Biography & Autobiography
Biography & Autobiography
Blk Art: The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art
2024 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS NOMINEE: OUTSTANDING NON-FICTIONA fun and fact-filled introduction to the dismissed Black art masters and models who shook up the world.Elegant. Refined. Exclusionary. Interrupted. The foundations of the fine art world are shaking. Beyoncé and Jay-Z break the internet by...
$35.00
Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama
From a New Yorker staff writer and PEN award winner, a blend of memoir, history, and reportage on one of the most complex and least understood states in America.“In Alabama, we exist at the border of blessing and disaster….”Alexis Okeowo grew up...
$29.00
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems
Poems of migration, womanhood, trauma, and resilience from the celebrated collaborator on Beyoncé’s Lemonade and Black Is King, award-winning Somali British poet Warsan Shire“The beautifully crafted poems in this collection are fiercely tender gifts.”—Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist“Warsan Shire is our ultimate modern poet....
$17.00
Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore
**ABA Indies Choice Book Awards Winner****Black Caucus American Library Association Nonfiction Award Winner****L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist****A November LibraryReads Pick**Longtime NBC News reporter Char Adams writes a deeply compelling and rigorously reported history of Black political movements told through the...
$32.00
Blackbirds Singing: Inspiring Black Women's Speeches from the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century
$28.00
Blackbirds Singing: Inspiring Black Women's Speeches from the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century
An uplifting collection of speeches by Black women, curated by the civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author When Mary Ann Shadd Cary—the first Black woman publisher in North America—declared, “break every yoke . . . let the oppressed...
$28.00
Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms
The award-winning co-anchor of PBS NewsHour presents a sweeping and insightful retrospective on the history of Black comedy in America. Black comedians have long played a pivotal role in shaping the American sense of humor. The 1990s showcased a golden era for...
$33.00
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
A “vast, multifaceted and enchanting” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) meditation on the color blue and its fascinating role in Black history and culture, from National Book Award winner Imani Perry, “the most important interpreter of Black life in our time” (Eddie S....
$29.00
Black Girl, Call Home
“Nothing short of sublime, and the territory [Mans'] explores...couldn’t be more necessary.”—VogueFrom spoken word poet Jasmine Mans comes an unforgettable poetry collection about race, feminism, and queer identity.With echoes of Gwendolyn Brooks and Sonia Sanchez, Mans writes to call herself—and...
$18.00
Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy
A powerful read redefining the meaning of genius while illuminating the ways in which Black Americans have found various ways to thrive despite insurmountable obstacles.**A Washington Post 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of 2025 Pick**Black genius sits at the heart of the American...
$30.00
Black Friend: Essays
With the razor-sharp, late-night comedic timing of a Ziwe interview and the pop-culture fluency of an NPR podcast, Black Friend is a hilarious, unapologetic dissection of modern tokenism. What does it actually feel like to be “the Black friend” in a predominantly...
$26.00
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Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora [A Cookbook]
A beautiful, rich, and groundbreaking book exploring Black foodways within America and around the world, curated by food activist and author of Vegetable Kingdom Bryant Terry.“Mouthwatering, visually stunning, and intoxicating, Black Food tells a global story of creativity, endurance, and imagination that was sustained...
$40.00
Black Film: A History of Black Representation and Participation in the Movies
An illustrated history that celebrates the legacy of Black actors, films, and filmmakers from the silent era through today and explores the deeply embedded racism of the film industry, from the award-winning author of The Black Panther PartyIn Black Film, Eisner Award-winning...
$25.00
The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers
A Scientific American Favorite Book of 2025The riveting story of the McKissack family—the founders of the leading Black design and construction firm in the United States, from its beginnings in the mid-1800s to its thriving status today—in a moving celebration of resilience...
$29.00
Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll
African American women have played a pivotal part in rock and roll—from laying its foundations and singing chart-topping hits to influencing some of the genre's most iconic acts. Despite this, black women's importance to the music's history has been diminished...
$31.00
Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life
A photographic celebration and exploration of Black identity and experience through the twentieth century from the founder and curator of the hit multimedia platform Black Archives.“Browsing the book ultimately feels like looking through one immense family photo album. And that’s...
$35.00
The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis
Winner of the Christopher Award 2024NPR Science Friday Best Summer Beach Reads 2024Gotham Book Finalist 2024NASW Science in Society Journalism Award Finalist 2024PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize Finalist 2024"An incredible story...the writing is phenomenal." —John Green, author of Everything Is TuberculosisNew York City, 1929....
$30.00
Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller! From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life. If it weren't for Emma Johnson, Caryn Johnson would have never become Whoopi Goldberg....
$29.00
Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights
"Penningroth's conclusions emerge from an epic research agenda.... Before the Movement presents an original and provocative account of how civil law was experienced by Black citizens and how their 'legal lives' changed over time . . . [an] ambitious, stimulating, and provocative...
$35.00
Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm of Resilience from the First African American Rockette
The first African American Rockette charts her journey to one of the world's most celebrated dance troupes in this gripping performing arts memoir that, for the first time, goes behind the velvet curtains at Radio City's legendary holiday show. "Smashing...
$27.00
Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song
An NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Pick • A Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of 2023A landmark biography that reclaims Ella Fitzgerald as a major American artist and modernist innovator. Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) possessed one of the twentieth century’s most astonishing voices. In...
$40.00
Baldwin: A Love Story
WINNER OF THE NBCC JOHN LEONARD PRIZEWINNER OF THE PEN/ JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHYA TIME TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025AN ATLANTIC TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEARDrawing on new...
$36.00
Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson
"Remarkable . . . Do not think of this as a boxing book, but boxing does make a colorful and primal backdrop for a uniquely American book, filled with enough mentors and monsters to do any Dickens novel justice.” —Chicago TribuneFrom...
$32.00
Backtalker: An American Memoir
New York Times BestsellerOne of the most influential public intellectuals in the world and the architect of the two biggest ideas to reshape the American conversation about fairness offers the intimate story of how her life gave birth to these ideas.It...
$30.00
The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther
The definitive, deluxe art book from costume design legend Ruth E. Carter.Ruth E. Carter is a living legend of costume design. For three decades, she has shaped the story of the Black experience on screen—from the ’80s streetwear of Do the...
$40.00
Arsenio: A Memoir
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERArsenio Hall, America’s beloved late-night TV host, reveals the ups and downs of his remarkable career as a trailblazing pioneer with this “vivid, outrageous” (The New York Times)behind-the-scenes, star-studded, no-holds-barred memoir of celebrity, race, and show business.Arsenio Hall holds...
$30.00
Ant: The Incredible Journey of NBA Rising Star Anthony Edwards
The first in-depth look at the Minnesota Timberwolves rising star, from his backstory to his mindset, and the relationships that fueled his drive to greatness. From his jaw-dropping dunks to his charismatic personality, Anthony Edwards draws comparisons to the greatest...
$30.00
Angela Davis: An Autobiography
“An activist. An author. A scholar. An abolitionist. A legend.”―Ibram X. KendiThis beautiful new edition of Angela Davis’s classic Autobiography features an expansive new introduction by the author.“I am excited to be publishing this new edition of my autobiography with Haymarket Books...
$29.00
And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self
“The rapper, actor, and advocate blends self-help with activist passion. . . . It’s a heartening message for those who appreciate self-help guidance. Common asks readers to better themselves, empowering them with the grace and courage to do so.”—Kirkus Reviews...
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American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics
The extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the course of emergency medicine around the world. ? "A riveting portrait ... a fascinating and...
$30.00
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft a “deeply layered and insightful” (The Washington Post) testament to people who are left out...
$28.00