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Historical Fiction Novelist, Joan Vassar, Celebrates Black Love in Her Book
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Joan Vassar
Joan Vassar NONE Joan Vassar, a New York native, is a passionate storyteller and author known for her insightful narratives on the African American experience. Aside from her software analyst profess...
Anthony: Unshackled (Black Series #4)
Anthony: Unshackled (Black Series #4) Joan Vassar 9780578682402 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press Joan Vassar’s captivating Black series picks up on the gritty streets of New York City durin...
Elbert: The Uncaged Mind (Black Series #2)
Elbert: The Uncaged Mind (Black Series #2) Joan Vassar 9780692780077 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press Listen to a reading from the novel Elbert: The Uncaged Mind, book #2 in the Black s...
Black (Black Series #1)
Black (Black Series #1) Joan Vassar 9780692704035 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press Listen to a reading from the novel Black, book #1 in the Black series, written by Joan Vassar Y...
The Gilded Years
The Gilded Years Karin Tanabe 9781501110450 Fiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. “The Gilded Years is a historical novel based on the true story of Anita Hemmings, the first black wo...
Emancipating James (Black Series #3)
Emancipating James (Black Series #3) Joan Vassar 9780692067864 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press In this compelling third saga of the Black series, Joan Vassar returns to Upper Canada–1862. ...
Consecrated Ground
Consecrated Ground Virginia Black 9781612942551 Fiction Bywater Books Bywater Books Consecrated Ground is a multiracial lesbian paranormal tour de force that will leave you wary of the shadows and abs...
Memphis
Memphis Tara M. Stringfellow 9780593230480 Fiction The Dial Press Penguin Random House A spellbinding debut novel tracing three generations of a Southern Black family and one daughter’s discovery that...
Iron Tongue of Midnight
Iron Tongue of Midnight Brittany N. Williams 9781419758683 Fiction Amulet Books Abrams The Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 3The electrifying conclusion to the “glorious” (The New York Times) award-nominat...
Anita Hemmings, the First Black Student to Attend Vassar College
Anita Hemmings, the First Black Student to Attend Vassar College Troy Johnson Article Karin Tanabe’s gripping new historical novel, The Gilded Years (Washington Square Press, June 7, 2016) is based o...
Joan Wright Lewis
Joan Wright Lewis NONE Jamaican-born author Joan Wright Lewis, now a US citizen, is known for her works that inspire youth and young adults to embrace self-love, pursue dreams, and foster genuine fri...
Joan Morgan
Joan Morgan NONE Joan Morgan, born in 1965, is an acclaimed author and journalist, noted for her transformative work inspired by women's empowerment. Known for her career at The Village Voice, she ha...
Introduction to Love and Self: A Romantic Novel
Introduction to Love and Self: A Romantic Novel Joan Vassar 9780595393381 Fiction iUniverse Author Solutions As young children, the lives of Seven Thomas and Lisa Harris briefly connect after Lisa’s p...
Unfortunately Francine
Unfortunately Francine Joan Vassar 9780578504001 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press Georgia, 1995-A gentle push from her sister causes Francine Adams to agree to one date with the handsome, J...
The Fort (Black Series #5)
The Fort (Black Series #5) Joan Vassar thefort Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press The 5th and final installment of the Black Series – Coming Summer 2021!Book cover image is not final.
Joan Potter
Joan Potter NONE Joan Potter is a co-author of three books, a prolific article writer, and an essayist featured in anthologies and literary journals. She's also a memoir workshop instructor based in ...
Joan Holub
Joan Holub 000000006379163X Joan Holub is a prolific author and illustrator of over 140 children's books, known for the Goddess Girls and Heroes in Training series, and NYT bestselling book, Mighty D...
Joan Sikand
Joan Sikand NONE Joan Sikand is a lawyer and poet based in Nairobi, Kenya, where she lives with her husband. Joan Sikand is a poet and lawyer. She and her husband reside in Nairobi, Kenya
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When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down Joan Morgan 9780684868615 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. “Morgan has given an entire generation of Black fem...
An Unlikely Coven
An Unlikely Coven Am Kvita 9780316586634 Fiction Orbit Books Hachette Book Group “Charming and utterly unputdownable.” —Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings Longlisted...
Joan Myers Brown & The Audacious Hope Of The Black Ballerina: A Biohistory Of American Performance
Joan Myers Brown & The Audacious Hope Of The Black Ballerina: A Biohistory Of American Performance Brenda Dixon Gottschild 9780230114098 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers Founder of t...
Saint-Seducing Gold (the Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 2)
Saint-Seducing Gold (the Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 2) Brittany N. Williams 9781419758669 Fiction Harry N. Abrams Harry N. Abrams Saint-Seducing Gold is the second book in Brittany N. Williams's...
Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina
Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina Kam Williams Book Review “Blacks in the segregationist United States of America of the 30s and 40s fought back with inherent toug...
That Self-Same Metal (the Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 1)
That Self-Same Metal (the Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 1) Brittany N. Williams 9781419758645 Fiction Amulet Books Abrams This stunning YA fantasy debut "seamlessly weaves together history, fantasy...
Never Trust a Stranger
Never Trust a Stranger Mary Monroe 9781617738043 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. ”New York Times “bestselling author Mary Monroe takes you on the ultimate twist-filled ride with her Lonel...
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost (hardcover)
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost (hardcover) Joan Morgan 9780684822624 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this fresh, funky, and irreverent book, a new voice of the post-Civil ...
Tanya Wright
Tanya Wright 0000000395292597 Tanya Wright, a Bronx native, is an acclaimed actor known for roles in HBO's True Blood and Netflix's Orange Is the New Black. A Vassar graduate and former New York Time...
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond NONE Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond is a writer and cum laude Vassar College graduate. She has written for various publications including AOL and Parenting Magazine. Her works include ...
The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know Mary Monroe 9781617738104 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. In the stunning climax of New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe’s Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart series, the...
Jazzy Pen Communications
Jazzy Pen Communications Troy Johnson Article Jazzy Pen Communications provides a wide range of professional editing services. For literary clients, Jazzy Pen specializes in African American...
She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Joan Morgan 9781501195259 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. “A new book by Joan Morgan would be cause for celebration whether it...
J.J. Phillips
J.J. Phillips NONE Jane J. Phillips, born in 1944, is an acclaimed poet, novelist, and civil rights activist. Recognized for her works including 'Mojo Hand: an Orphic Tale' and 'The Passion of Joan P...
Arushi Raina
Arushi Raina NONE Arushi Raina, author of 'When Morning Comes' (2016), crafts narratives about resilience in both real and imagined worlds, featuring a diverse range of characters and settings. A glo...
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 0000000115887079 Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is a civil rights attorney, writer, playwright, and Constitutional Law professor at John Jay College (CUNY). She previously taught...
Kimberlé Crenshaw, Luke Charles Harris, and George Lipsitz
Kimberlé Crenshaw, Luke Charles Harris, and George Lipsitz MULTIPLE Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor at UCLA and Columbia, co-founded the African American Policy Forum with Luke Charles Harris, a ...
Shakara Bridgers, Jeniece Isley, and Joan Davis
Shakara Bridgers, Jeniece Isley, and Joan Davis MULTIPLE
Melissa Banta, Curtis M. Hinsley, and Joan Kathryn O'Donnell
Melissa Banta, Curtis M. Hinsley, and Joan Kathryn O'Donnell MULTIPLE
Joshunda Sanders
Joshunda Sanders NONE Joshunda Sanders is an accomplished journalist, federal speechwriter, and educator based in the Bronx. She's worked for top US news organizations and served as Press Secretary i...
New Black Man: Tenth Anniversary Edition
New Black Man: Tenth Anniversary Edition Mark Anthony Neal 9781138792586 Nonfiction Routledge Routledge Ten years ago, Mark Anthony Neal’s New Black Man put forth a revolutionary model of Black mascul...
The Whitewashing of Christianity: A Hidden Past, A Hurtful Present, and A Hopeful Future
The Whitewashing of Christianity: A Hidden Past, A Hurtful Present, and A Hopeful Future Jerome Gay Jr. 9781953156068 Nonfiction 13th & Joan 13th & Joan A timely narrative of how the Christian faith h...
Destini the Chocolate Princess
Destini the Chocolate Princess Joan Wright Lewis 9780962983214 Fiction Joval Publishing Joval Publishing Destini the Chocolate Princes is an amazing, life changing story about an innocent child faced ...
How to Be Popular Like a Celebrity and Love It
How to Be Popular Like a Celebrity and Love It Joan Wright Lewis 9780962983238 Nonfiction Joval Publishing Joval Publishing Sometimes, loving yourself, and loving who you are is not easy. However, you...
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...
The Get ’Em Girls’ Guide to the Power of Cuisine: Perfect Recipes for Spicing Up Your Love Life
The Get ’Em Girls’ Guide to the Power of Cuisine: Perfect Recipes for Spicing Up Your Love Life Shakara Bridgers, Jeniece Isley, and Joan Davis 9781416587767 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, In...
Never Trust a Stranger
Never Trust a Stranger Mary Monroe 9781617738081 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe takes you on the ultimate twist-filled ride with her Lonely He...
Step Into a World: A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature
Step Into a World: A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature Kevin Powell 9780471442561 Fiction Wiley Wiley Read more about the contributors to this fantastic volume of work “Kevin Powell is...
This Little Dreamer: An Inspirational Primer
This Little Dreamer: An Inspirational Primer Joan Holub 9781534442917 Nonfiction Little Simon Simon & Schuster, Inc. Learn all about dreamers who changed history in this engaging and hopeful board boo...
This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer
This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer Joan Holub 9781534401068 Nonfiction Little Simon Simon & Schuster, Inc. Learn all about influential women who changed history in this engaging and colorful...
Makonde
Makonde Joan Sikand 9780910671125 Poetry Path Press Path Press This a book of poetry dealing with spiritual matters. It concludes with two very engaging short stories. The author is an American residi...
African American Firsts: Famous, Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America (4th Edition)
African American Firsts: Famous, Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America (4th Edition) Joan Potter 9780758292414 Nonfiction Down & Out Books Down & Out Book Updated With The Latest Facts...
Two Cavapoo A Cavapoo Day At School
Two Cavapoo A Cavapoo Day At School Jessica Pryce 9781732646483 Fiction 13th & Joan 13th & Joan Carson is excited to take her new puppies to school and show her class. But when she arrives with her pu...
Two Cavapoo A Cavapoo Family
Two Cavapoo A Cavapoo Family Jessica Pryce 9781961863101 Fiction 13th & Joan 13th & Joan Carson is turning 10 years old and her parents are giving her a new puppy. Carson has to pick which puppy she w...
African-American Poetry: An Anthology, 1773-1927 (Dover Thrift Editions)
African-American Poetry: An Anthology, 1773-1927 (Dover Thrift Editions) Joan R. Sherman 9780486296043 Poetry Dover Publications Dover Publications Rich selection of 74 poems ranging from the religiou...
Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education
Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education Jasmine L. Harris 9781506489834 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media Black Women, Ivory Tower is a first-of-its-k...
Joanna Jackson
Joanna Jackson NONE "Joan Smith, born in 1970, is an award-winning author of mystery novels. Her work is known for its intricate plots, strong characters, and atmospheric settings. She has published ...
The Get’ Em Girls Guide to Unlocking the Power of Cuisine (The Official Get ’em Girl’s Guide)
The Get’ Em Girls Guide to Unlocking the Power of Cuisine (The Official Get ’em Girl’s Guide) Shakara Bridgers, Jeniece Isley, and Joan Davis 9780979183201 Fiction Subira Publishing Subira Publishing ...
Joan of Naples
Joan of Naples Alexandre Dumas 9781404367791 Fiction IndyPublish IndyPublish It is the story of crimes against the royalty. The vast split between the masses and the elite, the frustration and aggrava...
Hector lives in the United States now: The story of a Mexican-American child
Hector lives in the United States now: The story of a Mexican-American child Joan Hewett 9780397322954 Fiction J. B. Lippincott HarperCollins Text and photographs document the day-to-day happenings an...
From Site to Sight: Anthropology, Photography, and the Power of Imagery, Thirtieth Anniversary Edition
From Site to Sight: Anthropology, Photography, and the Power of Imagery, Thirtieth Anniversary Edition Melissa Banta, Curtis M. Hinsley, and Joan Kathryn O'Donnell 9780873658676 Nonfiction Peabody Mus...
The Get ’Em Girls’ Guide to the Perfect Get-Together: Delicious Recipes to Delight Family and Friends
The Get ’Em Girls’ Guide to the Perfect Get-Together: Delicious Recipes to Delight Family and Friends Shakara Bridgers, Jeniece Isley, and Joan Davis 9781416587774 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schust...
Dana Bari
Dana Bari NONE Dana Bari is a romance author whose love of storytelling grew from years of reading romance and historical fiction—and from a desire to see more stories that reflect her own stage of ...
Nine Faces of Love
Nine Faces of Love Timmothy B. McCann 9781495913426 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Nine Faces of Love is a collection of love story from a National Best Selling Novelist described by Pub...
Welcome To My Breakdown: A Memoir
Welcome To My Breakdown: A Memoir Benilde Little 9781476751955 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The nationally bestselling author of Good Hair and The Itch pens her first book of nonficti...
Carolyn Holland
Carolyn Holland NONE Carolyn Holland, a bibliophile and historical romance enthusiast, is dedicated to diversifying the genre by writing books for and about people of color. Inspired by LA Banks and ...
Sarah E. Farro
Sarah E. Farro NONE Sarah E. Farro, a black author born in 1859, wrote 'True Love: A Story of English Domestic Life' in 1891, making her the second known African-American woman novelist of the 19th c...
Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson 0000000000042498 Charles Richard Johnson, a novelist, essayist, and cartoonist from Evanston, Illinois, is renowned for his balanced mix of philosophy and folklore. His novel, Middle ...
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Dolen Perkins-Valdez 0000000074479879 Dolen Perkins-Valdez, a Memphis-born novelist, is renowned for her New York Times bestselling novel 'Wench.' A Harvard graduate and former University of Californ...
KR Bankston
KR Bankston NONE KR Bankston is an accomplished Fiction Novelist, Publishing Consultant, and CEO of Kirabaco Media Group. Known for her commercial publishing debut, 'A Deadly Encounter' in 2008, she ...
The Beautiful Darkness: A Handbook for Orphans
The Beautiful Darkness: A Handbook for Orphans Joshunda Sanders 9781537402024 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC The Beautiful Darkness is the title of a book written by Joshunda Sanders....
On the Frontline
On the Frontline Angela Kay Austin 9780615895918 Fiction Vanilla Heart Publishing Vanilla Heart Publishing For those who serve, and the ones who love them. Two Angela Kay Austin stories: Scarlet’s Tea...
It’s Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies
It’s Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies Jessica Wilson 9780306827693 Nonfiction Hachette Hachette Book Group WE WILL REWRITE THE NARARTIVE OF BLACKNESS THAT CENTERS AND CELE...
Historical Research Department of the Nation of Islam
Historical Research Department of the Nation of Islam NONE This author explores the historical relationship between Black and Jewish communities, claiming that Black leaders advocating for economic a...
Amina Luqman-Dawson
Amina Luqman-Dawson NONE Amina Luqman-Dawson is a prolific writer and policy professional, focusing on topics of race, culture, and community. She's authored newspaper op-eds, magazine articles, and ...
Danielle Y. C. McClean
Danielle Y. C. McClean NONE Danielle Y. C. McClean is an award-winning children's author, translator, and interpreter from Trinidad and Tobago. Her notable works include 'The Protectors’ Pledge' and ...
Lisa Kudrow - The "Kabluey" Interview
Lisa Kudrow - The "Kabluey" Interview Kam Williams Interview Making ’Friends' with Lisa Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow was born in Encino, California on July 30, 1963 to Nedra, a travel a...
Kaia Alderson
Kaia Alderson NONE Kaia Alderson, an author specializing in historical women's fiction, has a passion for uncovering African-American women's history. Known for her debut novel, Sisters In Arms, she ...
Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America
Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America Daniel Black 9781335449382 Nonfiction Hanover Square Press Hanover Square Press A piercing collection of essays on racial tension in America...
The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories Danielle Evans 9780593189450 Fiction Riverhead Books Penguin Random House Winner of the 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize The award-winning au...
Me and My Mama: Celebrate Black Joy and Family Love
Me and My Mama: Celebrate Black Joy and Family Love Carole Boston Weatherford 9781728242460 Fiction Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Sourcebooks A beautiful love letter to everyday moments that celebrates the ...
Karin Tanabe
Karin Tanabe 0000000503863781 Karin Tanabe, a former Politico reporter and fiction writer, has contributed to numerous publications including The Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post. With a backg...
Barbara Ransby
Barbara Ransby 000000038357030X Barbara Ransby, a renowned historian, writer, and activist, serves as a Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She leads the Social Justice Initiative and...
Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.
Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth. Beverly Bond 9781501157929 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the award-winning entrepreneur, culture leader, and creator of the...
Darnell L. Moore
Darnell L. Moore 0000000430743868 Darnell L. Moore, born 1976, is an influential writer and editor with contributions at CASSIUS, LogoTV.com, and Mic, and a regular writer for Ebony, Advocate, Vice, ...
Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America
Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America Candacy Taylor 9781419738173 Nonfiction Abrams Press Abrams The first book to explore the historical role and residual impa...
Randall Kenan
Randall Kenan 0000000108991919 Randall Kenan (1963-2020) was a notable author and professor born in Brooklyn and raised in North Carolina. He has taught at numerous esteemed universities and is known...
In the Hour of Chaos: Art and Activism with Public Enemy’s Chuck D Volume 6
In the Hour of Chaos: Art and Activism with Public Enemy’s Chuck D Volume 6 Chuck D 9780520427396 Nonfiction University of California Press University of California Press A profound meditation on hip ...
David Diop
David Diop 0000000381649161 David Diop, born in 1966, is a renowned French-Senegalese author known for his historical fiction. His novel “At Night All Blood is Black” won the 2021 International Booke...
Ben Okri
Ben Okri 0000000121401864 Ben Okri, an award-winning poet and novelist, was born to an Igbo mother and Urhobo father in Nigeria. He had his early education in London, furthered his studies in England...
W.E.B. Du Bois: Writings (Loa #34): The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade / The Souls of Black Folk / Dusk of Dawn / Essays
W.E.B. Du Bois: Writings (Loa #34): The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade / The Souls of Black Folk / Dusk of Dawn / Essays W.E.B. Du Bois and Nathan Huggins 9780940450332 Nonfiction Library of A...
Journey To The Woman I’ve Come To Love: Affirmations From Women Who Have Fallen In Love--With Themselves (Volume 1)
Journey To The Woman I’ve Come To Love: Affirmations From Women Who Have Fallen In Love--With Themselves (Volume 1) Miki Turner 9781478259497 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Miki Turne...
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 ...
The Lit Bit Celebrates Women’s History Month
The Lit Bit Celebrates Women’s History Month Charisse Carney-Nunes Article Welcome to Women’s History Month! So often we African Americans complain that the preceding month of February, Bla...
Recognize! (paperback): An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life
Recognize! (paperback): An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593381625 Fiction Yearling Penguin Random House BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED. In...