African American women authors
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Men We Reaped
$27.99 Read moreNamed one of the Best Books of the Century by New York Magazine
Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward (Salvage the Bones, Sing, Unburied, Sing) contends with the deaths of five young men dear- Author: Ward, Jesmyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 17 2013
- ISBN10: 160819521X
- Language: English
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The Yellow House: A Memoir (2019 National Book Award Winner)
$26.00 Add to cartWinner of the 2019 National Book Award for Nonfiction
A New York Times Bestseller
Named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review
Named one of the “10 Best Books of 2019” by the New
- Series: National Book Award Winner
- Author: Broom, Sarah M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 13 2019
- ISBN10: 0802125085
- Language: English
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Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir
$18.99 Add to cartAn Esquire Best Book of 2021 A “gorgeous and powerful” (The New York Times Book Review) memoir from cultural critic Rebecca Carroll recounting her painful struggle to overcome a completely white child… [more below]
- Author: Carroll, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1982116277
- Language: English
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The Age of Phillis
$16.95 Add to cartPoems imagine the life and times of Phillis Wheatley Peters
NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work for Poetry
2020 National Book Award for Poetry, Longlist
2020 LA Times Book Award Finali- Series: Wesleyan Poetry
- Author: Jeffers, Honor?e Fanonne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0819579505
- Language: English
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Maya’s Song
$19.99 Add to cartFrom bestselling, award-winning creators Ren馥 Watson and Bryan Collier comes a stunningly crafted picture book chronicling the life of poet and activist Maya Angelou.
This unforgettable picture book
- Author: Watson, Renée
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 20, 2022
- ISBN10: 0062871587
- Language: English
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Who Was Maya Angelou?
$6.99 Add to cartBorn in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, “Still I Rise,… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Labrecque, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 12 2016
- ISBN10: 0448488531
- Language: English
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Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation
$27.00 Add to cart“Powerful . . . a poetic meditation on how love or attempts at loving can drive us to madness.”–The Boston Globe
“We learn about the cracks in Felix’s upbringing, the hurt from the breakup itself, a- Author: Felix, Camonghne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0593242173
- Language: English
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The Yellow House: A Memoir (2019 National Book Award Winner)
$17.00 Add to cartA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Winner of the 2019 National Book Award in Nonfiction
A brilliant, haunting and unforgettable memoir from a stunning new talent about the inexorable pull of home and family,
- Series: National Book Award Winner
- Author: Broom, Sarah M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 30, 2020
- ISBN10: 0802149030
- Language: English
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Men We Reaped: A Memoir
$17.99 Add to cartNamed one of the Best Books of the Century by New York Magazine
Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward (Salvage the Bones, Sing, Unburied, Sing) contends with the deaths of five young men dear- Author: Ward, Jesmyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 16, 2014
- ISBN10: 1608197654
- Language: English
