Black Literature

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La Casa Azul Bookstore is a bookstore just a few block from my home. The bookstore is less than a year old and is triving. The store owner says she has hosted 200 hundred events in just under a year. This video is pretty interesting as several authors give us their take on the state of independent Black owned book stores. A couple of then recommended their favorite stores perhaps some of you all can visit them.

In 1995, in Chicago, Bezos manned an Amazon booth at the annual conclave of the publishing industry, which is now called BookExpo America. Roger Doeren, from a Kansas City store called Rainy Day Books, was stopped short by Amazon’s sign: “Earth’s Biggest Bookstore.” Approaching Bezos, he asked, “Where is Earth’s biggest bookstore?” “Cyberspace,” Bezos replied. “We started a Web site last year. Who are your suppliers?” “Ingram, and Baker & Taylor.” “Ours, too. What’s your database?” “ ‘Books in Print.’ ” “Ours, too. So what makes you Earth’s biggest?” “We have the most affiliate links”—a form of online advertising. Doeren…

This even had been rescheduled to SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2014. 10th African American Literary Awards Show SATURDAY, SEPT. 27TH , 2014 MIST HARLEM 46 WEST 116TH STREET, NY NY 5:30-7 p.m. VIP Champagne reception 7 p.m.: Doors Open 7:30 p.m. Awards Dinner presentation 9:30 p.m. After party by DJ Stormin Norman Gourmet buffet from Madiba Harlem 2014 Honorees the late Dr. Maya Angelou & James Earl Hardy Purchase Tickets Mention "AALBC.com" and get the $150 VIP Ticket for $100? As described here: Portion of proceeds to benefit non profit Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) Sponsors Uptown magazine media sponsor …

“FREEZE!” We rushed inside the bank so quickly that the bank employees looked like it was the end of the world as they knew it. We had caught them with their underwear down! They were bullshitting, laughing and talking and we never gave them time to regain their composure. I vaulted over the counter like an Olympic high hurdler and when I came down on the other side, I swept the teller out of my way as if she were a five foot five Barbie Doll. “This ain’t your money, bitch, so don’t get yourself fucked up. Just lay your ass on the floor and let me go on about my motherfucking biz…

Hello I am Shinita Kimbrough Miles, a local Author in the Dallas Ft. Worth area and I'm interested in a book review of Brokenhearted Disciple: Confessions for Overcoming, ISBN: 9781733452601, Publication Date: September 20, 2019. Synopsis: Brokenhearted Disciple: Confessions for Overcoming is an irresistible fight of a disciple’s faith to overcome a broken heart. This book will attract and hold the attention with a captivating journey through the 5 stages of depression from grief. Translated in English and Spanish, each word through the authors personal experience unveils the deepest and hidden parts of the soul where pain resides after losing her mother…

Set in today's political climate, Derrick, a young African American who has built a civic-minded conglomerate that undercuts the retail and gas prices set by the business powers that be--learns political power is needed to ensure the sustainability of his corporation and prevent the blockage of future projects.His mother, Yvonne, who has raised her children to leap over the systematic roadblocks that confine many to juvenile delinquency, spearheads the grassroots voting initiative to change the leadership in congress.Erich Hornsby, the Neo-Nazi chairman of the business powers, plots Derrick's murder and manipulates the voters to elect his puppet, John Donaldson, president…

I am one of the many talented black independent authors that have written groundbreaking novels. The sequel to my award-winning novel, Mirrors of Life Part 2: The Fight for Political Power, is a thriller in today's political climate. When the actions of fictional characters playout in real life, the imagination is made real, and fiction becomes non-fiction. There is no difference between the KKK and the Nazis. In 1927, Donald Trump's father was arrested at a Klan rally in Queens, NY, when Klan members clashed with police. In 1939, there was a Nazi rally billed as American patriots that filled Madison Square Garden. Rumor is that Donald Trump's grandfather, a …

What are the three most important factors to turn a book into a film? And name three books written by black people that you will choose based on those factors? My thoughts on the topic of important factors to books https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1794&type=status

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Kam told me about his connection with the Johnson & Johnson family years ago. Kam, a very modest and low key guy, actually showed me the masion he lived in during a visit a few years ago but he stated almost matter of factly and I did not think much about it. But after reading some of the details the Kam story seems much more compeling. Here is Kam's review of the book. I freely admit it seems unlikely that Kam's revierw would be unbaised and I would not have published it were he not in it. As a result I labeled the page Book "Information" rather than "Review". Again, I find Kam William's portion of the book simply fascinating. If you've been reading …

BEFORE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION The Raymond House • 655 -13th Street • Suite 302 • Oakland, California 94612 August 18, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Justin Desmangles, 916-425-7916 The Before Columbus Foundation announces the Winners of the Thirty-Fifth Annual AMERICAN BOOK AWARDS Ceremonies, October 26, 2014, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Oakland, CA—The Before Columbus Foundation announces the Winners of the Thirty-Fifth Annual AMERICAN BOOK AWARDS. The 2014 American Book Award winners will be formally recognized on Sunday, October 26th from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the SF Jazz Center, Joe Henderson Lab, 201 Franklin Street (at Fell), San Francisco, CA. This eve…

I just published our bestsellers list for the period ending April 30th. I actually did not have a chance to really analyze the list, so I did not notice that Brown Girl Books published the top three books on the fiction side! I usually analyze the list for trends right before i publish the information in my newsletter. However, the news became quite evident after posting the information on Twitter. I have to congratulate both the authors and the publisher, they are one of the great stories in Black books today--look out for great things from Brown Girls Books.

The article I emailed about Google hijacking business from booksellers got a lot of attention. Much of the reader feedback mentioned Amazon as another problem. I atually think they are a bigger problem, but that is an article for another day. At any rate one reader left me the following message: Thanks for this email – very illuminating. I will keep in mind when purchasing. Keep up the great work. I am looking for a good book on the Reconstruction – have any recommendations? I share this message here, obviously, to get some recommendations. It also stuck me that any Black bookseller, worth a darn, should have been able to come up with the…

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Publisher: New World Press; Ist edition (December 1, 2014) Language: English ISBN-13: 978-0975973097 www.kwanzacolorinbook.com e:mail: kcb200407@gmail.com The Kwanzaa Coloring Book(Games & Puzzles) provides children an opportunity to learn about the principles and symbols of Kwanzaa, a holiday based largely on "Umkhosi," a first fruit celebration of the Zulus in East Africa. More importantly, the new edition of the coloring book teaches children how to celebrate Kwanzaa and gain a deeper understanding of the holiday. For example, in the Mishumaa Saba activity children have to place the candles in the correct order that they are lit during…

The year: 1920 When famed magician, Dr. Marvellus Djinn, selects a motley crew of talented teens to tour her theme park of magic and mythological creatures, all are elated for the opportunity. Once they arrive, the odd scholars realize Dr. Djinn is more than just a wealthy magician eager to provide Colored folks with an escape from Jim Crow. From cotton candy teleportation to haunted obelisks and swallowing monsters, The Motherland packs a thrilling, and dangerous, punch. Dr. Marvellus Djinn’s Odd Scholars is a celebration of heroes and heroines of the African diaspora in a thrill ride that should be enjoyed by all! -Devan Renea…

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The first romance novel by Milton J. Davis is a modern spin on a classic tale. Cynda Ella Jones’s life is a delicate balance. Since her father’s passing, she’s become her mother’s caretaker, her sister’s babysitter, her brother’s motivator, and her boss’s support system. The last thing she needs is a distraction. But then P. Nelson Carter appears and suddenly Cynda begins to wonder if she has time for one more person, one just for her. Cynda is available for preorder now directly from MVmedia only. Official release date: November 24, 2025. Cynda Preorder

All Videos Recorded by AALBC.com (http://aalbc.com) June 5, 2012 at the African American Pavilion at Book Expo America (BEA), New York, NY Kevin Roberts Owner of Azizi Books in Matteson, IL

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Hi family! I'm Christopher R. Kaden, an author based in Atlanta, and I wanted to share with you the importance of spending quality time with your children. We all have busy lives, hectic schedules, but not taking the time to spend with your children can lead to problems. My first published children's book, The Best Feeling in the World, illustrates this well. It tells the story of eight-year old Simon, who, at first glance, would appear to have it all: all the latest video games that he plays on his big-screen TV, a chef to cook for him, and a driver to take him to and from school. But Simon isn't happy, because what he really wants is his Mom and Dad to spend time with h…

Hello, I would like to submit Yewande Omotoso's novel for possible review--THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR (Picador; Trade Paperback; $16; 288 pages; February 7, 2017; 978-1-250-12457-9). The Tenth Commandment is abundantly clear: thou shalt not covet they neighbor’s house. Of course, it includes a few other things—like spouses, house staff, and barnyard animals. However, Marion Agostino doesn’t care about neighbor Hortensia James’s spouse, housekeeping staff, or pets. What Marion wants is the house that her black neighbor now lives in with her white husband, the first house that Marion ever designed—her magnum opus. In her stunning U.S. debut, THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR, Yewande…

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I've just created a page where I will compile lists of Top 10 Book Categories. I'm really looking for overlooked, unusual, and creative categories for which to creates lists and the books to go with them. I put a started a category for "Black Girl Hair" and "Steampunk," but am looking for many more along with titles to go with them. I have not shared this project with anyone yet, hopefully some of you out there who read these forums but don't contribute will be moved to share some ideas. Really trying to raise awareness of breather of out literature beyond the regular run of the mill categories. I'll happily include those but I want to make it…

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am offers an artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to ‘70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature. Inspired to write because no one took a “little black girl” seriously, Morrison reflects on her lifelong deconstruction of the master narrative. Woven together with a rich colle…

Patience de Verteuil left her home in Trinidad with her father for what she thought would be a short journey to America. Instead she finds herself embroiled in a struggle between powerful supernatural forces, in which an object in her possession means the difference between defeat or victory. The Long Walk is a Steamfunk tale that will keep you riveted until the final word. "The Long Walk" is a robust action adventure, filled with battles, demons, and magic . . . The story's conclusion is brilliant, and I won't spoil it here; however, it made me quite anxious for the next installment in Milton Davis's Rite of Passage universe." -Nicole Kurtz, author and publishe…

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The hit TV show, The Book Look, sets the tone with Raheem Devaughn, sits down with romance queen Brenda Jackson, covers Trice Hickman’s upcoming release and preps the return of Scandal! Host Monda Webb and contributors Kwame Alexander and Charisse Carney-Nunes keep the pages turning! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLSQ7OEbids

One day I left home and it took me ten years to get back. No, I did not get lost. What happened was even worse. I was arrested, convicted and sentenced to prison for a crime I did not commit. Even though there were five people, including a prominent, black lawyer who could vouch for my whereabouts at the time of the robbery, it did not matter. I was black, so I was guilty. This is not a new occurrence and it is now a part of an even wider conspiracy to lock up black males. Last year, a well-known judge in Pennsylvania was convicted in the so-called "Cash 4 Kids" program where judges would send black youth to prison in exchange for money. It did not matter if they we…

BRIC The Stoop Series: Conversation with Bernice McFadden and Terry McMillan Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT) Brooklyn, NY Long-time friends will discuss McFadden’s novel which includes a new introduction by McMillan. Read Thumper's Review of Loving Donovan RSVP for Their Conversation Here

On sale this week at MVmedia, Abengoni by Charles R. Saunder and Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL Abegoni: First Calling Sword and Soul originator and Sword and Sorcery master Charles R. Saunders storms back onto the literary scene with an new epic fantasy sure to become a classic. Matile Mala, once the most powerful empire in the black continent of Abengoni, is slipping slowly into decadence, and becoming more and more vulnerable to aggression from the nations and tribes it once dominated. In the capital, Khambawe, ancient rituals endure, dominated by dreams and delusions. As Tiyana, who is both priestess and princess, conducts one su…

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Free SF in Project Gutenberg by: Mack Reynolds Black Man's Burden (1619) http://sfgospel.typepad.com/sf_gospel/2008/08/mack-reynolds-on-africa-islam-utopia-and-progress.html http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32390/32390-h/32390-h.htm http://gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/25744 This is so old that Malcolm X and MLK could have read it. I bet it would never have gotten published if a black man had written it back then. I didn't run across it until the 70s. I suppose now it might qualify as Blach Retro-Futurism

Of course, these are not the only 200 Important Black books coming out in 2023, but this is perhaps the most comprehensive list out there — at least I have not seen one with more titles. This list of images will grow over time. On a related note: The total number of books on AALBC published in 2022 was the lowest it has been since 2003! The difference is not a few book books but by hundreds of books! Read More ▶

Hello, l self published my memoir and I’m happy that my testimony will be in the hands of readers! Link to book (paperback and ebook) Here’s a summary and I appreciate your support: An African American orphan recounts the profound impact of generational trauma, mental illness, drug addiction, violence, and anti-Blackness/colorism on her paternal family. Raised by a sociopathic, narcissistic grandmother, “Ariana” carries the deep scars left on her soul. In a courageous act, Ariana chose not to attend her grandmother’s funeral. Now, she’s determined to transform her childhood trauma into a testimony and is on a mission to break the generational cu…

I just finished chapter #6 of Cosby's King of Ashes and it was one of the best chapters I've read in a book in a long time. 🙂 King of Ashes S. A. Cosby