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Decoded by Jay-Z (Spiegel & Grau, Nov. 16, 2010)
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Tick Tock: A Novel
Tick Tock: A Novel Gail Ramsey 9780974839202 Fiction Sug Books Sug Books Sassy, risk-taking attorney Spiegel Cullen embarks on a murder case that splits delicate daydreams and professional integrity r...
Jay Jay Patton and Antoine Patton
Jay Jay Patton and Antoine Patton MULTIPLE Jay'Aina “Jay Jay” Patton is an 18-year-old coder, entrepreneur, and diversity advocate with a love for tech and various hobbies. Antoine Patton, her father...
Decoded
Decoded Jay-Z 9781400068920 Fiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art for...
Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison — And How We Stayed Connected
Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison — And How We Stayed Connected Jay Jay Patton and Antoine Patton 9781546128373 Nonfiction Graphix Scholastic Inc. A stunning graphic novel memoir about grow...
The Book of Hov: A Tribute to Jay-Z
The Book of Hov: A Tribute to Jay-Z Jay-Z 9781649804259 Nonfiction Assouline Publishing Assouline Publishing The Classic Edition of The Book of HOV, weighing nearly 5 punds, is presented in JAY-Z blue...
Rappers Delight – Jay Z’s new book and the RZA interviewed
Rappers Delight – Jay Z’s new book and the RZA interviewed Troy Johnson Article “My life after childhood has two main stories: the story of the hustler and the story of the rapper, and the two ov...
Spiegel & Grau
Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House Bertelsmann
Jay-Z: Made in America
Jay-Z: Made in America Michael Eric Dyson 9781250230966 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers “My Brooklyn Homeboy JAY-Z is one of the most prolific and gifted rappers of all time. My man...
Jay Davis
Jay Davis NONE Jay Davis, a Brooklyn-based writer and illustrator, graduated from Parsons School of Design. Passionate about bossa nova, boxing, and intersectional feminism, she cherishes her long-di...
Johnie Jay
Johnie Jay NONE Author Johnie Jay, known for his passion, made a successful debut in 2013 with his novel, “Inevitable Act I” ranking #1 on Amazon's women fiction list. Recognized by Black Expressions...
Jay Manuel
Jay Manuel NONE TV personality Jay Manuel is celebrated for his roles as a Fashion Correspondent, Host, Judge, Creative Director, and Executive Producer on popular television shows over 20 years. He'...
Jay Bernard
Jay Bernard 0000000068355829 Jay Bernard is an acclaimed author, known for works like 'Your Sign is Cuckoo, Girl' and 'The Red and Yellow Nothing,' shortlisted for the 2017 Ted Hughes Award. They als...
Jay Leslie
Jay Leslie NONE Jay Leslie grew up in the United States, but now lives in Berlin, Germany, where she spends her time writing novels, learning new languages, and backpacking through the Schwarzwald ...
Decoded
Decoded Kam Williams Book Review "My life after childhood has two main stories: the story of the hustler and the story of the rapper, and the two overlap as much as they diverge. I was on the str...
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...
Jay Lemming
Jay Lemming NONE Jay Lemming is a Washington, DC-based author known for dark literary fiction and horror. Works include 'Billy Maddox Takes His Shot', 'The Curse of Jaxx', and 'Death to the Children ...
Better Than Alright: Finding Peace
Better Than Alright: Finding Peace Kam Williams Book Review “I can’t believe someone found my journey interesting enough to want to put it in a book…Being on display as an artist...
Jay-Z
Jay-Z 0000000118335528 Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter, born December 4, 1969, is a highly influential rapper with a net worth over $1B. He founded Roc Nation, an entertainment company launching a new publishin...
Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Leah Henderson, Justina Ireland, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Renée Watson, Rita Williams-Garcia, and others
Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Leah Henderson, Justina Ireland, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Renée Watso...
Jay Wright
Jay Wright 000000007830315X “A Poet’s Poet” Jay Wright, born in 1934, is a prolific author of 15 books of poetry, 40+ plays, and essays. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and ...
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...
Jay Ellis
Jay Ellis 0000000042134892 Jay Ellis, a South Carolina-born actor, is known for his role in HBO's Insecure, winning an NAACP Image Award. His career started with BET’s The Game, and includes a role i...
Urban Culture Decoded
Urban Culture Decoded The Black Dot 9780977235735 Nonfiction MOME Publishing MOME Publishing Warning: this book will not be conventional in the sense that it will try to provide politically correct an...
The President’s Shadow
The President’s Shadow Brad Meltzer 9780446553940 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, a...
Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer 000000011669085X Brad Meltzer is a #1 NY Times bestselling author known for his thriller novels and non-fiction works, such as “The Inner Circle” and “Heroes For My Son.” He's also an Ei...
Franchesca Ramsey
Franchesca Ramsey NONE Franchesca Ramsey, also known as Chescaleigh, is a distinguished social justice advocate, comedian, actress, and writer. Renowned for her web series Decoded on MTV, she's also ...
The Black Dot
The Black Dot NONE The Black Dot is renowned for his insight into the metaphysical aspects of Hip Hop, contributing to various media outlets and authoring the game-changing book, “Hip Hop Decoded.” A...
The Collected Poems Of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010
The Collected Poems Of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 Lucille Clifton 9781934414903 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions Winner of the 2013 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry"The Collected Poems of Lucille...
Bestselling eBooks for 2010
Bestselling eBooks for 2010 Troy Johnson Article Check Out AALBC.com's bestselling eBooks for all of 2010. http://bit.ly/top10ebooks This our first eBook bestsellers list was derived from Kindle eB...
Vote for the Best Book Trailer of 2010!
Vote for the Best Book Trailer of 2010! Troy Johnson Article There are only 2 days left to cast your vote for the finalists of the Best Book trailer of 2010. Cast you vote now: https://bit.ly/best...
The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay
The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay Ryan Douglass 9780063312487 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins “Douglass sets a classic on fire with an inspired recasting that strips away time and all expe...
The Talk
The Talk Alicia D. Williams 9781534495296 Fiction Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very...
Lord of My Land: 5 Steps to Homeownership
Lord of My Land: 5 Steps to Homeownership Jay Morrison 9781943686582 Nonfiction Good2go Publishing Good2go Publishing Jay, "Mr. Real Estate," Morrison has authored another informative, step-by-step gu...
The Colorful Adventures of Cody & Jay: A Coloring and Activity Book
The Colorful Adventures of Cody & Jay: A Coloring and Activity Book Crystal Swain-Bates 9781939509062 Fiction Goldest Karat Publishing Goldest Karat Publishing Tired of the lack of diversity in childr...
The Wake Up Call
The Wake Up Call Robert Fleming Book Review With a focus on the young at heart, personal finance expert Ash Exantus aka Ash Cash employs the themes of master rapper-businessman Jay Z’s classic ...
Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House Bertelsmann 4 Color Books Ace Books Addison-Wesley Alfred A. Knopf Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Anchor Anchor Books Anchor Press Anne Schwartz Books Avery Ballantine Bo...
Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream
Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream Blair Imani 9781984856920 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House A powerful illustrated history of the Great Migration and...
The Beautiful Ones
The Beautiful Ones Prince Rogers Nelson 9780399589652 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House The brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time,...
Higher Is Waiting
Higher Is Waiting Tyler Perry 9780812989342 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House An intimate book of inspiration by one of the great cultural icons of our time Higher Is Waiting is a spiri...
The Changeling: A Novel
The Changeling: A Novel Victor Lavalle 9780812995947 Fiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House “If the literary gods mixed together Haruki Murakami and Ralph Ellison, the result would be Victor LaVa...
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah 9780399588174 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comica...
Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul James McBride 9780812983739 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House National Book Award winner James McBride goes in search o...
Between The World And Me
Between The World And Me Ta-Nehisi Coates 9780812993547 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House Debuted #1 New York Times Best Seller • Hailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bol...
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America Jill Leovy 9780385529983 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANC...
The Work: My Search For A Life That Matters
The Work: My Search For A Life That Matters Wes Moore 9780812993578 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House The acclaimed author of The Other Wes Moore continues his inspirational quest for a m...
Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life
Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life Joe Brewster, Michele Stephenson, and Hilary Beard 9780812984897 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House As seen on PBS’s PO...
Buck: A Memoir
Buck: A Memoir MK Asante 9780812993417 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House A rebellious boy’s journey through the wilds of urban America and the shrapnel of a self-destructing family—this i...
The Devil In Silver: A Novel
The Devil In Silver: A Novel Victor Lavalle 9781400069866 Fiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House New Hyde Hospital’s psychiatric ward has a new resident. It also has a very, very old one. Peppe...
Fraternity: In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Fraternity: In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history. Diane Brady 9780385524742 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau P...
Pym: A Novel
Pym: A Novel Mat Johnson 9780812981582 Fiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House In PYM, recently canned professor of American literature Chris Jaynes is obsessed with Edgar Allan Poe’s strange ...
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates Wes Moore 9780385528191 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes ...
Big Machine: A Novel
Big Machine: A Novel Victor Lavalle 9780385527996 Fiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House A fiendishly imaginative comic novel about doubt, faith, and the monsters we carry within us.Ricky Rice wa...
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, And An Unlikely Road To Manhood
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, And An Unlikely Road To Manhood Ta-Nehisi Coates 9780385527460 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House An exceptional father-son story about the real...
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, And An Unlikely Road To Manhood
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, And An Unlikely Road To Manhood Ta-Nehisi Coates 9780385520362 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House An exceptional father-son story about the real...
Black Water Rising: A Novel (Jay Porter Series)
Black Water Rising: A Novel (Jay Porter Series) Attica Locke 9780061735851 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Attica Locke—a writer and producer of FOX’s Empire—delivers an engrossing, complex, and cinemat...
Chinelo Okparanta Reading 16 Nov 2013
Chinelo Okparanta Reading 16 Nov 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Maya Angelou's Literarian Award Acceptance Speech - 20 Nov 2013
Maya Angelou's Literarian Award Acceptance Speech - 20 Nov 2013 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
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,...
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...
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Spring& /& Summer 2010): The World of Book Publishing
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Spring& /& Summer 2010): The World of Book Publishing Fred Beauford 21551758v1 Fiction Center for Black Literature Medgar Evers College Spring& /& Summer 2010 “The Wo...
T.R. Simon
T.R. Simon NONE T.R. Simon is an acclaimed author renowned for “Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground” and co-author of award-winning “Zora and Me” with Victoria Bond. Also co-authored “Oskar and the Eight ...
Blacktrospective 2010 - Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema
Blacktrospective 2010 - Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/images/Just-Wright.jpg Film Review Blacktrospective 2010 - Annual Assessmen...
What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice
What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice Jay Leslie 9781638930693 Nonfiction Hillman Grad Books Zando “Lorraine Hansberry has had a direct influence on who we are, the st...
Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood
Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood Jay Ellis 9780593243190 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House What to do when you’re the perpetual new kid, only child, a...
The Getaway
The Getaway Lamar Giles 9781338752014 Fiction Sourcebooks Fire Sourcebooks “Timely, thrilling, and gripping from start to finish. An absolute page-turner.” —Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestsel...
Root Magic
Root Magic Eden Royce 9780062899590 Fiction Walden Pond Press Walden Pond Press “A poignant, necessary entry into the children’s literary canon, Root Magic brings to life the history and culture of Gu...
Game, Set, Sisters!: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
Game, Set, Sisters!: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams Jay Leslie 9781250307408 Nonfiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers A stirring picture book biography of Venus and Serena Williams...
The Prime Anniversary
The Prime Anniversary Jay Wright 9780998169583 Poetry Flood Editions Flood Editions Poetry. Drama. African & African American Studies. THE PRIME ANNIVERSARY is comprised of a sequence of poems and a o...
Surge
Surge Jay Bernard 9781784742614 Poetry Chatto & Windus Penguin Random House *Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award 2019* *Shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize 2019* *Shortlisted for Forward Prize f...
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...
The Presentable Art of Reading Absence
The Presentable Art of Reading Absence Jay Wright 9781564784988 Poetry Dalkey Archive Press Dalkey Archive Press The Presentable Art of Reading Absence takes as impulse the act of meditation, in which...
Polynomials and Pollen: Parables, Proverbs, Paradigms and Praise for Lois
Polynomials and Pollen: Parables, Proverbs, Paradigms and Praise for Lois Jay Wright 9781564784995 Poetry Dalkey Archive Press Dalkey Archive Press A gift for his wife, Jay Wright s Polynomials and Po...
It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All
It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All Carmen Bryan 9781416537205 Nonfiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Carmen Bryan is no stranger to...
The Guide Signs: Book One and Book Two
The Guide Signs: Book One and Book Two Jay Wright 9780807132647 Poetry LSU Press Louisiana State University Press In The Guide Signs, acclaimed poet Jay Wright closes a movement he opened with his fir...
Music’s Mask and Measure
Music’s Mask and Measure Jay Wright 9780978746735 Poetry Flood Editions Flood Editions Poetry. At once clear and hermetic, oracular and elegiac, MUSIC’S MASK AND MEASURE presents a series of five "equ...
It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All
It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All Carmen Bryan 9781416532668 Nonfiction VH1 Viacom Music and Entertainment Group Carmen Bryan is no strange...
Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay
Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay Ronin Ro 9780060781972 Nonfiction Harper Paperbacks HarperCollins The year is 1978. Saturday Night Fever is breaking box ...
Acting Out: A Novel
Acting Out: A Novel Benilde Little 9780684854816 Fiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the bestselling author of Good Hair and The Itch comes a novel about a modern woman living in—and ...
Transfigurations: Collected Poems
Transfigurations: Collected Poems Jay Wright 9780807126301 Poetry LSU Press Louisiana State University Press Poet and playwright Jay Wright has received numerous awards, including the Bollingen Prize ...
Rakim
Rakim 0000000118505494 Rakim, a transformative hip-hop artist, gained fame with the album 'Paid in Full', named MTV's greatest hip-hop album. His unique style influenced artists like Jay Z, Eminem, a...
Dare To Struggle! Dare To Win! (1981-2010): A Personal Memoir: Khalid Raheem: Memoirs of Struggle and Resistance
Dare To Struggle! Dare To Win! (1981-2010): A Personal Memoir: Khalid Raheem: Memoirs of Struggle and Resistance Khalid Raheem 9781070147413 Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published ...
Ninth Ward
Ninth Ward Jewell Parker Rhodes 9780316043083 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. She ...
Winner's Announced! The Best Book Trailer of 2010
Winner's Announced! The Best Book Trailer of 2010 Troy Johnson Article Here are the winners of the Best Book Trailer's of 2010. Please join me in congratulation off of the winners. 1st Prize ...
Enter AALBC.com's Best Book Trailer for 2010 Competition
Enter AALBC.com's Best Book Trailer for 2010 Competition Troy Johnson Article To submit your video for consideration visit: https://bit.ly/bestbooktrailer2010
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2010): The Power of Voice
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2010): The Power of Voice Clarence V. Reynolds 21551758v2 Fiction Center for Black Literature Medgar Evers College Fall& /& Winter 2010 “The Power of ...
Crave Radiance: New And Selected Poems 1990-2010
Crave Radiance: New And Selected Poems 1990-2010 Elizabeth Alexander 9781555975685 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press The first career retrospective by the award-winning poet Elizabeth Alexander, in...
Ninth Ward (hardcover)
Ninth Ward (hardcover) Jewell Parker Rhodes 9780316043076 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans’ Nint...
Best African American Fiction 2010
Best African American Fiction 2010 Dorothy Sterling and Chris Abani 9780553385359 Fiction One World Penguin Random House Bursting with energy and innovation, the second volume in the annual anthology ...
Eleanor Taylor Bland
Eleanor Taylor Bland 000000006389177X Eleanor Taylor Bland (1944-2010) was a renowned crime fiction author, known for creating detective Marti McAllister. Born in Boston, she married young and reloca...
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson 0000000084378609 Vaunda Micheaux Nelson is an award-winning children's author and librarian. She penned “Bad News for Outlaws,” which won the 2010 Coretta Scott King Award, and...
Reginald Dwayne Betts
Reginald Dwayne Betts 000000007591721X Reginald Dwayne Betts, a poet and legal scholar, transformed his life after a nine-year prison sentence for carjacking at 16. His poetry is published in various...
E. C. Osondu
E. C. Osondu NONE E.C. Osondu is a renowned Nigerian author and English professor at Providence College. Known for his short stories, he won the 2009 Caine Prize for African Writing. His debut collec...