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Matt Rasmussen - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Matt Rasmussen - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Daniel Rasmussen
Daniel Rasmussen 0000000079463702 Daniel Rasmussen is a Harvard University graduate with honors, and a recipient of the Kathryn Ann Huggins Prize, Perry Miller Prize, and Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize. ...
My Favorite Readings from the 2013 National Book Award Finalists
My Favorite Readings from the 2013 National Book Award Finalists Troy Johnson Article I covered this year's National Book Foundation's National Book Awards Finalists Reading for AALBC.com. The readin...
American Uprising
American Uprising Daniel Rasmussen 9780061995224 Nonfiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins A gripping and deeply revealing history of an infamous slave rebellion that nearly toppled New Orleans and ch...
Matt De La Peña
Matt De La Peña 0000000439804364 Matt de la Peña, a New York Times Bestselling author, has written six young adult novels and award-winning picture books. He received his MFA in creative writing fro...
Fast & Hard: From Addictions to Redemption
Fast & Hard: From Addictions to Redemption Anita L. Helm and Matthew Tyner, Sr. 9798350986259 Poetry BookBaby BookBaby In Fast and Hard, you’ll follow Matt Tyner on a roller-coaster ride from his earl...
Matt Meyer and déqui kioni-sadiki
Matt Meyer and déqui kioni-sadiki MULTIPLE Pictured: Sekou Odinga, déqui kioni-sadiki, & Matt Meyer. Photo Credit PM Press Matt Meyer is a NYC-based author, educator, and organizer for human r...
Jose Andres and Matt Goulding
Jose Andres and Matt Goulding MULTIPLE Matt Goulding, an Emmy- and James Beard Award-winning writer, is a bestselling author and cofounder of Roads & Kingdoms. José Andrés, a Michelin-starred chef ...
Harlem Book Fair 2013: Video, Photos & Awards
Harlem Book Fair 2013: Video, Photos & Awards Troy Johnson Article All Photos © 2013 AALBC.com, LLC - Feel free to use them but please provide a photo credit to Troy Johnson, AALBC.com and a link...
Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson
Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson Troy Johnson Article 2013, what a year! With so many great new books and films last year, there was a lot to celebrate. We also extended our reach through...
The Boy in the Black Suit
The Boy in the Black Suit Jason Reynolds 9781442459502 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. Just when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he can’t handle one more piece of terri...
Matt Maxx
Matt Maxx NONE "Matt Maxx is a writer with a passion for science, dedicated to inspiring children to read.” Matt Maxx is a science loving writer who believes in motivating all kids to read.
Matt Ruff
Matt Ruff 0000000116861479 Matt Ruff, based in Seattle, is the renowned author of novels including Lovecraft Country, The Mirage, Bad Monkeys, and the Public Works Trilogy, among others. Matt Ruff is...
Matthew Tyner, Sr.
Matthew Tyner, Sr. MULTIPLE Matthew (Matt) Tyner, Sr. is the author of Fast and Hard: From Addictions to Redemption. He is a man who has reinvented himself and has invested his second chance at life...
Adrian Matejka
Adrian Matejka 0000000037525872 Adrian Matejka is a Germany-born, Indiana-based author and educator. A graduate of Indiana University and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, he has penned award-...
Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat 000000011051509X Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian-born author, is renowned for her books like “Breath, Eyes, Memory”, an Oprah Book Club pick, and “The Farming of Bones”, an American Book...
Angela Flournoy
Angela Flournoy 0000000436914613 Angela Flournoy, author of The Turner House, a National Book Award finalist, has been recognized with numerous awards including the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize. A Nat...
I Can’t Even Think Straight
I Can’t Even Think Straight Dean Atta 9780063158030 Fiction Quill Tree Books HarperCollins In this emotional novel in verse by the Stonewall Award–winning author of The Black Flamingo, a queer biracia...
All the Smoke: All the Stars, All the Stories, No Apologies
All the Smoke: All the Stars, All the Stories, No Apologies Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson 9781668048139 Nonfiction Atria / Black Privilege Publishing Simon & Schuster, Inc. An in-depth and fresh cel...
Ball Don’t Lie
Ball Don’t Lie Matt De La Peña 9780385734257 Fiction Ember Ember Newbery Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Matt de la Peña’s Ball Don’t Lie "is a must-read." [The Bulletin]Sticky is ...
Love
Love Matt De La Peña 9781524740917 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"[A] poetic reckoning of the importance of love in a child’s life...
The Loss of All Lost Things
The Loss of All Lost Things Amina Gautier 9781932418569 Fiction Elixir Press Elixir Press Winner of the Chicago Public Library’s 21st Century Award.Winner of a Royal Palm Literary AwardWinner of the F...
Carmela Full of Wishes
Carmela Full of Wishes Matt De La Peña 9780399549045 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House An Instant New York Times Bestseller! In their first collaboration since t...
The Minus-One Club
The Minus-One Club Kekla Magoon 9781250806208 Fiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers From the Coretta Scott King and Printz Honor-winning author of How It Went Down, Light It Up, and Revolu...
Justice for Jessica
Justice for Jessica Alretha Thomas 9780692651148 Fiction Diverse Arts Collective Diverse Arts Collective Mousey, overweight Stacey Sullivan would love to trade places with her glamorous socialite BFF,...
Turning Thirty
Turning Thirty Mike Gayle 9780743477659 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. What’s the big deal?Unlike a lot of people, Matt Beckford is actually looking forward to turning thirty. His twenti...
Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson
Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson MULTIPLE Matt Barnes scrapped and clawed his way through fourteen NBA seasons, which included a championship in 2017 with the Golden State Warriors. He is a father of...
Ring Shout
Ring Shout P. Djèlí Clark 9781250393814 Fiction Tor Nightfire Macmillan Publishers ebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella ...
I Will Save You
I Will Save You Matt De La Peña 9780385738286 Fiction Ember Ember Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña’s I Will Save You is a "heartwarming, root-for-the-underdog novel." [SLJ] Kidd is runn...
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Kam Williams startrek-2013-blueray.jpg Film Review Read the comments now. Read our review after you see the film (there some spoilers). Kirk Matches Wits with Rogue Co...
Cynthia Kadohata - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Cynthia Kadohata - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Jhumpa Lahiri - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Jhumpa Lahiri - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
George Packer - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
George Packer - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Adrian Matejka - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Adrian Matejka - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
James McBride - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
James McBride - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Mary Szybist - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Mary Szybist - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Lawrence Wright - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Lawrence Wright - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Gene Luen Yang - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013
Gene Luen Yang - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word
Wanda Coleman
Wanda Coleman 0000000116780476 “I have yet to kill anyone—I have exhibited great restraint.” Wanda Coleman (1946-2013) was a renowned poet, former medical secretary, magazine editor,...
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah Patricia Smith 9781566892995 Poetry Coffee House Press Coffee House Press Winner of 2013 Wheatley Book Award in PoetryFinalist for 2013 William Carlos Williams AwardWinner o...
The Living
The Living Matt De La Peña 9780385741217 Fiction Ember Ember Newbery Award-winning author Matt de la Peña’s The Living is "a rare thing: a plot-driven YA with characters worthy of a John Green novel.”...
The Score
The Score Kiki Swinson 9781617739682 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. Going once… Identity theft mastermind Lauren Kelly has always had a taste for the finer things—including Matt Connors, h...
Last Stop on Market Street
Last Stop on Market Street Matt De La Peña 9780399257742 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of 2015A Wall Stre...
Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview (March 2013)
Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview (March 2013) Kam Williams Interview Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview In 2006, Terrence Howard received an Academy Award nomin...
Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country Matt Ruff 9780063412958 Fiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins Now an HBO® series from J.J. Abrams (executive producer of Westworld), Misha Green (creator of Underground), and Jo...
The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country
The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country Matt Ruff 9780063256903 Fiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins “Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor… Fans will find this a worthy...
Patchwork
Patchwork Matt De La Peña 9781984813961 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House From a Newbery Medal-winning author and a New York Times bestselling illustrator comes a...
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Lovecraft Country [movie tie-in]
Lovecraft Country [movie tie-in] Matt Ruff 9780063061798 Fiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins Now an HBO® series from J.J. Abrams (executive producer of Westworld), Misha Green (creator of Undergrou...
The Hunted
The Hunted Matt De La Peña 9780385741231 Fiction Ember Ember Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña’s The Hunted, the sequel to The Living, is a high-energy, action-packed survival story.“De...
Only Hers: The Taggart Brothers
Only Hers: The Taggart Brothers Francis Ray 9781250082541 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers When St. Louis nurse Shannon Johnson inherits a cabin in Texas, she hopes it will be the per...
Matt Forté
Matt Forté NONE Matthew Garrett Forté, born in 1985, is a retired NFL player best known as a running back for the Chicago Bears. He was recognized for his versatility, amassing over 9,000 rushing an...
The Descendants
The Descendants Kam Williams images/thedescendants.jpg Film Review Clooney Seeks Redemption as Regretful Patriarch in Dysfunctional Family Drama The Descendants Rated R for profanity and sexua...
Brooklyn Noir
Brooklyn Noir Tim McLoughlin 9781888451580 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Akashic Books announces Brooklyn novelist Tim McLoughlin as the editor of the anthology (in addition to his contributing ...
March 26th 2013 – eNewsletter Highlights
March 26th 2013 – eNewsletter Highlights Troy Johnson Article Read Our Complete eNewsletter AALBC.com mourns the passing of Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 — March ...
Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné
Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné NONE Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné is a renowned Trinidadian poet and artist, with works featured in multiple publications. She won the 2009 Caribbean Writer's Paiewonksy Prize and...
Koch (2013)
Koch (2013) Kam Williams Interview Bittersweet Biopic Paints Evenhanded Post Mortem on Life and Times of Late NYC Mayor Koch (2013) In Theaters: Feb 1, 2013 Limited Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min. D...
One Night Stand: From the Blank Page to Live Stags, All Within 24 Hours! (2013) - Film Review
One Night Stand: From the Blank Page to Live Stags, All Within 24 Hours! (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Theater Documentary Chronicles Captivating Musicals Staged in 24 Hours One N...
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Kimberla Lawson Roby 0000000063897135 Kimberla’s Thoughts on Concluding Her Reverend Curtis Black Series, After 15 Books Kimberla Lawson Roby is a New York Times Bestselling Author of 24 novels,...
Diana Veiga
Diana Veiga NONE Go On Girl! Book Club, Unpublished Writer Award 2013 Winner Diana Veiga, winner of the 2013 Go On Girl! Book Club's Unpublished Writer award, is a dedicated writer and social justice ...
Marilyn Nelson
Marilyn Nelson 0000000081267022 Marilyn Nelson, former Poet Laureate of Connecticut, is a three-time National Book Award Finalist, Annisfield-Wolf Award winner, and author of acclaimed titles like 'T...
Terrance Hayes
Terrance Hayes 0000000052553847 Terrance Hayes is a renowned poet, author of four collections and winner of the 2010 National Book Award for Poetry. A MacArthur fellow, Hayes has received numerous ac...
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith 0000000110775334 Patricia Smith, celebrated poet and professor, is known for her direct and adventuresome style. She’s authored six books, including award finalists 'Blood Dazzler' and...
T. Geronimo Johnson
T. Geronimo Johnson 0000000357171620 T. Geronimo Johnson, a New Orleans native, is a bestselling author known for 'Welcome to Braggsville' and 'Hold It 'Til It Hurts'. A finalist for the 2013 PEN/Fau...
36 African-American Nominees for National Book Awards
36 African-American Nominees for National Book Awards Troy Johnson Article November 11, 2015 Update: A complete list of National Book Award Honorees, of African descent, is now available. The mi...
Mariana Llanos
Mariana Llanos 0000000037617355 Mariana Llanos, a Peru-born author, studied theater in Lima before moving to Oklahoma in 2002. She self-published her first book, Tristan Wolf, in 2013 and has since p...
Deborah Wiles
Deborah Wiles 0000000058444035 Deborah Wiles is an award-winning author known for acclaimed books like 'Each Little Bird that Sings' & 'Revolution'. Her accolades include National Book Award nominati...
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Kam Williams mandela-2013-alternate-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom In Theaters: Nov 29, 2013 Limited PG-13 for sexuality, intense violence...
Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope Esau McCaulley 9780830854868 Nonfiction IVP Academic InterVarsity Press Christian Book Award® program Foreword...
Masande Ntshanga
Masande Ntshanga 0000000450507336 Masande Ntshanga, winner of the 2013 PEN International New Voices Award and 2015 Caine Prize Finalist, is an accomplished writer and UCT graduate. He has written for...
AALBC.com May 2013 eNewsletter Book Highlights
AALBC.com May 2013 eNewsletter Book Highlights Troy Johnson Article AALBC.com Best-selling Books - March to April 2013 This version of AALBC.com's eNewsletter, which focuses on book rela...
Reading Black Books
Reading Black Books Claude Atcho 9781587435645 Nonfiction Brazos Press Baker Publishing Group Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (Culture & the Arts) Learning from Black voices means liste...
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013) Kam Williams the-butler.jpg Film Review Forest Whitaker Delivers Oscar-Quality Performance in Emotionally-Searing Civil Rights Saga Lee Daniels’ The Butler...
Bullet to the Head (2013) - Film Review
Bullet to the Head (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Unlikely-Buddies Flick Features Cop and Hit Man on Revenge-Fueled Rampage Bullet to the Head (2013) In Theaters: Feb 1, 2013 Wide ...
Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango (2013) - film Review
Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango (2013) - film Review Kam Williams Interview Musical Documentary Examines the African Roots of the Tango. Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango (2013) U...
The Good Lord Bird
The Good Lord Bird James McBride 9781594632785 Fiction Riverhead Books Penguin Random House A 2013 National Book Award Winner! Fleeing his violent master at the side of abolitionist John Brown at ...
Deborah Davis
Deborah Davis 0000000109357178 Deborah Davis is an acclaimed author of seven non-fiction books, including the authorized history of The Oprah Winfrey Show and Guest of Honor, a Phillis Wheatley Award...
Citizen: An American Lyric
Citizen: An American Lyric Claudia Rankine 9781555976903 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press * Finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry ** Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Po...
Bookmarks: Reading in Black and White A Memoir
Bookmarks: Reading in Black and White A Memoir Karla FC Holloway 9780813539072 Fiction Rutgers University Press Rutgers University Press What are you reading? What books have been important to you? Wh...
J. Everett Prewitt
J. Everett Prewitt NONE J. Everett Prewitt, a distinguished alumnus and Vietnam veteran, has received numerous awards for his novels, including “Snake Walkers” and “A Long Way Back.” His works have b...
Thief in the Interior
Thief in the Interior Phillip B. Williams 9781938584176 Poetry Alice James Books Alice James Books Recipient of a 2017 Whiting Award for Poetry 2017 Kate Tufts Discovery Award Winner Nominated for the...
Richard Kigel
Richard Kigel NONE Richard Kigel is an experienced literacy professional and veteran teacher with a focus on inspiring students in reading and writing. He is notable for his revealing article on Phil...
Rachel Kushner - National Book Award Finalist Reading
Rachel Kushner - National Book Award Finalist Reading Poetry & Spoken Word
Alan Taylor - National Book Award Finalist Reading
Alan Taylor - National Book Award Finalist Reading Poetry & Spoken Word
Kevin Young
Kevin Young 0000000109530225 Kevin Young, born in 1970, is a renowned poet and teacher influenced by Hughes, Berryman, Dickinson, and Basquiat. A Harvard graduate, Young authored multiple poetry book...
Neil Baldwin
Neil Baldwin 0000000108910963 Dr. Neil Baldwin, born in New York City, is a renowned author and scholar with a Ph.D. in Modern American Poetry. He has authored various poetry, textbooks, and biograph...
Milo Imagines the World
Milo Imagines the World Matt De La Peña 9780399549083 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House The team behind the Newbery Medal winner and Caldecott Honor book Last Sto...
James Earl Hardy
James Earl Hardy 0000000042416478 James Earl Hardy is the author of the bestselling B-Boy Blues series, including B-Boy Blues, which has been praised as the first gay hip hop love story and is celeb...
Between the World and Me (paperback)
Between the World and Me (paperback) Ta-Nehisi Coates 9780812983814 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House Also Available in Hardcover #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WIN...
Vegetables Unleashed: A Cookbook
Vegetables Unleashed: A Cookbook Jose Andres and Matt Goulding 9780062668387 Nonfiction Anthony Bourdain/Ecco HarperCollins From world-renowned chef José Andrés, a wildly colorful, rauco...
Big Monty and the Lunatic Lunch Lady
Big Monty and the Lunatic Lunch Lady Matt Maxx 9781733743525 Fiction Homestead Publishing Homestead Publishing Meet fifth-grader Merlin Montgomery, AKA Big Monty. Merlin navigates between his love of ...
Christian Robinson
Christian Robinson 0000000356790294 Christian Robinson is a San Francisco-based illustrator and animator, known for his work with Pixar Animation Studios and The Sesame Street Workshop. He has illust...
Nick Chiles
Nick Chiles 0000000034375194 Nick Chiles is a renowned author and journalist, specializing in African-American culture and celebrity. Co-author of the NAACP Image Awards finalist book 'Justice While ...
Ben Jealous
Ben Jealous 0000000417015073 Benjamin Todd Jealous is a notable American civil rights leader and social impact investor. He was the youngest-ever national leader of the NAACP (2008-2013) and ran for ...
Hope Wins: A Collection of Inspiring Stories for Young Readers
Hope Wins: A Collection of Inspiring Stories for Young Readers Rose Brock 9780593463956 Nonfiction Philomel Books Penguin Random House From Matt de la Peña and Veera Hiranandani to Max Brallier and R....
Kekla Magoon
Kekla Magoon 0000000040185776 Kekla Magoon, an award-winning author of eight YA novels, including The Rock and the River and X: A Novel, also pens non-fiction on historical topics. She's won an NAACP...
Aracelis Girmay
Aracelis Girmay 0000000038001720 Aracelis Girmay, born December 10, 1977, is a renowned poet, author of multiple books including 'Teeth' and 'Kingdom Animalia', and a finalist for several awards. She...