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Courtney Kelly
Courtney Kelly NONE Courtney Kelly, originally from New Orleans, is a civil engineer and project manager with a career in infrastructure projects. She holds degrees from Southern Methodist University...
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Celeste Saves the City
Celeste Saves the City Courtney Kelly 9780578315195 Fiction Courtney Kelly Books Courtney Kelly Books Celeste Saves the City pulls readers into the life of a young girl forced to leave her beloved hom...
Courtney’s Birthday Party
Courtney’s Birthday Party Loretta Long 9780940975835 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Courtney is very excited. Her seventh birthday is only a few days away, and her mother has planned a spec...
The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power
The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power Robin L. Smith and Courtney B. Vance 9781538725139 Nonfiction Balance Hachette Book Group A moving combination of memoir...
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...
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance with Hilary Beard
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance with Hilary Beard MULTIPLE Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance are renowned actors with numerous accolades. Both have had significant roles in TV and film, contr...
Kelly J. Baptist
Kelly J. Baptist NONE Kelly J. Baptist's work resonates deeply with readers because she crafts authentic, relatable characters who navigate difficult circumstances with heart and hope. Her storytelli...
Hollywood Fantasies of Miscegenation: Spectacular Narratives of Gender and Race
Hollywood Fantasies of Miscegenation: Spectacular Narratives of Gender and Race Susan Courtney 9780691113043 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press Hollywood Fantasies...
Courtney Faye Taylor
Courtney Faye Taylor NONE Courtney Faye Taylor is a celebrated writer and visual artist, known for winning the Discovery/Boston Review Poetry Prize and the Academy of American Poets Prize. Her work i...
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. Vance 0000000078404428 Courtney B. Vance is a Harvard-educated, Yale School of Drama trained actor. Known for his powerful performances, he's a Tony and Emmy-award winner and starred in T...
Courtney Thorsson
Courtney Thorsson 0000000401626056 Courtney Thorsson is a Professor of English at the University of Oregon. She teaches, studies, and writes about African American literature from its beginnings to t...
Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me
Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me R. Kelly with David Ritz 9781401928353 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Who is R. Kelly? Three-time Grammy winner, who has sold more than 35 million records wo...
Celeste Saves the City, a Book that Teaches Children about Civil Engineering
Celeste Saves the City, a Book that Teaches Children about Civil Engineering Book Spotlights Written by civil engineer, Courtney Kelly, Celeste Saves the City and beautifully illustrated by Erin Niels...
Kelly DiPucchio
Kelly DiPucchio 0000000038069880 Kelly DiPucchio is a bestselling children's author known for “Grace for President” and “Dragon Was Terrible.” She has a love for treasure hunting and mermaids in Mich...
K Kelly McElroy
K Kelly McElroy NONE K Kelly, head of Uptown Media Joint Ventures, helps authors publish and market their stories. He also aids freelance journalists and recording artists in expanding their audience...
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...
Hotdogs for Hyenas
Hotdogs for Hyenas Pamela Courtney 9781952248825 Nonfiction Home House Press Home House Press American Pamela Courtney’s most formative years were spent in the bush of Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. In this ...
Her Little Black Book
Her Little Black Book Brenda Jackson 9780312359331 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers It’s less than a week before Sonya Morrison’s wedding when she decides to pass her legendary little...
Friends: A Love Story
Friends: A Love Story Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance with Hilary Beard 9780373830589 Nonfiction Kimani Press Kimani Press Courtney B. Vance met Angela Bassett…. They ran for years as friends in...
Pamela Courtney
Pamela Courtney NONE Pamela Courtney has three loves: writing, teaching, and music. She combined these passions, creating MyLMNOP, a valuable literacy and music program for early learners. With a B....
Courtney Thornton
Courtney Thornton NONE Courtney Thornton is a Virginia native from Hampton whose work explores the intersections of identity, ancestry, and the unseen forces that shape how we understand ourselves a...
Robert Fleming and K Kelly McElroy
Robert Fleming and K Kelly McElroy MULTIPLE Explore the profiles of authors Robert Fleming and K Kelly McElroy. Dive into their accomplishments, works, and influences. Learn more about Robert Fleming...
Winfred Rembert with Erin I. Kelly
Winfred Rembert with Erin I. Kelly MULTIPLE Winfred Rembert, partnered with Erin I. Kelly, is a renowned author known for his impactful writings. Their collaborative work has significantly influenced...
Barbara C. Harris with Kelly Brown Douglas
Barbara C. Harris with Kelly Brown Douglas MULTIPLE Barbara C. Harris and Kelly Brown Douglas are renowned authors known for their significant contributions in literature. They are celebrated for the...
Kelly Rowland and Jessica McKay
Kelly Rowland and Jessica McKay MULTIPLE Kelly Rowland and Jessica McKay are accomplished authors known for their engaging works. Their shared passion for writing has resulted in a unique and captiva...
Jewell Parker Rhodes and Kelly McWilliams
Jewell Parker Rhodes and Kelly McWilliams MULTIPLE Jewell Parker Rhodes and Kelly McWilliams are renowned authors known for their engaging storytelling. Rhodes' works focus on African-American histor...
Kelly McWilliams
Kelly McWilliams NONE Kelly McWilliams, a mixed-race author of novels like “Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay” and “Agnes at the End of the World,” started her career at 15. She's written for major ou...
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland 0000000055189251 Kelly Rowland is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and producer, known as a founding member of Destiny's Child. She's also coauthored a guide for new moms, ...
Donika Kelly
Donika Kelly 0000000497770596 Donika Kelly, award-winning author of 'Bestiary', is celebrated for her contributions to poetry with accolades like the 2015 Cave Canem Poetry Prize and 2018 Kate Tufts ...
A Season for Fishin’: A Fish Fry Tradition
A Season for Fishin’: A Fish Fry Tradition Pamela Courtney 9780374390907 Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers Macmillan Publishers A Season for Fishin’ is a joyous debut picture...
Twenty-Eight Dates
Twenty-Eight Dates Michelle Lindo-Rice 9781335594570 Fiction Harlequin Enterprises ULC Harlequin Enterprises Limited Not looking for a hero…But she found one!When pregnant widow Courtney Meadows stea...
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture Courtney Thorsson 9780231204729 Nonfiction Columbia University Press Columbia University Press One Sunday afternoon in Feb...
Concentrate: Poems
Concentrate: Poems Courtney Faye Taylor 9781644452103 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press Winner of the 2021 Cave Canem Poetry Prize, selected by Rachel Eliza Griffiths In her virtuosic debut, Cou...
Playing with Destiny
Playing with Destiny Thumper Book Review As incredible as it may seem, I’m a tad bit in shock. I recently finished reading and actually LOVING a novel published by BET under its Sepia imprint;...
The Natural Order of Things: Poems
The Natural Order of Things: Poems Donika Kelly 9781644453599 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press An extraordinary and unexpected book of finding happiness, by the award-winning author of The Renunci...
The Limits of Blame: Rethinking Punishment and Responsibility
The Limits of Blame: Rethinking Punishment and Responsibility Erin I. Kelly 9780674980778 Nonfiction Harvard University Press Harvard University Press Faith in the power and righteousness of retributi...
It’s Been Fun, Kids! C. Kelly Robinson Retires
It’s Been Fun, Kids! C. Kelly Robinson Retires C. Kelly Robinson Article Family, friends, and loyal readers, This week’s passing of acclaimed author and journalist BeBe Moore Campbell mov...
Grace Burrowes, Kelly Bowen, and Vanessa Riley
Grace Burrowes, Kelly Bowen, and Vanessa Riley MULTIPLE Grace Burrowes, Kelly Bowen, and Vanessa Riley are prominent authors known for their engaging narratives. Their works span various genres, offe...
Kelly Cunnane
Kelly Cunnane NONE Kelly Cunnane, a former African resident, now lives in Beals, Maine. She penned her first children's book, “For You Are a Kenyan Child” in 2006, published by Atheneum Books for You...
Erin I. Kelly
Erin I. Kelly 0000000110600518 Erin I. Kelly, a PhD graduate from Harvard, is a Philosophy Professor at Tufts University specializing in ethics and criminal law. She authored “The Limits of Blame: Re...
Kelly Hollman and Charlotte Watson Sherman
Kelly Hollman and Charlotte Watson Sherman MULTIPLE Kelly Hollman and Charlotte Watson Sherman are esteemed authors known for their captivating works. Their unique storytelling style and profound th...
Kwame Mbalia and Erin Entrada Kelly
Kwame Mbalia and Erin Entrada Kelly MULTIPLE Kwame Mbalia and Erin Entrada Kelly are award-winning, bestselling authors known for their heartfelt, hilarious, and unforgettable storytelling.
C. Kelly Robinson
C. Kelly Robinson NONE C. Kelly Robinson is a Howard and Washington University graduate, who self-published his first novel, “Not All Dogs,” in 1999. The book was re-released in 2001 as “Between Brot...
Kelly Starling Lyons
Kelly Starling Lyons NONE Kelly Starling Lyons is a children's book author from Pittsburgh. Inspired by her mother's storytelling and her grandparents' creativity, she started writing at a young age....
Kierra Sheard-Kelly
Kierra Sheard-Kelly 0000000044380093 Kierra Sheard-Kelly, a Detroit-based singer, songwriter, actress, and activist, is part of the legendary gospel group, the Clark Sisters. She launched her solo ca...
R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson
R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson Kam Williams Interview Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me Click to Buy via Amazon.com by R. Kelly,David Ritz Hardcover: 392 pages Pu...
Who’s Watching Shorty?: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse
Who’s Watching Shorty?: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse Reshona Landfair 9781538776957 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Who’s Watching Shorty? is a fearless, timely memoi...
Ty’s Travels: Winter Wonderland
Ty’s Travels: Winter Wonderland Kelly Starling Lyons 9780063083639 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins A Geisel Honor-winning series! Author Kelly Starling Lyons selected as the 2021 Piedmont Laureate...
Always with You, Always with Me
Always with You, Always with Me Kelly Rowland and Jessica McKay 9780593465516 Fiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House An instant New York Times bestseller! A loving ode to modern ...
Ty’s Travels: Lab Magic
Ty’s Travels: Lab Magic Kelly Starling Lyons 9780062951175 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins A joyful Geisel Honor-winning series! Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty’s Travels: Lab Magic, a...
The Messenger
The Messenger Marcus Anthony Hunter 9781645758938 Fiction Austin Macauley Austin Macauley Charles Kelly, a former Vietnam veteran who works as a news reporter for a Los Angeles TV station, is piloting...
Ty’s Travels: Beach Day!
Ty’s Travels: Beach Day! Kelly Starling Lyons 9780062951144 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins A Geisel Honor-winning series! Author Kelly Starling Lyons selected as the 2021 Piedmont Laureate! Join ...
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author Troy Johnson Interview Many children’s authors and illustrators come from the world of education but you also worked in the field of journalism f...
Reclaiming My Power: My Life in the Aftermath of R. Kelly
Reclaiming My Power: My Life in the Aftermath of R. Kelly Asante S. McGee 9781734850109 Nonfiction Puissance Maison Publishing Puissance Maison Publishing When I decided to release my first book , No ...
Going Down Home with Daddy
Going Down Home with Daddy Kelly Starling Lyons 9781561459384 Fiction Peachtree Publishers Peachtree Publishers “On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcas...
Bestiary: Poems
Bestiary: Poems Donika Kelly 9781555977580 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press Donika Kelly’s bold debut collection, longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award and winner of the 2015 Cave Canem Poet...
Rahmeek and Bella: A Philly Love Story
Rahmeek and Bella: A Philly Love Story Mercy B. 9781517164041 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC "I made love to her mind before I got to her body, and when I got to her body, she was alread...
Pure Heroine
Pure Heroine Keisha Ervin 9781502535214 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Who wants a perfect love story anyway? The last time we saw Black and Meesa, they left St. Louis and built a new li...
Erin Entrada Kelly
Erin Entrada Kelly 0000000436782294 Erin Entrada Kelly is a New York Times bestselling author and has won a multitude of awards for her work including the Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe and a New...
Kelly Brown Douglas
Kelly Brown Douglas 0000000042477422 The Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas was named Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology at Union in Sep...
Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me
Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me Jesse Washington Book Review Let’s get this out of the way up front: R. Kelly’s autobiography does not discuss what really happened with the sex tape th...
Freedom’s Eve: A Story of Watch Night
Freedom’s Eve: A Story of Watch Night Pamela Courtney 9780374392826 Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers Macmillan Publishers A luminous picture book that celebrates a little-kn...
The Sun Knows Her Name
The Sun Knows Her Name Courtney Thornton 9781966979050 Fiction Weird Disciple Publishing Weird Disciple Publishing Ryen Miller has spent her life mastering control—of her ambition, her image, and the ...
Verlean Singletary and Courtney Woods Owners of Da Book Joint Bookstore Chicago, IL
Verlean Singletary and Courtney Woods Owners of Da Book Joint Bookstore Chicago, IL Book Spotlights Recorded during the American Booksellers Assoication's Children's Insititute, June 12, 2025, Portlan...
Odd One Out
Odd One Out Nic Stone 9781101939536 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes this illuminating exploration of old frie...
He Was My Man First
He Was My Man First Nancey Flowers and Courtney Parker 9780312678494 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Valentine Daye is a product of the streets. Raised in the projects, she lost her ...
The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positive
The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positive Marvelyn Brown and Courtney Martin 9780061562396 Nonfiction Ecco Press HarperCollins The surprisingly hopeful story of how a straight, nonpromiscu...
Playing With Destiny
Playing With Destiny Phillip Thomas Duck 9781583145241 Fiction Kimani Press Kimani Press In his powerful debut novel, Phillip Thomas Duck reaches into the hearts of two brothers struggling to understa...
Joyful Noise
Joyful Noise Kam Williams joyfullnoisemoiveposter.jpg Film Review Joyful Noise [2012] In Theaters: Jan 13, 2012 Wide Warner Bros. Pictures PG-13, 1 hr. 58 min. Comedy Directed By...
Facing the Rising Son
Facing the Rising Son Kelly J. Baptist 9780063456686 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Fans of Jason Reynolds’ As Brave as You and Kwame Alexander’s Solo will love this debut YA coming-of-age novel ...
Ty’s Travels: Block by Block
Ty’s Travels: Block by Block Kelly Starling Lyons 9780063359833 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Ty and his friend build new worlds and more in this latest book of the Geisel Honor–winning series! ...
Top Chef #6
Top Chef #6 Kelly Starling Lyons 9780593752777 Fiction Penguin Workshop Penguin Random House From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes an illustrated spin-off series perf...
On Again, Awkward Again
On Again, Awkward Again Kwame Mbalia and Erin Entrada Kelly 9781419775635 Fiction Amulet Books Abrams The laugh-out-loud YA romance by two award-winning and bestselling authors, Erin Entrada Kelly and...
The Band in Our Basement: A Picture Book
The Band in Our Basement: A Picture Book Kelly J. Baptist 9781419769078 Fiction Abrams Books for Young Readers Abrams In this rollicking, rhyming picture book, a pair of siblings who are supposed to b...
Ty’s Travels: Showtime!
Ty’s Travels: Showtime! Kelly Starling Lyons 9780063083691 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Ty rocks out with friends in this new book in the Geisel Honor-winning series! Join Ty on his imaginat...
Kiki Finds Her Voice: Be True to You and Embrace Your God-Given Gifts
Kiki Finds Her Voice: Be True to You and Embrace Your God-Given Gifts Kierra Sheard-Kelly 9780310141792 Fiction Zonderkidz HarperCollins Christian Publishing When the school talent show creates an iss...
Ready, Set, Dough!
Ready, Set, Dough! Kelly J. Baptist 9780593429174 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House From Kelly J. Baptist, the award-winning author of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero, comes a story ab...
Ty’s Travels: Camp-Out
Ty’s Travels: Camp-Out Kelly Starling Lyons 9780063083660 Fiction HarperAlley HarperCollins Ty makes his I Can Read Comic debut! Featuring a bold comic styling by New York Times bestselling illustrato...
Eb & Flow
Eb & Flow Kelly J. Baptist 9780593429136 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A ten-day suspension has tweens De’Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don’t m...
She Persisted: Dorothy Height
She Persisted: Dorothy Height Kelly Starling Lyons 9780593528976 Fiction Philomel Books Penguin Random House Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra...
Oona and the Shark
Oona and the Shark Kelly DiPucchio 9780063071421 Fiction Katherine Tegen Books HarperCollins The big sea’s littlest mischief-maker, Oona, is back in another delightful tale from New York Times bestsel...
She Persisted: Coretta Scott King
She Persisted: Coretta Scott King Kelly Starling Lyons 9780593353509 Nonfiction Philomel Books Penguin Random House Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Al...
Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter
Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter Kelly Brown Douglas 9781626984455 Nonfiction Orbis Books Orbis Books How do we really know that God cares when Black people are still getting kille...
The Renunciations: Poems
The Renunciations: Poems Donika Kelly 9781644450536 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press An extraordinary collection of endurance and transformation by the award-winning author of Bestiary The Renu...
The Electric Slide and Kai
The Electric Slide and Kai Kelly J. Baptist 9781643790527 Fiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books Kai is the only member of his family who can’t get the dance steps to the Electric Slide right. But Ka...
Oona
Oona Kelly DiPucchio 9780062982247 Fiction Katherine Tegen Books HarperCollins This comical and heartfelt picture book is a winning celebration of invention, creativity, and friendship. With gorgeous ...
Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom!
Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom! Kelly Starling Lyons 9780062951106 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Recipient of a 2021 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor. Ty can’t wait to ride his brand-new scooter at the pa...
Ty’s Travels: All Aboard!
Ty’s Travels: All Aboard! Kelly Starling Lyons 9780062951120 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins “Both an excellent book for guided reading and a winning read-aloud.” —Kirkus (starred review)Joi...
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero Kelly J. Baptist 9780593121368 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late ...
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 ...
Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon Kelly Starling Lyons 9781620149553 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books Philip Freelon’s grandfather was an acclaimed painter of the Harlem R...
Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations
Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations Kelly Starling Lyons 9780525516095 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House Just in time for the 120th anniversary of the song "...