2022 Releases

'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...

**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE** For readers of WASHINGTON BLACK, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and DAYS WITHOUT END. In the dying days of the American Civil War, newly freed brothers...

Four Hundred Souls is an epoch-defining history of African America, the first to appear in a generation, told by ninety leading Black voices — co-curated by Ibram X. Kendi, author...

Women, Slavery and ResistanceA history of slavery that puts enslaved women front and centre.Enslaved women had few opportunities to record their stories for posterity. Yet from their dusty footprints and...

Set in the Deep South pre Gone with the Wind and the Civil War, The Wedding Gift is a compelling and powerful story of slavery, abuse and passion. Perfect for...

Stunningly-designed new editions of Toni Morrison's best-known novels, published by Vintage Classics in celebration of her life and work.With a new introduction by Bernardine Evaristo.Sethe is now miles away from...

By the acclaimed writer of Palmares and Corregidora.When the Portuguese attack Palmares, Brazil's last fugitive slave enclave, Almeyda and her husband are separated as they flee from the destruction. Amid...

A 2022 PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTAn epic tale of love and liberation, set in seventeenth-century colonial BrazilFrom plantation to plantation, Almeyda, a young slave girl, hears whispers, rumours of Palmares, a...

The past and the present converge in this enthralling, serpentine tale of women connected by motherhood, slavery’s legacy, and histories that span centuries.In 1850 in Massachusetts, Whittaker House stood as...

Dreams are promises your imagination makes to itself. In the disunited states, no person of color — especially not a girl whose body reimagines flight — is safe. A quest...

Inspired by true historical events in the Caribbean, River Sing Me Home will break your heart and then lift you up. A soaring story of courage and sacrifice, this novel...