General Fiction

The acclaimed author's first collection of stories "Gayl Jones's work represents a watershed in American literature. From a literary standpoint, her form is impeccable . . . and as a Black woman writer, her truth-telling, filled with beauty, tragedy,...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A dazzling debut collection spanning a century of Black American and Afro-Latino life in Puerto Rico, Pittsburgh, Louisiana, Miami, and beyond--and an evocative meditation on belonging, the meaning of home,...

The Blue-Collar Lover Series They don't wear suits, but the five Carter brothers work hard to earn a day's pay--and keep the right woman satisfied . . . No one turns out luscious pies and to-die-for cakes like Marvin Carter. Few outside of the family...

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK - A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK - A LIBRARYREADS PICK"If you are someone who gravitates toward emotional gut punch reads, allow me to introduce you to this spectacular debut..."--BuzzFeedHere are three things you...

Vivid and poignant, Spirit of Haiti follows the intersecting lives of four young witnesses to military-ruled Haiti during the early 1990s. Léah, an apparition, rises from the sea like a siren one morning off the coast of Cap Haitien, clothes untouched by...

Longlisted for the Dublin Literary AwardShortlisted for the UJ Debut Novel AwardWhen two sisters finally meet after twenty-two years, how mirrored will each feel by the other?Set between Uganda and South Africa, An Image in a Mirror is the story of...

A bold, unsettling, surprisingly tender debut novel for readers of Nightcrawling and fans of I May Destroy You. Salomé Atabong is the sixteen-year-old daughter of a Cameroonian father and a Dutch mother, living in the Netherlands. She arrives at a...

The acclaimed author of The Serpent's Gift returns with this "deep and beautiful" (Jaqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author) story about a queer Black woman working to stay clean, pull her life together, and heal after being released from...

"An impressive debut. Emotionally honest with lyricism and charm to spare, Nyani Nkrumah's Wade in the Water depicts in riveting detail a racially charged Mississippi town, the secrets it holds, and the precious heart and soul of a young girl deserving...

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeA Phenomenal Book Club Pick "A great and engrossing read, Kashana humanizes a way of life that is often made fun of and makes the reader understand why someone would go to such great lengths to...