Black Business Review – Book of the Year Awards 2025
Celebrating authors who are shaping conversations, culture, and communities.
The Black Business Review Book of the Year Awards recognizes impactful books that inspire leadership, business growth, entrepreneurship, and community empowerment. This year’s winners all come from one shelf — the catalog of BBR founder Alexis Coates, whose ten titles span business strategy, personal development, professional excellence, and children’s literature.
Book of the Year 2025: Pieces of His Glory
by Jackie Coates — 31 Day Devotional
Our 2025 Book of the Year. Jackie Coates delivers thirty-one days of faith, reflection, and encouragement — a devotional that meets readers where they are and reminds them whose they are. Pieces of His Glory is the kind of book that doesn’t just get read; it gets lived with, prayed through, and passed on. Congratulations to Jackie Coates on this well-deserved honor.
Business Book of the Year: 12 Great Business Principles
Building a business from the ground up and rising to power.
Twelve principles for building something from nothing. The flagship title — the book everything else in the catalog grows from. A must-read for founders, operators, and anyone serious about building.
Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alexis-Coates/author/B09QMMWL23
Leadership Book of the Year: The Magnet Effect
Why People Are Attracted to Powerful People.
Presence is a skill. This book breaks down the psychology of influence and attraction — how powerful people draw opportunities toward them, and how you can develop that same gravity.
Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alexis-Coates/author/B09QMMWL23
Professional Growth Book of the Year: 51 Business Essentials
Vital Tips for Business People.
Fifty-one sharp, practical tips for the real world of business. No theory — just what works, what to avoid, and how experienced operators actually think.
Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alexis-Coates/author/B09QMMWL23
Personal Development Book of the Year: Circle of Friends
The Ultimate Secret to Choosing the Right Friend Circle.
Your circle shapes your ceiling. An essential read on choosing relationships with intention — the people who push you forward and the ones you need to outgrow.
Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alexis-Coates/author/B09QMMWL23
Children’s Book of the Year: 12 Great Business Principles for Kids
Big Lessons for Young Bosses! — Paperback $9.99
The flagship principles rewritten for ages 7–12, with coloring pages, activities, and a Young Boss Certificate. The official companion to the Young Bosses Entrepreneurship Academy — because it’s never too early to think like an owner.
Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alexis-Coates/author/B09QMMWL23
Signed copies & bulk orders: Email Alexis directly
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