African American & Black
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Loved One
$20.00 Add to cart“[Loved One] is special . . . full of wildly astute, delectably thorny questions about love and loss and possession.” –Maggie Shipstead, New York Times bestselling author of Great Circle
“Shimmers wi- Author: Muharrar, Aisha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 21 2026
- ISBN10: 0593655869
- Language: English
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Celeste Paves the Way
$19.99 Add to cartCeleste Paves the Way brings readers along the journey of a young civil engineer who is ready to tackle a new challenge. Already a fan of airports and travel, Celeste finds the perfect opportunity to
- Author: Kelly, Courtney
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 30 2026
- ISBN10: 9798990308268
- Language: English
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Tending the Vines: Black Abundance in Eight Plants
$30.00 Add to cartThis standout creative nonfiction debut explores the lives and histories of plants considered nonnative or invasive as metaphors for the Black experience in America.
In Tending the Vines, Ashia S. Aj
- Author: Ajani, Ashia S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 1643264761
- Language: English
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God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
$15.00 Add to cartIntroduced by Maya Angelou, the inspiring sermon-poems of James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered African Americans of al- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Johnson, James Weldon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: June 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0143105418
- Language: English
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A Poem for Dudley Randall: Poet and Publisher of the Black Arts Movement (a Picture Book Biography)
$19.99 Add to cartThe only picture book biography of Dudley Randall–a poet, publisher, and leader of the Black Arts movement of the 1960s–from Ezra Jack Keats Award Winner Don Tate and Coretta Scott King Illustrator
- Author: Tate, Don
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 1419754351
- Language: English
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The Great Refusal: A New Vision of Resistance
$28.00 Add to cartIn the spirit of American cultural prophecy–from Ta-Nehisi Coates to Rebecca Solnit–acclaimed writer Casey Gerald offers a groundbreaking work of joyous dissent and stunning vision, a survival guide
- Author: Gerald, Casey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 0316597414
- Language: English
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Venus Washington, Eye Spy
$17.99 Add to cartGet ready for out-of-this-world laughs as Venus Washington tries to uncover the truth about her mysterious origin in the third book of this hilarious chapter book series–perfect for fans of Amelia Be… [more below]
- Series: Venus Washington #3
- Author: Oso, Maisha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 01 2026
- ISBN10: 1665969520
- Language: English
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99 Problems Finding the 1: A Love Story (Sort Of)
$22.95 Add to cartPart cultural criticism, part roguish adventure, professor and punk musician G’Ra Asim tackles chronic lovelessness in the post-covid era with heft and humor
In 2004, Jay-Z released “99 Problems” and- Author: Asim, G’Ra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 0807017787
- Language: English
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Black Boys, I See You
$18.99 Add to cart“What a beautiful gift of a narrative this is. So much love on every page. A fabulous celebration of the brilliance of Black boys.” –JACQUELINE WOODSON, author of the New York Times bestseller The Da… [more below]
- Author: Hudson, Wade
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 08 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217002160
- Language: English
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Violet Goes Voting
$5.99 Add to cartCome along with young Violet as she accompanies her parents as they go to vote in this Step 2 leveled reader, perfect for kids ages 4-6!
Violet is excited to go on a big adventure with her parents. Th- Series: Step Into Reading
- Author: Thompson Payton, L’Oreal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217228508
- Language: English
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Ashes at the Altar
$20.99 Add to cartAt a hidden magical HBCU a teen boy must confront evil spirits, family secrets and tested loyalties. In this haunting finale to the New York Times bestselling Blood at the Root trilogy, bloodlines, be… [more below]
- Series: Blood at the Root
- Author: Williams, Ladarrion
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 0593712005
- Language: English
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Anger Is Only a Shadow
$19.99 Add to cartFrom National Book Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author and renowned poet Elizabeth Acevedo comes a white-knuckle journey to self-understanding and doing the right thing, no matter the cos
- Author: Acevedo, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 0062882791
- Language: English
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Searching for Jimmie Strother: A Tale of Music, Murder, and Memory
$29.95 Add to cartThe incredible true story of a blind musician, a brutal crime, and the making of an American folk legend
In June 1936 James Lee Strother performed thirteen songs at the Virginia State Prison Farm for- Author: Kimball, Gregg D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 306
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 081395231X
- Language: English
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Major Taylor: The World’s Fastest Man
$30.00 Read moreCelebrating the history-making Black American who smashed world records and became a global cycling sensation!
Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor was one of the greatest American athletes of the early 20t- Author: Noland, Frederick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 372
- Publish Date: September 08 2026
- ISBN10: 177046493X
- Language: English
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Miss Greene’s Secret: Based on the True Story of the Black Librarian Who Shaped the Morgan Library
$25.99 Read moreShe changed her name and her past, risking everything for a chance to make her way. A remarkable graphic novel drawn from the life of Belle da Costa Greene–longtime director of the Morgan Library–wh
- Author: Antona, Nicolas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 08 2026
- ISBN10: 1419788701
- Language: English
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Zeal
$18.99 Add to cart- Author: Jerkins, Morgan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 0063234092
- Language: English
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On Fridays: Winsome X Jason
$18.99 Read moreSenior citizen mentors help a boy make sense of loss in this powerful collaboration from acclaimed creators Winsome Bingham and Jason Griffin.
On Fridays after school, Jamar takes the bus to meet Momm- Author: Bingham, Winsome
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2026
- ISBN10: 0823462382
- Language: English
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Boy: When you find the boy, you discover the man
$22.99 Add to cartBoy
A true story of love, loss, survival and finding your voice.
Before the roads. Before the raves. Before the reputation. Before the man.
There was just the boy. A black child raised in a white seaside
- Author: Nwaka, Fredi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 228
- Publish Date: November 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1919214607
- Language: English
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The Fight Game in Black and White: A History of Black Boxing
$21.95 Read moreAn American sports legend offers a sweeping Black history of boxing, celebrating the trailblazing athletes who fought in the ring and against racial injustice.
Features a 16-page photo insert. Here is- Author: Scott, Ray
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 25 2026
- ISBN10: 1644215594
- Language: English
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Cleared for Takeoff: A Pilot’s Memoir of Purpose and Resilience After 9/11
$32.00 Read moreIn this inspiring memoir, a Black woman pilot leading the way for others shares her journey of fulfilling a lifelong dream to fly–and how she rediscovered her passion in the face of tragedy and adver… [more below]
- Author: Gilliam, Captain Nia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217087464
- Language: English
