Collection: Non-Fiction

A young man from a small provincial town moves to London in the late 1580s and, in a remarkably short time, becomes the greatest playwright...

An “extraordinarily brilliant” and “pleasurably naughty” (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an...

CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: TIME, NPR, The New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers WeeklyAs we witness monuments of white Western...

A New Statesman essential non-fiction book of 2021Featured in Book Riot's 12 best nonfiction books about Black identity and historyA Times Higher Education Book of...

One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year • A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • A New York Times...

A poignant and inspiring memoir from the former mayor of Atlanta about her modest, hardscrabble upbringing, and fully appreciating the selfless, loving, fierce, and altogether...

A beautiful cookbook that celebrates the wonderfully diverse flavors in Caribbean cooking with over 100 riveting recipes to try.Introducing West Winds - a joyous celebration of Caribbean...

A unique work of science and poetry, winner of the Cave Canem Prize, selected by Natasha TretheweyA research biologist most recently at the Museum für...

Palestine 1492 is a report back of what I see from 500 years of the struggle for life in words, maps, and images in the...

Never before has the disturbing story of blackface and its piercing reflection of American society been so comprehensively told. Darkology, from Princeton historian Rhae Lynn Barnes,...

From Reconstruction to redemption, civil rights to the Southern strategy, the multiracial protests of 2020 for social justice to the swift elimination of policies etching...

This unforgettable and “beautifully written” (The Seattle Times) memoir explores first love, unthinkable loss, and the toll of grief.Kareem Rosser and Lee Lee Jones were...

From Beatrice Dixon, founder of The Honey Pot Company, comes an inspiring memoir about overcoming adversity—personally and professionally—by trusting her intuition and following what she...

From Dorothy Roberts, author of Killing the Black Body and a writer who “has brilliantly illuminated the Black experience in America for decades” (Bryan Stevenson), comes a spirited...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heart Talk comes an essential book of daily wisdom, a secular devotional designed to uplift and comfort readers across 365...

24th Poet Laureate of the United States Ada Limón inspires us to see poetry as much more than just words—but also as a powerful force...

A centennial celebration of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and its vital role in the development of Black Studies In 1926, the...

Mama Dip's Kitchen, the iconic regional restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was founded by Mildred "Mama Dip" Council in 1976 with $64 saved up...

The first book from artist Danielle Mckinney, featuring 50 prompts for self-reflection written by her mother and a 44-page journal for the reader to respond...

A Seat at the Table is the story of the founding of Busboys and Poets, a Washington, D.C.-based restaurant that has become a celebrated hub for...

A home cook's guide to one of America's most diverse - and delicious - cuisines, from James Beard Award-winning author and culinary historian Michael W....

The award-winning co-anchor of PBS NewsHour presents a sweeping and insightful retrospective on the history of Black comedy in America. Black comedians have long played a pivotal...

Charged with sensuality and passion, Pablo Neruda's love poems caused a scandal when published anonymously in 1952. In later editions, these verses became the most...

A deeply personal exploration of the generational impact of guns on the Black experience in AmericaA few years ago, Trymaine Lee, though fit and only...