New African American Fiction
These new titles can satisfy your urge to laugh, or cry; sing or dance; solve a mystery or search for justice; even learn about the past or explore the future.
The Radical Relevance of Zadie Smith
In this novel set in London, New York, and West Africa, an unnamed narrator reflects back on her life and that of her best childhood friend, Tracey, whom she met … Continued
Dear Martin
“there’s no escaping the BMC! BMC? Yeah the Black Man’s Curse. World’s got diarrhea and dudes like us are the toilet.”
The Fight for Civil Rights: Then and Now
A selection of some of our newest titles examining key moments and figures in Civil Rights history, along with some demonstrating why the struggle continues.
Powerful Poetry
Hope and lament, grief and celebration, all are on offer in some of our newest titles from African American poets.
Carnaval
The language tells stories, but also sings songs.
Strong Black Women
Inspiring and sometimes difficult accounts written by or about comedians, diplomats, activists, and other trailblazing African American women who changed or are changing their own futures and those of others.
New Books About Black History
These are just a few of our newest titles helping to paint a more complete picture of the role African Americans have played throughout the history of the United States.
Black Cooking and the American Table
Recent books continue to illuminate and correct the record on how African and African American cooks, enslaved or otherwise, had a profound influence on the food we eat. Here are a few to get you started…
The Bluest Eye
A classic African American novel of race, poverty, and longing to be something that you’re not.