African American & Black - Historical

  • The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel

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    As seen on The TODAY Show!

    Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one of Hollywood’s most prolific but woefully underappreciated stars–and the f

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    • Author: Tate, Reshonda
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 432
    • Publish Date: January 30 2024
    • ISBN10: 006329107X
    • Language: English
  • Trouble The Water

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    “With this stunning debut novel, Rebecca Bruff establishes herself as an exciting new voice in historical fiction.” –Cassandra King Conroy, author of Moonrise, and Founding Honorary Chair of the Pat

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    • Author: Bruff, Rebecca Dwight
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 348
    • Publish Date: June 04, 2019
    • ISBN10: 1633938093
    • Language: English
  • Washington Black

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    MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST – ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW‘S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR – “A gripping historical narrative exploring both the bounds of slavery and what it means to be truly fre

    • Author: Edugyan, Esi
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 400
    • Publish Date: April 09, 2019
    • ISBN10: 0525563245
    • Language: English
  • 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[more below]

    • Author: Wilkerson, Charmaine
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 544
    • Publish Date: March 01 2022
    • ISBN10: 0593559134
    • Language: English
  • The Narrows

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    “Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page-turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it

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    • Author: Petry, Ann
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 560
    • Publish Date: January 10 2023
    • ISBN10: 0063259990
    • Language: English
  • The Light Always Breaks

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    As 1947 opens, Eva Cardon is the twenty-four-year-old owner of Washington, D.C.’s, most famous Black-owned restaurant. When her path crosses with Courtland, a handsome white senator from Georgia, both

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    • Author: Jackson-Brown, Angela
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: July 05 2022
    • ISBN10: 0785240594
    • Language: English
  • Island Queen

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    “A former slave rises above the harsh realities of being owned and colonialism on Montserrat working hard to buy freedom for herself, her mother, and her sister and becoming an entrepreneur, merchant,

    • Author: Riley, Vanessa
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 608
    • Publish Date: June 14, 2022
    • ISBN10: 006300285X
    • Language: English
  • Another Brooklyn

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    A Finalist for the 2016 National Book Award

    New York Times Bestseller

    A SeattleTimes pick for Summer Reading Roundup 2017

    A Bustle Fall Roundup pick for 2017

    The acclaimed New York Times bestselling and

    • Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 192
    • Publish Date: May 30, 2017
    • ISBN10: 0062359991
    • Language: English
  • The Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club)

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    An Instant New York Times bestseller / An Oprah’s Book Club Pick

    In the spirit of The Known World and The Underground Railroad, an award-winning “miraculous debut” (Washington Post) about the unlikely

    • Author: Harris, Nathan
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 368
    • Publish Date: May 03, 2022
    • ISBN10: 0316461245
    • Language: English
  • The Sleeping Car Porter

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    SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD

    WINNER OF THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE

    WINNER OF THE CITY OF CALGARY W.O. MITCHELL BOOK PRIZE

    WINNER OF THE 2023 GEORGES BUGNET AWARD FOR FICTION

    FINALIS

    • Author: Mayr, Suzette
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 224
    • Publish Date: September 27, 2022
    • ISBN10: 1552454584
    • Language: English
  • Homegoing

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    INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER – WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE’S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE – WINNER OF THE PEN / HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION – Ghana, eighteenth century: two half sisters are bor

    • Author: Gyasi, Yaa
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 320
    • Publish Date: May 02, 2017
    • ISBN10: 1101971061
    • Language: English
  • Tomorrow’s Bread

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    From the author of the acclaimed The Dry Grass of August comes a richly researched yet lyrical Southern-set novel that explores the conflicts of gentrification–a moving story of loss, love, and resil

    • Author: Mayhew, Anna Jean
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: March 26, 2019
    • ISBN10: 0758254105
    • Language: English
  • The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner)

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    Now a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke and Daveed Diggs

    Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction

    From the bestselling author of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, Deacon King Kong (an Op

    • Author: McBride, James
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 480
    • Publish Date: August 05, 2014
    • ISBN10: 1594632782
    • Language: English
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