African American Literature Book Club

Celebrating Our Literary Legacy Since 1998 — Black Literature is for Everyone

29 Nonfiction Books of Interest to Readers of Black Literature Coming Out Soon Also Check Out the Books Published in the Past two Months

Click for a larger image of What the Hell Do You Have to Lose?: Trump’s War on Civil Rights

What the Hell Do You Have to Lose?: Trump’s War on Civil Rights
by Juan Williams (2018-09-25)

Click for a larger image of How I Learned What I Learned

How I Learned What I Learned
by August Wilson (2018-10-01)

Click for a larger image of We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival

We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival
by Jabari Asim (2018-10-02)

Click for a larger image of The Groundings With My Brothers

The Groundings With My Brothers
by Walter Rodney (2018-10-02)

Click for a larger image of Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster

Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster
by Stephen L. Carter (2018-10-09)

Click for a larger image of Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan

Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan
by Beowulf Sheehan (2018-10-09)

Click for a larger image of Tigerland: The Miracle on East Broad Street

Tigerland: The Miracle on East Broad Street
by Wil Haygood (2018-10-16)

Click for a larger image of Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap by Verta Mae

Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap by Verta Mae
by Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor (2018-10-16)

Click for a larger image of I Too Sing America: The Harlem Renaissance at 100

I Too Sing America: The Harlem Renaissance at 100
by Wil Haygood (2018-10-16)

Click for a larger image of Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody: The Making of a Black Theologian

Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody: The Making of a Black Theologian
by James Cone (2018-10-18)



Hollywood Black
by Donald Bogle (2018-10-24)


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Click for a larger image of Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
by Glory Edim (2018-10-30)

Click for a larger image of Beyoncé in Formation: Remixing Black Feminism

Beyoncé in Formation: Remixing Black Feminism
by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley (2018-11-06)

Click for a larger image of Becoming

Becoming
by Michelle Obama (2018-11-13)



Acts of Faith: 25th Anniversary Edition
by Iyanla Vanzant (2018-11-13)


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Click for a larger image of An Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion

An Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion
by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (2018-11-15)

Click for a larger image of Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers during World War II

Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers during World War II
by John Strausbaugh (2018-12-04)

Click for a larger image of Heavy: An American Memoir

Heavy: An American Memoir
by Kiese Laymon (2019-01-01)

Click for a larger image of The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches

The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches
by Malcolm X (2019-01-01)

Click for a larger image of Beyond These Walls: Rethinking Crime and Punishment in the United States

Beyond These Walls: Rethinking Crime and Punishment in the United States
by Tony Platt (2019-01-08)

Click for a larger image of Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
by Veronica Chambers (2019-01-15)



Ralph Ellison: A Life in Letters
by Ralph Ellison (2019-01-22)


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Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow
by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and (2019-01-29)


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Click for a larger image of The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations

The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
by Toni Morrison (2019-02-12)

Click for a larger image of The Paintings and Drawings of Clarence Major

The Paintings and Drawings of Clarence Major
by Clarence Major (2019-02-15)



The Huey P. Newton Reader, 2nd Edtion
by Huey P. Newton (2019-02-19)


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The Black Angels: The Untold Stories of the Nurses who helped Cure Tuberculosis
by Maria Smilios (2019-06-06)


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Click for a larger image of Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker

Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker
by Alice Walker (2020-09-01)



Black Apple: A History of Malcolm X and Black Power in New York, 1954-1974
by Ibram X. Kendi (2028-01-01)


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