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A Past That Breathes
In January 1995, a promising young musician was found murdered in her apartment in West Los Angeles. There were no eyewitnesses to the crime, but someone saw her arguing with her ex-boyfriend, an African American man, the day before she...
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Palmares
The epic rendering of a Black woman’s journey through slavery and liberation, set in 17th-century colonial Brazil; the return of a major voice in American literature.First discovered and edited by Toni Morrison, Gayl Jones has been described as one of...
$27.95
The Personal Librarian
A Good Morning America Book Club PickThe remarkable story of J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white to leave a lasting legacy that enriched...
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The Perfect Ruin: A Riveting New Psychological Thriller
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shanora Williams, a riveting novel of domestic suspense about the close relationship between two women: a severely troubled twenty-something and the mega-successful, billionaire CEO she's determined to destroy.A thrilling new novel of lies, deception, and...
$15.95
Philly Girl: Carl Weber Presents
Philadelphia's kingpin is a queen with a tragic past, this is her story of survival and strength from the beginning...Just as every superhero has an origin story, so does every drug dealer who holds the title "kingpin."Before all of the...
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Platinum Persuasion
A woman with tragic beginnings finds love and her voice on her way to stardom...will the spotlight dim her hard-earned shine? From the day Layani Cherise Bell was born, the world was betting against her. Born four months premature, the...
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Public Enemy #1
National best-selling author Kiki Swinson amps up the action and suspense with unpredictable characters, breakneck twists, and a gut-punch portrait of Southern surviving - and dying. Now the odds are straight-up killer when a private eye gets in way over...
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Ramadan Ramsey
The Guggenheim Fellowship and Whiting Award-winning author Louis Edwards makes his long-awaited comeback with this epic tale of a New Orleans boy whose very creation is so filled with tension that it bedevils his destiny before he is even born....
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Razorblade Tears
“Superb...Cuts right to the heart of the most important questions of our times.” —Michael Connelly“A tour de force – poignant, action-packed, and profound.” —Milwaukee Journal SentinelA Black father. A white father. Two murdered sons. A quest for vengeance.Ike Randolph has been out...
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Red Island House
From National Book Award–nominated writer Andrea Lee comes Red Island House, a travel epic that opens a window on the mysterious African island of Madagascar, and on the dangers of life and love in paradise, as seen through the eyes of a...
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The Reluctant King
The King family is on the political rise in New York City, but must weather the violent storm wrought by their darkest secrets. Meet the Kings, one of the most influential families in New York City. In the power circles...
$32.95
Revival Season
The daughter of one of the South’s most famous Baptist preachers discovers a shocking secret about her father that puts her at odds with both her faith and her family in this “tender and wise” (Ann Patchett, author of Commonwealth) debut...
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R.I.C.O.
At the tender age of 20, Vanessa "Sunny" McCord is shocked to learn that her father, Darnell McCord, wants to groom her to take over his drug empire. In his mind, his time has run its course, and he wants...
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Rich $avage
ACE is on a mission to get rich, the fast way, while having to prove that his gangsta is official. But the streets will test him in every imaginable way. Will Ace be equal to the test? Or will the...
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The Road to Rose Bend (Original)
If it was only about her, she might never have come back to Rose Bend.But it’s not only about her anymore.Sydney Collins left the small Berkshires town of Rose Bend eight years ago, grieving her sister’s death—and heartbroken over her parents’ rejection....
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The Salt Fields: A Novella
“There’s a beautiful formality to this writing that beckons a reader in, and then the vibrancy of the dialogue and the surreal allure of the scenes surprise and open up the story. A novella both stamped in time, and timeless....
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Runner
“Exceptional…The action builds to an exciting showdown. Those who like their crime novels with a social conscience will be amply rewarded.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED reviewFormer homicide cop turned private investigator Cass Raines gets the job done in this page-turning Chicago-set...
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Scammers
Dream big. Score bigger. That’s their credo."Bloodthirsty and thrumming" - Kirkus Reviews on Gods & Gangsters 2 Jordan is caught up in a world she doesn't understand; a world of people who are all on the make, looking for the scam that will make them rich....
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Secrets in the Dark
Horrifying crimes rip through the streets of New York, and they're clearly the work of a calculating, deadly mastermind. The city calls on Detective E.J. Morris, who was supposed to be vacationing with his family at a seaside retreat. It...
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Seven Days in June
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK! AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNamed A Best Book by USA Today • Harper’s Bazaar • Oprah Daily • PopSugar • Shondaland • The Los Angeles Times • Bustle • Good Housekeeping • PureWow • CBS News •...
$27.00
Shallow Waters
In this stirring and lyrical debut novel—perfect for fans of The Water Dancer and the Legacy of Orïsha series—the Yoruba deity of the sea, Yemaya, is brought to vivid life as she discovers the power of Black resilience, love, and feminine strength...
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She Belongs to the Game, 1
Authored by Tamba Beasley, She Belongs to the Game: A Pimp's Sister is a rude awakening to life, a peek into an ever-present yet seemingly unfamiliar world, one of money, sex, and drugs.This story is as real as they come,...
$30.00
Sisters in Arms: A Novel of the Daring Black Women Who Served During World War II
Kaia Alderson’s debut historical fiction novel reveals the untold, true story of the Six Triple Eight, the only all-Black battalion of the Women’s Army Corps, who made the dangerous voyage to Europe to ensure American servicemen received word from their...
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Skye Falling
A woman who’s used to going solo discovers that there’s one relationship she can’t run away from in this buoyant novel, a probing examination of the complexities of family, queerness, race, and community. “Razor-sharp and outrageously funny, Skye Falling is an absolute...
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Skye Papers
Twentysomething and restless, Skye flits between cities and stagnant relationships until she meets Scottie, a disarming and disheveled British traveler, and Pieces, an enigmatic artist living in New York. The three recognize each other as kindred spirits—Black, punk, whimsical, revolutionary—and fall...
$17.95
The Son of the House
WINNER of the Best International Fiction Book Award, Sharjah International Book Fair 2019The lives of two Nigerian women divided by class and social inequality intersect when they're kidnapped, held captive, and forced to await their fate together.In the Nigerian city...
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The Son of Mr. Suleman
Named in USA Today's "5 books not to miss", and New York Post's "The best new books to read" From New York Times best-selling author Eric Jerome Dickey - named one of USA Today’s 100 Black Novelists and Fiction Authors You Should Read - comes...
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The Songbook of Benny Lament
From the bestselling author of What the Wind Knows and From Sand and Ash comes a powerful love story about a musical duo who put everything on the line to be together. New York, 1960: For Benny Lament, music is his entire life. With...
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Son of the Storm
"An original and fascinating epic fantasy full of bold characters, bloody action, and brutal politics.”―James Islington, author of The Shadow of What Was LostFrom city streets where secrets are bartered for gold to forests teeming with fabled beasts, a sweeping epic of forgotten magic and...
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Sorrowland: A Novel (Hardcover)
The Stonewall Book Award winner of 2022Named a Best Book of 2021 by NPR, The New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly and more!A triumphant, genre-bending breakout novel from one of the boldest new voices in contemporary fiction. Vern - seven months...
$27.00