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Rachel Kushner - National Book Award Finalist Reading
Rachel Kushner - National Book Award Finalist Reading Poetry & Spoken Word
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...
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...
My Sister’s Ex: A Novel
My Sister’s Ex: A Novel Cydney Rax 9780307454409 Fiction Broadway Books Penguin Random House Rachel Merrell goes into shock when her ex-boyfriend, Jeffery Williams, begins dating her half sister Marle...
Rachel Montez Minor
Rachel Montez Minor NONE Rachel Montez Minor, former Broadway actress, dancer, and singer, now focuses on her second act as a writer, artist, mystic, and yoga teacher. With a career including roles i...
Rachel Ricketts
Rachel Ricketts NONE Rachel Ricketts is a queer, multi-racial Black woman. As a global thought leader, racial justice educator, healer, speaker, and writer, she hosts intersectional racial justice wo...
Rachel Isadora
Rachel Isadora 0000000083710059 Former professional dancer Rachel Isadora transitioned into visual arts after an injury. She's since created over 200 children's books and focuses on painting, often d...
Dana Canedy, Darcy Eveleigh, Damien Cave, and Rachel L. Swarns
Dana Canedy, Darcy Eveleigh, Damien Cave, and Rachel L. Swarns MULTIPLE Darcy Eveleigh, a photo editor at The New York Times, is the creator of “The Lively Morgue” blog. Dana Canedy, former senior ed...
Rachel Renée Russell
Rachel Renée Russell 0000000116442848 “Black writers should not be typecast into having only black characters.”—Shonda Rhimes Rachel Renee Russell, attorney and bestselling author of...
Rachel M. Harper
Rachel M. Harper 0000000040693017 Rachel M. Harper, acclaimed author of novels “Brass Ankle Blues” & “This Side of Providence”, is a Pushcart Prize nominee and Ernest J. Gaines Award finalist. A reci...
The Art of Scandal
The Art of Scandal Regina Black 9781538722770 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group A “wildly steamy, utterly heartwarming” (Tia Williams) debut filled with romance, artistic ambitions,...
Rachel’s Blue (The Africa List)
Rachel’s Blue (The Africa List) Zakes Mda 9780857423320 Fiction Seagull Books Seagull Books Novelist Zakes Mda has made a name for himself as a key chronicler of the new, post-apartheid South Africa, ...
Rachel Garlinghouse
Rachel Garlinghouse NONE Rachel Garlinghouse is an acclaimed author of several books and 1000+ articles, often discussing adoption and race on platforms like MSNBC, CNN, and NPR. She resides in St. L...
Rachel Johnson
Rachel Johnson 0000000081373706 Rachel Johnson, a licensed mental health practitioner, doula, and activist, is dedicated to improving the Black community's health and wellness. She owns Half Hood Hal...
James Patterson, Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles, and Rachel Howzell Hall
James Patterson, Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles, and Rachel Howzell Hall MULTIPLE "James Patterson, Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles, and Rachel Howzell Hall are renowned authors, each accl...
Fortune & Fame
Fortune & Fame ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray 9781476747170 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Church first ladies Jasmine Cox, Larson Bush, and Rachel Jackson Adams ...
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...
Rachel L. Swarns
Rachel L. Swarns NONE Rachel L. Swarns is a renowned journalist and author, focusing on race relations for the New York Times since 1995. She has covered domestic policy, national politics, immigrati...
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...
Rachel Zadok
Rachel Zadok 0000000080057090 Rachel Zadok is a renowned South African author. She gained fame in 2004 by reaching the top five in Channel 4's How to Get Published competition, securing a contract wi...
The Nine Night Mystery
The Nine Night Mystery Sharna Jackson 9780241523612 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House A page-turning murder-mystery about identity, full of surprising twists, from the award-winning author of ...
Everybody Say Amen
Everybody Say Amen ReShonda Tate Billingsley 9781416521655 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Gold Pen Award €“winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley returns to the Houston congregation...
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 ...
Rachel Moss
Rachel Moss 0000000053187316 Rachel Moss, a Jamaican-born graphic designer, studied animation in England. She's now based in Jamaica, illustrating vibrant, colorful children's books including 'Celebr...
Friends & Foes
Friends & Foes ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray 9781451608168 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. IT’S “A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN!”* when the bestselling authors of Sinn...
Say Amen, Again
Say Amen, Again ReShonda Tate Billingsley 9781416578062 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The spirited Houston congregation featured in ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s Let the Church Say Amen a...
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 ...
Rachel Vassel
Rachel Vassel NONE Rachel Vassel, a Syracuse University graduate and adjunct professor, has a rich corporate background in advertising and sales. She's the author of Daughters of Men and currently se...
Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Rachel Eliza Griffiths 0000000527846142 Rachel Eliza Griffiths, a poet, photographer, and creative writing teacher, is renowned for her literary portraits, fine art photography, and lyric videos. She...
Rachel Howzell Hall
Rachel Howzell Hall NONE Rachel Howzell Hall is a bestselling author known for the Lou Norton series and “The Good Sister” co-authored with James Patterson. She's a board member of the Mystery Writer...
Rachel Laryea
Rachel Laryea NONE Dr. Rachel Naa-Du Laryea is a thought leader who specializes in race and money, ethical entrepreneurship, and social good. After cutting her teeth on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs,...
A Blessing & A Curse
A Blessing & A Curse ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray 9781476748887 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. First ladies of the Baptist church and sworn frenemies Rach...
Do I Have to Wear a Coat?
Do I Have to Wear a Coat? Rachel Isadora 9780525516606 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora celebrates each of the four seasons with a diverse cast of...
Invasion of the Baby Daddy
Invasion of the Baby Daddy Emanuel Carpenter Book Review In the debut novel "Invasion of the Baby Daddy," debut author Dr. John Bell tells of the personal relationship struggles of protagonist Mark S...
The Flower Bearers
The Flower Bearers Rachel Eliza Griffiths 9780593730201 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House “This singular memoir stunned me. With a poet’s precision, Rachel Eliza Griffiths renders two inter...
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,...
Miracle Arrhythmia
Miracle Arrhythmia Rachel Eliza Griffiths 9780984621200 Poetry Aquarius Press/Willow Books Aquarius Press/Willow Books “Poetry. African American Studies. For some years now, I have believed that Rache...
Don’t Ever Tell
Don’t Ever Tell Brandon Massey 9780786019939 Fiction Pinnacle Kensington Publishing Corp. Dark Secrets. . . With a new identity, a new city to live in, and a wonderful new husband, Rachel Moore...
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 ...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
The Plot to Betray America: How Team Trump Embraced Our Enemies, Compromised Our Security, and How We Can Fix It
The Plot to Betray America: How Team Trump Embraced Our Enemies, Compromised Our Security, and How We Can Fix It Malcolm Nance 9780316535786 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group In The Plot to Be...
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...
Land of Shadows
Land of Shadows Rachel Howzell Hall 9780765336354 Fiction Forge Macmillan Publishers "A fresh voice in crime fiction. Fast, funny, heartbreaking and wise…Elouise Norton is the best new character you’l...
Sinners & Saints
Sinners & Saints ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray 9781451608151 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. TEAM JASMINE or TEAM RACHEL? Bestselling and award-winning novelists ...
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church Rachel L. Swarns 9780399590870 Nonfiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House “An absolutely essen...
I Am Okay to Feel
I Am Okay to Feel Karamo Brown and Jason Rachel Brown 9781638930105 Nonfiction Zando Young Readers Zando An empowering picture book that invites us to explore and embrace our emotions from Karamo, tal...
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...
All I Need to Be
All I Need to Be Rachel Ricketts 9781534478329 Fiction Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. A Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick! From spiritual activist, racial j...
The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars
The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars Rachel Montez Minor 9780593309377 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Celebrate the connections between parents, children, and the universe in t...
We Wait For The Sun
We Wait For The Sun Katie McCabe 9781250229021 Nonfiction Roaring Brook Press Macmillan Publishers A beautiful and uplifting non-fiction picture book from Katie McCabe and trailblazing civil rights la...
Unseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives
Unseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives Dana Canedy, Darcy Eveleigh, Damien Cave, and Rachel L. Swarns 9780316552967 Nonfiction Black Dog & Leventhal Hachette Book Gro...
Skies of Ash: A Detective Elouise Norton Novel
Skies of Ash: A Detective Elouise Norton Novel Rachel Howzell Hall 9780765336385 Fiction Forge Macmillan Publishers "Lou … is a formidable fighter—someone you want on your side." —New York Times Book ...
I Hear a Pickle: And Smell, See, Touch, & Taste It, Too!
I Hear a Pickle: And Smell, See, Touch, & Taste It, Too! Rachel Isadora 9780399160493 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House "Isadora’s book about the five senses is aimed perfectly at anot...
Daughters Of Men: Portraits Of African-American Women And Their Fathers
Daughters Of Men: Portraits Of African-American Women And Their Fathers Rachel Vassel 9780061350368 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins From actress Sanaa Lathan to Georgia State Supreme Court chief just...
Daughters Of Men: Portraits Of African-American Women And Their Fathers
Daughters Of Men: Portraits Of African-American Women And Their Fathers Rachel Vassel 9780061350351 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins From actress Sanaa Lathan to Georgia State Supreme Court chief just...
Jeffrey Wright - The "Blackout" Interview
Jeffrey Wright - The "Blackout" Interview Kam Williams Interview Jeffrey Wright was born on December 7, 1965 in Washington, DC where he was raised by his mother, an attorney, with the help of ...
See You on the Other Side
See You on the Other Side Rachel Montez Minor 9780593309421 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House This lyrical picture book from actress, dancer, and singer Rachel Montez Minor is...
Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy
Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy Rachel Ricketts 9781982151287 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. International Bestseller San Francisco Ch...
The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 3: Masters of Mischief
The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 3: Masters of Mischief Rachel Renée Russell 9781534453494 Fiction Aladdin Simon & Schuster, Inc. From #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Ren&eacu...
The Family Lawyer
The Family Lawyer James Patterson, Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles, and Rachel Howzell Hall 9781538711330 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Experience the stories of a criminal...
The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 2: Middle School Mayhem
The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 2: Middle School Mayhem Rachel Renée Russell 9781481460033 Fiction Aladdin Simon & Schuster, Inc. From #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renee R...
Caribbean Dream
Caribbean Dream Rachel Isadora 9780698119444 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House Where does sea meet sky?Where does sound meet color?Where does song meet soul? Here is a place where children ru...
Born Among Mirrors: Poems
Born Among Mirrors: Poems Rachel Eliza Griffiths 9781324105626 Poetry W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. A stunning new volume from a poet who insists that light and joy can be gather...
Black Capitalists: A Blueprint for What Is Possible
Black Capitalists: A Blueprint for What Is Possible Rachel Laryea 9780593735046 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House A groundbreaking look at how Black visionaries—from Wall Street t...
The Last One
The Last One Rachel Howzell Hall 9781649374400 Fiction Entangled Red Tower Books Entangled Publishing Stranger Things meets Lord of the Rings in a new series from author Rachel Howzell Hall where a yo...
What Never Happened: A Thriller
What Never Happened: A Thriller Rachel Howzell Hall 9781662504150 Fiction Thomas & Mercer Amazon Publishing It’s murder in paradise as a woman uncovers a host of secrets off the rocky California coast...
River Sing Me Home
River Sing Me Home Eleanor Shearer 9780593548042 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House Rare. Moving. Powerful. This beautiful, page-turning and redemptive story of a mother’s gripping journey acr...
And Now She’s Gone
And Now She’s Gone Rachel Howzell Hall 9781250753175 Fiction Forge Macmillan Publishers Isabel Lincoln is gone.But is she missing?It’s up to Grayson Sykes to find her. Although she is reluctant to tra...
Seeing the Body: Poems
Seeing the Body: Poems Rachel Eliza Griffiths 9781324005667 Poetry W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Poems and photographs collide in this intimate collection, challenging the invisi...
They All Fall Down: A Thriller
They All Fall Down: A Thriller Rachel Howzell Hall 9780765398147 Fiction Forge Macmillan Publishers "A fresh voice in crime fiction. Fast, funny, heartbreaking and wise…Elouise Norton is the best new ...
I Just Want to Say Good Night
I Just Want to Say Good Night Rachel Isadora 9780399173844 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House Caldecott Honor-winner Rachel Isadora’s stunning oil paintings illustrate this delightful be...
The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 1: Locker Hero
The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 1: Locker Hero Rachel Renée Russell 9781481460019 Fiction Aladdin Simon & Schuster, Inc. Meet Max Crumbly in this series from #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diarie...
Trail of Echoes
Trail of Echoes Rachel Howzell Hall 9780765381170 Fiction Forge Macmillan Publishers Trail of Echoes: the latest Elouise Norton mystery novel from critically acclaimed writer Rachel Howzell Hall. On a...
Water: New Short Story Fiction from Africa: An Anthology from Short Story Day Africa
Water: New Short Story Fiction from Africa: An Anthology from Short Story Day Africa Rachel Zadok 9781780263083 Fiction New Internationalist New Internationalist Short Story Day Africa presents its an...
Poems for the Smart, Spunky, and Sensational Black Girl
Poems for the Smart, Spunky, and Sensational Black Girl Rachel Garlinghouse 9781516891177 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Today’s girl has a lot going on! From beads, bullies, and birthda...
Rachel
Rachel Angelina Weld Grimké 9781783191871 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Bloomsbury Publishing Rachel is a young, educated, middle-class woman born into an African-American family in the early 20th...
Love in the Limelight Volume One: Star of His HeartSing Your Pleasure
Love in the Limelight Volume One: Star of His HeartSing Your Pleasure Brenda Jackson and A.C. Arthur 9780373091638 Fiction Harlequin Kimani Arabesque Harlequin Enterprises Limited Enjoy the first two ...
Old Mikamba Had a Farm
Old Mikamba Had a Farm Rachel Isadora 9780399257407 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House This fabulous version of the classic nursery song "Old MacDonald" introduces children to a menageri...
American Tapestry
American Tapestry Rachel L. Swarns 9780061999864 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins A remarkable history of First Lady Michelle Obama’s mixed ancestry, American Tapestry by Rachel L. Swarns is nothing less...
Exit (Zane Presents)
Exit (Zane Presents) Phillip Thomas Duck 9781593093709 Fiction Strebor Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Devoted husband, rising businessman…sex addict. With his life imploding around him, Michael Palmer i...
The Requited Distance
The Requited Distance Rachel Eliza Griffiths 9781931357913 Poetry Sheep Meadow Press Sheep Meadow Press “These poems soar with stunning lyric grace and yet we feel their earthly and epic gravity along...
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The Twelve Dancing Princesses Rachel Isadora 9780142414507 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House A Caldecott Honor?winning illustrator gives this classic fairy tale a brand?new setting! Night afte...
Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort Sandra Kitt 9781583145487 Fiction Harlequin Kimani Harlequin Enterprises Limited In best-selling author Sandra Kitt’s sizzling summer romance, a little down-home love goes a long way....
Quiet Storm (Turtleback School & Library)
Quiet Storm (Turtleback School & Library) Rachel Howzell Hall 9781417720842 Fiction Turtleback Turtleback For fans of thrilling contemporary suspense, Rachel Howzell Hall’s brilliant stand-alone novel...
Karina M. Szczurek, Rachel Zadok, and Jason Mykl Snyman
Karina M. Szczurek, Rachel Zadok, and Jason Mykl Snyman MULTIPLE
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...
August Wilson Century Cycle
August Wilson Century Cycle August Wilson 9781559363075 Fiction Theatre Communications Group Theatre Communications Group August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle (10 plays covering 10 decades) 1900s - ...
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