Michaela and Elaine DePrinceOne windy day, a magazine blew down the road. I reached out and caught it. A pretty picture of a woman was on the front cover of...

Lawrence DurrellBalthazar, is the second volume of Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet, set in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 1940s. The events of each lush and sensuous novel are seen through the...

Beatrice GormleyPresident Barack Obama's early involvement with politics was inspired by his mother's interest in the controversial social issues of her times -- a passion that she passed on to...

Elnathan JohnIn Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide, Elnathan John provides an affecting, unrestrained and satirical guide to the Nigerians you will meet at home and abroad, or on your way to...

Nadine Gordimer This rich story collection will be a reminder to nadine gordimers countless admirers, and a taster for the uninitiated, of her enduring imaginative power a woman gauges the...

Carolyn SlaughterIn this unforgettable memoir, acclaimed novelist Carolyn Slaughter recalls her childhood in Africa and how the land itself released her from a rage that threatened to destroy her.For Carolyn...

Lerone Bennett, Jr The black experience in America-- starting from its origins in western Africa up to the present day-- is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African...

Toni MorrisonWinner of the Pulitzer Prize, Toni Morrison’s Beloved is a spellbinding and dazzlingly innovative portrait of a woman haunted by the past.Sethe was born a slave and escaped to...

Ta-Nehisi Coates In the 150 years since the end of the Civil War and the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, the story of race and America has remained a brutally...

Nikki Giovanni In her legendary career, artist and activist Nikki Giovanni has established herself as a writer who can entertain and challenge, and a voice for social justice who can...

Leila Aboulela Salma, Moni and Iman are embarking on a road trip to the highlands to pay homage to Lady Evelyn Cobbold, the first British woman convert to Islam to...

Richard WrightBlack Boy is a classic of American autobiography, a subtly crafted narrative of Richard Wright's journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. An enduring story of...