Black Page Turners

{Excerpt} Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood Edited by:Kwame Mbalia

There’s Going to Be a Fight in the Cafeteria on Friday and You Better Not Bring Batman By Lamar Giles **Batman (perma-banned)** Spider-Man Captain America Superman War Machine Wonder Woman Thor Iron Man The Hulk The Winter Soldier The Flash Wolverine Doctor Strange Thanos Black Panther The school bus squealed to a stop at the […]

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July 1, 2021

Excerpt, in Every Issue

B. B. Alston, Black Boy Joy Edited by Kwame Mbalia, DaVaun Sanders, Dean Atta, Don P. Hooper, George M. Johnson, Jason Reynolds, Jay Coles, Jerry Craft, Julian Randall, Julian Winters, Justin Reynolds, Kwame Mbalia, Lamar Giles, P. Djèlí Clark, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Tochi Onyebuchi, Varian Johnson
{Behind The Book} Candice Y. Johnson

I was first introduced to Candice Johnson nearly six years ago through author Michelle Stimpson and it has been great to watch her growth as an author and creative talent. That is why I chose her for my next interview. So pull up a seat and enjoy the interview. King Brooks: Tell us about your […]

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April 7, 2021

Behind The Book, Interviews

@naturaldancer, Candice Y. Johnson
{Excerpt} A Little Devil in America : Notes in Praise of Black Performance by:Hanif Abdurraqib

Soul Train was guided by Don Cornelius, who got his start as a backup disc jockey at Chicago radio station WVON. Cornelius was born in Chicago in 1936, as the era of dance marathons began to die down. He worked primarily as a news and sports reporter, but he spent his downtime emceeing a series […]

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March 8, 2021

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#AfricanAmerican, #ALittleDevilinAmerica, #American, #BlackPerformance, #BlackStudies, #EthnicStudies, #HanifAbdurraqib, #NewRelease, #Notes, #Praise, #SocialScience, @NifMuhammad, @RandomHouse, Hanif Abdurraqib
Are You Releasing A Book This Spring?

Calling All Authors and Publishers! Are You Releasing A Book This Spring? Are you a black author or write about black subjects? Let Us Know when you are publishing your book. Are You Releasing A Book This Spring? Let Us Know!

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January 28, 2021

in Every Issue, Upcoming Releases

#stmartinspress, @akashicbooks, @AtriaBooks, @BG_Publishing, @GrandCentralPub, @HarperCollins, @KensingtonBooks, @RandomHouse, @urbnbooks, Brown Girls Books, Kensington Publishing, New Release, upcoming release
{New Releases} October 5-11, 2020

Let Love Rule by:Lenny Kravitz“I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection. I never understood that connection until I sat down to write. It was then that the magic started to flow.” Let Love Rule is a work of deep reflection. Lenny Kravitz looks back at his life with […]

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October 6, 2020

in Every Issue, New Releases

@BarackObama, @BrownGirlsBooks, @cfreeg3, @Cynthiafgibbs, @DrIbram, @JeffLemire, @JL_Campbell, @JP_Books, @kwamealexander, @LennyKravitz, @nealkarlen, @TamiWritesStuff, @TheRahamanAli2, @tyoramoody, A Simmering Dilemma by:Tyora Moody, All Because You Matter by:Tami Charles, Barack Obama Speechless by:Barack Obama, Be Antiracist by:Ibram X. Kendi, Becoming Muhammad Ali by:James Patterson & Kwame Alexander, Black Hammer Library Edition Vol. 2 by:Jeff Lemire, Knight of Paradise Island by:J.L. Campbell, Let Love Rule by:Lenny Kravitz, Muhammad Ali by:Rahaman Ali, My Brother, This Thing Called Life by:Neal Karlen
{New Release} Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2020

Welcome to Super Book Tuesday! The day when tons of new releases are released. A Little Bit of Karma by:Reshonda Tate Billingsley National bestselling and award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley returns with an evocative and steamy romance about the secrets and lies that exist within a seemingly perfect marriage. Meet Shannon and Jay Lovejoy—the rich […]

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September 29, 2020

New Releases

@AnnaBlack72, @AuthorCJHudson, @BishopJakes, @ColumbusShort1, @getnicced, @MariahCarey, @MaryMonroeBooks, @mistyonpointe, @NiyahMoore, @ReShondaT, @Setorfia, @TheRevAl, @VictoriousJane, @withlovecleo, A Little Bit of Karma by:Reshonda Tate Billingsley, Bunheads by:Misty Copeland, Dear Justyce by:Nic Stone, Heart Talk: The Journal by:Cleo Wade, Love and War 2 by:Latoya Nicole, Now You Wanna Come Back 2 by:Anna Black, Rise Up by:Al Sharpton, Role Play by:Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker, Setor Fiadzigbey, Short Stories by:Columbus Short, Street Banditz by:C.J. Hudson, The Gift of Family by:Mary Monroe, The Meaning of Mariah Carey by:Mariah Carey, The Queen’s Diamond by:Niyah Moore, Ties That Tether by:Jane Igharo, When Women Pray: 10 Women of the Bible Who Changed the World through Prayer by:T.D. Jakes
{New Releases} September 21-27, 2020

Early Departures by:Justin A. Reynolds Justin A. Reynolds, author of Opposite of Always, returns with another charming and powerful YA contemporary novel with a speculative twist, perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon, Becky Albertalli, and Adam Silvera. What if you could bring your best friend back to life—but only for a short time? Jamal’s best […]

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September 22, 2020

New Releases

@Author_DLWhite, @BecomHer, @Flyaway_Books, @FrancinaSimone, @iamarwade, @JasonReynolds83, @kekkerz, @marshawnevans, @NaleighnaKai, @RachelHowzell, @RepCummings, @RevDrMikeWaters, @sunny, Early Departures by:Justin A. Reynolds, Every Body Looking by:Candice Iloh, Smash It! by:Francina Simone, The Never List by:DL White
{New Releases} Aug 31-Sept 6, 2020

When No One Is Watching by:Alyssa ColeRear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning… Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time […]

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September 1, 2020

in Every Issue, New Releases

@94East, @AlyssaColeLit, @Author_DDB, @belt_publishing, @dianekob, @DruHart, @dr_yusefsalaam, @ibizoboi, @kathydouglass7, @Naima_Simone, @patsimmons, @rochellealers, @Tin_House, @Writer_SFHardy, @yaa_gyasi, A Girl is A Body of Water by:Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Winning Season by:Rochelle Alers, Biographic Prince by:Liz Flavell, Black In The Middle by:Terrion L. Willamson, Dancing Monkeys in My Soup by: S.F. Hardy, Fifty Words For Rain by: Ashe Lemmie, Here for You by:Pat Simmons, I Am Every Good Thing by:Derrick Barnes, If You See Me: My Six-Decade Journey in Rock and Roll by: Pepe Willie, Kids off the Block by:Diane Latiker, Micah: The Good Girl #2 by:Ashley Woodfall, Nevertheless She Wore It: 50 Iconic Fashion Moments by:Ann Shen, Pele by:Maria Isabel Sanchez Vega, Punching the Air by:Ibi Zoboi, The Maverick’s Baby Arrangement (Montana Mavericks: What Happened to Beatrix? Book 3) by:Kathy Douglass, Trust Fund Fiancé (Texas Cattleman’s Club: Rags to Riches Book 4) by Naima Simone, When No One Is Watching by:Alyssa Cole, Who Will Be a Witness by:Drew G.I. Hart
{Excerpt} Before the Ever After by:Jacqueline Woodson

Memory like a MovieThe memory goes like this: Ollie’s got the ball and he’s running across my yard whenDad comes out of nowhere,soft tackles him to the ground.Then everyone is cheering and laughing becausewe didn’t even know my dad was home. I thought you had a game, I say, grabbing him.It’s a half hug, half […]

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August 24, 2020

Excerpt, in Every Issue

#BeforetheEverAfter, #DailyLiving, #Diseases, #Health, #Illnesses, #Injuries, #JacquelineWoodson, #JuvenileFiction, #NancyPaulsenBooks, #NewRelease2020, #PenguinPublishingGroup, @JackieWoodson, @PenguinBooks, @Penguinusa, Before the Ever After by:Jacqueline Woodson
{New Releases} August 17-23, 2020

Welcome to a Fresh New Week of Books! We have compiled a list of books by Black People that will be released this week. Some you may like, some you may love, or some you may dislike; but that makes you a booklover. Please share this post with every booklover you know. Black Bottom Saints […]

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August 18, 2020

in Every Issue, New Releases

@AuthorBLove, @AuthorZKnight, @DiamondandSilk, @HarlemGrown, @jifueko, @kellyiswrite, @kwalkerbooks, @MsAliceRandall, @Nnedi, @novelista, @RealJaQuavis, @RevDocBrenda, Black Bottom Saints by:Alice Randall, Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora by:Zelda Knight, Harlem Grown by:Tony Hillery, Ikenga by:Nnedi Okorafor, Isaiah Dunn is My Hero by:Kelly J. Baptist, Nnedi Okorafor, Raybearer by:Jordan Ifueko, With His Song by:B. Love

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