Fiction

In December 1941, Amos and Samuel Johnson, brothers from Chicago's Southside, enlist in the US Army, one from a sense of duty, the other seeking adventure and an escape from his family's expectations. But the segregated Army is slow to use Black...

In December 1941, Amos and Samuel Johnson, brothers from Chicago's Southside, enlist in the US Army, one from a sense of duty, the other seeking adventure and an escape from his family's expectations. But the segregated Army is slow to use Black...

What if the man you built your life around wasn't who you thought he was - and the one who sees you most clearly is the one you're not supposed to want?Dr. Angelia "Angie" Thomas has spent her entire adult life collecting the right pieces: a thriving...

In the underworld of the drug games, even father and son may be led to face off. Never let the left hand know what the right hand is doing... it was a lesson Rome Johnson learned the hard way. On top of the world and seemingly in full control of his...

A riveting, dark, and layered thriller that cuts through the glamorous fa?ade of the publishing world to expose the true cost of ambition. Some stories are too dangerous to tell, especially when they're your own. Addison Comstock is a literary icon,...

A suffocating and sharp narrative horror novel for fans of Victor LaValle and The Reformatory from "addictive" (Publishers Weekly) horror author Neena Viel, I'll Watch Your Baby is a haunting reimagining of Linda Taylor--known as the original Welfare...

Malcolm Sealy is a man shaped by structure, discipline, and restraint. A former Army soldier newly relocated to Texas, he moves through life with intention-never rushing, never taking more than what's freely offered.When he meets her, a devoted mother...

Contemporary Literary Fiction. Black Diaspora Fiction. Romance and Domestic Suspense.Scarlet Yearnings: Beyond First Glance is a genre-blending short story collection that explores what happens after attraction. Across twelve interconnected stories set...

The legendary urban lit author returns with a new character, a new city, a new series, as AUWA Books makes its first foray into fiction. Toussaint Batiste is returning home to the City of Brotherly Love hoping he can, for once in his life, outrun his...

"A beautiful and subversive take on the afterlife, as razor-sharp as it is deeply moving." --Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong MoyGrammy-nominated singer-songwriter Amerie's dazzling, satirical adult debut tells...

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by The Nerd Daily, Queerty, She Reads, and more! A cinematic, razor-sharp novel following a backlot fixer's daring investigation into the suspicious death of a closeted Black actor within the glamorous world of...

A LIBRARY READS PICKFrom the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of Lakewood and The Women Could Fly, a dazzling novel about two brilliant sisters and what happens to their undeniable bond when a mysterious and possibly perilous new world beckons...