Collection: Books

The definitive illustrated volume on the work and life of Ann Lowe, a consummate couturier who designed lavish evening and bridal gowns for members of...

"Wonderfully ambitious.... Flournoy explores the complexity of friendship, family, and home in a voice that is expansive yet intimate, humorous yet devastating. I loved this...

In this innovative work of self-portraiture and poetry, Reprise looks at 2020 with an overarching question: what does it mean to grapple with an America that has...

"One of her best collections to date." --EssenceQuilting the Black-Eyed Pea is a tour de force from Nikki Giovanni, one of the most powerful voices in...

A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to...

A powerful and wrenchingly intimate memoir about the formidable challenge of raising a family separated by prison walls and how we can fight back against...

Knock-out recipes for award-winning, Philadelphia-style pizzas, wings, shakes, and more, from Down North, the pizzeria owned and operated exclusively by formerly incarcerated people, featuring poignant...

The Bronx born activist and poet Roya Marsh returns with a riveting exploration of Black joy, collective action, and healing. what will come of what...

With a world divided, who do you turn to? In the sequel to Niobe: She is Life, a bounty has been put on the young...

A bestselling and prizewinning memoir by African American ballerina Misty Copeland, Life in Motion is the vividly told story of her journey to the world-class American Ballet...

Newborns will love making friends with this adorable baby cactus! Bursting with color and charm, this finger puppet book lets inquisitive babies and toddlers touch,...

Bursting with color and charm, this finger puppet book lets inquisitive babies and toddlers touch, feel, and explore their growing world.   Newborns will love...

What does Baby Giraffe like to eat? Follow along with this cute baby animal as it experiences its world, from playtime to bedtime. The simple,...

Community ideals and magic clash in this follow-up to Grievers and Maroons by adrienne maree brown. Ancestors is the powerful conclusion to adrienne maree brown's Grievers trilogy--a story of how...

She's a preacher's daughter, a runaway bride and now the (not quite) qualified nanny for a sexy tattoo artist with a beautiful daughter--and a dirty...

From Paul Beatty, the author of the Man Booker Prize winner The Sellout, comes Tuff, a novel as fast-paced and hard-edged as the Harlem streets it portrays.  ...

Finalist for the 2025 Wainwright Prize in Nature Writing "Extraordinary . . . Surprising at every turn and rewarding in ways you never expect."--Marlon James...

A timely, vulnerable, and cutting-edge exploration of the pressures and pitfalls of writing while Black in America in this urgently needed addition to the national...

Bursting with color and charm, this adorable amphibian finger puppet book lets babies and inquisitive toddlers touch, feel, and explore their growing world. Newborns and...

A highly anticipated, sweeping debut set in a unified Korea that tells the story of three estranged siblings--two human, one robot--as they collide against the...

Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to expose the scourge of multilevel marketing schemes and how they have profited...

A picture book bursting with life and flavors about a son and his father cooking up a beloved dish that originated in West Africa--jollof recipe...

A picture book biography celebrating the first known Black female tattoo artist in the U.S., Jacci Gresham, co-authored by Jacci herself, and with stylish, accessible...