Written by Vera Ahiyya Illustrated by Debby Rahmalia It’s Leilani’s first day of first grade, and she is excited and a bit nervous. But thanks to her caring family and friendly new teacher, Mr. Gray, she soon learns all about the fun things they will make and do in the classroom that year. Soon, she gains…
Written by Victoria Scott-Miller Illustrated by Toni D. Chambers In this joyous picture book written by Victoria Scott-Miller (The Museum Lives in Me), brothers Langston and Emerson get super excited when their parents go out for date night. It means their favorite babysitter will stay over, and there will be slime-making, couch jumping, and pizza!…
Will Packer, the groundbreaking producer behind the films “Girls Trip”, “Stomp the Yard” and many more, is hitting the road to promote his new book: Who Better Than You?: The Art of Healthy Arrogance & Dreaming Big! Catch him live on tour: February 17th: At the Strand Bookstore in Manhattan, in conversation with Sunny Hostin February 19th: At…
Award-winning producer and journalist Shirley Neal’s book, AfroCentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture, has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work By a Debut Author. In AfroCentric Style, Neal explores the Black community’s ongoing influence on the world of pop culture, enhanced by more than 100…
NATALIE R. PERKINSAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins serves as Executive Minister for Digital Church at Middle Collegiate Church, helping to build and hold its online church and community. She received her Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in 2015 and was awarded the Karen Ziegler Feminist Preaching Prize. She…
By Tamika Burgess Danilo Osorio Jr.’s baseball skills were once the pride of his father and entire hometown of El Chorrillo, Panamá. But that was then, and this is now… Following 1989’s Operation Just Cause, a US military invasion that left his neighborhood decimated, Danilo couldn’t care less about baseball or the father who abandoned…
NIA I. GILLIAMAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download As one of the few Black female airline pilots in the United States, Nia I. Gilliam’s journey from being a wide-eyed ten-year-old with big dreams to flying the Boeing 777 on international routes, and becoming an Airbus Captain for a major US airline, is a tale of…
Illustrated by Gordon C. James Written by Quartez Harris Before James Baldwin was a celebrated novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and activist, he was a boy who fell in love with stories. Words opened up new worlds for young Jimmy, who read and wrote at every opportunity. He ultimately realized his dreams of becoming an author…
Serendipity Literary Agency CEO and AALA President Regina Brooks is one of five publishing professionals chosen by Publishers Weekly as a 2024 Notable. “Drawing on her first career working at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Regina Brooks is bringing the innovative spirit of an engineer to the publishing industry… Since joining the Association of American…
Written by Vera Ahiyya Illustrated by Debby Rahmalia It’s time to get ready for Valentine’s Day! Kai’s whole class is busily preparing by making friendship cards, decorating homemade mailboxes, and sharing delicious sweets and treats. But Kai and their friends can’t help but worry… what if they don’t receive any cards at alll? Luckily, their teacher…
