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Na’ilah Suad Nasir, Jarvis R. Givens, and Christopher P. Chatmon
Na’ilah Suad Nasir, Jarvis R. Givens, and Christopher P. Chatmon MULTIPLE Na’ilah Suad Nasir, Jarvis R. Givens, and Christopher P. Chatmon
We Dare Say Love: Supporting Achievement in the Educational Life of Black Boys
We Dare Say Love: Supporting Achievement in the Educational Life of Black Boys Na’ilah Suad Nasir, Jarvis R. Givens, and Christopher P. Chatmon 9780807761076 Nonfiction Teachers College Press Teachers...
Jarvis R. Givens
Jarvis R. Givens NONE Jarvis R. Givens, PhD is a Professor of Education and African and African American Studies and the co-founding faculty director of the Black Teacher Archive at Harvard Universi...
I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month
I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month Jarvis R. Givens 9780063478824 Nonfiction Harper HarperCollins On its one-hundredth anniversary, a powerful and essential meditation o...
School Clothes: A Collective Memoir of Black Student Witness
School Clothes: A Collective Memoir of Black Student Witness Jarvis R. Givens 9780807054819 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press A chorus of Black student voices that renders a new story of US educati...
Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching
Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching Jarvis R. Givens 9780674983687 Nonfiction Harvard University Press Harvard University Press A fresh portrayal of one of the architect...
Jarvis Jay Masters
Jarvis Jay Masters 0000000033485674 Jarvis Jay Masters, a San Quentin inmate since 19, is an award-winning author known for “Finding Freedom.” Convicted for conspiracy in a guard's murder, his case i...
That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row
That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row Jarvis Jay Masters 9780061730481 Nonfiction HarperOne HarperCollins OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK 2022 "When I think about th...
Diane Givens Moffett
Diane Givens Moffett NONE Diane L. Givens Moffett, a native of Oakland, is a well-educated pastor with degrees from UC Berkeley and San Francisco Theological Seminary. Author of notable sermons publi...
Nicole Givens Kurtz
Nicole Givens Kurtz NONE Nicole Givens Kurtz, author of the Cybil Lewis series, has been a finalist in various science fiction awards. Her short stories have earned honorable mentions and appeared in...
Carl Weber’s Kingpins Queens 2: The Kingdom
Carl Weber’s Kingpins Queens 2: The Kingdom Erick S. Gray 9781645564171 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. From a murderous Bonnie and Clyde stirring up a hornet’s nest to a drug war and ...
Nephew: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony
Nephew: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony MK Asante 9780063275294 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins As urgent, resonant, and essential as The Fire Next Time and Between the World and Me, a poetic, raw, and in...
No Better Time: A Novel of the Spirited Women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion
No Better Time: A Novel of the Spirited Women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion Sheila Williams 9780063307957 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins As urgent, resonant, and essential ...
Nephew: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony
Nephew: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony MK Asante 9780063275287 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins As urgent, resonant, and essential as The Fire Next Time and Between the World and Me, a poetic, raw, and in...
Something to Die For: A Novel
Something to Die For: A Novel Travis Hunter 9780345481672 Fiction One World Penguin Random House Nasir Lassiter is a college basketball star with a promising future–until a murder rap lands him in pri...
American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation
American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation Jarvis R. Givens 9780063259157 Nonfiction Harper HarperCollins A new history of US education through the nineteenth century that rigorou...
Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis 0000000114691891 Christopher Paul Curtis, born in Flint, Michigan, worked in a car factory before turning to writing. Inspired by a family history of entertainers, he authored...
One Sweet Christmas
One Sweet Christmas Beverly Taylor 9781944359010 Fiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books Five years after the birth of her child and downward spiral of her marriage, Kacie Miller discovers that he...
Carl Weber’s Kingpins: Queens 3
Carl Weber’s Kingpins: Queens 3 Erick S. Gray 9781645566564 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. It’s War of the Worlds in the New York hoods. Nasir returns home two years later after the ...
Christopher Griffin
Christopher Griffin 000000004464364X Christopher Griffin, a Brooklyn-based educator and plant enthusiast, uses his Instagram account (@plantkween) to promote self-care, joy, and community through pla...
Christopher Grant
Christopher Grant 0000000068848201 Brooklyn-born Christopher Grant, an alumnus of Stony Brook University, is a diverse professional with experiences ranging from equities trader to actor. Inspired by...
Reflections: (English edition)
Reflections: (English edition) Ahdaf Soueif 9789992142608 Fiction Bloomsbury USA Bloomsbury Publishing The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, houses manuscripts, textiles, ceramics and other works ...
Through The Storm
Through The Storm Linda Watkins Book Review Coming of age is no easy feat. I think everyone still cringes at mistakes made as teenagers, which came from not listening to words of wisdom from mom and...
The Right to Be: A Christopher Family Novel
The Right to Be: A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9781665521208 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions For all intents and purposes, 18-year-old Allan Christopher Davis has everything going...
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...
ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray
ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray MULTIPLE ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray are renowned authors known for their compelling narratives and dynamic sto...
Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray MULTIPLE Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray are renowned authors known for their compelling narratives. Benedict's works delve into historic...
Gary Phillips, Kimberly Richardson, Joe R. Lansdale, Michael A. Gonzales, Milton J. Davis, Balogun Ojetade, D. Alan Lewis, A. K. Kuykendall, Sean Taylor, and Christopher Chambers
Gary Phillips, Kimberly Richardson, Joe R. Lansdale, Michael A. Gonzales, Milton J. Davis, Balogun Ojetade, D. Alan Lewis, A. K. Kuykendall, Sean Taylor, and Christopher Chambers MULTIPLE Gary Phill...
Walter Mosley, Christopher Chambers, Michael A. Gonzales, Gar Anthony Haywood, Ron Fortier, Joe R. Lansdale, Gary Phillips, Mel Odom, Tommy Hancock, D. Alan Lewis, Derrick Ferguson, and Kimberly Richardson
Walter Mosley, Christopher Chambers, Michael A. Gonzales, Gar Anthony Haywood, Ron Fortier, Joe R. Lansdale, Gary Phillips, Mel Odom, Tommy Hancock, D. Alan Lewis, Derrick Ferguson, and Kimberly Richa...
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 ...
The Zion & Zara Stories: The Big Bike Race
The Zion & Zara Stories: The Big Bike Race Tenesha Jarvis 9781546264392 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions Zion and Zara are ten-year-old twins who’ve finally completed the fourth grade. It’s the fi...
Christopher Chambers
Christopher Chambers NONE Born and raised in DC, Christopher Chambers is an honors graduate of Princeton University and the University of Baltimore School of Law. He served with the US Justice Depart...
Christopher D. Burns
Christopher D. Burns NONE Christopher D. Burns, from Memphis, served in the US Navy as an electrician before becoming a QA analyst and basketball coach. He wrote his first book after an injury halted...
Rocket Crockett and the Shanghai She-Devil
Rocket Crockett and the Shanghai She-Devil Christopher Chambers 9781502561510 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Dusky derring-doer and Korean War jet jockey Lt. Rufus "Rocket" Crockett has ...
Bryan Christopher Moss
Bryan Christopher Moss NONE Bryan Christopher Moss, a Columbus-born artist, works professionally on storyboards, comics, and runs a T-shirt company, Strange Things. His clients include Cirque du Sole...
Merry Ex-Mas
Merry Ex-Mas Victoria Christopher Murray 9781939481153 Fiction Liza Dawson Associates Liza Dawson Associates A Christmas novella from the Essence bestselling author Victoria Christopher Murray Six yea...
Greatness
Greatness Kahran and Regis Bethencourt 9780316491174 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Take a journey through Black history and find your greatness in this stunning boo...
Victoria Christopher Murray
Victoria Christopher Murray 0000000040017326 Victoria Christopher Murray, a Queens native, turned from a successful corporate career to fulfill her dream of becoming an author. She self-published her...
You Never Know: A Christopher Family Novel
You Never Know: A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9781546257547 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions The Christopher Saga Continues This sequel to “Mark My Words” tells the story of Elija...
John Keene and Christopher Stackhouse
John Keene and Christopher Stackhouse MULTIPLE John Keene and Christopher Stackhouse are renowned authors known for their contributions to literature and art. Their collaborative and individual works...
Victoria Christopher Murray Celebrates a Writing Career Spanning 20 Years and 27 Novels!
Victoria Christopher Murray Celebrates a Writing Career Spanning 20 Years and 27 Novels! Troy Johnson Article “In 1997, I self-published my first novel, Temptation. I sold 9,000 copies in 6 months,...
Christopher Eliopoulos
Christopher Eliopoulos NONE Christopher Eliopoulos is a renowned illustrator, starting his career with Marvel. He wrote and illustrated popular comics like Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, Pet Ave...
Quraysh Ali Lansana and Christopher H. Stewart
Quraysh Ali Lansana and Christopher H. Stewart MULTIPLE Quraysh Ali Lansana and Christopher H. Stewart are prolific authors known for their impactful writings. Lansana's poetry and Stewart's novels h...
Christopher Myers
Christopher Myers NONE Christopher Myers, son of renowned author Walter Dean Myers, is an award-winning illustrator with a deep appreciation for storytelling through images. Myers extends his family'...
James Patterson, Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles, and Rachel Howzell Hall
James Patterson, Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles, and Rachel Howzell Hall MULTIPLE "James Patterson, Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles, and Rachel Howzell Hall are renowned authors, each accl...
Thug Paradise
Thug Paradise Mz. Lady P 9781508435624 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Now that Ka’Jaire "Thug" Kenneth is Boss of Thug Inc. formally the Santerelli Crime Family, he has handed his street...
Christopher Gregorowski
Christopher Gregorowski NONE Christopher Gregorowski is a renowned author, known for his impactful storytelling. Despite battling serious health issues, his resilience and creative spirit shine throu...
Silenced: A Cybil Lewis Novel
Silenced: A Cybil Lewis Novel Nicole Givens Kurtz 9780692718865 Fiction Mocha Memoirs Press Mocha Memoirs Press "It wasn’t pretty, but rarely is death as glamorous as we’ve been lead to believe by mov...
The Soul Cages (Minister Knights Series, Vol 1)
The Soul Cages (Minister Knights Series, Vol 1) Nicole Givens Kurtz 9781503354012 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC For Sarah, imprisonment in Solis’s soul cages meant an absence of senses....
Spacefunk! Anthology
Spacefunk! Anthology Milton J. Davis 9798990512030 Fiction MVmedia MVmedia Space is the Place! Over forty stories and poems by some of the best African/African Diaspora authors and poets from around t...
Beyond Greens and Cornbread: Reflections on African American Christian Identity
Beyond Greens and Cornbread: Reflections on African American Christian Identity Diane Givens Moffett 9780817014179 Poetry Judson Press Judson Press In a voice of prophetic inspiration, Beyond Greens A...
Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire
Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire Nicole Givens Kurtz 9781735219547 Fiction Mocha Memoirs Press Mocha Memoirs Press Mocha Memoirs Press is proud to present SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire—a revolu...
Of One Blood: Or, the Hidden Self: The Givens Collection
Of One Blood: Or, the Hidden Self: The Givens Collection Pauline Hopkins 9780743467698 Fiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. Of One Blood is the last of four novels written by Pauline...
Cozened: A Cybil Lewis Novel
Cozened: A Cybil Lewis Novel Nicole Givens Kurtz 9780984004287 Fiction Mocha Memoirs Press Mocha Memoirs Press "Magnificent mansions with dysfunctional diplomats, ruined rock stars and failing familie...
Christopher C. Bell Jr.
Christopher C. Bell Jr. NONE Chris Bell Jr., a Black poet, essayist, educationist, novelist, and retired army Major, holds a Doctorate in Education. Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia during racial...
MATCHMAKER
MATCHMAKER Gibran Tariq 9780595513666 Fiction iUniverse Author Solutions Samantha Givens is the ultimate black diva. At 45, she is gorgeous, smart, and clever. She also has a secret agenda.Like her mo...
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 ...
Blessed Assurance: Inspirational Short Stories Full of Hope & Strength for Life's Journey
Blessed Assurance: Inspirational Short Stories Full of Hope & Strength for Life's Journey Victoria Christopher Murray, Jacquelin Thomas, S. James Guitard, Maurice Gray, Terrance Johnson, and Patricia ...
Devourer: A Minister Knight Novel (Minister Knights Series, Vol 2)
Devourer: A Minister Knight Novel (Minister Knights Series, Vol 2) Nicole Givens Kurtz 9781548507367 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Reputed murderer and magick weaver, Akub, known as The...
Through the Storm
Through the Storm Sha’ Givens 9780970984111 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published This stimulating piece of Christian fiction portrays real life characters who search to find their w...
Some Wounds Never Heal
Some Wounds Never Heal Rhonda M. Lawson 9781601623584 Fiction Urban Renaissance Urban Renaissance Alexis White spent much of her youth going after what she wanted and not caring who she hurt. She didn...
Stand Your Ground: A Novel
Stand Your Ground: A Novel Victoria Christopher Murray 9781476792996 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the AALBC.com bestselling and award-winning author Victoria Christopher Murray comes...
The Walmart Republic
The Walmart Republic Quraysh Ali Lansana and Christopher H. Stewart 9780990320401 Poetry Mongrel Empire Press Mongrel Empire Press Quraysh Ali Lansana is from Enid, OK. Christopher Stewart was raised ...
Streetwhys: A Dickie Cornish Detective Mystery
Streetwhys: A Dickie Cornish Detective Mystery Christopher Chambers 9781953103550 Fiction Three Rooms Press Three Rooms Press Washington, DC’s notorious detective, former street denizen Dickie Cornish...
Persona Non Grata
Persona Non Grata Christopher Michael 9780983350866 Poetry 310 Brown Street 310 Brown Street Persona Non Grata is the first full length collection of poetry and spoken word performance pieces from nat...
Christopher M. Rutledge
Christopher M. Rutledge NONE Chris M. Rutledge is a versatile writer and indie filmmaker, best known for his crime dramas and suspense thrillers. With a career spanning from 1997, he made his authori...
Night Ride
Night Ride Christopher Myers 9798217238460 Fiction Kokila Penguin Random House A breathtaking, first-of-its-kind wordless picture book illustrated entirely in stained glass, celebrating the joy of Bla...
The Madman of Piney Woods
The Madman of Piney Woods Christopher Paul Curtis 9780545156646 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. Bestselling Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis delivers a powerful companion to his mu...
Texas Slamthology: Vol. 1
Texas Slamthology: Vol. 1 Christopher Michael 9780998427058 Poetry 310 Brown Street 310 Brown Street An Anthology of Texas Poetry, Slam Poets: Jomar Valentin . Mr Dave . Brian Francis . Christopher Mi...
This Is Not a Border: Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature
This Is Not a Border: Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature Ahdaf Soueif and Omar Robert Hamilton 9781632868848 Fiction Bloomsbury USA Bloomsbury Publishing Writers from Ali...
W.D. Foster-Graham
W.D. Foster-Graham NONE W.D. Foster-Graham, a Minneapolis native and multi-Grammy Award-winning ensemble member, is a distinguished author and poet. He's a psychology graduate, guest writer, and book...
You Grow, Gurl!
You Grow, Gurl! Christopher Griffin 9780063077041 Nonfiction Harper Design HarperCollins Discover the joys and self-nurturing benefits of plant parenthood, from learning how to begin building your own...
Jumping Ship and Other Stories
Jumping Ship and Other Stories Kelvin Christopher James 9780679411833 Fiction Villard Villard Vibrant, magical, musical, pulsing with the rhythms of Trinidad and Harlem, Kelvin Christopher James’s pro...
Bucking The Sarge (Readers Circle (Prebound))
Bucking The Sarge (Readers Circle (Prebound)) Christopher Paul Curtis 9780756966164 Fiction Perfection Learning Perfection Learning Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan.As his best ...
Black Pulp
Black Pulp Walter Mosley, Christopher Chambers, Michael A. Gonzales, Gar Anthony Haywood, Ron Fortier, Joe R. Lansdale, Gary Phillips, Mel Odom, Tommy Hancock, D. Alan Lewis, Derrick Ferguson, and Kim...
Sinners & Saints
Sinners & Saints ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray 9781451608151 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. TEAM JASMINE or TEAM RACHEL? Bestselling and award-winning novelists ...
Mark My Words (Book 3): A Christopher Family Novel
Mark My Words (Book 3): A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9781546246015 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions Allan Beckley Christopher is a self-made, African-American multimillionaire. St...
Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel
Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel Victoria Christopher Murray 9781501134104 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the NAACP Image award winner and national bestselling author Victoria Christoph...
Fortune & Fame
Fortune & Fame ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray 9781476747170 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Church first ladies Jasmine Cox, Larson Bush, and Rachel Jackson Adams ...
The Darker Mask
The Darker Mask Gary Phillips and Christopher Chambers 9780765318503 Fiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers Expanding on the concept behind Byron Preiss’s Weird Heroes from the 1970s, George ...
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray 9780593101537 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House A Good Morning America Book Club Pick The remarkable story of J. P. Mor...
Mark My Words (Book 2): A Christopher Family Novel
Mark My Words (Book 2): A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9781546245995 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions Allan Beckley Christopher is a self-made, African-American multimillionaire. St...
Mark My Words (Book 1): A Christopher Family Novel
Mark My Words (Book 1): A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9781546245971 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions Allan Beckley Christopher is a self-made, African-American multimillionaire. St...
Forever An Ex
Forever An Ex Victoria Christopher Murray 9781476748856 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Three Los Angeles women who’ve helped each other overcome heartbreak are reunited eight years later wh...
The Mighty Miss Malone (paperback)
The Mighty Miss Malone (paperback) Christopher Paul Curtis 9780440422143 Fiction Yearling Penguin Random House The dramatic and unforgettable story of a girl and a family caught up in the turbulen...
Greed: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel
Greed: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel Victoria Christopher Murray 9781982113230 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Passion, money, and a deliciously devious twist: Greed is the newest novel in aw...
Fighting for America: Black Soldiers-the Unsung Heroes of World War II
Fighting for America: Black Soldiers-the Unsung Heroes of World War II Christopher Moore 9780345459619 Nonfiction Presidio Press Penguin Random House The African-American contribution to winning World...
Wrath
Wrath Victoria Christopher Murray 9781982142926 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The award-winning author of Lust, Envy, and Greed — soon to be Lifetime movies - delivers an unforgettable ...
Scavenger: A Mystery
Scavenger: A Mystery Christopher Chambers 9781941110942 Fiction Three Rooms Press Three Rooms Press In the lively, but desperate world of D.C.’s underbelly, a Black homeless man must quickly learn the...
Washington Black
Washington Black Esi Edugyan 9780525521426 Fiction Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Washington Post, TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Slate- ONE OF THE ...
Temptation: The Aftermath
Temptation: The Aftermath Victoria Christopher Murray 9781944359591 Fiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books The best of friends…. Since they were five years old, Jasmine Cox Larson Bush and Kyla B...
A Blessing & A Curse
A Blessing & A Curse ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray 9781476748887 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. First ladies of the Baptist church and sworn frenemies Rach...
Christopher John Farley
Christopher John Farley Kam Williams Interview Photo Credit: Kate Simon Christopher John Farley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Brockport, New York. He is a graduate of Harvar...
Brown Girls Books
Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books BGB Faith BGB Kids and Teens Brown Girls Books Jacquelin Thomas Presents http://www.browngirlsbooks.com Brown Girls Books was founded by the national bestselling au...
To Thine Own Self: A Christopher Family Novel
To Thine Own Self: A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9798823021432 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions The time is 2012; the place is Minneapolis. Darrell Edwards, first grandchild of El...
The Family Lawyer
The Family Lawyer James Patterson, Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles, and Rachel Howzell Hall 9781538711330 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Experience the stories of a criminal...