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Issa Rae's Insecure with a magical realist spin: River Mumma is an exhilarating contemporary fantasy novel about a young Black woman who navigates her quarter-life-crisis while embarking on a mythical quest through the streets of Toronto.
Alicia has been out of grad school for months. She has no career prospects and lives with her mom, who won't stop texting her macabre news stories and reminders to pick up items from
...Tapping into the rising tide of right-wing radicalism within the African American community with a ripped-from-the-headlines plot,...
James Henry Ferguson doesn't belong here.
After a highly publicized fall from grace, James attempts to flee from the chaos in his life. He ends up in a community he had never heard of before, one that has been neglected and ignored by everyone in rural Ham, Mississippi. A place of abject poverty, the neighborhood is commonly referred to as "Around the Way."
Within a place forgotten by the rest of the world, politics can be
...In a small Michigan town, in the late 1950s, the widow Etta Klein—wealthy and Jewish—has for more than thirty years relied for aid, comfort, and companionship on her Black housekeeper Harriet Gibbs. Between "Aunt Harry" and Etta, a relationship has developed that...
Reverend Sylvester Pope, a widowed mega-pastor of Greater Bethany Christian Church, finds unexpected love in the arms of Gena Pope. Despite the age difference, their whirlwind courtship leads to the beginning of a new chapter for both. Or so it seems.
Behind the scenes, Gena harbors a dark agenda fueled by years of pain. As Sylvester becomes more enchanted with his stunning bride, he remains oblivious