Class, race, and sexuality converge in this page-turning story of desire, jealousy, and survival. Set in west Philadelphia in the early sixties, Tempest Rising tells the story of three sisters, Bliss, Victoria, and Shern, budding adolescents raised in a...

Roux is a novel that brims with family, secrets, and love. Award-winning author Tamika Christy writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of relationships, and the family ties that bond. Written in the vein of Steel Magnolias, the story takes...

In this thought-provoking and powerful coming of age novel, a young girl must grow up too soon as she watches her family disintegrate around her.A cry in the night awakens ten-year-old Amy Beale and alerts her to the difficulties in her parents' marriage...

Apart from a handful of exotic--and almost completely unreliable--tales surrounding his life, Richard Potter is almost unknown today. Two hundred years ago, however, he was the most popular entertainer in America--the first showman, in fact, to win truly...

"Prepare to be enthralled by 'Optimism, ' the remarkable memoir that unfolds the extraordinary life of Batt Johnson, a true pioneer in American broadcasting history. His journey, punctuated by groundbreaking achievements and daring exploits, serves as a...

A ground-breaking, personal exploration of America's obsession with continuing human bondage from the editor of the New York Times-bestselling Barracoon.Freedom and equality are the watchwords of American democracy. But like justice, freedom and equality...

Some loves feel like forever, while others are destined for an eternity. What happens when love and destiny collide in a world of magical warfare and irresistible desire? Find out in the novella "Head Rush," where the Prophecy Trilogy unfolds with...

Becoming a celebrity wasn't the plan, neither was falling for her bodyguard.Lauren Armstrong as always dreamed of starting her own makeup line. As a Social Media Influencer she wins the opportunity to become a brand ambassador of a hot new cosmetics...

The first authoritative biography of August Wilson, the most important and successful American playwright of the late 20th century, by a theater critic who knew him.August Wilson wrote a series of ten plays celebrating African American life in the 20th...

Arranged in a dynamic question-and-answer format, this engaging reference addresses the most asked and least understood questions about Black history, ranging through such topics as African culture, slavery and the Black resistance, important Black...

To foil the context was to outrun the authority's imagination. And to refuse all explanations of why what we felt was not real.To disarm the wolf every time at every gate. Unthread its learnedness and don the lonely pelt.The poems of Alt-Nature move in...