Non-Fiction

Discover the most significant museum collection chronicling African American life, history, and culture, revealing centuries of creativity, resistance, determination, and joy. At the National Museum of African American History and Culture's dedication...

An expansive lexicon of words, terms, concepts, and ideas that takes the multiplicity of Black life as its point of departure. Thinking from Black: A Lexicon is an unusual reference book. Its contributors--the Practicing Refusal Collective--are visual...

A deeply personal account of a young Black woman who set out to shake up her life by moving abroad but got a lot more than she bargained for.Surviving Paris is not Emily in Paris. It's not a story of moving to the City of Light, meeting a dashing...

A unique journey through the food, culture and landscapes of Egypt, told through beautiful recipes, travel stories and incredible photography from award-winning photographer Jonathan Gregson. Egypt is one of the world's oldest civilizations with diverse...

From the author of Maybe the Saddest Thing and Silencer comes a playful yet profound poetry collection that orbits the intersections of public loss, private grief, (dis)connection, capitalism, and identity.In Dear Mothership, Marcus Wicker channels the...

When technology reinforces inequality, it's not just a glitch--it's a signal that we need to redesign our systems to create a more equitable world. The word "glitch" implies an incidental error, as easy to patch up as it is to identify. But what if...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times' Staff Favorite Book of the Year Boston Globe Best Book of the YearA deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives,...

One of the important contemporary but unexplored themes for Christianity in Africa today is its ongoing connections to a broader Christian and non-Christian world. This is quite apart from the idea of mission connections or reverse mission from Africa to...

One of the important contemporary but unexplored themes for Christianity in Africa today is its ongoing connections to a broader Christian and non-Christian world. This is quite apart from the idea of mission connections or reverse mission from Africa to...

Rainfall throughout history has represented both rebirth and cleansing through the cyclical processes to create the best form of a being. The idea of how rain comes and goes is the root of this work. In life, there are critical teaching points that etch...

Live or Die Tryin' is more than a memoir-it's a raw, unfiltered journey through the trials of fatherhood, marriage, and personal growth. With poignant insights and real-life lessons, this book speaks to anyone navigating the complexities of modern life...

Back to Alabama is a poignant poetry collection exploring the complexities of Black American identity, family, cultural heritage, womanhood, and religious faith. As Valerie A. Smith writes, "The Blues down south would cut you." Through evocative verses,...