AALBC Search
Phina Oruche Reads from Her Book: Jacopo Jacopo Football Star
Phina Oruche Reads from Her Book: Jacopo Jacopo Football Star Book Spotlights
Phina Oruche
Phina Oruche NONE “Everything I am passionate about has storytelling in the center.” Phina Oruche, known for roles in BBC's Anthony and ITV's Footballers’ Wives, released a children's book...
Jacopo Jacopo on Lockdown
Jacopo Jacopo on Lockdown Phina Oruche 9798666156995 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published With LFC bringing the Premiership cup home to liverpool after 30 years. Jacopo an 11 year o...
Jacopo Jacopo Football Star: A 10 Year Old Boy’s Football Journey
Jacopo Jacopo Football Star: A 10 Year Old Boy’s Football Journey Phina Oruche 9798639993077 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published Liverpool is an amazing diversely populated city. T...
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...
Thursday Night Lights: The Story of Black High School Football in Texas
Thursday Night Lights: The Story of Black High School Football in Texas Michael Hurd 9781477310342 Nonfiction University of Texas Press University of Texas Press At a time when "Friday night lights" s...
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date Jasmine Guillory 9780399587665 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House One of… • Entertainment Weekly’s “12 Romances for V-Day” • Cosmopolitan’s “2018 Anticipated Read...
Michael Strahan
Michael Strahan 0000000045587838 Michael Strahan is a retired American football player who spent his career with the New York Giants. Post-retirement, he became a media personality, co-hosting “Live!...
Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Football
Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Football Howard Bryant 9780147512567 Nonfiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House From Lombardi’s Packers through Brady and the Patriots, here is the ult...
Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Football: Classic Super Bowls! Amazing Playmakers! Historic Dynasties! And Much, Much More!
Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Football: Classic Super Bowls! Amazing Playmakers! Historic Dynasties! And Much, Much More! Howard Bryant 9780399169045 Nonfiction Philomel Books Penguin...
Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes
Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes Don Tate 9781419749438 Nonfiction Harry N. Abrams Harry N. Abrams From acclaimed author and illustrator Don Tate, the rousin...
The Player’s Option: A Novella (Playmaker Book 2)
The Player’s Option: A Novella (Playmaker Book 2) K. L. Brady 9780996708340 Fiction LadyLit Press LadyLit Press From award-winning Author K.L. Brady, Book #2 in the sweet romance Playmaker Series… In...
Caribbean Reads Publishing
Caribbean Reads Publishing Caribbean Reads Publishing Caribbean Reads Publishing
NEW Reads Publications
NEW Reads Publications NEW Reads Publications NEW Reads Publications
Caribbean Reads Publishing
Caribbean Reads Publishing Caribbean Reads Publishing Caribbean Reads Publishing
NEW Reads Publications
NEW Reads Publications NEW Reads Publications NEW Reads Publications
Micah Hudson: Football Fumble
Micah Hudson: Football Fumble Tanisia Moore 9781478879138 Fiction Reycraft Books Reycraft Books Future football star Micah Hudson’s most prized possession is a football signed by THE Jackson Vick. But...
Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City
Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City Kent Babb 9780062950598 Nonfiction HarperOne HarperCollins A heartbreaking and inspiring true story—Friday Night Lights meets Ghettoside...
The Stone Thrower: A Daughter’s Lessons, a Father’s Life
The Stone Thrower: A Daughter’s Lessons, a Father’s Life Jael Richardson 9781771022057 Fiction Thomas Allen Publishers Thomas Allen Publishers A daughter discovers herself while uncovering her father’...
Football Widows
Football Widows Pat Tucker 9781593093150 Fiction Strebor Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. A glimpse into the secret and unique lives of the women behind NFL coaches—game day takes on a whole new meaning a...
Football Fumblina
Football Fumblina Melica Niccole 9780997687583 Fiction Hampton Publishing House Hampton Publishing House Football Fumblina could have been a ballerina. From ballet shoes to fumbles and tumbles, Fumbli...
A Hard Road To Glory: A History Of The African American Athlete: Football
A Hard Road To Glory: A History Of The African American Athlete: Football Arthur Ashe 9781567430387 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins African-American athletes changed the game of football. Who? How? ...
From Gold Teeth to Gold Jacket: My Life in Football and Business
From Gold Teeth to Gold Jacket: My Life in Football and Business John Harris 9781683584322 Nonfiction Sports Publishing Skyhorse Publishing How a young man with a solid work ethic carried himself out ...
Bayou Classic: The Grambling-Southern Football Rivalry
Bayou Classic: The Grambling-Southern Football Rivalry Thomas Aiello 9780807136973 Nonfiction LSU Press Louisiana State University Press The annual clash in New Orleans between the Grambling State Uni...
Avidly Reads Passages
Avidly Reads Passages Michelle D. Commander 9781479806171 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press “What is the value of Black life in America?” In Avidly Reads Pa...
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...
Where Secrets Lie
Where Secrets Lie Mahogany Star 9780978959906 Fiction Mahogany Star Publishing Mahogany Star Publishing As someone who has spent her childhood in the fast paced environment of the city, author Mahog...
JaNay Brown-Wood
JaNay Brown-Wood NONE JaNay Brown-Wood is a celebrated children's author and educator, known for her award-winning book, “Imani's Moon.” She teaches as an ECE professor at American River College and ...
Touchdown in Brazil
Touchdown in Brazil Omar Tyree 9781496762894 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. Amid the landmark NFL game in the electric city of São Paulo, Brazil, three very different family men cross path...
The Stone Thrower
The Stone Thrower Jael Richardson 9781554987528 Fiction Groundwood Books Anansi Press African-American football player Chuck Ealey grew up in a segregated neighborhood of Portsmouth, Ohio. Against all...
Julian Mims
Julian Mims NONE Julian Merrell Mims was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1979, the eldest son of Anthony Ronald Mims, a college football coach, and Virginia Mims, an elementary school teacher. ...
Luther Campbell
Luther Campbell 0000000083849480 Luther Campbell, founder of Luke Records and member of 2 Live Crew, is a pioneer in southern rap. Now a respected football coach in Miami's public school system, Camp...
September Newsletter: Recommended Reads, the MS Book Festival, and More
September Newsletter: Recommended Reads, the MS Book Festival, and More Troy Johnson Article Recommended Reads N. K. Jemisin the Only Writer to Win the Best Novel Hugo Award in three Consecutive Yea...
If I Survive You
If I Survive You Jonathan Escoffery 9780374605988 Fiction MCD Macmillan Publishers "If I Survive You is a collection of connected short stories that reads like a novel, that reads like real life, that...
St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival
St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival Woodson African American Museum of Florida St. Petersburg Florida The St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival is dedicated to entertaining, engaging, and educating children...
Chasing Space Young Readers’ Edition
Chasing Space Young Readers’ Edition Leland Melvin 9780062665928 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Meet Leland Melvin—football star, NASA astronaut, and professional dream chaser.In this inspiring memo...
I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, To The Blind Side, And Beyond
I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, To The Blind Side, And Beyond Michael Oher 9781592406128 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House The football star made famous in the hit film The Blind Side reflects...
He Said, She Said
He Said, She Said Kwame Alexander 9780062118967 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Sparks will fly in this hip-hop-hot teen novel that mixes social protest and star-crossed romance, from Newbery Medal and ...
Out of Bounds: Coming Out of Sexual Abuse, Addiction, and My Life of Lies in the NFL Closet
Out of Bounds: Coming Out of Sexual Abuse, Addiction, and My Life of Lies in the NFL Closet Roy Simmons and Damon DiMarco 9780786716814 Fiction Carroll & Graf Perseus Books Group The second NFL player...
Finding Peace Isn’t Peaceful: Overcoming the Struggle Within to Heal My Soul
Finding Peace Isn’t Peaceful: Overcoming the Struggle Within to Heal My Soul Ma’Ronda X 9781943409563 Nonfiction Pure Thoughts Publishing Pure Thoughts Publishing, LLC Finding Peace Isn’t Peaceful is ...
Mahogany Star
Mahogany Star NONE Mahogany Star, a Brooklyn-born author, has written four books including the acclaimed 'Where Secrets Lie'. With a degree in Organizational Management, she worked in Healthcare Admi...
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...
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze Derrick Barnes 9781984836779 Fiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Newbery Honoree Derrick Barnes delivers a powerful and timely novel about ra...
Dear Star Baby
Dear Star Baby Judy Allen Dodson Book Review Dear Star Baby by Malcolm Newsome is a heartwarming, sensitive, and beautifully written picture book that addresses the delicate subject of grief and loss...
Waiting for Friday Night
Waiting for Friday Night Synithia Williams 9781335430540 Fiction Canary Street Press HarperCollins “A pitch-perfect small-town romance focused on forgiveness, second chances, and new beginnings.” —Pub...
Lisa Watson
Lisa Watson NONE Lisa Watson is a national bestselling author based in Washington D.C., known for her work in diverse romance genres. Her debut novel was nominated for Best Contemporary Fiction, and ...
The Mad Sister
The Mad Sister Carol Denise Mitchell 9781462675630 Fiction America Star Books America Star Books Mercy Jean Diamond was the fat, un-liked daughter of a good doctor and deranged mother who hated her. A...
Dear Star Baby
Dear Star Baby Malcolm Newsome 9781506484808 Fiction Beaming Books 1517 Media I knew something was wrong when Mama called me close. She held my hand and told me you would not be coming home with us...
Frank Berrios
Frank Berrios NONE Frank Berrios is a prolific children's book author, known for his Little Golden Books. His works include Football with Dad, Soccer with Mom, and titles featuring well-known charact...
Millionaire Wives Club: A Novel
Millionaire Wives Club: A Novel Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker 9780345486677 Fiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House In Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker’s steamiest novel yet, we meet the four deliciously dra...
America Star Books
America Star Books America Star Books America Star Books
Five Star Publications, Inc
Five Star Publications, Inc Five Star Publications, Inc Five Star Publications, Inc
Mahogany Star Publishing
Mahogany Star Publishing Mahogany Star Publishing Mahogany Star Publishing
North Star Nova Press
North Star Nova Press North Star Nova Press North Star Nova Press
America Star Books
America Star Books America Star Books America Star Books
Five Star Publications, Inc
Five Star Publications, Inc Five Star Publications, Inc Five Star Publications, Inc
Mahogany Star Publishing
Mahogany Star Publishing Mahogany Star Publishing Mahogany Star Publishing
North Star Nova Press
North Star Nova Press North Star Nova Press North Star Nova Press
Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama
Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama David J. Garrow 9780062641830 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRising Star is the definitive account of Barack Obama’s formative...
The Porn Star Guide To Great Sex
The Porn Star Guide To Great Sex Mr. Marcus 9780312382391 Fiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers A provocative bedside guide to some of the most captivating sexual advice from pro-lover porn ...
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...
Love Never Fails
Love Never Fails Nikesha Elise Williams 9781733584807 Fiction NEW Reads Publications NEW Reads Publications “If I were honest, I’d be divorced right now.” When it comes to marriage, nothing is guar...
I Been in Sorrow’s Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots: A Novel
I Been in Sorrow’s Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots: A Novel Susan Straight 9781497679986 Fiction Open Road Media Open Road Integrated Media A historic novel about a young woman forced to grow up q...
Rick Rigsby
Rick Rigsby NONE Rick Rigsby, Ph.D., is a renowned motivational speaker, author, and ex-college football coach from Texas. Widely recognized for his stirring speeches on leadership and personal respo...
Just Too Good to Be True: A Novel
Just Too Good to Be True: A Novel E. Lynn Harris 9780385492737 Fiction Anchor Penguin Random House A New York Times Bestseller Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A singl...
Zonie Felder
Zonie Felder NONE Zonie Felder, an erotic fiction writer from Jersey City, New Jersey, is a former Catholic school girl and Girl Scout who enjoys football, Zumba, dancing, and family time. Zonie Feld...
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze Derrick Barnes 9781984836755 Fiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House “Derrick Barnes takes all forms of storytelling available to him­—allego...
Inside the Helmet: My Life as a Sunday Afternoon Warrior
Inside the Helmet: My Life as a Sunday Afternoon Warrior Michael Strahan 9781592402984 Nonfiction Gotham Penguin Random House Just in time for the 2007 season: One of the finest defensive players ever...
Adulting
Adulting Nikesha Elise Williams 9781733584821 Fiction NEW Reads Publications NEW Reads Publications Can she have it all? Naomi Grace is determined to lay hold of the life she’s always wanted. In her v...
Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win on and Off the Field
Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win on and Off the Field Deion Sanders 9781668026793 Nonfiction Gallery Books/13A Simon & Schuster, Inc. Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders is one of the greatest motivators ...
August 2018 eNewsletter Recommended Reads, Videos, and More
August 2018 eNewsletter Recommended Reads, Videos, and More Troy Johnson Article Videos from the National Book Club Conference I attended the 2018 National Book Club Conference August 3rd and 4th....
Better Than a Touchdown
Better Than a Touchdown Jalen Hurts 9798217040308 Fiction Flamingo Books Penguin Random House From Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts comes an empowering story about friendship, the power of ...
Tomlin: The Soul of a Football Coach
Tomlin: The Soul of a Football Coach John Harris 9781683584759 Nonfiction Sports Publishing Skyhorse Publishing Foreword by Tony DungyIn 2007, at the age of thirty-four, Mike Tomlin was hired as the h...
The Psych of Life Oliver Gardens
The Psych of Life Oliver Gardens Scubie Albie 9798374113518 Poetry Independently Published Independently Published This collection of poems is my life stretch in plain sight, I feel it so well Oliver ...
Stronger Than a Speeding Bullet
Stronger Than a Speeding Bullet Gabriel Tuggle 9780228875567 Nonfiction Tellwell Talent Tellwell Publishing Imagine training for years to become a professional football or baseball player and knowing ...
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...
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 ...
Jake Gaither, America’s most famous Black coach
Jake Gaither, America’s most famous Black coach George E. Curry 9780396073819 Nonfiction Dodd, Mead and Company Dodd, Mead and Company Alonzo S. (Jake) Gaither, former head football coach and athletic...
RJ Young
RJ Young 0000000499453076 RJ Young is a renowned author, known for 'Let It Bang: A Young Black Man’s Reluctant Odyssey into Guns', and a national college football analyst at FOX Sports. RJ Young is t...
Scott Haskins
Scott Haskins NONE Born on February 21, 1962, in Sandusky, Ohio, sports fanatic Scott Denton Haskins discovered his passion for writing in the sixth grade. Scott pursued a degree in Mass Media Arts a...
Leland Melvin
Leland Melvin NONE Leland Devon Melvin, born in 1964, is a former NFL athlete turned astronaut, scientist, and educator. He flew with the Space Shuttle Atlantis, crafted optical fiber sensors at NASA...
Floyd L. Griffin Jr.
Floyd L. Griffin Jr. NONE Floyd L. Griffin Jr. is a multifaceted individual who has served as a Vietnam helicopter pilot, army colonel, football coach, professor, businessman, state senator, mayor, a...
Emmanuel Acho
Emmanuel Acho NONE Emmanuel Acho, a former NFL player turned Fox Sports Analyst and Host/Producer of “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.” He is also Forbes' 30 under 30 honoree and the you...
Deion Sanders
Deion Sanders 000000003973730X Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders, a sports legend and cultural icon, is the only player to compete in both a Super Bowl and World Series. Now a renowned coach at the Univers...
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...
Omari Hardwick - The "Kick-Ass" Interview
Omari Hardwick - The "Kick-Ass" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in savannah, Georgia on January 9, 1974, Omari Hardwick was the second of four children blessing the union of Clifford and...
Terry Crews - “The Expendables” Interview
Terry Crews - “The Expendables” Interview Kam Williams Interview Hailing from Flint, Michigan, Terry Crews has not only one of the most recognizable faces around, but maybe one of the mo...
Terry reads from her next book August 1st 2008 (Getting To Happy)
Terry reads from her next book August 1st 2008 (Getting To Happy) Book Spotlights
Addie Boswell
Addie Boswell NONE Addie Boswell, a Portland-based author and muralist, is known for her award-winning book, The Rain Stomper. Her works include Go, Bikes, Go!, Go, Planes, Go!, The Snow Dancer, and ...
Husbands, Incorporated, Book One in the Husbands, Inc. Trilogy (Book One)
Husbands, Incorporated, Book One in the Husbands, Inc. Trilogy (Book One) Elizabeth Atkins 9780982141526 Fiction Sea Kingdom International Sea Kingdom International Husbands, Incorporated - Book One i...
Lola Jaye
Lola Jaye NONE Lola Jaye, a London-born author, published her first U.S. novel in 2009. Her journey from foster child to author was shared in her 2009 essay, part of the U.K.'s Quick Reads program. L...
Nina Revoyr
Nina Revoyr 0000000004707741 Nina Revoyr, a Japanese-American author of five novels, is known for her remarkable storytelling. Born in Japan and raised in Tokyo, Wisconsin, and Los Angeles, she's co-...
Introducing Delaney Diamond, USA Today Bestselling Author
Introducing Delaney Diamond, USA Today Bestselling Author Troy Johnson Article Delaney Diamond is the USA Today Bestselling Author of sweet, sensual, passionate romance novels and is the manager ...
The Rib King
The Rib King Ladee Hubbard 9780062979070 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Thrillist - 30 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021Book Riot - Our Most Anticipated Releases of 2021Real Simple - The Best New Boo...
Kwame Alexander Reads His Children’s Book THE UNDEFEATED
Kwame Alexander Reads His Children’s Book THE UNDEFEATED Book Spotlights
Carter Reads the Newspaper
Carter Reads the Newspaper Deborah Hopkinson 9781561459346 Nonfiction Peachtree Publishers Peachtree Publishers Essential Black History Reading The first-ever picture book biography of Carter G. Wo...
Sandra L. Richards reads from Children’s Book RICE AND ROCKS
Sandra L. Richards reads from Children’s Book RICE AND ROCKS Book Spotlights
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 ...
Super Model Pat Cleveland Reads from her Memoir
Super Model Pat Cleveland Reads from her Memoir Book Spotlights
NoViolet Bulawayo Reads from her Novel We Need New Names
NoViolet Bulawayo Reads from her Novel We Need New Names Book Spotlights