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Historical Fiction
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A Mercy
Toni Morrison - Knopf
Format: Book
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A powerful tragedy distilled into a jewel of a masterpiece by the Nobel Prize-winning author of Beloved and, almost like a prelude to that story, set two centuries earlier.
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Another Brooklyn: A Novel
Jacqueline Woodson - Amistad Press
Format: Book
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The acclaimed New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author . Another Brooklyn heartbreakingly illuminates the formative time when childhood gives way to adulthood and exquisitely renders a powerful, indelible, and fleeting friendship that united... |
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Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology
Lena Hart - Maroon Ash Publishing
Format: Book
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The fight for suffrage was long, hard, and carried out on many fronts.In Daughters of a Nation, an African American suffragette historical romance anthology, Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, and Piper Huguley bring you four novellas full of spirit, hope, and love.
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An Extraordinary Union
Alyssa Cole - Kensington
Format: Paperback
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As the Civil War rages, a courageous pair of spies plunge fearlessly into a maelstrom of ignorance, deceit, and danger, combining their unique skills to alter the course of history and break the chains of the past.
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The Gilded Years
Karin Tanabe - Thorndike Press Large Print
Format: Book
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In 1897, one young woman risks everything to earn a college degree but the secret she hides could be her undoing. "Passing" meets "The House of Mirth" in this captivating reimagining of a remarkable true story.
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Glorious
Bernice L. McFadden - Akashic Books
Format: Paperback
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Glorious is set against the backdrops of the Jim Crow South, the Harlem Renaissance, and the civil rights era. Blending the truth of American history, this is the story of a fictional Harlem Renaissance writer whose tumultuous path to success, ruin, and revival... |
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Passing
Nella Larsen
Format: Book
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Married to a successful physician and prominently ensconced in Harlem's vibrant society of the 1920s, Irene Redfield leads a charmed existence-until she is shaken out of it by a chance encounter with a childhood friend who has been "passing for white."
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She Would Be King: A Novel
WAYTU MOORE - Graywolf Press
Format: Book
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A novel of exhilarating range, magical realism, and history -- a dazzling retelling of Liberia's formation. . She Would Be King is a novel of profound depth set against a vast canvas and a transcendent debut from a major new author.
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The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead - Doubleday
Format: Book
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, the #1 New York Times bestseller from Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling an enslaved woman's journey as she makes a bid for freedom in the antebellum South.
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Washington Black: A novel
Esi Edugyan - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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* TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Washington Post, TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Slate* ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Boston Globe, NPR, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Economist, Bustle* WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE* FINALIST FOR THE MAN BOOKER... |
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Contemporary Fiction
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An American Marriage: A Novel
Tayari Jones - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover
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OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB 2018 SELECTION One of the most anticipated novels of 2018 according to Entertainment Weekly * Goodreads * Esquire * Elle * Cosmopolitan *BBC * Huffington Post * Bustle * Southern Living * Newsday * Bookish * Nylon * iBooks Store "Transcendent . . . Triumphant . . . Gorgeous."-Elle... |
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Five-Carat Soul
James McBride - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
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One of The New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2017"A pinball machine zinging with sharp dialogue, breathtaking plot twists and naughty humor... McBride at his brave and joyous best." - New York Times Book ReviewExciting new fiction from James McBride, the first... |
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Head Games
MARY B MORRISON - Dafina
Format: Book
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New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison delivers a sizzling, twist-filled tale of four competitive friends, a dangerous bet, and high-stakes consequences no one can afford to win.
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Homegoing: A novel
Yaa Gyasi - Knopf
Format: Book
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The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into slavery, the other married to a British slaver.
Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize
A New York Times 2016... |
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How to Love a Jamaican: Stories
ALEXIA ARTHURS - Ballantine Books
Format: Book
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Tenderness and cruelty, loyalty and betrayal, ambition and regret - Alexia Arthurs navigates these tensions to extraordinary effect in her debut collection about Jamaican immigrants and their families back home. Sweeping from close-knit island communities to the streets of New York City... |
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I Almost Forgot About You: A Novel
Terry Mcmillan - Crown
Format: Book
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back is back with the inspiring story of a woman who shakes things up in her life to find greater meaning.
- Library Journal - Best Book of the Year, African American Fiction
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The Mothers: A Novel
Brit Bennett - Riverhead Books
Format: Book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A dazzling debut novel from an exciting new voice, The Mothers is a surprising story about young love, a big secret in a small community - and the things that ultimately haunt us most.
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No One Is Coming to Save Us: A Novel
Stephanie Powell Watts - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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*THE INAUGURAL SARAH JESSICA PARKER PICK FOR BOOK CLUB CENTRAL*NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 BY The Washington Post * Refinery29 * St. Louis Post-Dispatch * Bookpage NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2017 BY Entertainment Weekly * Nylon * Elle * Redbook * W Magazine * The Chicago... |
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Queen Sugar: A Novel
Natalie Baszile - Pamela Dorman Books
Format: Book
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A mother-daughter story of reinvention - about an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in Louisiana.
Baszile's novel has been adapted to a television series directed by Ava DuVernay. Although the tv series differs dramatically from the book, both titles... |
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Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel
JESMYN WARD - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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*WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for FICTION *A TIME MAGAZINE BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR and A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 OF 2017 *Finalist for the Kirkus Prize *Finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal *Finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize *Publishers Weekly Top 10 of 2017... |
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Biography and Memoir
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Aretha: The Queen of SoulA Life in Photographs
Meredith Ochs - Sterling
Format: Hardcover
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This beautifully illustrated unofficial retrospective celebrates the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, and reflects on her life, music, and legacy. Aretha Franklin's voice was legendary, unforgettable: deeply rooted in gospel, yet versatile enough to brilliantly interpret R&B, rock,... |
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Becoming
Michelle Obama - Crown Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling... |
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Hughie Lee Smith
Lee-Smith Kin - Pomegranate, 2010.
Format: Book
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Born in Eustis, Florida, Painter Hughie Lee-Smith (1915-1999) sought to transform his experiences growing up as an African American during the Great Depression into meditations on the human condition.
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My Love Story: A Memoir
TINA TURNER - Atria Books
Format: Book
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Tina Turner - the long-reigning queen of rock & roll and living legend - sets the record straight about her illustrious career and complicated personal life in this eye-opening and compelling memoir.
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NonFiction
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last
Zora Neale Hurston
Format: Book
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"A profound impact on Hurston's literary legacy." - New York Times
In 1927 Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama to interview Cudjo Lewis, then the only person alive who could speak about his experiences as a captured slave.
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Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America
Lerone Bennett Jr. - Johnson
Format: Book
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Traces black history from its origins in western Africa, through the transatlantic journey and slavery, the Reconstruction period, the Jim Crow era, and the civil rights movement, to life in the 1990s.
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The Blood of Emmett Till
Timothy B Tyson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book
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Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
This extraordinary New York Times bestseller reexamines a pivotal event of the civil rights movement - the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till - "and demands that we do the one vital thing we aren't... |
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Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Bondage and Freedom in the City of the Straits
Tiya Miles - The New Press
Format: Book
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Most Americans believe that slavery was a creature of the South, and that Northern states and territories provided stops on the Underground Railroad for fugitive slaves on their way to Canada. In this paradigm-shifting book, celebrated historian Tiya Miles reveals that slavery was at the heart... |
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Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race
Margot Lee Shetterly - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestseller-WINNER OF ANISFIELD-WOLF AWARD FOR NONFICTION-WINNER BLACK CAUCUS OF AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BEST NONFICTION BOOK-WINNER NAACP IMAGE AWARD BEST NONFICTION BOOK-WINNER NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE COMMUNICATION AWARDThe phenomenal... |
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Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance
Mark Whitaker - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book
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A brilliant, lively account of the Black Renaissance that burst forth in Pittsburgh from the 1920s through the 1950s—“Smoketown will appeal to anybody interested in black history and anybody who loves a good story…terrific, eminently readable…fascinating”... |
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The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
Toni Morrison - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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Arguably the most celebrated and revered writer of our time now gives us a new nonfiction collection--a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades.The Source of Self-Regard is brimming with all the elegance of mind... |
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Sweet Home Caf Cookbook: A Celebration of African American Cooking
Albert Lukas - Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of African American cooking with 109 recipes from the National Museum of African American History and Culture's Sweet Home CafSince the 2016 opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, its Sweet Home Caf has become a destination in its own right.... |
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson - Random House
Format: Book
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In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of African American citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities.
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Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
GLORY EDIM - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature.Remember that moment when you first encountered a character in a book who seemed to be written just for you?... |
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Poetry
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A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter
NIKKI GIOVANNI - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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One of America's most celebrated poets looks inward in this powerful collection, a rumination on her life and the people who have shaped her.The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She's been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a healer,... |
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Spoken Word
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Its All Love: Black Writers on Soul Mates, Family, and Friends
Marita Golden - AudioGO and Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Format: Audiobook
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[Edited and introduced by Marita Golden][Read by Marita Golden and Other Readers]
In It's All Love, African Aserican writers celebrate the complexity, power, danger, and glory of love in all its many forms: romantic, familial, communal, and sacred.
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