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One of People magazine's most anticipated books of 2025!From the acclaimed author of The Kindest Lie, a propulsive novel about a mother and daughter each seeking justice and following their dreams during moments of social reckoning--1960s Nashville and...

"A pitch-perfect small-town romance focused on forgiveness, second chances, and new beginnings." --Publishers Weekly on The Secret to a Southern Wedding You can't keep a sizzling little secret in a town like Peachtree Cove... For a place that just won...

"Astonishing ... an uncommonly rich picture of Black American family life in early 20th century Jim Crow America." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) This "vibrant portrait of African American life" in Jazz Age Kansas City captures the magic of...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award - A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man's life in this "coming of age story that captures the soul of America" (The Washington Post), the...

A young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister's ghost, navigating truths about love, friendship, and power as the Civil War looms. "The richly textured prose quickly pulled me into [Junie's] treacherous yet magical world...

"Code Noir is storytelling at its deepest and most intimate. These stories are magic and you must enter them as if you, too, are wondrous." --Dionne Brand, author of Nomenclature, Theory, and Map to the Door of No Return Canisia Lubrin's debut fiction...

A cutting-edge collection of the best short stories in contemporary Afrofuturist fiction--from Hugo, Nebula, and Stoker award-winning Black authors 20 mind-blowing, horror-strewn, weird, and woke tales celebrate Black identity, community, and imagination...

Most Anticipated by Goodreads For fans of Jordan Peele's films, Stranger Things, and The Other Black Girl, Listen To Your Sister is a laugh-out-loud, deeply terrifying, and big-hearted speculative horror novel from electrifying debut talent Neena Viel...

For fans of Behold the Dreamers, comes a compelling novel about a tightly bound Nigerian family living in Florida and the wounds that get passed down from generation to generation, from the author of the acclaimed Mr. and Mrs. Doctor. When 276...

In this atmospheric novel set in the Jim Crow South, a powerful Black family fights to protect their empire--for readers of Tayari Jones. Jordan Sable, a prosperous undertaker turned political boss, has controlled the Black vote in St. Louis for decades...

"A gripping novel about power, money, and secrets." --Mindy KalingA daughter's investigation into her family history threatens to destroy their legacy in a gripping novel about power, money, and secrets by the author of Token Black Girl.On their Martha's...