In the wake of a devastating teen pregnancy that left her childless and heartbroken, Vashti Alcindor left Catalina Cove, Louisiana, with no plans to return. Now, over a decade later, Vashti reluctantly finds herself back in her hometown...
Black Authors
Collection of titles by Black Authors. Titles include Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Books, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Plays and more!
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Author:Jackson, BrendaSummary: - Author:Shabazz, IlyasahSummary:
Describes how young Malcolm's optimism and faith were challenged by intolerance and a series of tragedies that compelled him to learn self-reliance and how to embrace his individuality to reach his highest potential.
- Author:Ervin, KeishaSummary:
Dylan Monroe is the kind of chick females love to hate, but children and dogs mysteriously adore. She's a material girl, living in a material world filled with diamonds, furs, limousines, celebrities, and private planes. To the world,...
- Author:Davies Cordova, Sarah, Magona, SindiweSummary:
Traduit pour la première fois en français, Mère à Mère, est l'un des plus grands livres sud-africains. Traduit de l'anglais par Sarah Davies Cordova Résumé Grand roman de l'apartheid où violence et beauté demeurent l'héritage...
- Author:Troupe, Quincy, Davis, MilesSummary:
For the first time Miles Davis talks about his five-year silence, his drug problem and how he overcame it, the racism he encountered, and the women in his life. But above all, Miles talks about music and musicians, including the legends...
- Author:Ashley AntoinetteSummary:
Despite her father's attempts to shelter her from the hood life, Raven's young heart is claimed by Mizan, a stick-up kid in search of a come-up. But her new role as wifey is soon more than she can handle, and she becomes desperate for a...
- Author:JaQuavis, AshleySummary:
With Samad's target on her back, Liberty must survive the harsh streets alone. But when a chance encounter pushes her into the arms of a new friend, Po, the two take on the California kingpin--and step full force into the game.
- Author:Leyva, SelenisSummary:
Selenis and Marizol Leyva narrate their shared journey, challenges, and triumphs. They write honestly about the violence and discrimination that trans people and women of color experience.
- Author:Craft, JerrySummary:
As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds—and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new...
- Author:Joseph, FabiolaSummary:
Outed by her best friend in front of the whole neighborhood, Niya is trying to come to terms with being a lesbian. When she falls for her straight neighbor, Jamilla, there is no more denying who she really is. Niya will do whatever it...
- Author:Thomas, AngieSummary:
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least get some streams on her mix tape. But when her mom unexpectedly loses her job and homelessness stares her family down, Bri no longer just wants to...
- Author:Cole, AlyssaSummary:
When Likotsi and Fabiola meet on a stalled subway, Fab asks for just one cup of tea. Likotsi, hoping to know why she was unceremoniously dumped, agrees. Tea and food soon leads to them exploring the city together, and their past, with...
- Author:Farmer, Bonnie, Lafrance, MarieSummary:
Long before Oscar Peterson became a virtuoso jazz pianist, he was a boy who loved to play the trumpet. When childhood tuberculosis weakened his lungs, Oscar could no longer play his beloved instrument. He took up piano and the rest is...
- Author:Jones, GaylSummary:
A New York Times "Biggest New Books Coming Out in September" Selection · A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice Pick · A Guardian "50 Biggest Books of Autumn 2021" Selection · An Esquire "Best Books of Fall 2021" Selection · A...
- Author:Dennis-Benn, NicoleSummary:
When Patsy gets her long-coveted visa to America, it comes after years of yearning to leave Pennyfield, the beautiful but impoverished Jamaican town where she was raised. More than anything, Patsy wishes to be reunited with her oldest...
- Author:Clark, WahidaSummary:
Picking up where the suspenseful Payback with Ya Life left off, we're plunged back into the hip-hop drama, where the men are hot and dangerous, the women know their shoes from their Choos, and they will stop at nothing to get what they...
- Author:Mordecai, PamelaSummary:
Telling stories of ordinary lives with extraordinary skill, Pamela Mordecai draws delicately detailed portraits of life in Jamaica and other islands, with occasional trips to Canada. Her characters speak with the cadences of the...
- Author:Maynard, RobynSummary:
Policing Black Lives is a timely and much-needed exposure of historical and contemporary practices of state-sanctioned violence against Black lives in Canada. This groundbreaking work dispels many prevailing myths that cast Canada as a...
- Author:Foggo, CherylSummary:
The 30th anniversary edition of Cheryl Foggo's landmark work about growing up Black on the Canadian prairies Cheryl Foggo came of age during the 1960s in Calgary, a time when a Black family walking down the street still drew stares from...
- Author:Mock, JanetSummary:
With unflinching honesty and moving prose, Janet Mock relays her experiences of growing up young, multiracial, poor, and trans in America, offering readers accessible language while imparting vital insight about the unique challenges...
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