Collection: Books

From the New York Times bestselling author of I Can’t Date Jesus, which Vogue called “a piece of personal and cultural storytelling that is as fun as it is illuminating,”...

By the late 1960s and early 1970s, reeling from a wave of urban uprisings, politicians finally worked to end the practice of redlining. Reasoning that...

“Winter Counts is a marvel. It’s a thriller with a beating heart and jagged teeth. This book is a brilliant meditation on power and violence, and...

An enthralling literary tour-de-force that pays tribute to Detroit's legendary neighborhood, a mecca for jazz, sports, and politics, Black Bottom Saints is a powerful blend of fact...

An essential guide to building transformative movements to address the challenges of our time, from one of the country’s leading organizers and a co-creator of Black Lives Matter   In 2013, Alicia Garza...

As a first-hand account of the weird mysteries and horrors of voodoo, Tell My Horse is an invaluable resource and fascinating guide. Based on Zora...

  From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce White supremacy and deepen social...

With a foreword by Speaker Nancy Pelosi Baltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings was known for saying “We’re better than this.” He said it in Baltimore, a...

A “provocative and seductive debut” of desire and doubleness that follows the life of a young Palestinian American woman caught between cultural, religious, and sexual...

A Field Guide to Black Resistance edited by Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin — This celebration of Black resistance, from protests to art to sermons...

An honest and courageous examination of what it means to navigate the in-between Cole has heard it all before—token, bougie, oreo, Blackish—the things we call the...

The epic debut YA fantasy from an incredible new talent—perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa Tahir   Nothing is more important than loyalty....

"I was knocked over by the momentum of an intense psychological thriller that doesn’t let go until the final page. This is a terrific read." –...

  Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor with Me and White Supremacy Author Layla F. Saad wrote Me and White Supremacy to encourage people...

  “McCraney’s richly drawn characters and colloquial poetry . . . manages to sound both epic and rooted in a specific place. Listen closely, and...

 The Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys is dedicated to the creation of strong, ethical black men. Pharus wants nothing more than to take...

Aperture: The Magazine of Photography and Ideas This issue features two covers:Richard Avedon, Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, with his father, Martin Luther King,...

"A master storyteller, Butler casts an unflinching eye on racism, sexism, poverty, and ignorance and lets the reader see the terror and beauty of human...

One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable...

The acclaimed trilogy that comprises Lilith's Brood is Hugo and Nebula award-winner Octavia E. Butler at her best.Presented for the first time in one volume...

Tesoro is a story of family, survival, and the formative power of the women in Salgado’s life. It is a telling of the balance between...