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Black Authors & Readers Rock
Black Authors & Readers Rock Harborside Hotel Oxon Hill Maryland BARR is a two day literary conference that offers readers the opportunity to meet and mingle with new, emerging and nationally recogniz...
Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line
Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line Suyi Davies Okungbowa 9780593567906 Fiction Ember Ember Dive into this revealing portrait of Stranger Things fan-favorite Lucas Sinclair and get to know Lucas like n...
Sharon Lucas, Cheryl Cloyd Robbins, and Others
Sharon Lucas, Cheryl Cloyd Robbins, and Others MULTIPLE "Sharon Lucas is a renowned author, known for her collaborations with Cheryl Cloyd Robbins and various other writers. She has made significant ...
Marleen S Barr
Marleen S Barr NONE Marleen S. Barr is a trailblazer in feminist science fiction criticism, known for her book “Alien to Femininity.” She's a recipient of the Science Fiction Research Association Pil...
Sharon Lucas
Sharon Lucas NONE Sharon Richardson Lucas, with over 40 years in HR and sales, and 10+ years as a book club leader, has spent a lifetime planning events. Now retired, she merges her expertise with he...
Afro-Future Females: Black Writers Chart Science Fiction’s Newest New-Wave Trajectory
Afro-Future Females: Black Writers Chart Science Fiction’s Newest New-Wave Trajectory Marleen S Barr 9780814210789 Fiction Ohio University Press Ohio University Press Afro-Future Females: Black Writer...
Demetria L. Lucas
Demetria L. Lucas NONE Demetria L. Lucas, also known as “Belle”, is a renowned author, life coach, and blogger. Known for her book “A Belle in Brooklyn”, her award-winning blog, and her advice column...
Keith Strickland and Lucas L. Johnson II
Keith Strickland and Lucas L. Johnson II MULTIPLE Keith Strickland, CEO of Making the Transition, Inc., is a dedicated advocate for inner-city youth, impacting over 100,000 lives through courses taug...
2019 Black Authors and Readers Rock Sharon Conference Recap
2019 Black Authors and Readers Rock Sharon Conference Recap Literary Events
Child of the Dream (a Memoir of 1963)
Child of the Dream (a Memoir of 1963) Sharon Robinson 9781338282801 Nonfiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. An incredible memoir from Sharon Robinson about one of the most important years of the c...
Sharon C. Cooper
Sharon C. Cooper NONE Sharon C. Cooper is an award-winning, bestselling author of contemporary and romantic suspense novels. She's known for her love of romance, rainy days, and peanut butter and jel...
Beauty and the Bachelor
Beauty and the Bachelor Naima Simone 9781943892020 Fiction Entangled Publishing Entangled Publishing She may be the highest bidder, but this bachelor’s price is blackmail and passion…Billionaire Lucas...
Seth Lucas
Seth Lucas NONE Seth Lucas, a talented illustrator and designer, is the co-founder of Ello There Outdoors which sells prints and accessories supporting National Parks. Based in Indianapolis, he lives...
William A. Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen, and Lucas Hubbard
William A. Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen, and Lucas Hubbard MULTIPLE William A. Darity Jr. is a professor and director at Duke University, specializing in Public Policy, African and African American ...
Sharon Ewell Foster
Sharon Ewell Foster NONE Sharon Ewell Foster, a former Defense Department instructor, became a full-time author in 2000. Recognized for her significant contributions to Christian fiction, Foster has ...
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Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Paperback)
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Paperback) Jason Reynolds 9781481438292 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. UK Carnegie Medal winner A National Book Award Finalist Coretta Sco...
Don’t Waste Your Pretty: The Go-To Guide for Making Smarter Decisions in Life & Love
Don’t Waste Your Pretty: The Go-To Guide for Making Smarter Decisions in Life & Love Demetria L. Lucas 9780990819400 Nonfiction Books by Belle Books by Belle Don’t Waste Your Pretty is the much-antici...
Lucas L. Johnson II
Lucas L. Johnson II NONE Lucas L. Johnson II is a former reporter for the Associated Press, where he spent more than twenty years covering politics, education, and religion. He is the author of F...
February 28th 2013 - eNewsletter Highlights
February 28th 2013 - eNewsletter Highlights Troy Johnson Article Our monthly eNewsletter contains information about books and films by or about people of African descent. Authors You Should Know ...
Sharon G. Flake
Sharon G. Flake 0000000116203265 Sharon Flake is a University of Pittsburgh graduate with a degree in English. She has rich experience working with youth in shelters and foster care, and spent 18 yea...
Sharon Maas
Sharon Maas 0000000073664386 Sharon Maas, born in Guyana in 1951, is a globally educated journalist-turned-novelist. Known for her adventurous spirit, she's traveled extensively around the world. Her...
Sharon Bennett and Beatrice Moore
Sharon Bennett and Beatrice Moore MULTIPLE Sharon Bennett and Beatrice Moore are accomplished authors with backgrounds in healthcare and education respectively. Bennett, a health care professional fr...
Winfred Rembert
Winfred Rembert 0000000034199338 Winfred Rembert (1945-2021) was a renowned artist from Georgia, celebrated for his unique leather paintings. Compared to greats like Lawrence and Bearden, his work ha...
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2019): Life at a Crossroads
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2019): Life at a Crossroads Clarence V. Reynolds A21551758v11 Fiction Center for Black Literature Medgar Evers College This is the most current issue....
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...
Another
Another Christian Robinson 9781534421677 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019 An NYPL Best Book ...
AALBC.com eNewsletter - August 1st 2012 - #193
AALBC.com eNewsletter - August 1st 2012 - #193 Troy Johnson Article Subscribe to this eNewsletter Read our eNewsletter Archives Read Our eNewsletter on Your Kindle Help AALBC.com support our...
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story Sharon Langley 9781419736858 Nonfiction Abrams Books for Young Readers Abrams The true story of how a ride on a carousel made a powerful Civil Rights statement...
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper 0000000374578086 Sharon M. Draper, acclaimed author of the Sassy series and numerous teen novels, is a New York Times bestseller and multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner. A forme...
2009 Book Expo America Recap
2009 Book Expo America Recap Kam Williams Article African-American Literary Industry Giants Gather in NYC Check out Related Videos Book Expo America, publi...
Sharon Lucas Describes the 2018 Black Authors & Readers Rock Weekend
Sharon Lucas Describes the 2018 Black Authors & Readers Rock Weekend Author Interviews
Sharon Lucas tells us about her book, Plan It!
Sharon Lucas tells us about her book, Plan It! Book Spotlights
The Ex Chronicles
The Ex Chronicles Sharon Lucas, Cheryl Cloyd Robbins, and Others 9781944359294 Fiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books Love is a powerful drug…whether it s the love of family, friends, or that spe...
Plan It!: The Complete Resource Guide for Authors, Book Clubs & Literary Event Planners
Plan It!: The Complete Resource Guide for Authors, Book Clubs & Literary Event Planners Sharon Lucas 9781625179661 Nonfiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books Read a Free Preview of the “The Perf...
The Life I’m In
The Life I’m In Sharon G. Flake 9781338573176 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. The powerful and long-anticipated companion to The Skin I’m In, Sharon Flake’s bestselling modern classic, presen...
Tiya Miles and Sharon Patricia Holland
Tiya Miles and Sharon Patricia Holland MULTIPLE Tiya Miles and Sharon Patricia Holland are renowned authors, known for their significant contributions to literature. Their impactful work often explor...
Sharon Robinson
Sharon Robinson 0000000084195482 Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson's daughter and acclaimed author, is known for her fiction and nonfiction works, many of which honor her father's legacy, including re...
Sharon Langley
Sharon Langley NONE Sharon Langley, the first African-American to ride the carousel at Gwynn Oak Park in 1963, is a Clark Atlanta University graduate with a Master's in Educational Leadership. She no...
Sharon Lee de la Cruz
Sharon Lee de la Cruz NONE Sharon Lee de la Cruz is an accomplished author, renowned for her contributions in literature. Her work skillfully blends creativity and intellect, earning her acclaim in t...
Sharon Bell Mathis
Sharon Bell Mathis 0000000063330251 Sharon Bell Mathis, initially a teacher, became an acclaimed author known for her middle-grade novels and picture books. Her works such as 'Sidewalk Story', 'Tea C...
Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Sharon Dennis Wyeth 0000000074254004 Sharon Dennis Wyeth is an African American author and educator from Washington, D.C., known for her award-winning children's and young adult books. She holds degr...
Karla Renee Floyd, Elona Washington, Shennetta Smith, Joy Blakeney, Annette Smiley, Cheryl Peavy, Sharon Blake, Sahsha Campbell-Garbutt, Kim Bjanes, and Stephanie L. Ghoston
Karla Renee Floyd, Elona Washington, Shennetta Smith, Joy Blakeney, Annette Smiley, Cheryl Peavy, Sharon Blake, Sahsha Campbell-Garbutt, Kim Bjanes, and Stephanie L. Ghoston MULTIPLE "Karla Renee Flo...
Sharon Malone
Sharon Malone NONE Dr. Sharon Malone, M.D., is a board-certified OB/GYN and a certified menopause practitioner who has practiced medicine in the nation’s capital for more than thirty years. Dr. Sharo...
Genesis Begins Again
Genesis Begins Again Alicia D. Williams 9781481465809 Fiction Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. “Reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye—New York Times 2020 Winner of The...
Remembering Roots: How an American Classic Transformed the World
Remembering Roots: How an American Classic Transformed the World Lucas L. Johnson II 9798889835127 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media “Remembering Roots highlights the indomitability of the human s...
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...
A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-To Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life
A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-To Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life Demetria L. Lucas 9781451606317 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Relationship and dating guru Lucas shares t...
Getting Some of Her Own
Getting Some of Her Own Gwynne Forster 9780758213105 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. “Pure satisfaction.” –RT Book Reviews“You’ll eagerly keep reading to learn how the characters’ liv...
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....
Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy
Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy Sharon Malone 9780593593868 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House New York Times Bestseller • “A must-read for anyone ...
Black Eye
Black Eye Sharon Dennis Wyeth 9781635344639 Poetry Finishing Line Press Finishing Line Press Sharon Dennis Wyeth’s poetry mines a family triangle to reveal an "ache of flowering." After the "Black Eye...
Unstoppable Octobia May
Unstoppable Octobia May Sharon G. Flake 9780545609609 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. Bestselling and award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, delivers a mystery set in the 1950s that eerily bl...
Panic
Panic Sharon M. Draper 9781442408975 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. This gripping, chillingly realistic novel from New York Times bestselling author Sharon Draper, “by...
Forged By Fire (Hazelwood High Trilogy)
Forged By Fire (Hazelwood High Trilogy) Sharon M. Draper 9781442489141 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. The flame of love burns bright in the second book of Sharon M. Dr...
You Don’t Even Know Me: Stories And Poems About Boys
You Don’t Even Know Me: Stories And Poems About Boys Sharon G. Flake 9781423100171 Fiction Jump At The Sun Jump At The Sun In 9 stories and 15 poems, Sharon G. Flake provides insight into the minds of...
Alma and How She Got Her Name
Alma and How She Got Her Name Juana Martinez-Neal 9780763693558 Fiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press ★ 2019 Caldecott Honor ★ 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award Writer Honor ★ 2019 NC...
Bella Ballerina
Bella Ballerina Sharon M. Draper 9781534463967 Fiction Anthem Press Anthem Press From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon M. Draper comes a debut picture book about a timid little ballerina wh...
Business Not As Usual
Business Not As Usual Sharon C. Cooper 9780593335253 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House A woman learns the hard way about mixing business with pleasure in this hilarious new romantic comedy by...
NoNieqa Ramos
NoNieqa Ramos NONE NoNieqa Ramos is an award-winning author and educator renowned for her books 'The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary' and 'The Truth Is.' Her work has received acclaim from YALSA, Booklis...
Ama Codjoe
Ama Codjoe NONE Award-winning author, recognized by Cave Canem, Saltonstall, Jerome, and Robert Rauschenberg Foundations. Recipient of 2017 Rona Jaffe Writer’s Award, 2018 Loraine Williams Poetry Pri...
Olatunde Osinaike
Olatunde Osinaike NONE Olatunde Osinaike is a Nigerian American poet and software developer from Chicago. He won the 2019 Lucille Clifton Poetry Prize and is the author of Tender Headed, a 2022 Natio...
Juneteenth: Our Day of Freedom
Juneteenth: Our Day of Freedom Sharon Dennis Wyeth 9780593434789 Fiction Random House Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Some call it Freedom Day; some call it Emancipation Day; some call it...
The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice
The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice William A. Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen, and Lucas Hubbard 9780520383814 Nonfiction University of California Press University of Californi...
Entangled Hearts: Volume I
Entangled Hearts: Volume I Yahrah St. John 9781648392047 Fiction Oliver-Heber Books Oliver-Heber Books One face… two hearts entangled… As America’s favorite singer, Chynna James has it all—beauty, fa...
Unforgettable
Unforgettable Delaney Diamond 9781940636078 Fiction Delaney Diamond Delaney Diamond She offered everything he never knew he needed… Ivy Johnson is stunned when Lucas Baylor makes an appearance at her ...
John Lucas
John Lucas Alex Simmons 9780811497954 Nonfiction Steck-Vaughn Publishing Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Describes the life of the professional basketball player who overcame a drug problem and other obstac...
Esmeralda Santiago
Esmeralda Santiago 0000000103952769 Esmeralda Santiago, a Puerto Rican-born author and filmmaker based in Westchester County, New York, is known for her memoirs, novels, and essays. She is the mother...
Kate Coombs
Kate Coombs NONE Kate Coombs, an award-winning author known for her fairy tales, poetry, and middle-grade fantasy novels, lives in Utah. Seth Lucas, a graphic designer and illustrator supporting Nati...
Nick Brooks
Nick Brooks NONE Nick Brooks, an award-winning filmmaker and author from Washington, DC, is known for his short film 'Hoop Dreamin''. A 2020 USC graduate, he won the George Lucas Scholar Award and wa...
Safe from the Neighbors by Steve Yarbrough
Safe from the Neighbors by Steve Yarbrough Thumper Book Review Reviewed by Thumper I came across Steve Yarbrough’s latest novel, Safe from the Neighbors, when I started my annual search on t...
The Family I’m in
The Family I’m in Sharon G. Flake 9781338573206 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. The bestselling and award-winning author of The Skin I’m In and The Life I’m In returns with a novel that explo...
Freedom Fire: Black Girl Power: 15 Stories Celebrating Black Girlhood
Freedom Fire: Black Girl Power: 15 Stories Celebrating Black Girlhood Leah Johnson 9781368098960 Fiction Freedom Fire Disney Publishing Worldwide A vibrant, heartwarming collection of 15 middle grade ...
You Make Me Sneeze!
You Make Me Sneeze! Sharon G. Flake 9781662620195 Fiction Astra Young Readers Astra Publishing House Perfect for fans of Mo Willems and Jon Klassen, award-winning author Sharon G. Flake’s story about ...
You Are Not a Cat!
You Are Not a Cat! Sharon G. Flake 9781662620584 Fiction Astra Young Readers Astra Publishing House For fans of Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie and Pigeon series, this clever and hilarious story stars...
In It to Win It
In It to Win It Sharon C. Cooper 9780593335277 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House Two entrepreneurs compete for a property but secure the biggest win of all—each other—in this second chance ro...
I’m a Wild Seed
I’m a Wild Seed Sharon Lee de la Cruz 9781951491055 Nonfiction Street Noise Books Street Noise Books “The queer community is lucky to have Sharon on our side, using her skills and passions to create a...
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author Troy Johnson Interview Many children’s authors and illustrators come from the world of education but you also worked in the field of journalism f...
Blended
Blended Sharon M. Draper 9781442495005 Fiction Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Eleven-year-old Isabella’s blended family is more divided than ever in this thoughtful story about d...
The Battle of Jericho, 1 (Paperback)
The Battle of Jericho, 1 (Paperback) Sharon M. Draper 9781481490290 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. Sixteen-year-old Jericho is awaiting initiation to the Warriors of Distinction, the oldest a...
Just Another Hero, 3 (Paperback)
Just Another Hero, 3 (Paperback) Sharon M. Draper 9781481490306 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. Jericho, November, Arielle, and their friends must step up big time to prevent a deadly school t...
November Blues, 2 (Paperback)
November Blues, 2 (Paperback) Sharon M. Draper 9781481490313 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this second novel in Sharon M. Draper’s Jericho Trilogy and Coretta Scott King Honor Book, Jeric...
Stella by Starlight
Stella by Starlight Sharon M. Draper 9781442494978 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. When the Ku Klux Klan’s unwelcome reappearance rattles Stella’s segregated southern t...
Truth or Consequences (Reunited Series) (Volume 3)
Truth or Consequences (Reunited Series) (Volume 3) Sharon C. Cooper 9780990350514 Fiction Amaris Publishing Amaris Publishing Bestselling author Sharon C. Cooper brings you another exciting romantic s...
Tears Of A Tiger (Hazelwood High Trilogy)
Tears Of A Tiger (Hazelwood High Trilogy) Sharon M. Draper 9781442489134 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. Andy tackles his guilt and grief in the first book of Sharon M....
Darkness Before Dawn (Hazelwood High Trilogy)
Darkness Before Dawn (Hazelwood High Trilogy) Sharon M. Draper 9781442489158 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. Hope shines in the face of fear in this conclusion to Sharo...
Jackie Robinson: American Hero
Jackie Robinson: American Hero Sharon Robinson 9780545540063 Nonfiction Scholastic Paperbacks Scholastic Inc. Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, is the author of several wor...
The Granddaughter Necklace
The Granddaughter Necklace Sharon Dennis Wyeth 9780545081252 Fiction Arthur A. Levine Books Scholastic Inc. There are moments in each person’s life that we take great care to remember: the pride of a ...
Pinned
Pinned Sharon G. Flake 9780545057189 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. Award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, presents a powerful novel about a teen boy and girl, each tackling disabilities.Aut...
Stars and Sparks on Stage, 6
Stars and Sparks on Stage, 6 Sharon M. Draper 9781442454576 Fiction Aladdin Paperbacks Simon & Schuster, Inc. The Clubhouse kids compete for a big prize—and make some creative moves—in this repackaged...
The Backyard Animal Show, 5 (Reissue)
The Backyard Animal Show, 5 (Reissue) Sharon M. Draper 9781442450226 Fiction Aladdin Paperbacks Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this fifth book of the classic chapter book series by award-winning author Sha...
The Space Mission Adventure, 4 (Reissue)
The Space Mission Adventure, 4 (Reissue) Sharon M. Draper 9781442442269 Fiction Aladdin Paperbacks Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this fourth book of the classic chapter book series by award-winning author...
Shadows of Caesar’s Creek, 3 (Reissue)
Shadows of Caesar’s Creek, 3 (Reissue) Sharon M. Draper 9781442427112 Fiction Aladdin Paperbacks Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this third book of the classic chapter book series by award-winning author Sh...
The Resurrection Of Nat Turner, Part 1: The Witnesses: A Novel
The Resurrection Of Nat Turner, Part 1: The Witnesses: A Novel Sharon Ewell Foster 9781416578031 Fiction Howard Books Howard Books The truth has been buried more than one hundred years … Leading a sma...
Lost in the Tunnel of Time, 2 (Reissue)
Lost in the Tunnel of Time, 2 (Reissue) Sharon M. Draper 9781442427044 Fiction Aladdin Paperbacks Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this second book of the classic chapter book series by award-winning author ...
The Buried Bones Mystery, 1 (Reissue)
The Buried Bones Mystery, 1 (Reissue) Sharon M. Draper 9781442427099 Fiction Aladdin Paperbacks Simon & Schuster, Inc. Four boys who call themselves the Black Dinosaurs dig up a mysterious box of bone...
Sharon Creech (Who Wrote That?)
Sharon Creech (Who Wrote That?) Tracey Baptiste 9781604137743 Nonfiction Chelsea House Publications Chelsea House Publications Sharon Creech has become a beloved young adult fiction author. This study...