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HW Pick: I Dreamt I Was in Heaven, The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang

Posted on December 20, 2011 by | Leave a comment

In the waning days of Indian Territory, the multi-racial, teenaged Rufus Buck Gang embarked on a vicious, childish, and deadly 13-day rampage that shocked even this lawless place. Their goal was to take back Indian lands. Based on the true story, this is a tale of how real-life figures “Hanging Judge” Isaac C. Parker, notorious half-black, half-Indian outlaw Cherokee Bill, one-quarter Cherokee “gentlemen bandit” Henry Starr, relative of the notorious Belle Starr,.. Continue reading →

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Social Media Workshop at Harlem Book Fair

Posted on July 12, 2010 by | 1 Comment

Every web interaction has the power to influence a potential client’s decision to purchase your book, product or service. So, if your website does not provide an informative and satisfying experience and you don’t engage your visitors through social media, then they will find an author who is interested enough to have a dialog with their audience and a business who’s interested in what they have to say. Continue reading →

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Tinesha Davis with Victoria Christopher Murray & Kwame Alexander in Harlem

Posted on June 5, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Tinesha Davis talks about the success of here novel. Victoria Christopher Murray gives a tip on character development.

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Book Expo America at The Black Pack Party in Harlem

Posted on May 30, 2010 by | 1 Comment

On May 26 2010, writers, publishers, and industry professionals got together at Nectar Wine Bar in Harlem to mix, mingle, and have a good time at The Black Pack Party. Continue reading →

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2009 Mosaic Spring Benefit – Harlem, NY

Posted on May 29, 2009 by | 1 Comment
 2009 Mosaic Literary Magazine Benefit

To RSVP ($40 Minimum Contribution to Attend) please visit: http://mosaicmagazine.org/benefit.html

Join us Sunday, June 7, 2-5 pm for some wine, food, and art as we celebrate spring and Mosaic. Proceeds will go to benefit Mosaic Literary Magazine and its education programs.

Wine · Food · Art

AALBC.com Brownstone Gallery

64 West 119 St
Harlem NY 10026


Featuring:

Poet Cheryl Boyce-Taylor (pictured right)

and Marcia E. Wilson’s

Dripping Ink photography exhibit, including images of:

Amiri Baraka · Derrick Bell · Cheryl Boyce-Taylor & son, Phife (Tribe Called Quest) · Octavia Butler · Colin Channer · Dr. John Henrik Clark · Jayne Cortez · Edwidge Danticat · Angela Davis · Junot Diaz  · bell hooks ·  Jamaica Kincaid · Haki Madhubuti · Terri McMillan · Bebe Moore-Campbell · Toni Morrison · President Barack Obama · Kevin Powell · Sonia Sanchez · Alice Walker · Margaret Walker

 

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HW Radio: Book Talk with Troy Johnson, AALBC.com

Posted on May 7, 2009 by | Leave a comment


Inside the Harlem Book Industry!!

Listen to HW Radio with HW’s Danny Tisdale as he speaks to HW Senior Book Editor Troy Johnson, and Owner of the AALBC.com, the book industry in Harlem, the Harlem Book Fair, how-to pitch books, upcoming events, and much, much more.

Friday, May 8th at 6:30 pm

Call-in 646.915.8829

Email hwcontact@yahoo.com

Troy Johnson’ Johnson is a technology expert and industry leader in marketing books on the Web. Johnson is the founder of AALBC.com.  AALBC.com, launched in 1998, is the largest and most frequently visited site dedicated to books by and about black people.

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BET’s Abrams Speaks To AALBC.com

Posted on June 10, 2008 by | Leave a comment

BET personality Abiola Abrams with Troy Johnson, AALBC.com and Harlem World Senior Book Editor about discussing her novel Dare. Filmed in the AALBC.com office in Harlem, New York on January 20th 2008.

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