The Essence Book Project is a computational database of every book ever ranked on the bestsellers' list published in Essence Magazine, 1994-2010.
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3 May 2021
Welcome to the Essence Book Project! ๐ Through this project, we hope to illuminate how robust Black reading communities helped ensure that Black culture remained ahead of the digital turn. More info in our bio! #blackexcellence #research #literature
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10 Feb 2023
Perfect Essence Book Bestsellers for Super Bowl weekend! ๐ ๐ @essence #superbowl #essencebookproject #essencebookbestseller #liarsgame #dirtygame #truetothegame #chargeittothegame #gametime #booktok #reading
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27 Jan 2023
Because today is National Chocolate Cake Day! ๐ซ๐๐ A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown was an @essence book bestseller in July 2006! #nationalchocolatecakeday #cupcakebrown #apieceofcake #essencebookproject #urbanliterature #urbanlit #streetlit
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24 Jan 2023
Another @essence book bestseller to add to your shelf! The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities
#divinenine #hbcu #essencebookproject #readblackauthors
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7 Dec 2022
Do you remember these @Essence Book Bestsellers?
#hillharper #blackbooks #nonfiction #BookTwitter #booktwt #bookclub #NationalLetterWritingDay
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1 Dec 2022
The titles of these @essence Essence Book Bestsellers are also titles of songs! Can you name the artists?
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7 Nov 2022
It's Monday! Act like you know and have a "Bad As I Wanna Be" attitude this week! ๐๐พ#dennisrodman #1996 #essencebookbestseller
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31 Oct 2022
Nikki Turner @iamnikkiturner dominated the Essence Best Bookseller list for years with her page turning novels! See the link for more info on her latest book!
iamnikkiturner.com/
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25 Oct 2022
This month 23 years ago, Sister Souljah's classic THE COLDEST WINTER EVER, made the Essence Book Bestseller list. Speaking of cold...how cold is it where you are? #burr #thecoldestwinterever #classic
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17 Oct 2022
Dr. Jacinta Saffold, founder of Essence Book Project, profiled in @finebooks Fine Books & Collections magazine! Check it out! ๐๐พ
finebooksmagazine.com/blog/cโฆ
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17 Oct 2022
Twice on the Essence Book Bestseller list, @kevin_powell is back with a new book of poems, Grocery Shopping with My Mother, out December 6th!
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13 Oct 2022
ICYMI!! ๐๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ
Dr. Jacinta R. Saffold, endowed Africana Studies chair at the Univ of New Orleans, discusses "How Black Women Use Books for Labor and Leisure: Notes from the ESSENCE Book Project." youtu.be/WedR5gKA4FA
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13 Oct 2022
The project explores the literary history of Black popular books and womenโs reading communities at the turn of the 21st century.
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9 Oct 2022
Did you know that @lacooljill La Jill Hunt, contributing writer for shows such as BET's The Black Hamptons & The Family Business was on the 2004 Essence Book Bestseller list for her novel, Drama Queen?! ๐ฅ๐ฌ
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The Essence Book Project retweeted
4 Oct 2022
@EssenceProject My 15th and newest book is GROCERY SHOPPING WITH MY MOTHER. It is a collection of my poetry, inspired by visits with my ma past few years. PLEASE PRE-ORDER book, it is out DEC. 6, just before holiday season. LINK TO PRE-ORDER: softskull.com/dd-product/groโฆ
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