Fiction

Two vampire stories, two authors, two striking meditations on dependency and desire.For readers of Octavia E. Butler, Tananarive Due, and Gwendolyn Christie, comes Caramelle, Jewelle Gomez's latest addition to the universe of The Gilda Stories. This...

In an unforgettable portrait of Southern scheming, greed, and brutality a high-end criminal turned suburban mom in hiding must fight against the dangerous fallout from her corrupt past and escape a calculated enemy hell-bent on revenge.   She was...

Discover the powerful story of Bob Marley, the legendary reggae musician and cultural icon, in this 22-page comic book biography from TidalWave Comics. Follow Marley's journey from his childhood in Jamaica to his rise as a global music phenomenon. With...

"Orbit: Lil Wayne" chronicles the meteoric rise of one of hip-hop's most influential artists. From his beginnings in New Orleans as a child prodigy signed to Cash Money Records to becoming a multi-platinum, Grammy-winning icon, this comic dives deep into...

Family trauma, race, and the destiny of a nation corrupted by slavery, cast in the light of epic myth: "More than a saga of Black revitalization . . . Part vision, part parable, it is a story for all America." (The New York Times Book Review) The Snowdon...

Combining history and fantasy, a sweeping multi-generational epic in the vein of Kindred and The Time Traveler's Wife about a woman who travels through time to end a family curse that has plagued her ancestors for generations. On a rainy day in May 1964,...

A new novel about the enduring trauma of police brutality by the award-winning author of Mother Country She'd gotten no trigger warning. And her entire life, she wanted to scream now, had deserved a trigger warning. Early in life, Ruth survived a series...

"Wonderfully ambitious.... Flournoy explores the complexity of friendship, family, and home in a voice that is expansive yet intimate, humorous yet devastating. I loved this book." -- Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half and The MothersAn...

"Wonderfully ambitious.... Flournoy explores the complexity of friendship, family, and home in a voice that is expansive yet intimate, humorous yet devastating. I loved this book." -- Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half and The MothersAn...

Martha's Daughter is David's first short story collection and the first time that David's stories have ever been assembled in one volume. The collection ranges from the magically real life of a city's crumbling superhero to a rundown motel whose...

Sister Souljah returns to her beloved character Winter Santiaga in the captivating and heart-pounding sequel to instant #1 New York Times bestseller Life After Death. After suffering a horrifying, yet soul stirring death experience, worldwide top bitch...

"An extraordinary, necessary book from a brilliant writer. A new song of the earth."--Robert MacfarlaneFrom an exciting new voice in international literature, a profoundly moving memoir that explores the Black experience in the natural world and the...