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Jelani’s Key by D. Amari Jackson
Jelani’s Key by D. Amari Jackson Author Interviews
Jonathan Birruete
Jonathan Birruete NONE Jonathan Birruete is a middle school student from the Washington, DC area. He wrote a review of the book Jelani’s Key by D. Amari Jackson: Jelani’s Key is a short but power...
Amari 2-Book Hardcover Box Set: Amari and the Night Brothers, Amari and the Great Game
Amari 2-Book Hardcover Box Set: Amari and the Night Brothers, Amari and the Great Game B. B. Alston 9780063274259 Fiction Balzer & Bray/Harperteen HarperCollins The hardcover box set of the blockbuste...
Jelani’s Key
Jelani’s Key D. Amari Jackson 9780979637438 Fiction AALBC Books for Young Readers African American Literature Book Club “Dramatic, daring, and authentic, Jelani’s Key is a page-turning epic chock full...
D. Amari Jackson
D. Amari Jackson 0000000530897506 D. Amari Jackson is an accomplished creator, award-winning journalist, and author known for his middle grade novel, Jelani's Key. His portfolio includes TV/web/film ...
Back to (Mysteries) School
Back to (Mysteries) School Mel Hopkins Article Is the oldest storytelling format, the monomyth, also known as The Hero’s Journey, one of the templates used for awakening the human consciousness...
Jelani’s Key
Jelani’s Key Mel Hopkins Book Review Pain into Promise An immeasurable loss leads to a journey of cultural enlightenment, friendship, and self-discovery for 11-year-old protagonists Jelani and Bak...
Jelani’s Key Chapter II
Jelani’s Key Chapter II D. Amari Jackson Excerpt Chapter II The Bully of Benning Road
Amari and the Despicable Wonders
Amari and the Despicable Wonders B. B. Alston 9780062975232 Fiction Storytide HarperCollins The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series th...
Amari and the Despicable Wonders
Amari and the Despicable Wonders B. B. Alston 9780062975225 Fiction Balzer & Bray/Harperteen HarperCollins The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investiga...
Amari and the Great Game
Amari and the Great Game B. B. Alston 9780062975195 Fiction Balzer & Bray/Harperteen HarperCollins Sequel to the New York Times bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers! Artemis Fowl meets Men in Bl...
Harold Cruse and William Jelani Cobb
Harold Cruse and William Jelani Cobb MULTIPLE Harold Cruse & William Jelani Cobb are renowned authors. Cruse, known for his work on African-American culture & history, and Cobb, noted for his comment...
William Jelani Cobb and David Remnick
William Jelani Cobb and David Remnick MULTIPLE Jelani Cobb is a renowned author known for his collaboration with David Remnick. This information is accompanied by a photo credit to Steve Friedman, ta...
William Jelani Cobb
William Jelani Cobb 0000000034332610 William Jelani Cobb, Ph.D., is an accomplished author, educator, and journalist specializing in post-Civil War African American history and 20th-century American ...
Amari and the Night Brothers
Amari and the Night Brothers B. B. Alston 9780062975164 Fiction Balzer & Bray/Harperteen HarperCollins ALA Notable Children’s Book ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers YALSA Best Fiction...
Amari and the Metalwork Menace
Amari and the Metalwork Menace B. B. Alston 9780063340039 Fiction Storytide HarperCollins The gripping fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series that began wi...
Amari and the Metalwork Menace
Amari and the Metalwork Menace B. B. Alston 9780063340022 Fiction Storytide HarperCollins The gripping fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series that began wi...
D. Amari Jackson on Jelani’s Key and Banning Books
D. Amari Jackson on Jelani’s Key and Banning Books Book Spotlights
The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from the New Yorker
The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from the New Yorker William Jelani Cobb and David Remnick 9780063017597 Nonfiction Ecco Press HarperCollins A collection of The New Yorker’s groundbreaking writing o...
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...
Mirroring Lincoln: The Cursed Existence of Paschal Beverly Randolph
Mirroring Lincoln: The Cursed Existence of Paschal Beverly Randolph D. Amari Jackson 9780979637483 Fiction AALBC Aspire African American Literature Book Club Audiobook Edition Availab...
The Savion Sequence
The Savion Sequence D. Amari Jackson 9780979637469 Fiction AALBC Aspire African American Literature Book Club Join Our Book Discussion on Zoom ● October 25, 2026 ● 2 p.m. EDT Also Available in ...
The Savion Sequence (paperback)
The Savion Sequence (paperback) D. Amari Jackson 9780979637452 Fiction AALBC Aspire African American Literature Book Club Join Our Book Discussion on Zoom ● October 25, 2026 ● 2 p.m. EDT Also A...
Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key
Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key MULTIPLE Emmy and Peabody Award-winning actor, writer, and producer Keegan-Michael Key is renowned for his diverse talent in comedy and drama, with credits in Key & Pe...
Obama Rises, Old Guard Civil Rights Leaders Scowl
Obama Rises, Old Guard Civil Rights Leaders Scowl William Jelani Cobb Article President Elect, Barack Obama, D-Ill. Speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memori...
George Jackson
George Jackson 0000000140482524 George Jackson, born September 23, 1941, was a key figure in the Black Power movement and a member of the Black Panther Party. He gained prominence through his activis...
The Substance Of Hope: Barack Obama And The Paradox Of Progress
The Substance Of Hope: Barack Obama And The Paradox Of Progress William Jelani Cobb 9781635577426 Nonfiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press For acclaimed historian William Jelani Cobb, the historic...
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-Present
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-Present William Jelani Cobb 9780593978207 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House From one of the definitive journalists of this era — acclaim...
The Essential Kerner Commission Report
The Essential Kerner Commission Report William Jelani Cobb 9781631498923 Nonfiction Liveright Publishing Corporation W. W. Norton & Company The Kerner Commission Report, released a month before Martin...
To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic
To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic William Jelani Cobb 9780814716717 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press 2007 Arts Club of Washington’s National Awar...
To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip-Hop Aesthetic
To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip-Hop Aesthetic William Jelani Cobb 9780814716700 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press 2007 Arts Club of Washington’s National Awar...
The Essential Harold Cruse: A Reader
The Essential Harold Cruse: A Reader Harold Cruse and William Jelani Cobb 9780312293963 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers In 1967, as the movement for civil rights was turning into ...
Follow Your Heart
Follow Your Heart Brenda Jackson 9781335250988 Fiction HQN Harlequin Enterprises Limited "Jackson is a master at writing."—Publishers Weekly "Brenda Jackson writes romance that sizzles and characters ...
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House Jon Meacham 9781400063253 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House The definitive biography of a larger-than-life president who defied norms, divid...
The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey Through the Art and Craft of Humor
The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey Through the Art and Craft of Humor Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key 9781797216836 Nonfiction Chronicle Books Chronicle Books Authors Keegan-Michael Key and Elle ...
Blood on the Dance Floor: The Creative Process of Michael Jackson
Blood on the Dance Floor: The Creative Process of Michael Jackson Glenda R. Taylor 9780999830987 Nonfiction Amh Publishers Amh Publishers Blood on the Dance Floor: The Creative Process of Michael Jack...
Michael Jackson: The Man behind the Mask
Michael Jackson: The Man behind the Mask Bob Jones and Stacy M. Brown 9781590790724 Nonfiction Select Books (NY) Select Books (NY) ’Michael Jackson: The Man behind the Mask’ is the INSIDE STORY of the...
Michael Jackson: The Man Behind the Mask: An Insider’s Story of the King of Pop
Michael Jackson: The Man Behind the Mask: An Insider’s Story of the King of Pop Bob Jones 9781590792032 Nonfiction Select Books Select Books ’Michael Jackson: The Man behind the Mask’ is the INSIDE ST...
Karen Eubanks Jackson
Karen Eubanks Jackson NONE Karen Eubanks Jackson, a 27-year, four-time breast cancer survivor, is the founder and CEO of Sisters Network Inc., the only nationwide African American breast cancer survi...
Deep Dive into The Savion Sequence by D. Amari Jackson
Deep Dive into The Savion Sequence by D. Amari Jackson Author Interviews
My First Trip to Africa
My First Trip to Africa Atlantis T. Browder 9780924944017 Nonfiction The Institute of Karmic Guidance The Institute of Karmic Guidance “Atlantis’ book continues to change lives by letting our children...
The Savion Sequence
The Savion Sequence Connie Bradley Book Review This review is of the 2011 version of The Savion Sequence My interest was recently piqued by a trailer which appeared on the AALBC.com discussion b...
The Savion Sequence
The Savion Sequence D. Amari Jackson Excerpt PROLOGUE “How could this be?” marveled the wide-eyed Nubian, removing the protective mask covering his nose and mouth so his partner could ...
The Savion Sequence
The Savion Sequence D. Amari Jackson Excerpt PROLOGUE “How could this be?” marveled the wide-eyed Nubian, removing the protective mask covering his nose and mouth so his partner could ...
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours Helen Oyeyemi 9781594634635 Fiction Riverhead Books Penguin Random House From the award-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird and Mr. Fox comes an enchanting collection of i...
Corridors of Genius: Excavating the Consciousness, Creative Process & Artistry of Michael Jackson
Corridors of Genius: Excavating the Consciousness, Creative Process & Artistry of Michael Jackson Glenda R. Taylor 9780982554081 Nonfiction Amh Publishers Amh Publishers Corridors of Genius is the fir...
On Michael Jackson
On Michael Jackson Margo Jefferson 9780307277657 Nonfiction Vintage Books Penguin Random House Michael Jackson was once universally acclaimed as a song-and-dance man of genius; Wacko Jacko is now, mor...
Mitchell S. Jackson
Mitchell S. Jackson 0000000409614826 Mitchell S. Jackson Awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing Mitchell S. Jackson is an acclaimed author and educator, known for his debut novel “The Resi...
Ty Allan Jackson
Ty Allan Jackson NONE Ty Allan Jackson is a celebrated author and publisher, renowned for his children's book 'Danny Dollar Millionaire: The Lemonade Escapade.' Inspired by his son's curiosity about ...
All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson
All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson Carole Boston Weatherford 9780593650165 Nonfiction Crown Penguin Random House Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, i...
Brenda Jackson
Brenda Jackson 0000000117535931 Jackson is New York Times bestselling with of 150 romance novels. Brenda Jackson, a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, has written over 150 novels and nov...
Michael B. Jackson
Michael B. Jackson NONE Michael B. Jackson, a retired juvenile corrections worker, is an author of 4 books and a passionate advocate for the rights of formerly incarcerated people. He's also an inspi...
K.M. Jackson
K.M. Jackson NONE K.M. Jackson, also known as Kwana Jackson, is a New York-based author and former fashion designer. After a decade in fashion, she pursued her dream of writing. She's an advocate for...
John G. Jackson
John G. Jackson 0000000027592692 John Glover Jackson, one of our greatest cultural historians, was born on April 1, 1907 (he died October 13, 1993) in Aiken, South Carolina. Jokingly, he would somet...
Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson 000000003829384X Robert Jackson, author of “The No More Excuses Curriculum,” is a renowned speaker, educator, and consultant specializing in issues facing African-American and Latino s...
Andrew P. Jackson
Andrew P. Jackson 0000000045924849 Andrew P. Jackson (Sekou Molefi Baako) served as Executive Director of Queens Library’s Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center in New York from 1980...
Samuel L. Jackson - Snakes on a Plane Interview
Samuel L. Jackson - Snakes on a Plane Interview Kam Williams Interview Samuel L. Jackson The Snakes on a Plane Interview with Kam Williams Born in Washington, DC on December 21, 1948,...
We Refuse (paperback): A Forceful History of Black Resistance
We Refuse (paperback): A Forceful History of Black Resistance Kellie Carter Jackson 9781541601598 Nonfiction Seal Press (CA) Seal Press An unsparing, erudite, and incisive (Jelani Cobb, staff writ...
The Devil and Dave Chappelle: And Other Essays
The Devil and Dave Chappelle: And Other Essays William Jelani Cobb 9781560259770 Nonfiction Basic Books Perseus Books An unflinching collection of essays that takes on the subjects of Biggie Smalls, T...
Antidote to Revolution: African American Anticommunism and the Struggle for Civil Rights, 1931-1954
Antidote to Revolution: African American Anticommunism and the Struggle for Civil Rights, 1931-1954 William Jelani Cobb 9780231133784 Nonfiction Columbia University Press Columbia University Press &nb...
The Flow: New Black Poetry in Motion
The Flow: New Black Poetry in Motion Kwame Alexander 9780938818458 Poetry ECA Associates ECA Associates Alexander’s first collection of Poetry. Jelani Cobb contributes.
Amari and the Night Brothers
Amari and the Night Brothers B. B. Alston 9780062975171 Fiction Storytide HarperCollins
Children of Virtue and Vengeance
Children of Virtue and Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi 9781250170996 Fiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers "Meet Tomi Adeyemi—the new J.K. Rowling. (Yep, she’s that good)." —Entertainment WeeklyAft...
B. B. Alston
B. B. Alston NONE B.B. Alston is a South Carolina-based author known for his international bestseller, “Amari and the Night Brothers.” The book, published in 27 countries, spent 30+ weeks on the NY T...
Love You, Always
Love You, Always Lauren Lacey 9798218143978 Fiction Lauren Lacey Lauren Lacey How can you move on from someone when they still hold the key to your heart? How can you love the life you live without th...
Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults)
Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults) Ketanji Brown Jackson 9798217117772 Nonfiction Bright Matter Books Penguin Random House The New York Times bestselling memoir now adapted for young adults! Ket...
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson 9780062953810 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson opens up about his amazi...
In the Company of My Sisters: My Story, My Truth
In the Company of My Sisters: My Story, My Truth Karen Eubanks Jackson 9781944359676 Nonfiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books Dance as though no one is watching youLove as though you have never ...
My Father’s Name: A Black Virginia Family After the Civil War
My Father’s Name: A Black Virginia Family After the Civil War Lawrence P. Jackson 9780226389493 Nonfiction University of Chicago Press University of Chicago Press Armed with only early boyhood memorie...
Echoes of a Distant Summer
Echoes of a Distant Summer Guy Johnson 9780345478047 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House “You done lived a tough life, boy, and I know I’m part responsible for that. I ain’t askin’ you to excuse...
Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson
Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson George Jackson 9781556522307 Nonfiction Chicago Review Press Chicago Review Press A collection of Jackson’s letters from prison, Soledad Brother i...
Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson
Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson MULTIPLE Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson are acclaimed authors, known for their compelling and influential works. Shabazz, a community organizer and moti...
Brenda Jackson and Synithia Williams
Brenda Jackson and Synithia Williams MULTIPLE Brenda Jackson and Synithia Williams are accomplished authors. Jackson is known for her romance novels, while Williams specializes in stories about genui...
Sheneska Jackson
Sheneska Jackson NONE Inspired by Terry McMillan, Sheneska Jackson dedicated early mornings to writing her first draft, which was accepted by Simon & Schuster two days after submission. Her work earn...
Naomi Jackson
Naomi Jackson 000000011074508X Naomi Jackson, author of award-nominated “The Star Side of Bird Hill,” is a recognized writer who studied fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and received an M.A. in ...
Jenn M. Jackson
Jenn M. Jackson NONE Jenn M. Jackson, PhD, is a respected political science professor at Syracuse University, Teen Vogue columnist, and author. A queer androgynous Black woman, her work focuses on Bl...
Chapters <a href="#1">1</a> & <a href="#12">12</a>: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous
Chapters 1 & 12: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous Kevin P. Chavous Excerpt Chapter 1 𝒥ackson Lowery was in trouble. The man was coming at him again. Jackson was much taller, but the shorter man w...
Chapters <a href="#1">1</a> & <a href="#12">12</a>: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous
Chapters 1 & 12: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous Kevin P. Chavous Excerpt Chapter 1 𝒥ackson Lowery was in trouble. The man was coming at him again. Jackson was much taller, but the shorter man w...
Black, Queer, and Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, and Trailblazers
Black, Queer, and Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, and Trailblazers Jon Key 9781646143764 Nonfiction Levine Querido Levine Querido Uncover oft-forgotten figures in Black and Queer art hist...
Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key
Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key Tracy Occomy Crowder 9781643795171 Fiction Tu Books Lee & Low Books New Visions Award Winner, Tu Books It’s 2008, and ten-year-old Montgomery "Monty" Carve...
The Deserter’s Tale: The Story Of An Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away From The War In Iraq
The Deserter’s Tale: The Story Of An Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away From The War In Iraq Joshua Key 9780871139542 Nonfiction Grove Press Grove Atlantic, Inc. In the first ever memoir from a young so...
The Indignant Generation: A Narrative History of African American Writers and Critics, 1934-1960
The Indignant Generation: A Narrative History of African American Writers and Critics, 1934-1960 Lawrence P. Jackson 9780691141350 Fiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press The Ind...
Laura Jackson
Laura Jackson NONE Evelyn Perkins, writing as Laura Jackson, is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse and author with over 30 years' experience. As a past President of the American Psychi...
Corridors of Genius
Corridors of Genius Robert Fleming Book Review So many conflicting words have been written about the King of Pop, Michael Joseph Jackson, (1958-2009). Glenda R. Taylor’s Corridors of Genius tak...
Jackson Alone
Jackson Alone Jose Ando 9781641296366 Fiction Soho Crime Soho Crime Four Black Japanese gay men team up to exact revenge in a culture where discrimination is deep‐seated. A searing, darkly funny debut...
Lovely One: A Memoir
Lovely One: A Memoir Ketanji Brown Jackson 9780593729908 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House In her inspiring, intimate memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court...
Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism
Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism Jenn M. Jackson 9780593243336 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward ...
More Than Meat and Raiment: Poems
More Than Meat and Raiment: Poems Angela Jackson 9780810144569 Poetry TriQuarterly Books Northwestern University Press Angela Jackson returns with a poetic collage that draws on imagery from the Afric...
Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days
Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days Tavis Smiley 9780316259095 Fiction Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks ...
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...
The Great Greene Heist (Jackson Greene)
The Great Greene Heist (Jackson Greene) Varian Johnson 9780545525527 Fiction Arthur A. Levine Books Scholastic Inc. "A political heist page-turner set in middle school? Is that even possible? Varian J...
In The Night Of The Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel
In The Night Of The Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes 9781416569978 Fiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Award-winning actor and author Blair Und...
Brenda Jackson and Olivia Gates
Brenda Jackson and Olivia Gates MULTIPLE Brenda Jackson and Olivia Gates are renowned authors, known for their captivating romance novels. Their writings have captured the heart of readers worldwide....
Brenda Jackson and Catherine Mann
Brenda Jackson and Catherine Mann MULTIPLE Brenda Jackson and Catherine Mann are renowned authors, celebrated for their engaging narratives and complex characters. Their work ranges across various ge...
Donna Hill, Farrah Rochon and K.M. Jackson
Donna Hill, Farrah Rochon and K.M. Jackson MULTIPLE Donna Hill, Farrah Rochon, and K.M. Jackson are renowned authors, each lending unique voices and perspectives to the literary world. Their works sp...
Quraysh Ali Lansana and Sandra Jackson-Opoku
Quraysh Ali Lansana and Sandra Jackson-Opoku MULTIPLE Quraysh Ali Lansana and Sandra Jackson-Opoku are accomplished authors, known for their impactful literary contributions. Quraysh Ali Lansana (rig...
Jacob Spears and Trayvon D. Jackson
Jacob Spears and Trayvon D. Jackson MULTIPLE Jacob Spears and Trayvon D. Jackson are accomplished authors, known for their engaging storytelling and diverse literary contributions. Jacob Spears and T...
Hugh Vernon-Jackson
Hugh Vernon-Jackson NONE Hugh Vernon-Jackson is a renowned author, known for his unique storytelling style. His works span various genres, offering readers a diverse literary experience. Renowned for...
Willis Nathaniel Huggins and John G. Jackson
Willis Nathaniel Huggins and John G. Jackson MULTIPLE Willis Nathaniel Huggins and Johnson George Jackson are renowned authors, known for their significant contributions to literature and their profo...