Collection: Non-Fiction

"Nabil traces the image of his father through song. With growing fascination and heartbreak, he draws out meaning from the shadow of absence, and ultimately...

Soft Skull Press proudly offers this tenth-anniversary edition of visionary essays exploring the glory and power of Black Cool, curated by thought leader and bestselling...

  Beloved wellness author and teacher Alexandra Elle shares this practical and empowering guide to self-healing. In How We Heal, bestselling author Alexandra Elle offers a life-changing...

Twenty-five years ago, after her grandmother’s death, Robin Coste Lewis discovered a stunning collection of photographs - from tintypes to color Polaroids - under her...

Over a career spanning six decades, architect Paul Revere Williams came to define what gracious living looked like for the Hollywood elite. Williams mastered an...

A Best Book of 2021 by NPR and The Washington PostPart graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour-de-force that tells the “powerful” (The New York Times...

The first monograph on the powerful painting of Janiva Ellis, exploring abstraction, figuration, race and social acceleration This volume introduces the work of American painter...

In this inspiring travelogue, celebrated traveler and photographer Jessica Nabongo--the first Black woman on record to visit all 195 countries in the world--shares her journey...

A new offering from the author of the hugely successful Mother of Black Hollywood. Walking in My Joy is a collection of electric stories by the one...

Racial identity, pop culture, and delusions of perfection collide in an eye-opening and refreshingly frank memoir by fashion and beauty insider Danielle Prescod. Danielle Prescod...

Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal presents a survey of the artist's prolific and extraordinary interdisciplinary career, incorporating all aspects of his art, with a...

The most exciting rising stars in contemporary art - who's who and what's next - featuring 107 artists born since 1980, as chosen by a...

Debunks the pervasive and self-congratulatory myth that our country is proudly founded by and for immigrants, and urges readers to embrace a more complex and...

A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution--from the development of agriculture and cities to the origins of...

A revolutionary tale of Black and Indigenous insurrection. History as it should have been. Begin the World Over is a counterfactual novel about the Founders' greatest...

Prince Shakur’s debut memoir brilliantly mines his radicalization and self-realization through examinations of place, childhood, queer identity, and a history of uprisings. Winner of the...

The overlooked yet vibrant history of Black participation in American film, from the beginning of cinema through the civil rights movement From the dawn of...

The most comprehensive survey of Weems' genre-defying oeuvre yet published One of the most influential American artists working today, Carrie Mae Weems has investigated narratives...

A bold call for the American Left to extend their politics to the issues of Israel-Palestine, from a New York Times bestselling author and experts on U.S....

Designed as a companion volume to the hugely successful monograph Noah Davis, this publication offers further insight into the impact and legacy of the revolutionary Los...

A moving, unflinching memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction, and a lifelong mission to give back—from the late iconic actor beloved for his roles...