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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a […]

Hair Love

Hair Love

“I love that Hair Love is highlighting the relationship between a Black father and daughter. Matthew leads the ranks of new creatives who are telling unique stories of the Black experience. We need this.”      – Jordan Peele, Actor & Filmmaker It’s up to Daddy to give his daughter an […]

Black People Invented Everything: The Deep History of Indigenous Creativity

Black People Invented Everything: The Deep History of Indigenous Creativity

Who invented the traffic light? What about transportation itself? Farming? Art? Modern chemistry? Who made cats? What if I told you there was ONE answer to all of these questions? That one answer? BLACK PEOPLE! Seriously. And this book is like a mini-encyclopedia, full of more evidence than WikiLeaks and […]

Dancing in the Wings

Dancing in the Wings

Sassy is a long-legged girl who always has something to say. She wants to be a ballerina more than anything, but she worries that her too-large feet, too-long legs, and even her big mouth will keep her from her dream. When a famous director comes to visit her class, Sassy […]

Deacon King Kong: A Novel

Deacon King Kong: A Novel

One of Barack Obama's "Favorite Books of the Year" Oprah's Book Club Pick Named one of the Top Ten Books of the Year by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly and TIME Magazine A Washington Post Notable Novel From the author of the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird and the bestselling modern […]

Lola at the Library (Lola Reads)

Lola at the Library (Lola Reads)

Learn about the library, checking out books, and story time with Lola.  Every Tuesday Lola and her mommy go to the library. Lola meets her friends there. They share books and don’t have to be quiet all the time. The nice librarian tells stories. There is a big machine that buzzes […]

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

In the best-selling tradition of Sloan Crosley’s I Was Told There’d Be Cake and Mindy Kaling’s Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, here is a collection of humorous essays on what it’s like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits and Black as cool.  […]

Full, Full, Full of Love

Full, Full, Full of Love

Warm illustrations spice up this rhythmical ode to the joys of family and food — full, full, full of pleasures. For the youngest member of an exuberant extended family, Sunday dinner at Grannie’s can be full indeed — full of hugs and kisses, full of tasty dishes, full to the […]

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An urgent primer on race and racism, from the host of the viral hit video series“Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man”“You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have.” So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide to the truths Americans need to […]

I Promise

I Promise

An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! An Instant Indie Bestseller!  *An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A B&N Best Book of the Year* A great gift for tiny go-getters and big dreamers! NBA champion and superstar LeBron James pens a slam-dunk picture book inspired by his foundation’s I PROMISE […]