: Amistad (Jun 28, 2005)
Fiction, Paperback, 171 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780060724214
July 2006 Selection
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There Is a Tree More Ancient Than Eden (Phoenix Fiction)
by Leon Forrest

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Imprint: University of Chicago Press (Nov 01, 2001)
Fiction, Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226257211
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August 2006 Selection
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Beyond Glory: Joe Louis Vs. Max Schmeling, And A World On The Brink
by David Margolick

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Imprint: Vintage (Oct 10, 2006)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 423 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780375726194
September 2006 Selection
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My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations
by Mary Frances Berry

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October 2006 Selection
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Lemon City: A Novel
by Elaine Meryl Brown

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Imprint: One World/Ballantine (Feb 24, 2009)
Fiction, Mass Market Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780345510693
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November 2006 Selection
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The Red Moon: A Novel
by Kuwana Haulsey

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Imprint: One World/Ballantine (Aug 31, 2004)
Fiction, Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780345472496
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My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations
by Mary Frances Berry

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