Black Literature

Hello. My name is Brandy Truly, author B. Truly. I hope all is well. I am submitting my new released book, Scorn of Secrets to be considered for a review. Thank you for your time and consideration. Contact email: BrandyTruly25@gmail.com Title: Scorn of Secrets Author: B. Truly Asin: B091BR68YG Release date: Tuesday, April 27th Genre: YA, African American Romance, Urban, Coming of Age, and Family Fiction Blurb: I must keep it locked away—the memory of my darkest secret…. When…

WFT? Jerry Craft has been publishing humorous comics and graphics novels, longer than I have been running AALBC -- almost 30 years. In the last few years Jerry has "Blown Up" winning major awards and selling a bazillion books. It has been great to witness his hard work and diligence pay off. Craft's story is truly the "American Dream." This aspect of his story has been completely obscured. The idea that his books would be banned over the controversy surrounding critical race theory is absurd. None of the news articles I've read addressed this issue in a substantive, or nuanced manner; they are just playing up the controversy. It …

Name: Haze Schepmyer Title: Know, Grow and Show Your GRIT! Self-Discovery Made Simple ISBN13: 9781777429904 Publication Date: March 13th, 2021 Available through IngramSpark retailers such as Barnes&Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/know-grow-and-show-your-grit-hazlon-haze-schepmyer/1138999189?ean=9781777429904 Summary: In hindsight, one of the biggest obstacles since March 2020 has been navigating unwanted changes to our identities in the face of loss. Some of us have lost loved ones, some of us have lost work, some of us have lost direction and some of us have lost connection. Looking ahead, one of the biggest opportuni…

Reformatory. Black. Boy. Sent. To. A. Segregated. Reform. School. ,Where. He. Sees. The. Horrors. Of. Racism. ..Upon. The. Living. And. The. Dead. ......Book. By. Author. Tananarive Due......

Hello I am Dr. Kemba Marshall, a practicing veterinarian and I am looking for a book review. I am excited to share that I have authored a book Diversity, equity and inclusion in veterinary medicine ISBN: 978-1-394-21710-6. My publisher is Wiley Publishing and the book was released January 2025 and is 336 pages. The e-book is $48.00 and the paperback is $59.99. An insightful discussion of DEI and its application to a wide variety of real-world veterinary settings Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine takes a broad approach to the concept of DEI, delivering a practical discussion of effective strategies for applying diversity, equity, a…

DAMON “AMIN” MEADOWS: TRUE TO HIS FAITH. TRUTH TO THE GAME In what was Conversations’ first “jailhouse” interview, it was an honor to talk with bestselling author DAMON “AMIN” MEADOWS, the co-author (along with bestselling author JASON POOLE) of one of the most controversial novels I have ever read: CONVICT’S CANDY. After reading a book that intense, it was an honor to get the opportunity to speak with the author about the inspiration of the book, as well as why he felt it was important to tell the story of Candy. Conversations met at the Medgar Evers Library in Jackson, MS for this discussion. The original interview was set for 15 minutes, but it became so go…

ASSATA, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY IS ABOUT IS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN ASSATA.BLACK ACITIVIST ,BECAME POLITICAL PRISONER.BECAME COLLEGE ACTIVIST, BLACK PANTHER, BLACK LIBERATION MEMBER.WAS ARRESTED,THEN ESCAPED../SHE REMINDS PEOPLE ABOUT THE ARREST OF BLACK POLITICAL PRISONERS,AND THE FBI ASSAULT ON BLACK PANTHERS AND OTHERS.SHE TALKS ABOUT THE DECLINE OF THE BLACK PANTHERS../LOT OF BLACK FEMALES NOT TALKED ABOUT IN BLACK HITORY CONVERSATION/ON THE NEWS, JUSTICE DEPARTMENT NOT CHARGING MURDER ZIMMERMAN WITH MURDERING TRAYVON MARTIN,..TRAYVON MARTIN WALKING DOWN SIDE WALK, STREET, ERIC GARNER CHOKED TO DEATH …

“How could they smile? How could they be anything but unrelentingly miserable... How could they be proud to bake a cake for George Washington? “The answers to those questions are complex because human nature is complex. Bizarrely and yes, disturbingly, there were some enslaved people who had a better quality of life than others and ‘close’ relationships with those who enslaved them. But they were smart enough to use those ‘advantages’ to improve their lives.” --Ganeshram, the author From the book's description on Scholastic's (the publisher of this fiction from an alternative universe) Website: Everyone is buzzing about the president's birth…

“...an uncompromising enemy of racism.” Author, Frank Hercules “thinking of one of my early inspirations Lewis Michaux. everyone who knew him has stories of him and the bookstore. when i started selling books in Baltimore, after the Panther Party and before Black Classic Press, i would travel to New York and bargain with Mr. Michaux for slow selling items in his inventory. we'd quietly do our bargaining away from the retail customers. he drove hard bargains, but would most often let me win, taking pity on this young bookseller breaking into the trade that he pioneered. i'd get lost in the thousand and thousand of books on his shelves, and loved the larger than…

The 2019 High Plains Book Award for Nonfiction went to An African in Imperial London: The Indomitable Life of A.B.C. Merriman-Labor (Hurst/Oxford University Press). The High Plains Book Awards recognize writing excellence in the Rocky Mountain West including Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Richly researched and vividly told, An African in Imperial London recounts the story of Augustus Boyle Chamberlayne Merriman-Labor (1877-1919), a fascinating Sierra Leone Krio of indomitable optimism, youthful ambition, and seemingly boundless good humo…

My name is RaShawn Allen and I have recently just finished one of the most fascinating stories a couple days ago. It is not popular nor has a large following, yet I have never read another book like it. I may be the only one who thinks it, but this novel takes an incredible approach to highlight many of the issues associated with the living conditions of Blacks in America. It uses intricate themes while also telling a compelling coming of Age story. I would love for others to read and review this novel, since I may be impartial because a friend of mine wrote it. The title is called "The Canton Greats" by Ronald Jermaine Love. The ISBN is 9781086657548. The publication dat…

Good morning readers and writers, I have a terrible bellyache this morning. I had one of my books reviewed by Kirkus, and received my review today. The problem was not that I received a bad review, the reviewer stated it was, "A richly textured, affecting tale of a family’s resilience in the face of injustice." My issue is that she referred to a historical fiction book about slavery and the aftermath in one family as a soap opera. In my mind, the black experience is not a Life Time movie and can never be described as a "soap opera." I don't have the words to express my feelings, insulted doesn't quite hit it. I would love to have some black readers review my book. It's ti…

T is for Tap | Tap T se pou TapTap | T se pour TapTap Liberation Press presents this fresh new alphabet board book that empowers parents and children to reclaim the Haitian Kreyòl language or teach their children about Haiti. With bold art and thoughtful yet playful text, T se pou TapTap introduces the youngest readers and the grown-ups in their lives to important Haitian history and key Kreyòl words. T is for TapTap is the perfect gift for readers of all ages dedicated to keeping their culture alive. Print length 30 pages ISBN-10 1737901404 ISBN-13 978-1737901402 Author Motivation One day, Lyri…

The Gardins of Edin by @Rosey Lee Review by @richardmurray edited by @Troy Book Review of The Gardins of Edin by Rosey Lee (aalbc.com) Video Interview with transcript https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2761&type=status

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In Book Publishing, Less Is The New More by Michael Levin The hottest book publishing trend today: less is the new more. “The first time I saw a 73-page ‘book’ offered on Amazon, I was outraged,” says New York Times best selling author Michael Levin. “But I thought about how shredded the American attention span is. And I felt like Cortez staring at the Pacific.” The trend in books today, Harry Potter notwithstanding, is toward books so short that in the past no self-respecting publisher—or author—would even have called them books. But today, shortened attention spans call for shorter books. Levin blames smartphones and social media for what he calls “a w…

Kam will be interviewing the first Brother Mark Obama on Monday about his new book, Cultures: My Personal Odyssey of Self-discovery

AALBC.com is continuing to expand. We are just a few months away from providing book printing services. I'm excited about this because this is one of the final pieces needed to becoming a full service publisher. The other great thing is that I'm working with an established Black owned printer who is producing a quality products at competitive prices. I'm setting up the website now (which is slowing up the AALBC.com upgrade, but it is worth the effort). I also plan on publishing great books that agents can't find publishers for, I'm about a year away from this, but there's some great potential here that I can't wait to begin working on.

This event will include a live DJ, catered food, on sight photographer, a host of various authors and vendors from around the US, along with random prize giveaways. Make sure if you plan on participating in this event you purchase your table in advance. All author and vendor tables will include a table for display of your item (round or rectangular Your choice), Full lunch with beverage, ID lanyard with name, swag bag full of goodies, and ticket to be entered into the Grand prize raffle! Pricing for tables are available on the website provided. All sponsor’s and participants are welcome to provide us with business cards or bookmarks to include in promotions or swag bags f…

Hello AALBC Members! I recently self-published my debut novel, Of Captivity & Kings, the first installment of the historical fiction series. It was inspired by the ancient Kingdom of Kush, migration, the Sao civilization, and the fall of Meroë. Of Captivity & Kings captures a variety of characters involved in the luxury trade, the growing desert climate, religious persecution, and a rising slave trade in 4th Century Africa. I’ve posted some of the information below as well as a brief synopsis and would love to be considered for AALBC’s book review! Thank you in advance for your consideration. Title: Of Captivity & Kings Au…

We assume that our closest friends will be around forever. Sometimes we let years pass without checking in, confident that our paths will cross eventually and that the connection we once had will still be there. However, life doesn’t always work like that. After learning of the death of her childhood friend Jewel, Camille is overwhelmed by memories. As young women, Camille, Jewel, and Saundra formed a close bond—however, careers, love lives, and other circumstances conspired to separate the once-devoted trio. Jewel founded a successful black entertainment agency, and Saundra fell into an abusive relationship. Camille drifted away after the birth of her son. Wh…

Together. For. Kwanzaa. Teaching. Children. The. Tradition. For. Practicing. Kwanzaa..Book. By. Juwanda Ford..Black. Leaders. Not,Teaching. Or. Showing. Black. Children. About. Kwanzaa. ,They,Come To Black Children When They Get To. 18-.They,Have,Time To Get Votes....

One of my interns, Delia Mercado, recently wrote a bio on Gayl Jones. I was first introduced to Gayl's work when @Thumper selected her novel, Eva’s Man for our book club's reading list back in 1998. Delia's article made reference to Gayl and her husband fleeing to Paris for a few years, but she did not explain why and I asked her to expand that section to provide a reason her her leaving the States. I read the explanation, just this morning, -- holy cow! I was expecting some Jimmy Baldwin type reason. I also read the source NY Times article which provided the gory details.

My name is Lynn Graham, and I’m the author of Empress of Coils, a children’s book for young readers ages 4 -10 about self-reflection, confidence, and pride. Kendolyn loved everything about herself except her hair. "It's too coarse, too big, too hard to comb, too coily." It’s just too much! 10-year-old Kendolyn has decided that the perfect birthday gift would be a relaxer for her hair. Her mother and hair stylist agree, but under one condition, Kendolyn has to finish reading a book of their choice. After tossing the book to the side in favor of zoning out in front of the television, Kendolyn quickly realizes this is no ordinary book. The wordless,…

The winning number are 18, 17 & 13 here is how they were selected: This this is a contest I've run with my text messaging subscribers (get our text messages). "Win a free copy of the #1 New York Times bestselling book, Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem by Amanda Gorman. Reply to this text with the big red number, on the page for the book, on AALBC’s site. Three winners will be randomly selected from reply made before midnight tonight."

I want to know to whomever is reading, if someone asked you to write a story, what is your words per dollar rate?

If you are in the Dallas area this weekend (Saturday, August 19, 2023), I'll be on a panel with my author Kalisha Buchanon at the Tulisoma South Dallas Book Festival The following day (Sunday, August 20, 2023), I'll be at The Dock Bookshop in Ft. Worth from 1 to 3 p.m.. Come Join Us!

Eviline in the original stage production of the WIZ, it occured to me, is the wiz film a multiverse? Cause Evilline in the film is dressed significantly different as well as Glinda as well as Dorothy in the film? Glinda in the original Wiz https://www.deviantart.com/0ne0nlylarry/art/Glinda-The-Wiz-1002435968

1) The forty-ninth 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) The Griot replies to Troubadour PrinceofFire 3)The Blade Is Always Held 4)Continue the story of Sapphire's Desire Dates IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR : Thoughts to a Palmetto Christmas ; thirteen things for the last time ; Tananarive Due wins LA Times book award ; Miyazaki and the USA a view ; National Black Cheerleading Championship ; Anime's depictions of Europe, a short history ; Weapons Combat League another round URL https://rmnewsletter.over-blog.com/2…

See the complete list at: http://aalbc.it/best_sellers #1 Best Selling Book Fiction I Dreamt I Was in Heaven - The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang By Leonce Gaiter #1 Best Selling Book Non-fiction Lose Weight Without Dieting or Working Out: Discover Secrets to a Slimmer, Sexier and Healthier You By JJ Smith See the complete list at: http://aalbc.it/best_sellers

The Current Issue of "The Crisis Magazine" features an article about Cave Canem: A Home for Black Poets written by Eisa Ulen Richardson. In the pece poet Gregory Pardlo is quoted as saying, "...the futility of defining a community according to nation and race -- constructs the global intellectual community increasingly recognizes as irrational at best, counterproductive at worst." I agree completely with the spirit of Gregory's statement, as some may surmise given my recent rants on our preoccupation with the artifical construct of race. I don't know Gregory personality, but he must reside in a particularly rareified world where organizations like Cave Canem …

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Ms Butterface – Free Limited Time Kristin Johnson was a great actress, but she was distraught. Kristin was told she didn’t have the face to be a leading lady in film despite her obvious talent. Kristin was blessed with a body other women prayed for, but in her personal life she was crushed to discover a man she loved once held a contest that crowned her “Ms. Butterface”, as in everything is great about Kristin, but her face, without her knowledge. Kristin made a painful decision to alter her appearance and it changed her life and career, but she unexpectedly did something that shocked the world and sparked a worldwide discussion about what constitutes a healthy sel…

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AALBC.com is curently testing a service where I provide online markting services to authors. The idea is that AALBC.com would work with authors and publishers to help them market and promote ther books on the web. This would of course include promotion on AALBC.com's platform, but it would also include the use of social media, Amazon, Google adsense, and other Black owned websites. This service is an attempt to evaluate and maximize the effectiveness of various online options to give the client the best bang for the buck on the web. @CDBurns, this is the answer to the question you posed several months ago on the Bloggers helping Bloggers forum on what s…

Read Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Article: "Wisconsin's only black-owned bookstore closes, leaving memories — and a void" After 28 years, Carla Allison is retiring and with her, the last black-owned bookstore in Wisconsin closed on Saturday (July 8th). I wonder what percentage of Black Owned Bookstores, or business for that matter, survive their owners?

If you can get to Harlem and want to celebrate Black literature with the folks who create and produce it, join us at our annual Harlem Fete. When: Monday December 4th 2017, 6 to 8 p.m. Where: Settepani 196 Lenox Ave (at the corner of SE corner of 120th street), in Harlem New York More information: 919-492-4806 RSVP: annualharlemfete@gmail.com Just a few photos from last year's celebration:

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January 2020 marked the 10th year of this version of the AALBC discussion forums. in January 2010 I had to make two substantial changes to the discussion forums; I had to implement different software. The software I was previously using (Discus) made it impossible for me to deal with the spam posts the site was getting. Spammers could programmatically hit the site with 100 posts and I'd have to find each one manually, and delete them one by one. This software (Invision Community) is infinitely better dealing with spam. Invision is also fee based while Discus was free. I had to migrate from ThumersCorner.com to AALBC.com/tc. Google banned the entire t…

The 14th annual Austin African American Book Festival celebrates the Black literary experience with a virtual event, Saturday, June 27. New York Times bestselling authors Isabel Wilkerson and Dr. Damon Tweedy will head up the Fourteenth Annual Austin African American Book Festival. The event will be held on June 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and for the first time will be a virtual event. The Festival remains free and open to the public, but attendees must register on Eventbrite. This year’s festival falls on the birthday of Paul Laurence Dunbar. Our festival theme, We Wear The Mask, pays homage to one of Dunbar’s most famous works. Like the poem of the …

Join Peda Entertainment creator Chizoba Peter Uwandu (live) and Yours Truly (virtually) as we explore Africa in Comics with Dr. Afrodesia McCannon of NYU. You don't want to miss it!

PEACE & GHETTOHEAT! I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOIN' TO WILMINGTON DELAWARE & DOIN' A PODCAST WITH EMLYN DEGANNES (MISS EM IS WHAT I CALL HER), OWNER OF MEJAH BOOKS! I HAVE BEEN DOIN' BOOK SIGNINGS WITH MEJAH BOOKS SINCE 2005, & HAVE SOLD THOUSANDS OF BOOKS THERE! ON THIS DAY, MISS EM & I DISCUSS THE BOOK INDUSTRY, CLICK THE LINK TO WATCH IT! THANKS, WORLDWIDE!

THE BOOK ,THE HOUSE OF DIES DREAR IS ABOUT.A BLACK BOY'S FAMILY MOVES INTO A HOUSE THAT WAS USED IN THE UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD...STRANGE AND SCARY THINGS BEGIN TO HAPPEN..IN 1984 A MOVIE WAS MADE CALLED, HOUSE OF DIES DREAR WITH HOWARD ROLLINS,SHAVAR ROSS,GLORIA FOSTER AND CLARENCE WILLIAMS 111.......

Some of My Best Friends: A White Woman’s Journey into Racial Profiling AALBC.com is one of the few entities that regularly publishes reviews of self published books. A service which is increasingly in short supply but one that I'm glad to provide -- even though it is not exactly the most profitable service. I do draw a line for books without an ISBN. I just don't review them. Indeed I don't even consider them "real" books. There are a number of other reason I steer clear of these books, but I don;t want to start another rank :-) However, there are exceptions to every rule. Jane Chritchlow's book of photographs is one such exception. I consider…

For a few years now I've had serious issues with the quality and the nature of information as it appears on Wikipedia. Most recently I took issue with Wikipedia's citation for the African-American author Zane. This is not just a mental exercise. I believe the nature of some of Wikipedia's entries, as in the example below, actually hurts Black people. Wikipedia also allows corporate sites to promote themselves while not extending the same benefit to independent sites. The real travesty however is the fact that Google has evaluated Wikipedia's website by, giving it disproportionate exposure and influence by ranking it at the top of countless search results, regar…

My name is Kem Smith and I am the author of The Enemy's Territory. I am interested in a book review. ISBN13: 978-154234718. Publication date 01/03/2017 Here's the synopsis: Emerald City Nightclub is the hottest, largest, sexiest club of its kind. Pacino Harris, the ambitious owner, built his empire from the ground up. Entranced by the enticing allure of the club’s nightlife, Pacino abandons everything in his life for Emerald City… including his wife. Latrese Harris loathes the nightclub. She sees Satan in the hearts of its patrons, and even in the heart of her husband. As her husband drifts further and further away from her, she fights to hold onto…

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Novel: Just Before Too Late by Mel Currie ISBN: 978-1734191103 I'm the author, Mel Currie. Of course, I'm trying to drum up interest in my novel, Just Before Too Late. It was released on December 3, 2019 and is available at Amazon in both print and eBook formats. Please find a synopsis and a little bit about the author below. So far, the novel has received two reviews. I've read both of them with great gratification, but I cannot claim on the basis of these plaudits that the novel has gotten traction. Clearly, I would need to hear much more in a positive vein before I could conclude that. Here's a link to the reviews: https://www.ama…