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Ayana Mathis
Ayana Mathis 0000000367812022 Ayana Mathis, an Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate and Michener-Copernicus Fellowship recipient, is best known for her NYT best-selling novel 'The Twelve Tribes of Hattie'...
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Ayana Mathis 9780307949707 Fiction Knopf Penguin Random House The arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction. A debut of extraordinary distinction: Ayana Ma...
Sharon Bell Mathis
Sharon Bell Mathis 0000000063330251 Sharon Bell Mathis, initially a teacher, became an acclaimed author known for her middle-grade novels and picture books. Her works such as 'Sidewalk Story', 'Tea C...
Inner City Miracle
Inner City Miracle Thumper Book Review Judge Greg Mathis makes his debut on the literary stage with his autobiography, Inner City Miracle: A Memoir. Mathis is the star of the popular The Judge Greg...
The Battle of Jericho, 1 (Paperback)
The Battle of Jericho, 1 (Paperback) Sharon M. Draper 9781481490290 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. Sixteen-year-old Jericho is awaiting initiation to the Warriors of Distinction, the oldest a...
The Battle Of Jericho
The Battle Of Jericho Sharon M. Draper 9780689842320 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. "Are you willing to do anything to help your slimy pledge brothers become Dist...
Jericho Brown
Jericho Brown 0000000055016908 Jericho Brown is a 2024 MacArthur Foundation’s “Genius” Grant Winner Jericho Brown, born 1976, is a renowned, award-winning poet recognized for his inf...
Greg Mathis
Greg Mathis 0000000034573270 Judge Mathis is a public servant and advocate for equal justice. His career began in college leading campaigns, later joining Detroit City councilman Clyde Cleveland's st...
Jericho Brown and Laurel Corona
Jericho Brown and Laurel Corona MULTIPLE Jericho Brown and Laurel Corona are renowned authors, notable for their exceptional literary contributions. Brown's profound poetry intertwines with Corona's ...
Street Judge
Street Judge Greg Mathis 9781593091729 Nonfiction Strebor Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the author of his truly candid memoir, Inner City Miracle, comes the fast-paced thriller—now available in pa...
The Tradition
The Tradition Jericho Brown 9781556594861 Poetry Copper Canyon Press Copper Canyon Press “By some literary magic—no, it’s precision, and honesty—Brown manages to bestow upon even the most public of su...
The New Testament
The New Testament Jericho Brown 9781556594571 Poetry Copper Canyon Press Copper Canyon Press Honored as a ""Best Book of 2014"" by Library JournalHonored as a ""Standout Book of 2014"" by American Poe...
Street Judge
Street Judge Thumper Book Review In his fiction debut Judge Greg Mathis, star of the syndicated Judge Mathis TV show, releases Street Judge, a mystery/thriller with a message. Although I ha...
Ayana Gray
Ayana Gray NONE Ayana Gray, a speculative author known for her love of monsters and myths, hails from Atlanta and now resides in Florida. She is a passionate reader, Formula One fan, and caretaker of...
Noliwe Rooks, Victoria Pass, and Ayana Weekley
Noliwe Rooks, Victoria Pass, and Ayana Weekley MULTIPLE Noliwe Rooks, Victoria Pass, and Ayana Weekley are esteemed authors known for their profound work in literature. They are celebrated for their ...
Family Threads
Family Threads Diane McKinney-Whetstone 9780063395428 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Diane McKinney-Whetstone’s latest character-rich, page-turner blends her signature style with a little magic in her ...
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward 9781501126062 Fiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. “Sing, Unburied, Sing is a road novel turned on its head, and a family story with its feet to the f...
The Unsettled
The Unsettled Ayana Mathis 9780525519935 Fiction Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House From the best-selling author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, a searing multi-generational novel—set in the ...
November Blues (The Jericho Trilogy)
November Blues (The Jericho Trilogy) Sharon M. Draper 9781416906995 Fiction Simon Pulse Simon & Schuster, Inc. Two months after her boyfriend, Josh, dies in a hazing accident, high school senior Novem...
What If We Get It Right?
What If We Get It Right? Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 9780593229361 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House New York Times Bestseller • “With a thoughtfully curated series of essays, poetry, and con...
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson NONE Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, conservation strategist and policy expert. Co‑founder of Urban Ocean Lab and Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College...
How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill
How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill Jericho Brown 9780063278189 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins More than 30 acclaimed writers—including diverse voices such as Nikki Giovanni, D...
Please (First Book)
Please (First Book) Jericho Brown 9781930974791 Poetry New Issues Poetry & Prose New Issues Poetry & Prose Winner of the American Book Award (2009)Please explores the points in our lives at which love...
Inner City Miracle
Inner City Miracle Greg Mathis 9780345446428 Fiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House Millions have seen him on his nationwide TV show, dispensing justice in his own charismatic style. But Ju...
The Walls of Jericho
The Walls of Jericho Rudolph Fisher 9780008444358 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins The first novel by one of the legends of the Harlem Renaissance, a classic in the annals of Black fiction.When Bla...
Bath! Bath! Bath!
Bath! Bath! Bath! Christiane Engel 9781499804850 Fiction Little Bee Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Bath time is fun! fun! fun! in this playful board book! Today we had such fun! fun! fun! But now th...
Sterling Brown
Sterling Brown 0000000467837526 Sterling A. Brown (1901-1989) was a renowned African American professor, poet, and literary critic. Born and educated in prestigious institutions, he devoted 40 years ...
I, Medusa
I, Medusa Ayana Gray 9780593733769 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House From New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray comes a new kind of villain origin story, reimagining one of the most ico...
Fate’s Redemption
Fate’s Redemption Keith Lee Johnson 9781593090395 Fiction Strebor Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this gritty and suspenseful family drama from celebrated storyteller Keith Lee Johnson, three brothers...
I, Medusa (paperback)
I, Medusa (paperback) Ayana Gray 9780593733783 Fiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House New York Times Bestseller • A “captivating villain origin story” (People Book of the Week) tha...
Beasts of War
Beasts of War Ayana Gray 9780593405741 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House In this epic conclusion to her New York Times bestselling series, Ayana Gray delivers a heart-pounding fantasy a...
November Blues, 2 (Paperback)
November Blues, 2 (Paperback) Sharon M. Draper 9781481490313 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this second novel in Sharon M. Draper’s Jericho Trilogy and Coretta Scott King Honor Book, Jeric...
The Rose Of Jericho
The Rose Of Jericho Vanessa Davis Griggs 9780967300313 Fiction Free to Soar Free to Soar Delve into the world of Solomon, his lovely yet powerful wife, her mother Countess, friends Rosalyn (a.k.a. "Ho...
Rudolph Fisher
Rudolph Fisher 0000000081030148 Rudolph Fisher was a multifaceted talent associated with the Harlem Renaissance, known for his work as a physician, radiologist, novelist, and orator. Notably, he effe...
Marie Brown
Marie Brown 0000000376893266 Marie Brown is the first inductee into the Publishing Hall of Fame Marie Dutton Brown, President of Marie Brown Associates, is a highly experienced literary agent with ove...
Black Girl, Call Home
Black Girl, Call Home Jasmine Mans 9780593197141 Poetry Berkley Books Penguin Random House From spoken word poet Jasmine Mans comes an unforgettable poetry collection about race, feminism, and queer i...
The Hundred Penny Box
The Hundred Penny Box Sharon Bell Mathis 9780142407028 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House Michael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can’t always remember his name. He especially loves...
A Year in Ink, Volume 4
A Year in Ink, Volume 4 Jericho Brown and Laurel Corona 9780979920448 Poetry San Diego Writers, Ink San Diego Writers, Ink Forty-two writers are represented in this fourth anthology from San Diego Wri...
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...
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...
Tony Brown
Tony Brown 0000000109292618 Tony Brown, born April 11, 1933, is a renowned journalist, academician, entrepreneur, and author. He is best known for his commentary on the long-running PBS series, Tony ...
Breaching Jericho’s Walls: A Twentieth-Century African American Life
Breaching Jericho’s Walls: A Twentieth-Century African American Life Allen Ballard 9781438436234 Nonfiction Excelsior Editions/State University of New Yo Excelsior Editions/State University of New Yo ...
Les Brown
Les Brown 0000000116420577 Leslie “Les” Brown, born February 17, 1945, is a renowned motivational speaker, author, and former radio host. Despite his challenging upbringing, Brown has inspired millio...
Kaven Brown
Kaven Brown NONE Kaven Brown, a multifaceted entrepreneur known for his work as an author, photographer, and producer, has been influential in the publishing and music video industry. Brown's work ra...
Eddie C. Brown
Eddie C. Brown 0000000119429622 Eddie Carl Brown, born in 1940, is a renowned investment manager and founder of Brown Capital Management. Recognized as a pioneer of minority-owned investment firms, h...
The Unsettled
The Unsettled Donna Hill Book Review Similar in the bold and empathetic style of her debut novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, author Ayana Mathis’s newest tome, The Unsettled, weaves an intric...
Tameka Fryer Brown
Tameka Fryer Brown NONE Tameka Fryer Brown, a Charlotte-based author, is known for her award-winning children's books. Her debut, “Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day,” sold over 100,000 copies. Her sec...
Ray Charles en Espanol (Spanish Edition)
Ray Charles en Espanol (Spanish Edition) Sharon Bell Mathis 9781584302810 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books As a young boy he fell in love with music, and as a man, the world fell in love wit...
The Turner House
The Turner House Angela Flournoy 9780544303164 Fiction Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A powerful, timely debut, The Turner House marks a major new contribution to the story of the...
Women’s Magazines in Print and New Media
Women’s Magazines in Print and New Media Noliwe Rooks, Victoria Pass, and Ayana Weekley 9780367595890 Nonfiction Routledge Routledge This book contributes to our collective understanding of the signif...
Lauren Ling Brown
Lauren Ling Brown NONE Lauren Ling Brown is an author and editor based in Los Angeles, California. Brown identifies as multiracial, with African American and Asian heritage. She has spoken about how ...
Nicky Wheeler Brown and Zetta Brown
Nicky Wheeler Brown and Zetta Brown MULTIPLE Nicky Wheeler Brown and Zetta Brown are reputable authors, known for their engaging and thought-provoking works. Their writing spans various genres, appea...
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Sharon Bell Mathis 9781584300182 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books A beautiful new edition of this 1973 multiple, award-winning biography, young readers learn the, rags-to-riches ...
Wesley Brown
Wesley Brown 0000000110297977 Wesley Brown, born in 1945, is a renowned novelist, playwright, and professor emeritus at Rutgers University. Known for works like Darktown Strutters and Tragic Magic, h...
Teacup Full of Roses
Teacup Full of Roses Sharon Bell Mathis 9780140323283 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House Joe’s decision to leave home is prompted by despair over his Mother’s blindness to his younger brother’s...
Hair Story : Untangling The Roots Of Black Hair In America
Hair Story : Untangling The Roots Of Black Hair In America Ayana Byrd and Lori Tharps 9780312265991 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers Two world wars, the Civil Rights movement, and a ...
Beasts of Ruin
Beasts of Ruin Ayana Gray 9780593405710 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House In this much anticipated follow up to New York Times bestselling Beasts of Prey, Koffi’s...
Beasts of Prey
Beasts of Prey Ayana Gray 9780593405680 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House An Instant New York Times and Indie Bestseller There’s no such thing as magic in the ...
The Davenports
The Davenports Krystal Marquis 9780593463338 Fiction Dial Books Penguin Random House Instant New York Times Bestseller The Davenports delivers a totally escapist, swoon-worthy romance while offerin...
One Lyfe To Live
One Lyfe To Live Erick S. Gray 9780981729695 Fiction Deja Vu Publications Deja Vu Publications A story about Lyfe like no other Lyfe Benjamin fits the statistics that a good number of black men fall u...
Brown Sugar 2: Great One Night Stands - A Collection Of Erotic Black Fiction
Brown Sugar 2: Great One Night Stands - A Collection Of Erotic Black Fiction Carol Taylor 9780743442442 Nonfiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. IF THE FIST BROWN SUGAR LEFT YOU WANTI...
Just Another Hero, 3 (Paperback)
Just Another Hero, 3 (Paperback) Sharon M. Draper 9781481490306 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. Jericho, November, Arielle, and their friends must step up big time to prevent a deadly school t...
Something to Die For: A Novel
Something to Die For: A Novel Travis Hunter 9780345481672 Fiction One World Penguin Random House Nasir Lassiter is a college basketball star with a promising future–until a murder rap lands him in pri...
In The Light Of Love (Kimani Romance)
In The Light Of Love (Kimani Romance) Deborah Fletcher Mello 9780373860067 Fiction Harlequin Kimani Harlequin Enterprises Limited "You have beautiful eyes. I think I could love you …" From the moment ...
How to Babysit Your Grown-Up: Activities to Do Together
How to Babysit Your Grown-Up: Activities to Do Together JaNay Brown-Wood 9780593479230 Fiction Alfred A. Knopf Penguin Random House Ready to keep your grownup busy? AND to have lots of fun? Build a ki...
B.L. Brown
B.L. Brown NONE B.L. Brown is a seasoned law enforcement professional with over 16 years of experience in various roles. She uses her expertise to create training programs and teach at local academie...
What Does Brown Mean To You?
What Does Brown Mean To You? Ron Grady 9780593462881 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House This joyously affirming picture book follows a young boy throughout his day as he plays, paints, a...
My Brown Boy
My Brown Boy Leslé Honoré 9780316314145 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group An affirming picture book that celebrates the brilliance and power of brown and Black boys to ...
The Walls Of Jericho (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)
The Walls Of Jericho (Ann Arbor Paperbacks) Rudolph Fisher 9780472065653 Fiction University of Michigan Press University of Michigan Press The first novel by one of the legends of the Harlem Renaissan...
Jim Brown
Jim Brown 0000000072514239 James Nathaniel Brown, born February 17, 1936, is a former American football player and actor. Renowned for his time as a fullback with the Cleveland Browns (1957-1965), he...
Karamo Brown and Jason Rachel Brown
Karamo Brown and Jason Rachel Brown MULTIPLE Karamo Brown and Jason Rachel Brown are acclaimed authors known for insightful, empowering works. Their writings inspire readers with personal stories of ...
Brown Sugar Babe
Brown Sugar Babe Charlotte Watson Sherman 9781635921380 Fiction Boyds Mills Press Boyds Mills Press Brown is beautiful. Brown is powerful! “This is the book I want to give to my future daughter.” —...
Wesley Brown and Amy Ling
Wesley Brown and Amy Ling MULTIPLE Wesley Brown, an acclaimed novelist and playwright, known for works like Darktown Strutters, Push Comes to Shove, and Tragic Magic. Amy Ling, a noted critic, schola...
Oil And Water...And Other Things That Don’t Mix
Oil And Water...And Other Things That Don’t Mix Nicky Wheeler Brown and Zetta Brown 9781905091850 Fiction LL-Publications LL-Publications The disaster facing the Gulf Coast has been on the minds of mi...
James Brown “Godfather of Soul” Dies at 73 (1933–2006)
James Brown “Godfather of Soul” Dies at 73 (1933–2006) Jamie Walker Article Photo Source: http://www.funky-stuff.com Atlanta, GA James Brown, the legendary ’Godfather of Soul...
William Wells Brown
William Wells Brown 0000000120314769 William Wells Brown (1814-1884) was a notable African-American abolitionist, novelist, playwright, and historian. He's recognized for 'Clotel' (1853), the first n...
Poet On Watch
Poet On Watch NONE Poet On Watch is a renowned performance poet and multimedia artist, who collaborates globally as an independent art director. She's authored two poetry collections and has contribu...
The Promise: How One Woman Made Good on Her Extraordinary Pact to Send a Classroom of 1st Graders to College
The Promise: How One Woman Made Good on Her Extraordinary Pact to Send a Classroom of 1st Graders to College Oral Lee Brown and Caille Millner 9780385511476 Nonfiction Doubleday Penguin Random House I...
Brown: Poems
Brown: Poems Kevin Young 9781524732547 Poetry Knopf Penguin Random House James Brown. John Brown’s raid. Brown v. the Topeka Board of Ed. The prize-winning author of Blue Laws meditates on all things ...
Ruby M. Gourdine and Annie W. Brown
Ruby M. Gourdine and Annie W. Brown MULTIPLE Ruby Gourdine, a professor and former social worker of the year, has extensive experience in various social work fields and chairs the Direct Practice seq...
Chaun Webster
Chaun Webster NONE Chaun Webster, a poet, publisher, and graphic designer, is influenced by the Black Arts Movement, Jazz, and Graffiti. He founded Free Poet’s Press in 2009 to encourage art producti...
Brown Sugar 3: When Opposites Attract
Brown Sugar 3: When Opposites Attract Carol Taylor 9780743466868 Nonfiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. An instant attraction, a lingering look, the electric touch of skin on skin, ...
“The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain”
“The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” Langston Hughes Article One of the most promising of the young Negro poets said to me once, “I want to be a poet—not a Negro poet,” meanin...
This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets
This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets Kwame Alexander 9780316417525 Poetry Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group A breathtaking poetry collection on hope, heart, and heri...
This Is Life: Rediscovered Short Fiction by Frank London Brown
This Is Life: Rediscovered Short Fiction by Frank London Brown Frank London Brown 9798987574324 Fiction From Beyond Press From Beyond Press Collection of Frank London Brown’s stories originally publis...
Danzy Senna
Danzy Senna 0000000121437007 “Is Danzy Senna Black?” Danzy Senna, a celebrated novelist and essayist, focuses on identity, motherhood, race, and gender in her work. A Stanford BA and UC Ir...
Fables and Spells: Collected and New Short Fiction and Poetry
Fables and Spells: Collected and New Short Fiction and Poetry adrienne maree brown 9781849354509 Fiction AK Press AK Press ★ “The 70 short stories and poems that make up Brown’s phenomenal debut...
Tarana Burke and Brene Brown
Tarana Burke and Brene Brown MULTIPLE Tarana J. Burke is a renowned activist, focusing on sexual violence and racial justice, particularly for Black women and girls. She's the founder of the 'me too'...
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes 0000000121303076 “Democracy will not come / Today, this year, nor ever / Through compromise and fear.” Langston Hughes, The Poet Laureate of Harlem: Author, Poet, Essayist, Novelist, P...
Sterling A. Brown: Building the Black Aesthetic Tradition
Sterling A. Brown: Building the Black Aesthetic Tradition Joanne V. Gabbin 9780813915319 Poetry University of Virginia Press University of Virginia Press Sterling A. Brown’s achievement and influence ...
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks 0000000081816650 Brooks was U.S. Consultant in Poetry, 1985-1986 (title was changed to U.S. Poet Laureate in 1986) Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (1917-2000) was an influential African-Am...
Natasha Trethewey
Natasha Trethewey 0000000084159051 Trethewey was U.S. Poet Laureate, 2012-2014 Natasha Trethewey, an American poet and winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for her collection “Native Guard,” was inspired...
All I Want For Christmas
All I Want For Christmas Joyce A. Brown, Princess F.L. Gooden, Terri Ann Johnson, Sonia Johnston, Patricia Woodside, Cryssy Dee, Candy Jackson, and others 9781944359379 Fiction Brown Girls Books Brown...
Beating the Odds: Eddie Brown’s Investing and Life Strategies
Beating the Odds: Eddie Brown’s Investing and Life Strategies Eddie C. Brown and Blair S. Walker 9780470936627 Nonfiction Wiley Wiley Eddie Brown was born with an exceptional mind, into a loving and s...
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...