Cultural Literature
Cultural Literature
Okra Stew: A Gullah Geechee Family Celebration
This rhythmic, joyous picture book from Natalie Daise, the co-star of the hit Nickelodeon show "Gullah Gullah Island," celebrates a special day of father-son cooking, and serves up a love letter to food, family, Gullah Geechee culture, and tradition―and includes the...
$19.99
In the Day of Trouble: a novel
On the night of March 17, 1934, in a small town in rural Pennsylvania, a man crept to a window and shot a woman through her heart. Her name was Susan Mummey, but she was better known as the Witch...
$22.95
Purple Hibiscus: A Novel
From the bestselling author of Americanah and We Should All Be FeministsFifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. They live in a beautiful house, with a caring family, and attend an exclusive missionary school. They're completely...
$18.99
Mary Had a Little Plan: Mary Had a Little Glam (Volume 2)
After glamming it up with her school friends in the bestselling Mary Had a Little Glam, children's book author Tammi Sauer brings back Mary, the resourceful, stylish little girl protagonist for another exciting adventure. This time, a little plan that has a big...
$17.99
The Fire Next Time
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The book that galvanized the nation, gave voice to the emerging civil rights movement in the 1960s—and still lights the way to understanding race in America today. • "The finest essay I’ve ever read.” —Ta-Nehisi CoatesAt once...
$15.00
The Magical Snowflake
Experience the enchanting and timeless tale of expectation, anticipation, and wonder crafted by renowned children’s book author Bernette Ford. The Magical Snowflake captures the heartwarming essence of a young girl amid the frosty snow, making it more than just a children’s Christmas...
$18.99
Lovely Day
Bill Withers's celebrated hit song "Lovely Day" comes to life in this beautifully illustrated picture book! "'Lovely Day' is a positive and uplifting song that comforts the soul. I'm thrilled to see my husband’s beautiful words come to life in...
$18.99
Lorraine
Old Crow Medicine Show founder and Grammy award-winning musician Ketch Secor teams up with Ashley Bryan Award-winning illustrator Higgins Bond to create this sweeping, epic Americana story about the power of music and family. "Who needs a whistle or some...
$7.99
They Dream in Gold: A Novel
A “luminous” (Tara Conklin) literary debut following two dreamers, one intercultural family, and the diasporic pursuit of home.When Bonnie and Mansour meet in New York in 1968―his piercing gaze in a downtown jazz club threatening to carry her away―their connection...
$28.00
Summer on Highland Beach: A Novel (Summer Beach, 3)
The View cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin transports readers to Highland Beach in the captivating third novel of her New York Times bestselling Summer Beach series. In this awakening, spirited novel, Sunny Hostin celebrates family, friendship, and community and reminds us...
$30.00
The Silence of the Choir
A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024 FROM THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD-LONGLISTED AUTHOR OF THE MOST SECRET MEMORY OF MEN A polyphonic tale of immigration and community by “the most promising Senegalese writer of his generation” (Le Monde) and winner of the...
$18.00
A Run at Love (Love in the Spotlight, 2)
"Piper McKinney dreams of her horse winning the Kentucky Derby, and with the help of her best friend, horse trainer Tucker Hale, that hope starts to become reality. Then her parents are embroiled in a scandal, and Piper is implicated....
$28.99
The Maroons
A rediscovered classic, and the only known novel by Black abolitionist and political exile Louis Timagène Houat, The Maroons is a fervid account of slavery and escape on nineteenth-century Réunion Island. Frême is a young African man forced into slavery on Réunion,...
$18.00
White Over Black: American Attitudes toward the Negro, 1550-1812
In 1968, Winthrop D. Jordan set out in encyclopedic detail the evolution of white Englishmen's and Anglo-Americans' perceptions of blacks, perceptions of difference used to justify race-based slavery, and liberty and justice for whites only. This second edition, with new...
$47.50
The Library Thief: A Novel
A strikingly original and absorbing mystery about a white-passing bookbinder in Victorian England and the secrets lurking on the estate where we she works, for fans of Fingersmith and The Confessions of Frannie LangtonThe library is under lock and key. But...
$29.99
The Joyful Song of the Partridge
A roiling chronicle of motherhood and colonization from a writer who “alternates between a dramatic, high-octane style and a terse and humorous frankness” (Sheila Heti)Recipient of the 2021 Camões Prize, the most important award for literature in the Portuguese languageA...
$24.00
The Finest Thief in the Kingdom: Libyan Tales from Sadeq Naihoum
The collection’s title, Min Qisas Alatfal, literally means Children’s Tales, however these stories are far from your average bedtime read. They are socio-political tales told from a satirical and critical perspective. Naihoum writes about his native Libya, bringing to life...
$14.95
Captive: New Short Fiction from Africa
Brittle Paper's "Anticipated African Books of 2024" From Short Story Day Africa, eleven writers from Africa and the African diaspora explore the identities that connect us, the obsessions that bewitch us, and the self-delusions that drive us apart. Passion and...
$19.99
And So I Roar: A Novel
A stunning, heart wrenching new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding VoiceWhen Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother—terminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria—and her aunt,...
$28.00
You Are NOT Negro, Black, Coloured, Morisco Nor An African Slave!
Grand Sheik Kudjo Adwo El examines the history of various misnomers of Moorish Americans since their initial encounter with the nations of Europe and their socio-political implications. Using various scholarly sources, G.S. Adwo El demonstrates the importance of preserving national...
$16.75
Official Proclamation of Real Moorish American Nationality: Black and White Edition Prepared for Public Distribution
In 1928, Noble Drew Ali attended the Pan-American Conference in Havana, Cuba. At said conference, our Prophet received from the nations of America the mandate recognizing the Moors' claim to the Americas, and simultaneously, the expiration of the European mandate...
$18.65
Nationality: The Order of the Day: The Divine Message and Warning, ALL Garveyites, Rastafarians, Black Nationalist & Pan Africans
Message to the bearers of the Red Black and Green brought by The Prophet in these days and his Forerunner. In this, his seminal title, Grand Sheik Kudjo Adwo El expounds on the necessity of nationality in self-determination.
$16.99
(C)over Your Head: A Pictographic Chronicle of the Moslem Turban
One of the most enduring symbol of Moorish presence the world over: the Moslem turban. Seeking to invoke the impression of an educational stroll through a niche art gallery, this text examines the Moslem Turban from a Moorish American perspective...
$19.99
(C)over Your Head: A Pictographic Chronicle of the Moslem Turban
One of the most enduring symbol of Moorish presence the world over: the Moslem turban. Seeking to invoke the impression of an educational stroll through a niche art gallery, this text examines the Moslem Turban from a Moorish American perspective...
$25.99
Califa Uhuru: A Compilation of Literature from the Moorish Science Temple of America
#WeAreNOTBlack #WePreferMoors #ByeByeBywords Delve into the essence of Moorish American wisdom with this meticulously curated compilation of standard-issue literature from the esteemed Moorish Science Temple of America. Conveniently bound in one prestigious volume, it serves as a definitive resource that...
$19.13
Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, 22)
$130.00
Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, 22)
Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics covers the major issues in Yorùbá history and politics, offering through narratives of the past and present a solid understanding of one of the most popular ethnic groups in Africa.Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics covers...
$130.00
Yorùbá Bàtá Goes Global: Artists, Culture Brokers, and Fans
Responding to growing international interest in the Yorùbá culture of southwestern Nigeria, practitioners of bàtá—a centuries-old drumming, dancing, and singing tradition—have recast themselves as traditional performers in a global market. As the Nigerian market for ritual bàtá has been declining,...
$55.00
The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa: Their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, Etc.
The book ""The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples Of The Slave Coast Of West Africa: Their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, Etc."" by Alfred Burton Ellis is a comprehensive study of the Yoruba people who were living in the coastal regions of West...
$36.95
Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa: Their Culture, History, Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, Etc.
The Yoruba speaking group inhabits Benin and Nigeria. This pioneering investigation, published in 1894, reveals the culture, history, spiritual beliefs and unique language of the Yoruba ethnicity. After introducing the region with maps and descriptions of the coast and its...
$11.97
The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of South-Western Nigeria: Western Africa Part IV
Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-coordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African...
$177.00