Collection: Staff Picks

“Okparanta is a truth-teller and soothsayer.” —Tayari Jones From the acclaimed author of Under the Udala Trees, a profoundly moving, unforgettable new epic following the aftermath...

Emmy-winning comedian Katt Williams delivers a raw, unfiltered memoir that takes readers on a wild ride from homelessness to Hollywood, revealing the resilience, faith, and...

In this picture book follow-up to A Map for Falasteen, young Falasteen journeys to Palestine for the first time, experiencing both the beauty and unexpected challenges...

When darkness comes calling for two young agents, they'll learn some secrets are better left buried--and some hearts are the hardest to protect... DCU alum...

A mighty family once fell in a maelstrom of bloodshed and forbidden love. And the curse is about to repeat itself... When fantasy author Celeste...

Beneath Atlanta lies a hidden world of magic and murder known as the Underground. And its secrets won't stay buried forever... Namir was supposed to...

This is the Underground. We go by a different set of rules here—ones steeped in magic, history, and well... blood. Maggie Grey always dismissed her...

A GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must...

Nara Aziza Smith (@naraaziza), the best-dressed culinary creator in digital media, brings her signature style to 80 delicious, homemade family-friendly recipes in her debut cookbook....

Field Day is Le Puzz's collaboration with visual artist, photographer, illustrator and designer Joonbug. The figures, shapes and colors in his work converge and interlock...

Before they became household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place...

In the tradition of Claudia Tate's classic book, re-envisioned for the 21st century, Khadijah Queen showcases fifteen leading Black women writers who are influencing the...

In this raw and lyrical memoir as rich and insightful as How to Say Babylon and as vulnerable and provocative as Heavy, an Emmy Award-winning director chronicles his struggle...

From National Book Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author and renowned poet Elizabeth Acevedo comes a white-knuckle journey to self-understanding and doing the right thing, no matter...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Comfort food for everyone.In Hello, Home Cooking, Chef Ham El-Waylly taps into everyone’s nostalgia—his versions of beloved dishes carry a can’t-quite-put-my-finger-on-it heart-warming quality....

Returning to print after nearly 50 years, Survivor completes Octavia E. Butler’s thrilling Patternist series, including a short story from the Patternist saga and new...

A Voodoo witch must navigate a magically and racially divided nineteenth-century New Orleans to save her mother—and the soul of the city itself—in this lush...

The very first story collection from the critically acclaimed, visionary author of the novels Lakewood, The Women Could Fly, and Meet Me at the Crossroads Over three genre-busting...

This first major work of Yoruba mythology retells hundreds of traditional tales of the Orisa, Yoruba Heroes, and Ijapa from West Africa, Cuba, and Brazil....

The legendary actor behind Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Reading Rainbow shares never-before-told stories from a life that has shaped generations—told at last on his own terms.This...

How young Black queer men in Los Angeles reject stigma and stereotypes and instead find pride in their racial and sexual identities Shameless is an in-depth...

After a chance courtside encounter, a fake relationship between a rising influencer and a WNBA star gets a little too real in this swoony sapphic...