With magical illustrations from Joan Rankin, and poetry from masterful storyteller, Wendy Hartmann, The African Orchestra lyrically captures the magic of the African sounds of nature. From the clicking of crickets to the crackle of the fire, follow the...

The moving story of the life of the woman behind A Raisin in the Sun, the most widely anthologized, read, and performed play of the American stage, by the New York Times bestselling author of Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee Written when she was...

Bring the joy of Caribbean cooking to your kitchen and discover 80 varied and exciting recipes, from street food grills to one-pot stews, salads, and rum-based cocktails. Caribbean cuisine offers a world of flavor from Jamaica to Trinidad and Tobago and...

Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt returns with her contribution to the Full Figured series, bringing readers empowering stories about big, beautiful women. After many years of misery, Zen Brooks is Wnally free. Free from her cheating husband, free from a...

Named one of the best music books of 2017 by The Wall Street JournalA unique and kaleidoscopic look into the life, legacy, and electricity of the pop legend Prince and his wideranging impact on our cultureBen Greenman, New York Times bestselling author,...

According to Munroe, divorce means to desert, and God has made no provision for divorce in the Bible. He asserts that if one is invited to a wedding as a covenant witness, he or she should be invited to the divorce.

This revelatory and gripping nonfiction middle grade book explores a deeply troubling chapter in American history that is still playing out today: the strange case of Prince Edward County, Virginia, the only place in the United States to ever formally...

Amber, Carla and Brandy---known as the ABCs---are intelligent businesswomen who met in their business support group The Savvy Sistahs Who Mean Business and became the best of friends. They've bonded over lost loves, past hurts, and too many lonely nights...

Lord knows, Reverend Al has had his personal and very public ups and downs, but he's come out bigger and better than ever--though the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation is as fiery and outspoken as ever about the events and issues that matter most, he's...

Pittsburgh Jazz documents the almost forgotten magic created in the city of Pittsburgh by a host of artists, uptown inner city streets, and jazz joints that served patrons from a menu packed full of delightful music. The magical improvised songs,...

A beautifulmemoir written bythe first black female TV journalistabout her experience migrating from the Caribbean to the UK, and the beauty and struggle of becoming a woman during that experience Traveling over from Jamaica as a teenager, Barbara's...

It's the final test for our favorite Freedom University alumni. It's been two years since Lena decided to take time away from her drama to find herself and focus on her child. But the present finds her staring at images of Denise, the one who got away...

"An urban African-American girl and her father buy plants, potting soil, and a window box at the supermarket, ride the bus to their apartment, and put together a colorful gift for the child's mother. Rhyming verse carries the brief story, while...

Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR... SO FAR by The New Yorker For readers of David Wong, Paul Beatty, and George Saunders, an electrifying and wholly original collection of satirical stories that create a bitingly funny portrait of American racism,...

The road to romance can be filled with second thoughts and second guesses, and in Essence(R) bestselling author Grace Octavia's captivating new novel, one woman can't quite make peace with her choices. . . Atlanta celebrity wedding planner Rachel Winslow...