"Doesn't miss a romantic beat . . . McCoy expertly crafts a well-balanced love triangle between empathetic and passionate characters--and delivers plenty of comic relief in the form of Zora's lovable matchmaking grandmother." --Publishers Weekly, Starred...

A compelling narrative of the trials and triumphs of tennis champion Althea Gibson, a key figure in the integration of American sports and, for a time, one of the most famous women in the world. From her start playing paddle tennis on the streets of...

Sojourner Truth's powerful voice calls to us through this evocative narrative of faith in action--and her words are more relevant than ever. Though born into slavery, Sojourner Truth would defy the limits placed upon her as a Black woman to become one...

In the final novel of the Liminals, a found family of Black superheroes has one last chance to save the world.After traveling back in time to rescue his fostered daughter, Taggert has returned to the present and found himself in his favorite place: up...

Hardships, injustice, and abuse can leave us crippled, or they can leave us more determined than ever to thrive. Ira Combs, Jr. grew up in the poverty stricken city of Westland, Michigan. Between racial injustice, a pervasive drug culture, and a complex...

Already excerpted in the New Yorker, Black Cloud Rising is a compelling and important historical novel that takes us back to an extraordinary moment when enslaved men and women were shedding their bonds and embracing freedomBy fall of 1863, Union forces...

The biracial coming-of-age journey of a boy from Black and Jewish families--a "brilliant, devastating book." "Resonant. . . . Engagingly delivered, candid reflections on heritage and identity." --Kirkus Reviews The In-Betweens tells the story of a...

Hardships, injustice, and abuse can leave us crippled, or they can leave us more determined than ever to thrive.Ira Combs, Jr. grew up in the poverty-stricken city of Westland, Michigan. Between racial injustice, a pervasive drug culture, and a complex...

Tyriek White did not come to play. He is doing something for New York narratives I've never seen, and really never imagined. This novel is so New York--so, so New York--yet so deeply southern on lower frequencies. It's astonishing. --Kiese Laymon, author...