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The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 3

Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 3 of 3     “Elizabeth Nunez, the conference director and the director of t...

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The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 2

Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 2 of 3     “Elizabeth Nunez, the conference director and the director of t...

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Black Women Lead the Way Promoting Black Culture through Books

“Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.” —Ethiopian proverb AALBC.com’s Bestselling Books - January to February 2015 The #1 selling book on AALBC.com, for Jan...

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Ishmael Reed – July 1-7, 1983, in Emeryville, California

REGINALD MARTIN: Camus wrote in "Neither Victims nor Executioners" that the only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the...

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midnight & indigo - Celebrating Black women writers (Issue 8)

by Ianna A. Small

midnight & indigo - Celebrating Black women writers (Issue 8) Ianna A. Small midnight & indigo is a literary journal dedicated to short stories and narrative essays by Bl...

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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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AALBC.com eNewsletter - August 1st 2012 - #193

Subscribe to this eNewsletter Read our eNewsletter Archives Read Our eNewsletter on Your Kindle Help AALBC.com support our literary legacy.  If you find somethi...

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Good Books, Films, Events & Articles – June 23, 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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An UPTOWN Continuing Literary Tradition (Harlem 1986 - 1996)

’ An UPTOWN Continuing Literary Tradition (Harlem 1986 - 1996) by ’Marie Brown (presented at the Second Symposium/Performance  Monday Dece...

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History of our Annual Black Pack Party

The Black Pack Party is a gathering of professionals across the Black book ecosystem. It was originally held annually during Book Expo America, but has been revived and r...

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A Report From The Field

  360� A Revolution of Black Poets -- A Report From The Field "360� was a two day gathering of poets in Baltimore, Maryland on September 11 & 12, 1998. Event...

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Great Books, Events, Films & More - October 2015 eNewsletter

AALBC.com’s Best Selling Books — July/August 2015 We just published our ten best selling fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books for the period July 1 through ...

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The Top Cities for Readers of African American Literature

AALBC.com assessed the relative strengths of almost 300 American cities, to determine which ones are best able to provide environments that are supportive of, and conduci...

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Assessing the State of the Black Digital Press

Troy Johnson is the President of AALBC.com, LLC, whose main property is the website AALBC.com, for which Troy is the founder and webmaster. AALBC.com (The Afric...

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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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Brook Stephenson

Brook Stephenson AALBC.com Mourns the Loss of Brook Stephenson (February 12, 1974 — August 8, 2015) …just last week Brook was at the Corridor Gallery hosting a...

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The Ultimate Top 10 Books Lists, Great New Books, Black Classic Press Celebrates 40 Years, and More!

Please join us as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Black Classic Press hosted by the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. We will be celebrating a full weekend, May 18–20. O...

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Celebrating the Best in Black Literature (May 31, 2016 Newsletter)

Subscribe to AALBC.com’s eNewsletter Books to be Published in June Summer will heat up with some great new titles. Walter Mosley is back with his latest installment...

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Kola Boof: Words with the Author of the Best Black Book of 2006

Egyptian/Sudanese-American writer Kola Boof is the author of seven books published in eight countries. Her autobiography, Diary of a Lost Girl (Door of Kush, ...

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“Furious Flower” Conference Celebrates African American Poetry

Harrisonburg, Virginia: Over sixty distinguished poets and scholars gathered to help set the agenda for African American poetry for decades to come at the historic Fu...

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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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March 1, 2017 Newsletter — Book Award Announcements, New Books, and More

New Books Coming Out March 2017 Helene Cooper tells the amazing of story Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, leader of the Liberian women’s movement and the first democratically el...

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Leone Ross

Leone Ross Leone Ross is a novelist, short story writer, editor and lecturer in fiction writing. She was born in England and grew up in Jamaica. Her first novel, All The ...

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March 26th 2013 – eNewsletter Highlights

Read Our Complete eNewsletter AALBC.com mourns the passing of Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 — March 22, 2013) Author of classic nov...

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August 2018 eNewsletter Recommended Reads, Videos, and More

Videos from the National Book Club Conference I attended the 2018 National Book Club Conference August 3rd and 4th. The conference is really like attending a family re...

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Bklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors

Brooklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors  by Leah Mullen  Perhaps the most overlooked and under acknowledged heroines and heroes of the past decade have been t...

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Will Smith - The "I Am Legend" Interview

Will Is Legend Will Smith's stratospheric stature in showbiz has only been further enhanced by I Am Legend's record-setting $76.5 million weekend d...

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Carl Weber Gives “Best Selling” Author a New Meaning

A year ago this summer Hollywood witnessed the emergence of the "Original Kings of Comedy. "In the publishing world around the same time Carl Weber emerged wi...

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Vanessa Williams - The "My Brother" Interview

Vanessa Williams The My Brother Interview with Kam Williams Vanessa Williams At the 38th Annual NAACP Image Awards Photo Date: 2 March 2007 Photo by Maury...

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Forever Yours: The Unpublished Works: Lyrics and Poems of Tony Rose 1966 - 2016

by Tony Rose

Forever Yours: The Unpublished Works: Lyrics and Poems of Tony Rose 1966 - 2016 Tony Rose When I was thirteen I saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show and I immediatel...

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Trice Hickman - Interview

 Trice Hickman's sophomore novel promises more sizzle just in time for the summer By Leah Mullen As soon as I turned the last page of Tric...

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Sometimes I Cry

I have never been more anxious in my entire life than I am right now. I’m sitting at my desk with an hour or more to kill and a list of things that must get done b...

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Gloria Reuben - The "Raising the Bar" Interview

Born in Toronto on June 9, 1964, Gloria Reuben is the second youngest of a half-dozen children born to her Jamaican, gospel singing mother a...

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Sag Harbor

by Colson Whitehead

Sag Harbor Colson Whitehead A warm, funny, and supremely original new novel from one of the most acclaimed writers in America. The year is 1985. Benji Cooper is one of th...

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