1858 - A wave of murders sweeps through Savannah, The city hires well-known crime solver, Clayton Steele. Steel arrives with his black manservant, Seth. Outwardly, Steele is a flamboyant sleuth. Only he's a fake, an actor hired by the true detective...

Based on events that took place in Oyo, an ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Wole Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England; and Simon...

Dear Strong Black Woman, You are strong. You are resilient. You are beautiful. You are also 100% human.Dear Strong Black Woman contains 31 letters of nourishment and reflection from one strong black woman to another.

In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of his books reflected a prejudice that was all too common at the time: prejudice against Jewish people. Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME After a traffic stop turns violent at the hands of the police, a young Black teen grapples with racism--and what it means for his...

The creation of Africa's newest state, South Sudan, in 2011, involved national and international recognition of "traditional authorities", or chiefs. Chiefship has often been misunderstood to be a timeless or non-state institution, but this book argues...

Ripped from the headlines stories detailing the horrendous nocturnal activities of sexual predators from St.Louis's infamous "Bossman" "McGhee" and New York's Nushawn Williams to the disturbing YouTube viral video rantings of the self proclaimed...

When the ominous Thunders roll into Dr. Amanda Bell Brown's town, the sassy sleuth sees a storm brewing. Disgraced playboy preacher Ezekiel Thunder and his seductive first lady, Nikki, are on the comeback trail, but Bell is less than charmed by the pair...

A heart-pounding psychological thriller of how far someone will go to keep their secrets... He has one gray eye, the other as dark as the deepest parts of any ocean. The often misunderstood Ronald Doolally lives his life as a single man with few...

A prosperous Black bourgeois family find their complacent lives shattered when they are taken hostage in their own home by two members of a Black militant group calling itself The Committee.

Kiki Swinson delivers startling twists, unforgettable characters--and a stark, unforgettable portrait of life in the South. Now she detonates an explosive tale about a couple who can't get enough--and a risk that will exact a merciless price . . . ...

Gripped by a frigid winter, and under continuing military occupation, Boston sits balanced on the edge of a blade. Street toughs harass soldiers; laborers and military men fight in the lanes; and loyalist merchants who defy Samuel Adams and the Sons of...

In this brilliant sequel to actor Luke Arnold's debut The Last Smile in Sunder City, a former soldier turned PI solves crime in a world that's lost its magic. The name's Fetch Phillips -- what do you need? Cover a Gnome with a crossbow while he does a...

I'm Cisco Suarez­ necromancer, shadow charmer, black magic outlaw. Sounds kinda cool, doesn't it? It was, right until I woke up half dead in a dumpster.Did I say half dead? Because I meant 100% dead. Full on. I don't do things halfway.So here I am,...

Dead Lion's Don't Roar is a collection of inspiring and motivating modern-day verses. Addressing many issues close to home and also many taboo subjects, the poems reflect today's struggles and light the way to a positive future. This uplifting book will...