Biography & Autobiography
Biography & Autobiography
Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking: A Cookbook
“A celebration of African American cuisine right now, in all of its abundance and variety.”—Tejal Rao, The New York TimesJAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • IACP AWARD WINNER • IACP BOOK OF THE YEARTONI TIPTON-MARTIN NAMED THE 2021 JULIA CHILD AWARD RECIPIENT AND...
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Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance
FINALIST FOR THE ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARD“Raucously immersive...An intimate portrait of Black opulence in the early 20th century.” —Oprah DailyA “scintillating, vibrant” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and deeply researched biography of A’Lelia Walker—daughter of Madam C.J. Walker and herself a central figure of...
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Josephine Baker's Secret War: The African American Star Who Fought for France and Freedom
The full story of Josephine Baker’s wartime and intelligence work in France and North Africa Before the Second World War, Josephine Baker (1906–1975) was one of the most famous performers in the world. She made her name dancing on the Parisian...
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John Lewis: A Life
Pulitzer Prize FinalistNew York Times Book Review Top 100 Books of 2024Explore the “comprehensive and compelling” (Jon Meacham) biography of civil rights leader John Lewis, celebrated as “the conscience of Congress,” through a narrative that weaves together exclusive interviews, never-before-seen FBI...
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Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane
The first full-length biography of Alice Coltrane, the jazz musician and spiritual leader whose forward-thinking music was overshadowed by her more famous husband, even as she brilliantly laid the groundwork for the new age, ambient, and electronic music that would...
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The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America
From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the...
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Cooking from the Spirit: Easy, Delicious, and Joyful Plant-Based Inspirations
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Voted the Favorite Vegan Cookbook of 2023 by VegNews Tabitha Brown, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Feeding the Soul, presents her first cookbook—full of easy, family-friendly vegan recipes and stories from the spirit, inspired by her health journey...
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It's Never Too Late: A Memoir
The star of classic television series, including The Jeffersons and 227, reveals her difficult journey from a tempestuous childhood to becoming a confident Hollywood powerbroker and groundbreaker who paved the way for today’s superstar talents. Marla Gibbs has been a Hollywood icon for...
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It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him
“This book accomplishes the impossible because it satisfies both hard-core Biggie fans and casual observers. The writing is beautiful, and personal. Justin takes us on a vulnerable journey and dares us to consider Biggie in a way that is broader,...
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The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2025 | BookRiot's Best Books of 2025 | NPR's New Books to Read | Ms. Magazine's Most Anticipated Feminist BookA crucial telling of U.S. history centering the Black women whose magic gave rise to the rich tapestry of...
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Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals
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Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals
This amazing true story of America’s first Black generals, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Jr., a father and son who helped integrate the American military and created the Tuskegee Airmen, is “the book Black America needs in this moment” (Eboni...
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The Complete Poetry
The beauty and spirit of Maya Angelou’s words live on in this complete collection of poetry, including her inaugural poem “On the Pulse of Morning”Throughout her illustrious career in letters, Maya Angelou gifted, healed, and inspired the world with her words. Now the...
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The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power
From an award-winning actor and a #1 bestselling author, a unique combination of moving memoir and practical tools that offers guidance for Black men seeking to reclaim their mental well-being–and, ultimately, to live wholeheartedly. In America, we teach that strength means...
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In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean [A Cookbook]
JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue.“Their food is alive with the flavors of mangoes, cinnamon, dates,...
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Coming Home
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.“Compelling . . . An intimate, honest recollection of Griner’s time...
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment WeeklyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB),...
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Imagination: A Manifesto
A Boston Globe Best book of 2024One of The Millions's Most-Anticipated Books of Winter 2024One of Greater Good Magazine's Favorite Books for Educators in 2024In this revelatory work, Ruha Benjamin calls on us to take imagination seriously as a site of struggle and a place...
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I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams
An Instant New York Times Bestseller With a Foreword by Simone Biles The sensational two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles’s heartfelt, inspiring memoir chronicling her unlikely path to the podium—including the unprecedented challenges, the joy of winning, the crushing pain of defeat, and the...
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The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
The definitive sampling of a writer whose poems were “at the forefront of the Harlem Renaissance and of modernism itself, and today are fundamentals of American culture” (OPRAH Magazine).Here, for the first time, are all the poems that Langston Hughes...
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The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison
From the renowned author of Invisible Man,a classic, “elegant” (The New York Times) collection of essays that captures the breadth and complexity of his insights into racial identity, jazz and folklore, and citizenship across six decades.Compiled, edited, and newly revised by...
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I'll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month
On its one-hundredth anniversary, a powerful and essential meditation on the origins, evolution, and future of Black History Month from one of America’s leading historians of Black education and the author of American Grammar. In I’ll Make Me a World, acclaimed Harvard...
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I Curse You with Joy
Tiffany Haddish is back with her highly anticipated new essay collection, I Curse You With Joy.It's been a minute. Readers last sat down with Tiffany in her bestselling debut The Last Black Unicorn. Since then, Haddish has catapulted to A-list fame as...
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Motherland: A Journey Through 500,000 Years of African Culture and Identity
A groundbreaking exploration of 500,000 years of African history, cultures and identity.Historian, archaeologist, and anthropologist Luke Pepera takes us on a personal journey discovering 500,000 years of African history and cultures in order to reclaim and reconnect with this extraordinary...
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Mothering the Mother: African American Postpartum Traditions, Recipes and Healing
“A comprehensive exploration of postpartum traditions that emphasize the importance of nurturing mothers during their most vulnerable times. From traditional recipes to rituals, this book highlights sisterhood and the need for comprehensive care that honors both the mother and the...
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Chuck Berry: An American Life
The definitive biography of Chuck Berry, legendary performer and inventor of rock and rollBest known as the groundbreaking artist behind classics like “Johnny B. Goode,” “Maybellene,” “You Never Can Tell” and “Roll Over Beethoven,” Chuck Berry was a man of...
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Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’ TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A sweeping history of one of the nation’s most important African American churches and a profound story of courage and grace amid the fight...
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Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria
WINNER, JAMES BEARD AWARD FOR EMERGING VOICE IN BOOKS NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD WINNER A NEW YORK TIMES BEST COOKBOOK OF 2025 “This introduction to classic Nigerian home cooking features 100 delicious recipes by food explorer, culinary anthropologist, and Nigerian Native of @kitchenbutterfly fame, Ozoz...
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A Moment in the Sun: Black Manhattan Before the Civil War
A Moment in the Sun dispels the pernicious narrative that in New York City, slavery was followed by a hundred years of poverty and destitution. Dispelling the persistent narrative that abject poverty followed the end of slavery in New York City,...
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Chief Rondo: Securing Justice for the Murder of George Floyd
Upon the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd comes an account of leadership, justice, and race by Medaria "Rondo" Arradondo, the first Black police chief of Minnesota.On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police. Soon,...
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The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family
From Dorothy Roberts, author of Killing the Black Body and a writer who “has brilliantly illuminated the Black experience in America for decades” (Bryan Stevenson), comes a spirited and riveting memoir of growing up in an interracial family in 1960s Chicago and a...
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