Cultural/ Ethnic & Regional
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Climbing the Vines in Burgundy: How an American Came to Own a Legendary Vineyard in France
$19.95 Read moreNamed one of the New York Times Best Wine Books of 2023
Named one of the Washington Post’s Best Wine Books of 2023
In the late 1980s, while working for his family’s real estate and parking business in W
- Author: Gambal, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1538196158
- Language: English
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Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History
$30.00 Add to cartA bold reinterpretation of the causes and legacy of Nat Turner’s rebellion–and the new definitive account.
In August 1831, a group of enslaved people in Southampton County, Virginia, rose up to fight- Author: Kaye, Anthony E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 0809024373
- Language: English
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The Fire Next Time; Nobody Knows My Name; No Name in the Street; The Devil Finds Work: Introduction by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
$32.00 Add to cartA major hardcover compendium of nonfiction by one of America’s most brilliant essayists, timed to the celebration of his centenary
Novelist, essayist, and public intellectual James Baldwin is widely r- Series: Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics
- Author: Baldwin, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 520
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1101908475
- Language: English
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Biomythography Bayou
$26.95 Read moreWhen your stories flow from the brackish waters of the Gulf South, where the land and water merge, your narratives cannot be contained or constrained by the Eurocentric conventions of autobiography. W… [more below]
- Series: Griot Project Book
- Author: Lewis, Mel Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 214
- Publish Date: October 11 2024
- ISBN10: 1684484812
- Language: English
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Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”
$19.00 Add to cartWINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION
A new book
NAMED ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES‘ 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2023
ONE OF TIME‘S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2023 A TOP TEN BOOK OF 2023 AT CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY- Author: Tobar, Héctor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1250335817
- Language: English
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Land of Tears: A Journey of Language, Loyalty, & War from an Iranian-American Translator Serving with U.S. Marines in Afghanistan
$28.95 Add to cart- Author: Roham, Sanjar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 9798991173100
- Language: English
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The Road Is Good: How a Mother’s Strength Became a Daughter’s Purpose
$30.00 Read moreA powerful, timely memoir of Black immigrant identity, the story of an unforgettable matriarch, and a unique coming-of-age story by Nigerian American actress Uzo Aduba.
The actress Uzo Aduba came of a- Author: Aduba, Uzo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0593299124
- Language: English
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Border Town Chica: A Memoir
$19.99 Add to cart- Author: Missler, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 9798990062108
- Language: English
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The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth
$15.95 Add to cart- Author: Cash, Minu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 258
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1954861192
- Language: English
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A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton
$28.95 Add to cartA riveting narrative that pieces together the life and murder of Black socialite Lita McClinton Sullivan–and the journey to bring her true killer to justice.
The 1987 murder of Lita McClinton Sulliv- Author: Landau, Deb Miller
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1639366830
- Language: English
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Land of Tears: A Journey of Language, Loyalty, & War from an Iranian-American Translator Serving with U.S. Marines in Afghanistan
$18.95 Add to cartSanjar Rohām, an Iranian-American, was an in-demand successful business consultant in Los Angeles before the 2008 crash of the U.S. economy compelled him to rethink his career choices after disco
- Author: Roham, Sanjar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 9798988745662
- Language: English
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Remember, You Are a Wiley
$32.00 Add to cartA moving, politically-charged memoir of surviving trauma and the power of activism from MSNBC legal analyst, professor, civil rights lawyer and former New York City Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.
Born- Author: Wiley, Maya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1538739933
- Language: English
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John Lewis: A Life
$35.00 Add to cartA comprehensive, authoritative biography of Civil Rights icon John Lewis, “the conscience of the Congress,” drawing on interviews with Lewis and approximately 275 others who knew him at various stages… [more below]
- Author: Greenberg, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1982142995
- Language: English
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Pancho Villa: A Revolutionary Life
$49.95 Add to cartA wild ride and revealing portrait of the controversial Pancho Villa, one of Mexico’s most beloved (or loathed) heroes, that finally establishes the importance of his role in the triumph of the Mexica… [more below]
- Author: Taibo II, Paco Ignacio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1008
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1644212218
- Language: English
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Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem
$18.99 Add to cart“Forceful and inspired, this is a rousing praise song for strong Black women.”–Publishers Weekly
“An impassioned celebration of Black women and their roles in transforming the nation.”–Kirkus Reviews
- Author: Ryan, April
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 0063210207
- Language: English
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A Thousand Threads: A Memoir
$28.99 Add to cart*A GUARDIAN MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024*
A vibrant memoir from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry who shares an inside look at her fascinat
*A BBC CULTURE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024*- Author: Cherry, Neneh
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1982161043
- Language: English
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The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
$35.00 Add to cart“The Barn is the most brutal, layered and absolutely beautiful book about Mississippi, and really how the world conspired with the best and worst parts of Mississippi, I will ever read…Reporting and… [more below]
- Author: Thompson, Wright
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0593299825
- Language: English
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Sorry for the Inconvenience: A Memoir
$16.99 Read more“Incredible…this story ripped my heart in two, had me grabbing for the tissues, and then put me back together again.” –Mindy Kaling
From a Pakistani American author comes a bracing memoir about trad
- Author: Rishi, Farah Naz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: July 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1662520972
- Language: English
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Building Material: The Memoir of a Park Avenue Doorman
$27.99 Read moreFor fans of books like Waiter Rant, and all those who have always wondered how the other half lives, comes this heartfelt, laugh-out-loud memoir from a New York City doorman with astute ears and a pen
- Author: Bruno, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0063347555
- Language: English
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Most Honorable Son: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism and Hate During World War II
$28.00 Read moreForeword by Naomi Ostwald Kawamura of Densho
Introduction by William Fujioka of JANM Afterword by Jonathan Eig The first comprehensive biography of unjustly forgotten Japanese American war hero Ben Ku- Author: Jones, Gregg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0806542934
- Language: English
