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365 Black Books BCALA 2024 BOTB Saturday

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) will soon be publishing the 2025 Best of the Best Books (BOTB). In the meantime, check out these books from the 2024 BOTB list.

Elementary: A Voice of Hope The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story by Nadia Saloman; illustrated by London Ladd

Middle Grade: Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBride

Young Adult Tanglefoot by Kalela Williams

KRLemmons African American Authors, African American autobiography

365 Black Books: Zora Neale Hurston Thursday

Zora Neale Hurston, author, anthropologist, and folklorist was born January 7. Well-known for her book, “Their Eyes Are Watching God”, she has written other books. Just a few pictured here. More can be found on the website: https://www.zoranealehurston.com/books/

Her autobiography:

If you are a fan of Zora Neale Hurston, you should treat yourself to the Zora Neale Festival in January. It is a fabulous event that honors and pay tribute to a fantastic author. For more information, check out the website: https://zorafestival.org/

KRLemmons African American autobiography, African American children's literature, African American Musicians, African Americans

365 Black Books Trombone Shorty Tuesday

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews was born January 2. He is a trombone player that fuses rock, jazz, pop, hip-hop and funk into his music. I had the opportunity/privilege to hear when he performed at one our library conferences in New Orleans. He was fabulous then and continues to be fabulous now.

He wrote two books about his life and career: https://www.tromboneshorty.com/books