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An astounding multigenerational saga, Red Clay chronicles the interwoven lives of an enslaved Black family and their white owners as the Civil War ends and Reconstruction begins. In 1943, when a frail old white woman shows up in Red Clay, Alabama, at the home of a...
The groundbreaking, bestselling history of slavery, with a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed With the publication of the 1619 Project and the national reckoning over racial inequality, the story of slavery has gripped America's...
Three sisters struggle with navigating their way through life with a sibling trauma bond due to growing up without their parents. Alexandra Rose Blue is the eldest sister, who took on a motherly role, after they lost their parents when they were very young. She’s...
An irresistible story of a woman remaking her life after her husband’s betrayal leads to a year of travel, art, and passion in Paris, from the award-winning author of This Close to Okay.  Vincent, having grown up as the privileged daughter of artists, has a lovely...
How the preservation of slavery was a motivating factor for the Revolutionary War: "Meticulous, thorough, fascinating, and thought-provoking." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) The successful 1776 revolt against British rule in North America has been hailed almost...
“A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama “African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison"A...
“The last novel where I rooted for every character, and the last to make me cry.” - Marlon James, Elle From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory and the Oprah's Book Club selection Bewilderment comes Richard Powers's magnificent, multifaceted novel about...
2025 American Fiction Awards Winner "Mystery/Suspense: Multicultural and Diverse"Osborne delivers a heart-pounding, whodunnit murder mystery! Emerson's Vietnam-era dual timeline will resonate with readers familiar with characters Harry Bosch or Walt Longmire." –Cam...
The beloved characters from The Best Man movies and hit television series reunite for a sexy and soulful, heartbreaking and hilarious reckoning of love.Recently divorced and fresh off a Pulitzer Prize win, Harper Stewart is in a new era. He’s working on a movie and...
The long-awaited paperback reissue of Booker–Prize Winner Marlon James's debut novel.—Marlon James won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for his third novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings.—Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize"A...