NPR SPRING PICKAn insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon's profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an important period in American publishing...

The gripping tale of three Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America "A moving, beautifully written account, by turns raw and tender." --Los...

In this gripping, emotionally layered novel set in Prohibition-era Martha's Vineyard, a young woman from a Black seafaring family plunges into the dangerous world of rum-running to save her home and uncover the truth about her father's death. Martha's...

As prosperity and great cultural changes sweep across 1920s Jazz Age America, Nola Ann Jackson learns more about developing her natural psychic talents from her aunt--talents that prove crucial when she investigates murder in her Black community--in this...

The new edition of a modern classic by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe, this poignant and passionate novel in the acclaimed God series features unforgettable lifelong friends Annette Goode Davis and Rhoda O'Toole--two...

Our nation's transportation system is crumbling: highways are collapsing, roads are pockmarked, and commuter trains are unreliable. But as acclaimed scholar and ACLU president Deborah Archer warns in Dividing Lines, before we can think about rebuilding...

A cold case has been reopened... and someone is killing to keep their secrets. Police Chief Tyson Morrow takes his job keeping the peace seriously. So when Olivia Lowell arrives in town, asking uncomfortable questions to find her birth parents, he's...

This standalone novel brings back the character of Tori Billups from Zari's Carl Weber's Kingpins: Penthouse View. After she was set up by Jamarco and did two years in prison, Tori Billups (Carl Weber's Kingpin, Penthouse View) returns to Atlanta with a...

For fans of Ryan Coogler's Sinners and readers of Victor LaValle, Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, and Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad, this ingenious reimagining of the vampire origin story set during the early days of American slavery...

When a Black teen decides to run for prom queen at her predominantly white high school, the competition takes a deadly turn when the fight for the crown becomes a matter of life or death. A gripping YA thriller for readers of Jumata Emill's The Black...

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He let her go once But he'll risk his life to protect her Attorney Amber Rashaad is more than ready to prosecute the serial killer who terrorized her city. But she wasn't expecting to face Trent Mitchell as the defendant's counsel. She hasn't gotten...