General Fiction

This celebrated first novel by the lecturer and bestselling author of "The Maintenance Man" gives readers an African-American man's perspective on relationships, fatherhood, and interracial dating through the eyes of four childhood friends looking for...

Centered squarely on the Negro-white conflict, both "Dutchman "and "The Slave "are literally shocking plays--in ideas, in language, in honest anger. They illuminate as with a flash of lightning a deadly serious problem--and they bring an eloquent and...

The impending destruction of a forest triggers a battle between two siblings, and nature and humankind, in a gripping and provocative novel by the author of The Canopy Keepers.As climate disasters wreak havoc, a sister and brother take opposing sides on...

"Curdle Creek is a thoughtful, sinister tour-de-force."―Tananarive Due, L.A. Times Book Prize-winning author of The Reformatory Welcome to Curdle Creek, a place just dying to make you feel at home. Osira, a forty-five-year-old widow, is an obedient...

For fans of The Holiday comes a heartwarming Christmas house-swap rom-com debut in which finding yourself and finding love come hand in hand.Bee Tyler needs a break. In the bustling San Francisco tech community, no one ever seems to stand...

A diverse group of New Yorkers are brought together by the search for a missing woman--in this electric novel of secrets, connection, and community. "Riveting . . . mines the delicate and treacherous terrain in which human relationships and social...

A deluxe edition of James Baldwin's haunting coming-of-age story, with a new introduction by Roxane Gay and a stunning package.   Originally published in 1953, Go Tell It on the Mountain was James Baldwin's first major work, based in part on his...

It is said that all work and no play makes life dull. Justin, Keith, Marcus, and Evan love to do both. These young guys are four hard-working professionals who also have an addiction to club life. Keith is in the banking field, trying to rise to the top...

Intrigued by danger, attracted to the thrill, and feenin' for life in the fast lane, Morgan gives up everything she's ever known to go on the ride of her life with Javon. Drugs, love, heartbreak, and scandal--will they break the good girl turned bad? Or...

Engagement? Check.Five-Year Plan? Check.Buy a home? Check.Plan wedding? Check. Baby . . . ? What happens between two men and one woman when one man never wanted to be a father, and the other one always has? In love with her fiancé and the life planned...

After infidelity wrecks their marriage, a couple has vastly different ideas about whether to repair the damage or to separate. Paula Smith Harris learned that the man she once thought was the one for her wasn't exactly who he vowed to be. After enduring...