The Revisioners
By: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
3.77
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
In 1925, Josephine is the proud owner of a thriving farm. As a child, she channeled otherworldly po…
Want to Read $ 9.99"He's a black man in this world," Major has scolded me. "You got him used to sweetness when life gon' be tart."-Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, The Revisioners
"He's a black man in this world," Major has scolded me. "You got him used to sweetness when life gon' be tart."-Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, The Revisioners
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By: Kimberla Lawson Roby
4.42
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
In the sequel to the enormously successful Casting the First Stone , Kimberla Lawson Roby brings b… read more
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2. My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir
By: Jessica B. Harris
3.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this captivating new memoir, award-winning writer Jessica B. Harris recalls a lost era--the vibr… read more
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3. The Blackbirds
By: Eric Jerome Dickey
3.75
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
New York Timesbestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey delivers his next delectable, erotic romance Th… read more
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4. The Untelling
By: Tayari Jones
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
Aria Jackson lived through the car crash that killed her father and baby sister when she was nine. … read more
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5. Cruel Beautiful World
By: Caroline Leavitt
3.50
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
Set in the early 1970s against the specter of the Manson girls, when the peace and love movement be… read more
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6. Lie Down in Darkness
By: William Styron
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
William Styron traces the betrayals and infidelities--the heritage of spite and endlessly disappoin… read more
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7. Erasure
By: Percival Everett
3.62
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
"Thelonious (Monk) Ellison has never allowed race to define his identity. But as both a writer and … read more
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8. L'Epaisseur d'un cheveu
By: Claire Berest
3.55
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Sélection rentrée littéraire : Les 30 romans préférés des libraires Furet du Nord-Decitre « Il étai… read more
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9. North Woods
By: Daniel Mason
4.15
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those … read more
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10. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
By: James McBride
4.00
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housing de… read more
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11. Miss Pearly's Girls: A Captivating Tale of Family Healing
By: ReShonda Tate Billingsley
4.38
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In this captivating family drama from award-winning, bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley, … read more
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12. Even If the Sky Is Falling
By: Taj McCoy
3.43
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
It’s the end of the world as they know it—or so they think… When an international warning siren acc… read more
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13. The American Queen
By: Vanessa Miller
4.14
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she’s be… read more
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14. Perish
By: LaToya Watkins
3.74
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From a stunning new voice comes a powerful debut novel, Perish, about a Black Texan family, explori… read more
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"Everybody wants to say bye, show the dying that they here and they somehow living on in spite of everything."-LaToya Watkins, Perish
"Sometimes we don't get to understand things. People. We just got to try to be better than the things that spit us out. I don't know why my momma like she is, but I love her and got to keep on with it…"-LaToya Watkins, Perish
15. Maame
By: Jessica George
4.06
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Shortlisted for the TikTok Book Awards in the Book of the Year, 2023 and the Goodreads Debut and Fi… read more
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"A white person can date a Black person and still be racist."-Jessica George, Maame
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"A white person can date a Black person and still be racist. Because there’s levels to that sh*t. Like a lasagna."-Jessica George, Maame
"It's about what love is. Which is trust, commitment, empathy, and respect. It means really giving a shit about the other person."-Jessica George, Maame
16. Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home
By: Richard Bell
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery… read more
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17. Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance
By: Bethany C. Morrow
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A young adult anthology featuring fictional stories of everyday resistance. You might be the kin… read more
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18. Crow Talk
By: Eileen Garvin
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Nationally bestselling author of The Music of Bees Eileen Garvin returns with a moving story of hop… read more
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19. Fallen Grace (Blaze Collection)
By: Sadeqa Johnson
4.22
Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition
A single mother in segregated Virginia pushes back on societal prejudice and her own family’s judgm… read more
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20. Life and Other Love Songs
By: Anissa Gray
3.77
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A father’s sudden disappearance exposes the private fears, dreams, longings, and joys of a Black Am… read more
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21. The Revisioners
By: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
3.77
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
In 1925, Josephine is the proud owner of a thriving farm. As a child, she channeled otherworldly po… read more
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"He's a black man in this world," Major has scolded me. "You got him used to sweetness when life gon' be tart."-Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, The Revisioners
22. Bear
By: Julia Phillips
3.38
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A mesmerising novel of two sisters on a Pacific Northwest island whose lives are upended by an unex… read more
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"There'd been only three hundred students in the whole school, which made it a tiny, gossipy hellhole, a bucket of crabs snapping at each other and falling over themselves."-Julia Phillips, Bear
"What was Sam afraid of? Withering away here. Dreaming of chances she'd never be able to take, and shriveling up from that denial, getting poorer and put under more pressure and pushed farther from th…"-Julia Phillips, Bear
23. One Blood
By: Denene Millner
4.14
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Homegoing meets The Mothers where three women are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets … read more
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24. Company
By: Shannon Sanders
3.92
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
A richly detailed, brilliantly woven debut collection about the lives and lore of one Black family … read more
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25. La gosse
By: Nadia Daam
4.14
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
« Tu verras avec une fille, c’est plus facile. » C’est avec ces mots qu’on a voulu me rassurer, i… read more
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26. Skin & Bones
By: Renée Watson
4.39
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring… read more
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27. Sur scène
By: Carène Ponte
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
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28. Les Alchimies
By: Sarah Chiche
3.42
Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition
En 2022, en pleine crise de l’hôpital, Camille Cambon, médecin légiste vaillante et brillante, reço… read more
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29. Little Rot
By: Akwaeke Emezi
3.67
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more
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30. The Book of Lost Saints: A Cuban American Family Saga of Love, Betrayal, and Revolution
By: Daniel José Older
4.00
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An evocative multigenerational Cuban American family story of revolution, loss, violence, and famil… read more
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"I am a thing beyond the petty politics of hopes and fear."-Daniel José Older, The Book of Lost Saints: A Cuban American Family Saga of Love, Betrayal, and Revolution
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"I see she's placed some coffee down there for them and I half consider taking a sip just to mess with everybody."-Daniel José Older, The Book of Lost Saints: A Cuban American Family Saga of Love, Betrayal, and Revolution
"So if you ever wonder what we, the disappeared, dream of in our darkest hours, know that it is you: those who remain."-Daniel José Older, The Book of Lost Saints: A Cuban American Family Saga of Love, Betrayal, and Revolution
31. L'impossible retour
By: Amélie Nothomb
3.81
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
"Tout retour est impossible, l'amour le plus absolu n'en donne pas la clé." read more
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