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Harlem Book Fair 2013: Video, Photos & Awards
Harlem Book Fair 2013: Video, Photos & Awards Troy Johnson Article All Photos © 2013 AALBC.com, LLC - Feel free to use them but please provide a photo credit to Troy Johnson, AALBC.com and a link...
Serendipity Literary Agency
Serendipity Literary Agency Loading ABOUT SERENDIPITY LITERARY AGENCY Located in Brooklyn, NY, near the heart of America's publishing industry, Serendipity Literary Agency, LLC. is a boutiq...
Serendipity Literary Agency
Serendipity Literary Agency Troy Johnson Article ABOUT SERENDIPITY LITERARY AGENCY Located in Brooklyn, NY, near the heart of America's publishing industry, Serendipity Literary Agency,...
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair Troy Johnson Article Toni Trent Parker, member of Black Americans in Publishing, will produce her fourth annual African American Children's Book Fair on Saturda...
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair Loading Toni Trent Parker, member of Black Americans in Publishing, will produce her fourth annual African American Children's Book Fair on Saturday, April 20...
New Self-Publishing Literary Award to Promote Diverse Books in Libraries
New Self-Publishing Literary Award to Promote Diverse Books in Libraries Troy Johnson Article BCALA; SELF-e partner for new self-publishing literary award to promote diverse books in libraries The B...
Please Donate to the Literary Freedom Project
Please Donate to the Literary Freedom Project Troy Johnson Article The Literary Freedom Project (LFP) and Mosaic magazine are fighting to keep immersive reading, literary arts, expository writing...
Connor Literary Agency
Connor Literary Agency Loading The Connor Literary Agency is a full service agency dedicated to advising and guiding writers in every aspect of their literary career, as well as advising writer...
Lisa Davis Literary Agency
Lisa Davis Literary Agency Troy Johnson Article Lisa Davis Literary Agency represents fiction�literary and commercial�and many areas of nonfiction, including women's issues, popular culture, se...
Booking Matters Magazine
Booking Matters Magazine Loading Shunda Leigh Editor-in-Chief Booking Matters Magazine June 2005 - Video � AALBC.com Booking Matters Magazine takes pride in implementing the vision of be...
Lisa Davis Literary Agency
Lisa Davis Literary Agency Loading Lisa Davis Literary Agency represents fiction�literary and commercial�and many areas of nonfiction, including women's issues, popular culture, self-hel...
She is Global, an Artist, a Movement—Malaika Adero is “Global I Aam”
She is Global, an Artist, a Movement—Malaika Adero is “Global I Aam” Patrick A. Howell Article
September eNewsletter: Bestselling Books, 118 Book Events, and More
September eNewsletter: Bestselling Books, 118 Book Events, and More Troy Johnson Article July/August 2016 Bestselling Books Titles on Go On Girl! Book Club's reading list are prominent on our best...
Migrated Writers
Migrated Writers Troy Johnson Article Migrated Writers 17th Annual Celeb.of Black Writing A Report From The Field More Bios. The Sight of the 360 Event 4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair AA C...
Troy Johnson: Literary Activist of the Year 2017
Troy Johnson: Literary Activist of the Year 2017 Troy Johnson Article On June 10, 2017, I had the fortune of being honored with the Literary Activist of the Year Award, which was presented to me ...
Blockson Literary Collective
Blockson Literary Collective Loading Charles L. Blockson The Charles L. Blockson Literary Collective is dedicated to sponsoring programs and initiates designed to promote family literacy within commun...
Blockson Literary Collective
Blockson Literary Collective Troy Johnson Article Charles L. Blockson The Charles L. Blockson Literary Collective is dedicated to sponsoring programs and initiates designed to promote ...
Connor Literary Agency
Connor Literary Agency Troy Johnson Article The Connor Literary Agency is a full service agency dedicated to advising and guiding writers in every aspect of their literary career...
Migrated Writers
Migrated Writers Migrated Writers 17th Annual Celeb.of Black Writing A Report From The Field More Bios. The Sight of the 360 Event 4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair AA Cultural Expo 2000 AA Book Stor...
2008 Essence Literary Award Winning Books Announced
2008 Essence Literary Award Winning Books Announced Troy Johnson Article 2008 Essence Literary Award Winning Books Announced http://books.aalbc.com/2008_essence_literary_awards_nominees.htm Would yo...
Nominee Shares Her Experience at the 2015 NAACP Image Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Literary Work
Nominee Shares Her Experience at the 2015 NAACP Image Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Literary Work Gwen Richardson Article African-American authors rarely receive national recognition for their work...
African Voices Magazine
African Voices Magazine Troy Johnson Article African Voices Communications, Inc. http://www.africanvoices.com 270 West 96th Street New York, NY, 10025 Office: 212-285-2982 Fax: 212-316-3335 ...
Premier Issue
Premier Issue Loading Mosaic Literary Magazine Preview Issue - Feb 1998 [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Buy Any Book ] Download a Electronic Version (PDF file) of Mosaic Literary Magazine (click...
African Voices Magazine
African Voices Magazine Loading African Voices Communications, Inc. http://www.africanvoices.com 270 West 96th Street New York, NY, 10025 Office: 212-285-2982 Fax: 212-316-3335 African Voices, ...
Black Orchid Lit. Agency
Black Orchid Lit. Agency Loading Black Orchid Literary Agency http://www.flashtech.net/bola/ 820 Lamar Street Cleveland, TX 77327 William E. Wright, President & Publisher Founded: June 1998...
The Ultimate Top 10 Books Lists, Great New Books, Black Classic Press Celebrates 40 Years, and More!
The Ultimate Top 10 Books Lists, Great New Books, Black Classic Press Celebrates 40 Years, and More! Troy Johnson Article Please join us as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Black Classic Press ...
Bklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors
Bklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors Loading Brooklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors by Leah Mullen Perhaps the most overlooked and under acknowledged heroines and heroes ...
Highlighting Books Needed for Survival
Highlighting Books Needed for Survival Troy Johnson Article Our August 23rd Newsletter is Sponsored by Knopf Expanding Awards Section Our lists of award winning books have greatly increased i...
African-American Literary Industry Giants Gather in NYC
African-American Literary Industry Giants Gather in NYC Troy Johnson Article Book Expo America Recap by Kam Williams http://reviews.aalbc.com/book_expo_america_recap.htm Book Expo America, pub...
Antigua & Barbuda Literary Festival 2008 - Was a Blast
Antigua & Barbuda Literary Festival 2008 - Was a Blast Troy Johnson Article I have never attended an event that was more personally fulfilling and fun in my entire life! Participants which included a...
An UPTOWN Continuing Literary Tradition (Harlem 1986 - 1996)
An UPTOWN Continuing Literary Tradition (Harlem 1986 - 1996) Marie Brown Article ’ An UPTOWN Continuing Literary Tradition (Harlem 1986 - 1996) by ’Marie Brown (presented a...
Faith Childs Literary Agency
Faith Childs Literary Agency Troy Johnson Article Contact: Faith Childs Literary Agency, Inc. 915 Broadway, Suite 1009 New York, NY 10010
Kissed Publications and Literary Agency
Kissed Publications and Literary Agency Troy Johnson Article Contact: Kimberly T. Matthews Kissed Publications and Literary Agency P. O. Box 9819 Hampton, VA 23670
Lawrence Jordan Literary Agency
Lawrence Jordan Literary Agency Troy Johnson Article Contact: Lawrence Jordan Lawrence Jordan Literary Agency 250 West 57th st., #1517 New York, NY 10107
Dwayne Alexander Smith on Winning the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Debut Author
Dwayne Alexander Smith on Winning the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Debut Author Dwayne Alexander Smith Article When I reached the podium, after the applause had faded, the fir...
Mosaic Literary Magazine #24 Spring 2009
Mosaic Literary Magazine #24 Spring 2009 Loading Mosaic Literary Magazine #24 Spring 2009 Related Links Mosaic Magazine http://mosaicmagazine.orgMosaic Magazine on AALBC.com http://aalbc.com/writers/m...
Mosaic Literary Magazine #25 Summer 2009
Mosaic Literary Magazine #25 Summer 2009 Loading Mosaic Literary Magazine #25 Summer 2009 Related Links Mosaic Magazine http://mosaicmagazine.orgMosaic Magazine on AALBC.com http://aalbc.com/writers/m...
Kissed Publications and Literary Agency
Kissed Publications and Literary Agency Loading Contact: Kimberly T. Matthews Kissed Publications and Literary Agency P. O. Box 9819 Hampton, VA 23670 ...
Mosaic Literary Magazine #26 Spring 2010
Mosaic Literary Magazine #26 Spring 2010 Loading Mosaic Literary Magazine #26 Spring 2010 Related Links Mosaic Magazine http://mosaicmagazine.orgMosaic Magazine on AALBC.com http://aalbc.com/writers/m...
Faith Childs Literary Agency
Faith Childs Literary Agency Loading Contact: Faith Childs Literary Agency, Inc. 915 Broadway, Suite 1009 New York, NY 10010
Lawrence Jordan Literary Agency
Lawrence Jordan Literary Agency Loading Contact: Lawrence Jordan Lawrence Jordan Literary Agency 250 West 57th st., #1517 New York, NY 10107 &nb...
Black Orchid Lit. Agency
Black Orchid Lit. Agency Troy Johnson Article Black Orchid Literary Agency http://www.flashtech.net/bola/ 820 Lamar Street Cleveland, TX 77327 William E. Wright, President &...
Book-Remarks.com
Book-Remarks.com Troy Johnson Article The goal of Book-Remarks.com is to offer exciting, timely, positive, and useful information to the African-American reading community. Book-Remarks...
Booking Matters Magazine
Booking Matters Magazine Troy Johnson Article Shunda Leigh Editor-in-Chief Booking Matters Magazine June 2005 - Video � AALBC.com Booking Matters Magazine takes pride in...
Iambia Media
Iambia Media Troy Johnson Article Iambia Media, Inc Meeting All Your Literary Needs Iambia Media, Inc. is dedicated to promoting new and established authors. We provide public relations ...
Mosaic Literary Magazine #24 Spring 2009
Mosaic Literary Magazine #24 Spring 2009 Troy Johnson Article Mosaic Literary Magazine #24 Spring 2009 Related Links Mosaic Magazine http://mosaicmagazine.org
Mosaic Literary Magazine #26 Spring 2010
Mosaic Literary Magazine #26 Spring 2010 Troy Johnson Article Mosaic Literary Magazine #26 Spring 2010 Related Links Mosaic Magazine
Mosaic Literary Magazine #25 Summer 2009
Mosaic Literary Magazine #25 Summer 2009 Troy Johnson Article Mosaic Literary Magazine #25 Summer 2009 Related Links Mosaic Magazine http://mosaicmagazine.org
PageTurner.net
PageTurner.net Troy Johnson Article Pageturner.net is a professional web services firm that specializes in Web Design, Internet Marketing and Literary Services. Founded in 1998, the Ho...
Valentine Editorial Services
Valentine Editorial Services Troy Johnson Article http://valentineeditorialservices.com/ Valentine Editorial Services (VES) specializes in editing fiction, non-fiction and creati...
phati'tude
phati'tude Troy Johnson Article phati'tude Literary Magazine is a new quarterly literary publication designed to present a multicultural array of writers who explore and cha...
Fall/Winter 1999
Fall/Winter 1999 Loading Mosaic Literary Magazine Fall / Winter 1999 [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Buy Any Book ] Download a Electronic Version (PDF file) of Mosaic Literary Magazine (click ti...
phati'tude
phati'tude Loading phati'tude Literary Magazine is a new quarterly literary publication designed to present a multicultural array of writers who explore and challenge stereotypes as well as sha...
FYAH.com
FYAH.com Loading If you are asking for submissions for an upcoming anthology or conferences, please forward info to: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS@fyah.com. FYAH demands a little more than most of us are used ...
PageTurner.net
PageTurner.net Loading Pageturner.net is a professional web services firm that specializes in Web Design, Internet Marketing and Literary Services. Founded in 1998, the Houston based company ha...
Book-Remarks.com
Book-Remarks.com Loading The goal of Book-Remarks.com is to offer exciting, timely, positive, and useful information to the African-American reading community. Book-Remarks.com http://book-rema...
Valentine Editorial Services
Valentine Editorial Services Loading http://valentineeditorialservices.com/ Valentine Editorial Services (VES) specializes in editing fiction, non-fiction and creative non-fiction African-Ameri...
Iambia Media
Iambia Media Loading Iambia Media, Inc Meeting All Your Literary Needs Iambia Media, Inc. is dedicated to promoting new and established authors. We provide public relations services by reaching...
Introducing Delaney Diamond, USA Today Bestselling Author
Introducing Delaney Diamond, USA Today Bestselling Author Troy Johnson Article Delaney Diamond is the USA Today Bestselling Author of sweet, sensual, passionate romance novels and is the manager ...
Spike’s New Film is Bad, Kickstarter Funding is Worse
Spike’s New Film is Bad, Kickstarter Funding is Worse Troy Johnson Article AALBC.com’s movie critic, Kam Williams, is my friend. He is one of the most easy going guys I know. He has reviewed thousa...
The Pimping of Wikipedia
The Pimping of Wikipedia Troy Johnson Article The Pimping of Wikipedia: Contributing to the Decline of the World Wide Web From the late 1990s and in to the following decade, the World Wide Web was a...
VIDEO: Amiri Baraka: Evolution of a Revolutionary Poet
VIDEO: Amiri Baraka: Evolution of a Revolutionary Poet Troy Johnson Article Amiri Baraka: Evolution of a Revolutionary PoetExhibit at Zambezi Bazaar in conjunction with the Leimert Park Book Fair.Ami...
HBF Publishers
HBF Publishers Troy Johnson Article About HBF Publishers http://www.hbfpublishers.comHBF Publishers is a publishing house dedicated to providing a unique and simple ...
HBF Publishers
HBF Publishers Loading About HBF Publishers http://www.hbfpublishers.comHBF Publishers is a publishing house dedicated to providing a unique and simple opportunity for African American authors to shar...
What I’d Say: On Writing “Frankie Five Hundred”
What I’d Say: On Writing “Frankie Five Hundred” Michael A. Gonzales Article Recently my short story “Frankie Five Hundred” was published on the literary website Evergreen Review. Founded ...
★ Award Winning Titles, Book Reviews and More - April Newsletter
★ Award Winning Titles, Book Reviews and More - April Newsletter Troy Johnson Article NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work This year the NAACP celebrates the 50th anniversary of ...
Top 40 Books Read by African Americans
Top 40 Books Read by African Americans Troy Johnson Article Power List Best-Selling Books • Winter 2015 NAACP Image Award Literary Nominees Well Represented on Winter Edition of the Power List of ...
7 Award Winning Books You Will Definitely Enjoy
7 Award Winning Books You Will Definitely Enjoy Troy Johnson Article [caption id="attachment_2853" align="alignright" width="140"] Ernest J. Gaines[/caption] The following seven books are all winn...
Introducing Bestselling Author Nina Foxx
Introducing Bestselling Author Nina Foxx Troy Johnson Article Editor’s Note: (Foxx received a nomination for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work)! Nina Foxx is an award-winn...
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...
What Happened to the Best African American Literary Magazines?
What Happened to the Best African American Literary Magazines? Troy Johnson Article I'm a collector. My family calls it hoarding. While I'm a big proponent of electronic books, I still love to sur...
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...
2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Denver, CO
2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Denver, CO Troy Johnson Article As part of my role as a board member of the Literary Freedom Project, and a full page ad in Mosaic Magazine, I offered to help Ron work th...
Two Years Ago - Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passion
Two Years Ago - Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passion Troy Johnson Article Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passionby Tanangachi Mfuni, Amsterdam News Sta...
Author Martha Southgate Reflects on the State of African American Fiction
Author Martha Southgate Reflects on the State of African American Fiction Troy Johnson Article This article was brought to my attention by author Eisa Ulen (www.EisaUlen.com/blog).Author Martha South...
Former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine Opens Akwaaba D.C. Inn for Black Writers
Former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine Opens Akwaaba D.C. Inn for Black Writers Jamie Walker Article Washington, D.C.: Hundreds of book lovers (in addition to a host of best-selling authors...
Stinson Literary Agency
Stinson Literary Agency Troy Johnson Article Contact: Denise L. Stinson 33290 West Fourteen Mile Road #482 West Bloomfield, MI 48301
Cancelled & Discontinued Literary Events Archive
A historical registry of discontinued, suspended, or cancelled Black book fairs, conferences, and literary festivals.
AALBC Bestseller Lists & Literary Rankings Methodology
Learn the quantitative methodology used by AALBC.com to compile national bestselling African American book lists, author rankings, Circana BookScan point-of-sale data, and historical literary benchmar...
Black Book Festivals, Fairs & Literary Events
Directory of annual African American book fairs, literary conferences, writer retreats, and festivals celebrating Black literature.
Stinson Literary Agency
Stinson Literary Agency Loading Contact: Denise L. Stinson 33290 West Fourteen Mile Road #482 West Bloomfield, MI 48301
The Black Arts Movement’s Attack on W.E.B. Du Bois’ Theory of Double Consciousness
The Black Arts Movement’s Attack on W.E.B. Du Bois’ Theory of Double Consciousness Tony Lindsay Article Tony Lindsay There have been two major Black literary movements in American history: The...
Richard Wright to Jay-Z: The Decline of Young Black Male Literary Writers
Richard Wright to Jay-Z: The Decline of Young Black Male Literary Writers K.L. Reeves Article Young Writers Need Models Young writers need models. Early in my apprenticeship my predecessors fed me ...
On Percival Everett
On Percival Everett African American Literature Book Club Article I think Erasure by Percival Everett is the first great manifesto for literature by African Americans in the 21st century. I beli...
Callaloo
Callaloo Troy Johnson Article CALLALOO: A JOURNAL OF AFRICAN DIASPORA ARTS & LETTERS Editor & Founder: Charles H. Rowell Founded: 1976 Publication Frequency: Quarterly Circulation: c....
Table of Contents
Table of Contents Troy Johnson Article Resources for African American Writers, Authors and ReadersPlaces to Submit WorkPublishersDialogueFYAH.comCopyright InformationPublishing GlossaryOn-line Writ...
Fall/Winter 1999
Fall/Winter 1999 Troy Johnson Article Mosaic Literary Magazine Fall / Winter 1999 [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Buy Any Book ] Download a Electronic Version (PDF file) of Mosaic Li...
Earl Cox & Associates
Earl Cox & Associates Troy Johnson Article EARL COX & ASSOCIATES WORLDWIDE Literary Management, Book Publishing Consultants New York Los Angeles Melb...
FYAH.com
FYAH.com Troy Johnson Article If you are asking for submissions for an upcoming anthology or conferences, please forward info to: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS@fyah.com. FYAH demands a little more than ...
Jazzy Pen Communications
Jazzy Pen Communications Troy Johnson Article Jazzy Pen Communications provides a wide range of professional editing services. For literary clients, Jazzy Pen specializes in African American...
mosaicbooks.com
mosaicbooks.com Troy Johnson Article Mosaicbook.com ceased operations in 2014 it was a tremendous loss. However they carry on our proud literary tradion with Mosaic Literary Magazine. Launch...
Premier Issue
Premier Issue Troy Johnson Article Mosaic Literary Magazine Preview Issue - Feb 1998 [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Buy Any Book ] Download a Electronic Version (PDF file) of Mosaic ...
Summer_1998
Summer_1998 Troy Johnson Article Mosaic Literary Magazine Summer 1998 [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Buy Any Book ] Download a Electronic Version (PDF file) of Mosaic Literary Magaz...
Summer_1998
Summer_1998 Loading Mosaic Literary Magazine Summer 1998 [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Buy Any Book ] Download a Electronic Version (PDF file) of Mosaic Literary Magazine (click title or cover...
Submission Guidelines
Submission Guidelines Loading SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES (January - June 2000) Poetry BlackWords Poetry Chapbook Series Please submit two hard-copy versions of five (5) of your most represen...
Dialogue
Dialogue Loading Please note Dialogue is currently on hiatus (as of this notice, March 2002) Visit Dialogue's web site http://www.ace-dialogue.org D I A L O G U E A Discussion of African-Americ...
Table of Contents
Table of Contents Loading Resources for African American Writers, Authors and ReadersPlaces to Submit WorkPublishersDialogueFYAH.comCopyright InformationPublishing GlossaryOn-line Writers Works...
Online Magazines
Online Magazines Loading Below you will find a list of many resources available to locate print and electronic publications of all genres. Using the links below you'll find search engines...
Earl Cox & Associates
Earl Cox & Associates Loading EARL COX & ASSOCIATES WORLDWIDE Literary Management, Book Publishing Consultants New York Los Angeles Melbourne Earl Co...
Literature Libraries
Literature Libraries Loading On this page you will find links to literary reference materials. Sources include Project Gutenburg (where the AALBC obtained our copy of Aesops Fables), and several...