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Hello There, Sunshine
Hello There, Sunshine Tabitha Brown 9780063342262 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins From America’s Mom—actress, New York Times bestselling author, NAACP Award-winning personality, and Emmy-winning h...
Hello, Sunshine: 5 Habits to UNCLOUD Your Day
Hello, Sunshine: 5 Habits to UNCLOUD Your Day Alice Faye Duncan 9781502421111 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC This book is a HAPPY PILL for readers who must achieve their dreams under ...
Hello, Mister Blue
Hello, Mister Blue Daria Peoples 9780063206755 Fiction Greenwillow Books HarperCollins A day in the park sparks an unlikely connection between a young girl and a street musician without a home. From a...
The Sunshine Queens
The Sunshine Queens Sherri Shepherd 9781400252732 Fiction Tommy Nelson HarperCollins Christian Publishing From Sherri Shepherd, this energetic and fun story celebrates female friendships and shows you...
Sydney Sunshine and the Not-So-Magic Mirror (Volume 1)
Sydney Sunshine and the Not-So-Magic Mirror (Volume 1) Sydney McGee 9781543115345 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Sydney Sunshine receives a surprise gift—a special mirror with magical po...
Aisha Hall, Sunshine Smith-Williams, Jamila T. Davis, and Wahida Clark
Aisha Hall, Sunshine Smith-Williams, Jamila T. Davis, and Wahida Clark MULTIPLE Aisha Hall, Sunshine Smith-Williams, Jamila T. Davis, and Wahida Clark are prominent authors known for their compelling...
Sunshine Baby, Bofrot Cheeks
Sunshine Baby, Bofrot Cheeks Bernard Mensah 9781499815139 Fiction Little Bee Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Follow a sunshine-bright baby as he goes about his busy day with his dad in this perfect gift ...
Ways to Make Sunshine
Ways to Make Sunshine Renée Watson 9781547600564 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Ren�e Watson comes the first book i...
Sydney McGee
Sydney McGee NONE “McGee is the youngest bestselling author in AALBC.com History!” Sydney McGee, also known as “Sydney Sunshine”, is a young author from Houston, Texas, known for her uniqu...
Sunshine Smith-Williams
Sunshine Smith-Williams NONE Sunshine Smith-Williams, a Queens native, overcame a poverty-stricken upbringing through education, climbing the corporate ladder. After job loss in 2010, she bravely fou...
The Case of the Missing Hello House (A BeBe Barber Mystery)
The Case of the Missing Hello House (A BeBe Barber Mystery) Denene Millner 9781572842465 Fiction Agate Agate Publishing BeBe Barber is a star—equal parts funny, outspoken, and drama queen—with a perso...
Sydney Sunshine and the Mysterious Big Harvey (Volume 4)
Sydney Sunshine and the Mysterious Big Harvey (Volume 4) Sydney McGee 9780984688951 Fiction Visible Works Publishing Visible Works Publishing It’s raining, it’s pouring, being in the house is getting ...
Sydney Sunshine and Her Summer at Aunt Janet’s Farm
Sydney Sunshine and Her Summer at Aunt Janet’s Farm Sydney McGee 9780984688937 Fiction Visible Works Publishing Visible Works Publishing Sydney Sunshine is excited about her summer plans—a vacation to...
Sunny 101: The 10 Commandments of A Boss Chick
Sunny 101: The 10 Commandments of A Boss Chick Sunshine Smith-Williams 9780991104161 Fiction Voices International Publications Voices International Publications SUNNY 101: THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF A BOS...
Nadine Hello & Goodbye
Nadine Hello & Goodbye Carol Denise Mitchell 9798663120593 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published Nadine, Hello & Goodbye is a masterpiece! When Kara Pyles a happily married beauticia...
Sydney Sunshine and the Big Birthday Bash (Volume 3)
Sydney Sunshine and the Big Birthday Bash (Volume 3) Sydney McGee 9780984688968 Fiction Visible Works Publishing Visible Works Publishing Sydney Sunshine is turning ten years old. She has been dreamin...
Sunshine on the Crooked Road
Sunshine on the Crooked Road Eryka Parker Book Review Sunshine on the Crooked Road is a sensational novel that resonated with me. There’s even a mention of Martha’s Vineyard, where I happ...
Sunshine State Book Festival
Sunshine State Book Festival Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall Gainesville Florida In its seventh year, the 2026 Sunshine State Book Festival “Brings Readers and Writers Together.” 100 autho...
Together We Are Sunshine
Together We Are Sunshine Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow 9780593705414 Fiction Random House Studio Penguin Random House In this heartwarming celebration of sisterhood, three girls explore the natural world ...
Sunny Disposition: A Grumpy/Sunshine Romance
Sunny Disposition: A Grumpy/Sunshine Romance Deanna Grey 9798987895528 Fiction Deanna Grey Deanna Grey Naomi I can’t understand why – out of the four hockey players I’m sharing a house with this seme...
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party Jasmine Guillory 9781984802194 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House As seen on The Today Show! The new exhilarating New York Times bestselling romance from the author of The...
Sunshine on the Crooked Road
Sunshine on the Crooked Road Ndirangu Githaiga 9787735041797 Fiction Bon Esprit Books Bon Esprit Books After six years abroad, Wanjikũ and Kabogo return to a homeland that is bubbling with optimism as...
Bernardine Evaristo: A BBC Radio Collection
Bernardine Evaristo: A BBC Radio Collection Bernardine Evaristo 9781529917956 Fiction BBC Studios Distribution BBC Studios Distribution Including original writing for radio, plus full-cast adaptations...
On-line Chat Featuring author Mat Johnson
On-line Chat Featuring author Mat Johnson Thumper Interview The Coffee Will Make You Black On-line Reading Group’s Chat Transcript The Coffee Will Make You Black Reading Group&...
Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book
Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book Muriel Feelings 9780140546521 Nonfiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House "The beautiful vision of African life in the text merely hints of the community brea...
Chris Raschka
Chris Raschka 000000008396928X Chris Raschka, born in 1959, is a renowned author, illustrator, and violist from Pennsylvania. Notable for his books “Hello, Goodbye Window,” and “A Ball for Daisy,” bo...
Such a Fun Age
Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid 9780525541905 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Penguin Random House A REESE’S BOOK CLUB x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK PICK A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new vo...
Tembi Locke
Tembi Locke 0000000500051382 Tembi Locke is a writer, entrepreneur, and thought leader in creativity and resilience. She is a New York Times bestselling author, television producer, actor, and scree...
A Life In The Sunshine
A Life In The Sunshine J. Everett Prewitt 9798990130128 Nonfiction Wisdom Is Wealth Wisdom Is Wealth The story of Everett Prewitt’s life could have been titled From the Poolrooms to the Boardrooms, bu...
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (a Picture Book)
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (a Picture Book) Nancy Johnson James 9781951836535 Nonfiction Abrams Books for Young Readers Abrams A poetic picture book biography a...
Ways to Build Dreams
Ways to Build Dreams Renée Watson 9781547610181 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Bloomsbury Publishing Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner Renée Watson continues her bestselling ...
Ways to Make Sunshine
Ways to Make Sunshine Renée Watson 9781547606658 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Bloomsbury Publishing
The Pink Panther Clique
The Pink Panther Clique Aisha Hall, Sunshine Smith-Williams, Jamila T. Davis, and Wahida Clark 9781936649556 Fiction Wahida Clark Presents Publishing Green and Company LLC Everybody knows that if you ...
Sunshine Patriots
Sunshine Patriots Bill Campbell 9780989141116 Fiction Rosarium Publishing Rosarium Publishing Rebellion erupts on the “paradise” planet of Elysia, plunging the colony into chaos. In response, the all-...
In Search Of Tennessee Sunshine
In Search Of Tennessee Sunshine Margaret Johnson-Hodge 9780975402658 Fiction Sutton Place Publishers, Incorporated Sutton Place Publishers, Incorporated Nobody asked Erica Lorraine Simpson if it was o...
Sunshine @ Midnight
Sunshine @ Midnight Nina Oteria 9781257324064 Poetry Lulu Lulu Nina as a college student, Wake Forest University “In life, we all have storms - midnights, so to speak. We long for comfort in th...
Lisa Renee Johnson
Lisa Renee Johnson NONE Lisa Renee Johnson, Sunshineologist and publishing coach, inspires individuals to shine in life and business. Co-founder of Sistahs on the Reading Edge book club and CEO of Br...
Getting To The Good Part
Getting To The Good Part Thumper Book Review Hello. It only took me a few hours to read this bad boy. I guess I can qualify it as one of those books that can make you lose sleep. So, if some words ...
PerSOULnalities: Poems for Every Kind of Man
PerSOULnalities: Poems for Every Kind of Man Heather Covington 9781414022024 Poetry Disilgold Disilgold The sequel to Heather Covington’s PerSOULnalities poetry book series is back, but this time it’s...
Dorothy Koomson
Dorothy Koomson 0000000122756528 Dorothy Koomson, a London-born novelist, started her writing journey at 13. After studying in Leeds and London, she began her career in women's magazines and national...
Mass Deception
Mass Deception Hallema Excerpt Chill bumps appear out of nowhere when I think about that particular period of my life. The memory still haunts me to this day. I’d just arrived bac...
Kingston Noir (Akashic Noir)
Kingston Noir (Akashic Noir) Colin Channer 9781617750748 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "Thoroughly well-written stories…fans of noir will enjoy this batch of sordid tales set in the sweltering h...
Going Down South
Going Down South Thumper Book Review When I started reading books many, many years ago, I came to the conclusion that there is no drama like family drama. A few years ago when African-Ameri...
House Party
House Party justin a. reynolds 9780593488188 Fiction Joy Revolution Penguin Random House Ten bestselling, critically acclaimed authors deliver a fresh novel of interconnected stories that follow a gro...
Crowned with Glory
Crowned with Glory Dorena Williamson 9780593234402 Fiction WaterBrook Press Penguin Random House An ode to Black hair and Black girl joy, this joy-filled rhyming picture book invites young readers int...
Feeding the Soul (Because It’s My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom
Feeding the Soul (Because It’s My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom Tabitha Brown 9780063080287 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER You are seen,...
Little Heroes of Color: 50 Who Made a Big Difference
Little Heroes of Color: 50 Who Made a Big Difference David Heredia 9781338326420 Nonfiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. Say hello to heroes! This book introduces preschoolers to 50 men and women ...
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date Jasmine Guillory 9780399587665 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House One of… • Entertainment Weekly’s “12 Romances for V-Day” • Cosmopolitan’s “2018 Anticipated Read...
Tears for Water: Poetry & Lyrics
Tears for Water: Poetry & Lyrics Alicia Keys 9780425205600 Poetry Penguin Publishing Group Penguin Random House From acclaimed musician Alicia Keys, author of the memoir More Myself, comes a revealing...
Zone One: A Novel
Zone One: A Novel Colson Whitehead Excerpt A 2012 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominated Book He always wanted to live in New York. His Uncle Lloyd lived downtown on Lafayette, and in the long s...
Isaac and the Bah Family Tree
Isaac and the Bah Family Tree Kam Williams Book Review ’There was a tree that stood alone in the Bah family backyard. Thick, brown bark covered the trunk, while the gently swa...
Distant Lover
Distant Lover Thumper Book Review "Ooooo, she makes me SICK!! She does this to me every time!" I heard this from my good friend Steve right after I said hello when I answered the phone. A...
Summer Is Here
Summer Is Here Renée Watson 9781547605866 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Bloomsbury Publishing New York Times bestselling creators Renée Watson and Bea Jackson offer a picture book ode to a ...
Guru
Guru RuPaul 9780062862990 Nonfiction Dey Street Books HarperCollins Foreword by Jane Fonda A timeless collection of philosophies from renaissance performer and the world’s most famous shape-shifter R...
Starting From Scratch
Starting From Scratch Jazz Taylor 9781338803297 Fiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. From the author of Meow or Never, a story about blended families, anxiety, and how a fresh start can be just what...
Sugar Pie Lullaby: The Soul of Motown in a Song of Love
Sugar Pie Lullaby: The Soul of Motown in a Song of Love Carole Boston Weatherford 9781728242521 Nonfiction Sourcebooks Explore Sourcebooks Celebrate family love with this heartwarming and soulful bedt...
Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry
Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry Bebe Moore Campbell 9780399239724 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Some mornings, Annie’s mother’s smiles are as bright as sunshine...
Come on Florida, Let’s Race to the Top!
Come on Florida, Let’s Race to the Top! Gina Wilson Beckles Article Dr. Gina Wilson Beckles As a fourth generation Floridian, I am appalled and embarrassed that four of the eight school distric...
The Davenports (Chapter One)
The Davenports (Chapter One) Krystal Marquis Excerpt Chapter 1 Olivia Olivia Elise Davenport pulled a bolt of vibrant yellow silk from the display and held it to her dark complexion. She was dr...
The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Rights Movement
The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Rights Movement Kevin Shird 9781948062015 Nonfiction Apollo Publishers Apollo Publishers Extraordinary conversations between a confi...
Your Healing Portion Volume Two: for Life’s Obstacles (Volume 2)
Your Healing Portion Volume Two: for Life’s Obstacles (Volume 2) Johanna Sparrow 9781519144560 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Johanna Sparrow has put together a compilation of her mos...
Your Healing Portion: For Life’s Obstacles (Volume 1)
Your Healing Portion: For Life’s Obstacles (Volume 1) Johanna Sparrow 9781518857409 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Johanna Sparrow has put together a compilation of her most talked ab...
In the Neighborhood: A Brown Baby Parade Book
In the Neighborhood: A Brown Baby Parade Book Nikki Shannon Smith 9780593566053 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Baby and Daddy are taking a walk in their neighborhood! Read ...
Swift River (paperback)
Swift River (paperback) Essie Chambers 9781668027929 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK | A National Bestseller | Longlisted for the Center ...
Sunny Days
Sunny Days Jesse Byrd 9781223191461 Fiction Paw Prints Publishing Baker & Taylor Publisher Services Martine is a girl who is always ready to greet the day with a smile on her face, a bounce in her ste...
Hurry, Kate, or You’ll Be Late!
Hurry, Kate, or You’ll Be Late! Janice N. Harrington 9780823445103 Fiction Margaret Ferguson Books Holiday House A young girl stops to call out all the sights and sounds on her morning trip to pre-sch...
Bright Brown Baby
Bright Brown Baby Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9780545872294 Fiction Orchard Books Orchard Books A rhythmic, whimsically illustrated celebration of Black and brown babies and the joy, tende...
Dream Street
Dream Street Tricia Elam Walker 9780525581109 Fiction Anne Schwartz Books Penguin Random House NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES • FIVE STARRED REVIEWS ...
Home Home
Home Home Lisa Allen-Agostini 9781984893611 Fiction Ember Ember Fans of Monday’s Not Coming and Girl in Pieces will love this award-winning novel about a girl on the verge of losing herself and her un...
You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience Tarana Burke and Brene Brown 9780593243626 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER &bu...
It Seems Like a Mighty Long Time: Poems
It Seems Like a Mighty Long Time: Poems Angela Jackson 9780810130517 Poetry TriQuarterly Books Northwestern University Press Angela Jackson’s latest collection of poetry borrows its title from a lyric...
Flo Anthony <em>Deadly Stuff Players</em> Interview
Flo Anthony Deadly Stuff Players Interview Kam Williams Interview Florence “Flo” Anthony is a syndicated celebrity radio host, columnist. The first African-American woman to work in ...
Aloha for Carol Ann
Aloha for Carol Ann Margo Sorenson 9781603490276 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. Beautiful palm trees, pretty flowers and a warm breeze are all waiting to welcome 8-year-old Carol Ann to her...
A Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation
A Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation Veronica Chambers 9780743271578 Nonfiction Free Press Free Press Forget the stereotypes. Today’s Japanese women are shattering...
Beyonce - I Am … Sasha Fierce
Beyonce - I Am … Sasha Fierce Beyoncé 9781423475743 Nonfiction Hal Leonard Hal Leonard (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Introducing her alter ego/stage persona, Beyonce’s third CD snared five Gra...
Path To My African Eyes
Path To My African Eyes Ermila Moodley 9781933491097 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. When her father is transferred from his position as a professor at a Capetown, South Africa university to...
Louie
Louie Ezra Jack Keats 9780142400807 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House Susie and Roberto are putting on a puppet show and all of their friends have come to see it, including she Louie. As the s...
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me Maya Angelou 9780375825675 Nonfiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Full color photographs. "Hello, Stranger-Friend" begins Maya Ange...
Loki & Alex: Adventures of a Dog and His Best Friend
Loki & Alex: Adventures of a Dog and His Best Friend Charles R. Smith Jr. 9780525467007 Fiction Dutton Juvenile Penguin Random House Alex and his dog, Loki, are best friends. Alex believes he knows ex...
Got to be Real: Four Original Love Stories
Got to be Real: Four Original Love Stories E. Lynn Harris, Eric Jerome Dickey, Marcus Major, and Colin Channer 9780451202239 Fiction NAL Trade NAL Trade Boldly sexy, raucously funny, and unfailingly...
Flight to Canada
Flight to Canada Ishmael Reed 9780684847504 Fiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. Ishmael Reed has created a sharp, wildly funny slave’s-eye view of the Civil War. Three slaves infecte...
Dummy
Dummy John Gibson 9780965858670 Fiction Greenfield Publishing Group Greenfield Publishing Group Read our Book club’s online chat with author John Gibson, September 1st 1999 What would you do if yo...
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book Muriel Feelings 9780140546620 Nonfiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House A Caldecott Honor BookMoja Means One introduces children to counting in Swahili with he...
Erin Entrada Kelly
Erin Entrada Kelly 0000000436782294 Erin Entrada Kelly is a New York Times bestselling author and has won a multitude of awards for her work including the Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe and a New...
LitVersation: The Book Conversation Game
LitVersation: The Book Conversation Game Debra Owsley litversations Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published To buy this game, please visit the creator’s website “Hello My name is...
Tom Feelings
Tom Feelings 0000000063291627 Tom Feelings was a Brooklyn-born author, illustrator, and activist who portrayed the African-American experience through his work. He had a distinguished career, winning...
Muriel Feelings
Muriel Feelings 0000000042175168 Muriel Feelings, born in Pennsylvania, was an educator and author. She taught in East Africa and Brooklyn and collaborated with her illustrator husband, Tom Feelings,...
Christopher C. Bell Jr.
Christopher C. Bell Jr. NONE Chris Bell Jr., a Black poet, essayist, educationist, novelist, and retired army Major, holds a Doctorate in Education. Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia during racial...
Codis Hampton II
Codis Hampton II NONE Codis “Hamp” Hampton II is an author who transformed life experiences into a successful writing career. Inspired by a friend's comment, he has written five books and continues t...
Dee Miller
Dee Miller NONE Dee Miller is a versatile “Closet Artist” and wordsmith known for her wide-ranging artwork, from serious depictions to graffiti art, and thought-provoking writings. She has self-publi...
The Fisher King: A Novel
The Fisher King: A Novel Paule Marshall Excerpt Chapter 1 "Had the brass-face to come round me playing the Sodom and Gomorrah music!" The old woman they said was his g...
Pimp: The Story of My Life
Pimp: The Story of My Life Thumper Book Review Hello All. Now, my friend Gwen hipped me to Iceberg Slim. First, with his book, Mama Black Widow and now Pimp. I didn’t know what to expect, bu...
Mixed: My Life in Black and White
Mixed: My Life in Black and White Kam Williams Book Review ’Soon, two black security guards were buzzed through the doors toward me. My mouth stayed on full blast. ’Oh, sure, y’...
Black Prisoner of War
Black Prisoner of War Thumper Book Review I can't honestly tell you when I started watching war movies and reading books written about the American wars. In my younger years, I considered the sub...
Holding Pattern
Holding Pattern Jeffery Renard Allen Excerpt Black flutter, Mamma flashed about the room, workbound, her shiny knee-length black leather boots working against the wood floor like po...
Morgan Freeman - The "Invictus" Interview
Morgan Freeman - The "Invictus" Interview Kam Williams Interview Morgan on Mandela, Mirrors, Mississippi and More Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee on June 1, 1937 ...
Troy Johnson
Troy Johnson Kam Williams Interview "Hello, Troy. I visited your site - very interesting. It is a good deal more than a Book Club for bucks - more like a neighborhood bookstore - a labor of lo...
Rain Falls
Rain Falls Mélina Mangal 9798885548496 Fiction Free Spirit Publishing Teacher Created Materials Join cousins Kamali and Josiah in exploring the sensations of walking in the rain. In Rain Falls, two...
Beyond Alaska’s Window
Beyond Alaska’s Window Patrice Gopo 9780593692530 Fiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House An endlessly charming picture book about how a Jamaican family living in Alaska keeps its ...
Keeping the Faith: A Memoir of Family, Race, and Social History of New Orleans
Keeping the Faith: A Memoir of Family, Race, and Social History of New Orleans Ronald Gauthier 978keepingthe Nonfiction Jon Batiste Publishing Jon Batiste Publishing Jon Batiste is a musical prodigy a...