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James Baldwin's ability to create lasting literature that continues to challenge readers is made abundantly clear in the short story "Sonny's Blues"; ... More

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Duniya is raising her twins as a single mother and working long hours as a nurse at a Mogadiscio hospital, certain she can do just fine without ... More

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Fiction. African American Studies. Set in Yvonne Vera's native country of Zimbabwe, NEHANDA tells the story of a late nineteenth century village ... More

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Set in a mythical backwater Southern town, A Different Drummer is the extraordinary story of Tucker Caliban, a quiet, determined descendant of an ... More

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From the popular author of the groundbreaking debut "The Portable Promised Land" comes an inventive and hilarious first novel about an African ... More

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Carnival Day, Tuesday: Port of Spain, Trinidad. Into this heady bacchanalian atmosphere, filled with men and women seeking the sinful anonymity of ... More

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Alternating between present-day action and a series of flashbacks, "Accident of Birth" creates an intricate tapestry of suspense, drama, and romance, ... More

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In this fictitious and satirical chronicle, veteran authors Everett and Kincaid present an uproarious send-up of one of America's most controversial ... More

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Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-- 1906) overcame racism and poverty to become one of the best-known authors in America, and the first African American to ... More

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A contemporary portrait of estrangement, this novel explores the African diaspora and the encounters made by people of African descent as they ... More

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When two men decide to rid the community of drug dealers, it causes a panic in the community. The one person who holds the key to solving these ... More

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Fiction. African American Studies. The place is the white-ruled Rhodesia of the seventies (now Zimbabwe), the exile the African in his own land. ... More

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A fast-paced, spiritual novel, this latest book by Meme is filled with "stuff" good novels are made of; self-discovery, love, betrayal, and ... More

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In this coming-of-age story, a 10-year-old boy and his family attempt to hide runaway slaves in the days prior to the Underground Railroad. The ... More

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Just as "Bridget Jones's Diary" did for "Pride and Prejudice," Siplin here updates (and shakes up) the premise of Jane Austen's "Persuasion," placing ... More

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Short Fiction. The atmosphere and insight displayed in this book make it a considerable achievement (The Irish Times). John Stewart was born in ... More

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Simone Kimmel's life has been anything but normal. She tells her story from age six through adulthood in a powerful, poignant, and hilarious tone as ... More

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In the powerful tradition of Native Son, Richard Wright's last novel is a stirring story of racial prejudice in the South.

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It is widely accepted that the canon of African American literature has racial realism at its core: African American protagonists, social settings, ... More

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In this powerful collection of stories based on African, African-American, and biblical proverbs, some of today's most exciting new African-American ... More

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Professor Darius Collins has just recovered from a traumatic divorce. He has found a new job, a girlfriend and a fresh crop of friends. And then his ... More

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There is Nothing More Dangerous for a Man than a Woman with a Plan

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