African-American

Strong Women, Jazz, and History with author Denny S. Bryce LISTEN HERE! A public relations professional, Denny S. Bryce spent more than 20 years running her marketing and public relations firm. For nearly 10 of those years,...

BIRD UNCAGED BY MARLON PETERSON From a leading prison abolitionist, a moving memoir about coming of age in Brooklyn and surviving incarceration—and a call to break free from all the cages that confine...

The new Igloo Book Buzz selection is Jason Mott’s HELL OF A BOOK, published by Dutton today. It was also just announced that the book was selected as a Read with Jenna TODAY Show Book Club pick. In...

HarperCollins Publishers today announced it has become the official publisher of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s archives, which include some of the most historically important and vital literature in American history. The...

There's a Book for That: Black Music Month June is Black Music Month. Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part...

Grand Central Publishing to Publish Book By Academy Award Winning Actor Jamie Foxx Grand Central Publishing is excited to announce that Jamie Foxx’s book, ACT LIKE YOU GOT SOME SENSE: And Other Things My Daughters Taught...

ROLE PLAY by Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker High-level corruption, high-priced addiction, high-voltage infidelity. The American Dream… Loving husband, doting father, respected politician. On the surface, California Governor Montgomery ’Monty’ Fields appears to have it all—and...

Barnes & Noble Selects Zakiya Dalila Harris’s The Other Black Girl as June 2021 National Book Club Selection Readers are Invited to a Free Virtual Book Club Event Featuring Zakiya Dalila Harris in Conversation...

Mary Ann Naples, VP and Publisher of Hachette Books, announced today the forthcoming publication of THE QUEEN BEE (Hachette Books, 11/02/21), by Lil’ Kim, with Kathy Iandoli. The embargoed book is edited by Associate...

THE COLDEST LOVE SHE'S EVER KNOWN BY LEO SULLIVAN Urban lit superstar Leo Sullivan delivers a story of love, betrayal, and crime, hot enough to ignite a war in the streets… Sunday Kennedy has...

Romantic Suspense Thrills and Calculated Reactions with Rae Shawn on Book Lights LISTEN HERE! Rae Shawn began writing to see more characters like her doing the hard jobs that typically were seen by male...

Second Chances and Small Town Romance with Meka James  LISTEN HERE!! Meka James is a writer of adult contemporary and erotic romance. A born and raised Georgia Peach, she still resides in the southern...

THE HILL WE CLIMB by Amanda Gorman Debuts at #1 on NYT and USA Today Bestsellers Lists Amanda Gorman’s THE HILL WE CLIMB: An Inaugural Poem for the Country, a jacketed hardcover edition of...

SORROWLAND BY RIVERS SOLOMON (Available for pre-order-Releasing May 4th) A triumphant, genre-bending breakout novel from one of the boldest new voices in contemporary fiction Vern—seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound...

Iconic and multi-award-winning actor, musician, filmmaker, and activist Idris Elba has signed a global multi-book deal with HarperCollins to publish a range of children’s books launching in 2022. In a major UK/US co-publication...

Scribd has announced a partnership with Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Daveed Diggs and Emmy Award-winning writer, creator, producer, and actor Lena Waithe. Together, we’ve produced an audiobook performance...