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Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith 000000012276857X Zadie Smith, born Sadie Smith in 1975, is a renowned British author of Jamaican-English heritage. Her debut novel, “White Teeth,” won numerous awards, and subsequent nove...
B. Smith
B. Smith 0000000045066151 Barbara Elaine Smith (1949-2020) was a former fashion model and the first African-American woman on Mademoiselle’s cover. She also starred in TV commercials and served as a ...
William Gardner Smith
William Gardner Smith 0000000063221434 Influential writer and journalist William Gardner Smith (1927–1974) used his work to highlight racial inequality in America. His novels, such as The Stone Fac...
Robert F. Smith
Robert F. Smith NONE Entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert F. Smith contributed insights to the book “Lead Boldly: Seven Principles from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Robert F. Smith is a philanthrop...
Will Smith
Will Smith 000000011507289X Will Smith is a leading figure in showbiz, known for starring in seven consecutive box-office hits, including I Am Legend. He is recognized for his challenging roles, such...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O’Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wall
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O’Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wal...
Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems
Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems Patricia Smith 9781668055724 Poetry Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. “Patricia Smith is the greatest living poet. Every book is better than th...
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays Zadie Smith 9781594202377 Nonfiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House A sparkling collection of Zadie Smith?s nonfiction over the past decade. Zadie Smith brings ...
Dan Smith
Dan Smith 0000000120314603 Dan Smith is a Boston University graduate with a diverse background including teaching and construction. Fluent in several languages, he enjoys various hobbies and lives in...
Henrietta Mays Smith
Henrietta Mays Smith 0000000066593663 Dr. Henrietta M. Smith, Ph.D, is a distinguished scholar and editor with a background in English, History, and Library Science. She's known for her editorial wor...
J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith 0000000117420835 J.T. Smith, a New Jersey-born author, developed a passion for reading and history at an early age. His interest in Black History and the Harlem Renaissance influenced his ...
Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith 0000000049042106 Smith was U.S. Poet Laureate, 2017-2019 Tracy K. Smith, born 1972, is a Pulitzer-winning poet and educator. She has published three poetry collections and teaches creat...
Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith 0000000110491657 Anna Deavere Smith, born in 1950, is a renowned actress, playwright, author, and professor. Famous for her roles in 'The West Wing' and 'Nurse Jackie', she's also ...
Sunshine Smith-Williams
Sunshine Smith-Williams NONE Sunshine Smith-Williams, a Queens native, overcame a poverty-stricken upbringing through education, climbing the corporate ladder. After job loss in 2010, she bravely fou...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O'Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wall
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O'Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wal...
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith 0000000114602158 Jada Pinkett Smith is a versatile American actress, singer-songwriter, and producer notable for roles in over 20 films including the Matrix and Madagascar series. ...
Sleepless Nights: The Drew Smith Series (Book 1)
Sleepless Nights: The Drew Smith Series (Book 1) Norwood Holland 9780983165620 Fiction Windmill Books Windmill Books Sleepless Nights abounds with despicable and loveable characters. Trial attorney Dr...
Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting)
Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting) Tommie Smith, Delois Smith, and David Steele 9781592136407 Nonfiction Temple University Press Temple University Press At the 1968 Olympics,...
J.J. Smith
J.J. Smith NONE JJ Smith is a certified nutritionist and weight-management specialist, renowned author, and inspirational speaker. Featured on multiple television shows and in high-profile publicatio...
Tracy K. Smith and Kevin Young
Tracy K. Smith and Kevin Young MULTIPLE Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of four poetry books, including 'Life on Mars', and the upcoming 'Such Color: New and Selected Poems'. She ha...
Danyel Smith
Danyel Smith 0000000034269092 Danyel Smith, born in 1965, is an accomplished journalist, editor, and author. A 2014 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow, Smith is known for her work with prominent outlet...
Danez Smith
Danez Smith 0000000529080232 Danez Smith is an award-winning poet from St. Paul, Minnesota. Known for his works such as [insert] boy, his poetry explores themes of race, class, sexuality, faith, and ...
Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman
Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman MULTIPLE Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer-winning poet, author of four books, including 'Life on Mars', and editor of 'American Journal'. She served as the US Poet Laureat...
Unshuttered: Poems
Unshuttered: Poems Patricia Smith 9780810145634 Poetry TriQuarterly Books Northwestern University Press Unshuttered by Patricia Smith Award-winning poet Patricia Smith presents Unshuttered, a vivid p...
Such Color: New and Selected Poems
Such Color: New and Selected Poems Tracy K. Smith 9781644450673 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press Celebrated for its extraordinary intelligence and exhilarating range, the poetry of Tracy K. Smith ...
Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems
Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems Danez Smith 9781555977856 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press The highly anticipated second collection by Danez Smith―“Hallelujah is an understatement” (Patricia Smith)Award...
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah Patricia Smith 9781566892995 Poetry Coffee House Press Coffee House Press Winner of 2013 Wheatley Book Award in PoetryFinalist for 2013 William Carlos Williams AwardWinner o...
B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style
B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style B. Smith 9781451671971 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. Barbara Smith, the famed fashion model who was the first African American to appear on the ...
B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style
B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style B. Smith 9781416553540 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. Barbara Smith, the famed fashion model who was the first African American to appear on the ...
B. Smith: Rituals & Celebrations
B. Smith: Rituals & Celebrations B. Smith 9780375502361 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House Television lifestyle expert B. Smith shares her passion and ideas for entertaining, cooking, and cr...
Meta Smith and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
Meta Smith and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson MULTIPLE Meta Smith and 50 Cent are renowned authors known for their compelling storytelling. Smith's background in writing and 50 Cent's experiences in the mu...
Brian W. Smith and Keith Thomas Walker
Brian W. Smith and Keith Thomas Walker MULTIPLE Brian W. Smith and Keith Thomas Walker are acclaimed authors, renowned for their engaging narratives. Smith's work delves into life's complexities, whi...
Robin L. Smith and Courtney B. Vance
Robin L. Smith and Courtney B. Vance MULTIPLE "Robin L. Smith and Courtney B. Vance are renowned authors known for their compelling narratives. Smith's expertise lies in psychological thrillers while...
House Arrest and Piano: Two Plays
House Arrest and Piano: Two Plays Anna Deavere Smith 9781400033577 Fiction Anchor Penguin Random House From the award-winning actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith, two teeming, pungent cross-sectio...
Ian K. Smith
Ian K. Smith 0000000036919431 Dr. Ian K. Smith, a renowned physician, author, and former TV co-host, has contributed to various notable publications and founded two national health initiatives. An al...
Dwayne Alexander Smith
Dwayne Alexander Smith NONE Born in Harlem, Dwayne Alexander Smith is a professional screenwriter who shifted from electrical engineering to film-making. Inspired by Star Wars, he began with an award...
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith 0000000110775334 Patricia Smith, celebrated poet and professor, is known for her direct and adventuresome style. She’s authored six books, including award finalists 'Blood Dazzler' and...
Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith 0000000045962773 Stephen A. Smith, a former reporter for the Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer, has risen to become ESPN's leading on-air personality. He hosts the top-rated s...
Kingsley H. Smith
Kingsley H. Smith NONE Kingsley H. Smith is a seasoned radio broadcaster with experience in top US markets like NYC, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. An accomplished program director and announcer, ...
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith 0000000040375377 Barbara Smith, born 1946, is a renowned author, activist, and scholar. Known for her work on race, class, sexuality, and gender, she has co-authored key texts on Black ...
The Forest: Poems
The Forest: Poems Tracy K. Smith 9781644454312 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press A visionary new collection by former poet laureate of the United States and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Tracy K. Sm...
Peter Smith Pub
Peter Smith Pub Peter Smith Pub Inc Peter Smith Pub Inc In 1935, Peter Smith Pub reprinted Prose and Poetical Writings of Jupiter Hammon, the first Black to be published in the United States.
Peter Smith Pub Inc
Peter Smith Pub Inc Peter Smith Pub Inc Peter Smith Pub In 1935, Peter Smith Pub reprinted Prose and Poetical Writings of Jupiter Hammon, the first Black to be published in the United States.
Above Ground (paperback)
Above Ground (paperback) Clint Smith 9780316702577 Poetry Little, Brown Paperbacks Hachette Book Group A New York Times bestselling poetry collection from Clint Smith, author of #1 bestseller and Nati...
Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—And Pocketed $40 Million
Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—And Pocketed $40 Million Tanya Smith 9780316569163 Nonfiction Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group “What Does It Ta...
Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth
Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth Kingsley H. Smith 9798350912029 Nonfiction BookBaby BookBaby Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth; My True AM - FM - Satellite - an...
Above Ground
Above Ground Clint Smith 9780316543033 Poetry Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group A remarkable poetry collection from Clint Smith, the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Critics...
Shine Bright: A Personal History of Black Women in Pop
Shine Bright: A Personal History of Black Women in Pop Danyel Smith 9780593132715 Nonfiction Roc Lit 101 Penguin Random House American pop music is arguably this country’s greatest cultural contributi...
Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend
Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend Jackie Kay 9780593314272 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith....
Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream
Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream Mychal Denzel Smith 9781568588735 Nonfiction Bold Type Books Hachette Book Group A New York Times bestselling writer’s bold vision for how to move past cr...
Homie: Poems
Homie: Poems Danez Smith 9781644450109 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press Danez Smith is our presidentHomie is Danez Smith’s magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the lo...
Grand Union: Stories
Grand Union: Stories Zadie Smith 9780525558996 Fiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House A dazzling collection of short fiction. Zadie Smith has established herself as one of the most iconic, crit...
Think Yourself Thin: A 30-Day Guide to Permanent Weight Loss
Think Yourself Thin: A 30-Day Guide to Permanent Weight Loss J.J. Smith 9781501177132 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller 10-Day Green Smo...
June 2017 eNewsletter: The Best New Books, Author Info, and More
June 2017 eNewsletter: The Best New Books, Author Info, and More Troy Johnson Article This Month’s Newsletter is Made Possible by Support From Amistad Authors You Should Know Tracy K. Smith...
Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica
Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica Gerald Horne 9780814737408 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press During the heyday of the ...
The Winner Names the Age: A Collection of Writings by Lillian Smith
The Winner Names the Age: A Collection of Writings by Lillian Smith Lillian Smith and Michelle Cliff 9780393300444 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. “This book brings Lill...
Brian W. Smith, Torrian Ferguson, Lesley E. Hal, and Deilra Smith-Collard
Brian W. Smith, Torrian Ferguson, Lesley E. Hal, and Deilra Smith-Collard MULTIPLE
Patricia Bell-Scott, Gloria T. Hull, and Barbara Smith
Patricia Bell-Scott, Gloria T. Hull, and Barbara Smith MULTIPLE Patricia Bell-Scott, Gloria T. Hull, and Barbara Smith are renowned authors, known for their influential work in literature and social ...
Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith Jr.
Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith Jr. MULTIPLE Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith Jr. are renowned authors, known for their compelling storytelling and insightful narratives. They have significantly c...
Tommie Smith, Delois Smith, and David Steele
Tommie Smith, Delois Smith, and David Steele MULTIPLE
Rochelle Riley, and Cristi Smith-Jones
Rochelle Riley, and Cristi Smith-Jones MULTIPLE Rochelle Riley and Cristi Smith-Jones are accomplished authors known for their insightful and impactful works. Their narratives often explore societal ...
James Otis Smith
James Otis Smith NONE James Otis Smith is a versatile artist from Brooklyn, known for illustrating 'Showtime at the Apollo'. His work ranges across comics, motion graphics, and video. James Otis Smit...
Peter Kahn, Ravi Shankar, Patricia Smith, and Terrance Hayes
Peter Kahn, Ravi Shankar, Patricia Smith, and Terrance Hayes MULTIPLE "Peter Kahn, Ravi Shankar, Patricia Smith, and Terrance Hayes are acclaimed authors noted for their significant contributions in ...
Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein
Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein MULTIPLE Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein are renowned authors, known for their compelling storytelling and distinct literary styles, enveloping readers into dive...
Charles R. Smith Jr.
Charles R. Smith Jr. NONE Charles R. Smith Jr. is an acclaimed author, poet, and photographer with over 30 books. He's a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration and Honor Author Aw...
Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith
Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith MULTIPLE Randy Roberts is distinguished professor of history at Purdue University. An award-winning author, he focuses on the intersection of popular and political cul...
Zadie Smith, Junot Diaz, Teju Cole, John Freeman, and others
Zadie Smith, Junot Diaz, Teju Cole, John Freeman, and others MULTIPLE "Zadie Smith, Junot DÃaz, Teju Cole, and John Freeman are renowned authors known for their significant contributions to literatu...
Joy Deja King, Electa Rome Parks, Cheryl Robinson, and Meta Smith
Joy Deja King, Electa Rome Parks, Cheryl Robinson, and Meta Smith MULTIPLE Joy King, Electa Rome Parks, Cheryl Robinson, and Meta Smith are renowned authors known for their significant contributions ...
Clint Smith
Clint Smith NONE Clint Smith is an award-winning author and staff writer at The Atlantic, known for his poetry collection “Counting Descent.” He has received various fellowships and his work has been...
Aisha Hall, Sunshine Smith-Williams, Jamila T. Davis, and Wahida Clark
Aisha Hall, Sunshine Smith-Williams, Jamila T. Davis, and Wahida Clark MULTIPLE Aisha Hall, Sunshine Smith-Williams, Jamila T. Davis, and Wahida Clark are prominent authors known for their compelling...
Cristi Smith-Jones
Cristi Smith-Jones NONE Cristi Smith-Jones, a stay-at-home mom turned amateur photographer, creatively combines art and history for her daughters in Kent, WA. Inspired by her late grandmother, the fi...
Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile
Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile MULTIPLE Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile are accomplished authors and artists, celebrated for their significant contributions in li...
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith 000000010777471X Sydney Smith is a renowned illustrator of children's books, known for works like 'Sidewalk Flowers' and 'The White Cat and the Monk.' His book 'Town Is by the Sea' won t...
Tanya Smith
Tanya Smith NONE “What Does It Take to Become a Prodigy Scam Artist?” — The New York Times (Aug. 28, 2024) Tanya Smith, a Minneapolis native, grew up in a theater that fostered Princ...
Nekesa Namosuge J. Smith
Nekesa Namosuge J. Smith NONE With more than 25 years of experience, Nekesa Namosunge J. Smith is a licensed cosmetologist, international educator, and oral historian dedicated to advancing textured...
Dwayne Alexander Smith on Winning the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Debut Author
Dwayne Alexander Smith on Winning the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Debut Author Dwayne Alexander Smith Article When I reached the podium, after the applause had faded, the fir...
Material Witness: The Drew Smith Series
Material Witness: The Drew Smith Series Robert Fleming Book Review In this third installment of Norwood Holland’s acclaimed Drew Smith Series, Material Witness, there are a few wrinkles in both...
Mildred C Smith
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J.T. Smith Publishing
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Deborah Smith Publications
Deborah Smith Publications Deborah Smith Publications Deborah Smith Publications
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Deborah Smith Publications Deborah Smith Publications Deborah Smith Publications
J.T. Smith Publishing
J.T. Smith Publishing J.T. Smith Publishing J.T. Smith Publishing
Mildred C Smith
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Dead and Alive: Essays
Dead and Alive: Essays Zadie Smith 9780593834688 Nonfiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House A profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essays ...
How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How It Shaped America
How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How It Shaped America Clint Smith 9780316578509 Nonfiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Adapted...
Bluff: Poems
Bluff: Poems Danez Smith 9781644452981 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press Written after two years of artistic silence, during which the world came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Minneapo...
To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul
To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul Tracy K. Smith 9780593534762 Nonfiction Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House A stunning personal manifesto on memory, family, and history that...
Worthy
Worthy Jada Pinkett Smith 9780063320680 Nonfiction Dey Street Books HarperCollins A gripping, at times painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator of the Re...
Home Girls, 40th Anniversary Edition: A Black Feminist Anthology
Home Girls, 40th Anniversary Edition: A Black Feminist Anthology Barbara Smith 9781978838994 Nonfiction Rutgers University Press Rutgers University Press Home Girls, the pioneering anthology of Black ...
Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes
Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes Stephen A. Smith 9781982189495 Nonfiction Gallery Books/13A Simon & Schuster, Inc. America’s most popular sports media figure tells it like...
Hoop Kings 2: New Royalty
Hoop Kings 2: New Royalty Charles R. Smith Jr. 9781536210354 Nonfiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press With this high-energy collection of poems and dynamic photos celebrating twelve pro ballers, C...
Big Black: Stand at Attica
Big Black: Stand at Attica Frank Smith 9781684154791 Nonfiction Archaia BOOM! Studios A graphic novel memoir from Frank "Big Black" Smith, a prisoner at Attica State Prison in 1971, whose rebellion ag...
Wade in the Water: Poems (paperback)
Wade in the Water: Poems (paperback) Tracy K. Smith 9781555978365 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press Shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize Finalist for the Forward Prize for Best Collection The ...
Minus One: The Drew Smith Series (Book 2)
Minus One: The Drew Smith Series (Book 2) Norwood Holland 9780983165637 Fiction Windmill Books Windmill Books In this prequel to the Drew Smith Series Norwood Holland takes us back to the beginning wh...
Material Witness: The Drew Smith Series (Book 3)
Material Witness: The Drew Smith Series (Book 3) Norwood Holland 9780983165699 Fiction Windmill Books Windmill Books In the third installment of Drew Smith Series, the attorney works to free an innoce...
Wade in the Water: Poems
Wade in the Water: Poems Tracy K. Smith 9781555978136 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press The extraordinary new poetry collection by Tracy K. Smith, the Poet Laureate of the United StatesEven the men...
Incendiary Art: Poems
Incendiary Art: Poems Patricia Smith 9780810134331 Poetry TriQuarterly Books Northwestern University Press One of the most magnetic and esteemed poets in today s literary landscape, Patricia Smith fea...
Green Smoothies for Life
Green Smoothies for Life J.J. Smith 9781501100659 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. A brand-new meal plan that will assist readers with incorporating green smoothies into their everyday ro...