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• This Kind of Trouble

  a Novel

  Eze, Tochi

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  From the bustling streets of 1960s Lagos to modern-day Atlanta, "This Kind of Trouble" is a moving portrait of a family beholden to a history they didn't choose. The novel is an exploration of mental health, migration, and the reckoning required to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Great Black Hope

  a Novel

  Franklin, Rob (Writer of fiction and poetry),

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  Following the mysterious overdose of his famous roommate, Smith finds himself navigating a complex maze of legal battles, court-ordered rehab, and tabloid reporters. This is a radiant journey of soul-searching that forces a queer Black man to reckon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harlem Rhapsody

  Murray, Victoria Christopher,

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  This is a winning fictionalized portrait of Jessie Redmon Fauset, the woman who birthed a literary revolution while laboring in the shadow of a powerful man. It is a story of torrid secrets, high-stakes editing, and the immense cost of being a Black…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harriet Tubman

  Live in Concert: a Novel

  Bob, the Drag Queen, 1986-

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  When a mysterious phenomenon brings Harriet Tubman back to life in the 21st century, she isn't here to hide—she’s here to drop an album. Teaming up with a down-on-his-luck hip-hop producer, Harriet and her band of formerly enslaved abolitionists…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Girls Who Grew Big

  Mottley, Leila, 2002-

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  In the humid coastal air of a small Florida panhandle town, three young women find refuge from a world that views teen motherhood as a tragedy rather than a reality. Through a community of mutual aid and defiant joy, Simone, Emory, and Adela clap…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Love Lyric

  Forest, Kristina,

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  Five years after the loss of her husband, Iris Greene has a "no-distractions" policy regarding her job and her daughter—until a smooth-talking superstar enters the picture. This is a heartwarming story of new beginnings, where professional…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Needy Little Things

  Desamours, Channelle

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  In a world where missing Black girls are often reduced to forgotten hashtags, Sariyah refuses to let her friend become another statistic. This is a twisty supernatural investigation into a girlhood robbed of its innocence by systemic neglect and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Good Dirt

  A Novel

  Wilkerson, Charmaine

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  Part historical excavation and part contemporary drama, "Good Dirt" follows a wealthy Black family struggling to reconcile their elite status with the trauma that haunts their heritage. This is a heartbreaking exploration of how a single shattered…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'll Make a Spectacle of You

  Iker, Beatrice Winifred,

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  At the nation’s oldest HBCU, graduate student and hoodoo practitioner Zora Robinson uncovers a terrifying secret: the Appalachian folklore she’s researching is actually a living nightmare stalking the campus. This creepy gothic reinvents dark…Read moreRead more of this annotation