152 New Books by Black Authors Coming Out Soon
Also Check Out the Books Published in the Past two Months.

Book Cover Jamel Shabazz: Albums by Jamel Shabazz

Jamel Shabazz

by Jamel Shabazz
Coming Mar 28, 2023

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Book Cover Love, Honor, Betray by Mary Monroe

Love, Honor, Betray

by Mary Monroe
Coming Mar 28, 2023

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Book Cover Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems by Rita Dove

Playlist for the Apocalypse

by Rita Dove
Coming Mar 28, 2023

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Book Cover Why Should Guys Have All the Fun?: An Asian American Story of Love, Marriage, Motherhood, and Running a Billion Dollar Empire  by Loida Lewis and Blair S. Walker

Why Should Guys Have All the Fun?

by Loida Lewis and Blair S. Walker
Coming Mar 28, 2023

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Book Cover Above Ground by Clint Smith

Above Ground

by Clint Smith
Coming Mar 28, 2023

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Book Cover Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas

Nic Blake and the Remarkables

by Angie Thomas
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover How to Write a Poem by Kwame Alexander

How to Write a Poem

by Kwame Alexander
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover School Trip by Jerry Craft

School Trip

by Jerry Craft
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover Mermaid and Pirate by Tracey Baptiste

Mermaid and Pirate

by Tracey Baptiste
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover Baby, Sleepy Baby (board book) by Atinuke

Baby, Sleepy Baby (board book)

by Atinuke
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover Dear Star Baby by Malcolm Newsome

Dear Star Baby

by Malcolm Newsome
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover Young, Gifted and Black Too: 52 Black Heroes to Celebrate and Discover by Jamia Wilson

Young, Gifted and Black Too

by Jamia Wilson
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover Pride by Victoria Christopher Murray

Pride

by Victoria Christopher Murray
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover The Kevin Powell Reader: Essential Writings and Conversations by Kevin Powell

The Kevin Powell Reader

by Kevin Powell
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments by Gayl Jones

Butter

by Gayl Jones
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain Gang All Stars

by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth

Narrative of Sojourner Truth

by Sojourner Truth
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover No Sweet Without Brine: Poems by Cynthia Manick

No Sweet Without Brine

by Cynthia Manick
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover Love Me as I Am (paperback) by Garcelle Beauvais

Love Me as I Am (paperback)

by Garcelle Beauvais
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover School Trip (Paperback) by Jerry Craft

School Trip (Paperback)

by Jerry Craft
Coming Apr 04, 2023

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Book Cover I Want to Be Big! by Tiffany Golden

I Want to Be Big!

by Tiffany Golden
Coming Apr 11, 2023

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Book Cover The Time of Your Life by Sandra Kitt

The Time of Your Life

by Sandra Kitt
Coming Apr 11, 2023

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Book Cover A Fire in the Hills by Afaa Michael Weaver

A Fire in the Hills

by Afaa Michael Weaver
Coming Apr 11, 2023

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Book Cover Beauty Is a Basic Service: Theology and Hospitality in the Work of Theaster Gates by Maria Fee

Beauty Is a Basic Service

by Maria Fee
Coming Apr 11, 2023

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Book Cover Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists by Leah Penniman

Black Earth Wisdom

by Leah Penniman
Coming Apr 11, 2023

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Book Cover Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable by Zain Asher

Where the Children Take Us

by Zain Asher
Coming Apr 11, 2023

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Book Cover An Earth Song (Petite Poems) by Langston Hughes

An Earth Song (Petite Poems)

by Langston Hughes
Coming Apr 18, 2023

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Book Cover Outriders Africa: Essays on Exploration and Return by Layla Mohamed and Bibi Bakare-Yusuf

Outriders Africa

by Layla Mohamed and Bibi Bakare-Yusuf
Coming Apr 18, 2023

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Book Cover Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Revised) by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped from the Beginning

by Ibram X. Kendi
Coming Apr 18, 2023

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Book Cover The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by Tananarive Due

The Wishing Pool and Other Stories

by Tananarive Due
Coming Apr 18, 2023

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Book Cover Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith

Half-Blown Rose

by Leesa Cross-Smith
Coming Apr 18, 2023

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Book Cover Before the Streetlights Come on: Black America’s Urgent Call for Climate Solutions by Heather McTeer Toney

Before the Streetlights Come on

by Heather McTeer Toney
Coming Apr 18, 2023

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Book Cover My Other Husband by Dorothy Koomson

My Other Husband

by Dorothy Koomson
Coming Apr 18, 2023

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Book Cover Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb

Symphony of Secrets

by Brendan Slocumb
Coming Apr 18, 2023

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Book Cover Cornrows (2023) by Camille Yarbrough

Cornrows (2023)

by Camille Yarbrough
Coming Apr 18, 2023

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Book Cover Rosewater by LIV Little

Rosewater

by LIV Little
Coming Apr 25, 2023

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Book Cover Burning Season by Kiki Swinson

Burning Season

by Kiki Swinson
Coming Apr 25, 2023

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Book Cover Black Girl Lost (2023) by Donald Goines

Black Girl Lost (2023)

by Donald Goines
Coming Apr 25, 2023

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Book Cover Madam X by Niobia Bryant

Madam X

by Niobia Bryant
Coming Apr 25, 2023

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Book Cover Top Billin’:Stories of Laughter, Lessons, and Triumph by Bill Bellamy

Top Billin’

by Bill Bellamy
Coming Apr 25, 2023

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Book Cover Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe

Ordinary Notes

by Christina Sharpe
Coming Apr 25, 2023

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Book Cover Sandy Toes: A Summer Adventure by Shauntay Grant

Sandy Toes

by Shauntay Grant
Coming Apr 25, 2023

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Book Cover Hurry, Kate, or You’ll Be Late! by Janice N. Harrington

Hurry, Kate, or You’ll Be Late!

by Janice N. Harrington
Coming Apr 25, 2023

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Book Cover Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances by Kwame Alexander

Why Fathers Cry at Night

by Kwame Alexander
Coming May 01, 2023

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Book Cover I Am Big by Itah Sadu

I Am Big

by Itah Sadu
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover Looking for Happy by Ty Chapman

Looking for Happy

by Ty Chapman
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story by Glenda Armand

The Night Before Freedom

by Glenda Armand
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess by Luvvie Ajayi

Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess

by Luvvie Ajayi
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden by Camille T. Dungy

Soil

by Camille T. Dungy
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover Perennial Fashion Presence Falling by Fred Moten

Perennial Fashion Presence Falling

by Fred Moten
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover Laws of Wrath by Eriq La Salle

Laws of Wrath

by Eriq La Salle
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover Angela Davis (paperback): An Autobiography by Angela Davis

Angela Davis (paperback)

by Angela Davis
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings 2) by Claribel A. Ortega

The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings 2)

by Claribel A. Ortega
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay by Kelly McWilliams

Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay

by Kelly McWilliams
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover Juneteenth by Van G. Garrett

Juneteenth

by Van G. Garrett
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover A Recipe for More by Sara Elise

A Recipe for More

by Sara Elise
Coming May 02, 2023

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Book Cover Ty’s Travels: Camp-Out by Kelly Starling Lyons

Ty’s Travels

by Kelly Starling Lyons
Coming May 09, 2023

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Book Cover Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi

Nigeria Jones

by Ibi Zoboi
Coming May 09, 2023

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Book Cover Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage

Clyde’s

by Lynn Nottage
Coming May 09, 2023

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Book Cover The Perfect Find by Tia Williams

The Perfect Find

by Tia Williams
Coming May 09, 2023

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Book Cover Pregnant While Black: Reshaping the Story of an American Tragedy by Monique Rainford

Pregnant While Black

by Monique Rainford
Coming May 09, 2023

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Book Cover The Thing about Home by Rhonda McKnight

The Thing about Home

by Rhonda McKnight
Coming May 09, 2023

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Book Cover Summer on Sag Harbor by Sunny Hostin

Summer on Sag Harbor

by Sunny Hostin
Coming May 09, 2023

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Book Cover A Family Prayer by Shay Youngblood

A Family Prayer

by Shay Youngblood
Coming May 09, 2023

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Book Cover A Song for Juneteenth by Zetta Elliott

A Song for Juneteenth

by Zetta Elliott
Coming May 09, 2023

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Book Cover Breaking the Chains: African-American Slave Resistance by William L. Katz

Breaking the Chains

by William L. Katz
Coming May 16, 2023

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Book Cover Pieces of a Man by Jamel Shabazz

Pieces of a Man

by Jamel Shabazz
Coming May 16, 2023

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Book Cover Quietly Hostile: Essays by samantha irby

Quietly Hostile

by samantha irby
Coming May 16, 2023

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Book Cover Greenland (paperback) by David Santos Donaldson

Greenland (paperback)

by David Santos Donaldson
Coming May 16, 2023

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Book Cover Jackie Ormes Draws the Future: The Remarkable Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist by Liz Montague

Jackie Ormes Draws the Future

by Liz Montague
Coming May 16, 2023

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Book Cover Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson

Ellie Engle Saves Herself

by Leah Johnson
Coming May 23, 2023

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Book Cover Wifey’s Next Come Up by Kiki Swinson

Wifey’s Next Come Up

by Kiki Swinson
Coming May 23, 2023

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Book Cover The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

The Battle Drum

by Saara El-Arifi
Coming May 23, 2023

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Book Cover The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

The Late Americans

by Brandon Taylor
Coming May 23, 2023

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Book Cover Miss Chloe (paperback): A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison by A.J. Verdelle

Miss Chloe (paperback)

by A.J. Verdelle
Coming May 30, 2023

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Book Cover Salat in Secret by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Salat in Secret

by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Coming Jun 06, 2023

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Book Cover Stewdio: The Naphic Grovel Artrilogy of Chuck D by Chuck D

Stewdio

by Chuck D
Coming Jun 06, 2023

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Book Cover Searching for Agabus: Embracing Authenticity and Finding Your Way to You by Michael Walrond

Searching for Agabus

by Michael Walrond
Coming Jun 06, 2023

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Book Cover The DOS and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar

The DOS and Donuts of Love

by Adiba Jaigirdar
Coming Jun 06, 2023

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Book Cover All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby

All the Sinners Bleed

by S. A. Cosby
Coming Jun 06, 2023

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Book Cover The Talk by Darrin Bell

The Talk

by Darrin Bell
Coming Jun 06, 2023

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Book Cover And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode

And Then He Sang a Lullaby

by Ani Kayode
Coming Jun 06, 2023

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Book Cover The Overnights: An Ashe Cayne Mystery by Ian K. Smith

The Overnights

by Ian K. Smith
Coming Jun 06, 2023

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Book Cover A Hero Like Me by Angela Joy and Jen Reid

A Hero Like Me

by Angela Joy and Jen Reid
Coming Jun 06, 2023

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Book Cover Enfleshing Freedom: Body, Race, and Being: Second Edition by M. Shawn Copeland

Enfleshing Freedom

by M. Shawn Copeland
Coming Jun 07, 2023

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Book Cover Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie

Nightbloom

by Peace Adzo Medie
Coming Jun 13, 2023

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Book Cover Everfair by Nisi Shawl

Everfair

by Nisi Shawl
Coming Jun 13, 2023

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Book Cover The Cherokee Rose: A Novel of Gardens and Ghosts by Tiya Miles

The Cherokee Rose

by Tiya Miles
Coming Jun 13, 2023

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Book Cover Cape by Kevin Johnson

Cape

by Kevin Johnson
Coming Jun 20, 2023

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Book Cover Fat Time and Other Stories by Jeffery Renard Allen

Fat Time and Other Stories

by Jeffery Renard Allen
Coming Jun 20, 2023

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Book Cover The Wisdom and Legacy of Myles Munroe: The Kingdom of God: The Definitive Teaching on Rediscovering, Understanding, and Applying Kingdom Principles by Myles Munroe

The Wisdom and Legacy of Myles Munroe

by Myles Munroe
Coming Jun 20, 2023

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Book Cover Ketanji: Justice Jackson’s Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court by Kekla Magoon

Ketanji

by Kekla Magoon
Coming Jun 20, 2023

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Book Cover The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory

by Tananarive Due
Coming Jun 27, 2023

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Book Cover White Minds: Everyday Performance, Violence and Resistance by Guilaine Kinouani

White Minds

by Guilaine Kinouani
Coming Jun 27, 2023

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Book Cover The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

The First Ladies

by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Coming Jun 27, 2023

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Book Cover Sufferah: The Memoir of a Brixton Reggae-Head by Alex Wheatle

Sufferah

by Alex Wheatle
Coming Jul 04, 2023

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Book Cover Tisa: New-Generation African Poets, a Chapbook Box Set by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani

Tisa

by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani
Coming Jul 04, 2023

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Book Cover What Never Happened: A Thriller by Rachel Howzell Hall

What Never Happened

by Rachel Howzell Hall
Coming Jul 11, 2023

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Book Cover Once in a Blue Moon by Sharon G. Flake

Once in a Blue Moon

by Sharon G. Flake
Coming Jul 11, 2023

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Book Cover I Love My People by Kim Singleton

I Love My People

by Kim Singleton
Coming Jul 11, 2023

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Book Cover Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Small Worlds

by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Coming Jul 18, 2023

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Book Cover Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

Crook Manifesto

by Colson Whitehead
Coming Jul 18, 2023

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Book Cover In Spite of the Consequences: Prison Letters on Exoneration, Abolition, and Freedom by Lacino Hamilton

In Spite of the Consequences

by Lacino Hamilton
Coming Jul 25, 2023

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Book Cover Intermission by Phyllis R. Dixon

Intermission

by Phyllis R. Dixon
Coming Jul 25, 2023

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Book Cover Mama Ruby by Mary Monroe

Mama Ruby

by Mary Monroe
Coming Jul 25, 2023

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Book Cover Watch Your Language: Visual and Literary Reflections on a Century of American Poetry by Terrance Hayes

Watch Your Language

by Terrance Hayes
Coming Jul 25, 2023

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Book Cover So to Speak by Terrance Hayes

So to Speak

by Terrance Hayes
Coming Jul 25, 2023

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Book Cover Witness: Stories by Jamel Brinkley

Witness

by Jamel Brinkley
Coming Aug 01, 2023

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Book Cover Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

Family Lore

by Elizabeth Acevedo
Coming Aug 01, 2023

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Book Cover Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak

Mademoiselle Revolution

by Zoe Sivak
Coming Aug 02, 2023

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Book Cover Forgive Me Not by Jennifer Baker

Forgive Me Not

by Jennifer Baker
Coming Aug 15, 2023

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Book Cover How to Say Babylon: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair

How to Say Babylon

by Safiya Sinclair
Coming Aug 29, 2023

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Book Cover Holler, Child: Stories by LaToya Watkins

Holler, Child

by LaToya Watkins
Coming Aug 29, 2023

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Book Cover Hair Love ABCs by Matthew A. Cherry

Hair Love ABCs

by Matthew A. Cherry
Coming Aug 29, 2023

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Book Cover Track Star #4 by Kelly Starling Lyons

Track Star #4

by Kelly Starling Lyons
Coming Aug 29, 2023

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Book Cover 
Coleman Hill: A Biomythography by Kim Coleman Foote

Coleman Hill

by Kim Coleman Foote
Coming Sep 05, 2023

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Book Cover The Fraud by Zadie Smith

The Fraud

by Zadie Smith
Coming Sep 05, 2023

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Book Cover Coretta’s Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King by Alice Faye Duncan

Coretta’s Journey

by Alice Faye Duncan
Coming Sep 12, 2023

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Book Cover A Crown So Cursed by L.L. McKinney

A Crown So Cursed

by L.L. McKinney
Coming Sep 19, 2023

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Book Cover A Dream So Dark by L.L. McKinney

A Dream So Dark

by L.L. McKinney
Coming Sep 19, 2023

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Book Cover Harlem at Four by Michael Datcher

Harlem at Four

by Michael Datcher
Coming Sep 19, 2023

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Book Cover First Born Girls by Bernice L. McFadden
First Born Girls

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First Born Girls by Bernice L. McFadden

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Book Cover The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

The Last One

by Rachel Howzell Hall
Coming Oct 03, 2023

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Book Cover She Persisted: Simone Biles by Kekla Magoon

She Persisted

by Kekla Magoon
Coming Oct 17, 2023

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Book Cover Wash Day by Tiffany Golden

Wash Day

by Tiffany Golden
Coming Oct 17, 2023

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Book Cover Ordinary Days: The Seeds, Sound, and City That Grew Prince Rogers Nelson by Angela Joy

Ordinary Days

by Angela Joy
Coming Oct 24, 2023

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Book Cover Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made (2023) by Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant

Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made (2023)

by Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant
Coming Dec 25, 2023

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Book Cover Better Than I Know Myself (2023) by Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant

Better Than I Know Myself (2023)

by Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant
Coming Dec 25, 2023

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Book Cover Far from the Tree by Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant

Far from the Tree

by Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant
Coming Dec 25, 2023

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Book Cover If You Call My Name: The Collected Memoirs of Black Enslaved People by Frederick Douglass, Solomon Northup, Harriet Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, Olaudah Equiano

If You Call My Name

by Frederick Douglass, et al.
Coming Dec 25, 2023

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Book Cover On Intersectionality: Essential Writings by Kimberlé Crenshaw

On Intersectionality

by Kimberlé Crenshaw
Coming Dec 31, 2023

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Book Cover Della’s House of Style: An Anthology by Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Felicia Mason, and Francis Ray

Della’s House of Style

by Rochelle Alers, et al.
Coming Jan 01, 2024

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Book Cover #Sayhername: Black Women’s Stories of State Violence and Public Silence by Kimberlé Crenshaw

#Sayhername

by Kimberlé Crenshaw
Coming Jan 09, 2024

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Book Cover Money Devils 2: A Cartel Novel by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

Money Devils 2

by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman
Coming May 01, 2024

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Book Cover The Stiletto Agreement by JaQuavis Coleman

The Stiletto Agreement

by JaQuavis Coleman
Coming Jun 01, 2024

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Book Cover The Race Track: How the Myth of Equal Opportunity Defeats Racial Justice by Kimberlé Crenshaw, Luke Charles Harris, and George Lipsitz

The Race Track

by Kimberlé Crenshaw, et al.
Coming Dec 20, 2025

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Book Cover Open Season (paperback): Legalized Genocide of Colored People by Ben Crump

Open Season (paperback)

by Ben Crump
Coming Sep 15, 2026

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