2022 Releases

Free yourself from grind culture and reclaim your life THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'This book has honestly left me changed and rearranged.' - Afua Hirsch, bestselling author of...

From knitting expert Brandi Harper, a must-have pattern book for modern knitters, with essays on self-care and sourcing creativity There is no such thing as being kind-of a knitter-the wobbly...

Malika, queen and commander of the fifteenth-century West-African empire Azzaz, has been flung into the year 2025. After years of moving in the shadows, Malika is forced out of hiding...

'I'm alive inside. A bird is my heart. Mama and Daddy is not win. I'm winning.' This is the story of Precious, a sixteen-year-old illiterate Black girl who has never...

The Politics of a Darkening America A Cold Civil War has engulfed the nation. After a deadly pandemic, shocking incidents of police brutality, a racial justice crisis, and the fall...

From literary pioneer Octavia E. Butler, the acclaimed Lilith's Brood trilogy concludes with the story of Jodah, child of the Earth and stars, who risks the future of humanity just...

'I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection. I never understood that connection until I sat down to write. It was then that the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson opens up about his amazing comeback — from tragic personal loss to thriving businessman and cable’s highest-paid executive...

From the Streets to the Suites One of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike’s Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4B...

From the groundbreaking, award-winning author of Parable of the Sower: one young man with extraordinary gifts must reconcile his own heritage before he can change the fate of humanity. Lilith's...

Over three months of 2021, eight exceptional and emerging comic-book artists have been mentored by four established graphic novel creators. Catalyst is the result. Born of SelfMadeHero's 12-week Graphic Anthology...

A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor's acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelers Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book,...

A Woman's Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic PowerAre you ready to fill your life with more peace, power, and joy?We Should All Be Millionaires details a...

'Rarely is a book this finely wrought, the lives and histories it holds so tenderly felt, and rendered unforgettably true' — Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous...

Featuring contributions from Candice Carty-Williams, Jessica Horn, Ebele Okobi, Funmi Fetto and Freddie Harrel. In the vein of Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist, but wholly its own, Girl is a provocative,...

William Melvin Kelley's final work, a Joycean, Rabelaisian romp in which he brings back some of his most memorable characters in a novel of three intertwining stories. Ride on out...

Pocket Poets Series No. 62Politically astute, filled with wisdom and great humanity, this is poetry meant to conjure a healing and provoke a confrontation, an invitation to a journey through...

A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout.In stunning verse and vivid use...

Performing Blackness in America From the New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop For more than thirty years, Michael Eric Dyson has played a prominent role in...

From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength within when...

Writings On British Caribbean ArtToday, around a million British people are of Caribbean descent, reflecting a history of post-war migration that essentially begins and ends with the Nationality Act of...

An incisive, intersectional essay anthology that celebrates and examines romance and romantic media through the lens of Black readers, writers, and cultural commentators, edited by Book Riot columnist and librarian...

An emotional, funny, and fabulous memoir by trailblazing and award-winning Trans actor and activist Alexandra Billings. Born in 1962, Alexandra Billings grew up in a decade in which being herself...

American Street meets Long Way Down in this searing and gritty debut novel that takes an unflinching look at the harsh realities of gang life in Jamaica and how far...

My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis A rousing manifesto and memoir from a leading young Ugandan activist that will change the way we way...

Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing The Number 1 New York Times Bestseller Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful...

The critically acclaimed journalist and bestselling author of The Rage of a Privileged Class explores one of the most essential rights in America — free speech — and reveals how...

Mother. To three small children, their heritage dual like hers. Daughter. To a mother who immigrated to make a better life but has been rejected by her chosen country. Wife....

When a county initiative in the Piedmont of North Carolina forces the students at a mostly Black public school on the east side to move across town to a nearly...

New York Times bestselling author and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey Abrams, writing under her pen name Selena Montgomery, tells a chilling tale of lost love, dark family secrets, and...

150 Ways to Radically Accept & Prioritize Your Mind, Body, & Soul Prioritize your wellbeing with these 150 self-care exercises designed specifically to help Black women revitalize their outlook on...

*** ONE OF THE OBSERVER'S 10 MUST-READ DEBUT NOVELISTS OF 2022 *** Sayon Hughes, a young Black man from Bristol, dreams of a world far removed from the one in...

Spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and articles by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston, showcasing the evolution...

The ultimate skincare guide for Black women Dija Ayodele takes you through the lifetime of skin, sharing transformative essentials from how to work out your skin type to the dos...

The definitive guide to business startup success SELF MADE IS A TRULY DEFINITIVE GUIDE; A 'GO-TO' BOOK FOR ALL ENTREPRENEURS AT ANY STAGE OF BUSINESS. This authoritative, focused guide by...

*SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH*A BLACK FATHER. A WHITE FATHER. TWO MURDERED SONS. A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE.Ike Randolph left jail fifteen years ago, with not so much as a...

‘Inventive, excellent … a pure pleasure to read’ THE TIMESIn this compelling debut, an unknowable legacy passes through generations of one family living on the beautiful island of Barbados.There is...

A novel about lovers, fathers and sons. About vulnerability, losses, love and regrets. Achike Okoro is an up-and-coming actor, soon to star in the career-making film 'Here Again Now.' His...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE A New York Times bestseller In 2005, First Sergeant Charles Monroe King began to write a journal for the child he and his...

Ten People Who Shaped the World In a richly designed work with maps, portraits, and graphics throughout, the award-winning author of the Jumbies series shows readers this underrepresented side of...

In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong A Guardian, Sunday Times, Evening Standard and Cosmopolitan book of the year for 2021 ‘Ideas from our parents...

Land, Labor, and Politics in the South Featuring a new foreword by Robin D. G. Kelley, this updated edition of the classic exploration of the economic inequality that fuels systematic...

In the spirit of Night by Elie Wiesel, Die Walking is the memoir of a Rwandan boy escaping genocide. In 1994, Obadiah was the thirteen-year-old son of a Hutu pastor...

After an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity, the fictional West African nation of Atala is thrust into an era of unrest and dysfunction when their beloved president turns vicious...

Crochet Patterns for a Doll That Looks Like You From American Girl Dolls to Barbie, there's something special about having your own doll, and even more so, having a doll...

From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo Reggie Fils-Aimé, retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Inc., shares leadership lessons and inspiring stories from his unlikely...

Illustrated by Akhran GirmayFrom #1 New York Timesbestselling author Jason Reynolds, a coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighbourhood lines and the hardship of life for an urban teen...

Biggie and the World That Made Him The Notorious B.I.G. was one of the most charismatic and talented artists of the 1990s. Born Christopher Wallace and raised in Clinton Hill/Bed...

Sharp and funny, brilliant and prescient: a new collection of short stories that offer a dazzling insight into the subjects of race, grief, apology, and American history. Danielle Evans is...

Projects and Patterns to Stitch and Make Your Own Black Girls Sew is a nonprofit organization built on strong messaging: teach and empower young girls to take ownership of and...