“Washington Black is an eleven-year-old field slave who knows no other life than the Barbados sugar plantation where he was born. When his…
“From the Pulitzer Prize finalist, author of The Moor’s Account–a timely and powerful new novel about the suspicious death of a Moroccan…
“Arguably the most celebrated and revered writer of our time now gives us a new nonfiction collection--a rich gathering of her essays,…
“I Was Their American Dream is at once a coming-of-age story and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who come to America in search…
“Meet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. The name they…
“In 1925, Josephine is the proud owner of a thriving farm. As a child, she channeled otherworldly power to free herself from slavery. Now,…
“What is it like to be a refugee? It is a question many of us do not give much thought to, and yet there are more than 25 million refugees…
“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…
“In our youth obsessed culture, we’re bombarded by media images and messages about the despairs and declines of our later years. Applewhite…
“There are few subjects in American life that prompt more discussion and rancor these days than immigration. In [this book], the renowned…