{"product_id":"nola-and-baldwin","title":"Nola and Baldwin \/\/ A Novel (Pre-order, Nov 10 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor a new generation craving a romantic finale—a sweeping historical tale that is a journey of the heart and of the times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf it wasn’t for Zora Neale Hurston’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/i\u003e, Nola Denny didn’t know how she would have survived her father’s tragic death or her mother’s descent into mental illness. Inspired by Hurston’s main character, Janie Crawford, Nola sets out to find her own voice, silenced by the weight of being a caretaker and the pains of her past. On her journey to New York, Nola stops in Meridian—a detour that unexpectedly leads to a fresh start, a home, and her own Tea Cake, a Pullman Porter named Baldwin Carter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaldwin escaped a loveless childhood and found a caring stranger who invited him into her home and gave him a chance at a new life. A proud, hardworking Pullman Porter, Baldwin must endure bowing and scraping to passengers who barely see him as a man. When he encounters Nola, he instinctively knows he has met his anchor, a woman who makes every inch of him stand tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExperiencing loss, hardship, and months of separation, Nola and Baldwin must come to terms with their pasts to share a future together. The young couple know that time and distance cannot separate them, and that the sacrifices they must make are not only for themselves, but for all those who come after them, searching for a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet during the end of the Great Depression, and shaped by real-world events, crisscrossing the country from South to Midwest to North,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNola and Baldwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an epic tale of a love powerful enough to overcome the dark forces of racism that threatens to tear it apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonna Hill\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebegan her career in 1987 writing short stories for the confession magazines. Since then, she has written more than 100 published titles and is considered one of the early pioneers of the African American romance genre. Three of her novels have been adapted for television. She has been featured in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the New York \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUSA Today, Today’s Black Woman,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Enterprise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e among many others. She has received numerous awards, including The Career Achievement Award, the first recipient of The Trailblazer Award, The Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award, The Gold Pen Award, as well as commendations for her community service. She has also edited several highly successful novels and anthologies. Donna is a graduate of Goddard College with an MFA in Creative Writing and is an Associate Professor of Professional Writing and Executive Director for the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Amistad\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: November 10, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 384\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9780063443389\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e8.3 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.9 in T | 0.7 lb Wt\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Popular Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Donna Hill","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Nov 10 2026) Paperback","offer_id":48080821027051,"sku":"9780063443389","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9780063443389.jpg?v=1775943854","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/nola-and-baldwin","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}