General Fiction

"Page-turning and propulsive, heartbreaking and hopeful in turn. An important and necessary book that will stay with me for a long time." --Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright CreaturesFrom the acclaimed author of Hold...

Named a Best Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book of 2024 by Elle! Kinning, the sequel to Nisi Shawl's acclaimed debut novel Everfair, continues the stunning alternate history where barkcloth airships soar through the sky, varied peoples build a new society together,...

"River Mumma is a love letter to culture, home, and coming of age--and will spark important, relevant book club conversations, too." --Marissa Stapley, New York Times bestselling author of Lucky Issa Rae's Insecure with a magical realist spin: River...

2024 National Indie Excellence Award for African American Fiction 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for African American Fiction 2024 NYC Big Book Award for General Fiction 2024 American Book Fest Best Book Award for African American Fiction ...

Roy Glenn returns with another action-packed saga in the Mike Black universe, which launched over two decades ago. The war with the Troka Clan, an Albanian mafia organization, is over. Still, Shy is convinced that the gang's American partner, Daniel...

Keep up with the Duncan family down South as we travel to New Orleans in The Family Business 7. Operated by the same family for more than a century, Midnight Blues may be fun for the locals and the tourists, but as of late, the club hasn't been fun for...

Sometimes the power of love... A.J. Grayson has come a long way from adopted orphan to fast-rising executive at a cutting-edge Altanta technology firm. Now an anti-terrorist agency wants to use the revolutionary artificial intelligence system she...

Starting an interstellar penal colony could be an extremely practical idea, right? It could even provide a sponsoring corporation a good Return on Investment--though of course their initial investment would be massive. Making Amends is a novel-in-stories...

In this groundbreaking novella, Cyprian Ekwensi narrates the spectacular adventures of a nomadic family whose lives are turned upside down when their great leader is cursed by his rival to the throne. When Chief Mai Sunsaye smells the smoke of burning...

Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka's debut novel tells the story of a group of friends facing political corruption and cultural uncertainty in post-independence Nigeria. Friends since high school, Egbo, Bandele, Sagoe, Sekoni and Kola have returned to Lagos...

Irene Redfield is a light-skinned Black woman living in Harlem, New York, with her husband and two sons. After a chance encounter, Irene resumes contact with a childhood friend, Clare Kendry. Though Clare is also Black, she is even more fair-skinned...

A portrait of an indelible young woman, Kincaid's second novel is "vivid, true and necessary" (Los Angeles Times).Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to North America to work as an au pair for Lewis and Mariah and their four children. Lewis...

"Compelling."--The Boston Globe "Poignant...heartbreaking."--The Christian Science Monitor "This one hits hard."--Publishers Weekly When Nate suggests that they attempt to be the first Black American men to summit Mount Everest, his younger brother...

In her nationally-bestselling novels, Kiki Swinson ignites an unforgettable portrait of Dirty South scheming, greed, desire--and brutal dead ends. Now the stakes have never been more lethal as a compromised female firefighter starts burning down her...

In the mysterious, darkly alluring streets of New Orleans, four girls wield powers that could bend the very fabric of fate and seduction. Jasmine, the bold boutique owner with a mysterious charm; Berniece, the sharp-tongued chef whose culinary creations...