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Chinua Achebe is considered the father of modern African literature, the writer who "opened the magic casements of African fiction." The African Trilogy—comprised of Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God, and No Longer at Ease—is his magnum opus. In these masterly novels,...
WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARDWINNER OF THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR AWARDNational Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black...
NOW AN APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING SAMUEL L. JACKSONThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey is a masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family from one of the true literary icons of our time.Marooned in an apartment that overflows with mementos from the past, 91-year-old...
Brimming with unpredictable twists and scandals, the latest Depression-era Alabama novel from award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe tells of a mistreated wife who finally finds the love she's longed for—only to be plunged into deceit, betrayal,...
Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this bestselling spiritual classic. This is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring. This is a book to be treasured, a book about...
In these fourteen stories, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World explores the complexities of Black American lives in the nation’s capital.Returning to the city that inspired his first prizewinning book, Lost in the City, bestselling author Edward P....
An R&B singer and a corporate executive find love that hits the right notes in this USA Today bestselling romance by Kristina Forest.Iris Greene used to be a woman with a plan. But all of that changed after she met the love of her life at twenty-five, got pregnant and...
One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of the YearNamed one of the Most Memorable Music Books of the Year by No Depression: The Journal of Roots Music“Compelling.… [R]eveals [an instrument] intimately rooted in the African diaspora and capable of expressing flights of...