Fiction

The year is 1991. Eritrea is on the verge of liberation from Ethiopian rule and in Washington, D.C.'s tight-knit Eritrean community, change is in the air. Thirteen-year-old Lydia and her family are grappling with what peace after decades of war might...

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! "A gripping narrative, don't miss this historical fiction about the woman who kicked off the Harlem Renaissance."--People Magazine "A page turner and history lesson at once, Harlem Rhapsody reminds us that our...

A warm-hearted, generous businesswoman discovers her dark side when she's betrayed by both the younger man she thought was the love of her life and the best friend she's always trusted--with shattering consequences--in New York Times bestselling author...

"Entertaining. . . . Briscoe folds some perceptive class critiques into her intoxicating blend of romance and suspense. This offers plenty of gothic pleasures."--Publishers WeeklyNew York Times bestselling author Connie Briscoe updates Daphne Du...

An extraordinary crime novel from a rising star, that follows the ripple effects of a tragic shooting throughout a Chicago community from the view of the teachers, police officers, and students impacted "A deeply satisfying story with as much, heart,...

A woman learns the incredible story of a real-life American Kingdom--and her family's ties to it--in this enthralling novel from the New York Times bestselling, NAACP Image Award-winning author of Take My Hand. As featured in The Washington Post ∙...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick "Engrossing ...

An explosive portrait of Dirty South revenge, triple-dealing, and crimes of passion as a suburban mom's high-end criminal past comes back to haunt her, endangering her children--and propelling her into a high-stakes game she remembers all too well . . ...

After ten years behind bars, a woman walks free--but freedom comes with its own sentence in this bold and unsparing novel by national bestselling author Kimberly Brown. After serving a ten-year sentence for killing her mother's boyfriend, Alayah Chambers...

Exploring new black literature, following the success of Black Sci-Fi and First Peoples Shared Stories. The National Museum of African American History and Culture characterises Afrofuturism (as distinct from Africanfuturism) as expressing "notions of...

"Electrifying and smart, Who Knows You By Heart is part thriller, part prophecy, part gift and all the way live."--Junot Diaz"Scintillates with light and warmth...And it's hilariously funny. The view of Big Tech through Olivia the coder's eyes is...