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Cassandra Lane
“Cassandra Lane’s debut memoir follows her late entry into pregnancy and motherhood. As she prepares to give birth, she traces the history of her Black American family in the…
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Rebecca Hall, Hugo Martínez, Sarula Bao
“Part graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour de force that tells the story of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall’s efforts to uncover the…
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Danielle Evans
“Danielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and x-ray insights into the complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans…
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Daina Ramey Berry, Kali N. Gross
“A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are—and have always been—instrumental in shaping our…
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Ijeoma Oluo
“In her new book, rather than tear down the statues of certain white men, Ijeoma Oluo casts her eye on the long view of a nation that, as a whole, has built a dominant identity…
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John Archibald
“On growing up in the American South of the 1960s--an all-American white boy--son of a long line of Methodist preachers, in the midst of the civil rights revolution, and…
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Yashica Dutt
“Born into a ‘formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India,’ Yashica Dutt was taught from a young age to not appear ‘Dalit looking.’ Although prejudice…
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Kyōko Nakajima, Ginny Tapley Takemori
“The Little House is set in the early years of the Shōwa era (1926-89), when Japan’s situation is becoming increasingly tense but has not yet fully immersed in a wartime footing…
Cover of The Revisioners: A Novel
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Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
“In 1925, Josephine is the proud owner of a thriving farm. As a child, she channeled otherworldly power to free herself from slavery. Now, her new neighbor, a white woman named…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
“Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage -- and lost his mother and all memory of her when he was a child -- but he is also gifted with a mysterious power. Hiram almost drowns…