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By: Jones, Sherry
Josephine Baker’s Last Dance
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From the author of The Jewel of Medina, a moving and insightful novel based on the life of legendary performer and activist Josephine Baker, perfect for fans of The Paris Wife and Hidden Figures.

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- Author: Jones, Sherry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: December 04 2018
- ISBN10: 1501102443
- Language: English
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By: McKay, Claude
Romance in Marseille
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The pioneering novel of physical disability, transatlantic travel, and black international politics. A vital document of black modernism and one of the earliest overtly queer fictions in the African A… [more below]
- Author: McKay, Claude
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 0143134221
- Language: English
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By: Monica Chenault-Kilgore
Long Gone, Come Home
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GoodReads, Time Travel with Summer’s Biggest Historical Fiction Novels
The Root, June 2023 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read
Ms. Magazine, June 2023 Reads for the Rest of Us
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- Author: Chenault-Kilgore, Monica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 06, 2023
- ISBN10: 1525804766
- Language: English
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By: Blount, Jeffrey
The Emancipation of Evan Walls
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“If you aren’t already ‘woke, ‘ you will be after reading this book.”–Mary Batten, author of Aliens from Earth

EVAN WALLS IS TERRIFIED by the birth of his ﬁrst child because he doesn’t want h

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- Author: Blount, Jeffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: June 15, 2019
- ISBN10: 1633938107
- Language: English
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By: Gyasi, Yaa
Homegoing
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Winner of the NBCC’s John Leonard First Book Prize
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book
One of Oprah’s 10 Favorite Books of 2016
NPR’s Debut Novel of the Year
One of Buzzfeed’s Best Fiction Books Of 2016
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- Author: Gyasi, Yaa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 7, 2016
- ISBN10: 1101947136
- Language: English
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By: J. Edwards, Shaunna
The Thread Collectors
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“An unforgettable story of female strength, hope and friendship. This collaborative work is magnificent–a true revelation!” –Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman with the Blue … [more below]
- Author: J. Edwards, Shaunna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 30, 2022
- ISBN10: 1525899783
- Language: English
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By: Lauren Wilkinson
American Spy
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“American Spy updates the espionage thriller with blazing originality.”–Entertainment Weekly
“There has never been anything like it.”–Marlon James, GQ
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- Author: Wilkinson, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 17 2020
- ISBN10: 0812988280
- Language: English
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By: Daniel Black
Don’t Cry for Me
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NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK IN ESSENCE MAGAZINE, THE MILLIONS AND BOOKISH

“Don’t Cry for Me is a perfect song.”–Jesmyn Ward

A Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his
- Author: Black, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 1335449353
- Language: English
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By: Catherine Adel West
The Two Lives of Sara
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Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Ms. Magazine, The Root, Popsugar, Bustle, and many more!

“An utterly absorbing and dazzling novel about the stories we tell to stay alive and the secrets we ke… [more below]
- Author: West, Catherine Adel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 778387070
- Language: English
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By: Tyriek White
We Are a Haunting
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WINNER – 2023 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree

Longlisted for the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize

A Best Book of 2023 – NPR, Electric Literature, L
- Author: White, Tyriek
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 25, 2023
- ISBN10: 1662601719
- Language: English
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By: Williams, Sheila
No Better Time: A Novel of the Spirited Women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion
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The acclaimed author of The Secret Women and Things Past Telling returns with an engrossing historical novel about a little known aspect of World War II—the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion,

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- Author: Williams, Sheila
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 27 2024
- ISBN10: 0063307936
- Language: English
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By: Vanessa Miller
The American Queen
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There is only one known queen who truly ruled a kingdom on American soil.

Transformative and breathtakingly honest, The American Queen is based on actual events that occurred between 1865 – 1889 and sh

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- Author: Miller, Vanessa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0840708904
- Language: English
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By: Jackson-Brown, Angela
Homeward
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The country is changing, and her own world is being turned upside down. Nothing–and no one–will ever be the same.

Georgia, 1962. Rose Perkins Bourdon returns home to Parsons, GA, without her husband

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- Author: Jackson-Brown, Angela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1400241103
- Language: English
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By: Vanessa Miller
The American Queen
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There is only one known queen who truly ruled a kingdom on American soil.

Transformative and breathtakingly honest, The American Queen is based on actual events that occurred between 1865 – 1889 and s

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- Author: Miller, Vanessa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0840708874
- Language: English
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By: Bryce, Denny S.
The Other Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria’s Goddaughter
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A stunning portrait of an African princess raised in Queen Victoria’s court and adapting to life in Victorian England–based on the real-life story of a recently rediscovered historical figure, Sarah

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- Author: Bryce, Denny S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0063144123
- Language: English
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By: Sanders, Joshunda
Women of the Post
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What a beautifully imagined and important narrative. Sanders’ clear-eyed and powerful writing made this a hard one to stop reading!
—Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-Winning Author

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- Author: Sanders, Joshunda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 18, 2023
- ISBN10: 0778334074
- Language: English
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By: Charmaine Wilkerson
Black Cake
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NOW A HULU STREAMING SERIES – NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY – Two estranged siblings delve into their mother’s hidden past–and how it all connects to
- Author: Wilkerson, Charmaine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 01, 2022
- ISBN10: 0593358333
- Language: English
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By: Rebecca Dwight Bruff
Trouble The Water
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“Before this decisive night, I’d not fully appreciated the subtle line between inspiration and insanity. But now, with all our lives at risk, I found myself navigating that most perilous edge . . . ”
- Author: Bruff, Rebecca Dwight
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: June 04, 2019
- ISBN10: 1633938077
- Language: English
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By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Water Dancer
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK – From the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me, a boldly conjured debut novel about a magical gift, a devastating loss,
- Author: Coates, Ta-Nehisi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 17, 2020
- ISBN10: 0399590617
- Language: English
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By: Thompson, Sidney
The Forsaken and the Dead: The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book Three
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Books 1 & 2 of the Bass Reeves Trilogy adapted for the Paramount+ miniseries Lawmen: Bass Reeves
2023 Foreword INDIES Finalist in Historical Fiction

All heroes have fatal flaws and a moment of defin

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- Series: The Bass Reeves Trilogy
- Author: Thompson, Sidney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 236
- Publish Date: October 01, 2023
- ISBN10: 1496220323
- Language: English