Browsing: African American Interest

Brilliant young Robert Peace left his hometown of Newark behind for Yale University — and struggled to find his place in either. In this New York Times bestseller, Peace’s close friend examines his life in this “haunting American tragedy for our times” (Entertainment Weekly).

ONE REASON TO LIVE. THREE REASONS TO DIE. Trill Johnson has five years of jail time under his belt, two…

In this revolutionary classic, one of the greatest writers of 20th-century America — the voice behind last year’s Academy Award–nominated I Am Not Your Negro — frankly explores race, gender, and sexuality in 1950s Greenwich Village. “An almost unbearable, tumultuous, blood-pounding experience” (The Washington Post).

With over 2,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: This sparkling historical novel follows the struggles and triumphs of Mary Bowser, a formerly enslaved woman turned Union spy. “Deftly balancing history, romance, and adventure, Leveen honors the life and historical importance of a brave, resourceful woman” (Kirkus Reviews).

In the rural South, a mother decides to raise her seventh son as a girl — with unforeseen consequences. “Daniel Black writes of growing up in a small town with humor, grace, and forgiveness” (New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani).

With over 2,100 five-star Goodreads ratings! A Miami woman makes a shocking discovery: Her new husband traded humanity for immortality 400 years ago — and now he wants to claim her soul. “An eerie epic… Bears favorable comparison to Interview with the Vampire. I loved this novel” (Stephen King).

The premier name in African-American historical romance fiction, the incomparable Beverly Jenkins returns to the American West with Night Hawk—a…

A Pulitzer Prize–winning account with over 6,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: When four Black men were accused of sexual assault in 1940s Florida, attorney Thurgood Marshall — who went on to become a Supreme Court justice — risked his life to fight a racist criminal justice system and the Ku Klux Klan.

The scars. She’ll never forgive her attacker. Seven years ago, a knife-wielding stranger left socialite Ava Camden for dead on…

“Half Broke Horses “is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen’s “Out of Africa “or…