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Brian W. Smith
Brian W. Smith NONE Brian W. Smith, an award-winning author of 15 novels and former U.S. Army member, turned full-time author after being laid off. His personal trauma inspired his first novel, leadi...
Brian Egeston
Brian Egeston NONE Brian Egeston, a writer and former engineer, uses his jovial demeanor and humor to transfer emotion through his words. He began writing to combat boredom, turning his short stories...
Brian Keith Harris II
Brian Keith Harris II NONE Brian Keith Harris II is an acclaimed educator and speaker, renowned for advancing education for black and brown children. He founded Cultivating Young Kings and Sons of Fr...
Brian Pinkney
Brian Pinkney 0000000063549392 As a child, Brian Pinkney loved drawing pictures on every piece of paper he could find. He also loved watching his father, Jerry Pinkney, illustrate books for children...
Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir
Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir Brian Broome 9780358695257 Nonfiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Punch Me Up to the Gods introduces a powerful new talent in Brian Broome, whose early ye...
Brian W. Smith and Keith Thomas Walker
Brian W. Smith and Keith Thomas Walker MULTIPLE Brian W. Smith and Keith Thomas Walker are acclaimed authors, renowned for their engaging narratives. Smith's work delves into life's complexities, whi...
Brian Pinkney and Jerry Pinkney
Brian Pinkney and Jerry Pinkney MULTIPLE Brian Pinkney is a renowned author and illustrator, known for his children's books. He is the son of Jerry Pinkney, a famed artist and illustrator. Brian Pink...
Capital Days: Michael Shiner’s Journal and the Growth of Our Nation’s Capital
Capital Days: Michael Shiner’s Journal and the Growth of Our Nation’s Capital Tonya Bolden 9781419707339 Nonfiction Abrams Books for Young Readers Abrams Capital Days introduces young readers to Washi...
Brian Gilmore
Brian Gilmore 0000000109671669 Brian Gilmore is a renowned poet, writer, attorney, and columnist associated with the Progressive Media Project. He's a multiple award-winning author with publications ...
We Didn’t Know Any Gangsters
We Didn’t Know Any Gangsters Brian Gilmore 9780692273272 Poetry Cherry Castle Publishing Cherry Castle Publishing “Brian Gilmore’s We Didn’t Know Any Gangsters weds the wily clarity of Lucille Clifton...
A Silken Thread (Thorndike Press Large Print African American Series)
A Silken Thread (Thorndike Press Large Print African American Series) Brenda Jackson 9781410435859 Fiction Thorndike Press Thorndike Press For Erica Sanders, finding a soul mate was the easy part. Bri...
A Silken Thread
A Silken Thread Brenda Jackson 9780373534265 Fiction Kimani Press Kimani Press For Erica Sanders, finding a soul mate was the easy part. Brian Lawson is the man she wants, and everyone agrees they’re ...
Brian Broome
Brian Broome NONE Brian Broome is a poet, screenwriter, and University of Pittsburgh instructor pursuing an MFA. He's been a Moth storytelling finalist, won Carnegie Mellon's Martin Luther King Jr. W...
Brian H. Williams
Brian H. Williams NONE Dr. Brian H. Williams is a Harvard-educated surgeon, Air Force Academy graduate, and a prominent leader in public policy, structural racism, gun violence, and health equity. Wi...
Brian Coleman
Brian Coleman 0000000109521409 Brian Coleman is a seasoned music journalist specializing in hip-hop. His work has been featured in various national magazines such as XXL, Scratch, CMJ, and URB over t...
Brian Keith Jackson
Brian Keith Jackson 0000000067722965 Brian Keith Jackson is a renowned author residing in New York City, known for his critically acclaimed novels. Brian Keith Jackson, an author of several criticall...
Brian Peterson
Brian Peterson 0000000026606618 Brian Petersen is a notable figure who appeared alongside Faith Cottrell at the 2000 National African American Cultural Expo in Philadelphia. Brian Petersen is picture...
Brian Buckmire
Brian Buckmire NONE Brian Buckmire is a legal analyst for ABC News and a passionate advocate for legal aid. Brian Buckmire is an ABC News legal analyst and legal aid advocate.
Brian Jones
Brian Jones 0000000061168545 Brian Jones is the esteemed Director of The New York Public Library's Center for Educators and Schools. Brian Jones is the Director of The New York Public Library’s Cente...
Brian Sparks - The "Black White" Interview
Brian Sparks - The "Black White" Interview Kam Williams Interview Black Man Reflects on Being White for Five Weeks Brian Sparks: Before Photo Credit: Robert Zuckerman B...
No More Worlds to Conquer: The Black Poet in Washington, DC
No More Worlds to Conquer: The Black Poet in Washington, DC Brian Gilmore 9781647126551 Nonfiction Georgetown University Press Georgetown University Press A history of Black poets in Washington, DC, r...
come see about me, marvin
come see about me, marvin Brian Gilmore 9780814347225 Poetry Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press come see about me, marvin is accessible, honest poetry about and for real people....
Hey Otter! Hey Beaver!
Hey Otter! Hey Beaver! Brian Pinkney 9780063159822 Fiction Greenwillow Books HarperCollins Best friends Otter and Beaver both love their stream—but for two completely different reasons! While Otter lo...
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...
Count to Love!
Count to Love! Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9781338672398 Fiction Cartwheel Books Scholastic Inc. Cuddle up with your little one and get ready to count to L-O-V-E, in this precious board boo...
Come Home Safe
Come Home Safe Brian Buckmire 9780310142188 Fiction Blink Young Adult Books HarperCollins A normal day. Until two siblings are accused of crimes they didn’t commit. Come Home Safe explores the pain, t...
The Tuskegee Student Uprising: A History
The Tuskegee Student Uprising: A History Brian Jones 9781479809424 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press The untold story of a dynamic student movement on one of the nation’s ...
Time for Kenny
Time for Kenny Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9780060735289 Fiction Greenwillow Books HarperCollins Two-time Caldecott Honor artist and Coretta Scott King Medalist Brian Pinkney’s Time for Ken...
I Am My History
I Am My History Brian Keith Harris II 9780578730219 Fiction Brian Harris Brian Harris I Am My History celebrates the power, strength, and richness of Black History and Culture by shining the light ont...
My Soul Then Sings
My Soul Then Sings Michelle Lindo-Rice 9781622868124 Fiction Urban Christian Kensington Publishing Corp. Book Two of the Song of the Heart series Is there a sin not worth confessing?R...
I Told You I Can Play!
I Told You I Can Play! Brian Jordan 9781933491066 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Six-year-old Brian loves to play football. But everyone thinks he’s too small. When he finally gets a chance...
Capital BookFest Books
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Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest
Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest
Capital Books
Capital Books Capital Books Capital Books, Inc.
Capital BookFest Books
Capital BookFest Books Capital BookFest Books Capital BookFest Books
Capital Books
Capital Books Capital Books, Inc. Capital Books
Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest
Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest
Undeniable Breakthrough: Transform Your Life and Defeat Everything That’s Blocking Your Blessings
Undeniable Breakthrough: Transform Your Life and Defeat Everything That’s Blocking Your Blessings Rainie Howard 9781734015560 Nonfiction Howard Global Enterprise Howard Global Enterprise Ever felt stu...
Sarah L. Webb
Sarah L. Webb NONE Dr. Sarah L. Webb is an international colorism expert helping businesses advance their JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) missions. She launched the global initiativ...
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9780060821203 Nonfiction Greenwillow Books HarperCollins Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney present a poignan...
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9780316070133 Nonfiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group They were each born with the gift of gos...
Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies Brian Coleman 9780812977752 Nonfiction Villard Villard A Tribe Called Quest • Beastie Boys • De La Soul • Eric B. & Rakim •...
The Queen of Harlem
The Queen of Harlem Brian Keith Jackson 9780385502955 Fiction Doubleday Penguin Random House An African American Breakfast at Tiffany’s–a hip, refreshingly candid tale of identity and self—discovery f...
Frenemies with Benefits
Frenemies with Benefits Synithia Williams 9781335430557 Fiction Canary Street Press HarperCollins “A pitch-perfect small-town romance focused on forgiveness, second chances, and new beginnings.” —Publ...
The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal
The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal Brian H. Williams 9781506483122 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media A tour de force that diagnoses...
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9781423142577 Nonfiction Disney-Hyperion Disney Publishing Worldwide HAND IN HAND presents the stories of ten men...
Rakim Told Me: Wax Facts Straight from the Original Artists—The ’80s.
Rakim Told Me: Wax Facts Straight from the Original Artists—The ’80s. Brian Coleman 9780976622505 Nonfiction AMS Press AMS Press For years, hip-hop fans have been robbed of context and background when...
The Elf and the LARP: Book One
The Elf and the LARP: Book One Kipjo K. Ewers 9798666942369 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published In the land of Ferrin, Faylinn, a half-elf/half-orc woman, lives with her mother and...
Flipping the Script (Del Rio Bay Novels)
Flipping the Script (Del Rio Bay Novels) Paula Chase 9780758225863 Fiction KTeen Kensington Publishing Corp. It’s junior year at Del Rio Bay High, and from near and far, the guys are taking center sta...
In Her Mind
In Her Mind Renee Daniel Flagler 9780976046622 Fiction Aspicomm Books Aspicomm Books Shelly Winston is back with a vengeance. When she finds out that the man she s always wanted for herself is about t...
Too Little, Too Late: A Novel
Too Little, Too Late: A Novel Victoria Christopher Murray 9781416552529 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Jasmine Larson Bush returns to her devious ways in this tale of two marriages — each t...
Granddaddy’s Dirt
Granddaddy’s Dirt Brian Egeston 9780967550589 Fiction Carter-Krall Publishers Carter-Krall Publishers A poignant writer produces yet another true storytelling, Brian Egeston has tackled a difficult is...
Walking Through Mirrors
Walking Through Mirrors Brian Keith Jackson 9780671568948 Fiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. In his breathtaking debut, The View From Here, Brian Keith Jackson took us inside the h...
Max Found Two Sticks
Max Found Two Sticks Brian Pinkney 9780689815935 Fiction Aladdin Paperbacks Simon & Schuster, Inc. It was a day when Max didn’t feel like talking to anyone. He just sat on his front steps and watc...
Brian E. Moran and Malta Justice Initiative
Brian E. Moran and Malta Justice Initiative MULTIPLE
Brian W. Smith, Torrian Ferguson, Lesley E. Hal, and Deilra Smith-Collard
Brian W. Smith, Torrian Ferguson, Lesley E. Hal, and Deilra Smith-Collard MULTIPLE
The Queen of Harlem
The Queen of Harlem Brian Egeston Book Review He has managed to fool us all! Because his previous work gave the impression that his was the authentic voice of the next generation of Black male southe...
How to Share Your Book Information with AALBC
How to Share Your Book Information with AALBC Troy Johnson Article Below is the information you need to provide AALBC to have your book considered for inclusion in AALBC’s online bookstore. Ple...
Puppy Truck
Puppy Truck Brian Pinkney 9781534426870 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019! Find out what happens when a boy who wants a...
Narratives of Resistance: Jamaica, Trinidad, the Caribbean
Narratives of Resistance: Jamaica, Trinidad, the Caribbean Brian Meeks 9789766400934 Nonfiction University of the West Indies Press University of the West Indies Press An analysis of contemporary soci...
Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers
Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers Elaine Mokhtefi 9781788730006 Nonfiction Verso Books Verso Books A fascinating portrait of life with the Black Panther...
Growing Up In The Nation’s Capital: We Made It, But It Took An Entire Village
Growing Up In The Nation’s Capital: We Made It, But It Took An Entire Village Carol Taylor Book Review “I am a native Washingtonian, but I did not ‘live’ where most people want t...
Arlan Hamilton
Arlan Hamilton NONE Arlan Hamilton, once homeless, built a venture capital fund, Backstage Capital. The fund aims to reduce tech disparities by investing in BIPOC and LGBTQ founders. Since 2015, it h...
Frankie Lennon
Frankie Lennon NONE Frankie Lennon is a creative writer, teacher, and jewelry designer from Knoxville, Tennessee. She holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Creative Writing from Indiana University. ...
Hasani Pettiford
Hasani Pettiford NONE Hasani Pettiford, renowned speaker, author, and TV personality, is known for his dynamic teachings on success, wealth creation, and interpersonal relationships. As the founder o...
Exploring Race in Predominantly White Classrooms: Scholars of Color Reflect
Exploring Race in Predominantly White Classrooms: Scholars of Color Reflect George Yancy 9780415836692 Nonfiction Routledge Routledge Although multicultural education has made significant gains in rec...
Voice to Voice: The Girls Write Now 2015 Anthology
Voice to Voice: The Girls Write Now 2015 Anthology Troy Johnson Article Voice to Voice: The Girls Write Now 2015 Anthology Paperback: 299 pages Publisher: Girls Write Now (2015) (May 19, 2015) Dim...
Hey, Baby Girl!
Hey, Baby Girl! Andrea Davis Pinkney 9781338672435 Fiction Cartel Publications Cartel Publications A beautiful ode to all bright brown baby girls and the fifth title in the acclaimed Bright Brown Baby...
Baby Boy, You Are a Star!
Baby Boy, You Are a Star! Andrea Davis Pinkney 9781338672428 Fiction Cartel Publications Cartel Publications New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney cre...
Living for the Sacrifice: A Hood Hero’s Guide to Success
Living for the Sacrifice: A Hood Hero’s Guide to Success Treavion Davenport 9781943586158 Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published Living for the Sacrifice is the fascinating outlin...
Hip-Hop Lollipop
Hip-Hop Lollipop Susan Montanari 9781101934821 Fiction Schwartz & Wade Random House Children's Books In this lyrical read-aloud filled with rhythm and rhyme and illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner B...
Martin Rising: Requiem For a King
Martin Rising: Requiem For a King Andrea Davis Pinkney 9780545702539 Nonfiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. In a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andrea and Brian Pi...
A Reason to Sing
A Reason to Sing Michelle Lindo-Rice 9781548519414 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Beauty meets the Beast and a Bucket full of Betrayal. Megan Higgins is still mourning the death of her h...
The Justice Imperative: How Hyper-Incarceration Has Hijacked The American Dream
The Justice Imperative: How Hyper-Incarceration Has Hijacked The American Dream Brian E. Moran and Malta Justice Initiative 9780988650978 Nonfiction Significance Press Significance Press The U.S. has ...
An Auburn Autumn
An Auburn Autumn Brian Egeston 9780967550572 Fiction Rock Point Books Carter-Krall Imprint It was an innocent Halloween party until a photographer arrived and later posted the images on the Internet. ...
The S.W.A.P. Game
The S.W.A.P. Game Brian W. Smith 9780977793907 Fiction Hollygrove Publishing Hollygrove Publishing Malik and Sheila Batiste have been married for 13 years. They have it all; good jobs, beautiful home,...
Whippins Switches & Peach Cobbler
Whippins Switches & Peach Cobbler Brian Egeston 9780967550503 Fiction Carter-Krall Publishers Carter-Krall Publishers Finally, a refreshing story from a fresh new writer that can be experienced and en...
Holding On: A Novella
Holding On: A Novella K.L. Gilchrist 9781734170535 Fiction ISG Press ISG Press Tracey and Brian Jones have much to celebrate. They’ve been married for more than twelve years, their son is doing well i...
Deadbeat
Deadbeat Brian W. Smith 9780984090440 Fiction Hollygrove Publishing Hollygrove Publishing A man becomes addicted to drugs and alcohol and then abandons his wife and child. He becomes homeless, and ten...
Worth A Thousand Words: A Novel (Jubilant Soul)
Worth A Thousand Words: A Novel (Jubilant Soul) Stacy Hawkins Adams 9780800732677 Fiction Fleming H. Revell Company Baker Publishing Group Life has always gone Indigo Burns’s way. She’s smart, pretty,...
Single Husbands
Single Husbands Honeyb 9780446582308 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Herschel Henderson said, "I do," to gain access to his wife’s money, Lexington Lewis vowed for his better and ...
MIM’s Christmas Jam
MIM’s Christmas Jam Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9780152019181 Fiction Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt The best part of Christmas is the whole family savoring Mim’s belly...
Caribbean Revolutions and Revolutionary Theory: An Assessment of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Grenada
Caribbean Revolutions and Revolutionary Theory: An Assessment of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Grenada Brian Meeks 9789766401047 Nonfiction University of the West Indies Press University of the West Indies Pre...
Jungle Nights and Soda Fountain Rags
Jungle Nights and Soda Fountain Rags Brian Gilmore 9780967504308 Poetry Karibu Books Karibu Books A booklength poem for Duke Ellington and the Ellington Orchestra. A biography of the man and the band...
Move Over Girl
Move Over Girl Brian Peterson 9780966458701 Fiction Chance22 Pub Chance22 Pub Move Over Girl is the story of college junior, Tony Norris, a self-admitted borderline "player" still aching from deciding...
Shake Shake Shake
Shake Shake Shake Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9780152006327 Fiction Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Help boil the greens, flip the fish, and slice the pie for a mouth-wa...
Seven Candles for Kwanzaa
Seven Candles for Kwanzaa Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9780803712928 Nonfiction Dial Books Penguin Random House For more than 25 years, African-American families have celebrated Kwanzaa—a ho...
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues Brian Egeston lackaw3.jpg Film Review How Matriarchs Have Made Us A Film Review of Lackawanna Blues. Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) Directed by George C. Wolfe Written by Ruben Santi...
Dakota Grand: A Novel
Dakota Grand: A Novel Brian Egeston Book Review There are codes within creeds and creeds within cliques. Perhaps this is the most subliminal, if not unintentional, message in Kenji Jasper’s lat...
Threesome
Threesome Brian W. Smith and Keith Thomas Walker 9780996750578 Fiction KeithWalkerBooks KeithWalkerBooks Corey Grand, CEO of Grand Security Services, has the type of lifestyle men would kill for. Ren...
Differences: Sibling Rivalry Is Bad... But It’s Worse When There’s Money Involved
Differences: Sibling Rivalry Is Bad... But It’s Worse When There’s Money Involved Brian W. Smith 9780984090495 Nonfiction Hollygrove Publishing Hollygrove Publishing A wealthy man dies and leaves his ...
Beater
Beater Brian W. Smith 9780984090433 Fiction Hollygrove Publishing Hollygrove Publishing A young man has to deal with emotional and physical abuse inflicted upon him by his fiance.