In twelve graceful, sensual stories, William Henry Lewis traces the line between the real and the imaginary, acknowledging the painful ghosts of the past in everyday encounters. Written in a style that has been acclaimed by our finest writers, from...

In this bold hybrid collection of poetry, flash fiction, and Afrofuturism sci-fi, the award-winning interdisciplinary writer and author of Side Notes from the Archivist explores what happens when god is a Black woman in a town. What happens when there are multiple...

“A harrowing portrait of race relations in America, as beautiful as it is urgent.”—Entertainment Weekly “Black satire with bite, like Zora Neale Hurston used to do, with a smile and a sharp elbow. A touch of Paul Beatty, a dose...

This landmark gathering of Zora Neale Hurston's short fiction—most of which appeared only in literary magazines during her lifetime—reveals the evolution of one of the most important African American writers. Spanning her career from 1921 to 1955, these stories attest...

Three years after the publication of his much-heralded, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Known World, Edward P. Jones returned with an elegiac, luminous masterpiece, All Aunt Hagar's Children. In these fourteen sweeping and sublime stories, Jones resurrects the minor characters in his first...

"A wonderful collection of short stories and poems from 40 black writers and illustrators . . . Brilliantly curated by Dapo Adeola" - Joseph Coelho, Children's LaureateA hugely entertaining, fully color-illustrated collection celebrating joy, perfect for children age 8 to 12...

A National Book Award FinalistCoretta Scott King Author Honor BookUK Carnegie Medal winnerAn NPR Favorite Book of 2019A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019A Time Best Children’s Book of 2019A Today Show Best Kids’ Book of 2019A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019A School Library Journal Best...

Do you have a child or adolescent who tends to isolate themselves? Do you have a child or adolescent who goes through a bevy of emotions--all in one day? Does your child or adolescent have a bizarre (but strict!) food...

The latest edition of the acclaimed classic on an increasingly important continent

Let’s talk about Africa It is the United Nation’s International Decade for People of African Descent, Nguisse, and Atabong, two smart teenagers of an African mother and a European father, born and brought up in Europe decide to find out...

There’s trouble in Zoeta, “The Town of the Zoes” (Shamans.) Deadly vipers are coming into the village, killing people. Compellingly vibrant, colorful characters of villagers and expatriates alike are threatened by the infestation of snakes. The villagers; Chief and Elders,...

This is a three part series about three adorable pigs who are able to make a difference in helping to solve the problems of the world. It relates to the ever- popular classic folk tale "The Three Little Pigs" and...

In this book, Chris Mabeza takes the reader through a breath taking journey of the vicissitudes of village life in Zimbabwe from the colonial days to the present. This, at a time when telling African stories is enjoying a Risorgimento....

This handsome hardback with foil accents brings together the celebrated short stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald - one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.An icon of the Jazz Age, Fitzgerald's tales combine the excitement of the new...

Little excuse is needed, perhaps, for any fresh selection from the famous "Tales of a Thousand and One Nights," provided it be representative enough, and worthy enough, to enlist a new army of youthful readers. Of the two hundred and...

The magical tales in The Whispering Trees capture the essence of life, death and coincidence in Northern Nigeria. Myth and reality intertwine in stories featuring political agitators, newly-wedded widows, and the tormented whirlwind, Kyakkyawa. The two medicine men of Mazade...

Nights of the Creaking Bed is full of colorful characters involved in affecting dramas: a girl who is rejected in love because she has three brothers to look after; a middle aged housewife who finds love again but has an...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o anchors this truly fascinating first East African installment in the Akashic Noir Series.Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in...

A gripping new addition to the African crime genre, from a talented debut author. Vee Johnson is an investigative journalist for the Cape Town magazine Urban. When she spots a photo of a familiar-looking girl at a local hospital, Vee launches...

West Africa enters the Noir Series arena, meticulously edited by one of Nigeria's best-known authors. “This anthology stands out because of its unique approach to crime and punishment, and its intense focus on the sociological aspects of crime in one...

Religious fervor culminates in an exorcism for one unfortunate maid. A harrowing encounter on a train haunts Añuli. A mother abandons her child in search of personal freedom. A wife joins her husband, only to be met with news that...

"Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep is weird in all the best ways possible . . . These tales are plucked from bizarre worlds, from the blood of shadow creatures, from the tears of angels. Let them haunt you.” —Gabino Iglesias,...

*A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Best Book of the Year*From John Edgar Wideman, a modern “master of language” (The New York Times Book Review), comes a stunning story collection that spans a range of topics from Michael Jordan to Emmett Till,...