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Hello, I would like to invite you all to enter the Amazaon giveaway for my second book, the Seven Year Wait. To enter, click on or copy the URL below into your browser. https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/ed703db35c87df64 Thank you, Carla

I need advice if you will. I am 29 and new writer and i just completed my first book. Its copy-wrote and ready to get sent out. I really just dont know what to do at this point. Its a childrens book. I just needed some direction. If anyone knows any great black publishing companies, or companies that give new authors a shot or even publishers. All information would be appreciated.

This list of books that could have been included on this list is quite long: https://aalbc.com/books/best-picture-books.php?year=2020

Hello everyone! My name is George Blacken. I am the author of Vicenary: A Collection of Black and African Culture Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories (ISBN: 978-0-9989630-8-2, Published on November 19, 2020) In summary, this book is about the following: What is your story? In the Variances of the Cosmos, there are infinite possibilities. One decision can change everything. The actions of a single person truly make a difference. Heroes come in all forms, races, and cultures. Africans and African Americans are not exceptions to this. This collection of twenty brand new science fiction and fantasy stories presents relatable characters, thought provoking themes,…

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@aalbcIn case you did not check out this book when it first came out. Sleep Don't Come Easy Click to order via Amazonby Victor McGlothin & J.D. Mason Read an AALBC.com Book Review I came across Sleep Don’t Come Easy by J.D. Mason and Victor McGlothin some time ago. I threw it in my “to read” pile when I spotted J.D. Mason’s name on the front cover. I have been a huge fan of Mason since I read one of her early novels, And on the Eighth Day She Rested. I have been hooked on Mason from that day on. Now that I am back into the swing of reading and reviewing, I reached into my mountainous “to read” stack and pulled out the short story antholog…

15 years later, has the Million Man March had any impact on Black people? Will the Obama presidency? Is it naïve to think that these landmark events should? I found this discussion interesting because one of the most senior Black people in publishing, Erroll McDonald, participated. Check out a video of the conversation the the day after the Million Man March http://runt.it/millmanmarch

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THE STREET BY ANN PETRY.STORY ABOUT A BLACK WOMAN STRUGGLING TO HER SON AMID VIOLENCE ,POVERTY AND RACISM IN 1940'S HARLEM////IT COULD BE A REALITY RELECTION OF TODAY BLACK WOMEN RAISING CHILDREN ALONE IN,CHICAGO,PHILADELHIA,NEWARK,DETROIT AND BALTIMORE,GANG VIOLENCE,DRUGS,POVERTY AND RACISM...BLACK MEN EITHER BEHIND BARS,DEAD FROM CRIME ,OR DELIBERATELY NOT WANTING TO RAISE THEIR CHILD..........MOTHERS HAVE TO SACRIFICE.//////BLACK WOMEN ARE LIKE THE AFRICAN MATRIACH ELEPHANT.//////.

Hood Hero – Free Limited Time Latron Davis was finally home after serving two enlistments as a Navy SEAL and was looking forward to starting a family with Keisha, his wife of eight years. Daniel Davis was excited that his son was home. Daniel had already prepared an office for Latron at the family business location where he would serve as company President and his mother, Roberta, was beaming with pride. Everything seemed perfect as Latron was prepared to blend back into civilian society when tragedy struck the family. What appeared to be a random act of violence took Daniel Davis from his loved ones, but when the true motivation behind his father’s death was reveal…

We recently lost the bookstore Azizi Books, in Matteson, Il and their website BlackBooksDirect.com. Like so many other stores and websites there was no fanfare, no gnashing of teeth, just the loss of another platform dedicated to promoting our books. As the number of platforms available to showcase our work continues to dwindle, the opportunities available to authors to reach readers becomes more difficult. This creates an environment that fosters a competitive spirit which does not serve us, or our readers, very well. I will share short recommendations to authors and publishers here. Even the most conscious authors may want to improve the situation, but si…

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This is an old story (originally broadcast on NPR back in 2010) of a book that went on to enjoy both critical and popular acclaim. The book was also turned into an academy award nominated film (I don't recall if it won anything). The publisher sent 6,000 galleys to help generate that word of mouth; can you image--6,000 copies! I know this is a story about word-of-mouth promotion of books, but it would also really be interesting to know how much was spent on advertising, who those ad buys were with, and how those ads performed. Excerpt: Room by Emma Donoghue When she spits the second time it's my go with Toothbrush, I scrub each my teeth all the way …

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Greetings AALBC Members, I am requesting a book review. Thank you. Author: D. Grace Jackson Title: Yet I Still Stand ISBN13: 978-1539314516 Publication Date: December 1, 2016 Synopsis: This book is filled with testimonies of a woman who has lived this James 1:2-3 verse (Consider it nothing but joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials. 3 Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace])" It will give you the same hope, to know that you can stand no matter what comes your way. From losing a parent to losing a child and everything i…

Countee Cullen Library as we introduce our new book club - Black Men Read - a series highlighting Black, Male Authors and engaging in conversation with Black Men about books and the communities in which we live. Come and join us as we dive into the topics and themes of each book once a month, and incorporate them into the world at large and our community. The Book for the month of January is We Were Eight Years In Power: An American Tradegy,By Ta-Nehisi Coates is available for checkout at Countee Cullen Library, and can also be placed on hold at your nearest public library. Black Men Read

Winner, History, Marcia Chatelain; Winner, Biography; the late Les Payne and Tamara Payne; Finalist, Fiction, Percival Everett #Pulitzer #reradingblack

The Alchemists of Kush by Minister Faust is now available from MVmedia, am*zon and anywhere books are sold! Two Sudanese "lost boys." Both fathers murdered during civil war. Both mothers forced into exile through lands where the only law was violence. To survive, they became ruthless loners and child soldiers, before finding mystic mentors who transformed them to create their destinies. One, known to the streets as the Supreme Raptor.... The other, known to the Greeks as Horus, son of Osiris. Separated by seven thousand years, and connected by immortal truth. Both born in fire. Both baptized in blood. Both brutalized by the wicked. Both sworn to tran…

INSIDE JOB WRITING INSTITUTE: The Art of Personal Essay Writing WORKSHOP Oct 01, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT CHANGE OF LOCATION - 1629 K St NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC About the event Everyone, even teen girls-- or maybe especially teen girls--have stories to tell. Esther Productions Inc. and The Black Student Fund, nonprofit organizations based in Washington, DC, are presenting a four-week writing institute designed to help each participant discover her inner story while learning how to present it using the personal essay. Award-winning journalist and author Jonetta Rose Barras will lead the workshop. She has expertly used the art of personal essay to take readers i…

Wild. Blood. Story. About. Magic. Teens. Protecting. Travelers. In. A,Jamaican. Jungle. That. Has. Ghostly. Monsters. .. Book. By. ,,Author. Lauren. Blackwood......

Hello All, I just found out that Lena Horne died yesterday morning!

Should writers be paid to write? The question does not come out of thin air. It is born out of the fact that there is pressure from businesses to pay writers increasingly less for their work and it is getting harder for a free lance writer to make a full time living writing. As a result, it is harder for all the intermediaries between the reader and the writer; editors, reviewers, booksellers (on and off line), publishers, publicists, distributors, etc, to make money. This starts a process which feeds in on itself. As the writing profession becomes more challenging it discourages talented new writers from entering the profession, which reduces quality, which in tur…

There Is A Black Heritage Bible, This Every Black Home Should,Have Instead Of Listening To Those Money ,Obsessed,False Preachers On Sunday. Do Black ,Preachers,Ever Speak .About Blacks In The Bible Or Africa?..Only Things, Preachers Want Is Black People Money,Women, And Buying. Cars, Houses ,Gold Jewelry ,Diamond Rings. They,Do Not Lift Up Black People Or The Community...

X ,A. Novel. Co-Written. By. Malcolm. X. Daughter. Talks. About. His,Childhood. ,To. His. Imprisonment. And. Becoming. A. Influentia!,Inspirational. Voice....

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Hello All, If you have read my review of Sleep Don't Come Easy, you'll notice that I wondered where all of the AA detectives have gone. I started looking around and really, where are they? I would have thought with all of the shoot 'em books that the publishers swear we, the AA reading audience, can't seem to do without; I would have thought that there would have been a couple of detective supermen to go along with that. Are mysteries to hard to write, to hard to read, what is going on?

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I've customized a the Google search engine to return results that we would like to find for regarding Black books. It filters out all the nonsense coming from the corporate sites. If you are searching for Terry McMillan and want to know about ex husband -- go to Google main engine and you'll find that right away, but if you want to find infromation about here work -- search here: the URL is: http://thebestblackbooksearch.com/ or http://bit.ly/tbbbse for short. Search for your favorite authors and let me know what you think. It is a work in progress, and I'm looking for feedback too. I've discovered content I would never have found in a normal Google search. …

Hello all, I am lecturing at Emory Medical University in Atlanta this Friday ...in the Whitefield Biomedical Auditorium....at 6:15 pm. My lecture is called "The Living Woman"...as opposed to the "strong black woman." http://booktourkola.webs.com/emoryunivkolaboof.htm You can click the link for more details. I am also coming to DENVER and NEW YORK CITY in May. The exact dates haven't been set. If you haven't already, check out the amazing reviews & plaudits for my current Akashic bestseller, "The Sexy Part of the Bible." Hope to see you soon. Kola Boof

Alice Munro Wins The Nobel Prize in Literature Ms. Munro is acclaimed for her storytelling, which the Swedish Academy says is "characterized by clarity and psychological realism." In its citation for the award, the Swedish Academy called her "the master of the contemporary short story." Munro has published many short-fiction collections over the years. Her works include "Who Do You Think You Are?" (1978), "The Moons of Jupiter" (1982), "Runaway" (2004) and "The View From Castle Rock" (2006). Her most recent book is "Dear Life" (2012). Toni Morrison, in 1993, was the last American winner. Visit the Wall Street Journal for the full story by Niclas Rolander…

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Hi! My name is Marcus Haynes, also known by my pen name of M. Haynes. I am a author, blogger, instructor and a bunch of other stuff here to talk about my debut novel, Legend of the Orange Scepter. Legend of the Orange Scepter is the story of four young Elementals, people blessed with the power to control the various elements, and their brilliant inventor friend trying to save their world from an evil android dictator. De, M, Rod, Mo, and Don have had to live under A.G.'s rule for three months, and after much training its finally time for them to take a stand and do what Elementals are called to do. My novel is a fantasy novel perfect for a YA audience and…

Sisters In The Wilderness ,Book About ,Black,Female,Preachers..Are They Less Corrupt Than The Men,I Doubt It. It's Profitable Controlling ,The Souls Of Black. Folks..The Black. Church,Crack .Houses And Pimp Houses..Slave -Cabins,..Black Lives Matter,Only If. The Racist. Trash Police,Or Someone Not Black .Does The Killing.. Black Harming Black,Church, NAACP ,Politicians Don't Care. Sisters In The Wilderness Book By,Delores Williams..

Actor. Wesley. Snipes, Talon. Of. God. Book. About. A. Holy-Warrior. Helps. A. Doctor. With. No. Faith. Stop. A. ,Demon,From. Creating. Hell ,On. Earth....The. , Present,Demon. Creating. Hell. On. Earth. Is. Trump!!!. My-Opinion.....

I'm a self-published African American Author and I would like to suggest two of my books for your forum or club. Abigail Henley, A Southern Tragedy and The Women's Meeting. Thanks!

Author: Philippa Jabouin Title: Short Shorts on Family and Other Issues ISBN: 978-1-7779728-0-6 Publication Date: January 1, 2022 Synopsis: Short Shorts on Family and Other Issues is a collection of micro fiction for the avid yet hurried reader. In these thirty intimate vignettes, the author offers thought provoking and fleeting moments in the lives of her characters through their interactions with others and the human dynamics that make up relationships with family, at work and in life in general. The stories are rich enough to be read and understood from varying perspectives, yet short enough to leave the reader wantin…

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Memorial. Day. ,We. Should. Honor. And. Respect. Black. So!diets. ,,Who. Died. Protecting. This. Racist. Country. .....There. Are. A. Lot. ,Of. Books. About. Black. Soldiers. Fighting. ,Protecting. This. Racist. ,,Evil. Country. .........We. Should. Honor. ,Respect. And. ,Reflect. The. Sacrifices. Of. Black. Men. And. Black. Women. In. The,,Military. ......

Hello All, Since there don’t seem to be a lot of books coming across my desk, no less books that I want to read. So, this past summer I have been all over the map with my reading. I had started a new trend of reading books that are the basis of many of our classic movies. Naturally, I thought of my Ol’ Grayhead because I know he loves movies as much as I do. I began this kick after reading Nina Revyor’s marvelous novel, The Age of Dreaming. The Age of Dreaming is a novel that tells the life story of a Japanese actor who eventually became a Hollywood movie idol during Hollywood’s silent screen era. The book is Revyor’s masterpiece. I had reviewed Revyor’s previ…

The Pastor’s Lover and Wife 4 - Entangled - Things You Can’t Tell Mama – Available Now In the joint fourth installment of the popular “The Pastor’s Lover” and “The Pastor’s Wife” series, both couples came together in an explosive fashion. Pastor Kendrick Johnson and his wife Tasha welcomed Quinton Taylor and his wife Latavia as new members of Higher Calling Church about a year earlier. The two power couples comprised of a mega church pastor and his wife and a young professional football player and his older former pastor’s wife became good friends. They decided to embark on a couples’ cruise and things took an unbelievable turn that changed their lives forever. Sham…

I just learned about this brand new bookstore this morning! Fanita Pendleton Author: http://aalbc.it/fanitap owner of Urban Moon Books bookstore: http://aalbc.it/urbanmoon

This is the latest newsletter that I emailed this week. I've been experimenting with shorter newsletters. The engagement per article is much higher plus shorter newsletters are just easier to create. I add so much new content to the site each month that trying to capture it all is just impossible.

Tune in this Saturday, April 14, 7:30 pm (EDT) or Sunday April 15 at 10 pm (EDT) to Book-TV. Black Classic Press founder W. Paul Coates discusses the history of the Press - one of the oldest independent Black publishing companies in the US. To find your local air times check C-SPAN. …

Man..I'm exhausted with all the '-----' going on in the world. Time to lighten the mood, lift some spirits, remissness, LOL! I want you to spit your drink out from laughing, fall off your chair, slobber out of control... cause you know how we do! You Can't make this stuff UP!! When you sit back and recall the funny things that come out of a child’s mouth, you can’t help but laugh. The innocence is priceless as you sit back and watch them try to figure out how to navigate the world. What I find even funnier is listening to them as they near adulthood – the conversations that take place as they now try to figure out how to navigate the world tha…

Dear Reviewer, I hope this email finds you well and in good spirits. My name is Waad and I represent Anthony Huger; Author, Entrepreneur, and a proud leader for change in his community. The world can be cruel to Black Men, and beyond that first breath of good clean air, it seems as if the entire universe conspires to bring them down. Anthony has a story that will resonate with many- minorities, the marginalized, and the forgotten. New York gang life may be used as fodder for TV and movies, but surviving the realities of that life, and thriving in an environment specifically designed to tear apart your humanity, is not only be…

If you are in any of these places meet @DeeSiwisa author of Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton’s Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries by Davida Siwisa James (aalbc.com)