General Fiction

Combining the political intrigue of She Who Became the Sun with the gorgeous world-building of Children of Blood and Bone, Birth of a Dynasty is the start of a thrilling epic fantasy trilogy centered around three families' fight for power in Ahkebulin, a...

For readers of Homegoing and Frying Plantain, a stirring intergenerational saga stretching from the Caribbean to Canada where womanhood and mothering demands what the body wants to forget.Woven together with folklore and memory, We've Been Here Before...

"A thought-provoking thriller filled with jaw-dropping twists that kept me racing through the pages." --Gigi Pandian, USA Today bestselling author of the Secret Staircase MysteriesA twisty thriller about a woman who vanishes from a luxury hotel, and the...

"A thought-provoking thriller filled with jaw-dropping twists that kept me racing through the pages." --Gigi Pandian, USA Today bestselling author of the Secret Staircase MysteriesA twisty thriller about a woman who vanishes from a luxury hotel, and the...

A sweeping family saga about inheritance and the enduring legacy of Southern Black cowboy culture, from the acclaimed author of Redwood Court, a Reese's Book Club Pick "Epic . . . a family saga in the finest tradition."--Charmaine Wilkerson, New York...

"A second-chance romance to devour in one gulp. More satisfying than I thought possible." --Annabel Monaghan, New York Times bestselling author From Christine Pride, the beloved coauthor of the Good Morning America Book Club Pick We Are Not Like Them,...

Based on a true story set in 1868 Reconstruction-era Savannah as America struggles to redefine freedom and justice. One man rises to challenge a system determined to crush his dreams.Defiance: A Reckoning with the Dream tells the gripping story of...

In this soulful debut novel set in the hypnotic music scene of New York City, a young Black woman lands her dream job at a major label--only to discover just how treacherous a place made to birth stars can be. "A decibel-raising debut that compellingly...

From the author of Lore of the Wilds comes the exciting and passionate conclusion, as Lore navigates Fae magic amid looming dangers that threaten to destroy her world.Lore Alemeyu wakes up to discover she's on a ship in the middle of the ocean. Held...

A New York Times Notable Book of 2025An NPR Books We Love pickA New York Times Editors' Choice pick How to Dodge a Cannonball is a razor-sharp satire that dives into the heart of the Civil War, hilariously questioning the essence of the fight, not just...

The stories buried in a Kentucky slave cemetery cultivate a boy's coming of age after his parents separate in this "lovely literary debut" (Library Journal)."Bennett's first novel is beautiful and real; impossible to put down until the final page."...

A piercing short story collection that explores the feverish hunger and dizzying pleasure of girlhood and queer coming-of-age in a small town, from an acclaimed emerging writer "An ode to Black girlhood in all its forms, each story its own messy,...