Collection: Books

South Central Los Angeles is often characterized as an African American community beset by poverty and economic neglect. But this depiction obscures the significant Latina/o...

Winner, Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender Variant Literature; American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book What can we hope for at the end of...

One Sunday afternoon in February 1977, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange, and several other Black women writers met at June Jordan’s Brooklyn apartment to...

Property will cost us the earth   The science on climate change has been clear for a very long time now. Yet despite decades of...

In this 1939 novel based on the familiar story of the Exodus, Zora Neale Hurston blends the Moses of the Old Testament with the Moses...

  Spanning almost four decades, Dionne Brand's poetry has given rise to whole new grammars and vocabularies. With a profound alertness that is attuned to...

Red may not know who her true family is, but she's determined to find out where she belongs, in this story about magic, nature, family,...

A celebration of Juneteenth for babies and toddlers! Let's Celebrate Juneteenth Board Book from Mudpuppy is a wonderful introduction to Juneteenth, a federal holiday in the...

In Black Aliveness, or A Poetics of Being, Kevin Quashie imagines a Black world in which one encounters Black being as it is rather than only as it...

An Amerikan Family is a light helping us go forward." -- Nikki Giovanni, poet An enlightening history of the rise and lasting impact of Black liberation groups...

The Sun Is Also a Star meets You've Got Mail in this YA Christmas love story set in a London Black-owned bookshop.   Charming, handsome Trey Anderson balances...

A fun and delicious counting journey for toddlers! Help children learn their 123s with Mudpuppy's Counting at the Market Board Book featuring tasty supermarket items. Each page has...

Meet Charles S. Parker, an unsung yet trailblazing Black scientist who made major contributions to the fields of botany (the study of plants) and mycology...

Introduce little ones to their first book of feelings. The How Are You Feeling board book from Mudpuppy introduces emotional literacy, self-awareness, and empathy to toddlers in an engaging and interactive way. ...

You can only hide from your nightmares for so long.   Seventeen-year-old Hylee Williams didn't ask to disappear. But she did disappear, and not only...

Forced to spend her summer in her aunt's strange small town, a teen girl discovers dark secrets hidden in the woods. From the author of Bad...

The sequel to Nubia: The Awakening, the epic fantasy from actor and producer Omar Epps and writer Clarence A. Haynes! A powerful saga of three teens,...

Relive the magic of Bob Marley's most beloved songs in this newest picture book adaptation! Is this love?Is this love that I'm feeling? Bob Marley's...

Inspired by Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day?, these joyous portraits of Black men engaged in everyday life celebrate the deep roots and rich...

Heal yourself to heal the world: The Power of Empathy is an informative and inspirational guide to building a better world through compassion, connection, and curiosity.  With...

A striking graphic novel edition of the National Book Award-winning history of how racist ideas have shaped American life--from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How...

  From the beloved author of 100 Boyfriends, a wrenching, sexy, and exhilaratingly energetic memoir in verse.In Ten Bridges I've Burnt, Brontez Purnell--the bard of the underloved...

Discover everything about ghosts in this fun handbook packed with spooky tales, engrossing science, and fascinating history-perfect for middle grade readers and mythology fans!  ...