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  • An American Marriage (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel

    A NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK A 2018 BEST OF THE YEAR SELECTION OF NPR  * TIME  * BUSTLE  * O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE  * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS  * AMAZON.COM OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB 2018 SELECTIONWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2019 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE  WINNER OF THE 2019 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK—FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION“A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.” —Barack Obama “Haunting . . . Beautifully written.” —The New York Times Book Review   “Brilliant and heartbreaking . . . Unforgettable.” —USA Today   “A tense and timely love story . . . Packed with brave questions about race and class.” —Peop... [Read More]
    African American Authors Best Sellers

    • ASIN: 1616208686
    • ASIN: 1616208686
    • ISBN: 1616208686
    • Brand: Algonquin Books
    • Manufacturer: Algonquin Books

  • Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

    New York Times Bestseller • Amazon's Best History Book of the Year 201 • TIME Magazine’s Best Nonfiction Book of 2018 • New York Public Library’s Best Book of 2018 • NPR’s Book Concierge Best Book of 2018 • Economist Book of the Year • SELF.com’s Best Books of 2018 • Audible’s Best of the Year • BookRiot’s Best Audio Books of 2018 • The Atlantic’s Books Briefing: History, Reconsidered • Atlanta Journal Constitution, Best Southern Books 2018  • The Christian Science Monitor’s Best Books 2018 • Barnes & Noble’s Best Books of the Year “A profound impact on Hurston’s literary legacy.”—New York Times“One of the greatest writers of our time.”—Toni Morrison“Zora Neale Hurston’s genius has once again produced a M... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B071YRWK84
    • ASIN: B071YRWK84
    • Manufacturer: Amistad

  • Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Survived Slavery and Became Millionaires

    “By telling the little-known stories of six pioneering African American entrepreneurs, Black Fortunes makes a worthy contribution to black history, to business history, and to American history.”—Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times Bestselling author of Hidden FiguresBetween the years of 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born into slavery was reaching maturity, a small group of industrious, tenacious, and daring men and women broke new ground to attain the highest levels of financial success.Mary Ellen Pleasant, used her Gold Rush wealth to further the cause of abolitionist John Brown. Robert Reed Church, became the largest landowner in Tennessee. Hannah Elias, the mistress of a New York City millionaire, used the land her lover gave her to build an empire in Harlem. O... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: 0062437607
    • ASIN: 0062437607
    • ISBN: 0062437607
    • Manufacturer: Amistad

  • I Am Enough

    A New York Times bestseller and Goodreads Choice Awards picture book winner!This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another—from Empire actor and activist Grace Byers and talented newcomer artist Keturah A. Bobo. This is the perfect gift for mothers and daughters, baby showers, and graduation.We are all here for a purpose. We are more than enough. We just need to believe it.
    African American Authors Best Sellers

    • ASIN: 0062667122
    • ASIN: 0062667122
    • ISBN: 0062667122
    • Brand: HarperCollins
    • Manufacturer: Balzer + Bray

  • Second House from the Corner: A Novel of Marriage, Secrets, and Lies

    "So good." ―Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling authorHow far would you go to protect your marriage? In Sadeqa Johnson's Second House from the Corner, Felicia Lyons struggles to sprint ahead of the demands of motherhood while her husband spends long days at the office. When the children won’t stop screaming her name or arguing over toy trucks and pretzel sticks, she sometimes wonders what it would be like to get in her car and drive away.Then one evening the telephone rings, and in a split second Felicia’s life is turned upside down. She hasn’t been completely honest about her upbringing, and her deception forces her return to her childhood home, where she must confront the family demons and long-buried secrets she thought she had left behind.
    African American Authors Best Sellers

    • ASIN: 1250115914
    • ASIN: 1250115914
    • ISBN: 1250115914
    • Brand: Thomas Dunne Book for St Martin s Griffin
    • Manufacturer: A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin

  • Perfect Peace: A Novel

    Daniel Black's Perfect Peace is the heartbreaking portrait of a large, rural southern family's attempt to grapple with their mother's desperate decision to make her newborn son into the daughter she will never have When the seventh child of the Peace family, named Perfect, turns eight, her mother Emma Jean tells her bewildered daughter, "You was born a boy. I made you a girl. But that ain't what you was supposed to be. So, from now on, you gon' be a boy. It'll be a little strange at first, but you'll get used to it, and this'll be over after while." From this point forward, his life becomes a bizarre kaleidoscope of events. Meanwhile, the Peace family is forced to question everything they thought they knew about gender, sexuality, unconditional love, and fulfillment.
    African American Authors Best Sellers

    • ASIN: 0312571658
    • ASIN: 0312571658
    • ISBN: 0312571658
    • Brand: Griffin
    • Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

  • Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority

    "Black people are not dark-skinned white people," says advertising visionary Tom Burrell. In fact, they are much more. They are survivors of the Middle Passage and centuries of humiliation and deprivation, who have excelled against the odds, constantly making a way out of "No way!" At this pivotal point in history, the idea of black inferiority should have had a "Going-Out-of-Business Sale." After all, Barack Obama has reached America’s Promised Land.Yet, as Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority testifies, too many in black America are still wandering in the wilderness. In this powerful examination of "the greatest propaganda campaign of all time"—the masterful marketing of black inferiority, aka the BI Complex—Burrell poses ten disturbing questions that will make bl... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: 1401925928
    • ASIN: 1401925928
    • ISBN: 1401925928
    • Brand: Smiley Books
    • Manufacturer: Smiley Books

  • The Hate U Give

    8 starred reviews ∙ Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best  ∙  William C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller!"Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds"Stunning." —John Green"This story is necessary. This story is important." —Kirkus (starred review)"Heartbreakingly topical." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A marvel of verisimilitude." —Booklist (starred review)"A powerful, in-your-face novel." —Horn Book (starred review)Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her child... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B01M0614T9
    • ASIN: B01M0614T9
    • Manufacturer: Balzer + Bray

  • The Pecan Man

    The Pecan Man is a work of Southern fiction whose first chapter was the First Place winner of the 2006 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition in the Unpublished Novel category. In the summer of 1976, recently widowed and childless, Ora Lee Beckworth hires a homeless old black man to mow her lawn. The neighborhood children call him the Pee-can Man; their mothers call them inside whenever he appears. When the police chief’s son is found stabbed to death near his camp, the man Ora knows as Eddie is arrested and charged with murder. Twenty-five years later, Ora sets out to tell the truth about the Pecan Man. In narrating her story, Ora discovers more truth about herself than she could ever have imagined.This novel has been described as To Kill a Mockingbird meets The Help.
    African American Authors Best Sellers

    • ASIN: 0615590586
    • UPC: 783324872040
    • ASIN: 0615590586
    • ISBN: 0615590586
    • Brand: Selleck Cassie Dandridge
    • Manufacturer: The Pecan Man

  • If Beale Street Could Talk

    In this honest and stunning novel, now a major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions–affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforg... [Read More]
    African American Authors Best Sellers

    • ASIN: 0307275930
    • ASIN: 0307275930
    • ISBN: 0307275930
    • Brand: Vintage Books USA
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • The Hate U Give

    After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil
    African American Authors Best Sellers
    The Hate U Give

    • UPC: 55134273
    • Rating: 4.76

  • Dear Martin

    Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping
    African American Authors Best Sellers
    "Powerful, wrenching.” –JOHN GREEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down"Raw and gripping." –JASON REYNOLDS, New York Times bestselling coauthor of All American Boys"A must-read!” –ANGIE THOMAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U GiveRaw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning New York Times bestselling debut, a William C. Morris Award Finalist. Justyce McAllister is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put

    • UPC: 55862186
    • Rating: 4.571

  • WHAT THE WINE-SELLERS BUY PLUS THREE

    The four Milner plays collected here -Checkmates, What the Wine-Sellers Buy, Jazz-Set, and Urban Transition -are characterized by their attention to African American social and psychological
    African American Authors Best Sellers
    A collection of four plays by contemporary playwright, screenwriter, and director Ron Milner. Much of Black literature from the 1940s through the 1960s deals with the search for identity and asks the question, Should Blacks define themselves in relationship to white people and white culture? In dramatizing the struggles and desires of the Black working class and lower middle class, renowned Detroit playwright Ron Milner responds to this question by letting Black culture - Black music in particular - be not only his subject but part of his form of expression and way of being in the world. The four

    • UPC: 35257891

  • BORROW TROUBLE --AA

    In Mary Monroe's "Nightmare in Paradise," a dutiful wife explores her wild side during a Caribbean getaway, and in Victor McGlothin's "Bad Luck Shadow," a killer on the run from the law prepares to pull the biggest heist in
    African American Authors Best Sellers
    BORROW TROUBLE --AA

    • UPC: 43376616

  • THIS WAY HOME AFRICAN AMERICAN NATIONAL BESTSELLER SIGNED AUTHOR AUTOGRAPH BOOK

    • UPC: 231467023683
    • Category: Fiction & Literature
    • Price: 9 USD

  • TOP 20 FAVORITE BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS IN 2018

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    15 BOOKS TO READ FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2019

    SWITCH TO HD! This is somewhat of my February TBR but since it is Black History Month, I am sharing Books I plan to read for Black History month + A List of Books to Read During Black History Mont...
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    JANUARY TBR | BOOKS TO READ JANUARY 2019

    Switch to HD! MOST ANTICIPATED 2019 BOOK RELEASES January Affiliate link If you purchase any books (does not affect price): https://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=leftonread Black Enough By Ibi...
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