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North Texas Teen Book Festival

North Texas Teen Book Festival Irving Convention Center Irving Texas The North Texas Teen Book Festival is the largest library-run book festival for young people in the c...

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East of the River Book Festival

East of the River Book Festival Rocketship Rise Academy Washington District of Columbia The 2017 East of the River Book Festival is a magnet for city dwellers from all wa...

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April 2014 eNewsletter - Good Books, Films, Events, Articles & More

You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing. It may also be read on your Kindle ebook reader. Enjoy our previous eNewsletters. Sponso...

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The Bronx Bookworm Book Festival

The Bronx Bookworm Book Festival Fordham Plaza and Fordham University Bronx New York The Bronx is Reading promotes literacy and fosters a love of reading among children...

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Terrific Books Coming in May, Beyond Adichie, and More!

Terrific New Books Coming in May Former U.S. Poet Laureate, Rita Dove will publish a collection of her poetry from the 30 year period, 1974 to 2004. There are also new n...

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AALBC.com eNewsletter – October 11th 2012 – Issue #195

Subscribe to this eNewsletter Read our eNewsletter Archives Read Our eNewsletter on Your Kindle By Troy Johnson Authors You Should Know Countée Porter Cullen http...

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List of Contributors to Step into a World

The Following is the List of Contributors to This Amazing Volume Toyin Adewale is a native of Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Born in 1969, she has absolutel...

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New Books February 2017, Book Reviews, Events, and More

New Books Coming Out February 2017 Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson A timely and powerful story about a teen girl striving for success in a world that too ofte...

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Exercise Your Mind With a Good Book – July 29, 2014 eNewsletter

You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing.  It may also be read on your Kindle ebook reader, or any device by downloading a PDF version....

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Rose Brock

Rose Brock Rose Brock is a professor and educator at Sam Houston State University who has dedicated her career to turning young people into book lovers. Building relation...

Authors

Nicola Yoon

Nicola Yoon Nicola Yoon’s gorgeous debut novel, Everything, Everything, one of the best young adult books of 2015. Yoon will be appearing at the Southlake, Texas, Barne...

Interview

Migrated Interviews

Migrated Interviews Aisha Tyler - The "Balls of Fury and Death Sentence" Interview Alisa Hyman - Book Reviewer, Educator Alrick Brown - The "Kinyarwanda" Interview -...

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Good Books, Films, Events & Articles – May 2014 eNewsletter

You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing or download a PDF version. It may also be read on your Kindle ebook reader. Enjoy our previou...

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Voice to Voice: The Girls Write Now 2015 Anthology

Voice to Voice: The Girls Write Now 2015 Anthology Paperback: 299 pages Publisher: Girls Write Now (2015) (May 19, 2015) Dimensions: 3.5 x 2.4 x 0.4 inches From one...

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★ Award Winning Titles, Book Reviews and More - April Newsletter

NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work This year the NAACP celebrates the 50th anniversary of their Image Awards. Awards for “Outstanding Literary Wo...

Interview

Interview with Producer Lee Daniels

  Lee Daniels enjoying himself at the Sugar Bar with fashionisto Andre' Leon Talley, Precious star Mo'Nique and owners Nick As...

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Tony Rose

Tony Rose Tony Rose (October 11, 1950 – May 27, 2025) was the Publisher and CEO of Amber Communications Group, Inc. the nation’s largest African-American publ...

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Nancy Churnin

Nancy Churnin Nancy Churnin is a children’s book author who writes about people that have made the world better and inspire kids to be heroes and heroines, too. She has...

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Innocent Crook

by d. E. Rogers

Innocent Crook d. E. Rogers When one is born into a family of crime, can he rise above and become someone? Are we forever bound by what life has dealt us or is there a wa...

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Keisha-Gaye Anderson

Keisha-Gaye Anderson Keisha-Gaye Anderson is a Jamaican-born poet, creative writer, visual artist, and media professional, whose multi-platform storytelling has examined ...

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Introducing Bestselling Author Nina Foxx

Editor’s Note: (Foxx received a nomination for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work)! Nina Foxx is an award-winning filmmaker, playwright, and ...

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St. Martin's Press - Backlist

St. Martin's New Releases | Writer's Home | AALBC.com Home   St. Martin's Press � 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 � 212-674-5151   I Know ...

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100 Bestselling Authors, New Books, and More: October 2016 eNewsletter

Our Top 100, All-time, Bestselling Authors We are excited to present our regularly updated list of our top 100, all-time, bestselling authors. This list of bestselling a...

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Colin Channer On His Novel, Satisfy My Soul

What is SATISFY MY SOUL saying about the American experience?  That the destruction of African gods has shaped the destiny of this country because African-Americ...

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Kevin Coval

Kevin Coval Kevin Coval is the author of ALA “Book of the Year” finalist Slingshots: A Hip-Hop Poetica and Everyday People. He is also the Artistic Director of Louder...

Interview

Amma Asante - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014)

Writer/director Amma Asante made an unusual entry into filmmaking. As a child, she attended the Barbara Speake stage school in London, where she trained as a stud...

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Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper Sharon M. Draper is the acclaimed author of the Sassy series. She is also the author of many books for teens, including the New York Times bestsellers Co...

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June 2017 eNewsletter: The Best New Books, Author Info, and More

This Month’s Newsletter is Made Possible by Support From Amistad Authors You Should Know Tracy K. Smith The Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, recently nam...

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Nominee Shares Her Experience at the 2015 NAACP Image Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Literary Work

African-American authors rarely receive national recognition for their work. There are a few, like novelists Terry McMillan and Walter Mosley, whose profiles have been...

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Interview with Production Designer Wynn Thomas

Production designer Wynn Thomas started working in theatre as a teenager growing up in Philadelphia. Upon graduation from Boston University, Thomas went to New Y...

Interview

Brandon T. Jackson - The "Tropic Thunder" Interview

  Brandon on Breakout Role in Tropic Thunder Brandon T. Jackson was born in Detroit on March 7, 1984 to preachers Bishop Wayne T. and Dr. Beverly Y...

Film Review

Ballast

Ballast Click to order via Amazon Unrated Running time: 96 minutes Studio: Alluvial Film Company Release Date: November 10, 2009 Running Time: 96 mi...

Interview

Music Impresario Ralph Mercado Passes Away

  September 29, 1941- March 10, 2009 Music impresario Ralph Mercado passed away today, Tuesday, March 10, at 4:30 pm at Hackensack University Medic...

Authors

Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell Kevin Powell is widely considered one of America’s most important voices in these early years of the 21st century. Legendary feminist Gloria Steinem as...

Interview

Michael B. Jordan The “Fruitvale Station” Interview with AALBC.com

Emerging Actor Discusses His Breakout Role as the Late Oscar Grant Born in Santa Ana on February 9, 1987, Michael B. Jordan is one of Hollywood's brightest young ...

Book

The Show Must Go On: Backstage Stories of a Hip-Hop Agent

by Mark Green

The Show Must Go On: Backstage Stories of a Hip-Hop Agent Mark Green As the owner of Celebrity Talent Agency, a venture 25 years in the making, Mark Green’s story is on...

Interview

The Vanishing Black Male Interview

KW: Do you really think black men are vanishing and becoming extinct? Hisani DuBose (HD): With over one million African American men being incarcerated, ...

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Mark Green

Mark Green Mark “Money” Green is a seasoned entertainment executive, entrepreneur, and cultural innovator with over four decades of experience in the music and perfor...

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