117 New Books Published by Black Writers
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Book Cover Bunheads, ACT 2: The Dance of Courage by Misty Copeland

Bunheads, ACT 2

by Misty Copeland
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Gray Dawn: An Easy Rawlins Mystery by Walter Mosley

Gray Dawn

by Walter Mosley
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy

The Wilderness

by Angela Flournoy
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Rules of Resilience: 10 Ways Successful People Get Better, Wiser, and Stronger by Valorie Burton

Rules of Resilience

by Valorie Burton
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Black Hair Can: The Roots of Our Roots by Sylvia Rodriguez

Black Hair Can

by Sylvia Rodriguez
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Octavia E. Butler: Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy (Loa #393): Dawn / Adulthood Rites / Imago by Octavia Butler

Octavia E. Butler

by Octavia Butler
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Who’s All Going (to Die)? by Lisa Springer

Who’s All Going (to Die)?

by Lisa Springer
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Princess and the P.I. by Nikki Payne

Princess and the P.I.

by Nikki Payne
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Downtown Doors by Natasha Tripplett

Downtown Doors

by Natasha Tripplett
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Story of My Anger by Jasminne Mendez

Story of My Anger

by Jasminne Mendez
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights by Keisha N. Blain

Without Fear

by Keisha N. Blain
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Surviving Paris: A Memoir of Healing in the City of Light by Robin Allison Davis

Surviving Paris

by Robin Allison Davis
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Silence and Resistance: Memoir of a Girlhood in Haiti by Monique Clesca

Silence and Resistance

by Monique Clesca
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover A Flea For Justice: Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change by Valerie Bolling

A Flea For Justice

by Valerie Bolling
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover The Student Debt Crisis: America’s Moral Urgency by Jamal Eric Watson

The Student Debt Crisis

by Jamal Eric Watson
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave by Ally Russell

Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave

by Ally Russell
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

Double Tax

by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Waterbearers: My Mother, My Grandmother, and the Women Who Carried Me by Sasha Bonet

Waterbearers

by Sasha Bonet
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover What If We Get It Right? by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

What If We Get It Right?

by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Published Sep 16, 2025

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Book Cover Bernardine Evaristo: A BBC Radio Collection by Bernardine Evaristo

Bernardine Evaristo

by Bernardine Evaristo
Published Sep 11, 2025

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Book Cover Play the Game. Change the Game. Leave the Game.: Pathways to Black Empowerment, Prosperity, and Joy by Robert Livingston

Play the Game. Change the Game. Leave the Game.

by Robert Livingston
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover The People’s Project: Poems, Essays, and Art for Looking Forward by Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith

The People’s Project

by Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover Dear Jackie by Jessixa Bagley

Dear Jackie

by Jessixa Bagley
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover God’s Colorful Kingdom Storybook Bible: The Story of God’s Big Diverse Family by Esau McCaulley

God’s Colorful Kingdom Storybook Bible

by Esau McCaulley
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover A Method for Magic and Misfortune by Craig Kofi Farmer

A Method for Magic and Misfortune

by Craig Kofi Farmer
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover Slam Kicks: Basketball Sneakers That Changed the Game by Ben Osborne

Slam Kicks

by Ben Osborne
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover Death of the First Idea: Poems by Rickey Laurentiis

Death of the First Idea

by Rickey Laurentiis
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover Shot Ready by Stephen Curry

Shot Ready

by Stephen Curry
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover Magically Black and Other Essays (paperback) by Jerald Walker

Magically Black and Other Essays (paperback)

by Jerald Walker
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover Africa: The Fashion Continent by Emmanuelle Courreges

Africa

by Emmanuelle Courreges
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover The Night Before Christmas: A New Christmas Tradition by Candice Bradley

The Night Before Christmas

by Candice Bradley
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover Candace, the Universe, and Everything by Sherri L. Smith

Candace, the Universe, and Everything

by Sherri L. Smith
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States - Including 40 Recipes by Anela Malik

American Soul

by Anela Malik
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America by Trymaine Lee

A Thousand Ways to Die

by Trymaine Lee
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover Mandela: In Honor of an Extraordinary Life by Makaziwe Mandela

Mandela

by Makaziwe Mandela
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover Little Movements by Lauren Morrow

Little Movements

by Lauren Morrow
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom by Terry McMillan

It Was the Way She Said It

by Terry McMillan
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover Let’s Get Together by Brandy Colbert

Let’s Get Together

by Brandy Colbert
Published Sep 09, 2025

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Book Cover Our Vodou My Coloring Book by Malou Beauvoir

Our Vodou My Coloring Book

by Malou Beauvoir
Published Sep 06, 2025

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Book Cover Our Vodou: A Vodou Bedtime Tale (Book 1) by Malou Beauvoir

Our Vodou

by Malou Beauvoir
Published Sep 06, 2025

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Book Cover Negligent by Design: Anti-Blackness in American Medicine and How to Address It by Vanessa Grubbs

Negligent by Design

by Vanessa Grubbs
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke

Change Is Gonna Come

by Sam Cooke
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Moko Magic Museum Mayhem by Tracey Baptiste

Moko Magic Museum Mayhem

by Tracey Baptiste
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Serena Williams: A Little Golden Book Biography by Bria Alston

Serena Williams

by Bria Alston
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Millie Magnus for Mayor by Brittany Mazique

Millie Magnus for Mayor

by Brittany Mazique
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Get Off My Neck: Black Lives, White Justice, and a Former Prosecutor’s Quest for Reform by Debbie Hines

Get Off My Neck

by Debbie Hines
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Joy in the Belly of a Riot: Poems, Prayers, Memories, and Meditations by Barbara Fant

Joy in the Belly of a Riot

by Barbara Fant
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover The Creepening of Dogwood House by Eden Royce

The Creepening of Dogwood House

by Eden Royce
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Nubia: Too Real by L.L. McKinney

Nubia

by L.L. McKinney
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Great Birthday Surprise! by Tanya Wright

Great Birthday Surprise!

by Tanya Wright
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Moko Magic Carnival Chaos by Tracey Baptiste

Moko Magic Carnival Chaos

by Tracey Baptiste
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Champion: A Graphic Novel by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Champion

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Night Watch: Poems by Kevin Young

Night Watch

by Kevin Young
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

Not That Bad

by Roxane Gay
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things by Nikki Giovanni

The New Book

by Nikki Giovanni
Published Sep 02, 2025

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Book Cover Death Does Not End at the Sea by Gbenga Adesina

Death Does Not End at the Sea

by Gbenga Adesina
Published Sep 01, 2025

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Book Cover The Child from Dindefello Falls: The Little Prince of Africa by Aminta Dupuis

The Child from Dindefello Falls

by Aminta Dupuis
Published Sep 01, 2025

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Book Cover We Go Slow by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie

We Go Slow

by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie
Published Aug 26, 2025

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Book Cover The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide by Howard W. French

The Second Emancipation

by Howard W. French
Published Aug 26, 2025

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Book Cover Full of Myself: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession by Austin Channing Brown

Full of Myself

by Austin Channing Brown
Published Aug 26, 2025

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Book Cover Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing by Jen Soriano

Nervous

by Jen Soriano
Published Aug 26, 2025

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Book Cover Masters of the Game by Brenda Jackson

Masters of the Game

by Brenda Jackson
Published Aug 26, 2025

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Book Cover Resting Bitch Face: Poems by Taylor Byas

Resting Bitch Face

by Taylor Byas
Published Aug 26, 2025

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Book Cover Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City by LaShawn Harris

Tell Her Story

by LaShawn Harris
Published Aug 26, 2025

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Book Cover New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi

New New Me

by Helen Oyeyemi
Published Aug 26, 2025

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Book Cover Firespitter by Jayne Cortez

Firespitter

by Jayne Cortez
Published Aug 19, 2025

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Book Cover I Am Because We Are: A Celebration of Community and Ubuntu by Allison Matulli

I Am Because We Are

by Allison Matulli
Published Aug 19, 2025

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Book Cover Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs

Baldwin

by Nicholas Boggs
Published Aug 19, 2025

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Book Cover Black Cherokee by Antonio Michael Downing

Black Cherokee

by Antonio Michael Downing
Published Aug 19, 2025

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Book Cover Don’t Try This Alone: How to Build Deep Community When You Want to Hide from Your Pain by Toni Collier

Don’t Try This Alone

by Toni Collier
Published Aug 19, 2025

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Book Cover Dominion by Addie E. Citchens

Dominion

by Addie E. Citchens
Published Aug 19, 2025

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Book Cover Mounted: On Horses, Blackness, and Liberation by Bitter Kalli

Mounted

by Bitter Kalli
Published Aug 19, 2025

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Book Cover Afrocentricity: Generations of Theory in Practice by Aaron X. Smith

Afrocentricity

by Aaron X. Smith
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers by Cheryl McKissack Daniel with Nick Chiles

The Black Family Who Built America

by Cheryl McKissack Daniel with Nick Chiles
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover The Space Cat by Nnedi Okorafor

The Space Cat

by Nnedi Okorafor
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover You’ve Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs by Ebony LaDelle

You’ve Got a Place Here, Too

by Ebony LaDelle
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma

Road to the Country

by Chigozie Obioma
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover Keyana Loves Halloween (#4) by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

Keyana Loves Halloween (#4)

by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover Cudi: The Memoir by Kid Cudi

Cudi

by Kid Cudi
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover Lead Boldly: Seven Principles from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Robert F. Smith

Lead Boldly

by Robert F. Smith
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover Homegrown: Guidance and Inspiration for Navigating Your Homeschooling Journey by Amber O’Neal Johnston

Homegrown

by Amber O’Neal Johnston
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover Loved One by Aisha Muharrar

Loved One

by Aisha Muharrar
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State by Caleb Gayle

Black Moses

by Caleb Gayle
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover Family Threads by Diane McKinney-Whetstone

Family Threads

by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
Published Aug 12, 2025

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Book Cover Interrupted by Carol Denise Mitchell

Interrupted

by Carol Denise Mitchell
Published Aug 09, 2025

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Book Cover Pig-Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman

Pig-Heart Boy

by Malorie Blackman
Published Aug 07, 2025

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Book Cover People Like Us by Jason Mott

People Like Us

by Jason Mott
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Animal Presence and Human Identity in Modern Literature: (Dis)Figurations of Humanimality from Shakespeare to Desai by Kimberly W. Benston

Animal Presence and Human Identity in Modern Literature

by Kimberly W. Benston
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Regaining Unconsciousness: Poems by Harryette Mullen

Regaining Unconsciousness

by Harryette Mullen
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover And Then Came the Blues: My Story of Survival on Both Sides of the Badge by Katrina Brownlee

And Then Came the Blues

by Katrina Brownlee
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Everything But Typical: Influential Neurodivergent People Who Have Shaped the World by Margeaux Weston

Everything But Typical

by Margeaux Weston
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Battle for Sky Kingdom (Future Hero #4) by Remi Blackwood

Battle for Sky Kingdom (Future Hero #4)

by Remi Blackwood
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover This Here Is Love by Princess Joy L. Perry

This Here Is Love

by Princess Joy L. Perry
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover The Broken King by Michael Thomas

The Broken King

by Michael Thomas
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Dead Girl Cameo: A Love Song in Poems by m. mick powell

Dead Girl Cameo

by m. mick powell
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by Susana M. Morris

Positive Obsession

by Susana M. Morris
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Vern: Custodian of the Universe by Tyrell Waiters

Vern

by Tyrell Waiters
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Solitaria by Eliana Alves Cruz

Solitaria

by Eliana Alves Cruz
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Toward a Living Archive of African Poetry: Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani on the New-Generation African Poets Chapbook Series by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani

Toward a Living Archive of African Poetry

by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Saga Boy: My Life of Blackness and Becoming by Antonio Michael Downing

Saga Boy

by Antonio Michael Downing
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Iron Will: An Amputee’s Journey to Athletic Excellence by Roderick Sewell

Iron Will

by Roderick Sewell
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Joy Is My Middle Name: Poems by Sasha Debevec-McKenney

Joy Is My Middle Name

by Sasha Debevec-McKenney
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama by Alexis Okeowo

Blessings and Disasters

by Alexis Okeowo
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Star Wars: Sanctuary (a Bad Batch Novel) by Lamar Giles

Star Wars

by Lamar Giles
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Place for Us by James Ransome

Place for Us

by James Ransome
Published Aug 05, 2025

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Book Cover Something in the Water by Phyllis R. Dixon

Something in the Water

by Phyllis R. Dixon
Published Jul 29, 2025

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Book Cover Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi

Masquerade

by O.O. Sangoyomi
Published Jul 29, 2025

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Book Cover Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (paperback) by James McBride

Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (paperback)

by James McBride
Published Jul 29, 2025

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Book Cover August Lane by Regina Black

August Lane

by Regina Black
Published Jul 29, 2025

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Book Cover Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond

Blood Slaves

by Markus Redmond
Published Jul 29, 2025

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Book Cover Bones at the Crossroads by LaDarrion Williams

Bones at the Crossroads

by LaDarrion Williams
Published Jul 29, 2025

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Book Cover Birth of a Dynasty by Chinaza Bado

Birth of a Dynasty

by Chinaza Bado
Published Jul 29, 2025

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Book Cover Watch Out for Falling Iguanas by Edwidge Danticat

Watch Out for Falling Iguanas

by Edwidge Danticat
Published Jul 25, 2025

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Book Cover Punished for Dreaming (paperback): How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal by Bettina L. Love

Punished for Dreaming (paperback)

by Bettina L. Love
Published Jul 22, 2025

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Book Cover Weird and Wonderful You by Zaila Avant-Garde

Weird and Wonderful You

by Zaila Avant-Garde
Published Jul 22, 2025

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Book Cover Sunshine Baby, Bofrot Cheeks by Bernard Mensah

Sunshine Baby, Bofrot Cheeks

by Bernard Mensah
Published Jul 22, 2025

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Book Cover Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde

Necessary Fiction

by Eloghosa Osunde
Published Jul 22, 2025

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