Non-Fiction

Janae Johnson's debut poetry collection explores the notion of being tenderheaded, going beyond Black hair to explore the ways we mask pain. Originally inspired by women's basketball, the book evolves into a poignant coming-of-age narrative centered...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERLESSONS FROM A BOSS-LEVEL DISRUPTOR AND GAMING LEGENDReggie Fils-Aim?, retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Inc., shares leadership lessons and inspiring stories from his unlikely rise to the...

Named a Best Book of 2021 by NPR This inspirational memoir serves as a call to action from prison reform activist Yusef Salaam, of the Exonerated Five, to turn our stories into tools for change in the pursuit of racial justice. They didn't know who...

The heat wasn't just in the air. It was in everything she tried to forget.Aya Daniels thought leaving her life behind would fix what was broken. Instead, it followed her.Back on the Caribbean island tied to her past, Aya steps into a marriage that offers...

"Dispels the myth that people of color are somehow predisposed to poor health, blaming systemic injustice in the health care system." --New York Times Book ReviewLegendary comedian D.L. Hughley uses his "hilarious yet soul-shaking" (Black Enterprise)...

A poignant exploration of identity, immigration, and resilience through verse.Stone Woman is a powerful collection of poems by Bernadette Gabay Dyer, a celebrated Caribbean-Canadian voice. Dyer's work delves into the complexities of cultural heritage,...

The first collection of poetry by spoken word artist S.C. Says, dealing with his journey with mental health, surviving depression, on being bi-racial, navigating family and relationships, and finding God.

NULL LANDING sings the nuances of black queer life and experiments with the motif of "nullness, '' that is, of being without properties, having no legal or binding force, and amounting to nothing. These poems commune and conspire with bacterium, birds,...

The defining and uncompromising memoir from Super Bowl quarterback and renowned Civil Right activist, Colin Kaepernick. On September 1, 2016, Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem, but the world has never fully understood the whole...

FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING POETRY "Patricia Smith is the greatest living poet. Every book is better than the last." --The Guardian "In The Intentions of...

Actress, comedian and mother Tisha Campbell (Martin, My Wife and Kids) shares her entertaining, emotional, and sometimes comical journey navigating her son's Autism diagnosis, offering realistic insight and personal stories of the challenges and triumphs...

This standout creative nonfiction debut explores the lives and histories of plants considered nonnative or invasive as metaphors for the Black experience in America. In Tending the Vines, Ashia S. Ajani illuminates how eight unique plants tell the story...