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African American Literature Book Club 0000000509856750 The African American Literature Book Club transforms notable forum discussions into articles for increased visibility. The first conversion, “On...
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...
Video Coverage of the 2018 National Book Club Conference
Video Coverage of the 2018 National Book Club Conference Troy Johnson Article I attended the 2018 National Book Club Conference August 3rd and 4th. I have not attended since the 2010. The confer...
August 2018 eNewsletter Recommended Reads, Videos, and More
August 2018 eNewsletter Recommended Reads, Videos, and More Troy Johnson Article Videos from the National Book Club Conference I attended the 2018 National Book Club Conference August 3rd and 4th....
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 Single Moms Club
The Single Moms Club Kam Williams The-Single-Moms-Club-poster.jpg Film Review The Single Moms Club In Theaters: Mar 14, 2014 Wide Rated PG-13 for sexuality and mature themes Running time: 11...
Beauty Bragg
Beauty Bragg 0000000125620829 Beauty Bragg is a Professor of African American Literature at Georgia College with a BA from USC and a MA and Ph.D from UT Austin. She authored a book exploring black wo...
Olympia Scott
Olympia Scott NONE Olympia Scott, a Brooklyn native and English major at Medgar Evers College, is a creative writer and intern at AALBC. She contributes useful content and aims to help other writers ...
AALBC Online Book Club’s Summer Reading List
AALBC Online Book Club’s Summer Reading List Troy Johnson Article AALBC’s Online Book Club’s Summer Reading List Participating in AALBC’s Online Book Club is easy. Discussions are held on the...
Nia Long “The Single Moms Club” Interview - 2014
Nia Long “The Single Moms Club” Interview - 2014 Kam Williams Interview Nia Long “The Single Moms Club” Interview Stunningly-attractive leading lady Nia Long returned to the big screen last ...
Book Club Kit: The Thing About Home
Book Club Kit: The Thing About Home Rhonda McKnight Article Download the Book Club Kit Dear Reader, I am delighted you choose The Thing About Home for your book discussion. In the story you&rsq...
Book Club Picks - $10 Classics from HarperCollins - Plus More in AALBC’s eNewsletter
Book Club Picks - $10 Classics from HarperCollins - Plus More in AALBC’s eNewsletter Troy Johnson Article Books a Few Book Clubs are Enjoying this Month The Tea’s October Selection – We Shou...
A Companion to African American Literature (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture)
A Companion to African American Literature (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture) Gene Andrew Jarrett 9781118438787 Nonfiction Wiley-Blackwell Wiley Through a series of essays that explore t...
A Celebration of Literature and Response: Children, Books, and Teachers in K-8 Classrooms (2nd Edition)
A Celebration of Literature and Response: Children, Books, and Teachers in K-8 Classrooms (2nd Edition) Marjorie R. Hancock 9780131109025 Nonfiction Prentice Hall Press Prentice Hall Press Reinforced...
How is African American Literature Really Doing?
How is African American Literature Really Doing? Troy Johnson Article For those in the business of Black books in America, this is a common question; “How is African American Literature Doing?” Some...
African American Literature Book Club
African American Literature Book Club AALBC.com, LLC AALBC Aspire AALBC Books for Young Readers AALBC Legacy Press AALBC.com The AALBC Legacy Press is deeply rooted in the concept of Black heritage, ...
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 ...
AALBC Aspire
AALBC Aspire African American Literature Book Club AALBC.com, LLC The AALBC Aspire imprint was launched in 2022 with the publication of its first novel, Running to Fall by the critically acclaimed wr...
On Percival Everett
On Percival Everett African American Literature Book Club Article I think Erasure by Percival Everett is the first great manifesto for literature by African Americans in the 21st century. I beli...
Black Renaissance Noire
Black Renaissance Noire Troy Johnson Article Black Renaissance Noire African American Literature Book Club - The #1 Site for "Readers of Blac...
Annette Vendryes Leach
Annette Vendryes Leach NONE Annette Vendryes Leach, a Brooklyn author and entrepreneur, transitioned from a successful advertising career to pursue her passion for fiction writing. She founded the Bl...
No Good Deed
No Good Deed Nekesa Afia 9780593548820 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House Caught between her family back in Harlem and her glamorous new life, Louise Lloyd finds that her knack for solving cri...
The Old Man In The Club (Zane Presents)
The Old Man In The Club (Zane Presents) Curtis Bunn 9781593095727 Fiction Strebor Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. He’s the “old guy in the club” who everyone judges and scorns, but there’s so much more t...
Money Never Sleeps: A Millionaire Wives Club Novel (Millionaire Wives Club Novels)
Money Never Sleeps: A Millionaire Wives Club Novel (Millionaire Wives Club Novels) Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker 9780345525123 Fiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House The bling is brighter, the dr...
African American Literature Beyond Race
African American Literature Beyond Race Gene Andrew Jarrett 9780814742884 Fiction New York University Press New York University Press It is widely accepted that the canon of African American literatur...
AALBC Legacy Press
AALBC Legacy Press African American Literature Book Club AALBC.com, LLC The AALBC Legacy Press is deeply rooted in the concept of Black heritage, emphasizing the lasting impact one leaves behind. It ...
Plan It!: The Complete Resource Guide for Authors, Book Clubs & Literary Event Planners
Plan It!: The Complete Resource Guide for Authors, Book Clubs & Literary Event Planners Sharon Lucas 9781625179661 Nonfiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books Read a Free Preview of the “The Perf...
Lynda Johnson
Lynda Johnson NONE Lynda Johnson, co-founder of Go On Girl! Book Club, supported authors from the African diaspora and helped fund scholarships. She also founded Kidstylesource.com, a leading website...
AALBC.com to Offer Self Published and Small Press Books Direct to Consumers at Competitive Discounts
AALBC.com to Offer Self Published and Small Press Books Direct to Consumers at Competitive Discounts Troy Johnson Article The African American Literature Book Club (AALBC.com) to Offer Self Published...
African-American Literature Web Sites Launch “Power List” of Best-Selling Books
African-American Literature Web Sites Launch “Power List” of Best-Selling Books Troy Johnson Article FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Troy Johnson: troy@aalbc.com Gwen Richardson: grichardson@cu...
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 4th Ed.
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 4th Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Frances Foster, Brent Hayes Edwards, Deborah E. McDowell, Hortense J. Spillers, K...
A Member of the Club: Reflections on Life in a Racially Polarized World
A Member of the Club: Reflections on Life in a Racially Polarized World Lawrence Otis Graham 9780060984304 Fiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins Informed and driven by his experience as an upper-midd...
AALBC Books for Young Readers
AALBC Books for Young Readers African American Literature Book Club AALBC.com, LLC The AALBC Books for Young Readers imprint was launched in 2023 with the upcoming publication of the middle grade nov...
Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat 000000011051509X Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian-born author, is renowned for her books like “Breath, Eyes, Memory”, an Oprah Book Club pick, and “The Farming of Bones”, an American Book...
Everett Hoagland
Everett Hoagland NONE Everett Hoagland, a Philadelphia-born poet, professor, and activist, is renowned for his contributions to African American literature. A significant literary figure, he has nume...
A Special Note for Authors, Publishers, and Book Promoters
A Special Note for Authors, Publishers, and Book Promoters Troy Johnson Article “There are some online services that specialize in books for blacks…The most successful is the African American Literat...
September eNewsletter: Bestselling Books, 118 Book Events, and More
September eNewsletter: Bestselling Books, 118 Book Events, and More Troy Johnson Article July/August 2016 Bestselling Books Titles on Go On Girl! Book Club's reading list are prominent on our best...
Blacks in Hispanic Literature: Critical Essays
Blacks in Hispanic Literature: Critical Essays Miriam Decosta-Willis 9781580730440 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Blacks in Hispanic Literature is a collection of fourteen essays b...
Troy Johnson
Troy Johnson 0000000530602616 “I lead the world's oldest and largest online platform dedicated to books by and about people of African descent.” Troy Demetrius Johnson, founder and President of AALBC....
AALBC in the Media
AALBC in the Media Troy Johnson article AALBC.com is Frequently Cited in Major Media (Clips Pre-2003) Lists AALBC.com, i...
36 African-American Nominees for National Book Awards
36 African-American Nominees for National Book Awards Troy Johnson Article November 11, 2015 Update: A complete list of National Book Award Honorees, of African descent, is now available. The mi...
Society of Lies: Reese’s Book Club
Society of Lies: Reese’s Book Club Lauren Ling Brown 9780593723357 Fiction Bantam Penguin Random House Reese's Book Club Pick Maya has returned to Princeton for her college reunion—it's been ...
2015 Year End Thank You!
2015 Year End Thank You! Troy Johnson Article Coming in the New Year The biggest news for the new year is our website upgrade. We are redesigning AALBC.com from scratch, and we have the benefit of 1...
K. Reshay
K. Reshay NONE K. Reshay is a versatile author, poet, and playwright, known for her thought-provoking book series 'Appearances'. She is the Founder of Me Time Book Club, aimed at promoting literacy a...
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey 0000000114891842 Oprah Winfrey, a multi-billionaire and influential media owner, is best known for her highest-rated TV show, The Oprah Winfrey Show. She also runs the renowned Oprah Bo...
The Annotated African American Folktales (The Annotated Books)
The Annotated African American Folktales (The Annotated Books) Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 9780871407535 Fiction Liveright W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. These nearly 150 African American folktales animate o...
Writer’s Club Press
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Cheap Bitch
Cheap Bitch Crystal Lacey Winslow 9781620780756 Nonfiction Brooklyn Books Brooklyn Books Be Allergic to Broke CHEAP GIRLS CLUB: Tired of Being Broke? Join the Club. Ever wonder why it seems lik...
Migrated Writers
Migrated Writers Troy Johnson Article Migrated Writers 17th Annual Celeb.of Black Writing A Report From The Field More Bios. The Sight of the 360 Event 4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair AA C...
F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature
F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature William J. Maxwell 9780691130200 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press Few institutions ...
Initiation (Sapphires Social Club)
Initiation (Sapphires Social Club) Nicole J. Knight 9781944359270 Fiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books It’s the last Monday in September. For sophomore girls at Moreland High, it’s the most imp...
Happy Wives Club: One Woman’s Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage
Happy Wives Club: One Woman’s Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage Fawn Weaver 9781400205042 Fiction Thomas Nelson HarperCollins Christian Publishing A New York Times Bestseller!One wo...
Three Largest Africa-American Book Sites Join Force to Promote Black Literature
Three Largest Africa-American Book Sites Join Force to Promote Black Literature Troy Johnson Article January 7, 2008For Immediate Release MEDIA INQUIRIESTroy Johnson, AALBC.com, (866) 603-8394Gwen Ri...
The North Carolina Roots of African American Literature: An Anthology
The North Carolina Roots of African American Literature: An Anthology William L. Andrews 9780807856659 Fiction University of North Carolina Press University of North Carolina Press The first African A...
Curtis Bunn
Curtis Bunn NONE Curtis Bunn, a successful novelist, broke into the literary scene in 2001 with his hit novel, “Baggage Check,” which topped the Essence bestsellers list. Recognized for his honest po...
Troy Johnson on #WritersonWriting with Dr. Brenda M. Greene (#Center4BlackLit)
Troy Johnson on #WritersonWriting with Dr. Brenda M. Greene (#Center4BlackLit) Brenda M. Greene Interview Dr. Brenda Greene interviews Troy Johnson, the founder of the African American Literature Boo...
National Book Club Conference
National Book Club Conference Atlanta Westin Buckhead Atlanta Georgia National Book Club Conference Foundation, Inc., is a literary organization founded by author Curtis Bunn that, since 2003, execute...
F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature
F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature Kam Williams Book Review “Drawing on nearly 14,000 pages of newly released FBI files, F.B. Eyes exposes the Bu...
Brenda M. Greene
Brenda M. Greene 000000008095850X Dr. Brenda M. Greene is a respected professor, writer, and scholar, leading the Center for Black Literature and the National Black Writers Conference. She has contri...
Carol Mackey
Carol Mackey NONE Carol M. Mackey, former editor-in-chief of award-winning Black Expressions Book Club, is recognized as one of the 50 most powerful African Americans in publishing. With a career inc...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. MULTIPLE Dr. Henry “Skip” Louis Gates Jr., a distinguished Harvard professor, is widely recognized for his contribution to African and African American research. As editor in c...
The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism
The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 9780195060751 Nonfiction Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s original...
Clarence V. Reynolds
Clarence V. Reynolds NONE Clarence V. Reynolds is an independent editor and journalist, former director of Literary Programs at the Center for Black Literature and editor-in-chief of the Killens Revi...
Read Until You Understand
Read Until You Understand Robert Fleming Book Review With a solid array of books to her credit, Farah Jasmine Griffin has possibly written one of the artistic highlights in the national book marketpl...
Dinah Johnson
Dinah Johnson NONE Dinah Johnson is a renowned author in children's literature, particularly in African American storytelling. Her books, which include titles like Hair Dance! and Sitting Pretty, cel...
Ronda Racha Penrice
Ronda Racha Penrice NONE Ronda Racha Penrice, an expert in African American history and culture, studied at Columbia University and NYU, focusing on African American literature. She contributed to Th...
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The Conjure-Man Dies: A Harlem Mystery: The First Ever African-American Crime Novel (Detective Club Crime Classics)
The Conjure-Man Dies: A Harlem Mystery: The First Ever African-American Crime Novel (Detective Club Crime Classics) Rudolph Fisher 9780008216474 Fiction Collins Crime Club HarperCollins A unique crime...
How do I get my book featured on AALBC.com (for free)?
How do I get my book featured on AALBC.com (for free)? Troy Johnson Article “How do I get my book featured on AALBC.com?” is a question often posed to me by authors, publishers and publicists. Of...
Toni Morrison’s Spiritual Vision: Faith, Folktales, and Feminism in Her Life and Literature
Toni Morrison’s Spiritual Vision: Faith, Folktales, and Feminism in Her Life and Literature Robert Fleming Book Review When literary icon Toni Morrison died in August, 2019, world literature lost a r...
On-Line Newsletters
On-Line Newsletters Troy Johnson Article The following on-line newsletters (listed in no particular order) are an extremely valuable and informative resource to anyone with an interest in African...
Black Refigurations: Facing, Naming and Voicing in African-American Literature, Volume III
Black Refigurations: Facing, Naming and Voicing in African-American Literature, Volume III Kimberly W. Benston 9781785278730 Nonfiction Anthem Press Anthem Press Black Configurations is the first volu...
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature Third Ed. Vol. 1
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature Third Ed. Vol. 1 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Valerie A. Smith 9780393923698 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. An excitin...
Liberating Voices: Oral Tradition In African American Literature
Liberating Voices: Oral Tradition In African American Literature Gayl Jones 9780674530249 Nonfiction Harvard University Press Harvard University Press The powerful novelist here turns penetrating crit...
Integrating African American Literature in the Library and Classroom
Integrating African American Literature in the Library and Classroom Dorothy Littlejohn Guthrie 9781598847512 Nonfiction Libraries Unlimited ABC-CLIO It is important that the school curricula be repre...
Ten Steps to Promote Diversity in Children’s Literature
Ten Steps to Promote Diversity in Children’s Literature Troy Johnson Article Ten Steps to Promote Diversity in Children’s Literature by Wade Hudson This Diversity Books Pledge was developed after a...
Troy at the National Black Book Club Conference
Troy at the National Black Book Club Conference Troy Johnson Article This past August I participated in the National Black Book Club Conference. It was by 3rd time attending and 2rd time taking an ac...
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Nellie Y. McKay 9780393040012 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Nellie Y. McKay
Nellie Y. McKay 0000000081108566 Nellie Y. McKay, an influential figure in American literature, co-edited the Norton Anthology of African American Literature. Her work highlighted the scholarly study...
African-American Literature: A Brief Introduction and Anthology
African-American Literature: A Brief Introduction and Anthology Al Young 9780823049950 Fiction Watson-Guptill Publications Penguin Random House These brief anthologies of ethnic American literature ar...
Representing the Race
Representing the Race Gene Andrew Jarrett 9780814743393 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press The political value of African American literature has long been a topic of great...
Deans and Truants
Deans and Truants Gene Andrew Jarrett 9780812239737 Nonfiction University of Pennsylvania Press University of Pennsylvania Press For a work to be considered African American literature, does it need t...
AALBC.com eNewsletter - August 1st 2012 - #193
AALBC.com eNewsletter - August 1st 2012 - #193 Troy Johnson Article Subscribe to this eNewsletter Read our eNewsletter Archives Read Our eNewsletter on Your Kindle Help AALBC.com support our...
Richard B. Moore
Richard B. Moore 0000000082432341 Moore was an early advocate for the use of “African American” as opposed to “Negro” or “Black.” Richard Benjamin Moore was an infl...
A History of the African American Novel
A History of the African American Novel Valerie Babb 9781107061729 Nonfiction Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press African American novels have moved from being a literature of neces...
Two Years Ago - Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passion
Two Years Ago - Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passion Troy Johnson Article Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passionby Tanangachi Mfuni, Amsterdam News Sta...
July eNewsletter: Best Sellers, Reviews, a Contest, and Our Online Book Club is Coming Back!
July eNewsletter: Best Sellers, Reviews, a Contest, and Our Online Book Club is Coming Back! Troy Johnson Article “Spalding’s MFA in Writing alums don’t just win awards, they make a difference with...
Dream a World Anew: The African American Experience and the Shaping of America
Dream a World Anew: The African American Experience and the Shaping of America National Museum of African American History and Culture 9781588345684 Nonfiction Smithsonian Books Smithsonian Books Drea...
Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka 0000000122837862 Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature Wole Soyinka, born July 13, 1934, is the first Black Nobel Laureate in Literature, awarded in 1986 for his work that fashions...
Art Club (a Graphic Novel)
Art Club (a Graphic Novel) Rashad Doucet 9780759556362 Fiction Little, Brown Ink Hachette Book Group An ALA Best Graphic Novel of 2024 Inspired by the author’s own childhood, this contemporary grap...
Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run
Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run Martinus Evans 9780593421727 Nonfiction Avery Penguin Random House A practical guide and a celebration of running for runners of all si...
Latina McIntyre
Latina McIntyre NONE Latina Sharmain McIntyre, born in North Carolina and raised in New York, is a dedicated wife, mother, Air Force Veteran, and educator. She founded the non-profit “Super Smart Gir...
Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden
Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden Troy Johnson Interview AALBC Founder Troy Johnson with Tonya Bolden at the 2020 African American Children’s Book Fair Tonya Bolden has written numerous be...
Tamika Newhouse
Tamika Newhouse NONE Tamika Newhouse is a self-published author and founder of Delphine Publications. Recognized as Self Published Author of the Year in 2009 and 2011, she also received an award for ...
William L. Andrews
William L. Andrews 0000000108957024 William L. Andrews is E. Maynard Adams Professor of English Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has authored, edited, or co-edited more...
The Free Verse Society
The Free Verse Society Delali Adjoa 9781682638408 Fiction Peachtree Teen Peachtree Publishers A tender hate-to-love YA romance about two teens who connect through their high school poetry club, where ...