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Mary "HoneyB" Morrison & Abiola Abrams Discuss Sexcapades

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Mary "HoneyB" Morrison & Abiola Abrams Discuss Sexcapades Author Interviews Honey B. is the pseudonym for Mary B. Morrison. Mary is the New York Times bestselling author of SHE AIN'T THE ONE (co-autho...

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Tony Medina Recommends The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes

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Tony Medina Recommends The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes Author Interviews To learn more visit https://aalbc.it/lhpoetry Here, Dr. Tony Medina, Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Howard...

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Stephanie Robinson author, Post Racial? The Paradox of Color in 21st Century America

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Stephanie Robinson author, Post Racial? The Paradox of Color in 21st Century America Author Interviews Stephanie Robinson talks about her book: Post Racial? The Paradox of Color in 21st Century Americ...

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African American Pavilion at BookExpo America 2005

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African American Pavilion at BookExpo America 2005 Book Spotlights Featuring exhibitors in the African American Pavilion at BookExpo America 2005. It held June 2–5, 2005 at the Jacob K. Javits Convent...

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Discover Black Art In America™ Gallery & Gardens

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Discover Black Art In America™ Gallery & Gardens Author Interviews Since 2010 Black Art In America’s (BAIA) mission has been to document, preserve and promote the contributions of the African American...

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Invincible Fathers and Mothers of Black America by Wade Hudson

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Invincible Fathers and Mothers of Black America by Wade Hudson Author Interviews Wade Hudson discusses his children's book, Invincible Fathers and Mothers of Black America Illustrated by E. B. Lewis (...

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The 21st-Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges

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The 21st-Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges Author Interviews The 21st-Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges (https://aalbc.com/books/bookinfo.php?isbn13=978...

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Herb Boyd talks about his book Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography and other things

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Herb Boyd talks about his book Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography and other things Book Spotlights Here Herb Boyd talks about his book; Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography. He also talk about Harlem in general,...

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Robin Coste Lewis Acceptance Speech - 2015 National Book Awards

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Robin Coste Lewis Acceptance Speech - 2015 National Book Awards Literary Events Robin Coste Lewis's Award winning book, "Voyage of the Sable Venus: and Other Poems" was published by Knopf. Learn More...

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Adrian Matejka - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

Adrian Matejka - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word For the other finalists please visit: https://aalbc.it/nbaward Adrian Matejka, the 2013 National Book Awards Finalist, r...

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Matt Rasmussen - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

Matt Rasmussen - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word For the other finalists please visit: https://aalbc.it/nbaward Matt Rasmussen, the 2013 National Book Awards Finalist, r...

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Dave Landry Co-Founder of CLASS Bookstore, Houston, TX

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Dave Landry Co-Founder of CLASS Bookstore, Houston, TX Book Spotlights Recorded during the American Booksellers Assoication’s Children’s Insititute June 13, 2025, Portland, Oregon. Learn more about th...

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Only 54 Black Owned Indie Bookstores Left in America

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Only 54 Black Owned Indie Bookstores Left in America Book Spotlights Please join #ReadingBlack a movement where we encourage people of all colors to read books written by Black writers and to buy thos...

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Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling

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Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling Author Interviews More about "America I Am" Book: https://aalbc.it/aiamjournal Tavis Smiley describes why he keeps and journal. Tavis also talks a...

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George Packer - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

George Packer - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word For the other finalists please visit: https://aalbc.com/content.php?title=Coverage+of+the+64th+National+Book+Awards+2013...

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Afaa Michael Weaver Poetry Reading April 1, 2016

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

Afaa Michael Weaver Poetry Reading April 1, 2016 Poetry & Spoken Word Here Afaa Michael Weaver (https://aalbc.it/amweaver), reads two poems; "Scapple" followed by the powerful poem “To Malcolm X On Hi...

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Rita Dove Poetry Reading April 1, 2016

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

Rita Dove Poetry Reading April 1, 2016 Poetry & Spoken Word Here Rita Dove (https://aalbc.it/ritapoet), the Pulitzer Prize winning poet reads a sample of her work spanning a period of almost 40 years,...

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Tinesha Davis with Victoria Christopher Murray & Kwame Alexander

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Tinesha Davis with Victoria Christopher Murray & Kwame Alexander Author Interviews For more information on all these authors visit https://aalbc.com Tinesha Davis talks about the success of her nov...

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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square hosts Marva Allen of Hue-Man Bookstore

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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square hosts Marva Allen of Hue-Man Bookstore Book Spotlights From https://aalbc.com Here Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square, hosts Marva Allen of Hue-Man Bookstore and several other Harle...

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One of World’s Greatest Publishers of Books for African People

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One of World’s Greatest Publishers of Books for African People Book Spotlights Kassahun Checole is the founder of Africa World Press and The Red Sea Press. Checole has published important scholarly wo...

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Ibram X. Kendi Wins National Book Award for Stamped from the Beginning

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Ibram X. Kendi Wins National Book Award for Stamped from the Beginning Book Spotlights Ibram X. Kendi Wins National Book Award for Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in...

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Charisse on Stephen L Carter's New Book

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Charisse on Stephen L Carter's New Book Book Spotlights More about A.L. Shields' (Stephen L. Carter) novel, THE CHURCH BUILDER https://aalbc.it/tcb2013 Video recorded by Troy Johnson of AALBC.com dur...

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Susan McHenry & Anegla Dodson and BEA 2005

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Susan McHenry & Anegla Dodson and BEA 2005 Author Interviews Book Expo America 2005

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Peter Slen Announces BookTV's Online Book Club

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Peter Slen Announces BookTV's Online Book Club Book Spotlights Sheryl Sandberg's book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead https://aalbc.it/ssleanin This book will be discussed on C-Span2's Boo...

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Rita Williams-Garcia on her novel "P.S. Be Eleven"

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Rita Williams-Garcia on her novel "P.S. Be Eleven" Book Spotlights Rita Williams-Garcia (https://aalbc.it/ritawg) Here Rita, an National Book Award finalist, introduces us to her latest book "P.S. Be ...

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George C. Fraser CEO of FraserNet, Inc. Author of Who Would Have Thunk It!

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George C. Fraser CEO of FraserNet, Inc. Author of Who Would Have Thunk It! Author Interviews George C. Fraser is Chairman & CEO of FraserNet, Inc. (https://bit.ly/georgefraser) Here he talks about his...

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Wade Hudson, President and CEO of Just of Books

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Wade Hudson, President and CEO of Just of Books Book Spotlights More Info: https://bit.ly/cherylwade Wade Hudson, President and CEO of Just of Books talks the company he and his wife Cheryl Willis Hud...

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Tony & Yvonne Rose Founders of Amber Communications Group, Inc.

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Tony & Yvonne Rose Founders of Amber Communications Group, Inc. Author Interviews Tony & Yvonne Rose Founders of Amber Communications Group, Inc. and the African American Pavilion Booth at Book Expo A...

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"The Angry Black Woman" - K. Tempest Bradford

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"The Angry Black Woman" - K. Tempest Bradford Author Interviews K. Tempest Bradford an author who also runs the Blog "The Angry Black Woman" Recorded by AALBC.com (https://aalbc.com) July 5, 2012 at t...

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"Red Clay Dirt & Mountains" short stories by Monda Raquel Webb

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"Red Clay Dirt & Mountains" short stories by Monda Raquel Webb Author Interviews Monda Raquel Webb https://aalbc.it/mrwebb tells us about her latest collection of short stories, "Red Clay Dirt & Mount...

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Kevin Roberts of Azizi Books

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Kevin Roberts of Azizi Books Book Spotlights Kevin Roberts Owner of Azizi Books in Matteson, IL https://www.azizibooks.com/ Sadly this store closed in 2014. Not very may Black owned bookstores rema...

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Sandy Daley author of Whose Vagina is it Really?

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Sandy Daley author of Whose Vagina is it Really? Author Interviews Sandy Daley https://bit.ly/sandy-daley author of Whose Vagina is it Really?: A Single Woman's guide to taking control of her Sexualit...

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Nathan Henrion talks Baker Publishing Group's titles

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Nathan Henrion talks Baker Publishing Group's titles Publishing & Craft More Info: https://aalbc.it/aalbcbea2010 Nathan Henrion & Carol Hill-Mackey: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=C...

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6th Annual African American Pavilion at BEA

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6th Annual African American Pavilion at BEA Author Interviews Highlights from the 6th Annual African American Pavilion at Book Expo America. Filmed by AALBC.com on May 30th at the Jacob Javits Conven...

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Joylynn M. Jossel talk to AALBC.com at BEA 2008

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Joylynn M. Jossel talk to AALBC.com at BEA 2008 Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/joylynnjossel.htm Author Joylynn M. Jossel talks to AALBC.com at Book Expo Ameri...

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Robert Jackson & wife T.J. Butler discuss "No More Excuses"

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Robert Jackson & wife T.J. Butler discuss "No More Excuses" Author Interviews Robert Jackson & Wife T.J. Butler discuss Jackson's book "No More Excuses: Black Men Stand Up!" with AALBC.com at Book Exp...

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Trice Hickman talks about her work with AALBC.com at BEA '08

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Trice Hickman talks about her work with AALBC.com at BEA '08 Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/trice_hickman.htm Trice Hickman talks about her work with AALBC.com...

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Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant talk to AALBC.com at BEA '08

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Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant talk to AALBC.com at BEA '08 Author Interviews Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant talk to AALBC.com at Book Expo America (BEA) 2008. With five novels to their credit, Vir...

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Eric Gutierrez talks about Disciples of the Street

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Eric Gutierrez talks about Disciples of the Street Author Interviews Eric Gutierrez talk about his book Disciples of the Street: The Promise Of A Hip Hop Church with AALBC.com during Book Expo America...

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Tananarive Due talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008

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Tananarive Due talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008 Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/tananari.htm Tananarive Due talks to AALBC.com at Book Expo America 2008 Due is...

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J. D. Mason talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008

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J. D. Mason talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008 Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=J.D.+Mason J. D. Mason talks to AALBC.com at Book Expo America ...

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Kassahun Checole Publisher Africa World Press/Red Sea Press

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Kassahun Checole Publisher Africa World Press/Red Sea Press Author Interviews Kassahun Checole Publisher of Africa World Press and Red Sea Press tells AALBC.com about his newest books, why they are im...

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Harlem Book Fair 1999 to 2007 Slide Show

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Harlem Book Fair 1999 to 2007 Slide Show Literary Events For more information about the 2013 Harlem Book Fair visit: https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/1893-2013-harlem-book-fair/ In celebration of the 10th a...

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Black Pack Party - Harlem, NY 2007

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Black Pack Party - Harlem, NY 2007 Literary Events Learn More About the Black Pack Party: https://aalbc.com/authors/article.php?id=1968 The Black Pack Party is a party hosted annually during Book Expo...

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Dr. Ida Green

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Dr. Ida Green Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/dr_ida_green.htm Dr. Ida Green at Book Expo America 2006

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Renee Flagler

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Renee Flagler Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/renee_flagler.htm Renee Flagler at Book Expo America 2006

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Da'Shen author of The Rueful

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Da'Shen author of The Rueful Author Interviews Da'Shen author of The Rueful taken at Book Expo America 2006

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Susie’s Stories Bookstore, Rockport, MA

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Susie’s Stories Bookstore, Rockport, MA Book Spotlights Learn More about Susie’s Stories and other Black Owned Bookstores at https://aalbc.com/bookstore/Susie’s+Stories

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The Book Cellar, Conyers, GA

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The Book Cellar, Conyers, GA Book Spotlights Learn more about The Book Cellar in Conyers, GA and other Black-own Bookstores at: https://aalbc.com/bookstore/The+Book+Cellar

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The Book Readers Venue, Humble, TX

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The Book Readers Venue, Humble, TX Book Spotlights Sherrele Goloversic, is the owner of The Book Readers Venue. Learn more about this bookstore and many other Black owned bookstores at: https://aalbc...

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A Father’s Pain of Separation

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A Father’s Pain of Separation Author Interviews Lenzy Hancock's book, The Other Side of Absence: A Father’s Pain of Separation is an emotionally charged exploration of the struggles and heartaches acc...

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VaLinda Miller, owner of Turning Page Bookshop in Goose Creek, SC

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VaLinda Miller, owner of Turning Page Bookshop in Goose Creek, SC Book Spotlights Turning Page Bookshop, run by VaLinda Miller, is a haven for readers and community events. Support is needed to sustai...

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Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair, August 19, 2023

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Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair, August 19, 2023 Literary Events “Tulisoma,” which translates to “we read” in Swahili, is a festival rooted in the South Dallas/Fair Park community that champions liter...

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The Black Book Ecosystem

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The Black Book Ecosystem Book Spotlights Shout out to @justusbooks609 who created the tee-shirt, @KalishaOnline whose wrote the amazing book @aalbc published to @blackclassicpress5608 who runs BCP Dig...

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Sign The Petition to Exonerate Marcus Garvey Before March 1st, 2022

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Sign The Petition to Exonerate Marcus Garvey Before March 1st, 2022 Author Interviews On February 6th, 2022 virtual town hall was held, which included presentations from Dr. Julius Garvey, son of the ...

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Are Google Ads Good for Your Site?

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Are Google Ads Good for Your Site? Author Interviews Google AdSense allows webmasters to place advertisement on their websites. Advertisements are sold, placed, and administered by Google in exchange ...

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Donna Craddock & Donya Craddock of The Dock Bookshop in Fort Worth, TX

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Donna Craddock & Donya Craddock of The Dock Bookshop in Fort Worth, TX Book Spotlights Donna Craddock & Donya Craddock, co-owners of The Dock Bookshop in Fort Worth, TX tell viewers all about their st...

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DARE Books, Longwood Florida

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DARE Books, Longwood Florida Book Spotlights Learn about DARE Books and many other independent, Black-owned bookstores in the United States: https://aalbc.com/bookstores/store.php?store_name=DARE+Book...

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Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture Museum, Tampa FL

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Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture Museum, Tampa FL Author Interviews Learn about Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture Museum and many other independent, Black-owne...

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Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing, Little Rock, AR

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Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing, Little Rock, AR Book Spotlights Learn about Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing and many other independent, Black-owned bookstores in the United States: https://aa...

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Sharon Lucas 1st Day Recap 2019 BARR

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Sharon Lucas 1st Day Recap 2019 BARR Author Interviews The 2019 Black Authors and Readers Rock (BARR) was held at the Harborside Hotel, in Oxon Hill, MD. Friday October 4th and 5th. This year’s confer...

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How Google Uses Their Search Engine to Hijack Traffic from Web-based Bookstores

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How Google Uses Their Search Engine to Hijack Traffic from Web-based Bookstores Book Spotlights https://aalbc.com/blog/index.php/2017/07/04/2-ways-google-kills-book-websites/ Learn how Google uses its...

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Marcus Books (Oakland, CA) an Excellent Bookstore

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Marcus Books (Oakland, CA) an Excellent Bookstore Book Spotlights Marcus Books located in Oakland California (2nd location opening in San Francisco) is one of the nation's premier stores focused on Bl...

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David Covin on the Sacramento Black Book Fair

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David Covin on the Sacramento Black Book Fair Literary Events Dr. David Covin, one of the planning committee members of the Sacramento Black Book Fair talks with AALBC.com about the Book Fair at Under...

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Georgia “Mother Rose” West Talks about Underground Books

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Georgia “Mother Rose” West Talks about Underground Books Book Spotlights Georgia “Mother Rose” West describes Underground Books, which is located in Sacramento, CA. Learn more about this bookstore an...

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Best Books and Rich Treasures Book Store, Co-Owner Gigi Best

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Best Books and Rich Treasures Book Store, Co-Owner Gigi Best Book Spotlights Gigi Best-Richardson and Skip Richardson are co-owners of the Best Books and Rich Treasures antiquarian book store located ...

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Setting a Up a Website for Less Than $28 a Year

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Setting a Up a Website for Less Than $28 a Year Publishing & Craft This video demonstrate the process of setting up and website including selecting a web host, registering a domain name and creating ...

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Interviews with 2014 National Book Award Finalists

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Interviews with 2014 National Book Award Finalists Author Interviews More Information @ https://aalbc.it/nbawards2014 Here we have Interviews with attendees at the 65th National Book Awards ceremony. ...

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Cynthia Kadohata - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

Cynthia Kadohata - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word For the other finalists please visit: https://aalbc.com/content.php?title=Coverage+of+the+64th+National+Book+Awards+2...

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Jhumpa Lahiri - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

Jhumpa Lahiri - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word For the other finalists please visit: https://aalbc.it/nbaward Jhumpa Lahiri, a 2013 National Book Awards Finalist Winner...

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James McBride - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

James McBride - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word For the other finalists please visit: https://aalbc.com/content.php?title=Coverage+of+the+64th+National+Book+Awards+2013 ...

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Mary Szybist - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

Mary Szybist - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word For the other finalists please visit: https://aalbc.com/content.php?title=Coverage+of+the+64th+National+Book+Awards+2013 M...

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Lawrence Wright - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

Lawrence Wright - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word For the other finalists please visit: https://aalbc.com/content.php?title=Coverage+of+the+64th+National+Book+Awards+201...

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Gene Luen Yang - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

Gene Luen Yang - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word For the other finalists please visit: https://aalbc.com/content.php?title=Coverage+of+the+64th+National+Book+Awards+2013...

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Hightlight from the 2013 Harlem Book Fair

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Hightlight from the 2013 Harlem Book Fair Literary Events More information and photo from the 2013 Harlem Book Fair: https://aalbc.it/hbf2013photos The Harlem Book Fair, now in its 15 year, hosts a l...

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Sister's Uptown Bookstore Hosts Jamal Joseph

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Sister's Uptown Bookstore Hosts Jamal Joseph Book Spotlights Sister's Uptown Bookstore hosted a presentation and conversation with Jamal Joseph author of Panther Baby on April 27, 2013. In this video...

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The Importance of Independent Black Owned Bookstores

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The Importance of Independent Black Owned Bookstores Book Spotlights Authors and industry professionals talk about the importance of Black owned, independent, book stores. These clips were recorded b...

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Decoded by Jay-Z (Spiegel & Grau, Nov. 16, 2010)

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Decoded by Jay-Z (Spiegel & Grau, Nov. 16, 2010) Author Interviews Book reviewed: https://aalbc.it/jayzdecoded Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together...

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Self-Publishing Symposium 2008, Gloria Mallette, Karen E. Quinones Miller, Richard Jeanty, and more

Category: Publishing & Craft

Self-Publishing Symposium 2008, Gloria Mallette, Karen E. Quinones Miller, Richard Jeanty, and more Publishing & Craft For more information visit https://aalbc.com/writers/publishers.htm The 3rd Self...

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Zane discusses her Book; Dear G-Spot

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Zane discusses her Book; Dear G-Spot Book Spotlights For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/zane.htm Zane discusses her Book; Dear G-Spot. Dear G-Spot includes real letters from real p...

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Kelly Starling Lyons on her book One Million Men and Me

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Kelly Starling Lyons on her book One Million Men and Me Book Spotlights For more information visit https://aalbc.com/books/bookinfo.php?isbn13=9781933491752 One Million Men and Me by Kelly Starling L...

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