Fiction

From the award-winning filmmaker and graphic novelist, comes the untold origin story of the multi-million-dollar AFROPUNK festival--beginning not with big stages or brand sponsorship, but with one mixed-race teenager's search for belonging in the...

Frederick Douglass was the most prominent African American of the 19th Century and Sidney Morrison has created a mesmerizing historical novel richly detailing his life and the Civil War Era Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass did what seemed...

In love, there are second chances ...Elijah wins Paulette's heart the moment he rescues her from the raging depths of the King's river. He doesn't judge her calloused palms and fingers -hardened by farm work and hand sewing or the cheap fabric sewn...

Primary--This book is intended for a wide audience, including those who have experienced growing up in disadvantaged yet culturally rooted urban communities like Freetown. It would resonate with anyone who has navigated significant cultural shifts...

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Another Brooklyn with this trade paperback special edition featuring a new foreword from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Woodson.For August, running into a long-ago friend sets in motion resonant...

In this sizzling modern fantasy romance, a magic-less queen intertwines her fate with a fierce Warrior, but their undeniable chemistry ignites a passionate struggle, growing hotter as their fiery personalities clash--from New York Times bestselling...

The tongue Sheree Ren?e Thomas dreams in is soft and sharp, ethereal and down-home.This book of poems, stories, and essays draws together examples illustrating a mind immersed in Black legends and white myths, and in the growing realization of our place...

When a plane crash leaves them stranded on a desert island, a no-nonsense in-flight concierge must rely on the arrogant rapper she swore she'd never fall for.It's in-flight concierge Ariana Williams's last day working for Echelon. After fifteen years...

Ready or NotA Mixtape Series Novel by Bryant LeeA soulful, contemporary Black romance about healing, friendship, and choosing love-set between Brooklyn and Harlem.Allie Herrera has her life exactly how she wants it-creative, intentional, and drama-free...

Gray Salt is a haunting debut novel about a childhood lost too soon, and the fragile, furious will to survive. At nine years old, Gray knows how to endure. She grows safety in small things--her grandmother's cooking, her mother's bracelets, the steady...