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Gabby Davenport spent the first fifteen years of her life in the suburbs, living a privileged and sheltered existence. When her mother dies unexpectedly, she is forced to move from her middle class neighborhood into Cumberland Projects in Brooklyn...

The final, posthumous installment of the ground-breaking Harlem Detectives series, a novel of explosive, apocalyptic violence, and a startling vision of the effects of racism in America The roots of racism and persecution in Tomsson Black's ancestry are...

In this page-turning installment of the classic Harlem Detectives series, a woman dies at a con man's religious street revival, and her elusive pile of cash vanishes Alberta Wright drops dead on the street during a sermon by the charismatic con man Sweet...

In this gripping installment of the maverick Harlem Detectives series, Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones investigate a series of seemingly unrelated, brutal crimes. A gold Cadillac, about as large as an ocean liner, rocks a woman to the pavement in...

* Most Anticipated by Vulture.com, The Millions, and Lit Hub * From the Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning author of Everywhere You Don't Belong, a touching, timely novel--called a "tour de force" by Katilyn Greenidge (Libertie) and "wry and astonishing" by...

In this thrilling conclusion of the Nena Knight series, the trained assassin will have to confront the ghosts of her past...before she becomes one herself.Until his untimely death, Nena's mentor was the backbone of the Tribe. With his leadership position...

A breathtaking debut about one unforgettable Southern Black family, seen through the eyes of its youngest daughter as she comes of age in the 1990s. "A beautiful exploration of a family . . . deeply moving." Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! - A Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick"Sparkling." --The New York Times"An utterly charming and deeply moving portrait of the joys--and the guilt--of trying to find your own way in life." --Celeste Ng, #1 New...

A powerful, heart-wrenching debut novel about ambition, survival, and our responsibility toward one another Dixon was once an Olympic-level runner. But he missed the team by two-tenths of a second, and ever since that pain decades ago, he hasn't allowed...

Hardcover library edition, releasing simultaneously with the paperback!In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen.Over the twenty-four years she's been enslaved on the Montgomery Plantation, Louella learned to feel one thing: hate...

"32 cheers for Ernessa T. Carter! She's created one of the freshest, funniest characters I've ever read....32 Candles is a charmer."--Carleen Brice, author of Orange Mint and Honey 32 Candles by exciting newcomer Ernessa T. Carter is the slightly...