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Chinelo Okparanta Reading 16 Nov 2013
Chinelo Okparanta Reading 16 Nov 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Chinelo Okparanta
Chinelo Okparanta 0000000409874206 Nigerian-born author, Chinelo Okparanta, is an accomplished educator and writer with degrees from Pennsylvania State, Rutgers University, and the Iowa Writers' Work...
Happiness, Like Water
Happiness, Like Water Chinelo Okparanta 9780544003453 Fiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt "Astonishing. Okparanta’s narrators render their stories with such strength and intimacy, such luc...
Under the Udala Trees
Under the Udala Trees Chinelo Okparanta 9780544003446 Fiction Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Inspired by Nigeria’s folktales and its war, Under the Udala Trees s a deeply searchin...
Harry Sylvester Bird
Harry Sylvester Bird Chinelo Okparanta 9780358617273 Fiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt “Disarmingly funny.” —The New York Times From the award-winning author of Under the Udala Trees ...
Harlem Book Fair 2013: Video, Photos & Awards
Harlem Book Fair 2013: Video, Photos & Awards Troy Johnson Article All Photos © 2013 AALBC.com, LLC - Feel free to use them but please provide a photo credit to Troy Johnson, AALBC.com and a link...
Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson
Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson Troy Johnson Article 2013, what a year! With so many great new books and films last year, there was a lot to celebrate. We also extended our reach through...
Maya Angelou's Literarian Award Acceptance Speech - 20 Nov 2013
Maya Angelou's Literarian Award Acceptance Speech - 20 Nov 2013 Author Interviews
Wanda Coleman
Wanda Coleman 0000000116780476 “I have yet to kill anyone—I have exhibited great restraint.” Wanda Coleman (1946-2013) was a renowned poet, former medical secretary, magazine editor,...
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Kam Williams mandela-2013-alternate-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom In Theaters: Nov 29, 2013 Limited PG-13 for sexuality, intense violence...
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Kam Williams startrek-2013-blueray.jpg Film Review Read the comments now. Read our review after you see the film (there some spoilers). Kirk Matches Wits with Rogue Co...
My Favorite Readings from the 2013 National Book Award Finalists
My Favorite Readings from the 2013 National Book Award Finalists Troy Johnson Article I covered this year's National Book Foundation's National Book Awards Finalists Reading for AALBC.com. The readin...
eNewsletter Highlights – January 31st 2013 – Issue #198
eNewsletter Highlights – January 31st 2013 – Issue #198 Troy Johnson Article Read Our Complete eNewsletter AALBC.com's Bestselling Books Lists We've just published three new bestselling books l...
March 26th 2013 – eNewsletter Highlights
March 26th 2013 – eNewsletter Highlights Troy Johnson Article Read Our Complete eNewsletter AALBC.com mourns the passing of Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 — March ...
Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné
Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné NONE Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné is a renowned Trinidadian poet and artist, with works featured in multiple publications. She won the 2009 Caribbean Writer's Paiewonksy Prize and...
Koch (2013)
Koch (2013) Kam Williams Interview Bittersweet Biopic Paints Evenhanded Post Mortem on Life and Times of Late NYC Mayor Koch (2013) In Theaters: Feb 1, 2013 Limited Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min. D...
One Night Stand: From the Blank Page to Live Stags, All Within 24 Hours! (2013) - Film Review
One Night Stand: From the Blank Page to Live Stags, All Within 24 Hours! (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Theater Documentary Chronicles Captivating Musicals Staged in 24 Hours One N...
Afrosf: Science Fiction by African Writers
Afrosf: Science Fiction by African Writers Ivor W. Hartmann 9780987008961 Fiction StoryTime StoryTime AfroSF is the first ever anthology of Science Fiction by African writers only that was open to sub...
Decoded by Jay-Z (Spiegel & Grau, Nov. 16, 2010)
Decoded by Jay-Z (Spiegel & Grau, Nov. 16, 2010) Author Interviews
Barack Obama in Harlem, Nov. 29th 2007 (Part 2 of 2)
Barack Obama in Harlem, Nov. 29th 2007 (Part 2 of 2) Author Interviews
Barack Obama in Harlem, NY. Nov. 29th (part 1 of 2)
Barack Obama in Harlem, NY. Nov. 29th (part 1 of 2) Author Interviews
Bob Zemeckis (Nov 2012) Flight Interview
Bob Zemeckis (Nov 2012) Flight Interview Kam Williams Interview Oscar-Winning Director, Bob Zemeckis on Latest Film Flight Related Links
Donald Franklin Joyce
Donald Franklin Joyce NONE Donald Franklin Joyce, born Nov 4, 1938, is an esteemed academic library administrator, historian, and consultant. Holding a master's degree and a PhD, he is a member of va...
AALBC.com May 2013 eNewsletter Book Highlights
AALBC.com May 2013 eNewsletter Book Highlights Troy Johnson Article AALBC.com Best-selling Books - March to April 2013 This version of AALBC.com's eNewsletter, which focuses on book rela...
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Kimberla Lawson Roby 0000000063897135 Kimberla’s Thoughts on Concluding Her Reverend Curtis Black Series, After 15 Books Kimberla Lawson Roby is a New York Times Bestselling Author of 24 novels,...
Diana Veiga
Diana Veiga NONE Go On Girl! Book Club, Unpublished Writer Award 2013 Winner Diana Veiga, winner of the 2013 Go On Girl! Book Club's Unpublished Writer award, is a dedicated writer and social justice ...
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013) Kam Williams the-butler.jpg Film Review Forest Whitaker Delivers Oscar-Quality Performance in Emotionally-Searing Civil Rights Saga Lee Daniels’ The Butler...
Bullet to the Head (2013) - Film Review
Bullet to the Head (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Unlikely-Buddies Flick Features Cop and Hit Man on Revenge-Fueled Rampage Bullet to the Head (2013) In Theaters: Feb 1, 2013 Wide ...
Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango (2013) - film Review
Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango (2013) - film Review Kam Williams Interview Musical Documentary Examines the African Roots of the Tango. Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango (2013) U...
Bookmarks: Reading in Black and White A Memoir
Bookmarks: Reading in Black and White A Memoir Karla FC Holloway 9780813539072 Fiction Rutgers University Press Rutgers University Press What are you reading? What books have been important to you? Wh...
Richard Kigel
Richard Kigel NONE Richard Kigel is an experienced literacy professional and veteran teacher with a focus on inspiring students in reading and writing. He is notable for his revealing article on Phil...
The Wonder of Words: A Parent’s Guide for Raising Children Who Read
The Wonder of Words: A Parent’s Guide for Raising Children Who Read Curtis L. Ivery 9781944068875 Nonfiction Micro Publishing Media Micro Publishing Media Dr. Ivery provides an insightful and eloquent...
Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program - Level 3
Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program - Level 3 Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Tamra Stambaugh 9781593633523 Nonfiction Prufrock Press Prufrock Press The Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program...
New Suns
New Suns Nisi Shawl 9781781085783 Fiction Solaris Simon & Schuster, Inc. Winner of the 2020 Locus, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Ignyte, and Brave New Words Awards.“There’s nothing new under the sun...
NoViolet Bulawayo
NoViolet Bulawayo 0000000393964134 NoViolet Bulawayo, a Zimbabwean-born author, is known for her award-winning story “Hitting Budapest.” Her works have been featured in various publications and short...
The Best Man Holiday
The Best Man Holiday Kam Williams the-best-man-holiday.jpg Film Review Seasonal Sequel Finds Reunited BFFs Romancing and Reminiscing The Best Man Holiday In Theaters: Nov 15, 2013 Wide Rated ...
Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams Kam Williams sweet-dreams.jpg Film Review Sweet Dreams In Theaters: Nov 1, 2013 Limited Unrated In English and Kinyarwanda with subtitles Running time: 84 minutes Documentary Dir...
The Top Cities for Readers of African American Literature
The Top Cities for Readers of African American Literature Troy Johnson xtopcities Nonfiction AALBC.com African American Literature Book Club Out of Print — Look out for a Future Edition The African A...
The Top Cities for Readers of African American Literature
The Top Cities for Readers of African American Literature Troy Johnson Article AALBC.com assessed the relative strengths of almost 300 American cities, to determine which ones are best able to provid...
The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013
The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013 Derek Walcott 9780374125615 Poetry Farrar, Straus and Giroux Macmillan Publishers A collection spanning the whole of Derek Walcott’s celebrated, inimitable, essen...
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2013): Impact Beyond Boundaries
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2013): Impact Beyond Boundaries Clarence V. Reynolds 21551758v4 Fiction Center for Black Literature Medgar Evers College Fall& /& Winter 2013 “Impact ...
February 28th 2013 - eNewsletter Highlights
February 28th 2013 - eNewsletter Highlights Troy Johnson Article Our monthly eNewsletter contains information about books and films by or about people of African descent. Authors You Should Know ...
2013 Guide to Literary Agents
2013 Guide to Literary Agents Chuck Sambuchino 9781599635972 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books The Best Resource Available for Finding a Literary Agent!No matter what you’re writi...
Adrian Matejka
Adrian Matejka 0000000037525872 Adrian Matejka is a Germany-born, Indiana-based author and educator. A graduate of Indiana University and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, he has penned award-...
Deborah Davis
Deborah Davis 0000000109357178 Deborah Davis is an acclaimed author of seven non-fiction books, including the authorized history of The Oprah Winfrey Show and Guest of Honor, a Phillis Wheatley Award...
Mariana Llanos
Mariana Llanos 0000000037617355 Mariana Llanos, a Peru-born author, studied theater in Lima before moving to Oklahoma in 2002. She self-published her first book, Tristan Wolf, in 2013 and has since p...
Tamiya Davis
Tamiya Davis NONE Tamiya Davis, a Virginia native, is a longshoreman, fashion entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker. Her achievements include running a rights restoration chapter, owning a f...
Ben Jealous
Ben Jealous 0000000417015073 Benjamin Todd Jealous is a notable American civil rights leader and social impact investor. He was the youngest-ever national leader of the NAACP (2008-2013) and ran for ...
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty Kam Williams an-oversimplification-of-her-beauty.jpg Film Review Annoying Narration Ruins Jay-Z Produced Romantic Romp An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2013)...
Hava Nagila: The Movie
Hava Nagila: The Movie Kam Williams hava-nagila.jpg Film Review Musical Documentary Celebrates Festive Folksong Hava Nagila: The Movie (2013) In Theaters: Mar 1, 2013 Limited Documentary, Drama, Sp...
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain Kam Williams kevin-hart-let-me-explain.jpg Film Review Hottest Stand-Up Comic Wows Sold-Out Garden in Concert Tour Finale Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain In Theaters: Jul 3, 20...
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen Kam Williams olympus-has-fallen-angela-bassett-Morgan-Freeman.jpg Film Review Olympus Has Fallen (2013) Click to order DVD from Amazon In Theaters: Mar 22, 2013 Wide ...
Pain & Gain
Pain & Gain Kam Williams pain-and-gain-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Crime Caper Recreates Real-Life Kidnapping Plot Pain & Gain (2013) In Theaters: Apr 26, 2013 Limited Rated R for graphic nudi...
Saving Lincoln
Saving Lincoln Kam Williams saving-lincoln.jpg Film Review Chronicles Lincoln’s Long-Term Relationship with Close Confidant and Bodyguard Saving Lincoln (2013) In Theaters: Feb 15, 2013 Limit...
Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela Kam Williams nelsonandwinnie.jpg Film Review Jennifer Hudson Portrays Infamous Icon in Warts-and-All Biopic Winnie Mandela In Theaters: Sep 6, 2013 Limited On DVD: Dec 17,...
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) - Film Review
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Coen Bros Musical Chronicles a Couple of Weeks in the Life of Fledgling Folksinger Inside Llewyn Davis In Theaters: Dec 6, 201...
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) - Film Review
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Shocking Splatterflick Ups the Ante on Original’s Gratuitous Gore Kick-Ass 2 In Theaters: Aug 16, 2013 Wide Rated R for sexuality, grap...
Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview (March 2013)
Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview (March 2013) Kam Williams Interview Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview In 2006, Terrence Howard received an Academy Award nomin...
Bestselling DVDs for 2013
Bestselling DVDs for 2013 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/zanes-sex-chronicles.jpg Film Review Best-selling DVDs for 2013 #1 • Zane's Sex Chronicles Season 1 Click to Buy Via Amaz...
Better Mus' Come: In Theaters: March 15, 2013
Better Mus' Come: In Theaters: March 15, 2013 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/better-mus-come.jpg Film Review Better Mus’ Come In Theaters: Mar 15, 2013 Limited Written and Directed by Stor...
Blacktrospective 2013 by Kam Williams
Blacktrospective 2013 by Kam Williams Kam Williams http://aalbc.com/reviews/20-feet-from-stardom.jpg Film Review Blacktrospective 2013 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema Each year we pub...
Cynthia Kadohata - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Cynthia Kadohata - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Jhumpa Lahiri - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Jhumpa Lahiri - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
George Packer - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
George Packer - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Adrian Matejka - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Adrian Matejka - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
James McBride - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
James McBride - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Matt Rasmussen - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Matt Rasmussen - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Mary Szybist - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Mary Szybist - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Lawrence Wright - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Lawrence Wright - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Gene Luen Yang - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Gene Luen Yang - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Reading Black Books
Reading Black Books Claude Atcho 9781587435645 Nonfiction Brazos Press Baker Publishing Group Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (Culture & the Arts) Learning from Black voices means liste...
The Word: Black Writers Talk About The Transformative Power Of Reading And Writing
The Word: Black Writers Talk About The Transformative Power Of Reading And Writing Marita Golden 9780767929912 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House Critically acclaimed Black writers reveal how books...
April Sinclair
April Sinclair NONE April Sinclair, a Chicago native, is a renowned author and community activist. Known for her dedicated activism in Oakland and her unique approach to her literary debut, Sinclair'...
To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading
To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading Kam Williams Interview “To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading” Rhiannon Paille, Offers Tips for Getting Ad...
Bebop Books
Bebop Books Troy Johnson Article Bebop Books is currently accepting manuscripts for emergent readers with multicultural themes. Emergent readers are used by kindergarten and first-grade teachers ...
13
13 Kam Williams images/13_movieposter.jpg Film Review Remake of French Thriller Revolves around Grisly Game of Russian Roulette 13 Click to Buy via Amazon.com Rated: R Ru...
Dark Corner
Dark Corner Thumper Book Review I love vampire tales with a passion. I’m always on the look out for new, well written, vampire adventures. I was anxious to read Brandon Massey’s latest ...
Marcus Books of San Francisco Evicted—Should We Care?
Marcus Books of San Francisco Evicted—Should We Care? Troy Johnson Article Back in the the summer of 2013, I joined the fight to help save Marcus Books. My motivation was not solely limited to savin...
Reading Time Publishing
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Ty’s Travels: A 5-Book Reading Collection: Zip, Zoom!, All Aboard!, Beach Day!, Lab Magic, Winter Wonderland
Ty’s Travels: A 5-Book Reading Collection: Zip, Zoom!, All Aboard!, Beach Day!, Lab Magic, Winter Wonderland Kelly Starling Lyons 9780063306851 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins This joyful five-boo...
Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope Esau McCaulley 9780830854868 Nonfiction IVP Academic InterVarsity Press Christian Book Award® program Foreword...
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them Francine Prose 9780060777050 Nonfiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins Long before there were creative-wri...
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them Francine Prose 9789780060770 Nonfiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins Long before there were creative-...
Dark Matter: Reading the Bones
Dark Matter: Reading the Bones Sheree Renée Thomas 9780446528603 Fiction Aspect Hachette Book Group Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora The critically acclaimed, award-winning anthology...
Marilyn Tyner
Marilyn Tyner NONE Marilyn Tyner (1943-2014) was an author from Pittsburgh, PA. An avid reader, Tyner attended Howard University studying psychology and zoology, and worked on the college literary ma...
Debra Owsley
Debra Owsley NONE Debra Owsley, avid reader and hairstylist, transformed her passion into a business, Simply Said Reading Accessories and LitVersation. She collaborates with bestselling authors, book...
The Man Who Cried I Am (2023)
The Man Who Cried I Am (2023) John A. Williams 9781598537611 Fiction Library of America Library of America Rediscover the sensational 1967 literary thriller that captures the bitter struggles of postw...
Drone Child (paperback): A Novel of War, Family, and Survival
Drone Child (paperback): A Novel of War, Family, and Survival David H. Rothman 9781736783191 Fiction David H. Rothman David H. Rothman “Verdict: Share this action-packed, sensitively rendered audio wi...
Drone Child: A Novel of War, Family, and Survival
Drone Child: A Novel of War, Family, and Survival David H. Rothman 9798985181807 Fiction David H. Rothman David H. Rothman “Verdict: Share this action-packed, sensitively rendered audio with fans of I...
Our Future is Cyberspace
Our Future is Cyberspace Troy Johnson Article “Outsiders” have often dictated the trends of African American Culture, sometimes doing the job themselves, sometimes using what authors John A. Williams...
Obama Rises, Old Guard Civil Rights Leaders Scowl
Obama Rises, Old Guard Civil Rights Leaders Scowl William Jelani Cobb Article President Elect, Barack Obama, D-Ill. Speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memori...
Let’s Do It Again (Arabesque)
Let’s Do It Again (Arabesque) Niobia Bryant 9781583146477 Fiction Harlequin Kimani Arabesque Harlequin Enterprises Limited Let’s Do It Again by Niobia Bryant released on Nov 22, 2005 is available now ...
Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier
Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier Alice Hinkle 9780967977102 Nonfiction Pleasant Mountain Press Pleasant Mountain Press The National Council on the Social Studies will present “Prince Estabrook” wit...
Revolution Books
Revolution Books New York, NY Grand Opening Benefit Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 Scientific and poetic, wrangling and visionary, Revolution Books is at the center of building a movement for revolution.
Tonya Bolden
Tonya Bolden 0000000116508683 Tonya Bolden, a Princeton and Columbia University graduate, is an award-winning author/editor of over 40 books, including children's nonfiction and historical novels. He...
Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant
Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant MULTIPLE Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant are best friends turned successful authors, known for their enduring collaboration in African American fiction. Both started...
Michelle Cliff
Michelle Cliff 0000000110018763 Michelle Carla Cliff (1946-2016) was a renowned Jamaican-American author known for her explorations of colonialism and racism through novels, short stories, and poetry...