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Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant talk to AALBC.com at BEA '08
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Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant
Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant MULTIPLE Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant are best friends turned successful authors, known for their enduring collaboration in African American fiction. Both started...
Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant: Our writing career is officially on HOLD
Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant: Our writing career is officially on HOLD Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant Article Virginia DeBerry (r) and Donna Grant (l)
Henry and Bea
Henry and Bea Jessixa Bagley 9780823442843 Fiction Neal Porter Books Holiday House Henry and Bea are inseparable, but one day Henry suddenly stops talking to his best friend. Bea knows there’s somethi...
Exposures
Exposures Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant 9780595357185 Fiction Backinprint.com Backinprint.com As a glamorous, successful fashion photographer, adored by New York and Paris trend makers, Brett Larse...
Far from the Tree
Far from the Tree Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant 9781250846631 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers From the bestselling author duo Donna Grant and Virginia DeBerry comes Far from the T...
Better Than I Know Myself (2023)
Better Than I Know Myself (2023) Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant 9781250846648 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, the #1 Essence bestselling authors o...
Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made (Special Value)
Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made (Special Value) Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant 9781250846655 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Best friends face down a tragedy in this beloved no...
Zora, the Story Keeper
Zora, the Story Keeper Ebony Joy Wilkins 9781984816917 Fiction Kokila Penguin Random House A young Black girl and her aunt celebrate the wonder and magic of their family’s legacy through storytelling....
Donna Drew Sawyer
Donna Drew Sawyer NONE Donna Drew Sawyer, author of Provenance, has a rich background in arts administration, advertising, and public relations. A New Yorker with over three decades of experience in ...
And Then There Was Me: A Novel
And Then There Was Me: A Novel Sadeqa Johnson 9781250802866 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Bea and Awilda have been best friends from the moment Awilda threw her fourteen year-old s...
Kelly Harris-DeBerry
Kelly Harris-DeBerry NONE Kelly Harris-DeBerry is an award-winning poet and the author of Freedom Knows My Name. Known for her gift to bring poems to life by using her voice as an instrument, audienc...
Grant Harper Reid
Grant Harper Reid NONE Dr. Grant Harper Reid, author of award-winning biography, “Rhythm For Sale,” explores the life of his grandfather, influential theatre producer Leonard Harper. An arts graduate...
Uptown: A Novel
Uptown: A Novel Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant 9781439137765 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. ENTER THE WORLD OF UPTOWNUptown … where money rulesUptown … where ambition trumps traditionUpto...
What Doesn’t Kill You: A Novel
What Doesn’t Kill You: A Novel Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant 9781416564201 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Opinionated, straight-talking, and witty, Tee is a fly forty-something. Divorced...
Tryin’ To Sleep In The Bed You Made
Tryin’ To Sleep In The Bed You Made Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant 9780312383725 Fiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers Curl up in a chair and enter the lives of two unforgettable women who...
Gotta Keep on Tryin’: A Novel
Gotta Keep on Tryin’: A Novel Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant 9781416531678 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Gayle Saunders and Patricia Reid have been lifelong friends, as close as sisters....
Better Than I Know Myself
Better Than I Know Myself Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant 9780312341367 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers The beloved #1 Essence bestselling authors of Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You ...
Far From The Tree
Far From The Tree Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant 9780312202910 Fiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers Celeste English and Ronnie Frazier are sisters, but they couldn’t be more different. C...
Bea Jackson
Bea Jackson 0000000500111306 Bea Jackson is an accomplished author known for her captivating storytelling. With a writing career spanning over decades, she has penned numerous bestsellers, captivatin...
Donna M. Gray-Banks
Donna M. Gray-Banks NONE Donna M. Gray-Banks, founder of F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival, is a successful author known for her suspense erotic trilogy and a guest columnist for various outlets. She hosts tw...
Freedom Knows My Name
Freedom Knows My Name Kelly Harris-DeBerry 9781883275297 Poetry Xavier Review Press Xavier Review Press Introduction by Kalamu ya Salaam “Freedom Knows My Name is electric. Kelly mixes brilliant ...
10 Keys to Writing Successful Grant Proposals
10 Keys to Writing Successful Grant Proposals Gina Wilson Beckles Article Dr. Gina Wilson Beckles Let’s say you’ve been given the task of writing a grant proposal, even though you a...
Tracy Price-Thompson and TaRessa Stovall, with Pearl Cleage, Donna Hill, Parry Brown, Omar Tyree
Tracy Price-Thompson and TaRessa Stovall, with Pearl Cleage, Donna Hill, Parry Brown, Omar Tyree MULTIPLE Explore the works of acclaimed authors Tracy Price-Thompson, TaRessa Stovall, Pearl Cleage, D...
Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson, and Francis Ray
Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson, and Francis Ray MULTIPLE "Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson, and Francis Ray are renowned authors known for their significant contributions in the...
Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Felicia Mason, and Francis Ray
Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Felicia Mason, and Francis Ray MULTIPLE Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Felicia Mason, and Francis Ray are renowned authors. Their work primarily explores themes of love, rela...
Donna Hill, Farrah Rochon and K.M. Jackson
Donna Hill, Farrah Rochon and K.M. Jackson MULTIPLE Donna Hill, Farrah Rochon, and K.M. Jackson are renowned authors, each lending unique voices and perspectives to the literary world. Their works sp...
Donna Hill, Niobia Bryant, and Zuri Day
Donna Hill, Niobia Bryant, and Zuri Day MULTIPLE Donna Hill, Niobia Bryant, and Zuri Day are renowned authors known for their compelling narratives. Their work spans various genres, captivating rea...
Donna Hill, Grace Octavia, and Delaney Diamond
Donna Hill, Grace Octavia, and Delaney Diamond MULTIPLE Donna Hill, Grace Octavia, and Delaney Diamond are renowned authors known for their engaging narratives and compelling characters, each bringin...
Donna Hill, Francis Ray, Margie Walker
Donna Hill, Francis Ray, Margie Walker MULTIPLE Donna Hill, Francis Ray, and Margie Walker are renowned authors known for their compelling narratives and engaging storytelling. Donna Hill, Franci...
Donna L. Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, Minyon Moore, and Veronica Chambers
Donna L. Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, Minyon Moore, and Veronica Chambers MULTIPLE Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, Minyon Moore, and Veronica Chambers are esteemed authors ...
Donna Hill and Carolyn Hector
Donna Hill and Carolyn Hector MULTIPLE Donna Hill and Carolyn Hector are renowned authors known for their romance novels. Their captivating storytelling and relatable characters have won them numerou...
Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics
Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics Donna L. Brazile 9780743253987 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. Cooking with Grease is a powerful, behind-the-scenes memo...
Donna Hill
Donna Hill NONE Donna Hill a Pioneer of the African American Romance Genre Donna Hill, began her career in 1987 writing short stories for True Confessions magazine. Since that time she has more than ...
Donna Every
Donna Every NONE Donna Every, a Mathematics graduate, Chartered Accountant, and MBA, worked at Ernst & Young Barbados for a decade before starting her own business. Passionate about helping people im...
Harlem Bible: In The Beginning
Harlem Bible: In The Beginning Grant Harper Reid 9781976572838 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Harlem Bible—-In the Beginning by Grant Harper Reid Multi-Book Award-winning author Grant...
At the Elbows of My Elders: One Family’s Journey Toward Civil Rights Volume 1
At the Elbows of My Elders: One Family’s Journey Toward Civil Rights Volume 1 Gail Milissa Grant 9781883982669 Nonfiction Missouri Historical Society Press University of Chicago Press While America is...
Shauntay Grant
Shauntay Grant 0000000082860020 Shauntay Grant is a Halifax-based writer and performance artist. She's written multiple children's books, including award-winning 'Up Home' and 'Africville'. Grant als...
Lamar Giles
Lamar Giles 0000000514184709 L.R. Giles is a renowned author and speaker from Virginia, known for his commitment to diversity in publishing. A founding member of We Need Diverse Books, Giles made his...
A Death in Harlem: A Novel
A Death in Harlem: A Novel Karla FC Holloway 9780810140813 Fiction TriQuarterly Books Northwestern University Press ”Holloway’s debut novel will take you on a journey that reveals a fresh, richly laye...
Confessions in B-Flat
Confessions in B-Flat Donna Hill 9781640638297 Fiction Sideways Books Sideways Books Donna Hill Discusses Her Latest Novel, Confessions in B-Flat, February 11, 2021 AALBC and Essence magazine bests...
Thomas C. Battle and Donna Marcia Wells
Thomas C. Battle and Donna Marcia Wells MULTIPLE Thomas C. Battle and Donna Marcia Wells are renowned editors known for their collaboration on works of John Hope Franklin. Their expertise enriches Fr...
Donna Ford
Donna Ford 0000000115111027 Donna Ford, Ph.D., is a distinguished author and acclaimed educational psychologist known for her significant contributions in the field of education. Donna Ford Ph.D.
Donna L. Brazile
Donna L. Brazile NONE Donna Brazile is a seasoned Democratic political strategist, leading the Gore-Lieberman 2000 campaign as the first African American woman. She is Chair of the Democratic Nationa...
Donna Britt
Donna Britt NONE Donna Marie Britt, a renowned Washington Post columnist since 1991, shares stories about life and relationships. A graduate of Hampton University and University of Michigan, she auth...
Donna Jo Napoli
Donna Jo Napoli 0000000109071663 Donna Jo Napoli, an award-winning author of fantasy and contemporary novels, received the Golden Kite Award for 'Stones in Water'. Her book 'Zel' earned multiple reco...
Donna Oriowo
Donna Oriowo NONE Dr. Donna Oriowo (pronounced “oreo-whoa!”), LICSW, CST, is an award-winning DEI advocate, international speaker, and certified sex and relationship therapist based in the Washingto...
Tracy Grant
Tracy Grant NONE Tracy Grant, a Brooklyn-born writer, gained fame at Georgetown University as an editorial writer. He became Senior Editor at music magazine Straight From the Street while also freela...
A Surprise for Willow
A Surprise for Willow Bea Jackson 9781665941099 Fiction Simon Spotlight Simon & Schuster, Inc. Lily the fairy tries to help her human friend, Willow, overcome her stage fright in this first chapte...
A Wish for Lily
A Wish for Lily Bea Jackson 9781665984010 Fiction Simon Spotlight Simon & Schuster, Inc. Willow takes her fairy friends to see the ocean in this second chapter book in the Fairies Welcome series f...
Brittany Jackson
Brittany Jackson NONE Brittany “Bea” Jackson, an award-winning illustrator and alumni of the College for Creative Studies, is renowned for her work in children's book illustration, specifically “Hair...
Larry Linwell Rowe
Larry Linwell Rowe NONE Larry Linwell Rowe is a lawyer, historian, and former West Virginia legislator with degrees from West Virginia University. Based in Old Malden, he's known for his research on ...
Joylynn M. Jossel talk to AALBC.com at BEA 2008
Joylynn M. Jossel talk to AALBC.com at BEA 2008 Author Interviews
Edward P. Jones
Edward P. Jones 0000000109223233 Edward P. Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, was born and raised in Washington, D.C. and educated at Holy Cross College and the University of Virginia. Known for h...
Talk Yuh Talk: Interviews With Anglophone Caribbean Poets
Talk Yuh Talk: Interviews With Anglophone Caribbean Poets Kwame Dawes 9780813919461 Nonfiction University of Virginia Press University of Virginia Press Before the Caribbean-inflected spoken-word poet...
Far From The Tree
Far From The Tree Paige Turner Book Review A prominent novelist once declared, "You can’t go home again", but co authors Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant have reevaluated this truism...
Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk about Racism—And How to Do It
Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk about Racism—And How to Do It Celeste Headlee 9780063098152 Nonfiction Harper HarperCollins Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism—and How to Do It In t...
Dr. Grant Harper Reid
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Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World
Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World Rae Wynn-Grant 9781638930402 Nonfiction Get Lifted Books Penguin Random House “As sensitive and touching as it is urgent … [Wild Life] is a poignant e...
The Apocalypto Kid Goes to College
The Apocalypto Kid Goes to College Grant Harper Reid 9798218093693 Nonfiction Dr. Grant Harper Reid Dr. Grant Harper Reid Never in the history of memoir writing has the author protagonist been so wron...
Grant Park
Grant Park Leonard Pitts Jr. 9781932841916 Fiction Agate Bolden Agate Publishing, Inc Grant Park is a page-turning and provocative look at black and white relations in contemporary America, blending t...
No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant
No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant Thandisizwe Chimurenga 9781489596291 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC No Doubt is the chilling and compelling story of the 2009 murder of 22-ye...
Something All Our Own: The Grant Hill Collection of African American Art
Something All Our Own: The Grant Hill Collection of African American Art Grant Hill 9780822333180 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books Since 1990, Grant Hill has thrilled...
Grant Bywaters
Grant Bywaters NONE Grant Bywaters, a former private investigator and current security worker at Portland Airport, is finishing his psychology degree at Portland State University. Living in Beaverton...
Grant Hill
Grant Hill 0000000116362151 Grant Henry Hill, born October 5, 1972, is a former NBA player who played for four teams including the Detroit Pistons and LA Clippers. He's also an avid art collector. Gr...
Shauna J. Grant
Shauna J. Grant NONE Shauna J. Grant, a celebrated cartoonist known for her cute creations, is the author of 'Mimi and the Cutie Catastrophe.' She's also contributed to 'Black Comix Returns', 'Noisem...
Christopher Grant
Christopher Grant 0000000068848201 Brooklyn-born Christopher Grant, an alumnus of Stony Brook University, is a diverse professional with experiences ranging from equities trader to actor. Inspired by...
Gail Milissa Grant
Gail Milissa Grant NONE Gail Milissa Grant (1949–2024) was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri at the cusp of the modern civil rights movement. She is currently a writer and public speaker,...
Extraordinary Magic: The Storytelling Life of Virginia Hamilton
Extraordinary Magic: The Storytelling Life of Virginia Hamilton Nina Crews 9780316383592 Fiction Christy Ottaviano Books Hachette Book Group This lyrical picture book biography tells the story of one ...
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton 0000000114915488 Growing up on a small farm near Yellow Springs, Ohio, in the 1940s, Virginia Hamilton was lovingly embraced by the sights, sounds and smells of rural...
Boo Stew
Boo Stew Donna L. Washington 9781682632215 Fiction Peachtree Publishers Peachtree Publishers Award-winning storyteller Donna L. Washington has cooked up a delightfully spooky tale in this imaginative ...
Take Back What the Devil Stole: An African American Prophet’s Encounters in the Spirit World
Take Back What the Devil Stole: An African American Prophet’s Encounters in the Spirit World Onaje X. O. Woodbine 9780231197168 Nonfiction Columbia University Press Columbia University Press Ms. Donna...
Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House
Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House Donna L. Brazile 9780316478519 Nonfiction Hachette Hachette Book Group "This book is a triumph."—Walter...
What Do You Have In Your House?
What Do You Have In Your House? Donna Every 9781607994466 Fiction Tate Publishing Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC Are you in a financial crisis? Are you barely making it from month to month? Do you...
Donna’s Comeback
Donna’s Comeback Brian W. Smith 9780977793983 Fiction Hollygrove Publishing Hollygrove Publishing Donna’s Comeback is the long awaited sequel to the 2007 release Donna’s Dilemma.
Donna’s Dilemma
Donna’s Dilemma Brian W. Smith 9780977793921 Fiction Hollygrove Publishing Hollygrove Publishing Donna Ledbetter inherits $2 million. As a result, her friends are encouraging her to ask her fiance to ...
Donna L. Washington
Donna L. Washington 0000000067719053 Donna L. Washington is a professional storyteller, multiple-award-winning recording artist, and children’s book author (Boo Stew). She performs at festivals, sch...
Home Girl: Poems
Home Girl: Poems Kelly Harris-DeBerry 9798397106658 Poetry Independently Published Independently Published Home Girl: Poems is a chapbook that explores place and memory. Poems are set in maps of Cleve...
African-American Pavilion at Book Expo America 2007
African-American Pavilion at Book Expo America 2007 Troy Johnson Article BookExpo America's Conference/Educational Programs run from May 31 - June 3, 2007 at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center in New...
Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage 0000000080050112 Congrats to Lynn Nottage: Winner 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Lynn Nottage, a distinguished playwright and lecturer, is celebrated for her outstanding plays and awarded ...
Visitor’s day at Camp Grant – Research & Share Your Family History (Part 3)
Visitor’s day at Camp Grant – Research & Share Your Family History (Part 3) Troy Johnson Article The author of the next installment of "Research & Share Your History" is my virtual friend Connie ...
Trice Hickman talks about her work with AALBC.com at BEA '08
Trice Hickman talks about her work with AALBC.com at BEA '08 Author Interviews
Tananarive Due talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008
Tananarive Due talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008 Author Interviews
J. D. Mason talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008
J. D. Mason talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008 Author Interviews
Unbound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865
Unbound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865 Melvin Patrick Ely 9781913875619 Nonfiction GILES GILES A vital new volume exploring the history of Virginia’s free Black population prior to emancipation. ...
Liberation Literature: Collected Writings of Virginia Hamilton
Liberation Literature: Collected Writings of Virginia Hamilton Virginia Hamilton 9781646144501 Nonfiction Relit Relit A monumental collection by one of America’s greatest authors of children’s literat...
The Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes: Enslavement in Southampton County, Virginia
The Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes: Enslavement in Southampton County, Virginia David J. Mason 9780999133118 Fiction HMG ePublishing HMG ePublishing The Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes is a documenta...
Ronnie Sidney, II
Ronnie Sidney, II MULTIPLE Ronnie Sidney, II, MSW, is a Virginia-based therapist, entrepreneur, speaker, author, and social advocate with a passion for social justice and youth work. Despite early ac...
Menah Adeola Eyaside Pratt
Menah Adeola Eyaside Pratt NONE Menah Pratt, born in Pittsburgh, is a highly educated leader recognized as one of Virginia's Top 50 Women Leaders. She serves as the Vice President for Strategic Affai...
Virginia Black
Virginia Black 0000000112712687 Virginia Black is a California-born writer, now living in the Pacific Northwest. Known for her love of whiskey, loud music, and dark speculative fiction, she spends he...
When I Wrap My Hair
When I Wrap My Hair Shauntay Grant 9780063093911 Fiction Quill Tree Books HarperCollins When I wrap my hair, I feel a thousand grandmothers around me. They tell me I am beautiful. They tell ...
Rhythm For Sale
Rhythm For Sale Grant Harper Reid 9780615678283 Fiction Dr. Grant Harper Reid Dr. Grant Harper Reid Rhythm For Sale is a Bona-Fide FIVE STAR book. This CLASSICAL/MASTER EDITION is the account of Harle...
Maya Angelou and Hardie Grant Quadrille
Maya Angelou and Hardie Grant Quadrille MULTIPLE Maya Angelou and Hardie Grant Quadrille
So You Think You Want a Grant!
So You Think You Want a Grant! Gina Wilson Beckles Article Gina Wilson Beckles, Ph.D. Program Evaluation Services, Inc. With the Gates and Buffetts of the world pledging to give away half of t...
Seven Reasons Why Grant Proposals Fail to get Funded
Seven Reasons Why Grant Proposals Fail to get Funded Gina Wilson Beckles Article Gina Wilson Beckles, Ph.D. Program Evaluation Services, Inc. Life is about opportunities. They are ever present ...