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Mary Annaïse Heglar
Mary Annaïse Heglar NONE Mary Annaïse Heglar is a renowned author featured in outlets like New York Magazine, The Boston Globe, Vox, and Rolling Stone. Her works are also included in collections suc...
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna Thumper Book Review I wish all of my review assignments were like this one. It came upon me unexpectedly. I don’t need advance warnings when good things come my way, thoug...
The World Is Ours to Cherish: A Letter to a Child
The World Is Ours to Cherish: A Letter to a Child Mary Annaïse Heglar 9780593568019 Nonfiction Random House Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House This hopeful picture book—written in the style ...
Welcome Home, Anna Hibiscus!
Welcome Home, Anna Hibiscus! Atinuke 9781536231168 Fiction Candlewick Press (MA) Candlewick Press Back in Africa after a month’s visit with Granny Canada, Anna Hibiscus finds that some things are diff...
Merry Christmas, Anna Hibiscus!
Merry Christmas, Anna Hibiscus! Atinuke 9781536231212 Fiction Candlewick Press (MA) Candlewick Press When Anna Hibiscus leaves her family home in Africa to visit her Canadian grandmother, she discover...
A Shimmer of Red
A Shimmer of Red Valerie Wilson Wesley 9781496739650 Fiction Kensington Cozies Kensington Publishing Corp. From the award-winning creator of Newark private eye Tamara Hayle, the third installment in a...
Anna In-Between
Anna In-Between Elizabeth Nunez 9781933354842 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Read a book review by Me, You and Books Anna In-Between is Elizabeth Nunez’s finest literary achievement to da...
Anna Membrino
Anna Membrino NONE Anna Membrino is a New York-based editor and writer, known for her works like “I Want to Be a Ballerina”, the “Big Shark, Little Shark” series, and the “I Look Up To…” series. Sh...
Derrick Weston and Anna Woofenden
Derrick Weston and Anna Woofenden MULTIPLE "Derrick Weston and Anna Woofenden are renowned authors, known for their insights into spirituality, social justice, and sustainable living. Their work insp...
Anna Horváth
Anna Horváth 0000000052688020 Anna Horváth is a Swiss-based artist known for her colorful, magical paintings filled with unique details and whimsical creatures. She aims to inspire children's creati...
Anna Malaika Tubbs
Anna Malaika Tubbs NONE Anna Malaika Tubbs, a Cambridge Ph.D. candidate and Gates Scholar, is an accomplished academic with a Bachelor's from Stanford and a Master's from Cambridge. Besides academia,...
Anna Cooper & Nannie Burroughs
Anna Cooper & Nannie Burroughs Kam Williams Interview THE GLOBAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY HISTORY NOTES: A BRIEF NOTE ON THE LIVES OF ANNA JULIA COOPER & NANNIE HELEN BURROUGHS: PROFILES OF AFRI...
The Black Agenda
The Black Agenda Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman 9781250276872 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers "The Black Agenda mobilizes top Black experts from across the country to share transformative...
Troubled Waters
Troubled Waters Mary Annaïse Heglar 9781400235988 Fiction Harper Muse HarperCollins In this intimate portrait of two generations, a granddaughter and a grandmother come to terms with what it means to ...
While We Were Dating
While We Were Dating Jasmine Guillory 9780593100844 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House An instant New York Times bestseller! One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Must-Reads of 2021! Two people rea...
Elbert: The Uncaged Mind (Black Series #2)
Elbert: The Uncaged Mind (Black Series #2) Joan Vassar 9780692780077 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press Listen to a reading from the novel Elbert: The Uncaged Mind, book #2 in the Black s...
Anna Carries Water
Anna Carries Water Olive Senior 9781896580609 Fiction Tradewind Books Tradewind Books Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and siste...
Anna Learns to Play the Violin
Anna Learns to Play the Violin Cathy Finch White 9781452055794 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions Anna is a 9 year old girl, that loves music but does not know how to play an instrument. Anna decide...
Anna Miller
Anna Miller NONE Anna Miller, a Houston native and former print journalist, offers friendly, accessible writing. She excels at delivering rigorously researched articles and innovative resources in an...
Tamika Newhouse and Anna Black
Tamika Newhouse and Anna Black MULTIPLE Tamika Newhouse and Anna Black are acclaimed authors known for their captivating storytelling. Newhouse is also the founder of AAMBC, promoting black writers, ...
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 ...
Anna Christian
Anna Christian NONE Anna Christian is an accomplished author of seven books, including 'Then Sings My Soul' and 'Daniel’s Wife'. She has made contributions to the African American National Biography ...
Anna Cunha
Anna Cunha 0000000369771973 Anna Cunha is a renowned Brazilian illustrator based in Belo Horizonte. She holds degrees in Fine Arts and Illustration from the Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais and...
Anna Myers
Anna Myers 0000000067526788 Anna Myers, an acclaimed author of 20 youth books and Oklahoma Writers' Hall of Fame member, is a native of west Texas and longtime Oklahoma resident. She holds four Oklah...
Anna Woofenden
Anna Woofenden NONE Anna Woofenden is a founding pastor, author, and podcast co-host based in Massachusetts. She's a pivotal figure in the food and faith movement, passionate about spirituality, just...
Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us
Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us Anna Malaika Tubbs 9781250876713 Nonfiction Flatiron Books Macmillan Publishers INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • USA TODAY NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ...
Erased (hardcover): What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us
Erased (hardcover): What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us Anna Malaika Tubbs 9781250876690 Nonfiction Flatiron Books Macmillan Publishers INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY NATIONAL ...
Sankofa
Sankofa Chibundu Onuzo 9781646221585 Fiction Catapult Catapult Anna is at a stage of her life when she’s beginning to wonder who she really is. In her 40s, she has separated from her husband, her daug...
The Short Game
The Short Game J. L. Campbell 9781544745022 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Garth Chu is on his way to having the most sought-after video production outfit in Kingston, Jamaica. Everythin...
Brief Evidence of Heaven: Poems from the Life of Anna Murray Douglass
Brief Evidence of Heaven: Poems from the Life of Anna Murray Douglass M. Nzadi Keita 9780990867777 Poetry Whirlwind Press Whirlwind Press Poetry. African American Studies. Women’s Studies. BRIEF EV...
Anna In-Between
Anna In-Between Elizabeth Nunez 9781936070695 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "A psychologically and emotionally astute family portrait, with dark themes like racism, cancer and the bittersweet lo...
Miracle at St. Anna: The Motion Picture
Miracle at St. Anna: The Motion Picture Spike Lee 9780847831708 Fiction Rizzoli International Publications Rizzoli International Publications Based on the best-selling novel and with screenplay by Jam...
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna James McBride 9781573229715 Fiction Riverhead Books Penguin Random House From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award fo...
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...
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman NONE Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyman is an award-winning researcher, entrepreneur, and author hailing from Ghana and Maryland. Currently, she is a graduate student at Harvard Kenned...
Anna J. Cooper
Anna J. Cooper 0000000116155726 Cooper was one of the last known survivors of legalized American slavery. Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (1858–1964) was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and spent her ...
Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid
Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman 9780593714256 Nonfiction Portfolio Penguin Random House Why is it so expensive to be a woman in America? From a ri...
The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection and Celebration
The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection and Celebration Derrick Weston and Anna Woofenden 9781506484112 Nonfiction Beaming Books 1517 Media Join the call of a just kitchen...
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation Anna Malaika Tubbs 9781250756138 Nonfiction Flatiron Books Macmillan Publishers From Gates S...
The Three Mothers (Hardcover)
The Three Mothers (Hardcover) Anna Malaika Tubbs 9781250756121 Nonfiction Flatiron Books Macmillan Publishers Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin’s son James, about Alberta King’s son Martin Lu...
Anna’s Boy
Anna’s Boy Tom Wood 9781098320874 Nonfiction BookBaby BookBaby Anna’s Boy is the saga of the grandson of an American slave’s journey from Harlem;To become the first black member of a major U.S. bank b...
A Voice from the South
A Voice from the South Anna J. Cooper 9798684587252 Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published First published in 1892, A Voice from the South is a collection of essays focusing on...
50 Best Places to Meet Other Book Lovers Online
50 Best Places to Meet Other Book Lovers Online Anna Miller Article Editor’s Note: This article was updated in April 2017 to show sites that are no longer active or have completely shut d...
Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story
Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story Paula Yoo 9781600602597 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books The true story of Chinese American film star Anna May Wong, whose trail-blazing career in Holly...
Douglass’ Women: A Novel
Douglass’ Women: A Novel Jewell Parker Rhodes 9780743410106 Fiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the critically acclaimed author of Voodoo Dreams, a powerful and provocative fic...
The Map of Love: A Novel
The Map of Love: A Novel Ahdaf Soueif 9780385720113 Fiction Anchor Penguin Random House Booker Prize Finalist Here is an extraordinary cross-cultural love story that unfurls across Egypt, England, and...
Fires in the Mirror
Fires in the Mirror Anna Deavere Smith 9780385470148 Fiction Anchor Penguin Random House Derived from interviews with a wide range of people who experienced or observed New York’s 1991 Crown Heights...
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Anna Deavere Smith 9780385473767 Fiction Anchor Penguin Random House Anna Deavere Smith’s stunning new work of “documentary theater” in which she uses verbatim the words of...
Talk to Me: Travels in Media and Politics
Talk to Me: Travels in Media and Politics Anna Deavere Smith 9780385721745 Nonfiction Anchor Penguin Random House Anna Deveare Smith’s award-winning one-woman shows were borne of her uniquely brillian...
Tamika Newhouse, Anna Black, and Various Artists
Tamika Newhouse, Anna Black, and Various Artists MULTIPLE
Anna López Real
Anna López Real NONE Sure, I can help with that. However, I would need you to provide the author bio you'd like me to summarize.
Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind
Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind Anna Deavere Smith 9781400032389 Nonfiction Anchor Penguin Random ...
Spike Lee: The Miracle at St. Anna Interview
Spike Lee: The Miracle at St. Anna Interview Kam Williams Interview Miracle of St. Spike Spike Lee is back with his first full-length feature since Inside Man (2006), the NYC cr...
The Ladies Hall
The Ladies Hall Vanessa Miller 9781400351107 Fiction Thomas Nelson HarperCollins Christian Publishing Three courageous women realize it will take their hearts, their minds, their friendship, and their...
Leo Loves Daddy
Leo Loves Daddy Anna McQuinn 9781623542412 Fiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge Leo, Lola’s little brother from Leo Loves Baby Time, is back in a new adventure with Daddy! Perfect for Father’s Day or e...
Lola at the Library with Mommy
Lola at the Library with Mommy Anna McQuinn 9781623541798 Fiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge Learn about the library, checking out books, and story time with Lola. Every Tuesday Lola and her mommy go...
Lola Loves Stories with Daddy
Lola Loves Stories with Daddy Anna McQuinn 9781623541804 Fiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge Bookworms big and small will be charmed by lovable Lola in this delightful sequel to LOLA AT THE LIBRARY th...
I Look Up To… Serena Williams
I Look Up To… Serena Williams Anna Membrino 9780525644422 Nonfiction Random House Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House If you can see it, you can be it! Introduce your child to powerful femini...
I Look Up To…Misty Copeland
I Look Up To…Misty Copeland Anna Membrino 9781984852144 Nonfiction Random House Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House If you can see it, you can be it! Introduce your child to powerful feminist...
Mr. Moore’s Menagerie
Mr. Moore’s Menagerie Anna Christian 9780998141909 Fiction Dadielte Production Dadielte Production Almost every day Bobby, Sonny, and Max watch their new neighbor, Mr. Moore, as he carries mysterious ...
Lola Goes to School
Lola Goes to School Anna McQuinn 9781580899383 Fiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge Spunky Lola embarks on a new adventure—the first day of school! Lola and her family prepare for the first day of scho...
Notes from the Field
Notes from the Field Anna Deavere Smith 9780525564591 Nonfiction Anchor Penguin Random House From the Tony- and Pulitzer-nominated playwright, actress, and activist: shining a light on the school-to-p...
I Look Up To… Michelle Obama
I Look Up To… Michelle Obama Anna Membrino 9780525579540 Nonfiction Random House Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House If you can see it, you can be it! Introduce your child to your role models...
Tulsa Burning: Friends Show Their True Colors in Times of Trouble
Tulsa Burning: Friends Show Their True Colors in Times of Trouble Anna Myers 9781937054663 Fiction Roadrunner Press Roadrunner Press Aamila spends every summer vacation with her grandparents. Usually,...
Lola Gets a Cat
Lola Gets a Cat Anna McQuinn 9781580897365 Fiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge Lola wants a cat, but Mommy says taking care of a pet is a lot of work. So Lola does her homework. At the library she fin...
Leo Can Swim
Leo Can Swim Anna McQuinn 9781580897259 Fiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge Leo, Lola’s little brother from Leo Loves Baby Time, is back in a new adventure at the pool. Leo loves the water! Leo and D...
Even in Paradise
Even in Paradise Elizabeth Nunez 9781617754401 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books “Nunez has always had the power to get to the essence of what makes human beings take right and wrong turns.”—Edward ...
Then Sings My Soul
Then Sings My Soul Anna Christian 9780979927324 Fiction Dadielte Production Dadielte Production Told from the points of view of Hazel Porter, her mother Sarah (Ma’dear), 17 year-old Tricia, and 14 yea...
Mycroft Holmes
Mycroft Holmes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse 9781783291533 Fiction Titan Books Titan Publishing Group
The Illest Na Na
The Illest Na Na Tamika Newhouse and Anna Black 9781507723937 Fiction Delphine Publications Delphine Publications The first ever drama series filled with more sex, drama, scandals, and shocking twists...
Boyfriend Shopping: An Anthology
Boyfriend Shopping: An Anthology Earl Sewell, Caridad Ferrer, and Deidre Berry 9780373091355 Fiction Kimani Press Kimani Press Holidays mean family, friends, presents—and extra doses of drama! But fo...
Lola Plants a Garden
Lola Plants a Garden Anna McQuinn 9781580896948 Fiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge How does your garden grow? Book-loving Lola is inspired by a collection of garden poems that she reads with her momm...
The Newcomer
The Newcomer Anna Christian 9780979927355 Fiction Dadielte Production Dadielte Production The residents of 21 Bradhurst are up in arms. Someone has been overturning the trashcans, smashing out the lig...
Daniel’s Wife
Daniel’s Wife Anna Christian 9780979927331 Fiction Dadielte Production Dadielte Production Jessica Weaver’s life was perfect. Her handsome, gregarious husband, a public consultant, made a good salary ...
Between The Sheets
Between The Sheets Tamika Newhouse, Anna Black, and Various Artists 9780982145562 Fiction Delphine Publications Delphine Publications Between the Sheets is a compilation of stories from African Americ...
Moses And The Monster And Miss Anne
Moses And The Monster And Miss Anne Carole C. Marks 9780252033940 Fiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press This engaging history presents the extraordinary lives of Patty Cann...
The Big Table
The Big Table Anna Christian 9780979927348 Fiction Dadielte Production Dadielte Production The Big Table is the story of a young boy’s rite-of-passage from the children’s table to the family table. A ...
Lola at the Library
Lola at the Library Anna McQuinn 9781580891424 Fiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge Lola has a big smile on her face. Why? Because it’s Tuesday—and on Tuesdays, Lola and her mommy go to the library. Jo...
Mrs. Griffin is Missing and other stories
Mrs. Griffin is Missing and other stories Anna Christian 9780595370412 Fiction iUniverse Author Solutions Mrs. Griffin, the neighborhood mentor, is missing. Loved by all the children in her Harlem nei...
Meet It, Greet It and Defeat It
Meet It, Greet It and Defeat It Anna Christian 9781881524472 Nonfiction Professional Publishing House Professional Publishing House Actress, activist, community organizer, Frances E. Williams was one ...
The View From Here
The View From Here Brian Keith Jackson 9780671568962 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. A stunning debut novel in the tradition of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison. Anna Anderson Thomas has de...
Africa, the Wonder & the Glory
Africa, the Wonder & the Glory Anna M. Graves 9780933121126 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press
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...
Melissa V. Harris-Perry
Melissa V. Harris-Perry 0000000035811728 Melissa Harris-Perry is a writer, professor, TV host, and political commentator. She hosted an MSNBC show from 2012-2016, and is now the Maya Angelou Presiden...
Cathy Finch White
Cathy Finch White NONE Cathy Finch White, a former medical professional turned author, advocates for child education through reading. She has written four award-winning books, including “Anna Learn's...
Michael Tubbs
Michael Tubbs NONE Michael Tubbs, former 79th mayor of Stockton, CA, was the city's first Black and youngest ever mayor. He founded Mayors for a Guaranteed Income and advises California's governor on...
Moses and the Monster and Miss Anne
Moses and the Monster and Miss Anne Thumper Book Review I admit that the things that form my initial impressions of a book are somewhat shallow. I love a good book cover, whether it is pictures or ...
Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film
Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film Kam Williams Book Review I admit that the things that form my initial impressions of a book are somewhat shallow. I love a good book cover, whether it...
Freedom Bound
Freedom Bound Jayne Cubbage Book Review The novel Freedom bound is based on the life Anta Majigeen Ndiaya who had been captured by slave raiders from Yang Yang village in Senegal, West Africa. Auth...
Omar Benson Miller - The Express & Miracle at St. Anna Interview
Omar Benson Miller - The Express & Miracle at St. Anna Interview Kam Williams Interview Born on October 7, 1978, Los Angeles native Omar Benson Miller started acting professionall...
How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington
How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington Marcia Chatelain 9780553387254 Nonfiction Pantheon Books Penguin Random House From the Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
The Portable Feminist Reader
The Portable Feminist Reader Roxane Gay 9780143110392 Nonfiction Penguin Classics Penguin Random House A dynamic and strikingly relevant look at a feminist canon as expansive rather than definitive ...
Prince Among Slaves: The Remarkable True Story of an African Prince Enslaved in Mississippi, and His Journey Home
Prince Among Slaves: The Remarkable True Story of an African Prince Enslaved in Mississippi, and His Journey Home N. H. Senzai 9781984816986 Nonfiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House This be...
Nina and the Mysterious Mailbox (Secret Society of Rebel Girls)
Nina and the Mysterious Mailbox (Secret Society of Rebel Girls) Marti Dumas 9798889641018 Fiction DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) Penguin Random House “Girls running for office, secret leadership l...
Colton’s Blizzard Hideout
Colton’s Blizzard Hideout Deborah Fletcher Mello 9781335502414 Fiction Harlequin Romantic Suspense Harlequin Enterprises Limited Safe from the storm … not from her stalker. Lizzy Colton’s never had...