My Fade is Fresh a Brand-New Picture Book by Poet Laureate Shauntay Grant.
When a little girl walks into her local barbershop, she knows she wants the flyest, freshest fade on the block! But there are so many beautiful hairstyles to choose from, and the clients and her mother suggest them all: parts, perms, frizzy fros, dye jobs, locs, and even cornrows! Buy Now ? | Larger than life, controversial scribe Stanley Crouch loved to throw shade, raise hell, and put himself laughingly in the crosshairs. In the golden age of New York City’s literary elite during the eighties and nineties when the meek were grinded to dust, he always made a big noise. His critics complained about the “combative, never averse to attention, and a virtually insatiable appetite for controversy” of his writing. Yet before his death in 2020, the often ornery writer made his mark in several genres: poetry, music, cultural criticism, televised personality, novelist, and biographer. More ? | Veteran writer Clarence Major’s literary career continues full speed. His latest novel, The Lurking Place, rates among his best, using an experienced, all-seeing eye of character, visual detail, and revealing dialogue. With his unique unerring vision, he has amassed an impressive collection including eleven novels, sixteen volumes of poetry, two books of short stories, and ten works of nonfiction. However, this current work of youth, artistic inspiration, love, and a yen for travel reaches one of his creative peaks. The author’s lead character, James Eric Lowell, mirrors Major’s life in a sense, beginning with is obsession with words and verse, committing his time and energy to a career of bringing his poetry to the public. More ? | I have been reporting on Black-owned bookstores for almost 25 years. Since 2020, more new bookstores have emerged than any similar period in the last 25 years. Bookstores like Socialight Society focuses on “…curate classic, contemporary, and children’s titles predominately authored by Women of Color,” while institutions stores like Community Book Center has been serving the New Orleans community for 37 years, and MahoganyBooks has grown from being exclusively online in 2007 to opening two locations and hosting more than 600 book events throughout the DC/Maryland/Virginia metro area. It is crucial, for the success of the authors who tell our stories. that a diverse and vibrant community of booksellers exists. Reader, you make this possible to supporting independent booksellers. | Dear Reader, Your support is crucial to helping us improve AALBC.com. Your paid subscriptions, book purchases, suggestions, engagement on the site, social sharing, advertisements, and feedback help support AALBC’s mission of celebrating Black culture through books. Peace and Love,
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