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Marie Brown
Marie Brown 0000000376893266 Marie Brown is the first inductee into the Publishing Hall of Fame Marie Dutton Brown, President of Marie Brown Associates, is a highly experienced literary agent with ove...
Guide to Literary Agents 2017: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting an Agent
Guide to Literary Agents 2017: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting an Agent Chuck Sambuchino 9781440347764 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books The best resource available for finding ...
Season: A Novel (Marie Laveau Mysteries)
Season: A Novel (Marie Laveau Mysteries) Jewell Parker Rhodes 9781451617061 Fiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. In Season (formerly titled Voodoo Season), Jewell Parker Rhodes revis...
2013 Guide to Literary Agents
2013 Guide to Literary Agents Chuck Sambuchino 9781599635972 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books The Best Resource Available for Finding a Literary Agent!No matter what you’re writi...
Jess Marie
Jess Marie NONE Jessica Marie Smith, known as Poet Jess Marie, is an inspirational writer from Detroit, MI, best known for her book “Anthology for Hope in the Hood.” A graduate of Michigan State Univ...
Guide to Literary Agents 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting an Agent
Guide to Literary Agents 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting an Agent Cris Freese 9781440352669 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books No matter what you’re writing—fiction or nonf...
Get a Literary Agent: The Complete Guide to Securing Representation for Your Work
Get a Literary Agent: The Complete Guide to Securing Representation for Your Work Chuck Sambuchino 9781599638010 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books The Ultimate Guide to Getting a ...
Hurricane: A Novel
Hurricane: A Novel Jewell Parker Rhodes 9781416537120 Fiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. In the stunning conclusion to award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes’s mystery trilogy b...
Diane Marie Brown
Diane Marie Brown NONE Diane Marie Brown is a professor at Orange Coast College, public health professional, and author. Holding degrees from UCLA and USC, her debut novel is “Black Candle Women.” Sh...
Guide to Literary Agents 2016: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published (Market)
Guide to Literary Agents 2016: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published (Market) Chuck Sambuchino 9781599639406 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books THE BEST RESOURCE AVAILABLE FO...
2012 Guide to Literary Agents
2012 Guide to Literary Agents Chuck Sambuchino 9781599632292 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books The Best Resource Available for Finding a Literary AgentNo matter what you’re writin...
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 ...
Guide to Literary Agents 30th Edition: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published
Guide to Literary Agents 30th Edition: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published Robert Lee Brewer 9780593332092 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books The Best Resource Available fo...
The Quarter Queen
The Quarter Queen Kayla Hardy 9780593976760 Fiction Ballantine Books Penguin Random House A Voodoo witch must navigate a magically and racially divided nineteenth-century New Orleans to save her mothe...
Blue Flare: Three Contemporary Haitian Poets: Evelyne Trouillot, Marie-Celie Agnant, Maggy de Coster
Blue Flare: Three Contemporary Haitian Poets: Evelyne Trouillot, Marie-Celie Agnant, Maggy de Coster Évelyne Trouillot, Marie-Célie Agnant, and Maggy de Coster 9781938890314 Poetry Zephyr Press Zephyr...
The Engagement Game: Why I Said “I Don’t” to Marriage and “I Do” to Me
The Engagement Game: Why I Said “I Don’t” to Marriage and “I Do” to Me Joi-Marie McKenzie 9781455594481 Nonfiction Center Street Hachette Book Group Joi-Marie almost has it all; a thriving career, a s...
Moon
Moon Jewell Parker Rhodes 9781451617108 Fiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. The orginal title for this novel was Yellow Moon. In the second part of the New Orleans trilogy that beg...
The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie: An African American’s Spiritual Journey to Uncover a Sunken Slave Ship’s Past
The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie: An African American’s Spiritual Journey to Uncover a Sunken Slave Ship’s Past Michael H. Cottman 9780517703281 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House ...
Carolyn Marie Rodgers
Carolyn Marie Rodgers 0000000066509791 Carolyn Marie Rodgers (1940-2010), a key figure in the Black Arts Movement and co-founder of Third World Press, was born and raised in Chicago. Known for her po...
Marie Arnold
Marie Arnold NONE Marie Arnold, originally from Haiti, is a Brooklyn-raised author who enjoys creating adventurous and wonder-filled stories centered on girls of color. She debuted with the middle-gr...
The Good House
The Good House Thumper Book Review Tananarive Due has returned with The Good House, her best book to date. The Good House is a magnificent, irresistible family drama of one family fighting an evil ...
Youth Change Agent: Empower a Young Person to Make the Transition to a Better Life
Youth Change Agent: Empower a Young Person to Make the Transition to a Better Life Keith Strickland and Lucas L. Johnson II 9781506495453 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media Youth Change Agent empow...
Philana Marie Boles
Philana Marie Boles NONE Philana Marie Boles is a passionate “word artist” with a BFA in Creative Writing and Theater. She is also a freelance journalist, playwright, screenwriter, and poet based in ...
Janae Marie
Janae Marie NONE Krystle Hudson, also known as Janae Marie, is an award-winning author and filmmaker from Detroit. Known for her creativity and passion, she started writing poetry at 13 and novels at...
Marie NDiaye
Marie NDiaye 0000000121280783 Marie NDiaye, a French author of Senegalese descent, began writing at a young age and published her first work at 18. She studied linguistics at the Sorbonne and has won...
Brenda Marie Osbey
Brenda Marie Osbey 000000002513556X Brenda Marie Osbey, born in 1957, is a distinguished poet from New Orleans who served as Louisiana's Poet Laureate from 2005-2007. She specializes in Afro-Francoph...
2011 Guide To Literary Agents
2011 Guide To Literary Agents Chuck Sambuchino 9781582979533 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books Now includes subscription to GLA online (the agents section of writersmarket.com)!No...
Second Chance: The Martha Marie Preston Story
Second Chance: The Martha Marie Preston Story Martha Marie Preston 9780615504292 Fiction Quintrell Public Relations Quintrell Public Relations Indicted on 23 counts and convicted of four, multimillion...
Jennifer Marie Brissett
Jennifer Marie Brissett NONE Jennifer Marie Brissett is an award-winning British-Jamaican author known for her speculative fiction works. Her novels often explore themes of identity, reality, and the...
Marlon McCaulsky, Lamont Gant, and V Marie
Marlon McCaulsky, Lamont Gant, and V Marie MULTIPLE "Marlon McCaulsky, Lamont Gant, and V Marie are renowned authors known for their exceptional writing skills, captivating audiences with their diver...
Dana Marie Miroballi
Dana Marie Miroballi NONE Dana Marie Miroballi, a biracial ex-teacher now speech-language pathologist, authors books for young readers. With experiences from Germany, Uzbekistan, and now Chicago, she...
Jean Marie Wiesen and Rita Daniels
Jean Marie Wiesen and Rita Daniels MULTIPLE Jean Marie Wiesen, is a noted investigative author and mystery crime writer. Rita Daniels, the great-great-great grandniece of Harriet Tubman.
Jill Marie Snyder
Jill Marie Snyder NONE Jill Marie Snyder, a Connecticut native with degrees from University of Connecticut and Fairfield University, discovered her parents' love letters from 1937-1941 and published ...
Joi-Marie McKenzie
Joi-Marie McKenzie NONE Joi-Marie McKenzie is an ABC News lifestyle writer, author of “The Engagement Game,” and creator of the award-winning website, The Fab Empire. Also a sought-after panelist, Mc...
Stacey Marie Robinson
Stacey Marie Robinson NONE Stacey Marie Robinson is the founder of Kya Publishing, where she directs operations including creating and promoting her Urban Toronto Tales novels. She holds degrees in C...
Alice Marie Johnson
Alice Marie Johnson 0000000500397471 Alice Marie Johnson, a former nonviolent drug trafficker, served 21 years before her sentence was commuted by President Trump, with help from Kim Kardashian West....
Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray MULTIPLE Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray are renowned authors known for their compelling narratives. Benedict's works delve into historic...
Moshood Ademola Fayemiwo and Margie Marie Neal
Moshood Ademola Fayemiwo and Margie Marie Neal MULTIPLE Moshood Ademola Fayemiwo, a former Nigerian newspaper publisher/editor and author of five books, and Margie Marie Neal, a former university pro...
Candice Marie Benbow
Candice Marie Benbow NONE Candice Marie Benbow is a respected theologian, essayist, and educator, known for her work amplifying Black women's experiences. She's a notable contributor to various publi...
R. Marie Griffith and Barbara D. Savage
R. Marie Griffith and Barbara D. Savage MULTIPLE R. Marie Griffith R. Marie Griffith is the John C. Danforth Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis, w...
Moon
Moon Thumper Book Review Allow me to state up front that I am a huge fan of Jewell Parker Rhodes; have been since I read one of her earlier novels, Magic City. I got extremely excited when I ...
An UPTOWN Continuing Literary Tradition (Harlem 1986 - 1996)
An UPTOWN Continuing Literary Tradition (Harlem 1986 - 1996) Marie Brown Article ’ An UPTOWN Continuing Literary Tradition (Harlem 1986 - 1996) by ’Marie Brown (presented a...
Ron Kavanaugh
Ron Kavanaugh NONE Ron Kavanaugh is a literary activist who founded Mosaic Books and the Literary Freedom Project (LFP), a non-profit supporting the literary arts. Through LFP, he launched Mosaic Lit...
Benita Renee Jenkins: Diva Secret Agent
Benita Renee Jenkins: Diva Secret Agent Lorisa Bates 9781645561255 Fiction Urban Renaissance Urban Renaissance This first edition of the action-packed urban series centers on a young Brooklyn hairstyl...
Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul James McBride 9780812983739 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House National Book Award winner James McBride goes in search o...
Tony Brown
Tony Brown 0000000109292618 Tony Brown, born April 11, 1933, is a renowned journalist, academician, entrepreneur, and author. He is best known for his commentary on the long-running PBS series, Tony ...
Mourning
Mourning Karen Williams 9781957810478 Fiction Iskanchi Press Iskanchi Press Literary historical fiction set in post-war Freetown, where a widow fleeing violence must navigate grief, memory, and the fr...
Three Strong Women: A novel
Three Strong Women: A novel Marie NDiaye 9780307741332 Fiction Vintage Penguin Random House A New York Times Notable BookA San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2012A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012Lo...
Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Triptych (Modern Library Classics)
Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Triptych (Modern Library Classics) Marie Vieux-Chauvet 9780812976922 Nonfiction Modern Library Penguin Random House Available in English for the first time, Marie Vieux...
Kaven Brown
Kaven Brown NONE Kaven Brown, a multifaceted entrepreneur known for his work as an author, photographer, and producer, has been influential in the publishing and music video industry. Brown's work ra...
Fish Tales (1984)
Fish Tales (1984) Nettie Jones 9780394532943 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House A new version was published in 2025“Mostly forgotten and long out-of-print, Fish Tales by Nettie Jones is an ofte...
James Brown “Godfather of Soul” Dies at 73 (1933–2006)
James Brown “Godfather of Soul” Dies at 73 (1933–2006) Jamie Walker Article Photo Source: http://www.funky-stuff.com Atlanta, GA James Brown, the legendary ’Godfather of Soul...
Kisha Green
Kisha Green NONE Kisha Green is a multi-talented literary consultant and promoter dedicated to turning authors' dreams into published realities. Since 2006, she's written novels, hosted award-winning...
After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom
After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom Alice Marie Johnson 9780062936103 Nonfiction FaithWords Hachette Book Group The true-life story of the woman whose life sentence for non-violent dr...
Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough
Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough Candice Marie Benbow 9780593238462 Nonfiction Convergent Books Penguin Random H...
Two Naomis
Two Naomis Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick 9780062414250 Fiction Balzer + Bray HarperCollins A realistic contemporary story of two girls, both named Naomi, whose divorced parents begi...
Marie in Fourth Position
Marie in Fourth Position Amy Littlesugar 9780399227943 Fiction Philomel Books Penguin Random House Marie’s dream is to dance beneath the spotlight in the Paris Opera, but she finds herself only a "rat...
Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau
Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau Jewell Parker Rhodes 9780312119317 Fiction Picador Macmillan Publishers Rhodes’ Critically Acclaimed Debut Novel The story of Marie Laveau, the character featu...
Jean Marie Wiesen
Jean Marie Wiesen NONE Jean Marie Wiesen, a noted investigative author and mystery crime writer, is author of Case of the Missing Look Alikes and Case of the Mouse Trap Legend. She attended Art Cent...
Évelyne Trouillot, Marie-Célie Agnant, and Maggy de Coster
Évelyne Trouillot, Marie-Célie Agnant, and Maggy de Coster MULTIPLE Évelyne Trouillot, Marie-Célie Agnant, and Maggy de Coster
Carolyn Marie Wilkins
Carolyn Marie Wilkins NONE Carolyn Marie Wilkinsis a Spirit Whisperer, a certified Reiki Master, a Psychic Medium and an initiated Priestess of Yemaya, the African goddess of compassion, motherhood ...
F.Y.O.S.
F.Y.O.S. Troy Johnson Article Founders independent publishing company, FYOS Entertainment, LLC Tonya Marie is a Dean's List graduate of Northwestern University (N...
Brown Girl, Brown Girl
Brown Girl, Brown Girl Leslé Honoré 9780316314039 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group This powerful and hopeful picture book—inspired by the historic election of Vice Pre...
Nicky Wheeler Brown and Zetta Brown
Nicky Wheeler Brown and Zetta Brown MULTIPLE Nicky Wheeler Brown and Zetta Brown are reputable authors, known for their engaging and thought-provoking works. Their writing spans various genres, appea...
Eddie C. Brown
Eddie C. Brown 0000000119429622 Eddie Carl Brown, born in 1940, is a renowned investment manager and founder of Brown Capital Management. Recognized as a pioneer of minority-owned investment firms, h...
Les Brown
Les Brown 0000000116420577 Leslie “Les” Brown, born February 17, 1945, is a renowned motivational speaker, author, and former radio host. Despite his challenging upbringing, Brown has inspired millio...
Digital Book World
Digital Book World Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel New York New York As part of the 2018 Digital Book World (DBW) — two industry veterans will be the first to be inducted into the new Publi...
Joyce A. Ladner
Joyce A. Ladner 0000000110408008 Joyce A. Ladner, Ph.D., is a distinguished sociologist, Brookings Institution fellow, and former Howard University President. Noted for her insights on current affair...
RETURNED 2: Bridge To Sion
RETURNED 2: Bridge To Sion Marlon McCaulsky, Lamont Gant, and V Marie 9780578358710 Fiction Creative Genius Films Creative Genius Films RETURNED 2 is the second chapter of the hit film/book called RET...
Lois Brown
Lois Brown 0000000055214322 Lois Brown is an author known for her literary biography of Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, a pioneering New England writer. Brown's work also extends to essays on American and...
Jericho Brown
Jericho Brown 0000000055016908 Jericho Brown is a 2024 MacArthur Foundation’s “Genius” Grant Winner Jericho Brown, born 1976, is a renowned, award-winning poet recognized for his inf...
Leon Carroll Jr.
Leon Carroll Jr. NONE Leon Carroll Jr., a Chicago native, is the technical advisor for the hit drama NCIS. He has a BS in business economics and served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Co...
What Does Brown Mean To You?
What Does Brown Mean To You? Ron Grady 9780593462881 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House This joyously affirming picture book follows a young boy throughout his day as he plays, paints, a...
Brown Sugar Babe
Brown Sugar Babe Charlotte Watson Sherman 9781635921380 Fiction Boyds Mills Press Boyds Mills Press Brown is beautiful. Brown is powerful! “This is the book I want to give to my future daughter.” —...
Karamo Brown and Jason Rachel Brown
Karamo Brown and Jason Rachel Brown MULTIPLE Karamo Brown and Jason Rachel Brown are acclaimed authors known for insightful, empowering works. Their writings inspire readers with personal stories of ...
Jim Brown
Jim Brown 0000000072514239 James Nathaniel Brown, born February 17, 1936, is a former American football player and actor. Renowned for his time as a fullback with the Cleveland Browns (1957-1965), he...
B.L. Brown
B.L. Brown NONE B.L. Brown is a seasoned law enforcement professional with over 16 years of experience in various roles. She uses her expertise to create training programs and teach at local academie...
Souls of My Sisters: Black Women Break Their Silence, Tell Their Stories and Heal Their Spirits
Souls of My Sisters: Black Women Break Their Silence, Tell Their Stories and Heal Their Spirits Dawn Marie Daniels and Candace Sandy 9781575666532 Nonfiction Kensington Kensington Publishing Corp. "If...
Brown Sugar 3: When Opposites Attract
Brown Sugar 3: When Opposites Attract Carol Taylor 9780743466868 Nonfiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. An instant attraction, a lingering look, the electric touch of skin on skin, ...
Tameka Fryer Brown
Tameka Fryer Brown NONE Tameka Fryer Brown, a Charlotte-based author, is known for her award-winning children's books. Her debut, “Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day,” sold over 100,000 copies. Her sec...
Faye Childs
Faye Childs NONE Faye Childs, born 1956, was a literary agent committed to promoting Black literature. She founded the Black Board Bestsellers list, a platform that increased visibility for Black aut...
Oil And Water...And Other Things That Don’t Mix
Oil And Water...And Other Things That Don’t Mix Nicky Wheeler Brown and Zetta Brown 9781905091850 Fiction LL-Publications LL-Publications The disaster facing the Gulf Coast has been on the minds of mi...
The Promise: How One Woman Made Good on Her Extraordinary Pact to Send a Classroom of 1st Graders to College
The Promise: How One Woman Made Good on Her Extraordinary Pact to Send a Classroom of 1st Graders to College Oral Lee Brown and Caille Millner 9780385511476 Nonfiction Doubleday Penguin Random House I...
Lauren Ling Brown
Lauren Ling Brown NONE Lauren Ling Brown is an author and editor based in Los Angeles, California. Brown identifies as multiracial, with African American and Asian heritage. She has spoken about how ...
Keah Brown
Keah Brown NONE Keah Brown is a renowned journalist, author, and screenwriter, known for creating #DisabledAndCute. Her work, including her debut essay collection 'The Pretty One', has been featured ...
The Tradition
The Tradition Jericho Brown 9781556594861 Poetry Copper Canyon Press Copper Canyon Press “By some literary magic—no, it’s precision, and honesty—Brown manages to bestow upon even the most public of su...
Brown Sugar 2: Great One Night Stands - A Collection Of Erotic Black Fiction
Brown Sugar 2: Great One Night Stands - A Collection Of Erotic Black Fiction Carol Taylor 9780743442442 Nonfiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. IF THE FIST BROWN SUGAR LEFT YOU WANTI...
Jericho Brown and Laurel Corona
Jericho Brown and Laurel Corona MULTIPLE Jericho Brown and Laurel Corona are renowned authors, notable for their exceptional literary contributions. Brown's profound poetry intertwines with Corona's ...
Zetta Brown
Zetta Brown NONE Zetta Brown, owner of the successful L-L Publications based in Scotland, boasts an impressive portfolio including acclaimed books and a sister imprint, Logical-Lust. Also a Developme...
Brown Boys Rule
Brown Boys Rule Clarence V. Reynolds Book Review While listening to a recent meditation session on the app Happier—one of my favorites—I was reminded of the importance of embracing wo...
Patrice Caldwell
Patrice Caldwell NONE Patrice Caldwell, a Wellesley College alumna, is the founder of People of Color in Publishing. She's an ex-children's book editor, current literary agent, and author, known for ...
Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary: From Her Roots in Ghana to Her Legacy on the Eastern Shore
Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary: From Her Roots in Ghana to Her Legacy on the Eastern Shore Jean Marie Wiesen and Rita Daniels 9781639368136 Nonfiction Pegasus Books Pegasus Boo...
Queen of Exiles
Queen of Exiles Vanessa Riley 9780063270992 Fiction William Morrow & Company HarperCollins "You may not know Marie-Louise Christophe, but once you have met her, you won’t forget her. Vanessa Riley’s h...
Destroyer of Light
Destroyer of Light Jennifer Marie Brissett 9781250268631 Fiction Tor Books Macmillan Publishers The Matrix meets an Afro-futuristic retelling of Persephone set in a science fiction underworld of alien...
Sister Mother Warrior
Sister Mother Warrior Vanessa Riley 9780063073548 Fiction William Morrow HarperCollins Acclaimed author of Island Queen Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitian Revolution b...
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray 9780593101537 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House A Good Morning America Book Club Pick The remarkable story of J. P. Mor...
American Spy: A Novel
American Spy: A Novel Lauren Wilkinson 9780812988284 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House “[This] unflinching, incendiary debut combines the espionage novels of John le Carré with the raci...
Mothering While Black: Boundaries and Burdens of Middle-Class Parenthood
Mothering While Black: Boundaries and Burdens of Middle-Class Parenthood Dawn Marie Dow 9780520300323 Nonfiction University of California Press University of California Press Mothering While Black exa...
All Souls: Essential Poems
All Souls: Essential Poems Brenda Marie Osbey 9780807162002 Poetry LSU Press Louisiana State University Press All Souls: Essential Poems brings together work that reflects the interweaving of histor...