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Running to Fall
Running to Fall Publishers Weekly’s Booklife Book Review This review originally appeared on Booklife Buckhanon (Speaking of Summer) reveals the emotional complexity behind the facade...
Publishers Weekly’s Booklife
Publishers Weekly’s Booklife NONE Booklife by Publishers Weekly offers expert guidance to indie authors, leveraging its vast experience and credibility in the publishing industry to help them reach t...
Black Defender: The Awakening
Black Defender: The Awakening David Washington 9798218443207 Fiction Washington & Company Washington & Company Nominee for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature-Graphic Novel Nam...
This Time
This Time Margaret Johnson-Hodge 9780975402603 Fiction Sutton Place Publishers, Inc. Sutton Place Publishers, Inc. Dajah Moore gave everything she had to save her relationship between herself and Rick...
Love in the Age of Dragons
Love in the Age of Dragons Fatima R. Henson 9781684631636 Fiction SparkPress SparkPress “This fast-paced dystopian fantasy is intensely captivating until the very last page.” —BookLife Reviews Two ...
Ten Thousand Rocks
Ten Thousand Rocks Ndirangu Githaiga 9781735041728 Fiction Bon Esprit Books Bon Esprit Books “… a reflective novel about the price of greed-and the rewards of kindness and perseverance.” Foreword Clar...
Child of Gilead
Child of Gilead Douglas S. Reed 9780947481872 Fiction The Hurricane Group The Hurricane Group Winner of the 2020 BookLife Fiction Prize “Take the road less traveled, my son. Always. No exceptions.”...
Douglas S. Reed
Douglas S. Reed NONE Douglas S. Reed wins the 2020 BookLife Fiction Prize Douglas S. Reed, a Brooklyn-based screenwriter/novelist, has vast experience in the motion picture industry, including working...
The Editors of Life Magazine
The Editors of Life Magazine NONE Life Magazine, an American publication, ran from 1883-2002, initially as a humor and general interest magazine. Bought by Time founder Henry Luce in 1936, it became ...
Between the World and Me (paperback)
Between the World and Me (paperback) Ta-Nehisi Coates 9780812983814 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House Also Available in Hardcover #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WIN...
Reel
Reel Kennedy Ryan 9781538769621 Fiction Forever Grand Central Publishing This beautiful edition of a heart-searing epic romance has metallic cover effects and an all-new 7,000-word bonus epilogue. Nee...
Reel
Reel Kennedy Ryan 9781538769638 Fiction Forever Grand Central Publishing A Broadway actress has a chance at stardom when cast by a major Hollywood director, but the role of her dreams may cost her the...
All the Sinners Bleed
All the Sinners Bleed S. A. Cosby 9781250831910 Fiction Flatiron Books Macmillan Publishers Instant New York Times Bestseller • USA Today Bestseller • Washington Post's The Twelve Best T...
A Hope Divided
A Hope Divided Alyssa Cole 9781496739131 Fiction Kensington Publishing Corporation Kensington Publishing Corp. From the award-winning author of the instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, Whe...
Before I Let Go
Before I Let Go Kennedy Ryan 9781538706794 Fiction Forever Grand Central Publishing A Good Morning America Book Buzz Pick! Book of the Month Club selection NPR Best Books of 2022 Entertainment Week...
An Extraordinary Union: An Epic Love Story of the Civil War
An Extraordinary Union: An Epic Love Story of the Civil War Alyssa Cole 9781496739124 Fiction Kensington Publishing Corporation Kensington Publishing Corp. As the Civil War rages between the states, a...
Hell of a Book: A Novel
Hell of a Book: A Novel Jason Mott 9780593330982 Fiction Dutton Books Penguin Random House Winner of the 2021 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Finalist, 2022 Chau...
Look for Me and I’ll Be Gone: Stories
Look for Me and I’ll Be Gone: Stories John Edgar Wideman 9781982148942 Fiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. From John Edgar Wideman, “a master [who] boldly subverts what a short story ...
Follow Your Heart
Follow Your Heart Brenda Jackson 9781335250988 Fiction HQN Harlequin Enterprises Limited "Jackson is a master at writing."—Publishers Weekly "Brenda Jackson writes romance that sizzles and characters ...
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Paperback)
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Paperback) Jason Reynolds 9781481438292 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. UK Carnegie Medal winner A National Book Award Finalist Coretta Sco...
The Freedom Artist
The Freedom Artist Ben Okri 9781617757914 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "Okri’s somber, fablelike novel is a call to rally against oppressive institutions and for broader social consciousness. I...
A Voice Named Aretha
A Voice Named Aretha Katheryn Russell-Brown 9781681198507 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing "An excellent introduction to an American icon." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review"This ric...
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: The World as You’ve Never Seen It Before
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: The World as You’ve Never Seen It Before Patricia Schultz 9781579657888 Nonfiction Workman Publishing Workman Publishing Deluxe EditionNamed a Best Gift Book/Best T...
Slay
Slay Brittney Morris 9781534445420 Fiction Simon Pulse Simon & Schuster, Inc. A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019! "Gripping and timely." —People "The YA debut we’re most excited for this year." —En...
Long Way Down (Paperback)
Long Way Down (Paperback) Jason Reynolds 9781481438261 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. “An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger.” —Booklist (starred review) “Ast...
Big Monty and the Lunatic Lunch Lady
Big Monty and the Lunatic Lunch Lady Matt Maxx 9781733743525 Fiction Homestead Publishing Homestead Publishing Meet fifth-grader Merlin Montgomery, AKA Big Monty. Merlin navigates between his love of ...
Thick: And Other Essays
Thick: And Other Essays Tressie McMillan Cottom 9781620974360 Nonfiction The New Press The New Press As featured by The Daily Show, NPR, PBS, CBC, Time, VIBE, Entertainment Weekly, Well-Read Black Gir...
Everyday Excellence Student Planner: Featuring Celai West
Everyday Excellence Student Planner: Featuring Celai West Eartha Watts-Hicks 9780991489299 Nonfiction Earthatone Enterprises Earthatone Enterprises You can be the boss of tomorrow when you take matter...
Indecency
Indecency Justin Phillip Reed 9781566895149 Poetry Coffee House Press Coffee House Press Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Poetry Finalist for the 2019 Kate Tufts Discovery AwardFinalist for ...
What Is Hip-Hop?
What Is Hip-Hop? Eric Morse 9781617755842 Nonfiction Black Sheep Akashic Books Included in Publishers Weekly’s Big Indie Books of Fall 2017 featureMorse and Yi (the team behind What Is Punk?) highligh...
An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League)
An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League) Alyssa Cole 9781496707444 Fiction Kensington Kensington Publishing Corp. An Entertainment Weekly TOP 10 ROMANCE BOOKS OF THE YEARA Bookpage TOP PICKA Kirkus B...
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Matthew Desmond 9780553447453 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NAMED O...
The Hunted
The Hunted Matt De La Peña 9780385741231 Fiction Ember Ember Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña’s The Hunted, the sequel to The Living, is a high-energy, action-packed survival story.“De...
Ghost Summer: Stories
Ghost Summer: Stories Tananarive Due 9781607014539 Fiction Prime Books Prime Books “Ms. Due accomplishes the hardest thing of all with deceptive ease, creating characters we care about on their most h...
Providential
Providential Colin Channer 9781617754050 Poetry Akashic Books Akashic Books "Jamaican-born Channer draws on the rich cultural heritage of the Caribbean and his own unique experience for this energetic...
The Living
The Living Matt De La Peña 9780385741217 Fiction Ember Ember Newbery Award-winning author Matt de la Peña’s The Living is "a rare thing: a plot-driven YA with characters worthy of a John Green novel.”...
Our Lady of the Nile
Our Lady of the Nile Scholastique Mukasonga 9780914671039 Fiction Archipelago Archipelago A Publishers Weekly Book of the Year for 2014Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award "In part,...
I Love You Too
I Love You Too Ziggy Marley 9781617753107 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "Ziggy Marley in Concert" was awarded a 2014 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album!"A sweetly affectionate ode to togethernes...
Tuesday Morning Love: 52 Commentaries and Weekly Affirmations to Honor the Soul Within the Souldier (Volume 1)
Tuesday Morning Love: 52 Commentaries and Weekly Affirmations to Honor the Soul Within the Souldier (Volume 1) Rochelle Soetan 9780692411568 Nonfiction Tuesday Morning Love Tuesday Morning Love Tuesda...
Among the Bloodpeople: Politics and Flesh
Among the Bloodpeople: Politics and Flesh Thomas Glave 9781617751707 Nonfiction Akashic Books Akashic Books With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef KomunyakaaNamed a finalist for the...
The Gospel According to Cane
The Gospel According to Cane Courttia Newland 9781617751332 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Nominated for the 2014 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Fiction!Publishers Weekly has named The Gospel Acc...
The Collected Poems Of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010
The Collected Poems Of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 Lucille Clifton 9781934414903 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions Winner of the 2013 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry"The Collected Poems of Lucille...
Love in Play
Love in Play Zuri Day 9780758260000 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. Zuri Day spins a captivating and sexy tale of taking charge, letting loose, and playing for keeps. . .With her curvaceo...
Life On Mars: Poems
Life On Mars: Poems Tracy K. Smith 9781555975845 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press A 2012 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominated Book Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize* A New York Times Notable ...
If You Come Softly
If You Come Softly Jacqueline Woodson 9780142415221 Fiction Speak Penguin Random House A heartbreaking contemporary romance from a three-time Newbery Honor winning authorJeremiah feels good inside his...
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz 9781594483295 Fiction Riverhead Books Penguin Random House Winner of: The Pulitzer Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award The Anisfield-Wolf Book ...
The Sun’s Daughter
The Sun’s Daughter Pat Sherman 9780618324309 Fiction Clarion Books HarperCollins "A moving tale of selfishness and bravery…suitable for readalouds…a folkloric look at the seasons." BCCB Bulletin of th...
Changes: A Love Story
Changes: A Love Story Ama Ata Aidoo 9781558610651 Fiction The Feminist Press The Feminist Press A Commonwealth Prize-winning novel of “intense power … examining the role of women in modern African soc...
Diane Patrick
Diane Patrick NONE Diane Patrick is a seasoned writer and editor with over 20 years of experience in various industries. Known for her work in publishers like Publishers Weekly and Billboard, she's a...
Goldie the Poet
Goldie the Poet NONE Goldie the Poet, a Bay-Area native and prominent alumnus of Leimert Park’s World Stage Poets, is a gifted actor and artist. With performances across the U.S. and Europe, his uniq...
Karyn Langhorne Folan
Karyn Langhorne Folan NONE Karyn Langhorne Folan, a former law professor and accomplished author, is known for her work in various genres including nonfiction, screenplays, and novels. She developed ...
Lori Tharps
Lori Tharps 0000000083630964 Lori L. Tharps is a journalism professor at Temple University, author, and freelance journalist. Originally from Milwaukee, she studied at Smith College and Columbia Univ...
Michael Datcher
Michael Datcher 0000000041395804 Michael Datcher is an award-winning poet, critic, and journalist. He co-hosts a weekly news magazine on 90.7 FM KPFK and his writing is widely anthologized. He's pres...
Monica Anderson
Monica Anderson 000000006312663X Monica “Dr. Moe” Anderson, DDS, is an accomplished author, motivational speaker, and dental surgeon. She penned the Essence bestseller 'When A Sistah’s Fed Up' and is...
Patrik Henry Bass
Patrik Henry Bass NONE Patrik Henry Bass, an award-winning journalist and Executive Editor at HarperCollins' Amistad, previously worked at Essence Magazine and has made appearances on notable media o...
Roslyn Carrington
Roslyn Carrington NONE Roslyn Carringtongton is a Trinidadian PR professional and writer known for her literary novel, “A Thirst for Rain.” She also writes multicultural romances as Simona Taylor. A ...
Paige Turner
Paige Turner NONE Paige Turner, a lifelong book lover, has over 15 years of marketing experience in Fortune 75 companies. Passionate about sharing ideas from books, she's been writing a weekly book r...
Brandy Colbert
Brandy Colbert 0000000409932699 Brandy Colbert is an award-winning author hailing from Missouri. Her work primarily focuses on young adult and children's literature, with titles such as “Little & Lio...
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Nicole Dennis-Benn 000000050158667X Nicole Dennis-Benn, an acclaimed author and Lambda Literary Award winner, is renowned for her debut novel 'Here Comes the Sun' which has received multiple accolade...
Basma Abdel Aziz
Basma Abdel Aziz 0000000369480957 Basma Abdel Aziz is an award-winning Egyptian writer, psychiatrist, and visual artist. Known as 'the rebel', she is a significant female voice in Arabic journalism, ...
Brenda M. Greene
Brenda M. Greene 000000008095850X Dr. Brenda M. Greene is a respected professor, writer, and scholar, leading the Center for Black Literature and the National Black Writers Conference. She has contri...
Milton Allimadi
Milton Allimadi NONE Milton Allimadi, co-founder and editor of The Black Star News, is an experienced journalist who previously worked for The City Sun and The New York Times. A Columbia Journalism S...
Marcia Wilson
Marcia Wilson NONE Marcia E. Wilson, a British-born photographer, has extensively documented poets, writers, and literary events of the African Diaspora since 1995. Her work, featured in major print ...
Derrick Ferguson
Derrick Ferguson NONE "Derrick Ferguson, a Brooklyn native, is an author and podcast co-host with a love for classic pulps, comic books, and pop culture. Married for over 30 years, he enjoys explorin...
Gil Noble
Gil Noble 000000002469196X Gilbert “Gil” Noble was a notable television reporter, interviewer, and host of WABC-TV's weekly show “Like It Is.” His career in broadcasting started in 1962 at WLIB radio...
Patrice Caldwell
Patrice Caldwell NONE Patrice Caldwell, a Wellesley College alumna, is the founder of People of Color in Publishing. She's an ex-children's book editor, current literary agent, and author, known for ...
Robin W. Pearson
Robin W. Pearson NONE Robin W. Pearson is a Southern-rooted author whose writing is inspired by her family history and faith. A Wake Forest University graduate and experienced editor, she's been a fi...
John Frank
John Frank 0000000109166945 John Frank is an acclaimed author, known for his award-winning books 'The Toughest Cowboy', 'The Tomb of the Boy King' and 'How to Catch a Fish'. His captivating tales hav...
Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey
Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey MULTIPLE Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey are award-winning authors and illustrators known for works like 'The Old Truck' and 'There Was a Party for Langston'. Jerome ...
Armstrong Williams
Armstrong Williams 0000000035375700 Armstrong Williams, born in 1962, is a recognized conservative voice, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. He hosts a weekly TV show and is the founder and CE...
Lester Fabian Brathwaite
Lester Fabian Brathwaite NONE Lester Fabian Brathwaite, a seasoned writer with 15 years of experience, contributes to Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker, and Rolling Stone. He served as senior edit...
Sheinelle Jones
Sheinelle Jones NONE Sheinelle Jones is co-host of the 3rd Hour of TODAY and host of “Through Mom’s Eyes”—a digital and broadcast series for TODAY where she interviews mothers of celebrities to disc...
Ishi Robinson
Ishi Robinson NONE Ishi Robinson was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. A Canadian citizen, she has lived in Bern, Toronto, Rome, London and now lives in Berlin with her Czech husband. Her first ...
Toronto International Festival of Authors
Toronto International Festival of Authors Harbourfront Centre Toronto Canada Since its inception in 1974, Toronto’s International Festival of Authors has welcomed more than 9,000 authors from ov...
Karen Hunter Publishing
Karen Hunter Publishing Simon & Schuster, Inc. KKR & Co. Inc. Pocket Launches Karen Hunter Imprint By Felicia Pride – Publishers Weekly, 10/8/2007 7:11:00 AM This month, bestselling aut...
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze Derrick Barnes 9781984836779 Fiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Newbery Honoree Derrick Barnes delivers a powerful and timely novel about ra...
The Great Wherever
The Great Wherever Shannon Sanders 9781250421678 Fiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers Named a Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2026 by NPR, People, Oprah Daily, Harper’s Bazaar, Town &...
Mind of My Mind (Patternist #2 deluxe edition)
Mind of My Mind (Patternist #2 deluxe edition) Octavia E. Butler 9781538784242 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group This gorgeous new edition of Mind of My Mind, the second novel in Oc...
No Way, Wash Day
No Way, Wash Day Adrienne Thurman 9780063290051 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins An exuberant debut picture book about a little girl trying to outmaneuver her mama to avoid wash day for her hair—an...
Champagne Taste on a Bad Boy Budget: A Spicy Opposites Attract Romance About Redemption
Champagne Taste on a Bad Boy Budget: A Spicy Opposites Attract Romance About Redemption Zuri Day 9781335507303 Fiction Afterglow Books Harlequin Enterprises Limited “Perfectly balancing sweetness and ...
Afrofuturism Short Stories (Part of Gothic Fantasy)
Afrofuturism Short Stories (Part of Gothic Fantasy) Isis Asare 9781835622643 Fiction Flame Tree Collections Flame Tree Publishing Exploring new Black literature, following the success of Black Sci-Fi ...
Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life
Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life Nia Sioux 9781400253043 Nonfiction Harper Horizon HarperCollins New York Times Bestseller: Debut – #8 Pr...
God Ain’t Blind
God Ain’t Blind Mary Monroe 9781496756275 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. Originally Published in 2009. “Monroe is a masterful storyteller.” — Philadelphia Inquirer There are some thi...
The Bible in 52 Weeks (Deluxe Edition): A Yearlong Bible Study for Women
The Bible in 52 Weeks (Deluxe Edition): A Yearlong Bible Study for Women Kimberly D. Moore 9798886083545 Nonfiction Callisto Callisto Publishing Strengthen your faith week by week with this deluxe...
The Wilderness
The Wilderness Angela Flournoy 9780063318779 Fiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Finalist for the 2025 Kirkus Prize for Fiction Named a most anticipated book by New York Times, Washingt...
Downtown Doors
Downtown Doors Natasha Tripplett 9780593581001 Fiction WaterBrook Press Penguin Random House Join a Mother and Son on a Journey Through Their City’s Downtown in This Picture Book That Celebrates Stron...
Sweet Heat
Sweet Heat Bolu Babalola 9780063306967 Fiction William Morrow & Company HarperCollins Bolu Babalola is… “A queen of romantic comedy.” – Oprah Daily “Incisively funny.” – Entertainment Weekly...
Sweet Heat
Sweet Heat Bolu Babalola 9780063306981 Fiction William Morrow & Company HarperCollins Bolu Babalola is… “A queen of romantic comedy.” – Oprah Daily “Incisively funny.” – Entertainment Weekly...
Dominion: A Novel
Dominion: A Novel Addie E. Citchens 9780374609337 Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Macmillan Publishers A Must-Read: People, NPR, Vulture, Literary Hub, The Millions, Garden & Gun, Goodreads Long-li...
Jazzy the Witch in Broom Doom
Jazzy the Witch in Broom Doom Jessixa Bagley 9781665922326 Fiction Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. “Whimsy abounds in this playful” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) ...
The Payback
The Payback Kashana Cauley 9781668075531 Fiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. A NYT Editor’s Choice! Named a most anticipated novel by Publishers Weekly, The Boston Globe, Lithub, Bustle, Goo...
The Tournament
The Tournament Rebecca Barrow 9781665932301 Fiction Margaret K. McElderry Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Three girls with entangled pasts compete for glory in their elite all-girls private school’s annu...
God Don’t Play
God Don’t Play Mary Monroe 9781496756268 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. Originally Published in 2010. From New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe comes the story of two lifelong ...
Streetwhys: A Dickie Cornish Detective Mystery
Streetwhys: A Dickie Cornish Detective Mystery Christopher Chambers 9781953103550 Fiction Three Rooms Press Three Rooms Press Washington, DC’s notorious detective, former street denizen Dickie Cornish...
Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services—Notes of a Former Caseworker
Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services—Notes of a Former Caseworker Jessica Pryce 9780063036208 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins “It’s an invaluable insider account of a pressing social issue....
Flirting Lessons
Flirting Lessons Jasmine Guillory 9780593100912 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House A captivating and sizzling new queer romance by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory. Avery ...
There’s Always This Year (paperback): On Basketball and Ascension
There’s Always This Year (paperback): On Basketball and Ascension Hanif Abdurraqib 9780593448809 Nonfiction Random House Publishing Group Penguin Random House Longlisted for the National Book Award &b...
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert Bob The Drag Queen 9781668061978 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The New York Times Bestseller Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books of 2025 by Pride • Bes...
Frenemies with Benefits
Frenemies with Benefits Synithia Williams 9781335430557 Fiction Canary Street Press HarperCollins “A pitch-perfect small-town romance focused on forgiveness, second chances, and new beginnings.” —Publ...
Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes
Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes Langston Hughes 9781538768914 Poetry Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Publishers Weekly’s Top Ten Fall 2024 Poetry Books From Harlem Renaissance po...