Fiction

In a masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family, Mosley captures the compromised state of his protagonist's mind with profound sensitivity and insight, and creates an unforgettable pair of characters at the center of a novel that is sure to...

A native Washingtonian, Keith spent over 20 years in D.C. politics as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, Democratic Committeeman, Mayoral appointee, political strategist and candidate. He is an alumnus of Morehouse College and Howard University...

When money, power, and real estate are at stake, family bonds and loyalties are strained to the breaking point. Annotation: When money, power, and real estate are at stake, family bonds and loyalties are strained to the breaking point. "DeBerry and...

"Best African American Essays" is a compelling compilation of nonfiction writing on issues that are in the forefront of a national dialogue today, including pieces by and about Senator Barack Obama. Annotation: "Best African American Essays" is a...

Review: "In 16 related short stories, Asim (The N Word) illustrates the connections between African-American characters living in a Midwestern town in the tumultuous late '60s. The focus is on the Jones family: young precious Crispus; ladies' man...

In a pursuit for love, happiness, and monogamy sometimes mistaken for sex, Chante encounters an array of men, just not the perfect man. Just as she is ready to admit defeat in her quest for love, in walks a caramel Adonis who offers the potential for...

All her life, Zenovia has struggled with the burden of caring for her schizophrenic mother alone. Until one day, God seems to offer support in the form of two members of a church, who knock at the women's door preaching an unconventional version of the...

An eighteen-year-old boy lies dying of leukemia. As the members of Kyle's wealthy Virginia family are eliminated, they come to realize that one man could hold the key. The father who disappeared before he was born. But what chance does anyone have...

A smart, seductive, and highly sensual novel that depicts the taboo-busting escapades of a beautiful young art dealer. Annotation: A smart, seductive, and highly sensual novel that depicts the taboo-busting escapades of a beautiful young art dealer. ...

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life takes readers behind the velvet rope and inside A-list nightlife. At thirty-five, Destiny Day is at the top of her game. Having escaped her hardscrabble beginnings in the small Midwestern town she calls "East Boogie,...

Uwem Akpan was born in a village in Nigeria and currently teaches in Zimbabwe. After studying philosophy and English at Creighton and Gonzaga universities, he studied theology for three years at the Catholic University of East Africa. He was ordained as...

A true-to-life love story nestled between wisdom and simplicity, "Sense of Love" unearths the complexity of love in ways everyone can relate to. Narrated by alternating male and female points of view, its characters are determined to use the good sense...