Books
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Venus Williams now N.Y. Times best-selling
Venus Williams thinks she’s too young to have a bucket list. “Shouldn’t I really be older to have that?” said the 30-year-old Williams, who has…
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Little Known Facet of American Civil Rights History Brought to Light in Children’s Picture Book
As Ruth and her family set off on a road trip to Alabama from Chicago to visit grandma, excitement is high! But in 1950s America,…
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Rude Buay … The Unstoppable Will Be Released on July 4, 2010
Author John A. Andrews, son of the Caribbean soil, penetrates inside the belly of the drug world. In an environment saturated with corruption, deception, duplicity,…
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New Michael Jackson Book by Legendary Concert Promoter Leonard Rowe Published to eBook by FastPencil
FastPencil and Leonard Rowe today announced the availability of Rowe’s book, “What Really Happened to Michael Jackson, the King of Pop: The Evil Side of…
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Author John A. Andrews Embarks on Teen Success
Author John A. Andrews, once a struggling actor and writer, founder of Teen Success®, has rolled out more than five groundbreaking, revolutionary, and empowering projects…
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ESSENCE Kicks Off Its Summer Fiction Series With Terry McMillan’s ‘Waiting To Exhale’ Sequel
ESSENCE kicks off its Summer Fiction Series with an unprecedented exclusive. Nationally acclaimed author Terry McMillan will feature a four-part preview to Getting To Happy—her…
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Tyra Banks Signs Multi-Book Deal With Delacorte Press
Delacorte Press has acquired MODELLAND, the first novel in a three-book series written by international, entertainment, and media icon Tyra Banks, it was announced today…
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William Still and the Underground Railroad: Fugitive Slaves and Family Ties
Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction. Consider, for example, the life of business magnate and philanthropist, civil rights activist and effective director-general of the Philadelphia-based…
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Divanomics Interview with Michelle McKinney Hammond
Divanomics chronicles Michelle Hammond’s journey through debt, exposing her financial burdens and stressing the importance of money management. She uses her personal testimony as a…
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‘Passing’ Across The Color Line In The Jazz Age
There are novels that are enjoyable to read and others that say something about the world. And sometimes there are novels that are both. Passing…
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Holly Robinson-Peete Pens Book For Children With Autism
Actress Holly Robinson-Peete’s new picture book, ‘My Brother Charlie’ aims to educate children about the struggles of living with autism. ‘My Brother ’Charlie’ was inspired…
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Michelle Obama’s brother writes a memoir
The news might have set off alarms in some past administrations: The president’s brother-in-law has written a book. But you won’t find dirty laundry in…
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Todd Bridges at book signing in Los Angeles for his new book “Killing Willis”
Todd Bridges attended a book signing Tuesday, March 23 in the Barnes and Noble at The Grove at Farmers Market for his new book “Killing…
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New Book Advises Brands on How to Tap into the Affluent African Americans’ $87 Billion in Spending Power
Black is the New Green, the exciting new book by Leonard E. Burnett Jr. and Andrea Hoffman teaches readers how to best target the $87.3 billion…
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NBA couple Doug and Jackie Christie Set to Release Highly Anticipated Couples Book ‘Luv-Pons’
NBA power couple and the most talked about couple in professional sports history, Doug and Jackie Christie, as seen on Tyra Banks, Access Hollywood, and…
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Danity Kane is set to make a comic book comeback
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ defunct girl band Danity Kane is set to make a comic book comeback – former member Dawn Richard has signed a deal…
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‘Wench’ weaves an unusual tale of slavery and sisterhood
Readers entranced by Kathryn Stockett’s The Help, the moving novel about African-American housemaids in 1960s Mississippi, will be equally riveted by Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s Wench, a…
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Arise Magazine Headlines Top African Designer at New York Fashion Week
Leading global African-themed style and cultural magazine ARISE selected top African designers Black Coffee, Loin Cloth and Ashes along with Deola Sagoe to showcase Fall/Winter…
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Son of the Legendary Bob Marley, Ky-Mani Pens His Personal, Controversial Memoir
Son of the Legendary Bob Marley, Ky-Mani Pens His Personal, Controversial Memoir, Dear Dad: “Where’s The Family In Our Family, Today?” The Story the Marley…
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Bad News for Outlaws Wins Prestigious American Library Association Coretta Scott King Book Award
Carolrhoda Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, is proud to announce that Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S….
