Fiction

The Lavender and Montgomery families have ties that go back many generations...back to the time of slavery! Filled with lies, family secrets, sexual exploits, witchcraft, the atrocities of slavery, and bloodline curses, this story follows the life of a...

The incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's most famous wedding dresses of all time for Jackie Kennedy.1953, New York...

A stunning novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters' ambitions for their own lives--set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San FranciscoAt home they are just sisters, but on stage,...

Abby Weber and her best friend Phoebe arrive in Ireland, ready for their dream vacation. Their plan is simple. Drink pints of Guinness, see a few castles, and enjoy the splendors of the Emerald Isle. Meeting a cocky, bad boy Irishman named Erimon, who...

A collection of stories from a brilliant yet little known African American artist and filmmaker--a contemporary of revered writers including Toni Cade Bambara, Laurie Colwin, Ann Beattie, Amy Hempel, and Grace Paley--whose prescient work has recently...

"Lorrie Moore meets Eudora Welty." --The New Yorker"Watts shows us people, real souls like the people we sit next to on the bus, people who live down the hall, people who could be relatives." --Edward P. Jones, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for FictionIn...

[These contributions] touch on so many different facets of the immigrant experience that readers will find much to ponder... [and] experience how creative writing enriches our understanding of each other and our lives. -BooklistIntroduction by Pulitzer...

"Love is a drug I never wanted to take. But now I have and it's too late. I'm addicted to you."Legend is on a mission and it happens to be one he can't speak about. Always a man of little words, keeping things close to the heart has never been a problem...

The nation's capital that serves as the setting for the stories in Edward P. Jones's prizewinning collection, Lost in the City, lies far from the city of historic monuments and national politicians. Jones takes the reader beyond that world into the lives...

Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street Children's Crown Award Masterlist, National Christian School AssociationFrom sunrise to sunset, an African American boy spends an activity-filled summer day helping his family on their farm.Set on a Texas...

McNeil's consequential and enlightening tale channels the colorful world within the postal environment. Making up this vividly essential yarn are six intriguing stories that provide a different yet necessary spin on life-related issues; Freeman Souls'...

The first in a vibrant, inclusive new historical mystery series by acclaimed author Vanessa Riley portrays the true diversity of the Regency-era, as a widow whose skin color and notorious family history have left her with few friends she can rely on -...