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A Forceful History of Black Resistance

by Kellie Carter Jackson

Hardcover: Jun 2024 | Paperback: Nov 2025

Critics' Consensus:

A radical reframing of the past and present of Black resistance—both nonviolent and violent—to white supremacy.

Before the Mango Ripens

by Afabwaje Kurian

Hardcover: Sep 2024 | Paperback: Oct 2025

Critics' Consensus:

Set against the backdrop of 1970s Nigeria teetering between post-colonial dependency and self-rule, Before the Mango Ripens examines the enduring themes of faith, disillusionment, and the search for belonging. Both epic and intimate, Afabwaje Kurian'...

Sky Full of Elephants

A Novel

by Cebo Campbell

Hardcover: Sep 2024 | Paperback: Sep 2025

Critics' Consensus:

In a world without white people, what does it mean to be black?

Masquerade

by O.O. Sangoyomi

Hardcover: Jul 2024 | Paperback: Jul 2025

Critics' Consensus:

Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale exploring the true cost of one woman's fight for freedom and self-discovery, and the lengths she'll go to secure her future.

One of Our Kind

A Novel

by Nicola Yoon

Hardcover: Jun 2024 | Paperback: Jul 2025

Critics' Consensus:

Thrilling with insightful social commentary, One of Our Kind explores the ways in which freedom is complicated by the presumptions we make about ourselves and each other.

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

A Novel

by James McBride

Hardcover: Aug 2023 | Paperback: Jul 2025

Critics' Consensus:

From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah's Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.

Colored Television

A Novel

by Danzy Senna

Hardcover: Sep 2024 | Paperback: Jul 2025

Critics' Consensus:

A brilliant dark comedy about love and ambition, failure and reinvention, and the racial- identity-industrial complex from the bestselling author of Caucasia.

How to Dodge a Cannonball

A Novel

by Dennard Dayle

Hardcover: Jun 2025

Critics' Consensus:

A cutting, revealing caricature of the American Civil War, told through the eyes of a white teenager who joins an all-Black regiment of soldiers, for fans of Colson Whitehead and James McBride.

These Heathens

A Novel

by Mia McKenzie

Hardcover: Jun 2025

Critics' Consensus:

In this vibrant, gratifying novel, a pious, small-town teenager travels to Atlanta to get an abortion and finds herself smack in the middle of the civil rights movement and the secret lives of queer Black people.

Meet Me at the Crossroads

A Novel

by Megan Giddings

Hardcover: Jun 2025

Critics' Consensus:

From the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of Lakewood and The Women Could Fly, a dazzling novel about two brilliant sisters and what happens to their undeniable bond when a mysterious and possibly perilous new world beckons.

The Afterlife of Malcolm X

An Outcast Turned Icon's Enduring Impact on America

by Mark Whitaker

Hardcover: May 2025

Critics' Consensus:

Published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of his birth, the first major study of Malcolm X's influence in the sixty years since his assassination, exploring his enduring impact on culture, politics, and civil rights.

Another Word for Love

A Memoir

by Carvell Wallace

Hardcover: May 2024 | Paperback: May 2025

Critics' Consensus:

A transformative memoir that reimagines the conventions of love and posits a radical vision for healing.

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