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Go On Girl! Book Club's 22nd Annual Author Awards
Go On Girl! Book Club's 22nd Annual Author Awards Literary Events
Black Photographers Annual, Volume 3
Black Photographers Annual, Volume 3 Joe Crawford 9780913564042 Nonfiction Black Photographers Annual, Inc. Black Photographers Annual, Inc. “…a study of means, and styles, of confrontation — past, pr...
Black Photographers Annual, Volume 2
Black Photographers Annual, Volume 2 Joe Crawford 9780913564035 Nonfiction Black Photographers Annual, Inc. Black Photographers Annual, Inc. Beuford Smith, who cofounded The Black Photographers Annua...
The Black Photographers Annual 1973
The Black Photographers Annual 1973 Joe Crawford 9780913564011 Nonfiction Black Photographers Annual, Inc. Black Photographers Annual, Inc. Beuford Smith, who cofounded The Black Photographers Annual...
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 Book Club, Unpublished Writer Award 2013 Winner Diana Veiga, winner of the 2013 Go On Girl! Book Club's Unpublished Writer award, is a dedicated writer and social justice ...
Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend
Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend Charlotte North Carolina The first Author Awards were presented in 1992 as a small event held in Brooklyn, New York to recognize those authors and publishe...
Black Photographers Annual, Volume 4
Black Photographers Annual, Volume 4 Joe Crawford 9780913564073 Nonfiction Another View, Inc. Another View, Inc. Beuford Smith, who cofounded The Black Photographers Annual with Joe Crawford, has mad...
Ursula M. Burns
Ursula M. Burns 0000000445332455 Ursula M. Burns is a pioneering American businesswoman, the first black woman to become a Fortune 500 CEO at Xerox, where she served from 2009-2016. She was also Chai...
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 ...
Black Photographers Annual, Inc.
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Black Photographers Annual, Inc.
Black Photographers Annual, Inc. Black Photographers Annual, Inc. Black Photographers Annual, Inc.
Cheryl Wills
Cheryl Wills NONE Cheryl Wills is an acclaimed anchor for New York 1 News, author, and public speaker. Known for her coverage of significant events like 9/11, she's also authored “Die Free: A Heroic ...
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...
38th NAACP Image Awards (2007)
38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) Kam Williams Article Image Awards Upstaged by Resignation of NAACP President 38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) by Kam Williams &nb...
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...
Taking Over Wall Street with Books by Charisse Carney-Nunes
Taking Over Wall Street with Books by Charisse Carney-Nunes Charisse Carney-Nunes Article The Lit Bit Wall Street is in for another invasion… no, not just more protestors armed with ...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Nominee Shares Her Experience at the 2015 NAACP Image Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Literary Work
Nominee Shares Her Experience at the 2015 NAACP Image Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Literary Work Gwen Richardson Article African-American authors rarely receive national recognition for their work...
Blacktrospective 2012 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Film
Blacktrospective 2012 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Film Troy Johnson Article Each year we publish our annual list of the best in Black cinema. This list is unique in that it assesses...
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...
Blacktrospective 2011 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema
Blacktrospective 2011 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/thehelpposter.jpg Film Review Blacktrospective 2011 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Bl...
Etheridge Knight Poetry Fest 2001
Etheridge Knight Poetry Fest 2001 Troy Johnson Article THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH THRU SUNDAY, APRIL 22ND, 200...
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...
Nate Powell
Nate Powell 0000000078269174 Nate Powell, born in 1978, is a New York Times best-selling graphic novelist known for “March,” the autobiography of John Lewis. A self-publisher from age 14, Powell's aw...
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...
Kam Williams
Kam Williams NONE Lloyd “Kam” Williams was a renowned film and book critic, contributing to AALBC.com and numerous other publications. A member of several critics associations, he was known for his a...
Allen Bernard West
Allen Bernard West NONE Allen Bernard West is a decorated military veteran, former US Congressman, and notable contributor to media and policy organizations. His military legacy spans four generation...
National Book Awards
National Book Awards Cipriani Wall Street New York New York Attendance by invitation only. All of the authors of African descent who have won a National Book Award. Watch vidoes the 67th annual Nati...
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...
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...
Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Evening of Stars” Interview (January 2013)
Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Evening of Stars” Interview (January 2013) Kam Williams Interview A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Even...
Blacktrospective 2009 - Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema
Blacktrospective 2009 - Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/precious_movieposter.jpg Film Review Kam's Annual Assessment of the Best ...
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...
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...
African American Literature Book Club
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...
D-Knowledge
D-Knowledge NONE Writer/Performer Dr. Derrick Gilbert, PhD, a/k/a poet D-Knowledge, lost his battle with liver disease on Sunday morning, November 1, 2015. He was 45. Straddling the worlds of enter...
Black Girl You Are Atlas
Black Girl You Are Atlas Renée Watson 9780593461709 Fiction Kokila Penguin Random House A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In t...
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 ...
Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays
Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays Amena Brown 9798217044689 Nonfiction Tiny Reparations Books Penguin Random House An irresistible delight, this hilarious and heartwarming essay collec...
I Am Anne Frank
I Am Anne Frank Brad Meltzer 9780525555940 Nonfiction Dial Books Penguin Random House The 22nd book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Anne Frank, ...
Baby Girl
Baby Girl Jihad Shaheed Uhuru 9781893196230 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. Baby Girl: This is a story of a girl born to L.A."s rich and elite. She’s known simply as Baby Girl. After...
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...
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...
N. K. Jemisin
N. K. Jemisin 0000000107503776 Jemisin, in 2018, Became the Only Writer to Win 3 Best Novel Hugo Awards in Consecutive Years (note) Nora K. Jemisin, born in 1972, is a renowned speculative fiction aut...
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...
Beverly Jenkins
Beverly Jenkins 000000011691928X Beverly Jenkins, a USA TODAY bestselling author, is renowned for her African-American historical romance fiction, mainly set in the 19th century. With over thirty nov...
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair Troy Johnson Article Toni Trent Parker, member of Black Americans in Publishing, will produce her fourth annual African American Children's Book Fair on Saturda...
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...
1st Annual African Voices Literary Awards Honors Tony Medina
1st Annual African Voices Literary Awards Honors Tony Medina Literary Events
The Go On Girl!: Book Club Guide for Reading Groups
The Go On Girl!: Book Club Guide for Reading Groups Monique Greenwood, Lynda Johnson, and Tracy Mitchell-Brown 9780786883509 Nonfiction Hyperion Hachette Book Group Works Worth Reading, Tips For Start...
National Book Awards Honors IBPA Members’ Impact
National Book Awards Honors IBPA Members’ Impact Troy Johnson Article This article was originally published in the April 2025 issue of the IBPA Independent magazine, the magazine for members of the I...
Krystle Parker
Krystle Parker NONE Krystle Parker, an Adult Gerontologist Nurse with 15 years of experience, is the owner of Absolute Care Services and ILashpark. She is also a community benefactor, hosting annual ...
Khalid Raheem
Khalid Raheem NONE Khalid Raheem is a community activist and author based in Pittsburgh. He has profound commitment to social justice and human development. His activism began in early 1970 when he j...
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves Glory Edim 9780525619772 Nonfiction Ballantine Books Penguin Random House An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, cur...
Donna L. Washington
Donna L. Washington 0000000067719053 Donna L. Washington is a professional storyteller, multiple-award-winning recording artist, and children’s book author (Boo Stew). She performs at festivals, sch...
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview Kam Williams Interview Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview Born in Keyser, West Virginia on Septe...
Melica Niccole
Melica Niccole NONE Melica Niccole, a Columbus-native author, poet, and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, has a passion for writing which she uses to explore various subjects. She created an annua...
A Girl Named Misty: The True Story of Misty Copeland (American Girl: A Girl Named)
A Girl Named Misty: The True Story of Misty Copeland (American Girl: A Girl Named) Kelly Starling Lyons 9781338193053 Nonfiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. The A Girl Named series tells the storie...
Julia D. Shaw
Julia D. Shaw NONE Julia D. Shaw is a seasoned marketing expert with over 20 years experience in PR, events, and business development. As a PR consultant for The Network for Women in Business and fou...
Youth Poetry Contest Guidelines
Youth Poetry Contest Guidelines Troy Johnson Article 20 02 THE ETHERIDGE KNIGHT 8TH ANNUAL YOUTH POETRY CONTEST GUIDELINES Open to Elementary, Middle and High School Students O...
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 ...
Project Middle School (Alyssa Milano’s Hope #1), 1
Project Middle School (Alyssa Milano’s Hope #1), 1 Alyssa Milano and Debbie Rigaud 9781338329407 Fiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. From actor and lifelong activist Alyssa Milano comes Hope Robert...
Dillon Annual Collection 2018
Dillon Annual Collection 2018 Derrick Ferguson 9781722443573 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC A soldier of fortune gifted with an astonishing range of remarkable talents and skills that ma...
Thirty-Second Annual Chitlin Strut
Thirty-Second Annual Chitlin Strut DéLana R. A. Dameron B077G79W8T Poetry Day One Day One A Kindle Single This story was originally published in Day One, a weekly literary journal dedicated to short ...
17th Annual Celeb.of Black Writing
17th Annual Celeb.of Black Writing Troy Johnson Article PHOTOS and a report of this event coming soon! The 17th Annual Celebration of Black Writing February 16 to 18, 2001 Philadelphia For...
Blacktrospective 2008 - Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema
Blacktrospective 2008 - Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/the_se11.jpg Film Review Kam's Annual Assessment of the Best (and...
Finding Home: A Windrush Story
Finding Home: A Windrush Story Howard Gardner and Alford Dalrymple Gardner 9781914344220 Nonfiction Jacaranda Jacaranda Alford Dalrymple Gardner is one of the few living passengers to have travelled o...
Manning Johnson
Manning Johnson NONE Manning Rudolph Johnson (December 17, 1908 – July 2, 1959) was an African-American leader in the Communist Party USA who later became an anti-communist government witness ...
Michael Vick Finds Jesus: Disgraced QB Still Needs Serious Help
Michael Vick Finds Jesus: Disgraced QB Still Needs Serious Help Kam Williams Interview Michael Vick Finds Jesus: Disgraced QB Still Needs Serious Help by Kam Williams "This is going to be a h...
Leimert Park Village Book Fair
Leimert Park Village Book Fair Outdoor Promenade of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (BHCP) Los Angeles California See Press Release The Leimert Park Village Book Fair was founded in 2006 by Cynthia ...
Nick Chiles
Nick Chiles 0000000034375194 Nick Chiles is a renowned author and journalist, specializing in African-American culture and celebrity. Co-author of the NAACP Image Awards finalist book 'Justice While ...
Claribel A. Ortega
Claribel A. Ortega NONE Claribel A. Ortega is a New York Times Bestselling author known for her debut novel Ghost Squad, which won multiple awards and is being made into a film. She co-hosts the Bad ...
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Girl with the Louding Voice Abi Daré 9781524746094 Fiction Dutton Books Penguin Random House AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK! "A courageous story...
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...
Rich Girl Problems (Millionaire Wives Club)
Rich Girl Problems (Millionaire Wives Club) Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker 9780758283764 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. ""Tu-Shonda Whitaker just keeps getting better and better."" —T. Styles ...
Brown Girl, Brown Girl
Brown Girl, Brown Girl Leslé Honoré 9780316314039 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group This powerful and hopeful picture book—inspired by the historic election of Vice Pre...
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...
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...
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...
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...
On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library
On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library Glory Edim 9781631497698 Fiction Liveright Publishing Corporation W. W. Norton & Company Proudly introducing the Well-Read Black Girl Libr...
The Minus-One Club
The Minus-One Club Kekla Magoon 9781250806208 Fiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers From the Coretta Scott King and Printz Honor-winning author of How It Went Down, Light It Up, and Revolu...
Rafael López
Rafael López 0000000430746276 Rafael López is a renowned illustrator of NYT bestsellers and award-winning books. He's won Pura Belpré medals and other prestigious awards, including the Tomás River...
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...
W. Paul Coates Literarian Award Acceptance Speech from the 2024 National Book Awards
W. Paul Coates Literarian Award Acceptance Speech from the 2024 National Book Awards W. Paul Coates Article Watch a Video of Walter Mosleys’s Introduction and Paul Coates Acceptance Speech. ...
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 ...
Murder at the Wham Bam Club
Murder at the Wham Bam Club Carolyn Marie Wilkins 9781496754714 Fiction Kensington Publishing Corporation Kensington Publishing Corp. As Prohibition era speakeasies and Jazz Age excitement reign supre...
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...
Jacquelin Thomas
Jacquelin Thomas NONE Award-winning author Jacquelin Thomas has published over 50 titles across romance, women’s fiction, inspirational, and young adult genres. She's received multiple awards includi...
Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith 000000012276857X Zadie Smith, born Sadie Smith in 1975, is a renowned British author of Jamaican-English heritage. Her debut novel, “White Teeth,” won numerous awards, and subsequent nove...