By African American Literature Book Club (AALBC.com)
President, AALBC.com, LLC
Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel (Deluxe Edition) by Zora Neale Hurston
“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly…” — Zadie Smith
I’m Highly Percent Sure by Caroline A. Wanga
In this rich, intelligent, and witty memoir, the President and CEO of Essence Ventures—a woman with a defiant intuition who rejects cultural expectations and outside influence—tells how she charted her own destiny, offering inspiration and advice to help everyone on their own journey to becoming everything they were born to be.
The Inner Fitness Revolution: A Road Map to Your Freedom and Joy by Tina Lifford
Actress and empowerment counselor Tina Lifford guides readers on connecting with their authentic Self—the source of personal power, greater health, and joyful wellbeing—in this follow-up to The Little Book of Big Lies, an inspiring and hands-on guide in the tradition of Yasmine Cheyenne’s The Sugar Jar and Tabitha Brown’s Seen, Loved & Heard.
The Hurston-Wright Award Finalist makes her long-awaited return with this electrifying saga that explores three generations of a family trying to overcome trials and trauma and free themselves from the darkness of the past.
“Ella is a gem…superbly imagined, and convincingly rendered. The language sings. This is a page-turner that immerses the reader in Ella Fitzgerald’s heartbreaking world of Depression-era Harlem and its energy, its music, and its dancing, which fuels a young girl’s dreams of stardom.” —Diane McKinney-Whetstone, author of Our Gen
Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women by Sandra Guzmán
Spanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling collection of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists from across the world—from warrior poet Audre Lorde to novelist Edwidge Danticat and performer and author Elizabeth Acevedo and artist/poet Cecilia Vicuña—gathered in one magnificent volume.
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