Collection: Fiction

  A promise could betray you. It’s 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. In Chicago, Ruth...

The home that belonged to Angela Toussaint's late grandmother is so beloved that townspeople in Sacajawea, Washington, call it the Good House. But that all...

"The Gilda Stories is groundbreaking not just for the wild lives it portrays, but for how it portrays them--communally, unapologetically, roaming fiercely over space and time."--Emma...

From Kiese Laymon, author of the critically acclaimed memoir Heavy, comes a “funny, astute, searching” (The Wall Street Journal) debut novel about Black teenagers that is...

A triumphant, genre-bending breakout novel from one of the boldest new voices in contemporary fictionVern―seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound...

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Renée Watson comes a love story about not only a romantic relationship but how a girl finds herself and...

Bethany C. Morrow's A Song Below Water is the story for today's readers ― a captivating modern fantasy about Black sirens, friendship, and self-discovery set against the...

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • Set in Senegal, this modern-day Oliver Twist is a meditation on the power of love, and the strength that can emerge when...

In the decade since it won the Booker Prize, Ben Okri's Famished Road has become a classic. Like Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children or Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of...

"Nnedi Okorafor writes glorious futures and fabulous fantasies. Her characters take your heart and squeeze it; her worlds open your mind to new things." --...

This volume introduces Black science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction writers to the generations of readers who have not had the chance to explore the...

Now optioned as a TV series for HBO, with executive producer George R. R. Martin!An award-winning literary author enters the world of magical realism with...

First published in 1970 and digging the rhythms of the street, where the biggest deal life has to offer is getting high, THE VULTURE is...

An alien artifact turns a young girl into Death's adopted daughter in Remote Control, a thrilling sci-fi tale of community and female empowerment from Nebula and...

Topical and timely, Booker Prize–winning author Ben Okri's new collection of short stories blurs parallel realities and walks the line between darkness and magic. "A...

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an...

Winner of the Man Booker PrizeOne of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Books of the DecadeOne of the Top 10 Books of 2014 – Michiko Kakutani, The New York...

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read“50 Most Impactful Black Books Of The Last 50 Years” —EssenceRenowned hip-hop artist, political...

The stunning and long-anticipated sequel to Sister Souljah’s million copy bestseller The Coldest Winter Ever.Winter Santiaga is back.Twenty years ago, Sister Souljah’s debut novel, The Coldest Winter...

From celebrated national leader and bestselling author Stacey Abrams, While Justice Sleeps is a gripping, complexly plotted thriller set within the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court.Avery...

Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of...

A group portrait of young adults enmeshed in desire and violence, a hotly charged, deeply satisfying new work of fiction from the author of Booker...

The Awakening of Malcolm X is a powerful narrative account of the activist's adolescent years in jail, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz along with 2019...

A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age and stepping out of the shadow of her former best friend. Perfect for readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and...