January New Releases

by Temika Cage

Chlorine Sky
Mahogany L. Browne
Hardcover
List Price: 17.99*

A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age and stepping out of the shadow of her former best friend. Perfect for readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Nikki Grimes.
Bevelations
Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie
Bevy Smith
Hardcover
List Price: 24.99*

From the host of the fabulous and popular show Bevelations on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy channel, Bevy Smith’s irreverent and inspiring memoir about learning to live a big, authentic, and unapologetic life—and how you can, too.
In Search of The Color Purple
The Story of an American Masterpiece
Salamishah Tillet
Hardcover
List Price: 26.00*

Mixing cultural criticism, literary history, biography, and memoir, an exploration of Alice Walker’s critically acclaimed and controversial novel, The Color Purple
The Rib King
Ladee Hubbard
Hardcover
List Price: 27.99*
The acclaimed author of The Talented Ribkins deconstructs painful African American stereotypes and offers a fresh and searing critique on race, class, privilege, ambition, exploitation, and the seeds of rage in America in this intricately woven and masterfully executed historical novel, set in early the twentieth century that centers around the black servants of a down-on-its heels upper-class white family.
Angel of Greenwood
Randi Pink
Hardcover
List Price: 18.99*
Randi Pink's The Angel of Greenwood is a historical YA novel that takes place during the Greenwood Massacre of 1921, in an area of Tulsa, OK, known as the "Black Wall Street."…
Remote Control
Nnedi Okorafor
Hardcover
List Price: 19.99*
An alien artifact turns a young girl into Death's adopted daughter in Remote Control, a thrilling sci-fi tale of community and female empowerment from Nebula and Hugo Award-winner Nnedi Okorafor
Yellow Wife
Sadeqa Johnson
Hardcover
List Price: 26.00*
Called "wholly engrossing" by New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Grissom, this harrowing story follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in the most infamous slave jail in Virginia.
The Meet-Cute Project
Rhiannon Richardson
Hardcover
List Price: 19.99*
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets Save the Date in this sweet, hijinks-filled rom-com about a teen girl who will do whatever it takes to find a date for her sister’s wedding.
Roman and Jewel
Dana L. Davis
Hardcover
List Price: 18.99*
If Romeo and Juliet got the Hamilton treatment...who would play the leads? This vividly funny, honest, and charming romantic novel by Dana L. Davis is the story of a girl who thinks she has what it takes...and the world thinks so, too.
Root Magic
Eden Royce
Hardcover
List Price: 16.99*
Debut author Eden Royce arrives with a wondrous story of love, bravery, friendship, and family, filled to the brim with magic great and small.
Concrete Rose
Angie Thomas
Hardcover
List Price: 19.99*
International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood.
Legacy
Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
Nikki Grimes
Hardcover
List Price: 18.99*
From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance--paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators.
One of the Good Ones
Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite
Hardcover
List Price: 18.99*
A shockingly powerful exploration of the lasting impact of prejudice and the indomitable spirit of sisterhood that will have readers questioning what it truly means to be an ally, from sister-writer duo Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite, authors of Dear Haiti, Love Alaine.
The Black Civil War Soldier
A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship
Deborah Willis
Hardcover
List Price: 35.00*
A stunning collection of stoic portraits and intimate ephemera from the lives of Black Civil War soldiers
Black Buck
Mateo Askaripour
Hardcover
List Price: 26.00*
For fans of Sorry to Bother You and The Wolf of Wall Street—a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young man given a shot at stardom as the lone Black salesman at a mysterious, cult-like, and wildly successful startup where nothing is as it seems.
Amari and the Night Brothers
(Supernatural Investigations #1)
B. B. Alston
Hardcover
List Price: 17.99*
Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a trilogy filled with #blackgirlmagic. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor.
Happily Ever Afters
Elise Bryant
Hardcover
List Price: 17.99*
Jane the Virgin meets To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before in this charming debut romantic comedy filled with Black Girl Magic. Perfect for fans of Mary H. K. Choi and Nicola Yoon, with crossover appeal for readers of Jasmine Guillory and Talia Hibbert romances.
Aftershocks
Nadia Owusu
Hardcover
List Price: 26.00*
In the tradition of The Glass Castle, a deeply felt memoir from Whiting Award–winner Nadia Owusu about the push and pull of belonging, the seismic emotional toll of family secrets, and the heart it takes to pull through.
 
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