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William W. Sales Jr.
William W. Sales Jr. NONE William W. Sales, Jr., an Associate Professor at Seton Hall University, is an acknowledged expert on Malcolm X, authoring two books and numerous articles on the subject. A v...
July 25, 2017 Newsletter - Includes the Most Critically Acclaimed Books of the Last 40 Years
July 25, 2017 Newsletter - Includes the Most Critically Acclaimed Books of the Last 40 Years Troy Johnson Article May – June 2017 Bestselling Books Children’s books outsold all genres for the...
Leroy Baylor
Leroy Baylor NONE Leroy Baylor, also known as “Brother Leroy,” was a radio talk show host and follower of the Nation of Islam since the 1950s. He focused on information significant to the Black commu...
Reporting Civil Rights, Part One: American Journalism 1941-1963
Reporting Civil Rights, Part One: American Journalism 1941-1963 David Garrow, Clayborne Carson, Bill Kovach, and Carol Polsgrove 9781931082280 Nonfiction Library of America Library of America From A. ...
Earl Cox
Earl Cox NONE Earl Cox is a publishing industry veteran with nearly two decades of experience. As the President and CEO of Earl Cox & Associates Worldwide, he acts as a literary manager and consultan...
Steven Anthony King
Steven Anthony King NONE “I give so much because I’ve been given so much.” Steven Anthony King is a New York-based public speaker, relationship coach, talk show host, and author with...
A Bibliographical Checklist of American Negro Poetry: Comp (1916)
A Bibliographical Checklist of American Negro Poetry: Comp (1916) Arturo Alfonso Schomburg 9781112185038 Nonfiction Cornell University Library Cornell University Library Originally published in 1916....
Dick Lehr
Dick Lehr 0000000122793759 Dick Lehr, a Boston University journalism professor and former Boston Globe reporter, is a Pulitzer Prize finalist known for his investigative reporting. Lehr, who also pra...
Bestselling Books, The Top 25 Black-Owned Sites, New Books, and More
Bestselling Books, The Top 25 Black-Owned Sites, New Books, and More Troy Johnson Article Bestselling Books July – August 2017 Fiction titles outsold all other genres this period, led by the stren...
Your Book, Your Brand: The Step-By-Step Guide to Launching Your Book and Boosting Your Sales
Your Book, Your Brand: The Step-By-Step Guide to Launching Your Book and Boosting Your Sales Dana Kaye 9781682303801 Nonfiction Diversion Books Diversion Books Throughout her career, Dana Kaye has hel...
Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books - Fall 2014
Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books - Fall 2014 Troy Johnson Article Strong Sales Shown Among Hardcover Non-Fiction Titles in Fall Edition of the Power List of Best-Selling African-...
Twitter Business: How to Gain Followers and Explode Sales
Twitter Business: How to Gain Followers and Explode Sales Q. B. Wells B006G4G9Z4 Nonfiction Art Official Media Art Official Media Learn how to leverage the power of Twitter and other free tools to exp...
Authors & Publishers: Can't earn Amazon affiliate commissions? You can still benefit!
Authors & Publishers: Can't earn Amazon affiliate commissions? You can still benefit! Troy Johnson Article Authors in the following states; Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, R...
Linda Clemons
Linda Clemons NONE Linda Clemons from Indianapolis, Indiana, is the CEO of Sisterpreneur® Inc, which educates and empowers female entrepreneurs. She is an award-winning, record-setting sales produce...
Earl Cox
Earl Cox Troy Johnson Article Earl Cox is a publishing industry veteran of nearly two decades. As President and Chief Executive of Earl Cox & Associates Worldwide and Writersandpoets.co...
Publishing Consultant
Publishing Consultant Troy Johnson Article Under construction.... Earl Cox started his career in publishing nearly eighteen years ago as a shipping and receiving clerk at the Baruch College Books...
Murder on Federal Street: Tyrone Everett, the Black Mafia, Fixed Fights, and the Last Golden Age of Philadelphia Boxing
Murder on Federal Street: Tyrone Everett, the Black Mafia, Fixed Fights, and the Last Golden Age of Philadelphia Boxing Sean Nam 9798218137298 Nonfiction Rushcutters Bay Books Rushcutters Bay Books “N...
As the Wicked Watch: The First Jordan Manning Novel
As the Wicked Watch: The First Jordan Manning Novel Tamron Hall 9780063037038 Fiction William Morrow HarperCollins With over 20 years of journalism experience, years spent reporting on crime and trage...
Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House
Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House April Ryan 9781538131992 Nonfiction Rowman & Littlefield Rowman & Littlefield Veteran White House reporter April Ryan thought she ha...
Tulsa, 1921: Reporting a Massacre
Tulsa, 1921: Reporting a Massacre Randy Krehbiel 9780806163314 Nonfiction University of Oklahoma Press University of Oklahoma Press In 1921 Tulsa’s Greenwood District, known then as the nation’s "Bla...
Eye On the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press
Eye On the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press James Mcgrath Morris 9780062198860 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Acclaimed biographer James McGrath Morris brings into focus the ...
Eye On The Struggle: Ethel Payne, The First Lady Of The Black Press
Eye On The Struggle: Ethel Payne, The First Lady Of The Black Press James Mcgrath Morris 9780062198853 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Acclaimed biographer James McGrath Morris brings into focus the ...
The Next Big Story: My Journey Through The Land Of Possibilities (Celebra Books)
The Next Big Story: My Journey Through The Land Of Possibilities (Celebra Books) Soledad O’Brien 9780451231376 Nonfiction Celebra Penguin Random House An intimate look behind the CNN journalist’s most...
Jerry Mitchell
Jerry Mitchell 0000000082044357 Jerry Mitchell, a renowned Mississippi reporter since 1986, has won over 30 national awards. He founded the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit...
Isabel Wilkerson
Isabel Wilkerson 0000000073025226 Isabel Wilkerson, first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, is a distinguished journalist and professor. Recognized for her work at The New York Times an...
Charles W. Chesnutt
Charles W. Chesnutt 0000000120998195 1928 winner of the NAACP’s Spingarn Award for Highest achievement by a black American Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858-1932) was a prominent African-American a...
Pamela Newkirk
Pamela Newkirk NONE Pamela Newkirk, Ph.D., is an NYU professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies with a rich journalism background, including a Pulitzer Prize at New York Newsday. She's won the N...
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...
Wesley Lowery
Wesley Lowery 0000000497725736 Wesley Lowery is a Pulitzer Prize-winning national reporter for the Washington Post, specializing in law enforcement and justice. Known for his coverage of the Black Li...
Helene Cooper
Helene Cooper 0000000045708150 Helene Cooper, born in Liberia, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times. She has served as a Pentagon Correspondent, diplomatic correspondent, and...
Karen Grigsby Bates
Karen Grigsby Bates NONE Karen Grigsby Bates is an LA-based NPR News correspondent, known for her work on All Things Considered and The Tavis Smiley Show. She has significantly expanded the show's co...
Gil Noble
Gil Noble 000000002469196X Gilbert “Gil” Noble was a notable television reporter, interviewer, and host of WABC-TV's weekly show “Like It Is.” His career in broadcasting started in 1962 at WLIB radio...
Victor Luckerson
Victor Luckerson NONE Victor Luckerson, a Tulsa-based journalist and author, focuses on overlooked black history. Formerly with The Ringer and Time magazine, his work has featured in The New Yorker, ...
Natasha S. Alford
Natasha S. Alford NONE Natasha S. Alford is a celebrated journalist and digital host known for her impactful reporting on politics, culture, and social issues. She's a Harvard graduate and an Emmy aw...
Maura Cheeks
Maura Cheeks NONE Maura Cheeks, renowned author featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic and others, won a masthead reporting residency with The Atlantic in 2019. 'Acts of Forgiveness' is her deb...
Lightswitch Learning
Lightswitch Learning Sussman Sales Lightswitch Learning
Hush: How to Radiate Power and Confidence Without Saying a Word
Hush: How to Radiate Power and Confidence Without Saying a Word Linda Clemons 9781538767887 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group National Bestseller LA Times Bestseller ...
Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business Conference
Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business Conference Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Las Vegas Nevada If your publishing success is just as important to you as your writing success, then instead of going...
Two Steps Past the Altar
Two Steps Past the Altar Patricia A. Bridewell 9781732130913 Fiction Tymm Publishing LLC Tymm Publishing LLC Pharmaceutical sales representative, Sasha Edmonds, is a motivated high-flyer with a stella...
April Bestselling Books, Win Barracoon, Top Erotica, Google is too Powerful, and More
April Bestselling Books, Win Barracoon, Top Erotica, Google is too Powerful, and More Troy Johnson Article Bestselling Books March/April 2018 Fiction: The Yearning by Mohale Mashigo was the best...
Think Like a Bookpreneur: 19 Ways to Transform Your Book into Profitable Products & Services
Think Like a Bookpreneur: 19 Ways to Transform Your Book into Profitable Products & Services Tieshena Davis 9781942838845 Nonfiction Purposely Created Publishing Group Purposely Created Publishing Gro...
Black Author Secrets: How I Make $2,500+ in Book Sales Every Month!
Black Author Secrets: How I Make $2,500+ in Book Sales Every Month! Dante Lee zblackbusines Nonfiction UrbanEbooks.com Dante Lee Publishing Get your copy today before the price goes back up to $4.95! ...
eNewsletter Highlights – January 31st 2013 – Issue #198
eNewsletter Highlights – January 31st 2013 – Issue #198 Troy Johnson Article Read Our Complete eNewsletter AALBC.com's Bestselling Books Lists We've just published three new bestselling books l...
From Civil Rights to Black Liberation: Malcom X and the Organization of Afro-America Unity
From Civil Rights to Black Liberation: Malcom X and the Organization of Afro-America Unity William W. Sales Jr. 9780896084803 Nonfiction South End Press South End Press From Civil Rights to Black Libe...
Southern Africa/Black America: Same Struggle, Same Fight
Southern Africa/Black America: Same Struggle, Same Fight William W. Sales Jr. 978blackliber Nonfiction Black Liberation Press Black Liberation Press
Deborah Fletcher Mello
Deborah Fletcher Mello 0000000036839925 Deborah Fletcher Mello is a multi-faceted author and Renaissance woman with diverse career experience. Her debut novel earned her a Best New Author nomination,...
E. Lynn Harris
E. Lynn Harris 0000000117647343 Everette Lynn Harris was a successful black author, focusing on the experiences of young, urban professionals. Raised by a single mother in Little Rock, he overcame pe...
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...
R. Sporty King
R. Sporty King NONE Sporty King, a New York native, is a successful motivational speaker and poet. His academic prowess earned him a scholarship to a Massachusetts private school. After a brief stint...
D.T. Pollard
D.T. Pollard NONE D.T. Pollard, an Essence Bestselling author from Texas, discovered his passion for writing at a young age but paused during college. After a 25-year career in technology sales, he r...
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...
Toni Harris
Toni Harris NONE Toni Harris, known as the Turnaround Queen®, is a renowned business coach and speaker with over 25 years of experience. She's a top-rated Constant Contact Solution Provider and auth...
Terry Wells-Jones
Terry Wells-Jones NONE Terry Wells-Jones, a graduate from the University of Wisconsin, is a retired businesswoman and one of the first Black models of the 1960s. She broke barriers as the first woman...
Ronald Bonner
Ronald Bonner NONE Rev. Dr. Ronald S. Bonner has participated in justice-focused events since the early 1960s. During the late 1970s through the early 1990s, he served in Corporate America for Xerox...
Top Ten Reasons Why African American Bookstores Are Closing
Top Ten Reasons Why African American Bookstores Are Closing Gwen Richardson Article Editor’s Note: On March 25, 2012 we published our new bookstore database. At the same time we also publ...
Earl Cox & Associates
Earl Cox & Associates Troy Johnson Article EARL COX & ASSOCIATES WORLDWIDE Literary Management, Book Publishing Consultants New York Los Angeles Melb...
Spirits Come from Water: An Introduction to Ancestral Veneration and Reclaiming African Spiritual Practices
Spirits Come from Water: An Introduction to Ancestral Veneration and Reclaiming African Spiritual Practices Ehime Ora 9781401975517 Nonfiction Hay House Penguin Random House For those who wish to deco...
Gathering Table
Gathering Table Antwan Eady 9780593480601 Fiction Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House The author of Nigel and the Moon delivers a joyful picture book about how a Southern fami...
The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the American Family
The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the American Family Ben Carson 9780310368373 Nonfiction Zondervan HarperCollins Christian Publishing Learn from one of our leading conservative voic...
Switch
Switch Jesse Byrd 9781223186337 Fiction Paw Prints Publishing Baker & Taylor Publisher Services The Switch: A Lesson in Humility and Teamwork for Young Readers Dive into the inspiring story of Kibw...
Elijah’s Easter Suit
Elijah’s Easter Suit Brentom Jackson 9780593649954 Fiction Doubleday Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Free Shipping Until Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024! In a story full of style, sass,...
The Importance of Black Excellence and Black Love
The Importance of Black Excellence and Black Love Author Interviews
Checking in: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life—And Can Save Yours
Checking in: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life—And Can Save Yours Michelle Williams 9781400223336 Nonfiction Thomas Nelson HarperCollins Christian Publishing Acclaimed musical artist Mic...
When My Cousins Come to Town
When My Cousins Come to Town Angela Shanté 9781513267227 Fiction West Margin Press West Margin Press A fun, lively story of Black family and cousin culture that celebrates individuality and embraces d...
Navigate Your Stars
Navigate Your Stars Jesmyn Ward 9781982131326 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. A revelatory, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated meditation on dedication, hard work, and the p...
Charles White: A Retrospective
Charles White: A Retrospective Sarah Kelly Oehler and Esther Adler 9780300232981 Nonfiction Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago A revelatory reassessment of one of the most influential A...
Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You
Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You Misty Copeland 9781455596300 Nonfiction Grand Central Life & Style Hachette Book Group The celebrated ballerina...
Animal Village
Animal Village Nelda LaTeef 9789988647469 Fiction Sub-Saharan Publishers Sub-Saharan Publishers Animal Village, a children’s picture book, is an authentic folk tale from the Zarma culture of West Afri...
History of the Negro Church
History of the Negro Church Carter G. Woodson 9781574781304 Nonfiction The Woodson Series Black Classic Press Black Classic Press, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African American...
Black Fatherhood: Reclaiming Our Legacy
Black Fatherhood: Reclaiming Our Legacy Curtis L. Ivery 9780825307430 Nonfiction Beaufort Books Beaufort Books Breaking the stereotype that surrounds Black fatherhood, this one-of-a-kind book highligh...
The Importance of Literacy
The Importance of Literacy Troy Johnson Article ...and this is what you read.
Truth For Our Youth: A Self-Empowerment Book For Teens
Truth For Our Youth: A Self-Empowerment Book For Teens Agyei Tyehimba 9781497420434 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Many so-called experts have counted this generation of teens out. T...
The Rise: Creativity, The Gift Of Failure, And The Search For Mastery
The Rise: Creativity, The Gift Of Failure, And The Search For Mastery Sarah Lewis 9781451629231 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. It is one of the enduring enigmas of the human experi...
The Importance of Independent Black Owned Bookstores
The Importance of Independent Black Owned Bookstores Book Spotlights
Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling
Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling Author Interviews
The importance of copy editing your promotional materials
The importance of copy editing your promotional materials Author Interviews
People Buy Brands Not Companies
People Buy Brands Not Companies John Tantillo 9780984436705 Nonfiction Five Titles Press Five Titles Press People Buy Brands Not Companies is Dr. Tantillo’s game-changing exploration of marketing and ...
The Importance of Being Dangerous
The Importance of Being Dangerous David Dante Troutt 9780060789305 Fiction Harper Paperbacks HarperCollins In the 1990s, as the Internet boomed and investments soared to unthinkable heights, many peop...
The African Predicament and the American Experience: A Tale of Two Edens
The African Predicament and the American Experience: A Tale of Two Edens Ali Mazrui 9780275978280 Nonfiction Praeger Publishers Greenwood Publishing Group Mazrui examines the importance of Africa—hist...
Early Negro Writing - 1760-1837
Early Negro Writing - 1760-1837 Dorothy Porter 9780933121591 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press In Early Negro Writing, first published in 1971, Dorothy Porter presents a rare and indi...
Evan J. Roberts
Evan J. Roberts NONE Evan Jamal Roberts is an author, educator, and speaker, dedicated to mentoring individuals on keys to success. He emphasizes the importance of self-education, literacy, clear pur...
Chari Farmer-Ogogo
Chari Farmer-Ogogo NONE Chari Farmer Ogogo is an author focused on financial security, sharing her personal experiences and lessons in her book, 'Be Savvy live Wealthy'. She emphasizes the importance...
Anita L. Roseboro
Anita L. Roseboro NONE Anita L. Roseboro-Wade, a North Carolina native, emphasizes the importance of education, holding degrees in MIS and Business Administration. Alongside her professional job, she...
Joel Christian Gill
Joel Christian Gill NONE Joel Christian Gill, chairman of Strange Fruit Comics, is known for his award-winning graphic novels which focus on uncelebrated narratives from Black History. Apart from his...
Transitioning to Real Life
Transitioning to Real Life Jamie Walker Book Review It isn't easy transitioning from college to the real world, but in Transitioning to Real Life: A Common Sense Guide for the African American ...
Epic Harlem: A Narrative History
Epic Harlem: A Narrative History Herb Boyd 9781531514433 Nonfiction Fordham University Press Fordham University Press A sweeping, deeply rooted history of Harlem at the center of Black cultural, polit...
Ida B. Wells and the Untold Truth of a Country
Ida B. Wells and the Untold Truth of a Country Lesa Cline-Ransome 9780823456239 Nonfiction Holiday House Holiday House In 1862, Ida B. Wells was born into slavery. Today, her legacy lives on as a trai...
When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class
When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class Chris Smalls 9780593700631 Nonfiction Pantheon Books Penguin Random House From one of the most influential figures to emerge from...
A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power
A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power Abby Phillip 9781250806314 Nonfiction Flatiron Books Macmillan Publishers From CNN’s Abby Phillip, a triumphant new look at Jess...
Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life
Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life Hoda Kotb 9798217043880 Nonfiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Penguin Random House From #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved former Toda...
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...
Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America
Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America Mark Whitaker 9781668033296 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. Published to coincide with the hundredth anni...
The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500-Year Legacy
The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500-Year Legacy Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and Stacy M. Brown 9781590795699 Nonfiction Select Books Select Books The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the...
The Message
The Message Ta-Nehisi Coates 9780593230381 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Between the World and Me journeys to three resonant sites of conflict t...
The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi Wright Thompson 9780593299821 Nonfiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House “The most brutal, layered, and absolutely beautiful book about Missi...
Ida, in Love and in Trouble
Ida, in Love and in Trouble Veronica Chambers 9780316500166 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group For fans of Bridgerton and The Davenports comes a sweeping historical nove...
This Thread of Gold: A Celebration of Black Womanhood
This Thread of Gold: A Celebration of Black Womanhood Catherine Joy White 9780593475164 Nonfiction Tiny Reparations Books Penguin Random House Winner of the 2025 Zora Award for Nonfiction “Beautifu...
Frankie and Friends The Big Protest
Frankie and Friends The Big Protest Christine Platt 9781536222104 Fiction Walker Books US Candlewick Press Young reporter Frankie and her news crew of beloved toys learn why and how people protest as ...
Kneeling Man: My Father’s Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Kneeling Man: My Father’s Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Leta Mccollough Seletzky 9781640096417 Nonfiction Counterpoint Counterpoint The intimate and hea...