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From the author of Man Gone Down—a New York Times Top Ten Book of the Year and winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award—comes a deeply personal memoir of race, trauma, alcoholism, parenting, mental illness, and ultimately hope in a portrait of three generations of Black American men. In...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Nothing is as it seems and everything’s fair game in this “deeply engrossing thriller” (The Washington Post) from the undisputed master of the legal thriller. “The Racketeer is guilty of only one thing: keeping us engaged until the very last page...

The Water Dancer meets The Prophets in this spare, gripping, and beautifully rendered novel exploring love and friendship among a group of enslaved Black strivers in the mid-19th century. They call themselves the Stolen. Their owners call them captives. They are taught their captors’ tongues...

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks meets Get Out in this “startling…powerful” (Kirkus Reviews) investigation of racial inequality at the core of the heart transplant race. In 1968, Bruce Tucker, a black man, went into Virginia’s top research hospital with a head injury, only to have...

Twelve-year-old Theo Tatterly’s ability to see ghosts is a useful skill in a house full of dead relatives, but it makes him a loner at school and everywhere else, where ghosts eternally pester him for help. For Theo, life is easier on the periphery. When his first failed exorcism portends an end to the Tatterly line, Theo must bring together his entire family—living and dead—to save the home they’ve lived in for generations . . . and maybe the world.

Cade Brannon was a man coming undone—a husband with a shattered marriage, a son drowning in regret, and a soul convinced he was beyond saving. One lonely night, with a pistol in his hand and his heart collapsing under the weight of failure, Cade prepares to end everything. But in a moment that can only be described as divine intervention, his television flickers on, and a preacher declares a message that stops Cade cold: “There is power in the words of Christ.

This program features a prologue read by the author. The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, from the highly respected, career sportswriter and author of Michael Jordan: The Life. Magic Johnson is one of the most beloved, and at times controversial, athletes...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a Best Book of 2023 by The Washington Post, People, USA Today, NPR, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Real Simple, The Boston Globe, CrimeReads and more “A twisty, immersive whodunit perfect for fans of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History.” —People "Spellbinding...

The classic collection of sixteen sermons preached and compiled by Dr. King As Dr. King prepared for the Birmingham campaign in early 1963, he drafted the final sermons for Strength to Love, a volume of his best-known homilies. King had begun working on the sermons during a fortnight in jail in...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organizers, artists, academics, and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience...

When I stumbled upon a little girl with silver hair and piercing eyes in the woods, I knew she was no ordinary child. The words she spoke to me changed everything. My name is Kairo, and from the moment I brought her home to my parents, my destiny was sealed. Bound by duty and an unbreakable oath, I must protect her at all costs. Meanwhile, Sawyer, the formidable alpha of the Shadow Pack, is locked in a bitter war with the dragon shifters, determined to protect his people from their wrath.

Nine-year-old Eli Walker should have been an ordinary boy…until the night an ancient voice awakened inside him. When two bullies attack him behind an abandoned store, time freezes—and a fallen guardian named Hazariel rises within Eli’s mind. From that moment on, Eli sees the world differently. Shadows move. Thoughts whisper. Danger trembles before it reaches him.

DAYTON: The City That Invented the Future is a raw, heartfelt, and sharply written portrait of one of America’s most important and misunderstood cities. From the Wright brothers to Funk music, from NCR to GM, from the Great Flood to the Oregon District, JJ walks through the neighborhoods, memories, machines, and people that made Dayton what it is. But this isn’t just a local history book. It’s personal. And it’s layered. Told through the eyes of someone who grew up here, it's part memoir, part diagnosis, and part love letter to a city that changed the world and got left behind in the process.

Lorelei Romano thought junior year would be spent living with her best friend, having the best season of her life on the girls’ soccer team and enjoying time with her boyfriend. Instead, she was suddenly single and stuck living with her brother in the football house across the hall from the grumpiest football player on campus.

In this New York Times bestselling memoir, NFL legend Ray Lewis—Baltimore Ravens linebacker and one of the greatest defensive players in football history—shares an unflinching account of his troubled childhood, his rise to athletic greatness, the storm that threatened to ruin his NFL career...

In Whatevs: A Texan’s Guide to Doing Dumb Stuff with Confidence, Michael J. Melton turns a lifetime of misadventures into a laugh-out-loud confession of faith, family, and foolishness. From melting toy cars in a space heater to accidentally starting a small-town legend, Michael has tripped, stumbled, and face-planted through life with more enthusiasm than coordination—and lived to tell the tale.

A moving look at a Black family’s journey to exercise their right to vote and imagine a better future. Charlie and Ralph’s mom has waited a long time to vote because countless obstacles have been put in Black people’s way to stop them from having a say in elections—obstacles that it took...

Iustitia Academy, a private school hidden from the public just out of sight. Where the young and idealistic can hone their skills as crimefighters in the pursuit of their own justice. Steph C. Hawks, a normal teenage girl living a normal life. Going to school, spending time with friends. All of this comes to an end once her uncle takes custody of her and has her enrolled at the Iustitia.

From the acclaimed author of the memoir Sink, a novel about Black life in Philadelphia and the struggle to build intimate connections through the eyes of a struggling ex-Army grad student. "Intoxicating, propulsive ... utterly mesmerizing." —Kaveh Akbar, bestselling author of Martyr! After a...

Thirteen-year-old Melanie Cooper can’t wait to spend the week at Camp Redwoods. When she arrives, it’s even more wonderful than she imagined. She’s experiencing amazing adventures with her friends and beginning to understand more about God. But Bethany, Melanie’s frenemy, seems determined to ruin camp for her.