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The bestselling author and American icon offers lessons from his own remarkable life in the form of letters to his great-grandaughterThe author of The Measure of a Man and one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood offers a book that features...
"Powerful and important . . . an instant classic."—The Washington Post Book WorldThe award-winning look at an ugly aspect of American racism by the bestselling author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, reissued with a new preface by the authorIn this groundbreaking work,...
At the darkly glamorous height of the Roaring 20s, an independent Black intellectual and her bi-racial foster child are immersed in the vibrant world of the Harlem Renaissance – and a shocking murder on Striver’s Row – in this thrilling Jazz Age mystery for reader of...
Set over one summer in the charming seaside resort of Cape May, New Jersey, amid the planning of a lavish wedding three longtime friends find that past secrets, new loves, and hard choices test their bond like never before. Perfect for fans of Rochelle Alers, Rhonda...
FINALIST FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDNamed a notable book of 2019 by the New York Times Book Review, Chicago Tribune, Time, and The GuardianAs featured by The Daily Show, NPR, PBS, CBC, Time, VIBE, Entertainment Weekly, Well-Read Black Girl, and Chris Hayes,...
ON St. Nicholas Island, the only thing better than the drinks is the man making them! Escape the Cold with Your New STEAMY TROPICAL ROMANCE When Carmela “CJ” Jones’s love life goes from “I do” to “I don’t think so,” she swaps wedding bells for seashells and heads to...
James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel whose frank exploration of sexuality and self-acceptance was decades ahead of its time—named one of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the past 100 years“Baldwin writes . . . with unusual candor and yet with such dignity and...
This amazing and heartwarming story of Secretariat and the African-American man who knew him best is "detailed in all its equine awesomeness" (Maxim).Most of us know the legend of Secretariat: the only two-year-old ever to win Horse of the Year, in 1972; winner in...
One of Janet Maslin's Favorite Books of 2018, The New York TimesOne of John Warner's Favorite Books of 2018, Chicago TribuneNamed one of the "Best Civil War Books of 2018" by the Civil War Monitor"A fascinating and important new historical study."—Janet Maslin, The...
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice The daughter of one of the South’s most famous Black evangelical Baptist preachers discovers a shocking secret about her father that puts her at odds with both her faith and her family in this “spellbinding” debut literary...