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AALBC Newsletters, Emailed June 2019 to the Present, May be Found Here ▶
AALBC Newsletters, Emailed Prior to June 2019 May be Found Below
May Newsletter – May 17, 2019 - Issue #270
Award Winning Titles, Book Reviews and More - April Newsletter – April 30, 2019 - Issue #269
AALBC.com Celebrates 20 Years – March 1, 2018
39 Bestselling Books and More About #ReadingBlack – February 7, 2018
December eNewsletter Great New Children’s Books and More – December 20, 2017
5 Books for the Holidays! – Spotlight – December 17, 2017 December 18, 2017
October Bestsellers, Award Winning Books, New Bookstores and More – November 30, 2017
October 26, 2017 (our 250th issue!)
The (two most popular items in the eNewsletter)
March 31st 2015
(AALBC.com’s Bestselling Books — January to February 2015) & (Black Caucus American Library Association Literary Awards Winners for 2015)
February 26th 2015
(2015 Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books Annouced!) & (Review of the novel Bounce by K.M. Jackson)
January 29th 2015
(AALBC.com’s Best-Selling Books for all of 2014) & (The Power List of Best-selling Books read by Arican Americans)
December 15th 2014
(Robert Fleming Explains His Spirituality) & (46th NAACP Image Awards Nominees - Outstanding Literary Work)
November 18th 2014
(Book Review: Cosby: His Life and Times) & (Bestselling Books September to October 2014)
October 28th 2014
(Top Cities for Readers of African American Literature) & (Cornel West: Video - Strand bookstore October 22, 2014)
September 30th 2014
(AALBC.com’s Best Selling Books — July/August 2014) & (An Obama’s Journey by Mark Obama Ndesandjo)
August 23rd 2014
(Power List Best Selling Books — Summer 2014) & (George Moses Horton — 1st African American to publish any book in the South)
July 23rd 2014
(AALBC.com Best Selling Books — May and June 2014) & (Zane’s The Other Side of the Pillow: A Novel)
June 23rd 2014
(Brown Girls Publishing) & (AALBC.com Mourns the Passing of Ellis J. Still)
May 27th 2014
(Naleighna Kai) & (Gugu Mbatha-Raw - The “Belle” Interview)
April 29th 2014
(Spring 2014 Power List Best Selling Books) & (Only 54 Black Owned Bookstores Remain in America)
March 26th 2014
(Bestselling Books for Jan-Feb 2014) & (eNewsletter Sponsor Jamillah & David Lamb)
February 28th 2014
(25 Fiction & 25 Nonfiction Bestselling Books for 2013) & (List of Black-owned Bookstores by state)
January 30th 2014
(Power List Best-selling Book — Winter 2014) & (AALBC.com’s 20 Best-Selling eBooks of 2013)
December 18th 2013
(eNewsletter Sponsor Pamela Samuels Young) & (Looking for a Book for the Man in Your Life?)
November 20th 2013
(The Sexual Liaisons of Alice Walker and Rebecca Walker) & (National Black Writers Conference 2014)
October 28th 2013
(The Power List —Best-Selling Books — Fall 2013) & (Huria Search Database of Independent Bookstores)
October 9th 2013
(BCALA Literary Awards Winners - 2013) & (Quality Press eNewsletter)
September 3rd 2013
(AALBC.com Best-selling Books - July to August 2013) & (Amber Communications Group, Inc.)
July 30th 2013
(Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books Summer 2013) & (AALBC.com Best-Selling Books - May to June 2013)
June 27th 2013
(WTF Paula Dean?!) & (We are the 1% - Subscribe to the AALBC.com eNewsletter)
May 28th 2013
(Best-Selling Books - March 1st through April 30th 2013) & (Authors Reception - Meet and Great with George C. Fraser)
April 30th 2013
(The 20 Most Well-Read Cities for African-Americans) & (Using the Power List On Your Website)
March 26th 2013
(Jan/Feb Best-selling Books List) & (Subscribe to AALBC.com's eNewsletter)
February 28th 2013
(Subscribe to AALBC.com's eNewsletter) & (Author Profile for Walter Mosley)
January 31st 2013
(Purchasing a Subscription to the AALBC.com eNewsletter) & (November/December Bestselling Books)
December 31st 2012
(AALBC.com Feedback Survey) & (7 Free Tools to Make Your Website Better)
November 30th 2012
(eNewsletter Subscription Page) & (Authors Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant: annouce our writing career is officially on "HOLD")
October 8th 2012
(Clicks were not tracked in this eNewsletter)
September 20th 2012
(link to view web based version of eNewsletter) & (Bernice McFadden Page)
August 1st, 2012
(My Name is Butterfly by Bernice McFadden) & (Red Clay Dirt & Mountains Banner Ad)
May 17th, 2012
(Red Clay and Dirt by Monda Raquel Webb) & (Author Kimberla Lawson Roby)
March 29th, 2012
(Ruth's Redemption Banner Advertisement) & (Death of the Independent Black Owned Book Store)
February 14th, 2012
(25 best selling books for November and December of 2011 & Ruth's Redemption Banner Advertisement)
December 20th 2011
(Troy Johnson Thanks YOU! & What happened to the Best Black Literary Magazines)
November 22nd 2011
(Banner ad for Chike and the River by Chinua Achebe & Free eBooks - Great Reads Available for Download Now)
September 28th 2011
(The Sexy Part of the Bible Book) & (Advertising Banner for Shawneda Marks at Top of Page)
July 22nd 2011
(Download Your AALBC.com Customized Toolbar Today) & (Wahida Clark)
April 8th 2011
(Banner Ad for Blackstreet.com) & (AALBC.com's 25 Best Selling Books March/April 30th 2011 )
February 25th 2011
(Tavis Smiley is no Good for Black Folks) & (Nov/Dec 2010 Best Sellers List)
November 30th 2010
(AALBC.com Bestsellers List Nov/Dec 2010) & (Dr. Frances Cress Welsing)
October 28th 2010
( Top 10 Reasons Why African American Boo Stores Are Closing) & (Janet Jackson: The "For Colored Girls" Interview )
September 16th 2010
( Biracial, Not Black, Damn It!) & (America I AM: A Journal Edited by Clarence Reynolds )
August 26th 2010
( Biracial, Not Black, Damn It! & Publisher Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling )
July 13th 2010
( AALBC.com's May/June Bestsellers List & Terry McMillian Author Profile )
April 13th 2010 (Video Supplement)
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April 9th 2010
(Most Popular Link Data Unavailable)
March 1st 2010
(Best Selling Books of 2009) & (Lucille Clifton Profile )
February 1st 2010
(November & December 2009 Bestsellers List) & (National Black Book Festival Page)
November 20th 2009
(Gabby Sidibe: The 'Precious' Interview) & (Serena Williams poses naked for magazine cover)
September 9th 2009
(J. California Cooper Author Profile) & (AALBC.com's 25 Best Selling Books July 1st through August 31st 2009)
July 30th 2009
(Every Day is Truly A Gift-Rest in Peace, E. Lynn by Zane) & (E. Lynn Harris Profile Page )
June 30th 2009
(May/June 2009 Bestsellers) & (3rd Annual Black Pack Party)
May 29th 2009 (Mosaic Literary Benefit)
(Jill Nelson Profile) & (Sisters and Husband Book Review)
May 7th 2009
(March/April 2009 Bestsellers) & (Brenda Jackson Profile)
March 6th 2009
(Best Selling Books Jan 1st to Feb 25th 2009) & (Troy Johnson - Press to handstand from prone position)
January 15th 2009
(2008 Bestselling Books) & (The 10 Worst Films of 2008)
October 21st 2009
(Index of Profiled Authors) & (What Books are Prominent Black Folks Reading?)
September 9th 2008
(Sanaa Lathan Interview) & (Terry McMillan reads from her next book
July 24th 2008
(Boris Kodjoe - Interview) & (Best Selling Books - May 1st through June 30th 2008)
July 11th 2008 (Harlem Book Fair Supplement)
(QBR.com Homepage) & (Harlem Book Fair Volunteer Needed)
June 19th 2008
(About Terrance Dean
& Clinton as VP Would Be a Disaster for Obama)
May 8th 2008
(Best Selling Books for March and April 2008 & About Bernice McFadden)
April 11th 2008
(Boston Globe article: Lloyd Hart rose from stealing books to selling them & Harlem Godfather: The Rap on My Husband, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson - Book Review)
March 6th 2008
(Prophet Shelby Explains Why Black Messiah Obama Won't Win & Best Selling Books for January and February 2008)
January 30th 2008
(The Ninth National Black Writers Conference & 2008 Essence Literary Awards)
December 13th 2007
(Elfin' Troy & The Best Black Book Web Sites)
November 1st 2007
(Karrine Steffans Video Interview & Terry McMillan Speaks out about the Publishing Industry)
October 2nd 2007
(If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer Book Review & African American Literary Awards Show)
September 6th 2007
(Harlem Book Fair Report & Listing of Other Websites )
July 19th 2007
(Stephen L. Carter & Sekou Sundiata)
June 20th 2007
(African American Owned Book Stores & Book Expo America Photos)
April 30th 2007
(Cupcake Brown & Open Letters to Oprah Winfrey)
March 21st 2007
(Vanessa Williams The My Brother Interview & Diary of a Tired Black Man)
February 28th 2007
(Advertise in Harlem World Magazine & Pros and Cons of Mainstream and Self-Publishing)
January 30th 2007
(Best & Worst Non-Fiction of 2006 & AALBC.com's 500 Best Selling Books for 2006)
December 27th 2006
(Nov/Dec Bestsellers & Colorlines )
November 30th 2006
(Nigguh Please! by Marvin X & Obese Black Women: Another Sad Chapter in Ignorance)
October 30th 2006
(Jaleel White Interview & Sep/Oct Bestsellers)
September 27th 2006
(Colin Channer Interview & Relentless Aaron on ABC World News Now )
August 23rd 2006
(Jul/Aug Bestsellers & When the Levees Broke Film Review)
July 20th 2006
(Brandon Massey & Capital BookFest)
June 28th 2006
(Books That Click Ad Promotion & May/June 2006 Bestsellers)
June 5th 2006
(Harlem World Magazine Ad Solicitation & SistahsSupportingBlackAuthors
Book Club)
April 30th 2006
(March/April Bestsellers & E. D. Arrington Author Profile)
March 28th 2006
(Connie Barrett Author Profile & Steven Van Patten Author Profile )
February 21st 2006
(Jan/Feb 2006 Bestselling Books & The Eighth National Black Writers Conference)
January 19 2006
(500 Bestselling Books for 2005 & Queen Latifah Author Profile)
December 14th 2005
(Nov & Dec 2005 Bestsellers & Blacktrospective 2005 A Look Back at the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema)
November 13th 2005
(How Stella Got Her Gay Man Back & Hue-Man Book Store Harlem, NY)
October 23rd 2005
(North Carolina Black Book Festival & AALBC.com Bestselling Books September / October 2005)
September 27th 2005
(The Best of The Black Book Web Sites - Updated &
Oprah now spinning her special form of black magic on Morrison's Paradise)
September 1st 2005
(The Video Vixen Interviewed by Kam Williams & AALBC.com Bestselling Books July / August 2005)
July 21st 2005
(Terence Howard and his WHITE wife & Bourbon Street by Leonce Gaiter - Book Review by Thumper)
June 29th 2005
(Terrence Howard - Interview by Kam Williams & AALBC.com BESTSELLING BOOKS MAY / JUNE 2005)
May 24th 2005
(25% OFF SPECIAL �NOW!
On Black Pearl Books & AALBC.com BESTSELLING BOOKS MARCH / APRIL 2005)
March 15th 2005
(Their Eyes Were Watching God: The Film & Lackawanna Blues - Reviewed by Brian Egeston)
January 25th 2005
(AALBC.com BESTSELLING BOOKS FOR ALL OF 2004 & AALBC.com RECOMMENDS Booking Matters Magazine)
December 20th 2004
(AALBC.com RECOMMENDS SistahsSupportingBlackAuthors Book Club & AALBC.com BEST-SELLER LISTS - OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2004)
August 3th 2004 (How Am I Doing)
April 28th, 2003
April 13th, 2003
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