Fiction

Finalist for the 2012 NAACP Image Award in Literature!George is an ace at interlacing the real dramas of the world...the book's slim length and flyweight depth could make it an artifact of this particular zeitgeist in American history. Playas and haters...

PARADISE ONCE TRACES THE AFTERMATH of the massacre by Spanish forces of the fictional Maima village in Cuba in 1513. Some believe the destruction of Maima is the result of angering the cem?es--Ta?no spiritual entities--when foreign practices, contrary...

"One of our greatest living authors."--Lauren LeBlanc, The Boston Globe Marking a dramatic new direction for Jones, a riveting tale set in the Post WWII South, narrated by a Black soldier who returns to Jim Crow and searches for a mythical ideal Set in...

A dedicated journalist unearths a generations-old family secret--and a connection to a string of missing girls that hits way too close to home--in this gripping debut novel. In the wake of her grandmother's passing, Sydney Singleton finds a hidden...

From the Thurber Prize-winning author of What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker comes a pioneering collection of Black humor from some of the most acclaimed writers and performers at work today A critic explores the paradox of finding community in "the...

"The exhilarating must-read fantasy debut of the year." --Tasha Suri, World Fantasy Award-winning author An unforgettable tale of revenge and rebellion unfolds when an inexperienced king implements a doomed plan to end a thousand-year war in this...

Twin sisters Clara and Dempsey have always struggled to relate, their familial bond severed after their mother vanished into the Thames. As infants they were adopted into different families, Clara sent to live with a successful, upper-class couple, and...

Following a harrowing disappearance, a woman returns home to her family--and a life-changing secret in a powerful novel about betrayal, resilience, and love's unbreakable bonds.After fifteen years in captivity, Nova Lefleur is free, back home, and...

It's an FDNY firefighter's first - and possibly last - week on the job... Charles Davids is a probationary firefighter working his first week out of the academy. For Charles, quietly battling his lack of confidence is a daily challenge as his new...

The sun-drenched and spicy new queer romance from the author of Until I Met You. 'A summery and sweet five-star read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐������Kya's work is her life. She graduated from a...

The new edition of a modern classic featuring two lifelong friends, their secrets and lies, and a new challenge that could destroy their relationship once and for all . . . With a lovely home and family, Annette Goode finally has it all. Heaven knows she...

Two homicide detectives track a brazen killer who's dropping bodies at historical Philadelphia landmarks in this action-packed crime thriller. Giuseppe "Discipline" Cain is a cold-hearted, calculated, and resentful murderer who turns Philadelphia into...

Graphic novels to read anywhere: DC Compact Comics collect DC's bestselling, most iconic stories in a new size! The most famous face of the Milestone Universe makes his shocking return! Bullied nerd Virgil Hawkins wasn't the kind of kid you'd normally...

A romantic game of cat and mouse turns dangerous after good girl Dreux McCoy falls for kingpin Kamron Vega. Twenty-five-year-old Dreux McCoy is in no condition to fall in love. When she lost someone close, the easiest thing for her to do was shut down,...

When a hood princess meets a kingpin, their happy ending is threatened by the tribulations of street life. Nahima had to grow up hard to survive in the streets of Tampa, and she has no problem holding her own. Because of who her family is, Nahima is...