Mississippi native Natasha Trethewey, author of "Bellocq's Ophelia" and "Domestic Work," has been awarded the Grolier Poetry Prize and a Pushcart Prize. Her work was also included in "The Best American Poetry 2000." Trethewey now lives in Decatur,...

These five salacious stories are filled to the brim with sizzling, steamy erotica for anyone who enjoys, fantasizes about, or simply craves girl-girl sex. Ava Wilson, a full-figured single diva, has always wondered what having sex with a woman would be...

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE - A deeply reported, searingly honest portrait of the death penalty in Texas--and what it tells us about crime and punishment in America "If you're one of those people who despair that nothing changes, and dream that...

Introduce your little ones to the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City, Pura Belpré, in both English and Spanish!Pura Belpré became the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City, and she pioneered the New York Public Library's outreach...

A "gorgeous and powerful" (The New York Times Book Review) memoir from cultural critic Rebecca Carroll recounting her painful struggle to overcome a completely white childhood to forge her identity as a Black woman in America. Rebecca Carroll grew up the...

This brand-new chapter book series follows aspiring rapper and hip-hop artist Karma from the Netflix animated series Karma's World!Meet Karma Grant! Karma and her friends are totally stoked for the MC Grillz concert in their neighborhood, Hansberry...

A New York Times Notable Book of 2016 Winner of the Zócalo Public Square Book Prize On March 29, 1516, the city council of Venice issued a decree forcing Jews to live in il geto--a closed quarter named for the copper foundry that once occupied the area...

When he is gifted a handmade drum by his mother, Ren learns the teachings of the drum that she also passes down to him. Ren discovers that through this special drum, he is able to connect to his culture and find confidence in his voice to joyfully share...

Brielle Montgomery returns with more scandal, more secrets, and more deception. In The Appraisal 2, everyone is out for one thing: revenge. In this much-anticipated finale, all is fair in sex and revenge. Lives are at stake as everyone fights to...

In this sexy, heartfelt classic from New York Times bestselling romance legend Brenda Jackson, one woman's run of bad luck may end in the sweetest kind of windfall. Set against the awesome landscape of Alaska. Sage Dunbar is dealt a shattering double...

Rediscover the forgotten story of how President Lincoln welcomed African Americans to his White House in America's most divided and war-torn era. Jonathan White illuminates why Lincoln's then-unprecedented welcoming of African American men and women to...

One of the most loved urban storytellers, Treasure Blue, delivers the second installment in the acclaimed Harlem Girl Lost series--a gritty urban drama featuring a group of Harlem teenagers facing the consequences of revenge and the hope that could save...