General Fiction

This powerful debut novel by an award-winning journalist explores the challenges of fatherhood for three generations of black men.   A beautiful, tragic and riveting work." Marilyn Dahl, Shelf Awareness In a seamless transition to fiction, Pulitzer...

William Wells Brown, Frances E.W. Harper, and Charles W. Chesnutt, three black writers who bore witness to the experience of their people under slavery, create a portrait of black life in the 19th century in these three novels.

When Mary-Mathilda, one of the most respected women of the island of Bimshire (also known as Barbados) calls the police to confess to a crime, the result is a shattering all-night vigil that brings together elements of the island's African past and the...

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...

From the acclaimed bestselling author of the Easy Rawlins series, deemed "one of America's best mystery writers" (The New York Times Book Review), comes a tale about a murdered man who does not want to go to heaven or hell--he'd rather have his old life...

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...

"Warm, smart, hilarious, delicious, riveting."--Curtis Sittenfeld, New York Times bestselling author of Romantic Comedy "Powerful... There are multiple messes in Leave Your Mess At Home; I loved reading about every one of them."--Rachel Khong, New York...

This is the Underground. We go by a different set of rules here--ones steeped in magic, history, and well . . . blood.Maggie Grey always dismissed her grandmother's tales as superstition. Bedtime stories of vampiric priests, midnight covens, and secret...

A never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great--not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision.In the 1950s, as a...

"In her latest, Riley provides a fresh take on high seas adventure through the eyes of the courageous, swashbuckling, based-on-a-real-life female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye. The research Riley has done on this 1600s saga is truly remarkable, second only...

"Electrifying and smart, Who Knows You By Heart is part thriller, part prophecy, part gift and all the way live."--Junot Diaz"Scintillates with light and warmth...And it's hilariously funny. The view of Big Tech through Olivia the coder's eyes is...

"An instant romantasy classic!" -- Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling authorEnter a new world of romantic fantasy from award-winning author N.E. Davenport--a journey of powerful magic, enemies-to-lovers, and political intrigue--as a...