Collection: Books

It's difficult to pinpoint the origins of cruising. While the term was used by men seeking casual encounters with other men in the parks and...

An oral history with the women of Parliament-Funkadelic, from forming the band to landing the mothership. Parliament-Funkadelic is perhaps the greatest funk band ever assembled....

"An insultingly good debut" following a queer Chicano's cannon-shot into adulthood amidst familial turmoil and the suffocating violence of Stockton, California in the early 2000s...

Honorable Mention, 2024 Callaway Prize for the Best Book on Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies (New York University)2024 College Language Association Book Award Winner2023 Hooks...

A new novel about the enduring trauma of police brutality by the award-winning author of Mother CountryShe’d gotten no trigger warning. And her entire life, she...

In this lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers rom-com, two exes are faced with one deadline. Will they make it to the end?Temi and Wale meet in London. They flirt,...

The Japanese word ' koan' is a seemingly unanswerable riddle used by practitioners of Zen Buddhism to trigger spiritual enlightenment and understanding. Ghetto Koans: A Personal...

The first book to center Black artists' voices on Black aesthetics, revealing a century of evolving relationships to race, identity, and art. What is Black...

Naturalist, forager, and educator Maria Pinto offers a stunning debut book that uncovers strange and beautiful fungal connections between the natural and human worlds. She...

Unimaginable brutalities unfold within these brief pages, as a young man recounts the story of his world, obliterated. Twenty-two-year-old Wasim Said watched as his life...

Before Buffy, before Twilight, before Octavia Butler’s Fledgling, there was The Gilda Stories, now as a new Penguin Classics hardcover, a Penguin Speculative Fiction SpecialA Penguin Classic HardcoverFirst published...

Immerse yourself in Legendborn, the exhilarating first installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Legendborn Cycle, now available in a gorgeous collector’s edition designed in the style...

A deeply moving and often hilarious novel following a woman who becomes an internet folk hero in the most unexpected way, catapulting her into fame and influence just as she’s finally beginning to reckon with her...

The world’s most famous work of horror fiction: a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The...

Lessons and inspiration from a lifetime of teaching about race and ethnic relations When Al Camarillo grew up in Compton, California, racial segregation was the...

A second-chance, later-in-life romance... After years toiling in Hollywood, Amaya Ellis is finally directing her first feature film in her hometown, unexpectedly reuniting her with...

For numerous migrants who ventured westward in the twentieth century in search of greater opportunities, the glitter of California often proved to be mere fool's...

From the Newberry Honor-winning author of Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom comes a joyful picture book set to “This Little Light of Mine.” With a...

A poignant coming-of-age YA featuring an Indigenous teen girl grappling with the effects of intergenerational trauma while navigating school, family and young love, by the...

This touching picture book takes a look at the beautiful relationship between a Black father and son when they spend the day at a barbershop....

Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, The Daughter Who Remains is the breathtaking conclusion to the...

Reconnect to the natural world through over 60 delicious recipes and practical tips for cooking outside from the founder of Camp Yoshi.Nothing motivates, comforts, energizes,...

A joyful Carnival book for kids ages 3-7 about the power of community, with vibrant illustrations and back matter introducing traditional holiday celebrations all around...

Leading for survival, leading for liberation—how to uplift women of color, transform cultures of complicity, and upend white supremacy culture at workWorkplace leaders: white comfort...