Cultural Literature

Some scars are never seen-but they shape everything we become.In Unseen Scars: Cold, Cruel, Deeply Rooted and Ever Present, memory, identity, and lived experience collide in a powerful collection of poetry and reflection. These pages explore the quiet...

Top political strategist Maya Rupert reveals how, for people of color, being real comes at a cost and authenticity is a privilege the marginalized cannot afford--that is, unless we change the system that keeps sending us the bill. . .One of Maya Rupert's...

In 1814, two brothers escaped slavery in the United States and were given safe passage to Nova Scotia, where they began a new life and faced new hardships. Despite the harsh weather, lack of government support, and resentment from their white neighbours,...

The Hostile Takeover of Paradise and the Strategy to Ungentrify Frontier Markets: The Next $100 Trillion OpportunityIt took exactly 100 years from when communities in Paradise consistently sold hundreds of thousands of pounds of surplus food to British...

"Sound demands a listener, text requires a reader, and performance necessitates that others be present for the experience. Without those presences, the circuit isn't complete, the charge will not travel through, the work will not become active in the...

'POETIC AND FIERCE' - Olivette Otele, author of AFRICAN EUROPEANS'A RICH, SUMPTUOUS AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN TAPESTRY' - Candice Carty-Williams, author of QUEENIE'A SEARING, NOURISHING JOURNEY THROUGH A HISTORY THE WORLD NEEDS'- Bettany Hughes, author of...

NPR SPRING PICKAn insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon's profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an important period in American publishing...

The gripping tale of three Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America "A moving, beautifully written account, by turns raw and tender." --Los...

Our nation's transportation system is crumbling: highways are collapsing, roads are pockmarked, and commuter trains are unreliable. But as acclaimed scholar and ACLU president Deborah Archer warns in Dividing Lines, before we can think about rebuilding...

WINNER OF THE NBCC JOHN LEONARD PRIZEWINNER OF THE PEN/ JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHYA TIME TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025AN ATLANTIC TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE...

THE TRUTH BEHIND THE GREEN REVOLUTION.Are you holding a crime scene in your hand?We are told that the transition to green energy is the key to saving the planet. But for the Democratic Republic of Congo, this "revolution" has a dark price. In Blood,...

West African combs: a hundred sublime pieces from an exceptional private collection. A tribute to sculpture and personal adornment. This book is put together like a jewel and contains a carefully chosen selection of around 100 West African combs from one...