Written by Ava and Alexis McClure Illustrated by Courtney Dawson Introducing your new favorite children’s book stars: The McClure Twins! This adorable and fun story about embracing differences is perfect for fans of Juno Valentine and Fancy Nancy. Ava and Alexis are twins. So when they find out they were born a whole minute apart and…
Written by J. Dillard Illustrated by Akeem S. Roberts J.D. has a big problem–it’s the night before the start of third grade and his mom has just given him his first and worst home haircut. When the steady stream of insults from the entire student body of Douglass Elementary becomes too much for J.D., he…
MADISON MARGOLINAuthor www.madisonmargolin.com Photo Download | Bio Download Madison Margolin is a journalist specializing in the Jewish, psychedelic, and cannabis beats. She is the co-founder and editor of psychedelic magazine DoubleBlind, and has written for such publications as Rolling Stone, Playboy, Vice, Tablet, High Times, and the Village Voice, among others. She is also the…
PHILANA PATTERSONAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Philana Patterson is a New York Metropolitan area journalist, content creator and writer whose professional career spans nearly 30 years. Currently, Patterson is Deputy Editor, Standards & Ethics at the Wall Street Journal where she is tasked with maintaining the high standards of the journal’s newsroom. Since joining…
VERA AHIYYAAuthor thetututeacher.com Photo Download | Bio Download Vera Ahiyya (née Corbett) was born in Germany and raised in El Paso, Texas by her wonderful mother and amazing grandparents. Originally a pre-med student, Vera realized her calling as an educator at Austin College in Sherman, TX, where she majored in History and earned her MA…
AFYA IBOMUAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Afya Ibomu is the CEO of NATTRAL.com, Nattral Magazine and has been a vegetarian since 1990. Her third book, The Vegan Soul Food Guide to the Galaxy, was nominated for a 2010 African American Literary Award for cookbook of the year. Afya is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor and holds…
ALINE ALEXANDER NEWMANAuthor www.alinealexandernewman.com Photo Download | Bio Download Teaching was Aline Alexander Newman’s first profession. Over the years, she has taught full-time, part-time, adult education, and as a substitute for every level from pre-K to12. And she’s done it in her own classroom, college classrooms, jailhouse activity areas, and factory lunchrooms. For six years,…
BARBARA BIZIOUAuthor barbarabiziou.com Photo Download | Bio Download Barbara Biziou, author of The Joy of Ritual and The Joy of Family Rituals, has devoted her career to inspiring, empowering, and supporting people through life’s transitions and challenges. As an agent of change and transformation, Biziou’s abiding passion has been to adapt ancient rituals to current…
BILL LESTERAuthor billlester.com Photo Download | Bio Download Bill Lester III was born on February 6, 1961 in Washington D.C. to William Alexander Lester, Jr., an electrical engineering professor and researcher at IBM Corporation, and Rochelle Lester, a social worker and elementary school teacher. Lester graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland, California in 1979…
CALAYA MICHELLE STALLWORTH, PH.D.Author Photo Download | Bio Download Since 2007, Calaya Michelle Stallworth has published eleven contemporary African American novels under the pen name Grace Octavia with Kensington and Harlequin Books. Her witty, insightful stories filled with wicked humor and spunk have been loved by readers and critics alike. Calaya’s work in the publishing…
