Black Literature

The bestselling books for May and June of 2016 is a interesting mix of books published by major and indie publishers, newly published titles and classic books.

Read AALBC.com's September 27, 2017 eNewsletter for to learn about our latest bestselling books, the current result of my research on Top 25 Black-Owned Sites, new books, and more.

Book. Speaks. Of. The. Relationship. Between. Self-Esteem. ,And. Student. Achievement..Book. by. Dr. Jawanza. -Kunjufu...Positive. Images. And. Discipline. Of. ,Black,Children....

BOOK EUPHORIA’S 2020 CARNIVALE WEEKEND You are cordially invited to Book Euphoria’s 2020 Carnivale Weekend! Thursday, March 19th – Sunday, March 22nd. Chi-town Flavor + Afro-Caribbean Vibes + Carnivals = Carnivale All around the world, people gather at carnivals to celebrate life. The Caribbean calls it a creative and artistic festival of expression. In parts of Africa, the lyrical rhythms and vibrant street parades are the heart of this celebration. No matter which rich history and culture you follow, Book Euphoria can’t wait for our awesome lineup of authors and fantastic readers to come together during our 2020 weekend event! We’ll celebra…

Greetings, My name is Ithream Blackmon, a self published author of children's books and songs. I would appreciate a review of my book series on financial literacy for children. Caring and educating children is an awarding experience. I have written a 5-book series introducing the concept of saving and earning money. The whimsical stories of Sydney, Piper and their fairy tale friends captures the attention and imagination of the young and young at heart. The colorful illustrated stories on financial literacy for preschool and early elementary age children includes savings tips, vocabulary building and critical thinking activities. Lessons on saving…

This is a new rule that I will, when I get a chance, post where more people can see it. I've starting removing hyperlinks to Amazon's website. Posters are encouraged to link to an indie bookseller, their own website, or AALBC when promoting a book -- but not Amazon. Why? Amazon has never allowed their visitors to link to AALBC and while AALBC has sent several million visitors to Amazon's site over the years. When Amazon allow links to AALBC, I'll consider changing the rule. Besides, I'm engaged in a complete (professional and business) boycott of Amazon's services. They have wrecked enough destruction in the Black Book Ecosystem, I can …

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First awarded in 2014, The Kirkus Prize is one of the richest literary awards in the world, with a prize of $50,000. Black writers sweep for the 2nd year in a row! #readingblack

It’s shameless how the party of Slavery and Jim Crow is attacking Black candidate for California Governor Larry Elder. Instead of challenging him on the issues, they chose to resort to old tactics of attacking the credibility of a Black person. How dare he challenge the White Power structure. How dare he have thoughts of his own. Larry Elder has been a TV Host, Lawyer, Author, Film Producer, Lecturer and Radio Show host. Many establishment Blacks are jealous of his bold move to see a position they were too scared to pursue themselves. It’s time for power in California. Black Power!!! Make sure you read What’s Race Got To Do With It. By Larry…

Author: Steven C. Thedford Book Title: Eastside Story ISBN: 978-0975973080 Publication Date: March 27, 2022 Request: I am interested in a book review. Synopsis Egypt James is a beautiful African American girl, who has attended private school all her life. In addition, she becomes a debutante and needs her father to dance with her at the cotillion ball-The Father/Daughter Dance. But, her mother kicked him out of the house after she found out…

How. Long. Till. Black. Future. Month. ..Book. N. K. Jemison ,,Her ,,Fantasy. Stories. About. Dragons. ,Evil. Spirits. In. New. Orleans. ,,After. Hurricane. Katrina. ,Fantasy. World. Society. ......

Someone somewhere online said the following "I don't read books, I'm too lazy for that tbh" Now audio books exists and video exists which can provide information to a user, so I did not quote this person to suggest ignorance. But the quote made me think, as a writer. Question Z)To the growing populace in humanity who do not read books and by extension, don't read much, are video learners, what is the financial opportunity for the writer? Someone somewhere online said the following "I always considered the holodeck to be the worst idea they came up with--an egregious mode of self-indulgence totally at odds with the advanced, enlightene…

topics 1) The sixty-second of the Cento series. A cento is a poem made by an author from the lines of another author's work. In the series I place my cento and a link to the other authors poem. 2)Soon for the Savory Pie - Jiausiku 3)I.V.D. zone (The Intragalactic Violence Deaccretion Zone) - photomanipulation Shadow Jiausiku Dates- perseids IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR : Clare Lydon with KWL ; 80 sci fi gems ; Bill Cobbs ; hiphopera of babatunde akinboboye ; Who created valerie brown ; when she is mad at you adamw ; Agents of Color URL https://rmnewsletter.over-blog.com/2023/10/07/28/2024-rmnewsletter.html

From munasheabson a member of the Black Artist of Tumblr community [ https://www.tumblr.com/communities/black-artist-on-tjambler ] I don't want fireworks, I want a slowburn. by The Wholesome Baddie Dating culture rushes us to define what we're doing but in reality, I don't really care. Just treat me well. The rest will come later. Read on Substack MY COMMENT good honest prose, nice:) Your not the first I heard say the speed of relationships needs to slow down. I do wonder if part of the problem is the speed of human connectivity on the internet influences non electronic human interaction

I sincerely urge and encourage you to take advantage of this free offer and to indulge yourselves into BLACK PEARL, a novel that eloquently expresses our deeply-held need to fulfill ourselves. Sometimes, though, the risks of doing so are immensely great. What do you do? More importantly, where do you go when you have already gone too far? No one alive is exempt from their "do-or-die" moment with destiny when you must make a decision that will either make you or break you. Learn how Princess "Pearl" Washington dealt with her face-to-face meeting with fate. Just follow the link and the book is your forever. Enjoy. Feel free to leave a review if you are so inclined. Peace. T…

BELOW IS A Q & A WITH TOTTIE LIMEJUICE OF READ, WRITE, REVIEW, DISCUSS BOOK GROUP, & HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT®! THE Q & A WAS DONE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2013 ON FACEBOOK! THE BOOK GROUP IS BASED IN EUROPE! TOTTIE LIMEJUICE: It's an electronic age. Everything is instant these days. Is there still a place for traditional books? HICKSON: YES, ALTHOUGH EBOOKS HAVE SOARED IN PUBLISHING, THERE ARE MANY WHO STILL, LIKE MYSELF, WHO LOVE TO TURN THE PAGES OF BOOKS IN PRINT! IF I HAD IT MY WAY I WOULD SOLELY CONTINUE TO PUBLISH IN PRINT, BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT TIME NOW & WE HAVE TO MOVE WITH IT, YET I DON'T SEE PAPER BOOKS BEING OBSOLETE, NOR ANY TIME …

John Alfred Williams is the author of the classic, The Man Who Cried I Am, which was on this club's reading list back in 1998. This is how I discovered William's work. Later I met Williams and he did a lot to support me and this website. I always appreciated his support, because I can name on less than one hand the number of authors of his stature that provide ANY support let alone the level of Support John provided to AALBC.com. He connected me with folks, got me on a panel with him at the Schomburg Library. He sold me books at a steep discount to sell on the site and invited me to his home. I learned he and I went to the same university Syracuse, though he attende…

I still have to migrate most of the content for all of these authors, but it will give you a sense of the scope of the project. This is about a 90% increase in the number of authors profiled on the current website. Check out the list of profiled authors on our development website: ...and I'm just getting started

Sankofa Bookstore and Mahogany Books will host award-winning author Tracy Chiles McGhee for a reading and discussion of her book, "Melting the Blues," on December 17, 2016 at 4 p.m. The book, which Kirkus Review describes as "a brave, musical story rich with Southern history," examines the complexities of identity, yearnings for love and acceptance, and racial tension in 1950s Arkansas. McGhee -- a D.C. transplant who graduated from Catholic University Law School and Georgetown University -- is the winner of the 2016 Jessie Redmon Fauset Book Award in the category of First Fiction and recipient of the 2016 BIG Greater Orange County Chapter/Amber Communications …

Author Sophfronia Scott will present "The Art of Memoir" at the Writing for Your Life writer's conference in Nashville, July 18-19. Learn more here: https://writingforyourlife.com/writing-for-your-life-writers-conference-belmont-university-july-2017/

These titles are some of the most popular in AALBC.com. The ladies of The Tea, have created videos pitching each of these titles. The Wide Circumference of Love by Marita Golden Be My Forever Bride by Martha Kennerson Have You Met Nora? by Nicole Blades There are many others and and more to come. I've been sharing these on AALBC.com, but The Tea can benefit by readers subscribing to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/jointhetea

Rich For A Few Hours I awoke this morning with a memory fro the past in my head so I decided to write it down because it was fresh in my mind at this time. Then I thought it would be best to put it here because they say what is put on the internet lives forever and most of you out there should keep that in mind when posting. “Your post will live forever and you can not take it back once you hit enter.” My story begins a little something like this and keep in mind this is my interpretation of how I perceived the situation that happened. I was on my way from work. This was at the time when I was put on the work or quite shift at my job at the hosp…

BOOK EUPHORIA’S 2020 CARNIVALE WEEKEND You are cordially invited to Book Euphoria’s 2020 Carnivale Weekend! Thursday, March 19th – Sunday, March 22nd. Chi-town Flavor + Afro-Caribbean Vibes + Carnivals = Carnivale All around the world, people gather at carnivals to celebrate life. The Caribbean calls it a creative and artistic festival of expression. In parts of Africa, the lyrical rhythms and vibrant street parades are the heart of this celebration. No matter which rich history and culture you follow, Book Euphoria can’t wait for our awesome lineup of authors and fantastic readers to come together during our 2020 weekend event! We’ll celebrate and sh…

I've been composing (and narrating) loads of content for our new, animated limited series entitled "The Discards," a four episode production that releases 04 July 2020. Breathing life into the characters with engaging soundtracks, colorful scenes and hilarious dialogue has been invigorating, albeit challenging. Writers, write and creatives, create. That's what WE do! What are YOU working on right now?!

Hey! I am poppin' in here because I am interested in a book review. Name/Author's Name: Jasmine Farrell Book's Title: Sloppy ISBN13: 9781737946090 Publication Date: January 11th 2022 Synopsis: Roxanne is at a crossroads between choosing what's right for her versus bending for her fears and family's comfort. Love, sexual identity and navigating the beginnings of adulting are the main themes in this late coming of age story. Classic preacher’s kid, Roxanne felt like the oddball in her environment. By age 22, she found herself compromising and settling in various avenues of her life- including love.…

Author: Steven C. Thedford Book: Title: Kwansabas & Other Poetmes ISBN: 978-0975973059 Publication Date: January 17, 2021 Request: I am interested in a book review. The Kwansaba is an African American verse form of praise created in 1995 by Eugene B. Redmond, East St. Louis Poet Laureate and professor of English at Southern Illinois-East St. Louis. The poems honor Kwanzaa, a celebration of family and African American culture, and praise writers such as Richard Wright and Sonia Sanchez. The poetic style of the Kwansaba utilizes the number seven, the numeric foundation of Kwanzaa. Thus, a Kwansaba is a heptastich, a poem of sev…

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What types of urban fiction do you like to read? What inspires you in a novel?

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This weekend (August 18, 2012) I'm part of a panel at Happily Natural Day in Atlanta. We're discussing why black children need to read and write science fiction. I know my reason, but how about yours? Do you think black children should read and write science fiction? Why or why not? I'm interested in your feedback.

I'm beginning to more actively promote these discussion forums. Readership is actually up (as measured by both an increase in the number of unique visitors and the average time spent on the discussion forums). Despite that, participation (defined as someone who posts a message) is down. I recently wrote a Blog post which includes information about this fact, as well as information about some of the more popular Blog posts that Google sends here through organic search. Of course, I could have simply posted the information here, but I did not want to duplicate the content and the Blog posts are circulated differently. I believe it is pretty clear that social media has rep…

Henry Freedom Box,About A Slaved,Who Put Himself In A Box,And Was Mailed To Freedom,From Virginia To Pennsylvania, Got Out The Box Singing Happy.Book By Ellen Levine.

"GREAT POETRY BOOK...I LOVE IT!" --WENDY WILLIAMS https://www.mediafire.com/file/exwzsv6vm35ymvh/WENDY_WILLIAMS.mp4/file GHETTOHEAT® WRITTEN BY HICKSON GHETTOHEAT® EDITED BY HICKSON GHETTOHEAT® A GHETTOHEAT® PRODUCTION EBOOK & PAPERBACK: SOLD & DISTRIBUTED EXCLUSIVELY AT GHETTOHEAT®! HICKSON: CEO of GHETTOHEAT® & GHETTOHEAT® TV! GHETTOHEAT® PRODUCTIONS: GHETTOHEAT® CONVICT’S CANDY HARDER AND GOD CREATED WOMAN LONDON REIGN SONZ OF DARKNESS TANTRUM HICKSONBELIKE... LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY THICKNESS GHOST TOWN HUSTLE…

Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop By Jeff Chang I was looking for something else this morning and discovered that an exchange from this discussion forum was referenced in Chang's book Total Chaos. Here is the link to Google: https://books.google.com/books?id=V0f6p9_phakC&q=babygirl#v=snippet&q=babygirl&f=false @Cynique the exchange was between Babygirl and Snakegirl (remember those names 🙂).

A Prolific Book written by osei badu-nkansah To Close The “Shitholes” Africa Must Change Published By Dorrance Publishing Company (ISBN:978-1-6461-0481-9) When President Donald Trump referred to African nations, Haiti and El Salvador as ‘shithole nations’ on 12 January 2018, many of us with African roots listened carefully to the anger expressed by the media, African leaders, the African Union, politicians in the United States from both parties, and the world at large. What’s Up Africa received record transactions. Some of us stayed calm and began thinking about the whole incident. Then, after careful analysis, the gates opened fo…

. Hello, I am the author of Ribbon Upon a Dream a collections of my original poems. I am seeking a review thank you! Book info: Ribbon Upon a Dream ISBN-13 979-870584745 Date of Publication 2/7/2021 105 pages This is a wonderful book of poetry that captures the essence of dreams, wishes, and prayers. It will inspire you it will make you laugh. It will make you think about life, love, and happiness. As the ribbons of your dreams and aspirations tie and influence your behaviors. Enjoy the journey and read the Ribbons Upon your Dreams!

I believe in my work but I’m poor and have no way to market and get my book into the hands of many readers. Any suggestions as to how I can be considered for my interesting mysteries? I’ve been published since 2007…and, nothing so far. I’m writing on my fifth WIP and wonder if my passion is beginning to fizzle out. What do you suggest for a middle-aged AA woman with a burning passion to write on a fixed income? Thanks for any input you may want to share.

Black. Fantasy. Book. A. Blade. So. Black. . Woman. Battles. ,Monstrous. Creatures. In. A. Dark. Realm. With. Magic. Weapons ,,Book. By. L. L McKinney ...

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Book. Kwanzaa. Celebration. Of. Family. Culture. And. Heritage. Collection. Of. Essays. Poems. Writings. ..Author. Talks. About. How. She. Embraced. Kwanzaa. . Book. Author. .,,Venus. Jones. ..

About the Documentary Black and Write: The documentary is about black authors and the publishing business. After 12 years and seven conferences, the Black Writer's Reunion & Conference will host one final conference. Black authors will share stories of successes and failures in the publishing industry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFMjAgtikJE The Structure - This film will be told in documentary form, by following the 3 types of authors attending and teaching at the BWRC. This includes: The VETERANS- Authors who have published 25 or more books and/or have been in the publishing business more than 10 years. The HUSTLERS -- Authors who are in the…

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Hoe Hoe Hoe – Merry Christmas – Free Very Limited Time Jared Johnson is shocked when he finds his mistress of three years, Kristen Wilson, under his Christmas tree on Christmas morning in the home he shares with his wife Teresa. Teresa is on her way back home after being stranded in New York because of a winter storm and Jared is trying desperately to get Kristen out before Teresa walks in, but Kristen has other ideas. Jared becomes distracted by Kristen’s actions and before he knows it Teresa is walking into the house. Jared is in for the shock of his life when he, Kristen and Teresa come face to face on a most unusual Christmas day. http://amzn.to/1bUeb04

Sister Souljah has a new (relatively new) book out, A Moment of Silence. Has any one read this one, or even heard about it? I get a bunch of books from Simon & Schuster, but I didn't even know this book was out until last week--which is surprising given the relative celebrity of the authors and the popularity of her first book, The Coldest Winter Ever.

Frances Lincoln Children’s Books publishes high quality picture books, multicultural books, poetry, picture books and information books. Their “Little People, Big Dreams” series is pretty cool.

I attended on day of this two day event and I'd have to saw it was once of the best book festivals I've attended in a long time. Below are video I shot during the event. It is just a small sample of all that was there to see and do. These videos are also grouped in a playlist on Youtube.

Request for book review. Combining metaphysics, science, philosophy and a strong dose of Black Nationalism, The Church of the Cosmic Mother: Metaphysics For the African American Seeker is an introduction to metaphysics as the alternative spiritual path to Black Liberation. It is a potent antidote to the dogma implied in monotheistic traditions that black is evil. Rather, it introduces the concept of the Divine Feminine as the lost connection between our blackness and our holiness. Precursor to Black Liberation Theology, this introduction to a form of spirituality specific to Black Americans and all Africans of the Diaspora, lays out a three-fold ap…