african american authors

A collection of reminiscences offers the poet's thoughts on aging, sensuality and sexuality, rage and violence, Africa, and the home.

A collection of selected essays, speeches, and meditations by Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison spanning four decades of her career and exploring society, culture, and art.

Angelou talks about her most personal experiences and reveals her outlook on a wide variety of subjects.

A collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

"For centuries, accomplished women--of all races--have fallen out of the historical records. The same is true for gifted, prolific, women poets of the Harlem Renaissance who are little known, especially as compared to their male counterparts. In this poetry collection, bestselling author Nikki Grimes uses 'The Golden Shovel' poetic method to create wholly original poems based on the works of these groundbreaking women--and to introduce readers to their work. Each poem is paired with one-of-a-kind art from today's most exciting female African-American illustrators, including: Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Cozbi Cabrera, Pat Cummings, Nina Crews, Laura Freeman, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Ebony Glenn, April Harrison, Ekua Holmes, Keisha Morrison, Daria Peoples-Riley, Andrea Pippins, Shadra Strickland, and Elizabeth Zunon. Legacy also includes a foreword, an introduction to the history of the Harlem Renaissance, author's note, and poet biographies, which make this a wonderful resource and a book to cherish"--From the publisher's web site.

Presents a collection of poems by African-American poets.

Presents poems or excerpts from poems written by African-American poets, featuring one selection for each letter of the alphabet.

Presents four modern love stories by popular American authors E. Lynn Harris, Eric Jerome Dickey, Colin Channer, and Marcus Major.

Collects poetry from women authors, composed during the Harlem Renaissance with selections from Gwendolyn B. Bennett, Carrie Williams Clifford, Mae V. Cowdery, Alice E. Furlong, Virginia Houston, Anne Spencer, Clara Ann Thompson, and others.