Bestsellers

Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queer RadicalsRevolution in a minor key: how young Black women invented freedom.At the dawn of the twentieth century, Black women in...

An inspiring and entertaining testament to the power of friendship, from the hosts of the hit podcast Call Your GirlfriendA New York Times bestseller A close friendship is one of...

An epic West-African inspired YA fantasy from an incredible new talent.'Only one thing is more powerful than a wish, and that is a purpose.'Tarisai has always longed for the warmth...

The hotly anticipated epic and phenomenal West-African inspired finale to the New York Times bestselling YA fantasy Raybearer.For the first time, an Empress Redemptor sits on Aritsar's throne. To appease...

A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave RouteA profound and harrowing meditation by a descendant of slaves who journeyed to Africa to understand her past.The slave, Saidiya Hartman observes, is a...

In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, an Egyptian American woman and a man from the village of Shobrakheit meet at a café in Cairo. He was a photographer of...

How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America'Essential reading' Rolling Stone 'A must read. The best bit of literature currently out there on Kendrick Lamar' VICE Kendrick Lamar is...

THE ICONIC CLASSIC, WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE ONE OF THE BBC '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'The Color Purple is my go-to comfort novel. Every single time I read...

Breaking Stereotypes of Modern AfricaDefinitive proof that Africa is *not* a country. A lively, entertaining and informative portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a...

What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth and PowerAn exuberant work of popular history: why something as seemingly mundane as an address can save lives or serve the powerful.A...

Lessons from a Professional TroublemakerThe instant New York Times bestseller: a hilarious and transformational book about how to tackle fear — now with a brand new bonus chapter! From the...

A powerful new novel about grief and mourning from the acclaimed and prize-winning author of The Old DriftI don't want to tell you what happened; I want to tell you...

Two identical girls, one a princess, the other a rebel. Who will rule the empire? Amani must make a devastating choice between revolution and family in this sequel to the...

A Visual History of 100 Years of African WomenAn unprecedented visual history of African women told in striking and subversive historical photographs — featuring an Introduction by Edwidge Danticat and...

*ONE OF TEEN VOGUE'S '25 BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS THEY CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS YEAR'*Ghanaian-American Angela Appiah has checked off all the boxes for the 'Perfect Immigrant Daughter': enroll...

An Empowering and Celebratory Portrait of Black Women — from Josephine Baker to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air's Aunt Viv to Cardi B.INCLUDES A FOREWORD WITH CLARA AMFOIn 2013,...

A comprehensive and celebratory journey through the history of popular music, from the former New York Times music critic.From his allegiance to punk rock in his adolescence to becoming an...

A virtuosic debut collection that roves across genres and styles, by a finalist for the Caine Prize.In her powerful, genre-bending debut story collection, Nana Nkweti’s virtuosity is on full display...

**A New York Times Best Mystery Novel of the Year**The first book in the Nanette Hayes series introduces us to New Yorker and jazz-loving street musician Nanette, whose love life...

Now with a beautiful new cover and a foreward from award-winning author Cadwell Turnbull.In this re-imagining of Belgium's disastrous colonization of the Congo, African American missionaries join forces with British...

A practitioner of Vodou must test the boundaries of her powers to solve a ritual murder in New Orleans and protect everything she holds sacred.Haitian-American Vodou priestess Mambo Reina Dumond...

CHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS A FAVOURITE READ OF 2020NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICKTOP TEN BOOKS OF 2020, NEW YORK TIMES and WASHINGTON POST From a...

The unmissable finale to New York Times bestselling YA fantasy series THE GILDED ONES, set in an ancient West African-inspired world and perfect for fans of CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND...

A representative collection of the life work of the much-honored poet and a founder of the Black Arts movement, spanning the 4 decades of her literary career.Gathering highlights from all...

A genre-smashing collection of short stories, exploring larger themes of race, violence, and love – all told with sly humour. Welcome to Cross River, Maryland. Established by the leaders of...

A searing, provocative satire by one of the most important African-American novelists of the twentieth century that lays bare the abiding racism and the legacy of slavery on the psyche...

Edited by Valerie BoydFrom the acclaimed author Alice Walker — winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize — comes an unprecedented compilation of four decades' worth of...

Award-winning author Andrea Hairston weaves together African folktales and postcolonial literature into unforgettable fantasyNEW MATERIAL FOR A NEW EDITION! This trade paperback includes an extensive, conversational interview between the author...

A New York Times Best Crime Mystery of the YearIn the third book in the Nanette Hayes series, Nanette finds a voodoo doll is bringing her some much needed luck....

A New York Times Best Mystery Novel of the YearStraight-talking jazz musician Nanette Hayes is swapping New York for Paris as she tries to solve the mystery of her missing...

How the powerful took over identity politics (and everything else)Identity politics is everywhere, polarising discourse from the campaign trail to the classroom and amplifying antagonisms in the media. But the...

Introduced by Margo Jefferson, this forgotten novel by the Pulitzer-winning poet is a miniature wonder, chronicling one woman's coming-of-age in 1940s Chicago.What, what, am I to do with all of...

In her dedication Safia Elhillo writes, "The January Children are the generation born in Sudan under British occupation, where children were assigned birth years by height, all given the birth...

Intimate poems that explore feminine shame and violence and imagine what liberation from these threats might look like, from the award-winning author of The January ChildrenIn Girls That Never Die,...

How We Grow the World We WantAn inspiring vision of how we can build a more just world—one small change at a timeLong before the pandemic, Ruha Benjamin was doing...

Trapped in an arranged marriage to a man she does not love, Nehal dreams of attending the Weaving Academy. There, she can take control of her powers, bending any water...

The acclaimed author of The Talented Ribkins deconstructs painful African American stereotypes and offers a fresh and searing critique on race, class, privilege, ambition, exploitation, and the seeds of rage...

A Vodou priestess turned amateur sleuth investigating a ritual murder is embroiled in an insidious case of corruption that reaches beyond the shadows of New Orleans.After solving a crime blamed...

Reflections on Life Beyond the BinaryAn electric memoir about what it means to live outside the gender boundaries imposed on us by society, from the award-winning trans writer and performer.'When...

New allies rise.The Blood Moon nears.Zélie faces her final enemy.The king who hunts her heart. When Zélie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come...

'Incredibly moving ... Every single poem is stellar' Roxane Gay, author of Difficult Women and Hunger____________________________________________In Girls That Never Die, award-winning poet Safia Elhillo reinvents the epic to explore Muslim girlhood and shame, the...

You can check out of Room 9, but you can never leave. The Haunting of Hill House meets Nina LaCour in this paranormal mystery YA about the ghosts we carry...

The brilliant second novel from the acclaimed author of In Every Mirror She's Black follows three women as they try to navigate life, love, prejudice and privilege in Stockholm.Yasmiin cannot comprehend what the...

A powerful saga of three teens, the children of refugees from a fallen African utopia, who must navigate their newfound powers in a climate-ravaged New York City.Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho...

A guide and workbook centered on self-care, healing, and empowerment for Black, Indigenous, and people of color—from racial wellness visionary and designer Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah. As a society, we rarely...

The new novel from the author of the celebrated Open City - a powerful and masterful exploration of what makes a meaningful life in a world of violence and wonder. Life is...

A masterful, intensely moving novel about three friends living in political exile and the emotional homeland that deep friendships can provide - from the Booker-shortlisted, Pulitzer prize-winning author of THE...

The first book in an action-packed, poignant duology inspired by Nigerian mythology Dèmi just wants to survive: to avoid the suspicion of the nonmagical Ajes who occupy her ancestral homeland...

An alien artifact turns a young girl into Death's adopted daughter in this tale of community and female empowerment by Binti's Nnedi Okorafor"She’s the adopted daughter of the Angel of...

A seminal work by one of today’s most vital figurative artists explores the complexity of race, wealth, and class through storytelling and multimedia drawings.This extraordinary illustrated story – Toyin Ojih...