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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #43: Queer/Black/Lit

by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan

Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #43: Queer/Black/Lit Mecca Jamilah Sullivan mosaic43 Fiction Mosaic Literary Magazine Mosaic Literary Magazine Bringing together an intergenerational, diasporic, multige...

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New England White (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Stephen L. Carter

New England White (Vintage Contemporaries) Stephen L. Carter 9780375712913 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House Lemaster Carlyle, the president of the country’s most prestigious university, and his...

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New England White: A Novel

by Stephen L. Carter

New England White: A Novel Stephen L. Carter 9780375413629 Fiction Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House The eagerly awaited, electrifying new novel from the author of The Emperor of Ocean Park ...

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City of S The History of New York City during the Civil War

by John Strausbaugh

City of S The History of New York City during the Civil War John Strausbaugh 9781455584185 Nonfiction Twelve Hachette Book Group WINNER OF THE FLETCHER PRATT AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF 2016In...

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Got (Seven Weapon Arsenal)

by D

Got (Seven Weapon Arsenal) D 9781933354163 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "There’s a new player stepping into the street-lit spotlight, and he’s one to watch…Urban libraries have to get Got."—Lib...

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The Rib King

by Ladee Hubbard

The Rib King Ladee Hubbard 9780062979070 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Thrillist - 30 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021Book Riot - Our Most Anticipated Releases of 2021Real Simple - The Best New Boo...

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Street Tales: A Street Lit Anthology

by Shannon Holmes, Wahida Clark, Victor L. Martin, Sa'id Salaam, Reds Johnson, Hood Chronicles, Joe Awsum, and Vance Phillips

Street Tales: A Street Lit Anthology Shannon Holmes, Wahida Clark, Victor L. Martin, Sa'id Salaam, Reds Johnson, Hood Chronicles, Joe Awsum, and Vance Phillips 9781947732551 Fiction Wahida Clark Prese...

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LitVersation: The Book Conversation Game

by Debra Owsley

LitVersation: The Book Conversation Game Debra Owsley litversations Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published To buy this game, please visit the creator’s website “Hello My name is...

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Harvesting Haiti: Reflections on Unnatural Disasters

by Myriam J. A. Chancy

Harvesting Haiti: Reflections on Unnatural Disasters Myriam J. A. Chancy 9781477327814 Nonfiction University of Texas Press University of Texas Press 2024 Isis Duarte Book Prize, Haiti/Dominican Repub...

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Erotic City

by Marissa Monteilh

Erotic City Marissa Monteilh 9780446179577 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Erotic City is sex-fest central-a hip, upscale swingers club for grown-folks only, located in the heart ...

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Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers during World War II

by John Strausbaugh

Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers during World War II John Strausbaugh 9781455567485 Nonfiction Twelve Hachette Book Group From John Strausbaugh, author of City of Sedition and The V...

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The Unpublished City: Volume II

by Phoebe Wang, Canisia Lubrin, and Dionne Brand

The Unpublished City: Volume II Phoebe Wang, Canisia Lubrin, and Dionne Brand 9781771664639 Fiction Book*hug Press Book*hug Press Orient yourself in the city with these nineteen works of creative non-...

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Rayful Edmond: Washington D.C.’s Most Notorious Drug Lord

by Seth Ferranti

Rayful Edmond: Washington D.C.’s Most Notorious Drug Lord Seth Ferranti 9780980068771 Nonfiction Gorilla Convict Publications Gorilla Convict Publications To many in his hometown of Washington, D.C., ...

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The Burning City

by Alaya Dawn Johnson

The Burning City Alaya Dawn Johnson 9781932841459 Fiction Agate Bolden Agate Publishing, Inc In The Burning City, Alaya Dawn Johnson continues the trilogy begun with her debut, Racing the Dark, delvin...

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Kansas City

by Delia C. Gillis

Kansas City Delia C. Gillis 9780738534480 Nonfiction Arcadia Publishing Arcadia Publishing Since 1803, when York, a slave in the Lewis and Clark expedition, stood on the bluffs overlooking Kansas City...

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O Sinners!

by Nicole Cuffy

O Sinners! Nicole Cuffy 9780593597446 Fiction One World Penguin Random House In this “engrossing” (Los Angeles Times) novel that sweeps from present-day California to the Vietnam War and back, a griev...

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The Furrows

by Namwali Serpell

The Furrows Namwali Serpell 9780593448915 Fiction Hogarth Press Penguin Random House How do you grieve an absence? A brilliantly inventive novel about loss and belonging, from the award-winning author...

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Alice’s Musical Debut

by DuEwa M. Frazier

Alice’s Musical Debut DuEwa M. Frazier 9781539945550 Fiction Lit Noire Publishing Lit Noire Publishing Alice’s Musical Debut reimagines one day in the childhood of notable jazz pianist, harpist, and o...

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Deanne In The Middle

by DuEwa M. Frazier

Deanne In The Middle DuEwa M. Frazier 9780971905290 Fiction Lit Noire Publishing Lit Noire Publishing What would you do if you were caught in the middle? 14 year-old Deanne T. Summers knows that start...

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Goddess Under The Bridge Poems

by DuEwa M. Frazier

Goddess Under The Bridge Poems DuEwa M. Frazier 9780971905283 Poetry Lit Noire Publishing Lit Noire Publishing From the award nominated poet and author of Shedding Light From My Journeys, Stardust Tra...

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Shedding Light From My Journeys

by DuEwa M. Frazier

Shedding Light From My Journeys DuEwa M. Frazier 9780971905269 Poetry Lit Noire Publishing Lit Noire Publishing Shedding Light from My Journeys is a volume of poetry which reveals the passionate and i...

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Street Chronicles: A Woman’s Work

by Nikki Turner

Street Chronicles: A Woman’s Work Nikki Turner 9780345504302 Nonfiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House The heralded Queen of Hip-Hop Lit presents an addictive collection of celebrated urban...

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Ten Marbles And A Bag To Put Them In: Poems For Children

by DuEwa M. Frazier

Ten Marbles And A Bag To Put Them In: Poems For Children DuEwa M. Frazier 9780971905245 Nonfiction Lit Noire Publishing Lit Noire Publishing Ten Marbles is a collection of poems for children. The poe...

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Total Chaos: The Art And Aesthetics Of Hip-Hop

by Jeff Chang

Total Chaos: The Art And Aesthetics Of Hip-Hop Jeff Chang 9780465009091 Nonfiction Basic Civitas Books Perseus Books It’s not just rap music. Hip-hop has transformed theater, dance, performance, poetr...

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Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees

by DuEwa M. Frazier

Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees DuEwa M. Frazier 9780971905238 Poetry Lit Noire Publishing Lit Noire Publishing Nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding...

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Stardust Tracks on a Road

by DuEwa M. Frazier

Stardust Tracks on a Road DuEwa M. Frazier 9780971905221 Poetry Lit Noire Publishing Lit Noire Publishing Stardust Tracks is a classic literary offering, from a young writer with an old, traveling sou...

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Lies of the Ajungo

by Moses Ose Utomi

Lies of the Ajungo Moses Ose Utomi 9781250849069 Fiction Tordotcom Macmillan Publishers Moses Ose Utomi’s debut novella, The Lies of the Ajungo, follows one boy’s epic quest to bring water back to his...

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A People’s History of Chicago

by Kevin Coval

A People’s History of Chicago Kevin Coval 9781608466719 Poetry Haymarket Books Haymarket Books Known variously as “the Windy City,” “the City of Big Shoulders,” or “Chi-Raq,” Chicago is one of the mos...

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The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken

by Wendell Pierce and Rod Dreher

The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken Wendell Pierce and Rod Dreher 9781594633232 Fiction Riverhead Books Penguin Random House 2016 Christopher Award Winner Fr...

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Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays

by Amena Brown

Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays Amena Brown 9798217044689 Nonfiction Tiny Reparations Books Penguin Random House An irresistible delight, this hilarious and heartwarming essay collec...

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Cute Toot

by Breanna J. McDaniel

Cute Toot Breanna J. McDaniel 9781250881298 Fiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers An explosive ode to the bonds of sisterhood, the time-honored tradition of hide and seek, and the hilariou...

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Blackward

by Lawrence Lindell

Blackward Lawrence Lindell 9781770466784 Fiction Drawn and Quarterly Drawn and Quarterly Black, weird, awkward and proud of it. Welcome to the club! Tired of feeling like you don’t belong? Join the...

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Love at the Icicle Cafe

by Denise N. Wheatley

Love at the Icicle Cafe Denise N. Wheatley 9781952560774 Fiction Tule Publishing Tule Publishing Can an Icicle-Themed Festival Thaw the Most Unlikely Hearts? California lawyer Mina Richards spent...

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Impact: Personal Portraits of Activism

by Michelle Duster and Trina Sotira

Impact: Personal Portraits of Activism Michelle Duster and Trina Sotira 9780989960939 Nonfiction MuseWrite Press MuseWrite Press Something happened and motivated these quiet activists to make an impac...

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Trombone Shorty

by Troy Andrews

Trombone Shorty Troy Andrews 9781419714658 Nonfiction Abrams Books Abrams Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews got his nickname by wielding a tromb...

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A Woman After David’s Heart: (A Valentine Romance) (Love for the Holidays) (Volume 2)

by Pat Simmons

A Woman After David’s Heart: (A Valentine Romance) (Love for the Holidays) (Volume 2) Pat Simmons 9781494905477 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC David Andersen doesn’t have a problem indul...

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The City We Became

by N. K. Jemisin

The City We Became N. K. Jemisin 9780316509848 Fiction Orbit Books Hachette Book Group Five New Yorkers must come together in order to defend their city from an ancient evil in the first book of a stu...

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Sin City Vows

by Zuri Day

Sin City Vows Zuri Day 9781335603531 Fiction Harlequin Desire Harlequin Enterprises Limited A runaway bride rushes right into the arms of her boss’s playboy son in this sizzling Sin City Secrets novel...

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Chicago Flashback: The People and Events That Shaped a City’s History

by Chicago Tribune Staff

Chicago Flashback: The People and Events That Shaped a City’s History Chicago Tribune Staff 9781572842359 Nonfiction Agate Midway Agate Publishing The devoted journalists at the Chicago Tribune have b...

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The Phoenix Files Trilogy

by Kianna Alexander

The Phoenix Files Trilogy Kianna Alexander 9781502593863 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC The PHOENIX Files Trilogy Heat Level: Sensual/ Steamy (Love scenes are present but are NOT graphi...

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One April Morning: Children Remember the Oklahoma City Bombing

by Nancy Lamb and Children Of Oklahoma City

One April Morning: Children Remember the Oklahoma City Bombing Nancy Lamb and Children Of Oklahoma City 9780688146665 Fiction HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins The April 1995 bombing of the Alfre...

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Public Enemy #1

by Kiki Swinson

Public Enemy #1 Kiki Swinson 9781496729774 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. National bestselling author and urban lit superstar Kiki Swinson amps up the action and suspense with unpredictabl...

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Times Square Red, Times Square Blue

by Samuel R. Delany

Times Square Red, Times Square Blue Samuel R. Delany 9781479827770 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press Twentieth anniversary edition of a landmark book that cataloged a vibr...

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Whiskey & Ribbons: A Novel

by Leesa Cross-Smith

Whiskey & Ribbons: A Novel Leesa Cross-Smith 9781938235382 Fiction Hub City Press Hub City Press O, The Oprah Magazine’s Best Books of the SummerLonglisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize...

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Rhythms: A Novel

by Donna Hill

Rhythms: A Novel Donna Hill 9780312300692 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers It all began in 1927, in the small town of Rudell, Mississippi, after the sudden and tragic death of Cora Ha...

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Hip-Hop City - Where Every Beat Tells A Story

by Kim Goodlook Seabrook

Hip-Hop City - Where Every Beat Tells A Story Kim Goodlook Seabrook 9798986566382 Fiction Goodlook in Books Goodlook in Books Take a vibrant trip through the boroughs of rhythm with Hip Hop City, a ch...

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Memory of the Ogisi

by Moses Ose Utomi

Memory of the Ogisi Moses Ose Utomi 9781250849045 Fiction Tordotcom Macmillan Publishers The epic conclusion to Moses Ose Utomi’s critically-acclaimed Forever Desert series, The Memory of the Ogisi sh...

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Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City

by Andrea Elliott

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City Andrea Elliott 9780812986945 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House “Destined to become one of the classics of the genre” (Newsweek)...

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Dawn & The Return Of Madame Hot Temper: Black Camelot’s #2

by Darius Myers

Dawn & The Return Of Madame Hot Temper: Black Camelot’s #2 Darius Myers 9781087906645 Fiction Fero Scitus Fero Scitus Black Camelot’s Dawn is the sequel to The Publisher’s Dilemma and the second novel...

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Dawn & The Return Of Madame Hot Temper (paperback): Black Camelot’s #2

by Darius Myers

Dawn & The Return Of Madame Hot Temper (paperback): Black Camelot’s #2 Darius Myers 9781638483960 Fiction Fero Scitus Fero Scitus Black Camelot’s Dawn is the sequel to The Publisher’s Dilemma and the ...

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Sin City Seduction: A Passionate Bad Boy Meets Good Girl Romance

by Zuri Day

Sin City Seduction: A Passionate Bad Boy Meets Good Girl Romance Zuri Day 9781335209283 Fiction Harlequin Desire Harlequin Enterprises Limited Enjoy this sexy good girl meets bad boy story in this sen...

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Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City

by Wes Moore

Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City Wes Moore 9780525512363 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House "An illuminating portrait of Baltimore in the aftermath of the April 2015 death of ...

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New Orleans Sports: Playing Hard in the Big Easy

by Thomas Aiello

New Orleans Sports: Playing Hard in the Big Easy Thomas Aiello 9781682261002 Nonfiction University of Arkansas Press University of Arkansas Press New Orleans has long been a city fixated on its own hi...

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Food and the City

by Ina Yalof

Food and the City Ina Yalof 9780425279052 Nonfiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Penguin Random House "[A] compelling volume by a writer whose beat is not food. What she offers are first-person accounts from m...

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Still, in the City: Creating Peace of Mind in the Midst of Urban Chaos

by Angela Dews

Still, in the City: Creating Peace of Mind in the Midst of Urban Chaos Angela Dews 9781510732339 Nonfiction Skyhorse Publishing Skyhorse Publishing Still, in the City is a collection of stories about ...

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The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook

by Aaron Foley

The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook Aaron Foley 9780998904139 Nonfiction Belt Publishing Belt Publishing Part of Belt’s Neighborhood Guidebook Series, The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook is an explorati...

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Subway Beats: Celebrating New York City Buskers

by Kurt Boone

Subway Beats: Celebrating New York City Buskers Kurt Boone 9780764351822 Nonfiction Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Immerse yourself in the raw energy and enthusiasm of New York Ci...

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Living Just A Little

by Guy Sims

Living Just A Little Guy Sims 9780615695419 Fiction Solitude Press Solitude Press In 1985, Elliston “Ellis” Parker watched two city blocks burn to the ground from his living room window. From that fat...

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Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City

by Natalie Hopkinson

Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City Natalie Hopkinson 9780822352112 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books Go-go is the conga drum–inflected black po...

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Lemon City: A Novel

by Elaine Meryl Brown

Lemon City: A Novel Elaine Meryl Brown 9780345510693 Fiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House In this wry fiction debut, Elaine Meryl Brown plunges lucky readers into a gripping narrative of ...

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City of God: A Novel

by Paulo Lins

City of God: A Novel Paulo Lins 9780802170101 Fiction Black Cat Grove Atlantic, Inc. The searing novel on which the internationally acclaimed hit film was based, City of God is a gritty, gorgeous tour...

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The Broken Hearts Agency

by Clarence A. Haynes

The Broken Hearts Agency Clarence A. Haynes 9781538780435 Fiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group In a spicy, contemporary fantasy novel, private investigator Linda Villanueva runs a detective agency f...

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Ghosts of Panama (paperback)

by Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr.

Ghosts of Panama (paperback) Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr. 9781400254477 Nonfiction Harper Select HarperCollins Panama, 1989. The once warm relationship between United States and Gen. Manuel Norieg...

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Masquerade

by O.O. Sangoyomi

Masquerade O.O. Sangoyomi 9781250904317 Fiction Forge Macmillan Publishers An Indie Next Pick People Magazine Best New Book Amazon Book Of The Month A “Book of the Summer” From: Book Riot, Kirkus...

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Ghosts of Panama: A Strongman Out of Control, a Murdered Marine, and the Special Agents Caught in the Middle of an Invasion

by Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr.

Ghosts of Panama: A Strongman Out of Control, a Murdered Marine, and the Special Agents Caught in the Middle of an Invasion Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr. 9781400248605 Nonfiction Harper Select Harp...

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Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes

by 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...

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The Elemental Detectives

by Patrice Lawrence

The Elemental Detectives Patrice Lawrence 9780702315626 Fiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. A stunningly imagined, action-packed fantasy adventure for fans of Nevermoor, Neverwhere, and Mortal Engi...

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Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments

by D. Watkins

Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments D. Watkins 9780306924002 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group “This is, no doubt, an origin story for the ages.” —Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling a...

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Whoreson

by Donald Goines

Whoreson Donald Goines 9781496735959 Fiction Holloway House Kensington Publishing Corp. One of the first novels from one of the most revolutionary writers of the 20th century, the uncensored and gritt...

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Ki Khanga Sword and Soul Role Playing Game: Basic Rules

by Milton J. Davis and Balogun Ojetade

Ki Khanga Sword and Soul Role Playing Game: Basic Rules Milton J. Davis and Balogun Ojetade 9780996016759 Fiction MVmedia MVmedia Ki Khanga: The Sword and Soul Role Playing Game puts you in the role o...

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Eviction Notice: A Hood Rat Novel (Hood Rat Novels)

by K’wan

Eviction Notice: A Hood Rat Novel (Hood Rat Novels) K’wan 9780312536985 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers When three young friends, Porsha, Frankie and Sahara, decide to sublease an ap...

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When Bob Met Woody: The Story Of The Young Bob Dylan

by Gary Golio

When Bob Met Woody: The Story Of The Young Bob Dylan Gary Golio 9780316112994 Nonfiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group "Hey hey, Woody Guthrie, I wrote you a song…" When Bo...

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The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America

by Justin Ellis

The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America Justin Ellis 9780063091245 Nonfiction Harper HarperCollins “In writing a book about Minneapolis, Justin Ellis has really written a bo...

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Uncle John’s City Garden (Paperback)

by Bernette Ford

Uncle John’s City Garden (Paperback) Bernette Ford 9780823456932 Fiction Holiday House Holiday House A Smithsonian Magazine Best Children’s Book of the Year A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book A Junior Library ...

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Uncle John’s City Garden

by Bernette Ford

Uncle John’s City Garden Bernette Ford 9780823447862 Fiction Holloway House Kensington Publishing Corp. How does this city garden grow? With help from L’il Sissy and her siblings—and love, love, love!...

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Black Rage In New Orleans: Police Brutality and African American Activism from World War II to Hurricane Katrina

by Leonard N. Moore

Black Rage In New Orleans: Police Brutality and African American Activism from World War II to Hurricane Katrina Leonard N. Moore 9780807177372 Nonfiction University of Texas Press University of Texas...

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Long Division

by Kiese Laymon

Long Division Kiese Laymon 9781982177362 Fiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. From Kiese Laymon, author of the critically acclaimed memoir Heavy, comes a “funny, astute, searching” (Th...

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City Shapes

by Diana Murray

City Shapes Diana Murray 9780316370929 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Hunt for shapes of all kinds on this journey through a bustling city, illustrated by four-time ...

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Black Deutschland: A Novel

by Darryl Pinckney

Black Deutschland: A Novel Darryl Pinckney 9780374113810 Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Macmillan Publishers Jed—young, gay, black, out of rehab and out of prospects in his hometown of Chicago—flee...

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Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York’s Bravest

by Ginger Adams Otis

Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York’s Bravest Ginger Adams Otis 9781137280015 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers In 1919, when Wesley Williams became a New York Ci...

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Kansas City Lightning: The Rise And Times Of Charlie Parker

by Stanley Crouch

Kansas City Lightning: The Rise And Times Of Charlie Parker Stanley Crouch 9780062005595 Nonfiction Harper HarperCollins Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker is the first instal...

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The Cold Hard Cases of Duke Denim: Hold’em Close

by Guy Sims

The Cold Hard Cases of Duke Denim: Hold’em Close Guy Sims 9780989281904 Fiction BCE Pressworks Big City Entertainment Anyone who would walk down the streets of Big City should step wisely. Private det...

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Midnight’s Serenade: Phoenix Files Book 3 (Volume 3)

by Alexandra Kane

Midnight’s Serenade: Phoenix Files Book 3 (Volume 3) Alexandra Kane 9781490374093 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Midnight’s Serenade: PHOENIX Files Book 3 ©2013 by Alexandra Kane Heat Le...

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Living and Dying in Brick City: An E.R. Doctor Returns Home

by Sampson Davis with Lisa Frazier Page

Living and Dying in Brick City: An E.R. Doctor Returns Home Sampson Davis with Lisa Frazier Page 9781400069941 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House Sampson Davis is best known as one of three friend...

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Aya Life in Yop City

by Marguerite Abouet

Aya Life in Yop City Marguerite Abouet 9781770460829 Fiction Drawn and Quarterly Drawn and Quarterly "Aya is an irresistible comedy, a couple of love stories and a tale for becoming African. It’s esse...

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Indigo Blume And The Garden City

by Kwame Alexander

Indigo Blume And The Garden City Kwame Alexander 9781888018981 Fiction Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest Indigo Blume and the Garden City received a 2013 NAACP ...

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The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy

by William Julius Wilson

The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy William Julius Wilson 9780226901268 Nonfiction University of Chicago Press University of Chicago Press Renowned American soci...

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The Central Park Five: A Chronicle Of A City Wilding

by Sarah Burns

The Central Park Five: A Chronicle Of A City Wilding Sarah Burns 9780307266149 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House A riveting, in-depth account of one of New York City’s most notorious crimes. On Ap...

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The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race And Civility In Everyday Life

by Elijah Anderson

The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race And Civility In Everyday Life Elijah Anderson 9780393071634 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. An acclaimed sociologist illuminates the public...

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Asphalt Warrior: The Story Of New York City’s Fastest Messenger

by Kurt Boone

Asphalt Warrior: The Story Of New York City’s Fastest Messenger Kurt Boone 9781934690291 Nonfiction Tasora Books Tasora Books In New York City’s business districts, billion of dollars are traded every...

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The Year Before the Flood: A Story of New Orleans

by Ned Sublette

The Year Before the Flood: A Story of New Orleans Ned Sublette 9781556528248 Nonfiction Chicago Review Press Chicago Review Press With a style the Los Angeles Times calls as "vivid and fast-moving as ...

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Soul City: A Novel

by Touré

Soul City: A Novel Touré 9780312425166 Fiction Picador Macmillan Publishers Welcome to Soul City, where roses bloom in the cracks of the sidewalk, musical genres become political platforms, and childr...

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The Colossus Of New York

by Colson Whitehead

The Colossus Of New York Colson Whitehead 9781400031245 Fiction Anchor Penguin Random House In a dazzlingly original work of nonfiction, the award-winning novelist Colson Whitehead re-creates the exub...

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I Choose To Stay: A Black Teacher Refuses to Desert the Inner City

by Salome Thomas-El

I Choose To Stay: A Black Teacher Refuses to Desert the Inner City Salome Thomas-El 9780758201867 Nonfiction Kensington Kensington Publishing Corp. The challenges of working in an urban school are not...

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The Devil Riding

by Valerie Wilson Wesley

The Devil Riding Valerie Wilson Wesley 9780399146176 Fiction Putnam Adult Penguin Random House Tamara Hayle goes undercover in the casinos of Atlantic City to track a runaway teen in this gripping new...

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Black Forward: Marching Orders for the Fight Against Jim Crow 2.0

by Roland S. Martin

Black Forward: Marching Orders for the Fight Against Jim Crow 2.0 Roland S. Martin 9781538782316 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Black Forward is a hard-hitting investigation into what you c...

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The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman

by Deesha Philyaw

The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman Deesha Philyaw 9780063383074 Fiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Join Our Book Discussion on Zoom ● November 22, 2026 ● 2 p.m. EDT A Most ...

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The Perilous Fight

by Colin Kaepernick

The Perilous Fight Colin Kaepernick 9781538777879 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group The defining and uncompromising memoir from Super Bowl quarterback and renowned civil rights activist, Colin...

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The Conjuring of America (paperback): Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic

by Lindsey Stewart

The Conjuring of America (paperback): Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic Lindsey Stewart 9781538769515 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Kirkus Reviews Best Book o...

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Colorism: The Politics of Skin Tone and How We Get Free

by Sarah L. Webb

Colorism: The Politics of Skin Tone and How We Get Free Sarah L. Webb 9781538772683 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group The essential primer on colorism, and how each of us has a role in dismant...

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