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Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith 000000012276857X Zadie Smith, born Sadie Smith in 1975, is a renowned British author of Jamaican-English heritage. Her debut novel, “White Teeth,” won numerous awards, and subsequent nove...
Zadie Smith, Junot Diaz, Teju Cole, John Freeman, and others
Zadie Smith, Junot Diaz, Teju Cole, John Freeman, and others MULTIPLE "Zadie Smith, Junot DÃaz, Teju Cole, and John Freeman are renowned authors known for their significant contributions to literatu...
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays Zadie Smith 9781594202377 Nonfiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House A sparkling collection of Zadie Smith?s nonfiction over the past decade. Zadie Smith brings ...
Dead and Alive: Essays
Dead and Alive: Essays Zadie Smith 9780593834688 Nonfiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House A profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essays ...
Grand Union: Stories
Grand Union: Stories Zadie Smith 9780525558996 Fiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House A dazzling collection of short fiction. Zadie Smith has established herself as one of the most iconic, crit...
Feel Free: Essays
Feel Free: Essays Zadie Smith 9781594206252 Nonfiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House From Zadie Smith, one of the most beloved authors of her generation, a new collection of essays Since she burs...
The Embassy of Cambodia
The Embassy of Cambodia Zadie Smith 9780241146521 Fiction Hamish Hamilton Penguin Random House UK Revisiting the terrain of her acclaimed novel NW, The Embassy of Cambodia is another remarkable work o...
NW: A Novel
NW: A Novel Zadie Smith 9781594203978 Fiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House Selected as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012 by the New York Times “A boldly Joycean appropriation, fortunat...
On Beauty
On Beauty Zadie Smith 9780143037743 Fiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House Winner of the 2006 Orange Prize for fiction, another bestselling masterwork from the celebrated author of White Teeth ...
White Teeth: A Novel
White Teeth: A Novel Zadie Smith 9780375703867 Fiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House Zadie Smith’s dazzling debut caught critics grasping for comparisons and deciding on everyone from Charles Dic...
Intimations: Six Essays
Intimations: Six Essays Zadie Smith 9780593297612 Nonfiction Penguin Books Penguin Random House Intimations captures the uneasiness of our modern moment as Smith reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic and ...
Martha and Hanwell
Martha and Hanwell Zadie Smith 9780141023120 Fiction Hamish Hamilton Penguin Random House UK Martha and Hanwell is a Penguin Pocket collection of two short stories by British author, Zadie Smith.“Mart...
The Fraud
The Fraud Zadie Smith 9780525558965 Fiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal tri...
The Autograph Man
The Autograph Man Zadie Smith 9780375703874 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. His business is to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them, and occasion...
Swing Time
Swing Time Zadie Smith 9781594203985 Fiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House An ambitious, exuberant new novel moving from North West London to West Africa, from the multi-award-winning author of W...
In the Wild
In the Wild Zadie Smith and Nick Laird 9798217038725 Fiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Acclaimed authors Zadie Smith and Nick Laird are back with a brand-new picture book abo...
Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times in Today’s New York
Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times in Today’s New York Zadie Smith, Junot Diaz, Teju Cole, John Freeman, and others 9780143128304 Nonfiction Penguin Books Penguin Random House Thirty maj...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with Zadie Smith
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with Zadie Smith Author Interviews Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (https://aalbc.it/ngozi) in conversation with British novelist Zadie Smith (https://aalbc.it/zsmith...
Recitatif
Recitatif Toni Morrison 9780593315033 Fiction Knopf Penguin Random House NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER• A beautiful, arresting story about race and the relationships that shape us through life by the le...
Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan
Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan Beowulf Sheehan 9780316515153 Nonfiction Black Dog & Leventhal Hachette Book Group A beautiful and moving collection of photographs by Beowulf Sheehan, whose w...
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Gift Edition)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Gift Edition) Zora Neale Hurston 9780063068537 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins The beloved Zora Neale Hurston Classic—a PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick—now available i...
Hurricane
Hurricane Andrew Salkey 9781845231804 Fiction Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press “…[Hurricane was] the book that made me want to write. He [Salkey] was the most wonderful writer for children.”—Zadi...
Nick Laird
Nick Laird 000000007851802X Nick Laird is an novelist and poet who was born in Northern Ireland and studied at Cambridge and Harvard. Nick Laird was born in Northern Ireland and studied at Cambridge ...
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Deluxe Edition)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Deluxe Edition) Zora Neale Hurston 9780063447820 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins “A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people fro...
The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from the New Yorker
The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from the New Yorker William Jelani Cobb and David Remnick 9780063017597 Nonfiction Ecco Press HarperCollins A collection of The New Yorker’s groundbreaking writing o...
Three Rooms
Three Rooms Jo Hamya 9780358572091 Fiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A piercing howl of a novel and "a tart pleasure…with echoes of Zadie Smith and Sally Rooney," about one you...
Quint
Quint Dionne Irving 9781736176726 Fiction 7.13 Books 7.13 Books Quint is a dazzling and inventive novel based on a true story of the Dionne quintuplets-the first quintuplets known to have survived the...
Baby Young, Gifted, and Black: With a Mirror!
Baby Young, Gifted, and Black: With a Mirror! Jamia Wilson 9780711261419 Nonfiction Wide Eyed Editions The Quarto Group "There are so many things I am and can be… There’s a whole world waiting for me....
The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom
The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom Toni Morrison 9780525659297 Nonfiction Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House At once the ideal introduction to Toni Morrison and a lovely and movi...
How to Love a Jamaican: Stories
How to Love a Jamaican: Stories Alexia Arthurs 9781524799205 Fiction Ballantine Books Penguin Random House “In these kaleidoscopic stories of Jamaica and its diaspora we hear many voices at once: some...
We Need New Names: A Novel
We Need New Names: A Novel NoViolet Bulawayo 9780316230810 Fiction Reagan Arthur Books Reagan Arthur Books A remarkable literary debut — shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize! The unflinching and power...
Them: A Novel
Them: A Novel Nathan McCall 9781416549161 Fiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. The author of the bestselling memoir Makes Me Wanna Holler presents a profound debut novel — in the tra...
Write Black, Write British
Write Black, Write British Kadija Sesay 9781870518062 Fiction Hansib Publications Limited Hansib Publications Limited AN EXAMINATION OF BLACK BRITISH WRITING FROM A BLACK BRITISH PERSPECTIVE Write Bla...
A New World Order: Essays
A New World Order: Essays Caryl Phillips 9780375714030 Fiction Vintage Penguin Random House The Africa of his ancestry, the Caribbean of his birth, the Britain of his upbringing, and the United States...
B. Smith
B. Smith 0000000045066151 Barbara Elaine Smith (1949-2020) was a former fashion model and the first African-American woman on Mademoiselle’s cover. She also starred in TV commercials and served as a ...
William Gardner Smith
William Gardner Smith 0000000063221434 Influential writer and journalist William Gardner Smith (1927–1974) used his work to highlight racial inequality in America. His novels, such as The Stone Fac...
Robert F. Smith
Robert F. Smith NONE Entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert F. Smith contributed insights to the book “Lead Boldly: Seven Principles from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Robert F. Smith is a philanthrop...
Will Smith
Will Smith 000000011507289X Will Smith is a leading figure in showbiz, known for starring in seven consecutive box-office hits, including I Am Legend. He is recognized for his challenging roles, such...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O’Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wall
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O’Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wal...
Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems
Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems Patricia Smith 9781668055724 Poetry Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. “Patricia Smith is the greatest living poet. Every book is better than th...
Dan Smith
Dan Smith 0000000120314603 Dan Smith is a Boston University graduate with a diverse background including teaching and construction. Fluent in several languages, he enjoys various hobbies and lives in...
Henrietta Mays Smith
Henrietta Mays Smith 0000000066593663 Dr. Henrietta M. Smith, Ph.D, is a distinguished scholar and editor with a background in English, History, and Library Science. She's known for her editorial wor...
J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith 0000000117420835 J.T. Smith, a New Jersey-born author, developed a passion for reading and history at an early age. His interest in Black History and the Harlem Renaissance influenced his ...
Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith 0000000049042106 Smith was U.S. Poet Laureate, 2017-2019 Tracy K. Smith, born 1972, is a Pulitzer-winning poet and educator. She has published three poetry collections and teaches creat...
Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith 0000000110491657 Anna Deavere Smith, born in 1950, is a renowned actress, playwright, author, and professor. Famous for her roles in 'The West Wing' and 'Nurse Jackie', she's also ...
Sunshine Smith-Williams
Sunshine Smith-Williams NONE Sunshine Smith-Williams, a Queens native, overcame a poverty-stricken upbringing through education, climbing the corporate ladder. After job loss in 2010, she bravely fou...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O'Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wall
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O'Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wal...
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith 0000000114602158 Jada Pinkett Smith is a versatile American actress, singer-songwriter, and producer notable for roles in over 20 films including the Matrix and Madagascar series. ...
Sleepless Nights: The Drew Smith Series (Book 1)
Sleepless Nights: The Drew Smith Series (Book 1) Norwood Holland 9780983165620 Fiction Windmill Books Windmill Books Sleepless Nights abounds with despicable and loveable characters. Trial attorney Dr...
Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting)
Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting) Tommie Smith, Delois Smith, and David Steele 9781592136407 Nonfiction Temple University Press Temple University Press At the 1968 Olympics,...
J.J. Smith
J.J. Smith NONE JJ Smith is a certified nutritionist and weight-management specialist, renowned author, and inspirational speaker. Featured on multiple television shows and in high-profile publicatio...
Tracy K. Smith and Kevin Young
Tracy K. Smith and Kevin Young MULTIPLE Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of four poetry books, including 'Life on Mars', and the upcoming 'Such Color: New and Selected Poems'. She ha...
Danyel Smith
Danyel Smith 0000000034269092 Danyel Smith, born in 1965, is an accomplished journalist, editor, and author. A 2014 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow, Smith is known for her work with prominent outlet...
Danez Smith
Danez Smith 0000000529080232 Danez Smith is an award-winning poet from St. Paul, Minnesota. Known for his works such as [insert] boy, his poetry explores themes of race, class, sexuality, faith, and ...
Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman
Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman MULTIPLE Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer-winning poet, author of four books, including 'Life on Mars', and editor of 'American Journal'. She served as the US Poet Laureat...
Unshuttered: Poems
Unshuttered: Poems Patricia Smith 9780810145634 Poetry TriQuarterly Books Northwestern University Press Unshuttered by Patricia Smith Award-winning poet Patricia Smith presents Unshuttered, a vivid p...
Such Color: New and Selected Poems
Such Color: New and Selected Poems Tracy K. Smith 9781644450673 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press Celebrated for its extraordinary intelligence and exhilarating range, the poetry of Tracy K. Smith ...
Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems
Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems Danez Smith 9781555977856 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press The highly anticipated second collection by Danez Smith―“Hallelujah is an understatement” (Patricia Smith)Award...
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah Patricia Smith 9781566892995 Poetry Coffee House Press Coffee House Press Winner of 2013 Wheatley Book Award in PoetryFinalist for 2013 William Carlos Williams AwardWinner o...
B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style
B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style B. Smith 9781451671971 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. Barbara Smith, the famed fashion model who was the first African American to appear on the ...
B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style
B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style B. Smith 9781416553540 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. Barbara Smith, the famed fashion model who was the first African American to appear on the ...
B. Smith: Rituals & Celebrations
B. Smith: Rituals & Celebrations B. Smith 9780375502361 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House Television lifestyle expert B. Smith shares her passion and ideas for entertaining, cooking, and cr...
Meta Smith and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
Meta Smith and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson MULTIPLE Meta Smith and 50 Cent are renowned authors known for their compelling storytelling. Smith's background in writing and 50 Cent's experiences in the mu...
Brian W. Smith and Keith Thomas Walker
Brian W. Smith and Keith Thomas Walker MULTIPLE Brian W. Smith and Keith Thomas Walker are acclaimed authors, renowned for their engaging narratives. Smith's work delves into life's complexities, whi...
Robin L. Smith and Courtney B. Vance
Robin L. Smith and Courtney B. Vance MULTIPLE "Robin L. Smith and Courtney B. Vance are renowned authors known for their compelling narratives. Smith's expertise lies in psychological thrillers while...
House Arrest and Piano: Two Plays
House Arrest and Piano: Two Plays Anna Deavere Smith 9781400033577 Fiction Anchor Penguin Random House From the award-winning actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith, two teeming, pungent cross-sectio...
Ian K. Smith
Ian K. Smith 0000000036919431 Dr. Ian K. Smith, a renowned physician, author, and former TV co-host, has contributed to various notable publications and founded two national health initiatives. An al...
Dwayne Alexander Smith
Dwayne Alexander Smith NONE Born in Harlem, Dwayne Alexander Smith is a professional screenwriter who shifted from electrical engineering to film-making. Inspired by Star Wars, he began with an award...
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith 0000000110775334 Patricia Smith, celebrated poet and professor, is known for her direct and adventuresome style. She’s authored six books, including award finalists 'Blood Dazzler' and...
Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith 0000000045962773 Stephen A. Smith, a former reporter for the Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer, has risen to become ESPN's leading on-air personality. He hosts the top-rated s...
Kingsley H. Smith
Kingsley H. Smith NONE Kingsley H. Smith is a seasoned radio broadcaster with experience in top US markets like NYC, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. An accomplished program director and announcer, ...
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith 0000000040375377 Barbara Smith, born 1946, is a renowned author, activist, and scholar. Known for her work on race, class, sexuality, and gender, she has co-authored key texts on Black ...
The Forest: Poems
The Forest: Poems Tracy K. Smith 9781644454312 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press A visionary new collection by former poet laureate of the United States and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Tracy K. Sm...
Peter Smith Pub
Peter Smith Pub Peter Smith Pub Inc Peter Smith Pub Inc In 1935, Peter Smith Pub reprinted Prose and Poetical Writings of Jupiter Hammon, the first Black to be published in the United States.
Peter Smith Pub Inc
Peter Smith Pub Inc Peter Smith Pub Inc Peter Smith Pub In 1935, Peter Smith Pub reprinted Prose and Poetical Writings of Jupiter Hammon, the first Black to be published in the United States.
Above Ground (paperback)
Above Ground (paperback) Clint Smith 9780316702577 Poetry Little, Brown Paperbacks Hachette Book Group A New York Times bestselling poetry collection from Clint Smith, author of #1 bestseller and Nati...
Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—And Pocketed $40 Million
Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—And Pocketed $40 Million Tanya Smith 9780316569163 Nonfiction Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group “What Does It Ta...
Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth
Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth Kingsley H. Smith 9798350912029 Nonfiction BookBaby BookBaby Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth; My True AM - FM - Satellite - an...
Above Ground
Above Ground Clint Smith 9780316543033 Poetry Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group A remarkable poetry collection from Clint Smith, the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Critics...
Shine Bright: A Personal History of Black Women in Pop
Shine Bright: A Personal History of Black Women in Pop Danyel Smith 9780593132715 Nonfiction Roc Lit 101 Penguin Random House American pop music is arguably this country’s greatest cultural contributi...
Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend
Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend Jackie Kay 9780593314272 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith....
Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream
Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream Mychal Denzel Smith 9781568588735 Nonfiction Bold Type Books Hachette Book Group A New York Times bestselling writer’s bold vision for how to move past cr...
Homie: Poems
Homie: Poems Danez Smith 9781644450109 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press Danez Smith is our presidentHomie is Danez Smith’s magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the lo...
Think Yourself Thin: A 30-Day Guide to Permanent Weight Loss
Think Yourself Thin: A 30-Day Guide to Permanent Weight Loss J.J. Smith 9781501177132 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller 10-Day Green Smo...
June 2017 eNewsletter: The Best New Books, Author Info, and More
June 2017 eNewsletter: The Best New Books, Author Info, and More Troy Johnson Article This Month’s Newsletter is Made Possible by Support From Amistad Authors You Should Know Tracy K. Smith...
Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica
Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica Gerald Horne 9780814737408 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press During the heyday of the ...
The Winner Names the Age: A Collection of Writings by Lillian Smith
The Winner Names the Age: A Collection of Writings by Lillian Smith Lillian Smith and Michelle Cliff 9780393300444 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. “This book brings Lill...
Brian W. Smith, Torrian Ferguson, Lesley E. Hal, and Deilra Smith-Collard
Brian W. Smith, Torrian Ferguson, Lesley E. Hal, and Deilra Smith-Collard MULTIPLE
Patricia Bell-Scott, Gloria T. Hull, and Barbara Smith
Patricia Bell-Scott, Gloria T. Hull, and Barbara Smith MULTIPLE Patricia Bell-Scott, Gloria T. Hull, and Barbara Smith are renowned authors, known for their influential work in literature and social ...
Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith Jr.
Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith Jr. MULTIPLE Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith Jr. are renowned authors, known for their compelling storytelling and insightful narratives. They have significantly c...
Tommie Smith, Delois Smith, and David Steele
Tommie Smith, Delois Smith, and David Steele MULTIPLE
Rochelle Riley, and Cristi Smith-Jones
Rochelle Riley, and Cristi Smith-Jones MULTIPLE Rochelle Riley and Cristi Smith-Jones are accomplished authors known for their insightful and impactful works. Their narratives often explore societal ...
James Otis Smith
James Otis Smith NONE James Otis Smith is a versatile artist from Brooklyn, known for illustrating 'Showtime at the Apollo'. His work ranges across comics, motion graphics, and video. James Otis Smit...
Peter Kahn, Ravi Shankar, Patricia Smith, and Terrance Hayes
Peter Kahn, Ravi Shankar, Patricia Smith, and Terrance Hayes MULTIPLE "Peter Kahn, Ravi Shankar, Patricia Smith, and Terrance Hayes are acclaimed authors noted for their significant contributions in ...
Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein
Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein MULTIPLE Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein are renowned authors, known for their compelling storytelling and distinct literary styles, enveloping readers into dive...
Charles R. Smith Jr.
Charles R. Smith Jr. NONE Charles R. Smith Jr. is an acclaimed author, poet, and photographer with over 30 books. He's a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration and Honor Author Aw...
Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith
Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith MULTIPLE Randy Roberts is distinguished professor of history at Purdue University. An award-winning author, he focuses on the intersection of popular and political cul...
Joy Deja King, Electa Rome Parks, Cheryl Robinson, and Meta Smith
Joy Deja King, Electa Rome Parks, Cheryl Robinson, and Meta Smith MULTIPLE Joy King, Electa Rome Parks, Cheryl Robinson, and Meta Smith are renowned authors known for their significant contributions ...
Clint Smith
Clint Smith NONE Clint Smith is an award-winning author and staff writer at The Atlantic, known for his poetry collection “Counting Descent.” He has received various fellowships and his work has been...