Carol M. Mackey is editor-in-chief of the award-winning Black Expressions Book Club, the largest African American book club in the nation. She has been named among the 50 Most Powerful African Americans in Publishing by Black Issues Book Review and has been featured in Literary Divas: The Top 100+ Most Admired African-American Women in Literature. In March 2012 was put on Ebony's "Cool List" for Sistergirl Devotions. Widely recognized as a leading expert on African American book buyers, Mackey sits on the board for the National Book Club Conference. She has appeared on CBS-TV's morning news show in New York and is often interviewed by other media outlets on the state of African American publishing. She lives in New York with her family.
