WHEN STAYING ON TOP IS THE ONLY OPTION! Join Essence(R) -bestselling authors Ms. Michel Moore and T.C. Littles, along with Novelist Blacc Topp, as they each give you heart-racing, gritty tales of what being On a Mission on the block...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - From the best-selling author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, a searing multi-generational novel--set in the 1980s in racially and politically turbulent Philadelphia and in the tiny town of...

A major monograph chronicling Thomas' vibrant, rhinestone-adorned paintingsNew York-based artist Mickalene Thomas' critically acclaimed and extensive body of work spans painting, collage, print, photography, video and immersive installations. With...

BLOOD IS SUPPOSED TO BE THICKER THAN WATER. But he made my blood spill like water. So I crossed waters to leave blood behind, hoping I wouldn't leave a trail for him to follow and find me. Still, when I am enjoying the fruits of freedom most, that is...

"I'm sitting on the floor in my mother's house, surrounded by stuff." So begins Jennifer Howard's Clutter, an expansive assessment of our relationship to the things that share and shape our lives. Sparked by the painful two-year process of cleaning out...

Travel with Weber and Pete to Europe, to see how Paris and Rio became the dynamic duo of the Duncan clan. Ripped from the pages of the New York Times bestselling series The Family Business, Carl Weber and Eric Pete bring you To Paris with Love, a solo...

It is said that all work and no play makes life dull. Justin, Keith, Marcus, and Evan love to do both. These young guys are four hard-working professionals who also have an addiction to club life. Keith is in the banking field, trying to rise to the top...

Legendborn meets Red Rising in this stunning conclusion to N. E. Davenport's fast-paced, sexy, action-packed sci-fantasy duology. Elite warrior Ikenna and her rogue cohort must outrun bounty hunters, their former comrades, and a megalomaniacal demi-god,...

A young girl and her father share an early morning horseback ride around their city in this picture book celebration of "just-us time," perfect for fans of My Papi Has a Motocycle Tall. High as the clouds. Strong as a horse's back. Like a cowboy. In...

In this light-novel prequel to the Apple Black series, Willow and Gideon together take on the evils that riddle Eden in their adventure to find gold. Many years ago, humans acquired "Black" fruits from a tree that descended from the skies, turning...

Intrigued by danger, attracted to the thrill, and feenin' for life in the fast lane, Morgan gives up everything she's ever known to go on the ride of her life with Javon. Drugs, love, heartbreak, and scandal--will they break the good girl turned bad? Or...

Autism is rising across the United States but disproportionately affects Black children and their families. While White middle-class families tend to be the focus of autism research and services, A Thousand Worries tells the stories of fifteen Black...

Engagement? Check.Five-Year Plan? Check.Buy a home? Check.Plan wedding? Check. Baby . . . ? What happens between two men and one woman when one man never wanted to be a father, and the other one always has? In love with her fiancé and the life planned...

Long ago at the far edges of the universe a special type of radiation called Ikon Tuaro made melanin power. For thousands of years it flourished, until in a time of great darkness it was nearly wiped out. For hundreds of years, it lay on the brink of...