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Daughter Of Hades Telling the Complicated History of the Caribbean Through the Eyes Of Two Sets of Siblings Mack Little’s sophomore novel traces the fascinating and often painful Caribbean history through the life experience...

Laugher and Love at First sight with Debut Author, Ieshia Wiedlin LISTEN HERE! Ieshia Wiedlin grew up in Detroit Michigan, and currently resides in a Chicago suburb. She hopes that the world will enjoy...

The Last Suspicious Holdout by Ladee Hubbard The critically acclaimed author of The Rib King and The Talented Ribkins returns with an eagerly anticipated collection of short stories including the title story written exclusively for this volume,...

Join Brightly Storytime LIVE and All Ways Black This Sunday for a Celebration of Black Love The Consumer Marketing Team is excited to kick off another year of Brightly Storytime LIVE with our first-ever event partner, All Ways...

TRUTH, LIES AND MR. GREY BY SHELLY ELLIS Three women scorned, one wealthy, vengeful bigamist—and killer bad news no one saw coming. In Shelly Ellis’ shocking follow-up to The Three Mrs. Greys, a trio...

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN BY HEZEKIAH MORRIS Two years had gone by since Morris Clarkson last stepped foot into Freewater. While the town remained the same. Still from the shops and parks to...

In honor of Black History Month, we've gathered recommendations of comics and graphic novels from our recent catalog, highlighting Black voices and creators, protagonists, and themes of representation, empowerment, and education. YouNeek Studios:...

“You might as well answer the door, my child, the truth is furiously knocking.” ― Lucille Clifton This month we honor Black History, which is ever-unfolding: consider President Biden’s commitment to nominate the first...

I’ve been pretty open about how the heroine of AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER and I share an anxiety disorder. In fact, creating Gaia was a way for me to manage my anxiety...

Talking International Thrillers with debut author Yasmin Angoe on Book Lights LISTEN HERE! Hailing from Northern Virginia, Yasmin Angoe is a first-generation Ghanaian American who grew up in two cultural worlds. She taught English...

In Jason Mott’s Hell of a Book, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Hell of a Book and is the scaffolding of something much...

BEHIND THE WORDS WITH IAN K. SMITH Welcome Ian, it's great to have you join us. So, where are you from, where do you live and is writing your full-time job? I'm from a...

WOLF POINT BY Ian K. Smith A Cadillac, a pistol, and a corpse make for another morning in Chicago. The body belongs to Walter Griffin, a prominent Black Chicagoan insider hailing from the...

It’s high time we celebrate Black Joy! Taking our inspiration from the splash created by the middle-grade anthology BLACK BOY JOY this month, we are expanding our pool to a dozen praise-worthy...

MUTINY BY PHILLIP B. WILLIAMS (Poetry) From the critically acclaimed author of Thief in the Interior who writes with “a lucid, unmitigated humanity” (Boston Review), a startling new collection about revolt and renewal Mutiny: a rebellion, a...

Join in a free conversation with LeVar Burton and Jesmyn Ward August 31st RSVP HERE! The LeVar Burton Book Club has been reading “The Fire This Time,” a collection of essays edited by the great...