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A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent Anne Rockwell 9781467749336 Nonfiction Carolrhoda Books Lerner Publishing Group Told for the first time in picture...
James Forman
James Forman 0000000071399777 James Forman is the father of renowned legal scholar and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, James Forman Jr. James Forman James Forman is the father of legal scholar and ...
James W. Lewis
James W. Lewis NONE James W. Lewis, an award-winning novelist and freelance writer, is a managing partner at The Pantheon Collective publishing company. Known for his debut novel 'Sellout', he has re...
Lebron James
Lebron James 0000000033823012 LeBron James, an acclaimed basketball player with three NBA championships, two Olympic golds, and four MVP titles, is also recognized for his philanthropy. Raised in Akr...
James Hickman
James Hickman NONE James “Bullet” Hickman, a national best-selling author and CEO, transformed his life from a history of institutionalization to become a successful entrepreneur. Overcoming adversit...
Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer
Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer Quartez Harris 9780316483933 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Discover the story of young James Baldwin in this ode to th...
Let Us March On!: James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest Parade
Let Us March On!: James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest Parade Yohuru Williams 9781665902786 Nonfiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. A moving and inspiring nonfiction ...
Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul James McBride 9780812983739 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House National Book Award winner James McBride goes in search o...
James Forman Jr.
James Forman Jr. 0000000046875532 James Forman Jr., Yale Law School professor and former Supreme Court clerk, is a prolific writer featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic. His notable achieve...
Murder in St. James’s Park
Murder in St. James’s Park Vanessa Riley 9781448317646 Fiction Severn House Publishers Severn House Publishers Perfect for readers who love Bridgerton with a dark twist—a vibrant historical mystery se...
This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance
This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance James Baldwin 9781636811321 Nonfiction Delmonico Books Delmonico Books Portrayals of James Baldwin and others in h...
The James Baldwin Collection
The James Baldwin Collection James Baldwin 9781598537932 Nonfiction Library of America Library of America For the first time in a collector’s boxed set, the definitive three-volume Library of America ...
Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin
Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin Michelle Meadows 9780063273474 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Celebrate James Baldwin’s one-hundredth birthday anniversary with ...
Rush on the Radio: A Tribute from His Friend and Sidekick James Golden, Aka Bo Snerdley
Rush on the Radio: A Tribute from His Friend and Sidekick James Golden, Aka Bo Snerdley James Golden 9781737478546 Nonfiction All Seasons Press All Seasons Press What was it like to be a part of the s...
I Promise
I Promise Lebron James 9780062971067 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! A perfect BACK-TO-SCHOOL tool for students and teachers who need an encouraging boost...
Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!
Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee! Andrea J. Loney 9781620142608 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books James Van Der Zee was just a young boy when he saved enough money to buy his first cam...
Six Points of Light: Hook’s Origin
Six Points of Light: Hook’s Origin Kalynn Bayron 9781513706450 Fiction Booktrope Editions Booktrope Editions St. Catherine’s is a place for misfits, for the forgotten; it is also the only place fiftee...
The Top 7 American Writers of the 20th Century
The Top 7 American Writers of the 20th Century Troy Johnson Article [caption id="attachment_948" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="AALBC.com Founder, Troy Johnson on James Baldwin"][/caption] ...
The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson (Modern Library Classics)
The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson (Modern Library Classics) James Weldon Johnson 9780812975321 Fiction Modern Library Penguin Random House “A canonical collection, splendidly and sensitiv...
American Civilization
American Civilization C.L.R. James 9780631189091 Nonfiction Blackstone Publishing Blackstone Publishing Written in 1950 but not published until 1993, American Civilization is C. L. R. James’s profound...
Black Writers Redefine the Struggle: A Tribute to James Baldwin
Black Writers Redefine the Struggle: A Tribute to James Baldwin James Baldwin 9780870236778 Nonfiction University of Massachusetts Press University of Massachusetts Press This book is a transcription ...
Lebron James and Andrea Williams
Lebron James and Andrea Williams MULTIPLE LeBron James and Andrea Williams are prominent authors, with James balancing a successful basketball career alongside writing, and Williams being a renowned ...
James McBride
James McBride 0000000121485295 James McBride is a celebrated author and musician, known for his memoir 'The Color of Water' and his novel 'Miracle at St. Anna'. He has written for notable publication...
Marlon James
Marlon James 0000000072615785 Jamaican-born author Marlon James, featured on Mosaic Literary Magazine's cover, is a University of the West Indies literature graduate. His debut novel, John Crow’s Dev...
George G. M. James
George G. M. James NONE Dr. George G. M. James, born November 9, 1893 in Guyana, was a significant historian and author who asserted that Greek philosophy originated from North Africa. He argued that...
Synthia SAINT JAMES
Synthia SAINT JAMES 0000000035735390 Synthia SAINT JAMES, a LA and NY-raised artist, sold her first painting at 20. She held her first solo exhibition in LA in 1977 and participated in her first inte...
James Ransome
James Ransome 0000000030399412 James E. Ransome is an award-winning illustrator known for his children's books. His accolades include the Coretta Scott King Award, IBBY Honor Award, and NAACP Image A...
Kelvin Christopher James
Kelvin Christopher James NONE Trinidadian author Kelvin Christopher James, a former high school science teacher and lab technician, holds a Ph.D. in science education. He started writing in 1980, pro...
Winston James
Winston James 0000000042945281 Winston James, a renowned professor at the University of California, Irvine, specializes in Caribbean and African American history. His significant works include in-dep...
James Webb’s Ancient Cosmos: A Journey to the Beginning of Time
James Webb’s Ancient Cosmos: A Journey to the Beginning of Time Maggie Aderin-Pocock 9781789299298 Nonfiction Michael O'Mara Books US Michael O'Mara Books An essential companion for anyone wanting to ...
Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs
Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs Mélina Mangal 9798765611524 Nonfiction Carolrhoda Books Lerner Publishing Group Revolutions are made out of love for people a...
Kerry James Marshall: Rythm Mastr. This Is How It Begins
Kerry James Marshall: Rythm Mastr. This Is How It Begins Kerry James Marshall 9780847835614 Nonfiction Rizzoli Electa Rizzoli International Publications The Iconic Comic Created by Contemporary Africa...
James Baldwin 3-Book Box Set: Giovanni’s Room, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin 3-Book Box Set: Giovanni’s Room, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Go Tell It on the Mountain James Baldwin 9780593689714 Fiction Vintage Penguin Random House Celebrating the Centenary of ...
Who Is Lebron James?
Who Is Lebron James? Crystal Hubbard 9780593387443 Nonfiction Penguin Workshop Penguin Random House How did a young boy from Ohio go on to become one of the greatest basketball players of all time? Re...
Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own Eddie S. Glaude Jr. 9780525575320 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House James Baldwin grew disillusioned by the...
Holding Aloft the Banner of Ethiopia: Caribbean Radicalism in Early-Twentieth Century America
Holding Aloft the Banner of Ethiopia: Caribbean Radicalism in Early-Twentieth Century America Winston James 9781788736459 Nonfiction Verso Books Verso Books Recipient of the Gordon K. Lewis Memorial A...
Emancipating James (Black Series #3)
Emancipating James (Black Series #3) Joan Vassar 9780692067864 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press In this compelling third saga of the Black series, Joan Vassar returns to Upper Canada–1862. ...
I Am Not Your Negro: A Companion Edition to the Documentary Film
I Am Not Your Negro: A Companion Edition to the Documentary Film James Baldwin and Raoul Peck 9780525434696 Nonfiction Vintage International Series Penguin Random House Learn about the Oscar-Nominated...
James Baldwin The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
James Baldwin The Last Interview: and Other Conversations James Baldwin 9781612194004 Nonfiction Melville House Melville House Never before available, the unexpurgated last interview with James Baldwi...
The I Wills According to SAINT JAMES
The I Wills According to SAINT JAMES Synthia SAINT JAMES 9780615987620 Nonfiction Atelier Saint James Atelier Saint James A book of affirmations based on the spiritual beliefs of the Aborigine Tribes ...
The I Wills According to SAINT JAMES
The I Wills According to SAINT JAMES Synthia SAINT JAMES 9780615584683 Nonfiction Atelier Saint James Atelier Saint James The first book in a series of books based on the spiritual beliefs of the Abor...
The Book of American Negro Poetry
The Book of American Negro Poetry James Weldon Johnson 9781605975306 Poetry Book Jungle Book Jungle James Weldon Johnson is the editor of The Book of American Negro Poetry. Johnson compiled this work ...
A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces James Frey 9780385507752 Fiction Nan A. Talese Nan A. Talese Intense, unpredictable, and instantly engaging, A Million Little Pieces is a story of drug and alcohol abuse and re...
Lebron James and Buzz Bissinger
Lebron James and Buzz Bissinger MULTIPLE LeBron James, renowned basketball player, and Buzz Bissinger, acclaimed author and journalist, have collaborated on numerous projects, blending sports and sto...
James Berry
James Berry 0000000081429589 James Berry was a renowned Jamaican poet based in the UK. He won the Coretta Scott King Book Award and the Smarties Grand Prix, and received an OBE for his contributions ...
James Stewart and Talmadge Anderson
James Stewart and Talmadge Anderson MULTIPLE James Stewart and Talmadge Anderson are acclaimed authors with significant contributions in literature and social sciences. Their work sheds light on vari...
James Baldwin and Randall Kenan
James Baldwin and Randall Kenan MULTIPLE James Baldwin and Randall Kenan are influential authors known for their contributions to literature, exploring themes of race, sexuality, and social issues. T...
James Baldwin and Raoul Peck
James Baldwin and Raoul Peck MULTIPLE James Baldwin and Raoul Peck are influential figures in literature and filmmaking respectively. Baldwin, a renowned novelist and essayist, and Peck, an acclaimed...
Dick Gregory and Edited by James R. McGraw
Dick Gregory and Edited by James R. McGraw MULTIPLE "Dick Gregory, a renowned author edited by James R. McGraw, combines insightful storytelling with critical acumen to create compelling narratives.”...
James Baldwin and Toni Morrison
James Baldwin and Toni Morrison MULTIPLE James Baldwin and Toni Morrison are influential authors known for their profound works on racial and social issues. Both have significantly contributed to Ame...
Viola Davis and James Patterson
Viola Davis and James Patterson MULTIPLE Viola Davis and James Patterson are renowned authors . Patterson's thrillers and Davis' Memoir and children literature have earned them wide Praise. Viola Dav...
James Earl Hardy
James Earl Hardy 0000000042416478 James Earl Hardy is the author of the bestselling B-Boy Blues series, including B-Boy Blues, which has been praised as the first gay hip hop love story and is celeb...
James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson 0000000120206864 James Weldon Johnson was a legendary civil rights activist, renowned author, and key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. His diverse career spans roles as a U.S. c...
C.L.R. James
C.L.R. James 0000000109019515 Cyril Lionel Robert James, also known as J.R. Johnson, was an influential Afro-Trinidadian historian, journalist, and socialist theorist. Born in 1901, his work is a cor...
Terrance Dean, James Earl Hardy, and Stanley Bennett Clay
Terrance Dean, James Earl Hardy, and Stanley Bennett Clay MULTIPLE Stanley Bennett Clay, Terrance Dean, and James Earl Hardy are prolific authors known for their significant contributions to literatu...
Victoria Christopher Murray, Jacquelin Thomas, S. James Guitard, Maurice Gray, Terrance Johnson, and Patricia Haley
Victoria Christopher Murray, Jacquelin Thomas, S. James Guitard, Maurice Gray, Terrance Johnson, and Patricia Haley MULTIPLE "Victoria Christopher Murray, Jacquelin Thomas, S. James Guitard, Maurice ...
Sondra Kathryn Wilson
Sondra Kathryn Wilson NONE Dr. Sondra Kathryn Wilson was a senior associate at Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, founder of the James Weldon Johnson Foundation, and executor of Johnson’s literary e...
Stephanie Casher, James W. Lewis, and Omar L. Harris
Stephanie Casher, James W. Lewis, and Omar L. Harris MULTIPLE The Pantheon Collective is a mission-driven collaboration of three co-founders, Omar Luqmaan-Harris, Stephanie Casher, and James W. Lewis...
James A. Forbes
James A. Forbes 0000000384654492 Reverend Dr. James Alexander Forbes, Jr., born in 1935, is the first African American leader of the Riverside Church, NY. Despite facing racial discrimination, he com...
Chantal James
Chantal James NONE Chantal James is a poet, fiction writer, essayist, and book reviewer. Honors include a Fulbright Fellowship in creative writing to Morocco and a finalist position for the Alex Albr...
Get On Up: The James Brown Story
Get On Up: The James Brown Story Kam Williams get-on-up-movie-poster-2.jpg Film Review Chadwick Channels James Brown in Nostalgic Jukebox Musical Get on Up: The James Brown Story In Theaters: Au...
Congressman James Clyburn is interviewd about his 2014 memoir “Blessed Experiences”
Congressman James Clyburn is interviewd about his 2014 memoir “Blessed Experiences” Kam Williams Interview Congressman James Clyburn The “Blessed Experiences” Interview James Enos Clyburn made h...
James Currey Ltd / Heinemann
James Currey Ltd / Heinemann James Currey Ltd / Heinemann James Currey Ltd / Heinemann
Morgan James Publishing
Morgan James Publishing Morgan James Publishing Morgan James Publishing
Atelier Saint James
Atelier Saint James Atelier Saint James Atelier Saint James
Atelier Saint James
Atelier Saint James Atelier Saint James Atelier Saint James
James Currey Ltd / Heinemann
James Currey Ltd / Heinemann James Currey Ltd / Heinemann James Currey Ltd / Heinemann
Morgan James Publishing
Morgan James Publishing Morgan James Publishing Morgan James Publishing
Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #44: James Baldwin at 100
Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #44: James Baldwin at 100 Roberto Carlos Garcia mosaic44 Nonfiction Mosaic Literary Magazine Mosaic Literary Magazine I first came to James Baldwin’s work by reading his...
Song of My Softening
Song of My Softening Omotara James 9781948579247 Poetry Alice James Books Alice James Books Recommended by Cosmopolitan USA Today Shondaland Book Riot “It’s not often that fa...
Wade in the Water
Wade in the Water Nyaneba Nkrumah 9780063226616 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Resonant with the emotional urgency of Alice Walker’s classic Meridian and the poignant charm of Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secre...
You Mean It or You Don’t: James Baldwin’s Radical Challenge
You Mean It or You Don’t: James Baldwin’s Radical Challenge Jamie McGhee and Adam Hollowell 9781506478944 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media After a speech at UMass Amherst on February 28, 1984, Ja...
The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere.
The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere. James Spooner 9780358659112 Fiction Harper HarperCollins Winner of a 2022 ALA Alex Award Winner of the 2023 Cartoonist Studio Prize for Print Comics One of The...
From Gold Teeth to Gold Jacket: My Life in Football and Business
From Gold Teeth to Gold Jacket: My Life in Football and Business John Harris 9781683584322 Nonfiction Sports Publishing Skyhorse Publishing How a young man with a solid work ethic carried himself out ...
Sprouting Wings: The True Story of James Herman Banning, the First African American Pilot to Fly Across the United States
Sprouting Wings: The True Story of James Herman Banning, the First African American Pilot to Fly Across the United States Louisa Jaggar and Shari Becker 9781984847621 Nonfiction Crown Books for Young ...
The Creation (25th Anniversary Edition)
The Creation (25th Anniversary Edition) James Ransome 9780823440252 Fiction Holiday House Holiday House An award-winning retelling of the Biblical creation story from a star of the Harlem Renaissance ...
The Appeal of Ebony Jones
The Appeal of Ebony Jones Nikesha Elise Williams 9780692123942 Fiction NEW Reads Publications NEW Reads Publications Guilty. Not Guilty. Those are the only options facing Ebony Jones. She is standing ...
The Art & Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince
The Art & Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince James Prince 9780062959874 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins The successful Hip Hop mogul, boxing manager, and entrepreneur who has had a lasting ...
The Young C.L.R. James: A Graphic Novelette
The Young C.L.R. James: A Graphic Novelette Paul Buhle, Lawrence Ware, and E. Ethelbert Miller 9781629635149 Nonfiction PM Press PM Press The son of a provincial school administrator in British-govern...
Augments of Change
Augments of Change Kelvin Christopher James 9781941861172 Fiction Harvard Square Editions Harvard Square Editions Kelvin Christopher James uses a panoramic canvas for this absolutely entertaining and ...
Honey Suckle Kisses
Honey Suckle Kisses Synthia SAINT JAMES 9780692712320 Poetry Atelier Saint James Atelier Saint James A petite poetic love story by Synthia SAINT JAMES.
Creative Fixings From The Kitchen
Creative Fixings From The Kitchen Synthia SAINT JAMES 9780692359839 Nonfiction Atelier Saint James Atelier Saint James Favorite multicultural recipes from visual artist and author Synthia SAINT JAMES.
In and Out of Love
In and Out of Love Synthia SAINT JAMES 9780692608029 Poetry Atelier Saint James Atelier Saint James Selected love poetry written by world-renowned visual artist and author, Synthia SAINT JAMES in the ...
The Cambridge Companion to James Baldwin
The Cambridge Companion to James Baldwin Michele Elam 9781107618183 Nonfiction Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to James Baldwin offers fresh insight int...
F.A.T.E.: From Authors to Entrepreneurs - The Personal Side of Indie Publishing
F.A.T.E.: From Authors to Entrepreneurs - The Personal Side of Indie Publishing Stephanie Casher, James W. Lewis, and Omar L. Harris 9780982719381 Nonfiction The Pantheon Collective (TPC) The Pantheon...
Get On Up - A New James Brown Movie Coming!
Get On Up - A New James Brown Movie Coming! Troy Johnson Article I just learned about this up coming film from my online buddy, CD Burns, an hour ago. After watching the trailer, I figured I’d shar...
An Accidental Affair
An Accidental Affair Eric Jerome Dickey 9780525952343 Fiction Knopf Penguin Random House James Thicke is a man whose mysterious past runs as deep as his violent streak. He’s channeled the intensity of...
Can I Touch You
Can I Touch You Synthia SAINT JAMES 9780615579313 Poetry Atelier Saint James Atelier Saint James The first collection of love poetry written by Synthia SAINT JAMES some dating back as far as the early...
John Crow’s Devil
John Crow’s Devil Marlon James 9789781936074 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "A powerful first novel … Writing with assurance and control, James uses his small-town drama to suggest the larger ang...
Forest Gate: A Novel
Forest Gate: A Novel Peter Akinti 9781439172179 Fiction Free Press Free Press In a community where poverty is kept close and passed from one generation to the next, two teenage boys, best friends Ashv...
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars Lebron James and Buzz Bissinger 9781594202322 Fiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House From the ultimate team—basketball superstar LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger, Pulitzer Prize–winn...
It’s “More Than a Game”
It’s “More Than a Game” Kam Williams Interview The Gospel According to King James Photo Credit: Steven Williams LeBron Raymone James was born on December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio to Gloria James...
James Brown “Godfather of Soul” Dies at 73 (1933–2006)
James Brown “Godfather of Soul” Dies at 73 (1933–2006) Jamie Walker Article Photo Source: http://www.funky-stuff.com Atlanta, GA James Brown, the legendary ’Godfather of Soul...
Flags of Our Fathers: A Young People’s Edition
Flags of Our Fathers: A Young People’s Edition James Bradley, Ron Powers, and Michael French 9780440229209 Nonfiction Laurel Leaf Laurel Leaf In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous...
James Weldon Johnson: Writings
James Weldon Johnson: Writings James Weldon Johnson 9781931082525 Fiction Library of America Library of America "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" (1912), James Weldon Johnson’s first book and t...
The James Vanderzee Studio
The James Vanderzee Studio James Van Der Zee 9780865592100 Nonfiction Art Institute of Chicago Museum Art Institute of Chicago Museum From 1916 until 1969, James VanDerZee operated a portrait studio a...
James Baldwin: Collected Essays (Loa #98): Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No Name in the Street / The Devil Finds
James Baldwin: Collected Essays (Loa #98): Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No Name in the Street / The Devil Finds James Baldwin and Toni Morrison 9781883011529 Non...
Generations In Black And White: Photographs From The James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection
Generations In Black And White: Photographs From The James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection Carl Van Vechten 9780820315584 Nonfiction University of Georgia Press University of Georgia Press What mak...
Percival Everett and James Kincaid
Percival Everett and James Kincaid MULTIPLE Percival Everett and James Kincaid are prominent authors known for their unique narrative styles and significant contributions to contemporary literature. ...
John H. Bracey Jr., Sonia Sanchez, and James Smethurst
John H. Bracey Jr., Sonia Sanchez, and James Smethurst MULTIPLE Explore the Black Arts Movement with authors John Bracey Jr., James Smethurst, and Sonia Sanchez. Their collective knowledge provides d...