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Dave Landry Co-Founder of CLASS Bookstore, Houston, TX
Dave Landry Co-Founder of CLASS Bookstore, Houston, TX Book Spotlights
Dave The Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
Dave The Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave Laban Carrick Hill 9780316107310 Nonfiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group To us it is just dirt, the ground we walk on… But to Dave it...
To Marry a Prince (The Royal Weddings)
To Marry a Prince (The Royal Weddings) A. C. Arthur 9780373864973 Fiction Harlequin Kimani Arabesque Harlequin Enterprises Limited A royal seduction Crown prince Kristian DeSaunters has been groomed s...
Dave Burgess Consulting
Dave Burgess Consulting Dave Burgess Consulting Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.
Dave Burgess Consulting
Dave Burgess Consulting Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. Dave Burgess Consulting
Anointed
Anointed Patricia Haley 9781601627339 Fiction Urban Christian Kensington Publishing Corp. Dave Mitchell is relishing the success of his start-up company, DMI. Success, however, has come at a tremendou...
Dinner for Two
Dinner for Two Mike Gayle 9780743477666 Fiction Pocket Books Pocket Books Dave Harding’s got a wonderful wife, a beautiful home, and a job he could do in his sleep… So no one is more surprised than Da...
Dave Dodson
Dave Dodson NONE Dave Dodson is a California-based freelance artist. Dave Dodson is a freelance artist based in California.
DeMar DeRozan and Dave Zarum
DeMar DeRozan and Dave Zarum MULTIPLE "DeMar DeRozan, six-time NBA All-Star and two-time gold medalist, actively mentors young basketball players in Compton, California. Dave Zarum, award-winning spo...
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party Kam Williams block_2.jpg Film Review Conscious-Raising Concert Flick Combines Comedy and Hip-Hop Dave Chappelle’s Block Party Excellent (4 stars) Unrated ...
The Houston Negro Hospital: The Untold Legacy of Riverside General
The Houston Negro Hospital: The Untold Legacy of Riverside General Carlton Houston 9781467171625 Nonfiction The History Press The History Press “This Great Hospital Fight” – Dr. Drake At the height...
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore Vaunda Micheaux Nelson 9780761339434 Fiction Carolrhoda Books Lerner Publishing Group In the 1930s, Lewis’s dad, Lewis Michaux Sr., had a...
Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation
Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation Rawn James Jr. 9781596916067 Fiction Bloomsbury Press Bloomsbury Publishing The riveting story of the...
Drusilla Dunjee Houston
Drusilla Dunjee Houston NONE Drusilla Dunjee Houston (January 20, 1876 – February 8, 1941) was born in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. Her parents were Rev. John William Dunjee and Lyd...
Carlton Houston
Carlton Houston NONE Carlton Houston is an Emmy Award–winning journalist and storyteller whose work is distinguished by its clarity, restraint, and cinematic precision. A former television reporter ...
CLASS Bookstore
CLASS Bookstore Houston TX David & Dara Landry, who both sought to bring together their love for reading and fashion, while filling a void in their community of a Black-owned bookstore.
Drusilla Dunjee Houston and Peggy Brooks-Bertram
Drusilla Dunjee Houston and Peggy Brooks-Bertram MULTIPLE Drusilla Dunjee Houston and Peggy Brooks-Bertram are influential figures in the field of African American history, literature, and women's st...
Akie F. Davis
Akie F. Davis NONE Akie F. Davis is a Houston-based writer and producer with a passion for film and a background in psychology and business. He co-owns Creole Creations and works for the Houston Acce...
Peggy Brooks-Bertram
Peggy Brooks-Bertram NONE Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram is a scholar and author based in Buffalo, New York. Known for her research on Drusilla Dunjee Houston, she received recognition for publishing Houst...
Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore
Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore Char Adams 9780593474235 Nonfiction Tiny Reparations Books Penguin Random House Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore is...
Tamara Shiloh
Tamara Shiloh NONE Tamara Shiloh, a Northern California native, owns the Multicultural Bookstore and Gifts in Richmond. She is a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother residing in Point Richmond,...
Marcus Dewan Williams
Marcus Dewan Williams NONE Marcus Dewan Williams, more than just the owner of Nubian Books bookstore, is an active advocate for African and African-American culture and education. As a publisher and ...
The Sweetness of Water (Paperback)
The Sweetness of Water (Paperback) Nathan Harris 9780316461245 Fiction Back Bay Books Hachette Book Group An Instant New York Times bestseller / An Oprah’s Book Club Pick In the spirit of The Know...
The Sweetness of Water
The Sweetness of Water Nathan Harris 9780316362481 Fiction Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER / AN OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SUMMER 2021 ...
The Tempest Tales
The Tempest Tales Walter Mosley 9781574780437 Fiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Tempest Landry, an everyman African American, is “accidentally” killed by a cop. Denied access to heaven...
For Every Love That Dies
For Every Love That Dies Peggy E. Spiller 9780966010893 Fiction IHC Books IHC Books Wedged between life’s moments of grief, heartache and pain are precious moments of humor, happiness and love. These ...
Skyler Houston
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Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped
Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped Cissy Houston 9780062238399 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins The definitive account of Whitney Houston’s astonishing life,...
Skyler Houston
Skyler Houston NONE Skyler “Skye” Houston is a Mississippi-born, Georgia-raised author with a Master's in Organizational Leadership. Her love for children and writing inspired her to pen “I Want to b...
Didi Anofienem
Didi Anofienem NONE Didi Anofienem, a Houston-born novelist and educator based in Los Angeles, holds degrees from Columbia University, University of San Francisco, UT-Austin, and University of Housto...
The 12 Daves of Christmas: A Novel
The 12 Daves of Christmas: A Novel K. L. Brady 9780983920274 Fiction LadyLit Press LadyLit Press Sometimes the life you never imagined is the one you’re destined to live.Gabby Garrett’s life never goe...
The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World
The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World Dave Zirin and John Wesley Carlos 9781608461271 Nonfiction Haymarket Books Haymarket Books Nominated for an NAACP Image Award, Outstandi...
What’s My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States
What’s My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States Dave Zirin 9781931859202 Nonfiction Haymarket Books Haymarket Books “Zirin is America’s best sportswriter.”—Lee Ballinger, Rock and Rap...
Dave Gibbons
Dave Gibbons 0000000121201766 David Chester Gibbons, born in 1949, is a renowned English comics artist and writer. He's famed for his collaborations with Alan Moore, particularly on Watchmen and a no...
Meet Dave (2008)
Meet Dave (2008) Kam Williams meet_d27.jpg Film Review Eddie Murphy Misfires as Brother from Another Planet Meet Dave Rated PG for action, suggestive...
Help Keep the Country's Oldest Black-owned Bookstore Open
Help Keep the Country's Oldest Black-owned Bookstore Open Troy Johnson Article Editor's Note (posted May 8th 2014): Marcus Books of San Francisco Evicted Sign the petition to help save the sto...
Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 1
Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 1 Drusilla Dunjee Houston 9780933121010 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press “Originally published in 1926, Houston’s masterwork ...
Only 54 Black Owned Bookstores Remain in America
Only 54 Black Owned Bookstores Remain in America Troy Johnson Article This is a follow up to an article, “Death of the Black Owned, Independent, Book...
Nubian Bookstore
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Nubian Bookstore Presents Color My Occupation Book For Boys
Nubian Bookstore Presents Color My Occupation Book For Boys Marcus Dewan Williams 9798218185251 Nonfiction Nubian Bookstore Nubian Bookstore Nubian Bookstore Presents Color My Occupation Book For Boys...
Nubian Bookstore Presents Color My Sport Book For Girls
Nubian Bookstore Presents Color My Sport Book For Girls Marcus Dewan Williams 9780578863894 Fiction Nubian Bookstore Nubian Bookstore Nubian Bookstore Presents Color My Sport Book for Girls is packed ...
Nubian Bookstore Presents Color My Sport Book For Boys
Nubian Bookstore Presents Color My Sport Book For Boys Marcus Dewan Williams 9780578785509 Fiction Nubian Bookstore Nubian Bookstore The Nubian Bookstore Presents Color My Sport Book for Boys. Written...
Nubian Bookstore Presents The ABC Book
Nubian Bookstore Presents The ABC Book Marcus Dewan Williams 9780578689487 Nonfiction Nubian Bookstore Nubian Bookstore Nubian Bookstore Presents the ABC Book is a children’s picture book that teaches...
The Key Bookstore
The Key Bookstore Hartford CT The Key Bookstore is a fully interactive bookstore experience. The Key engages readers through curation, activities, subscriptions, events, events, and community engageme...
Liberation Station Bookstore
Liberation Station Bookstore Raleigh NC Liberation Station Bookstore is reopening August 24th, 2025 by Liberation Station Bookstore, Organizer We’re 52% Funded—And the Work Continues...
Hugh Mulzac
Hugh Mulzac 0000000399996487 Hugh Nathaniel Mulzac (1886-1971), the first African American ship commander, served on British and American ships during WWI. A graduate of Swansea Nautical College, he ...
They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston’s Emancipation Park
They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston’s Emancipation Park Tonya Duncan Ellis 9780063286054 Nonfiction Clarion Books HarperCollins A moving picture book about the history of Em...
Didn’t We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston
Didn’t We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston Gerrick Kennedy 9781419749698 Nonfiction Harry N. Abrams Harry N. Abrams Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR… SO FAR by The New Yorker Named a B...
I Want to be Like
I Want to be Like Skyler Houston 9780578555744 Fiction Skyler Houston Skyler Houston I Want to be Like is a story of a sweet girl, Jordan, who is excited about a big day at school. Jordan’s teacher, M...
The Screenwriter’s Guidebook: Inspiring Lessons in Film and Television Writing
The Screenwriter’s Guidebook: Inspiring Lessons in Film and Television Writing Christine List 9780883783351 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press Christine Houston wrote Two Twenty Seven, a p...
Whitney: Tribute to an Icon
Whitney: Tribute to an Icon Pat Houston 9781476711249 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Pat Houston, Whitney’s sister-in-law and close friend, was also her longtime manager. She lives in A...
Houston Book Warehouse
Houston Book Warehouse Houston TX Houston’s hub for used books.
Joye M. Carter
Joye M. Carter NONE Dr. Joye Carter, M.D., first female and African American Chief Medical Examiner in the U.S, served in Washington, DC and Houston, Texas. Now a forensic pathology consultant and au...
Chinedu Achebe
Chinedu Achebe NONE Chinedu W. Achebe, a Nigerian American author, published his first book in 2012 and its sequel in 2017. He's contributed to the Huffington Post, Medium, and Bella Naija. A Univers...
Karen Walrond
Karen Walrond NONE Karen Walrond is a lawyer, leadership coach, activist, and senior director for Brené Brown Education and Research Group. She's a Certified Dare To Lead™ Facilitator, photographe...
Kionna Walker LeMalle
Kionna Walker LeMalle NONE Kionna Walker LeMalle is a novelist, poet, speaker, and sought-after writing teacher who has taught writers at every level, from elementary school through graduate studies...
Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire
Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire Kam Williams Book Review ’Arguably, Drusilla Dunjee Houston was one of the most important African-American women writers of the 20th Centu...
From Bourgeois to Boojie: Black Middle-Class Performances
From Bourgeois to Boojie: Black Middle-Class Performances Vershawn Ashanti Young 9780814334683 Nonfiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press In From Bourgeois to Boojie: Black M...
Gwen Richardson
Gwen Richardson NONE Gwen Richardson, co-founder of Cushcity.com, the largest African-American internet retailer, is a successful entrepreneur and writer with a marketing degree from Georgetown Unive...
Stacy Spikes
Stacy Spikes NONE Stacy Spikes, co-founder of MoviePass and founder of Urbanworld Film Festival, is an award-winning entrepreneur and former film marketing executive. Recognized as one of the most in...
Nubian Bookstore Presents When I Grow Up I Want To Own …: Volume 2
Nubian Bookstore Presents When I Grow Up I Want To Own …: Volume 2 Marcus Dewan Williams 9780578856490 Nonfiction Nubian Bookstore Nubian Bookstore When I Grow Up I Want To Own … Volume 2 was created ...
Nubian Bookstore Presents When I Grow Up I Want To Own …
Nubian Bookstore Presents When I Grow Up I Want To Own … Marcus Dewan Williams 9780578825359 Fiction Nubian Bookstore Nubian Bookstore When I Grow Up I Want To Own was created to help children envisio...
La Casa Azul Bookstore "An Independent Bookstore Bucking the Trend"
La Casa Azul Bookstore "An Independent Bookstore Bucking the Trend" Book Spotlights
Hakim’s Bookstore and Gift Shop
Hakim’s Bookstore and Gift Shop Philadelphia PA Hakim’s Bookstore & Gift Shop is the oldest African American Bookstore in Philadelphia.
The Underground Bookstore
The Underground Bookstore Chicago IL How one Black-owned bookstore has navigated business since 2020 (WBEZ, Feb 19, 2025)
That Bookstore In Blytheville
That Bookstore In Blytheville Blytheville AR Mission: “The Literary Hub of the Community” Slogan: “We Are Your Source For Signed, First Edition John Grisham Books.” I'm sorr...
Roots Bookstore & Market
Roots Bookstore & Market Miami FL A Black-owned community bookstore in Miami’s Liberty City. They offer new and used books with a focus on banned, Black, and local authors. More than a bookstore, th...
AALBC.com’s Black Wall Street Bookstore
AALBC.com’s Black Wall Street Bookstore Tulsa OK Pop-up Bookstore Only Our mission is to share information and celebrate Black culture through books. We also run the Black Wall Street Bookstore.
Comma Bookstore & Social Hub
Comma Bookstore & Social Hub Flint MI “Not your average bookstore, we specialize in BIPOC books, art, and products. Established in 2020, during the height of the pandemic. Egypt, who is a Flint ...
Talia Whyte
Talia Whyte NONE Talia Whyte has been a freelance journalist since 1998. Prospective clients seeking story assignments, nonfiction ghostwriting, copywriting commissions, story ideas, or licensing in...
High and Rising: A Book about de la Soul
High and Rising: A Book about de la Soul Marcus J. Moore 9780358494881 Nonfiction Dey Street Books HarperCollins A stunning cultural biography of De La Soul, the era-defining hip-hop trio that touched...
Be THAT teacher: Rehumanizing Education with Unapologetic Authenticity
Be THAT teacher: Rehumanizing Education with Unapologetic Authenticity Dwayne Reed 9781956306873 Nonfiction Dave Burgess Consulting Dave Burgess Consulting The world is waiting for you! When you sh...
Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm
Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm DeMar DeRozan and Dave Zarum 9780593581261 Nonfiction Harmony Penguin Random House From one of the most outspoken and respected NBA athletes comes a groundbre...
Chosen
Chosen Patricia Haley 9781416580508 Fiction Pocket Books Pocket Books The inspirational first novel from #1 Essence bestselling author Patricia Haley’s series based on the popular biblical kings Davi...
The Devil and Dave Chappelle: And Other Essays
The Devil and Dave Chappelle: And Other Essays William Jelani Cobb 9781560259770 Nonfiction Basic Books Perseus Books An unflinching collection of essays that takes on the subjects of Biggie Smalls, T...
Aaron Reynolds
Aaron Reynolds 0000000037836478 Aaron Reynolds is a celebrated author, known for his Caldecott Honor Medal-winning book “Creepy Carrots”, a NY Times bestseller. His other notable works include “Chick...
Davey D
Davey D NONE Dave “Davey D” Cook is a renowned journalist, adjunct professor, Hip Hop historian, political commentator, talk show host, radio programmer, and advocate for media justice and community ...
Larry C. Fields III
Larry C. Fields III NONE Larry C. Fields III is an actor recognized for his roles in commercials for Samsung, Dave and Buster’s, and Jeep. Born in Detroit, raised in Virginia, Fields is also a vetera...
Milkshake the Disappearing Milk Snake: A Graphic Novel (Class Pet Ghost Detective)
Milkshake the Disappearing Milk Snake: A Graphic Novel (Class Pet Ghost Detective) Akeem S. Roberts 9780593856727 Fiction Kokila Penguin Random House In this funny supernatural graphic novel series, e...
Shaunie Henderson
Shaunie Henderson NONE Shaunie Henderson, founder and CEO of Amirah, Inc., is the powerhouse behind the hit reality TV show, Basketball Wives. Committed to diversifying entertainment and empowering m...
Samuel P. Golden
Samuel P. Golden 0000000530897514 Samuel P. Golden’s 2026 Book Tour Samuel P. Golden is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal in Houston and currently serves as a Senior Advisor. He is the fou...
Carl Weber’s Kingpins Houston
Carl Weber’s Kingpins Houston Treasure Hernandez 9781945855610 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. Life is perfect for Donna and Kim Boon when they move in with their Aunt, until her murde...
Thursday Night Lights: The Story of Black High School Football in Texas
Thursday Night Lights: The Story of Black High School Football in Texas Michael Hurd 9781477310342 Nonfiction University of Texas Press University of Texas Press At a time when "Friday night lights" s...
Pleasantville (Jay Porter Series)
Pleasantville (Jay Porter Series) Attica Locke 9780062259400 Fiction Knopf Penguin Random House From Attica Locke, a writer and producer of FOX’s Empire, this sophisticated thriller sees lawyer Jay Po...
Betrayal: How Black Intellectuals Have Abandoned the Ideals of the Civil Rights Era
Betrayal: How Black Intellectuals Have Abandoned the Ideals of the Civil Rights Era Houston Baker Jr. 9780231139656 Nonfiction Columbia University Press Columbia University Press Houston A. Baker Jr. ...
Evangeline M. Mitchell
Evangeline M. Mitchell 0000000052415145 Evangeline M. Mitchell, a New Orleans native and Houston-raised lawyer, studied at prestigious institutions like Harvard and the University of Iowa. She priori...
Tonya Duncan Ellis
Tonya Duncan Ellis NONE Tonya Duncan Ellis, acclaimed author of the Sophie Washington children's book series, combines her love for writing and travel in her books. Her award-winning series, aimed at...
Rheeda Walker
Rheeda Walker NONE Rheeda Walker, PhD, is a tenured psychology professor at the University of Houston and a renowned behavioral science researcher. She's a published author with 50+ papers on African...
Brene Brown
Brene Brown 0000000034192910 Brene Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston and visiting professor at UT Austin, studies courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She's authored six...
Liara Tamani
Liara Tamani NONE Liara Tamani attended Harvard Law School and worked as a marketing coordinator for the Houston Rockets. She holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA from D...