Collection: Books

From Central District Seattle to Harlem to Holly Springs, Black people have built a dynamic network of cities and towns where Black culture is maintained,...

Saint-Seducing Gold is the second book in Brittany N. Williams's stunning YA historical fantasy trilogy--the Forge & Fracture Saga--that New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray called "nothing...

Award-winning author and critic Emily Raboteau crafts a powerfully moving meditation on race, climate, environmental justice--and what it takes to find shelter. Lessons for Survival is...

From bestselling author R. O. Kwon, an exhilarating, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between her desires and her life. At a lavish party in...

Poignant and beautifully examined, poet Yazmin Monet Watkins takes readers on an introspective journey through the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, family, self-love, and all...

  In the spirit of Medical Apartheid and Killing the Black Body; A science-based, data-driven, and global exploration of racial disparities in health care access by virologist, immunologist, and...

An electric essay collection about Blackness, art, and dreaming of new possibilities in a time of constrictionThis collection of innovative, penetrating, and lively essays features...

Reminiscent of the works of Mary Karr and Terese Marie Mailhot, a memoir of family and survival, coming-of-age on and off the reservation, and of...

An in-depth look at a public art project by David Hammons with an overview of the enigmatic artist's career. Published to commemorate David Hammons's (b....

Previously published as The Nigerwife. This lush and suspenseful Good Morning America Book Club pick "will have you glued to every page" (HuffPost) as it follows a woman...

Twenty-five years of writings by the religious thinker and activist Pauli Murray. The religious thought and activism that shaped the late twentieth century is typically...

A close look at a new installation by renowned contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas that marks the first time she has engaged with early American history....

An engaging introduction to contemporary Black American collage brings together art by fifty artists that reflects the breadth and complexity of Black identity Building on...

  From the New York Times-bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue comes an empowering set of essays about Black and Queer icons from the Harlem Renaissance. In Flamboyants,...

"We're starting to see...diverse voices on the shelf, a wider variety of experiences on the page, and many different reasons for getting outside. -- Jaime...

Through 80+ recipes, Code Noir tells the interesting and complex story of Caribbean cuisines that are not only incredibly rich in flavor but also in history. Code...

WINNER, 2022 John Hope Franklin Prize, given by the American Studies Association. HONORABLE MENTION, 2022 Gloria E. Anzaldúa Book Prize, given by the National Women's...

A joyful picture book debut that encourages kids to take pride in themselves and know that they are loved no matter what. Just as the...

Copublished with Gagosian, this is the first book devoted to the work of a major contemporary artist, with a focus on his painting. Houston-based artist Rick...

A searing sci-fi thriller about a woman reckoning with her past to solve a series of sudden and inexplicable deaths in the face of a...

When Sharde M. Davis turned to social media during the summer of racial reckoning in 2020, she meant only to share how racism against Black...

The highly anticipated second volume to the widely acclaimed and celebrated self-portrait series, Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness In Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness, Volume...