Fiction

Spanning from the Civil War to the near present, Cora and Martha and Other Stories follows Black protagonists from all walks of life-yard children, urban bootleggers, domestic servants, barbers, seminarians, teachers, soldiers, truck drivers, and even...

Kilo the Godfather: Betrayal is a gritty, high-stakes crime thriller that dives deep into the underworld of High Bank, Florida. Written by King David Smith II, this novel follows Keylon "Kilo" Richards, a disciplined ex-soldier turned ruthless crime...

Billionaire Elliott Kantor, who ruled over a mammoth real estate portfolio in Chicago, was a creature of habit. His trainer came to his house three mornings every week for a five-thirty workout. By six-thirty he was in the car and his driver drove him...

With Trouble in Queenstown, Delia Pitts introduces private investigator Vandy Myrick in a powerful mystery that blends grief, class, race, and family with thrilling results. Evander "Vandy" Myrick became a cop to fulfill her father's expectations. After...

It was just a birthday. Then everything in her asked, what if.Simone Harris has always known how to hold it down. For her son. For her clients. For the sports agency she built from scratch. She keeps things running, keeps herself moving, and keeps her...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK A WASHINGTON POST TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024 "A laugh-out-loud cultural comedy... This is the New Great American Novel, and Danzy Senna has set the standard."...

A transformative love story about two best friends who fall for each other, fall apart, and try to find their way back together in their tight-knit British-Jamaican community. South London, 1981: Daphne is the only Black girl in her class. All she wants...

"This is the beach and pool read of the summer! Fun and sexy with a delicious slow-burn that revolves around a lovable cast of characters." --Karen Booth, author of Not So FastWanted--no, NEEDED: a summer escape with beach reads, cocktails...and a little...

Fans of Jennifer Weiner and Sunny Hostin will love this emotional dual-timeline novel about two former besties finding their way back to each other. To heal their friendship, they'll have to face their past. Jewel Stone has it all--the perfect marriage,...

Delia Pitts expertly writes about family, race, class, and grief in her mysteries. Vandy Myrick captured readers' and critics' hearts in Trouble in Queenstown. She returns in Death of an Ex, where Vandy tries to piece together what brought her...

"A thrilling page-turner."--Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Wildly imaginative."--The Washington Post"Askaripour soars."--The Boston GlobeA rallying cry for anyone who has ever felt invisible. A powerful, captivating novel about how...