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Listen to the Lambs: A Novel
Listen to the Lambs: A Novel Daniel Black 9781250078476 Fiction Bedford/St. Martin’s Macmillan Publishers In Listen to the Lambs by Daniel Black, nothing can convince Lazarus Love III to return to the...
Roar of the Lambs
Roar of the Lambs Jamison Shea 9781250381736 Fiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers If you knew the world was ending, who would you save? And would they let you? Sixteen-year-old Winnie ...
Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmons 0000000118746394 Karen “Kasi” Lemmons is a celebrated actress, writer, and director, known for roles in films like “Silence of the Lambs”, and for directing the highest-grossing independ...
When the Heart Speaks, Listen: Discovering Inner Wisdom
When the Heart Speaks, Listen: Discovering Inner Wisdom Lerita Coleman Brown 9781684332298 Nonfiction Black Rose Writing Black Rose Writing When Lerita Coleman, a 41-year-old single, African-American ...
Listen, I Create Me
Listen, I Create Me Cebo Campbell 9781413731934 Poetry PublishAmerica PublishAmerica “My father’s impression on my life flashed through my mind rioting images; the five senses went sour. Cut grass on ...
Listen Up!
Listen Up! Zoe Angelsey 9780345428974 Poetry One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House "Today, the poetry scene flourishes at New York open-mic spots like the Nuyorican Poets Café, Brooklyn’s Y...
Listen, Layla
Listen, Layla Yassmin Abdel-Magied 9781760896065 Fiction Penguin (Au Yr) Penguin Random House What’s a queen to do when her summer plans go horribly wrong? A powerful, funny and timely novel for young...
Listen to Your Sister
Listen to Your Sister Neena Viel 9781250906328 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Most Anticipated by Goodreads, People, BookRiot, Reactor, Screenrant, and more! For fans of Jordan P...
Black Power: Three Books from Exile: Black Power; The Color Curtain; and White Man, Listen!
Black Power: Three Books from Exile: Black Power; The Color Curtain; and White Man, Listen! Richard Wright 9780061449451 Fiction Harper Perennial Modern Classics HarperCollins Originally published i...
Listen to Your Life: Following Your Unique Path to Extraordinary Success
Listen to Your Life: Following Your Unique Path to Extraordinary Success Valorie Burton 9781578568208 Nonfiction WaterBrook Press Penguin Random House A Better Life Is Calling. Are You Ready to Answer...
White Man, Listen!
White Man, Listen! Richard Wright 9780060925642 Nonfiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins Originally published in 1957, White Man, Listen! is comprised of lectures Wright delivered in Europe. Wright ...
Eve’s Bayou
Eve’s Bayou Sherelle R. Williams images/eve’s.39.jpg Film Review EVE’S BAYOU (1997) MPAA: Rated R for sexuality and language. Runtime: USA 109 minutes ...
Kabluey
Kabluey Kam Williams kablue18.jpg Film Review Lisa Kudrow Shines as Soldier’s Frazzled Wife in Stop-Loss Comedy Kabluey Rated PG-13 for sexuality, a crude reference a...
The “Talk to Me” Interview
The “Talk to Me” Interview Kam Williams Interview Talk to Me Photo: Kasi Lemmons with Taraji P. Henson. Born in St. Louis on February 24, 1961, Karen "Kasi" Lemmons is the daughter...
Derek Luke - The "Notorious" Interview
Derek Luke - The "Notorious" Interview Kam Williams Interview Derek Luke was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on April 24, 1974, one of three boys who blessed the holy union ...
2024 Black History Planner: Volume 4
2024 Black History Planner: Volume 4 Steven Barboza B0CW2NDV55 Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published The Ultimate Black History Planner - Black & White Edition with Scannable ...
A Child’s Introduction to Jazz: The Musicians, Culture, and Roots of the World’s Coolest Music
A Child’s Introduction to Jazz: The Musicians, Culture, and Roots of the World’s Coolest Music Jabari Asim 9780762479412 Nonfiction Black Dog & Leventhal Hachette Book Group Get ready to swing with A ...
Adventurous Olivia’s Alphabet Quest
Adventurous Olivia’s Alphabet Quest Florenza Denise Lee 9781941328194 Nonfiction Words to Ponder Publishing Company Words to Ponder Publishing Company Based on the real-life shenanigans of a little gi...
★ AALBC Now Sells Audiobooks and Accomplishes a First
★ AALBC Now Sells Audiobooks and Accomplishes a First Troy Johnson Article 12 Audiobooks You’ll ♥ Libro.fm Helps AALBC Sell Digital Audiobooks Membership Supports AALBC$14.99 m...
Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters Evan Turk 9781481443494 Nonfiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. An Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Winner A New York Times Best Illu...
All Ears, All Eyes
All Ears, All Eyes Richard Jackson 9781481415712 Fiction Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Shh…look…listen…to the sounds of the dark say Goodnight!What sails? What flies? Those…thes...
My Reaction to "Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons calls for an end to "offensive words" in rap music"
My Reaction to "Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons calls for an end to "offensive words" in rap music" Troy Johnson Article I guess the following could be considered a rant: This is j...
Brother To Brother: New Writing By Black Gay Men
Brother To Brother: New Writing By Black Gay Men Essex Hemphill 9780978625115 Nonfiction RedBone Press RedBone Press Literary Nonfiction. African American Studies. LGBT Studies. BROTHER TO BROTHER, be...
Holla Back…but Listen First: A Life Guide for Young Black Men
Holla Back…but Listen First: A Life Guide for Young Black Men Mister Mann Frisby 9780971996625 Nonfiction Example Product Manufacturer Example Product Manufacturer This deeply personal motivational bo...
Barbershops, Bibles, And Bet: Everyday Talk And Black Political Thought
Barbershops, Bibles, And Bet: Everyday Talk And Black Political Thought Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell 9780691114057 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press What is the best...
Messages From The Holy Spirit: Reflections on my life as a Truth student
Messages From The Holy Spirit: Reflections on my life as a Truth student Aminah Paden 9780595293025 Nonfiction iUniverse Author Solutions Messages from the Holy Spirit is one woman’s spiritual journey...
The Other Side of the Game
The Other Side of the Game Anita Doreen Diggs Excerpt CHAPTER 5 EVELYN Phil is taking me to B.B. King’s blues club in Manhattan so I’m trying to find the right pair ...
Severed: A Novel
Severed: A Novel VL Towler 9780996877213 Fiction Inimitable Press Inimitable Press Listen to an Interview of VL Towler Interviewed on Portsmouth Community Radio: WSCA 106.1 FM, Hosted by Kathy Pohlm...
Guy Sims
Guy Sims NONE Guy A. Sims is an acclaimed author known for his early publications on Kwanzaa, his collection of American Tall Tales, and his novel, Living Just A Little. He's also the head writer for...
And After Many Days: A Novel
And After Many Days: A Novel Jowhor Ile 9781101903148 Fiction Tim Duggan Books Penguin Random House An unforgettable debut novel about a boy who goes missing, a family that is torn apart, and a nation...
Married but Still Looking: A Novel (Strivers Row)
Married but Still Looking: A Novel (Strivers Row) Travis Hunter 9780375505690 Fiction Villard Villard New from the author of the national bestseller The Hearts of Men: a novel about one man’s quest to...
Delores Thornton
Delores Thornton NONE Indianapolis author Delores Thornton, celebrated for her novels “Ida Mae” and its sequel, is a member of the International Women’s Writing Guild and the African-American Online ...
Everybody’s Protest Novel: Essays
Everybody’s Protest Novel: Essays James Baldwin 9780807016947 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press “I am completely indebted to Jimmy Baldwin’s prose. It liberated me as a writer.”—Toni Morrison Th...
N. K. Jemisin
N. K. Jemisin 0000000107503776 Jemisin, in 2018, Became the Only Writer to Win 3 Best Novel Hugo Awards in Consecutive Years (note) Nora K. Jemisin, born in 1972, is a renowned speculative fiction aut...
The Last King
The Last King Thumper Book Review Now is a time of rejoicing. Nichelle Tramble has finally released her much anticipated second novel, The Last King: A Maceo Redfield novel. I have been...
Devil’s Dream: A Novel about Nathan Bedford Forrest by Madison
Devil’s Dream: A Novel about Nathan Bedford Forrest by Madison Thumper Book Review It is safe to say, I began this book in complete and total ignorance. I had not read any of Madison Smartt Bell&rs...
Novel Writing Workshops
Novel Writing Workshops Troy Johnson Article Novel Writing Workshop AALBC.com's Novel Writing Workshop (8 Sessions Online) Enjoy a writing workshop from the convenience of your own home! Get ...
History of a Difficult Child
History of a Difficult Child Mihret Sibhat 9780593298633 Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Random House “The History of a Difficult Child is an extraordinary novel.” —Maaza Mengiste, Booker Prize-shortlis...
Speak To My Heart: A Novel
Speak To My Heart: A Novel Stacy Hawkins Adams 9780800759704 Fiction Fleming H. Revell Company Baker Publishing Group Serena Jasper is a young professional woman on her way up the corporate ladder in ...
Evelyn Coleman
Evelyn Coleman NONE Evelyn Coleman, born in 1948, is a renowned thriller and children's book author from Burlington, NC, currently living in Atlanta, Georgia. She's working on her next Patricia Conle...
Renee Prewitt Killingsworth
Renee Prewitt Killingsworth NONE Renee Prewitt Killingsworth, a Chicago native with over 15 years in public relations, began her career as a radio talk show host. She's active in southeast Michigan c...
Phoebe Sinclair
Phoebe Sinclair NONE Phoebe Sinclair is a passionate writer, organizer, and facilitator who values the power of voice. A lover of city cycling, wandering, and candy corn, she resides in Boston with h...
The Hairdresser of Harare: A Novel (Modern African Writing Series)
The Hairdresser of Harare: A Novel (Modern African Writing Series) Tendai Huchu 9780821421635 Fiction Ohio University Press Ohio University Press “Hairdresser was a perfect end of summer read; my book...
A Cupboard Full of Coats: A Novel
A Cupboard Full of Coats: A Novel Yvvette Edwards 9780062183736 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins “[A] gorgeously lyrical debut novel….Engrossing and human to the core, Edwards’s novel wrings the heart in...
The Novel
The Novel Nawal El Saadawi 9781566567329 Fiction Interlink Books Interlink Pub Group Inc “The novel caused tremendous outrage.” So begins Nawal El Saadawi’s tenth novel. And indeed, when the famous Eg...
New Essays on Invisible Man
New Essays on Invisible Man Robert G. O’Meally 9780521313698 Nonfiction Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press Published less than fifty years ago, Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man shares ...
Claude McKay
Claude McKay 0000000108625951 Festus Claudius McKay, a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance, was born in Jamaica and authored influential works including the poem “If We Must Die” and novel “Home to ...
Donna Drew Sawyer
Donna Drew Sawyer NONE Donna Drew Sawyer, author of Provenance, has a rich background in arts administration, advertising, and public relations. A New Yorker with over three decades of experience in ...
justin a. reynolds
justin a. reynolds NONE Justin A. Reynolds is an acclaimed author renowned for his debut YA novel, “Opposite of Always,” and second novel “Early Departures.” His work includes a Marvel graphic novel ...
Sassy
Sassy Thumper Book Review Gloria Mallette is one of my favorite authors. I became a major fan after I read one her earlier novel, Shades of Jade. Over the years she remained o...
Novel Writing Workshops
Novel Writing Workshops Loading Novel Writing Workshop AALBC.com's Novel Writing Workshop (8 Sessions Online) Enjoy a writing workshop from the convenience of your own home! Get the help you need to b...
Supa Nova 2: Robot Takeover
Supa Nova 2: Robot Takeover Chante Timothy 9798887772660 Fiction Nosy Crow Nosy Crow In this second installation of the action-packed graphic novel series, science-loving Supa Nova is back! Nova in...
Bent But Not Broken
Bent But Not Broken Mary Monroe 9781496743183 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. Brimming with unpredictable twists and scandals, the latest Depression-era Alabama novel from award-winning, Ne...
Redwood Court
Redwood Court DéLana R. A. Dameron 9780593447024 Fiction Dial Penguin Random House A breathtaking debut about one unforgettable Southern Black family, seen through the eyes of its youngest daughter as...
Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest
Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest Rebel Girls 9781733329217 Fiction Rebel Girls Rebel Girls From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes a historical novel based on the life of Dr. Wan...
Raisins in Milk
Raisins in Milk David Covin 9780984435074 Fiction Blue Nile Press Blue Nile Press Listen to an Interview of David Covin Interviewed by Capital Public Radio, August 2, 2018 Your browser does...
After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame
After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame Lynell George 9781626400535 Nonfiction Angel City Press Angel City Press A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler offers a bluepr...
One Shadow on the Wall
One Shadow on the Wall Leah Henderson 9781481462952 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. An orphaned boy in contemporary Senegal must decide between doing what is right and ...
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 Hatwearer’s Lesson
The Hatwearer’s Lesson Yolanda Joe 9780525947165 Fiction Dutton Adult Penguin Random House Grandma Ollie and her granddaughter Terri have been together since Terri’s mom passed away in Grandma Ollie’s...
Neena Viel
Neena Viel NONE Neena Viel is a horror writer who lives in a cabin in the Washingtonian woods with her husband. She has a canine assistant who fundamentally disrespects the creative process. She ...
Hunter Hayes
Hunter Hayes 0000000356472077 Author Hunter Hayes returns to the literary scene after a hiatus. Known for his critically-acclaimed novels, Shoes On the Otha' Foot and A Pair Like No Otha', Hayes is n...
The Terrible Fours
The Terrible Fours Ishmael Reed 9781771862431 Fiction Baraka Books Baraka Books When Ishmael Reed wrote The Terrible Twos about the American infantile need for instant gratification, he could not have...
The Marvellous Equations of the Dread: A Novel in Bass Riddim
The Marvellous Equations of the Dread: A Novel in Bass Riddim Marcia Douglas 9781845233327 Fiction Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press A much-awaited novel from an award-winning writer a reggae track...
Betsey Brown: A Novel
Betsey Brown: A Novel Ntozake Shange 9780312134341 Fiction Picador Macmillan Publishers This is a unique and vividly told novel about a girl named Betsey Brown, an African American seventh-grader grow...
Shannon Holmes
Shannon Holmes NONE Shannon Holmes, a Bronx native, turned his life around while serving a prison sentence by penning his first novel. Achieving success with his debut, “B-more Careful,” he secured a...
Cinder
Cinder Thumper Book Review Cinder, the latest novel by Albert French, is a sequel to French’s 1993 debut novel, Billy. Although it had been a long time since I read Billy, the novel...
Everything In Its Place
Everything In Its Place Thumper Book Review Everything In It’s Place is the first novel that I read by Evelyn Palfrey. When I finished the novel, I remembered a conversation I had with the lat...
Gather Together in My Name
Gather Together in My Name Thumper Book Review You know, there are times when I simply LOOOVE being Thumper and reviewing books. Reviewing Tracey Price-Thompson’s latest novel, Gather...
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky Thumper Book Review The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow is the most remarkable debut novel that I have read in years! The small novel about a young girl...
Sweetsmoke
Sweetsmoke Thumper Book Review When I heard of the novel Sweetsmoke by David Fuller, I was intrigued. The novel takes place during the Civil War, 1862, at its heart lays a murder mystery wi...
The Water Dancer
The Water Dancer Tony Lindsay Book Review To mix magical realism with historical fiction is a bold task. To discuss the topic of family pride from the perspective of the offspring of a slave and a ma...
Enemy Books
Enemy Books Akashic Books Akashic Books Enemy Books, launched in June 2023, is curated by Chuck D, and hosted by Brooklyn’s Akashic Books. Enemy Books will have a strong focus on visual art....
Akashic Books
Akashic Books Akashic Books Akashic Books AkashiClassics: Renegade Reprint Series Black Goat Black Sheep Edge of Sports Enemy Books Infamous Books Open Lens Peekash Press The Armory Uglytown Productio...
We Celebrate Juneteenth
We Celebrate Juneteenth Ashley Jefferson and Dolisha Mitchell 9781419780127 Nonfiction Harry N. Abrams Harry N. Abrams This inspiring photographic board book celebrating Juneteenth is from the ALA Sto...
The Close-Up
The Close-Up Kennedy Ryan 9798985408447 Fiction Scribechick Media Scribechick Media Set in the dynamic worlds of professional basketball and entertainment, two of Kennedy Ryan’s most critically-acclai...
The Artist & Her Lover: A Vacation Travel Romance
The Artist & Her Lover: A Vacation Travel Romance Edwina Louise Dorch 9781665786195 Nonfiction Archway Publishing Author Solutions This fast-paced travel romance is Part I of a trilogy series of books...
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...
Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life
Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life Hoda Kotb 9798217043880 Nonfiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Penguin Random House From #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved former Toda...
The Healing You Hear
The Healing You Hear Morgan Richard Olivier 9798985731170 Poetry Oak Agencies Oak Agencies With words of empathy and lessons learned, Morgan Richard Olivier guides readers through the season of life w...
Ruby Rene Always Gets Her Way
Ruby Rene Always Gets Her Way Ashley Iman 9780593858882 Fiction Kokila Penguin Random House A sequel to Ruby René Had So Much to Say that explores the importance of listening, making new friend...
Leviathan Beach
Leviathan Beach Joseph Earl Thomas 9781538741016 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group A wild and wildly original debut story collection that explores the present and future, violence a...
Baldwin, Styron, and Me
Baldwin, Styron, and Me Melikah Abdelmoumen 9781771966269 Nonfiction Biblioasis Biblioasis An unlikely literary friendship from the past sheds light on the radicalization of public debate around ident...
How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America
How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America Kwame Alexander 9780316442497 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Featuring artists ranging from Miles Davis to Kendrick Lam...
Black Planner: Daily History for Daily Planning
Black Planner: Daily History for Daily Planning Steven Barboza 9798992177701 Nonfiction BarbozArts BarbozArts Check out the Live Sample Pages—a Peek Inside the Planner The Planner. Reinvented Wi...
Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel
Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel Cheyenne M. Stone and Glenda Armand 9781499814668 Nonfiction Little Bee Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Tired of being subjected to Spanish colon...
How to Catch a Queen
How to Catch a Queen Alyssa Cole 9780063383432 Fiction Avon Books HarperCollins An arranged marriage leads to unexpected desire, in the first book of New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Al...
Black Bell
Black Bell Alison C. Rollins 9781556597008 Poetry Copper Canyon Press Copper Canyon Press Sweeping from the eighteenth century to futurist fabulations, Black Bell harmonizes poetry with performance ar...
Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale
Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale JaNay Brown-Wood 9781623543679 Fiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge A clever, Black contemporary twist on Little Red Riding Hood, Mahogany embraces the beauty—an...
The Rise of Rage: Harnessing the Most Misunderstood Emotion
The Rise of Rage: Harnessing the Most Misunderstood Emotion Julie A. Christiansen 9781506492353 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media Of all the human emotions, anger is probably the most misunderstoo...
The Spirituality of Transformation, Joy, and Justice: The Ignatian Way for Everyone
The Spirituality of Transformation, Joy, and Justice: The Ignatian Way for Everyone Patrick Saint-Jean 9781506491158 Nonfiction Beaming Books 1517 Media Discover how rooting our beliefs and practices ...
Blue Sun (A C. J. Cavanaugh Mystery)
Blue Sun (A C. J. Cavanaugh Mystery) Michael R. Lane 9780971645370 Fiction Bare Bones Press Bare Bones Press Alice and Don Harriman are the owners of Blue Sun, the largest residential real estate and ...
Harlem at Four
Harlem at Four Michael Datcher 9780593429334 Fiction Random House Studio Penguin Random House A stunning picture book comprised of two incredible stories— the first part of the book chronicles the adv...
Muscadine
Muscadine A. H. Jerriod Avant 9781954245709 Poetry Four Way Books Four Way Books In his debut poetry collection, Muscadine, A. H. Jerriod Avant cultivates the vine of family memory, mourning collectiv...
Never Satisfied (Third Edition): How and Why Men Cheat
Never Satisfied (Third Edition): How and Why Men Cheat Michael Baisden 9798988417682 Nonfiction MingleCity MingleCity Do Men Know What They Want? Why Isn’t One Woman Enough? Why Can’t They Commit? ...
Jackie Ormes Draws the Future: The Remarkable Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist
Jackie Ormes Draws the Future: The Remarkable Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist Liz Montague 9780593426548 Nonfiction Random House Studio Penguin Random House A stirring picture-book biography about Jac...
Chef Edna: Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis
Chef Edna: Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis Melvina Noel 9781951836399 Nonfiction Harry N. Abrams Harry N. Abrams Featuring gorgeous color illustrations by Coretta Scott King and Caldecott-honor ...
The Making of Yolanda La Bruja
The Making of Yolanda La Bruja Lorraine Avila 9781646142439 Fiction Levine Querido Levine Querido Common Sense Media Selection for Teens Booklist Best of the Year NYPL Top 10 of the Year HipLatina ...
How to Write a Poem
How to Write a Poem Kwame Alexander 9780063060906 Fiction Quill Tree Books HarperCollins In this evocative and playful companion to their New York Times bestselling picture book How to Read a Book, Ne...