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Kin: Oprah's Book Club by Jones, Tayari
Kin: Oprah's Book Club
A magnificent new novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of An American Marriage--Tayari Jones has written an unforgettable novel that sparkles with wit and intelligence and deep feeling about two lifelong friends whose worlds converge after many years apart in the face of a...
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Ironwood: A Catalina Novel by Connelly, Michael
Ironwood: A Catalina Novel
Sworn to protect a scenic island meant to be far from the evils of the mainland, Detective Sergeant Stilwell can feel danger closing in. Detective Sergeant Stilwell knows that his posting on Catalina Island is no paradise, but to most residents, it seems blissfully...
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Judge Stone by Patterson, James
Judge Stone
Academy Award winning actress Viola Davis and the world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson's Judge Stone "delivers first-class courtroom drama, small-town excitement, and strong characters all wrapped in a moral dilemma. Tense, readable, and relevant." (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) "Talk about a power combo!...
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Transcendence for Beginners: Life Writing and Philosophy by Carlisle, Clare
Transcendence for Beginners: Life Writing and Philosophy
A lyrical work of philosophy that draws from the work of Spinoza, George Eliot, biographers, memoirists, and more to examine how wisdom and goodness are transmitted by individual human lives. Transcendence for Beginners is an innovative book about philosophy and life writing, exploring how...
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Yesteryear: A GMA Book Club Pick by Burke, Caro Claire
Yesteryear: A GMA Book Club Pick
A traditional American woman, a beautiful wife and mother who sells her pioneer lifestyle of raw milk and farm-fresh eggs to her millions of social media followers, suddenly awakens cold, filthy, and terrified in the brutal reality of 1855--where she must unravel whether this...
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Yesteryear: A GMA Book Club Pick by Burke, Caro Claire
Yesteryear: A GMA Book Club Pick
A traditional American woman, a beautiful wife and mother who sells her pioneer lifestyle of raw milk and farm-fresh eggs to her millions of social media followers, suddenly awakens cold, filthy, and terrified in the brutal reality of 1805--where she must unravel whether this...
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Discover a curated selection of African art books and literature from renowned African authors. Find the best books to read, including best selling titles, at our online bookstore today!

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  • A Natural History of the Studio by Kentridge, William
    A Natural History of the Studio
    William Kentridge, one of the leading artists of our time, offers a personal account of his childhood, creative practice, and the studio spaces--understood both as physical places and a way of thinking--that have shaped his life and workFor more than thirty years, Kentridge's art...
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  • African Art by Willett, Frank
    African Art
    The art of the Fang, the BaTeke, the BaKota, and other African peoples is extraordinarily vigorous and shows a brilliant sense of form. The substantial aesthetic impact that their works have had on the development of twentieth-century Western art--on Picasso, Derain, Braque, and Modigliani,...
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  • Ancient Nubian Art: A History by Freed, Rita E.
    Ancient Nubian Art: A History
    Lushly illustrated with stunning artifacts, this volume is the first comprehensive and accessible publication to explore the art, architecture, and material culture of ancient Nubia. Kings and queens of Nubia reigned over one of the largest empires in the ancient world and had contacts...
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  • Annancy Stories by Pamela Colman Smith by Smith, Pamela C.
    Annancy Stories by Pamela Colman Smith
    A collection of Jamaican folktales about Annancy the Spider as told by famous Tarot artist Pamela C. Smith with a foreward by the publisher.Author: Pamela C. SmithPublisher: Darker Intentions PressPublished: 06/13/2006Pages: 84Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.17dISBN: 9780976961222
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  • Black Art: A Cultural History by Powell, Richard J.
    Black Art: A Cultural History
    The African diaspora--a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism--has generated a wide array of artistic achievements, from blues and reggae to the paintings of the pioneering American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner and the music videos of Solange. This study concentrates...
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  • Ethiopian Devotions: Paintings, Illuminated Manuscripts, and Processional Crosses from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Centuries by Heldman, Marilyn E.
    Ethiopian Devotions: Paintings, Illuminated Manuscripts, and Processional Crosses from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Centuries
    Admire stunning Christian imagery of Ethiopian Orthodox Church art in this lavishly illustrated volume with informative essays and more than 100 images Ethiopia is one of the world's oldest Christian civilizations, and its rich artistic history often centers on religious themes and practices. Ranging...
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  • Exhale Again: A Self Care Coloring Book with Affirmations Celebrating Black and Brown Women Volume 2 by Nicole, Latoya
    Exhale Again: A Self Care Coloring Book with Affirmations Celebrating Black and Brown Women Volume 2
    It's Finally time to take time out for YOU with this (2nd Edition) Self Care coloring book by Latoya Nicole - Exhale Again: A Self Care Coloring Book with AffirmationsYou can't pour from an empty cup. Give yourself permission to focus on self-care and...
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  • Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy by Thompson, Robert Farris
    Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy
    This landmark book shows how five African civilizations--Yoruba, Kongo, Ejagham, Mande and Cross River--have informed and are reflected in the aesthetic, social and metaphysical traditions (music, sculpture, textiles, architecture, religion, idiogrammatic writing) of black people in the United States, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, Mexico, Brazil...
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  • Flight Into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now by Tommasino, Akili
    Flight Into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now
    The first publication to examine the symbolic importance of ancient Egypt to Black artists and other cultural figures, from the nineteenth century through the Harlem Renaissance to the present From the late nineteenth century onward, Black Americans looked to ancient Egypt as evidence of...
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  • Forest of a Thousand Daemons: A Hunter's Saga by Fagunwa, D. O.
    Forest of a Thousand Daemons: A Hunter's Saga
    The first novel written in the Yoruba language and one of the first to be written in any African language.Author: D. O. FagunwaPublisher: City Lights BooksPublished: 09/24/2013Pages: 153Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.60dISBN: 9780872866300Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 08/26/2013About the AuthorAbout D.O....
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  • Georgia O'Keeffe: To See Takes Time by O'Keeffe, Georgia
    Georgia O'Keeffe: To See Takes Time
    A revelatory new volume on the American modernist's lesser-known works on paper, reuniting many serial works for the first timeRecalling a charcoal she made in 1916, Georgia O'Keeffe later wrote, "I have made this drawing several times--never remembering that I had made it before--and...
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  • Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys by Gant, Kimberli
    Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys
    'An encyclopedic necessity for anyone interested in contemporary art.' - Vanity Fair'We want people to see themselves... We want you to see the giants on whose shoulders we stand.' - Alicia Keys The first book to showcase selections from the groundbreaking Dean Collection of...
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  • How to Read African Textiles by Giuntini, Christine
    How to Read African Textiles
    The latest volume in The Met's How to Read series, focusing on the rich and varied textiles of Africa through forty exemplars from the nineteenth century to the present day Historically, handwoven cloth and clothing made across the African continent have been labor-intensive creations...
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  • Mosaics Hexagon Coloring Book: Animals Color by Number for Adults Stress Relieving Design by Rocket Publishing
    Mosaics Hexagon Coloring Book: Animals Color by Number for Adults Stress Relieving Design
    THE BEST GIFT IDEA COLOR BY NUMBER FOR GROWN-UPS Each number means a particular color from a 25-color palette. You will KNOW the secrect pictures that HIDDEN on the pages when you START COLORING them. - Each coloring page is designed to help relax...
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  • Mural by Darwish, Mahmoud
    Mural
    "The most celebrated writer of verse in the Arab world."-Adam Shatz, The New York Times Poetry from former national poet of Palestine, illustrated by original drawings by John Berger Mahmoud Darwish was the Palestinian national poet. One of the greatest poets of the last...
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  • New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations by Maples, Amanda M.
    New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations
    An exploration of contemporary African masquerade that reveals its cultural contexts, artistic innovations, and intersection with museum collection practices By placing masquerade at the forefront of contemporary African art, this volume shows how masquerade is a dynamic and urban phenomenon shaped by shifting global...
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  • Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica by Byrd, Antawan I.
    Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica
    An expansive look at more than a century of Pan-Africanist art and the ways it embodies the movement's principles and global ambitions Since the term Pan-Africanism was coined around 1900, the movement's promise has been to foster liberation and solidarity for Black peoples worldwide....
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  • The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power by Sall, Amy
    The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power
    The African Gaze is a comprehensive exploration of postcolonial and contemporary photography and cinema from Africa. Drawing from archival imagery and documents, interviews with the photographers and filmmakers (in some cases family members/close associates if the artist is deceased), and contributions from writers, scholars,...
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  • The Here Project: Pride and Belonging in African Art by Dumouchelle, Kevin D.
    The Here Project: Pride and Belonging in African Art
    200 stunning images in this companion book to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art exhibition celebrate 70 LGBTQ] African artists We are here. This powerful volume platforms artists whose work reflects their identities and experiences as African LGBTQ+ individuals. This is the largest...
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  • When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting by Kouoh, Koyo
    When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting
    Published to accompany a major exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA, CapeTown, When We See Us presents a comprehensive exploration of Black representation through portraiture and figuration, celebrating Black subjectivity and Black consciousness from Pan-African and Pan-Diasporic perspectives.In the past decade, figurative painting by Black artists...
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African Literature & Authors Online

At our online bookstore, you’ll find a vibrant collection of African art books and African literature that celebrates the rich cultural heritage and creativity of the African continent. Whether you're an art lover or a literature enthusiast, our curated selection will immerse you in the world of African expression through both visual and written mediums.

For those interested in African art books, African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection by André Magnin is a must-have. This stunning book showcases contemporary African art, offering an in-depth look at some of the most innovative artists on the continent. Another gem is African Art: A Century at the Brooklyn Museum, which explores the museum's expansive collection of African art, tracing its cultural significance and impact over time.

In our African literature section, discover powerful narratives from some of the most acclaimed African authors. Books like Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, a cornerstone of African literature, provide deep insights into African culture, colonialism, and tradition. Another title to explore is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun, a gripping historical novel set during the Nigerian Civil War.

Whether you’re looking for best selling books or the best books to read in African literature, our selection has you covered. Explore works from both modern and classic African authors that offer captivating stories and profound reflections on the African experience.

As your go-to online bookstore, we’re dedicated to bringing you the finest African art books and African literature. Browse our collection today to find your next must-read and discover a world of creativity and culture.

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Q What kind of African American books can I find online?

A African American literature encompasses a vast range of genres! You'll find historical fiction, coming-of-age stories, poetry, biographies, and social commentary exploring themes of race, identity, and the Black experience in America. Many online bookstores offer works by classic and contemporary authors.

Q Are there online resources for African American art history?

A Yes! Online bookstores often carry books exploring various art movements, renowned artists, and mediums like painting, sculpture, and photography. Look for titles that delve into the rich history of African American art. I'm interested in Americana novels with African American themes. 

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A Many online bookstores offer curated selections of Americana novels exploring the African American experience within the broader American context. Look for titles that touch on themes of race, identity, and the changing landscape of America.

Q How can I find the best-selling African American books or art books online?

A Several online bookstores have dedicated "Best Sellers" sections or allow you to filter by "Popularity." Utilize these features to discover the most sought-after titles in African American literature and art history.

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