General Fiction

A provocative and enchanting debut about a Black woman doing whatever it takes to protect all she loves at the beginning of the Civil Rights movement in Alabama.It's 1957, and after leaving the only home she has ever known, Alice Young steps off the bus...

A powerful work of Afro-magic realism that interrogates the legacy of slavery and roots of poverty, witnesses the beauty and power in survival, and asks whether belief, magic, and intention can forge new realities Blue's daughter, Tsitra, is dying a...

Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt returns with her contribution to the Full Figured series, bringing readers empowering stories about big, beautiful women. After many years of misery, Zen Brooks is Wnally free. Free from her cheating husband, free from a...

Amber, Carla and Brandy---known as the ABCs---are intelligent businesswomen who met in their business support group The Savvy Sistahs Who Mean Business and became the best of friends. They've bonded over lost loves, past hurts, and too many lonely nights...

It's the final test for our favorite Freedom University alumni. It's been two years since Lena decided to take time away from her drama to find herself and focus on her child. But the present finds her staring at images of Denise, the one who got away...

Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR... SO FAR by The New Yorker For readers of David Wong, Paul Beatty, and George Saunders, an electrifying and wholly original collection of satirical stories that create a bitingly funny portrait of American racism,...

The road to romance can be filled with second thoughts and second guesses, and in Essence(R) bestselling author Grace Octavia's captivating new novel, one woman can't quite make peace with her choices. . . Atlanta celebrity wedding planner Rachel Winslow...

The acclaimed bestseller -- a selection of Oprah's Book Club -- that brings vividly to life the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, circa 1925, and a community reeling from a young girl's tragic death.When five-year-old Clara Bynum drowns in the...

A visceral reimagining of 1780s London, showcasing the untold stories of African-American soldiers grappling with their post-war freedom 'Remarkable' David Dabydeen In the years just after the American revolution, London was the unlikely refuge for...

Go on a suspenseful and mystical ride in this twist-filled thriller about a father and daughter with supernatural abilities... Daddy's little girl is not all she claims to be. Ty Carter is at the prime of his career, making millions in Atlanta real...

A stunning, contemporary Black southern gothic novel about what it means to be a poor woman in the God fearing south in the age of OnlyFans, by a breakout new Affrilachian writer, perfect for readers of The Other Black Girl and Luster "A new, dazzling,...