Fiction

A one-of-a-kind collection showcasing the energy of new African literature Coming at a time when Africa and African writers are in the midst of a remarkable renaissance, Gods and Soldiers captures the vitality and urgency of African writing today. With...

"Fiercely intelligent, warm in their own way, and absolutely absorbing. . . . Excellent excellent excellent."--Roxane Gay "Ladee Hubbard is a true original, and this book is a unique beauty."--Mary Gaitskill The critically acclaimed author of The Rib...

Love is a game of chance in this romantic suspense novel by New York Times bestselling author and American politician and activist Stacey Abrams, writing under her pen name, Selena Montgomery. Dr. Raleigh Foster, an operative for a top-secret...

A smart and delightful romantic comedy featuring fabulous female friendships and a great love story. --Jasmine Guillory, bestselling author of Party of Two Samiah Brooks never thought she would be that girl. But a live tweet of a horrific date just...

Recommended by Entertainment Weekly The hilarious, uncompromising novel about African American domestic workers--from a trailblazer in Black women's literature and now featuring a foreword by Roxane Gay First published in Paul Robeson's newspaper,...

History and the present collide in this fascinating and poignant new novel from Essence bestselling author Donna Hill.

Welcome to the fast-paced high stakes world of Rasheed, an anti-hero you'll love to hate much like Scarface. Caught up in a game of fast money, faster women, and a hustler's dream, Rasheed's secrets and lies threaten to completely sever his alliance with...

When her wedding to John Basil Henderson didn t come off as planned, Yancey Harrington Braxton flew off to L.A. and remade herself as mega-diva Yancey B. And Basil started concentrating on his career as a high-powered sports agent. But then Yancey s...

The new edition of a modern classic by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe! An enduring tale of the rebellious early years of Mama Ruby in 1930s Louisiana - the bold, brassy, indomitable heroine of Mary Monroe's acclaimed...

From Richard Wright, one of the most powerful, acclaimed, and essential American authors of the twentieth century, comes a compelling story of one man's attempt to escape his past and start anew in Harlem. Cross Damon is a man at odds with society and...

She never knew love could be so powerful... and supernatural until Trent drove into her life. Paris never thought she would be admitted into a mental institution from an incident that left her mentally and emotionally traumatized. She adjusts to life...

An edgy, bitingly funny debut about a queer, half-Nigerian college sophomore who, enraged and exhausted by the racism at her elite college, is determined to reveal the truth about The Unfortunates--the unlucky subset of Black undergrads who Just. Keep...

From award-winning author Sophfronia Scott comes the story of one young woman's bold journey to reclaim her birthright and carve out her own place in a world that tells her she doesn't belong. Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana...

Starr Fields sits in the Clark County jail after being released then re-arrested and held without bail. She uses her time wisely during her incarceration. After making examples out of a few of the other inmates and putting the squeeze on her unit Double...

In Las Vegas, Nevada, also known as Sin City, anything goes. This is why the Double G's have chosen to set up shop here. Starrshima Fields, aka Starr, is a young, bodacious, and bold beauty. She is also the leader of the Double G's, a powerful and...

If you found out you were dying, would you suddenly confess all your past sins? When former chart topper Tiffany Knightly learns that she's dying from cancer, she leaves behind her plush California lifestyle to return to Hempstead, New York, with Karlie,...