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Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir (PB) (2022)
9780358695257The Black & Published Reading List$15.99A raw, poetic, coming-of-age "masterwork" (The New York Times) about Blackness, masculinity and addiction "Punch Me Up to the Gods obliterates what we thought were the limitations of not... -
Queen of Exiles (CD) (2023)
9798212692274The Black & Published Reading List$57.99"You may not know Marie-Louise Christophe but once you have met her, you won't forget her. Vanessa Riley's historical novel feels timely and relevant, commemorating a time when Black women were...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$57.99Subtotal: -
Queen of Exiles: A Novel of a True Black Regency Queen (PB) (2024)
9780063271005The Black & Published Reading List$18.99 -
Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature (PB) (2022)
9781324022046The Black & Published Reading List$16.95Farah Jasmine Griffin has taken to her heart the phrase read until you understand, a line her father, who died when she was nine, wrote in a note to her. She has made it central to this book about... -
Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman (HC) (2022)
9780593309155The Black & Published Reading List$18.99A striking debut novel about racism on elite college campuses. Fans of Dear White People will embrace this activist-centered contemporary novel about a college freshman grappling with the challenges...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$18.99Subtotal: -
Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman (PB) (2023)
9780593309186The Black & Published Reading List$11.99A striking debut novel about racism on elite college campuses. Fans of Dear White People will embrace this activist-centered contemporary novel about a college freshman grappling with the challenges...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$11.99Subtotal: -
Rootwork #1 (PB) (2022)
9781958598016The Black & Published Reading List$14.99The year is 1889. Set in a small Louisiana parish, deep in the segregated South, Rootwork follows school-age sisters, Betty, Ann, and Pee Wee during one life-changing summer when the three...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$14.99Subtotal: -
Rosewater (HC) (2023)
9781638930228The Black & Published Reading List$27.95A TODAY and LGBTQ Reads Most Anticipated Book of 2023 - A Goodreads Buzziest Debut Novel of the New Year - An Electric Lit Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of Spring 2023 For fans of Queenie and Such a... -
Rosewater (PB) (2024)
9781638931676The Black & Published Reading List$17.00A TODAY and LGBTQ Reads Most Anticipated Book of 2023 - A Goodreads Buzziest Debut Novel of the New Year - An Electric Lit Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of Spring 2023 - A Bustle Most Anticipated Book... -
Seven Days in June (HC) (2021)
9781538719107The Black & Published Reading List$27.00A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK! AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named A Best Book by USA Today - Harper's Bazaar - Oprah Daily - PopSugar - Shondaland - The Los Angeles... -
Seven Days in June (PB) (2022)
9781538719091The Black & Published Reading List$16.99A Best Book of 2021: NPR - Kirkus - Marie Claire - PopSugar - New York Public Library - Bustle - Reader's Digest - Literary Hub A Best Book of the Summer: Harper's Bazaar - Oprah Daily -... -
Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop (HC) (2022)
9780593132715The Black & Published Reading List$28.00American pop music is arguably this country's greatest cultural contribution to the world, and its singular voice and virtuosity were created by a shining thread of Black women geniuses stretching...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$28.00Subtotal: