Collection: Books

A key figure in contemporary speculative fiction, Jamaican-born Canadian Nalo Hopkinson (b. 1960) is the first Black queer woman as well as the youngest person...

A complete survey of Marshall's prints from the 1970s to the present, with many previously unseen works Kerry James Marshall is famed for his beautifully...

One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement, Ella Baker...

These photographic diptychs of LGBTQ+ people in America express the acute vulnerability of coming out From 2011 to 2015, Brooklyn-based photographer Ash Kolodner (born 1987)...

  This book showcases the unique vision and work of Olajumoke Adenowo, hailed as "Africa's starchitect" and Africa's most influential female architect. Olajumoke Adenowo is...

Award-winning author Nikki Grimes's beloved novel in verse Garvey's Choice is now a graphic novel, imaginatively and dramatically illustrated by Little Shaq artist Theodore Taylor III.  ...

The first and only estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos,...

From beloved, RITA-award-winning author Kennedy Ryan comes the gripping, passionate finale of the All the King's Men duology. Though surrender is what Maxim Cade demanded of Lennix...

A riveting look at the perpetrators, victims, and whistleblowers behind financial crimes, from forensic accounting expert and documentarian Kelly Richmond Pope. Have you ever wondered...

  Inspired by Jami Attenberg's wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, this collection features encouraging letters on creativity, productivity, and writing from acclaimed authors including Roxane...

In this poignant, timely collection, the renowned Booker Prize-winning author evokes the magic of nature and the urgency of protecting our environment. Twenty thousand years...

A former journalist turned stay-at-home mother ventures into the dark underbelly of Seoul, South Korea, to find her missing husband and protect her children in...

A powerful look at the impacts of anti-Black racism and a practical guide for overcoming racial trauma through radical self-care as a form of resistance...

A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than...

- Winner of the 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Nonfiction- A New York Times Notable Book- A Best Book of the Year from TIME, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Washington Independent Review of...

The Revolution Starts at Home is as urgently needed today as when it was first published. This watershed collection breaks the dangerous silence surrounding the "secret"...

From beloved, RITA-award-winning author Kennedy Ryan comes the first in her gripping All the King's Men duology. In a world of haves and have-nots, Maxim Cade's family...

In I Wonder as I Wander, Langston Hughes vividly recalls the most dramatic and intimate moments of his life in the turbulent 1930s. His wanderlust leads...

Third title to the critically received and nationally-recognized poet Yesika Salgado. Hermosa is the path to becoming one's own home. A thread pulled when Salgado...

The first critical analysis of how Whiteness drove the opioid crisis.   In the past two decades, media images of the surprisingly white "new face"...

When you're black and female in America, society's rules were never meant to make you safe or free. In this flawlessly executed work [that] reinvigorates...