Fiction

Carter Ratcliff's Tequila Mockingbird is an urbane fairy tale crossed with a fast-paced, camp, social comedy told in the unforgettable voice of Manhattan fashion model Fiona Mays. Sexy, loving, smart, and funny, Fiona is prey to "racing thoughts" that...

In this "outstanding volume" (Boston Herald) that "ought to be at the top of everyone's must-read list" (Essence), Black women and men evocatively explore what could make a smart woman ignore doctor's orders; what could get a hardworking employee fired...

Seventeen-year-old Clocker, Saira Elian is back on the run and being hunted by Mongers. The Descendants of War are amassing power in the 21st century, bent on controlling all the Immortal Descendants. Their attempt to kidnap Saira, a rare Descendant of...

For hopeless romantic Sylvie Gates, there's nothing quite as magical as a New Year's Eve kiss. So as the clock nears midnight at her best friend's party, Sylvie makes a beeline for the sexiest guy in the room. A happily-ever-after would be nice of...

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018!A Vulture Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book of 2018!In a land similar to South Africa, twin brothers are beset by powerful forces beyond their understanding or control in this thrilling blend of science fiction, horror,...

Candy was still up to her old tricks. After about a year without any contact with Jack, she still has love in her heart for him, and the passion was getting stronger. Candy gave birth to Tom's third child, but the desire for Jack was still there. During...

The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback--a big-hearted, exhilarating novel exploring the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland families."An immensely gifted writer and magical prose stylist."--Michiko Kakutani, New York Times New...

Teddy Dee is no boy scout. He is a bad man. So, when he learns that he is dying he simply shrugs it off. He had been resigned to his death when he grew a conscience and heart. Now, instead of wallowing in self-pity and depression he is driven to set some...

DON JUAN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.... Meet Frankie Morello, a sweet, charming, night-shift cabbie prowling the steamy after-hours streets of San Francisco. These are Frankie's TaXXXi Tales, just as he confessed them to his chronicler, RICHIE G -- one of the...

They're back by popular demand! In Tastes Like Chicken, Lolita Files continues the story of Misty Fine and Reesy Snowden, the dynamic heroines of her bestselling novels Scenes from a Sistah and Getting to the Good Part. What's a girl to do when she...

Loved ones to fight for. Unexpected allies. A coven to take down. Just another day for the Van Wildens. Everything is going perfectly for the Van Wildens. The Council are on the verge of approving the eradication of the Forest Clan. Morgana and Gareth...

The author of Song of Solomon now sets her extraordinary novelistic powers on a striking new course. Tar Baby, audacious and hypnotic, is masterful in its mingling of tones--of longing and alarm, of urbanity and a primal, mythic force in which the...

This is an enthralling book that takes one on an emotional roller-coaster. Celeste the main character in the book is from the countryside of St. Thomas, Jamaica West Indies. She migrated to the city to access her tertiary studies where she met and fell...

When the walls between reality and the dream world crumble, sleeping with the lights on won't save anyone from their nightmares.Restaurant reviewer Audrey Aurora Sonoma's life is like a steakhouse meal: utterly predictable, comfortable, and just exciting...

Tangible Thoughts Vol. 1: Inner City Blues is the first installment of a collection of poems influenced by the experiences of Nicole Williams. She has catalogued in each poem an element of the environment in which she grew up. The title "Inner City...