One World, a Penguin Random House Imprint, Has 15 Books with 43 AALBC Bestseller Appearances

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One World was founded in 1992 and was on the leading edge of imprints created to meet the demand of books telling stories written by and featuring African Americans, a period which only lasted about a decade. One World was relaunched after several years of inactivity. Jackson has been named Editor-in-Chief of the imprint, making him the most powerful Black man in mainstream publishing.

10 Times Bestseller
Cover of The 1619 Project: A New Origin StoryThe 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
by Nikole Hannah-Jones
5 Times Bestseller
Cover of How to Be an AntiracistHow to Be an Antiracist
by Ibram X. Kendi
5 Times Bestseller
Cover of Lone WomenLone Women
by Victor Lavalle
4 Times Bestseller
Cover of The Water DancerThe Water Dancer
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper TogetherThe Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
by Heather McGhee
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of The MessageThe Message
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall ApartThe Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart
by Alicia Garza
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote-A History, a Crisis, a PlanOur Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote-A History, a Crisis, a Plan
by Eric Holder
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood EraWhen Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era
by Donovan X. Ramsey
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Loving Day: A NovelLoving Day: A Novel
by Mat Johnson
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The American DaughtersThe American Daughters
by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You: StoriesThe Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You: Stories
by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Till You Hear from Me: A NovelTill You Hear from Me: A Novel
by Pearl Cleage
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of We Were Eight Years in Power: An American TragedyWe Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
by Ta-Nehisi Coates