This is the way the world ends, for the last time. The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. Essun -- once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger -- has found...
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Author: Jemisin, N. K.Summary:Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Reid, Taylor JenkinsSummary:
From Taylor Jenkins Reid, "a genius when it comes to stories about life and love" (Redbook), comes an unforgettable and sweeping novel about one classic film actress's relentless rise to the top--...
Genre: Psychological fiction, Romance fiction -
Author: Jemisin, N. K.Summary:
"Intricate and extraordinary."--New York Times on The Fifth SeasonThis is the way the world ends ... for the last time. The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Okparanta, ChineloSummary:
Inspired by Nigeria's folktales and war, Under the Udala Trees is a deeply searching, powerful debut about the dangers of living and loving openly. Ijeoma comes of age as her nation does;...
Genre: Bildungsromans, Romance fiction -
Author: Johnson, SadeqaSummary:
Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Delores Brown has lived a relatively sheltered life. Shielded by her mother's position as the estate's medicine woman and cherished...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Bell, Lee, Hylick, Joylette, Johnson, Katherine G.Summary:
The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the...
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Author: Bates, Karen GrigsbySummary:
Attending the National Association of Black Journalists conference, reporter Alex Powell discovers publishing bigwig Everett Carson, who was about to be toasted as journalist of the year, has been...
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Author: Polk, C. L.Summary:
With Soulstar, C. L. Polk concludes her riveting Kingston Cycle, a whirlwind of magic, politics, romance, and intrigue that began with the World Fantasy Award-winning Witchmark. Assassinations,...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Jemisin, N. K.Summary:
As the first new godling born in thousands of years - and the heir presumptive to Sieh the Trickster - Shill's got big shoes to fill. She's well on her way when she defies her parents...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Williams, SheilaSummary:
Born in West Africa in the mid-eighteenth century, Maryam Prescilla Grace, a.k.a "Momma Grace," will live a long, wondrous life marked by hardship, oppression, opportunity, and love.
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Tyson, CicelySummary:
In her long and extraordinary career, Cicely Tyson has not only exceeded as an actor, she has shaped the course of history." - President Barack Obama, 2016 Presidential Medal of Honor...