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Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women
$24.00 Add to cart“Full of heart and wisdom, Daughters of Latin America sheds a brilliant light on Latine and Caribbean women writers across time, space, languages, and genres.”–World Literature Today
Spanning time, st
- Author: Guzman, Sandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 0063052598
- Language: English
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Balm
$14.99 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling author of Wench returns to the Civil War era to explore the next chapter of history–the trauma of the War and the end of slavery–in this powerful story of love and hea
- Author: Perkins-Valdez, Dolen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 02 2016
- ISBN10: 0062318667
- Language: English
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Ella
$18.99 Add to cartIn the vein of The Paris Wife and The Personal Librarian comes this debut novel, a magnificent work of “biographical fiction” that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of Ella Fitzgeral
- Author: Richards, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0063338521
- Language: English
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No Better Time: A Novel of the Spirited Women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion
$18.99 Add to cart“Just the novel to elevate these unforgettable voices.”–Shelf Awareness
The acclaimed author of The Secret Women and Things Past Telling returns with an engrossing historical novel about a little know
- Author: Williams, Sheila
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 0063307952
- Language: English
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Diamond Doris: The True Story of the World’s Most Notorious Jewel Thief
$19.99 Add to cart“In the … spirit of Ocean’s 8, The Heist, and Thelma & Louise, a … memoir [from] the world’s most notorious jewel thief–a woman who defied society’s prejudices and norms to carve her own path, st… [more below]
- Author: Payne, Doris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 0062918001
- Language: English
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Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship
$29.99 Add to cartAn insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon’s profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an imp
- Author: Williams, Dana A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 17 2025
- ISBN10: 63011972
- Language: English
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Meet Me at the Crossroads
$28.99 Add to cartFrom the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of Lakewood and The Women Could Fly, a dazzling novel about two brilliant sisters and what happens to their undeniable bond when a mysterious and po
- Author: Giddings, Megan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 63337975
- Language: English
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I’m Highly Percent Sure
$24.99 Read moreIn this rich, transparent, and witty memoir, the Co-Founder of WangaWoman LLC, current President & CEO of Essence Ventures, and ambassador of authenticity navigates the lifelong battle between her int
- Author: Wanga, Caroline A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 0063360381
- Language: English
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Imagine Freedom: Transforming Pain Into Political and Spiritual Power
$29.99 Read moreA social activist, journalist, public theologian, and international speaker who has become a powerful and brilliant voice of her generation offers a bold path to liberation and healing for people of A
- Author: Tesfamariam, Rahiel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0063253089
- Language: English
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Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew
$28.99 Read more“Twitty makes the case that Blackness and Judaism coexist in beautiful harmony, and this is manifested in the foods and traditions from both cultures that Black Jews incorporate into their daily lives
- Author: Twitty, Michael W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 0062891758
- Language: English
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Lost in the City
$13.99 Add to cartThe nation’s capital that serves as the setting for the stories in Edward P. Jones’s prizewinning collection, Lost in the City, lies far from the city of historic monuments and national politicians. J
- Author: Jones, Edward P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 30 2004
- ISBN10: 006079528X
- Language: English
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Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories
$21.99 Add to cart“I couldn’t put this book down and I loved spending time in the lives of Nonso, Remi, Aisha, and Solape. Truly this book will grab hold of your heart and mind and everything in between.”–Roxane Gay,
- Author: Ogunyemi, Omolola Ijeoma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0063117061
- Language: English
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Mainline Mama: A Memoir
$26.99 Add to cartA powerful and wrenchingly intimate memoir about the formidable challenge of raising a family separated by prison walls and how we can fight back against a broken byzantine system.
Keeonna and Jason m
- Author: Harris, Keeonna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 11 2025
- ISBN10: 63205696
- Language: English
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Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm of Resilience from the First African American Rockette
$26.99 Add to cartThe first African American Rockette charts her journey to one of the world’s most celebrated dance troupes in this gripping memoir that, for the first time, goes behind the velvet curtains at Radio Ci
- Author: Jones, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0063270374
- Language: English
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Every Where Alien
$17.99 Add to cart“Every Where Alien is a book that asks for interaction and understanding. . . . Brad Walrond defies aesthetic boundaries to write the poems that only he could write, poems that travel time and space f
- Author: Walrond, Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 0063377993
- Language: English
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The Life of Herod the Great
$28.99 Add to cartA never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great–not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who
- Author: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 0063161001
- Language: English
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Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison
$27.99 Read more“Passionate, personal, insightful, testy, and unique.” —Kirkus (starred review)
“Verdelle offers us testimony in praise and consideration of life as a literary citizen and Black woman alongside the gu
- Author: Verdelle, A. J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 0063031663
- Language: English
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Ramadan Ramsey
$17.99 Read moreThe Guggenheim Fellowship and Whiting Award-winning author Louis Edwards makes his long-awaited comeback with this epic tale of a New Orleans boy whose very creation is so filled with tension that it
- Author: Edwards, Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 05 2022
- ISBN10: 0063012049
- Language: English
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The Good Fight
$17.99 Add to cartThe revered civil rights activist and pioneering member of Congress chronicles her groundbreaking 1972 run for President as the first woman and person of color–a work of immense historical importance
- Author: Chisholm, Shirley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 006316082X
- Language: English
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Our Gen
$17.99 Add to cart“Our Gen is warm and smart, accessible yet meaningful, a beach read with strong writing and emotional heft.”–BookPage
Residents of an active-living retirement community revert to lives of youthful ind
- Author: McKinney-Whetstone, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0063140128
- Language: English
