Cultural Literature

Post Postgraduate: The Real Work Experience Diary is a bold, emotionally honest, and sharply funny memoir chronicling 13 years in the UK retail industry - through the eyes of a woman of colour navigating ambition, burnout, bias, and becoming.Spanning...

This innovative Afrofuturist memoir returns in a second edition with a new introduction by Douglas Kearney. Said Shaiye's cross-genre debut Are You Borg Now? blends nonfiction and poetry in an experimental interview the author conducts with his younger...

The latest volume in The Met's How to Read series, focusing on the rich and varied textiles of Africa through forty exemplars from the nineteenth century to the present day Historically, handwoven cloth and clothing made across the African continent...

From the halls of the Philadelphia City Council to the challenges of single motherhood, Blondell Reynolds-Brown's memoir Walking a Tightrope Backward in High Heels offers an unflinching look at what it takes to succeed in the bruising arena of big-city...

What if we all began at the same starting line? This thought-provoking book from author Celeste Warren takes readers on a deeply personal and profoundly educational journey through the lens of one woman's experiences, exposing the barriers and systemic...

A USA TODAY Bestseller! Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Public Library "Duncan's story is so incredible it strains belief. It is so heartwarming and hopeful that it will stay with you for a long time." --John Grisham "This brilliantly told...

"[Ismail's] memoir thoughtfully examines the challenges of preserving faith...His storytelling balances humor with reflection...A warm and insightful exploration of how faith sustains and evolves across generations." --Kirkus Reviews "An uncommonly...

From the sun-drenched streets of Kingston to the electric vibe of Miami, Life of Yamara: From Kingston to Miami with Dreams Bigger Than Borders is a raw, powerful memoir from a digital icon who turned her roots into wings.Yamara Grand isn't just an...

For hundreds of years, the idea of "race" has influenced cultures, regulations, and identities-though, is it based on reality? In RACE - Instituted by God or Invented by Man, Gerald Whitaker confronts the deeply rooted belief systems that have driven...

For hundreds of years, the idea of "race" has influenced cultures, regulations, and identities-though, is it based on reality? In RACE - Instituted by God or Invented by Man, Gerald Whitaker confronts the deeply rooted belief systems that have driven...

My Son's Conviction is about the heartache of a mother who has lost her youngest son to a life sentence in prison and her oldest son to a drug addiction and in and out of jail. Meanwhile the mother is trying to stay strong in her faith but her faith is...

How can an interdisciplinary investigation into the lives of Black mothers raising autistic children in the UK encourage us to scrutinise systemic barriers and advocate for change?Drawing from personal experience of raising autistic children, as well as...