Fiction

Based on true events. In 1932 when the remains of a gifted songstress and house servant, Danielle, are found in a wall of an abandoned Louisiana mansion on the Soileau Plantation, it sets off a media frenzy in the French and English-speaking parish of...

For fans of My (Not So) Perfect Life and Jasmine Guillory's While We Were Dating, a disarmingly fun debut novel follows Carlisa Henton as her life comes undone after a chance meeting with a rising pop star. Carlisa "Carli" Henton is a...

Babalola's writing shines whether she's writing parry-riposte banter or fresh, evocative interiority. -- New York Times Book ReviewBabalola's hilarious romance debut will have you laughing out loud and reconsidering first impressions. -- BuzzfeedBreakout...

Fleeing persecution in 1960s America, a Black couple seeks asylum in Ghana, but fresh dangers and old secrets threaten their newfound freedom in this hypnotic debut novel. When the windshield of his Chevy Impala shatters in a dark diner parking lot in...

ONE OF TEEN VOGUE'S 25 BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS THEY CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS YEARONE OF BETCHES' 22 BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ THIS YEARAs a fan of Grey's Anatomy (and Chicago Med!), I couldn't put down On Rotation, and you won't be able to, either. Shirlene...

A New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and "one of our greatest living writers" (Shondaland) reimagines the love story in this fresh and seductive novel about a young woman seeking joy while healing from loss. Feyi Adekola...

"This is, no doubt, an origin story for the ages." --Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist At nine years old, D. Watkins has three concerns in life: picking his dad's Lotto numbers, keeping his Nikes free of...

An unmissable entry in the esteemed Library of Congress Crime Classics, an exciting new classic mystery series created in exclusive partnership with the Library of Congress to highlight the best of American crime fictionWhen the body of N'Gana Frimbo,...

A NETFLIX BOOK CLUB PICK Nella Larsen's powerful, thrilling, and tragic tale about the fluidity of racial identity that continues to resonate today. A New York Times Editors' Choice. Now a major motion picture starring Tessa Thompson and Alexander...

We all know that Santa Claus is making a list and checking it twice...but you won't find precocious provocateur Moon Girl on the nice list this year! So when the children of Yancy Street need some holiday cheer, why is it up to notorious grinch Lunella...