In the third and final installment of the Desperate Hoodwives trilogy, a pimp, a killer, a playa, and a drug dealer struggle to get their game right in a sizzling novel where leaving the life and trying to go straight is a deadly option. Tavon, better...

In honor of the Year of the Blues, the long-awaited reissue of a myth-shattering examination of a most enduring form of American music

The History of Gangster Rap is a deep dive into one of the most fascinating subgenres of any music category to date. Sixteen detailed chapters, organized chronologically, examine the evolution of gangster rap, its main players, and the culture that...

Meet Morag Clementine. The new housekeeper at historic Hayward Hall.Her practical and capable attitude usually keeps her out of trouble. Above all, her no-nonsense, get it done approach. And her get in the middle of the scrum outlook. Just as well,...

Meet Morag Clementine. The new housekeeper at historic Hayward Hall.Her practical and capable attitude usually keeps her out of trouble. Above all, her no-nonsense, get it done approach. And her get in the middle of the scrum outlook. Just as well,...

A brilliant picture book biography about Thurgood Marshall, who fought for equality during the Civil Rights Movement and served as the first Black justice on the Supreme Court, from Coretta Scott King Honor winners Kekla Magoon and Laura Freeman. Growing...

Debra Phillips's The High Price of a Good Man is a funny and unforgettable story about big, bold, sassy, beautiful Queenisha Renae Sutton who finds out that when it comes to men, sometimes love doesn't have anything to do with it. First of all, just for...

This Hawaiian vacation turns into a humorous, heart-opening odyssey that is alive with beings from other dimensions.Join Tanis' adventure to meet seldom-seen beings of various races that dwell in volcanoes, misty forests and roaring seas. Discover the...

An impassioned, thoughtful, and fearless essay on the effects of racism on the American identity by one of our country's most humane literary voices. Acclaimed as "one of the most humane, honest, liberating works of our time" (The Village Voice), The...

From the creator of the acclaimed graphic novel The Witch Boy comes a new adventure set in the world of magic and shapeshifting -- and ordinary kids just trying to make friends.Aster and his family are adjusting to his unconventional talent for witchery;...

From the creator of the acclaimed graphic novel The Witch Boy comes a new adventure set in the world of magic and shapeshifting -- and ordinary kids just trying to make friends.Aster and his family are adjusting to his unconventional talent for witchery;...

This story is about three children who stay with their grandparents for a holiday in County Leitrim in Ireland. This is a misty enchanting place known for its fairy hills, gurgling streams, lakes and hidden caves.They find a baby but it's so tiny, it...