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  • Myth
    $19.99

    Myth, the much-anticipated debut collection from the multi-talented Terese Mason Pierre, weaves between worlds (‘real’ and ‘imaginary’) unearthing the unsettling: our jaded and joyful relationships to land, ancestry, trauma, self, and future. In three movements and two interludes, the poems in Myth move symphonically from tropical islands to barren cities, from lucid dreams to the mysteries of reality, from the sea to the cosmos. A dynamic mix of speculative poetry and ecstatic lyricism, the otherworldly and the sublime, Pierre’s poems never stray too long or too far from the spell of unspoiled nature: “The palm trees nod / at the ocean / the ocean does / what it always does / trusts the moon completely.”

    Friends ‘with benefits’ tour the wonders of Grenada’s landscapes; extraterrestrials visit the Caribbean and the locals don’t seem phased; red birds “saunter airily like tourists,” La Diablesse lures helpless suitors to their dooms. This collection asks: How can myths manifest themselves in our daily lives? What do we actually mean when we say we love ourselves and others? And how do we pursue/create futures that honour our truths, histories and legacies?

  • The Soul Instinct
    $30.00

    From Beatrice Dixon, founder of The Honey Pot Company, comes an inspiring memoir about overcoming adversity—personally and professionally—by trusting her intuition and following what she calls her “soul instinct” to build the life of her dreams.

    Beatrice Dixon, cofounder and CEO of The Honey Pot Company, shares the powerful story of how trusting her dreams—and her inner voice—led her to build a groundbreaking well­ness brand and transform her life. The Honey Pot Company was born from a literal dream, in which Dixon’s late grandmother shared a recipe for an herbal remedy. When Dixon woke up, she went to her kitchen and formulated what would become the brand’s first product.

    But Dixon’s story didn’t start—or stop—there. From being born prematurely without a nose or a forehead to navigating a scrappy adolescence, and pitching a vaginal wellness brand to rooms full of male investors, her journey has been anything but conventional. Through it all, she relied on her “soul instinct” to guide her.

    Part memoir, part self-help book, The Soul Instinct is a raw, motivating look at the power of inner wisdom from one of the most influential voices in wellness today—and one of the few Black women to raise significant venture and private equity capital. Dixon imparts the lessons she’s learned throughout her life, including:

    * How you must get lost to find your way
    * There’s nothing to be ashamed of
    * When you don’t know how, do it anyway
    * Choose you
    * Excellence is the baseline in everything you do
    * How to build community in a crisis
    * The importance of nurturing your soul

    Fascinating, candid, and funny, The Soul Instinct will inspire readers to tap into their intuition and own their story. “The journey is in the seeking.”

  • PRE-ORDER: Seventh Period Girl
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    From Joya Goffney, author of Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry and Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl, both of which received starred reviews and stellar buzz, comes her fourth riveting YA romance novel about a book-smart wallflower who suddenly wins the attention of the school hottie—but only during seventh period. Perfect for fans of the hit rom-com John Tucker Must Die and filled with Joya's signature humor, complex characters, and searing romance.
    Sunnaya Bates can’t stop thinking about Xavier Walker… and neither can six others.
    When self-proclaimed wallflower Sunnaya Bates begins her first day of junior year, she’s not expecting to have the attention of star football player Omari Walker by seventh period. But Naya isn’t the only one that Zay has eyes for, in fact, Zay has a flirtationship with a different girl for every period. Everyone knows Zay doesn’t do relationships, so no harm, no foul… right?

    And being a member of The Seven has its perks. People finally remember Naya’s name, Zahara is in the running for class president, and Raven gets the followers she needs to maintain her social media status. However, when Zay begins to only have eyes for new student Jesse Ramirez, things change for the newfound group, and so, they quickly hatch a plan to destroy Jesse’s status to retain theirs’. But Naya begins to struggle with her role in the plan and the feelings that are blooming between her and a certain should-be-annoying coworker. When things go too far, will Naya give up what she’s formed with The Seven to do what’s right?

  • The Next Fix: The Winners and Loser in the Future of Drugs
    $29.95

    A gripping global investigation into the future of drugs--who profits, who suffers, and what comes after the War on Drugs

    From America's plantation-turned-prison at Angola to Silicon Valley's psychedelic boom, The Next Fix tracks a seismic shift in global drug policy. Kojo Koram--legal scholar and acclaimed author of Uncommon Wealth--travels across five continents to uncover how criminalized substances are being rapidly rebranded as commodities in a new, billion-dollar industry. Cannabis dispensaries now trade in what once led to life sentences. Psychedelics are the darlings of biotech. But for many, the old world hasn't ended: prisons still swell with the poor, and enforcement falls hardest along lines of race and class.

    This is not a polemic for or against legalization. It is a powerful, clear-eyed reckoning with how we got here--and what kind of future we are building in a world hooked not only on drugs, but on economic "fixes" of every kind. Combining reportage, political analysis and vivid personal testimony, The Next Fix tells the untold story of drugs, capitalism and inequality in the 21st century.

  • The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood (Beacon Classics)
    $25.00

    By the author of the New York Times Bestseller The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

    From British colonization to Israeli occupation, an essential primer on the nearly century-long fight for Palestinian liberation

    A Beacon Classics edition, featuring a spot gloss cover and retro, classic palette

    After over 75 years of death and dehumanization, the fight for Palestinian statehood has only grown more fervent, the stakes more dire than ever before. Israel’s increasingly violent occupation has culminated in a one-sided war, with Palestinians unable to defend themselves against Israel’s military assault. What led to the longest—and one of the deadliest—ongoing military occupations in the world? In The Iron Cage, Rashid Khalidi, one of the foremost scholars of Middle Eastern history, traces the origins of today’s war through sociopolitical and cultural analysis.

    Drawing on a wealth of experience and scholarship, Khalidi offers crucial historical context of Palestinian attempts to achieve statehood. He tracks how settler colonialists—first the British, then the Israelis—ensnared Palestinians behind the bars of an “iron cage.” This cage bred the conditions for ineffective Palestinian leadership that would ultimately strengthen the bars that confined them.

    Reflective and well-researched, The Iron Cage is an incisive negotiation with the past. Khalidi examines the internal and external failures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries to ground our understanding of the harrowing realities in the region today. Reading this vital chronicle is the first step in disrupting complicity and thinking about the future of the Middle East.

  • Pure Men: A Novel
    $16.99

    A young professor grapples with homophobia in Muslim Senegal in this searching, heart-wrenching novel from the National Book Award–longlisted author of The Most Secret Memory of Men.

    A viral video makes the rounds in Dakar, showing an incensed crowd that gathers to dig up a grave and drag the corpse from holy ground. When Ndéné, a French literature teacher, watches it, he’s surprisingly affected. Who was this man, and what could he have done to deserve such a fate? The answer soon becomes clear: he was a “góor-jigéen,” one of the so-called “men-women,” the shameful label given to homosexuals, cross-dressers, or any man who lives outside the accepted norm.

    Haunted by the video, Ndéné sets out to learn more. With the help of a friend who works in night life, he explores a hidden side of Dakar, away from the rigid Islam of his family and university. Although he feels a certain disgust for homosexuality, he’s moved by the suffering and resilience of the people he meets. But the further he goes, the more he doubts his own identity, threatening to become an object of suspicion and scorn himself.

    A powerful, nuanced portrait of queerness in a conservative society, Pure Men asks the fundamental question of how to find the courage to be true to yourself, whatever the cost.

  • PRE-ORDER: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
    $19.95

    How Europe Underdeveloped Africa is an ambitious masterwork of political economy, detailing the impact of slavery and colonialism on the history of international capitalism. In this classic book, Rodney makes the unflinching case that African maldevelopment is not a natural feature of geography, but a direct product of imperial extraction from the continent, a practice that continues up into the present. Meticulously researched, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa remains an unshakably relevant study of the so-called "great divergence" between Africa and Europe, just as it remains a prescient resource for grasping the the multiplication of global inequality today.

    In this new edition, Angela Davis offers a striking foreword to the book, exploring its lasting contributions to a revolutionary and feminist practice of anti-imperialism.

  • House of Margins
    $28.00

    Serial the podcast meets The Other Black Girl in a haunted house, as young African author disappears after being invited to an exclusive writing residency, and her sister is left only with a true crime podcast to help her uncover the truth about what really happened…

    Anaya Sebeya is missing.

    Before her disappearance, Anaya was a brilliant writer: a rising star. Invited to a prestigious writing residency at Günter Huis, an eerie colonial mansion on the slopes of Devil’s Peak, Anaya was supposed to craft the next great African literary masterpiece—and so were four other young, emerging writers, all competing for the grand prize. But Anaya never made it home.

    When a sensationalized true crime podcast about Anaya emerges, claiming to reveal everything that happened at Günter Huis, her sister Ranewa is both skeptical and furious. But with each surreal episode, Ranewa begins to piece together a truth worse than she ever could have imagined…

    At Günter Huis, Anaya’s nightmares consume her. Time slips away from her. Günter Huis inflicts distorted visions and terrible supernatural visitations, pushing Anaya to tell a story no one dares. But exorcising the house’s endless cycle of evil requires a sacrifice that neither Anaya nor her fellows are ready to make.

    In House of Margins, award-winning Motswana author Tlotlo Tsamaase delivers a mesmerizing story of a young generation facing colonialism’s cultural legacy in Africa.

  • PRE-ORDER: Good Weed Good Women: A Feminist Celebration of Cannabis
    $40.00

    Women and weed--welcome to the revolution!

    Good Weed Good Women is a bold collection of writing and photos celebrating the women who have taken the weed industry by storm, from cannabis entrepreneur and Buy Weed from Women founder Jasmine Mans. The book tells the full story of cannabis and how cannabis is being used both as a symbol and in its many physical forms by women in their journey towards greater mental, financial, sexual, spiritual, political, and societal freedom.

    This book is a loud, feminist gathering of personal narratives, interviews, photos, illustrations, recipes, poetry, and more from many different intersections of the cannabis industry. Good Weed Good Women explores cannabis in relation to everything from spirituality and motherhood to money, race, and the law.

    This beautifully packaged book features a vibrant mix of media, with author Jasmine Mans' voice threaded throughout to unify and cohere the collection. In addition to sharing the stories of other women through interviews and case studies, her personal essays and poetry appear in every chapter.

  • Romare Bearden: Patchwork Quilt (One on One)
    $14.95

    How Bearden’s landmark quilt exemplifies his complex art and rich legacy

    Romare Bearden’s (1911–88) Patchwork Quilt (1970) is a monumental collage that proves the artist’s mastery of his signature medium. Acquired by the Museum of Modern Art the year it was made, the work has become a landmark in Bearden’s career. But his path to creating it, to embracing collage, and to making work that addresses the specifics of Black life in America in ways that are both specific and broadly accessible, was a long one. Bearden’s early career is characterized by broad experimentation with materials and visual styles, as well as major life events that led away from a visual arts practice. In this latest volume of the MoMA One on One series, curator Esther Adler explores Bearden’s search for his artistic voice, illustrated by the breadth of different works in the museum’s collection. A close reading of Patchwork Quilt, its sources and materiality, further emphasize the artist’s unwavering commitment to both his art and community, a combination that has led to his centrality in mid-20th century art.

  • A Splintering
    $17.95

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    A perfect book club read for those who love morally gray women

    In a village in rural Pakistan, Tara is watching and waiting. The smell of dung and dust hangs over her world. She is desperate to leave her petty life in the village and escape the iron grip of her violent, unpredictable brother.

    Marrying a middle-class accountant allows her to escape to the capital, but she soon finds that life as a respectable housewife is not enough. She wants what the rich mothers at her children’s school have. Her desire for wealth and freedom becomes an obsession—one for which she’ll push her marriage and herself to the brink. When her brother comes back into her life, dragging the specter of all she’s escaped, Tara must decide if there are any lines she won’t cross to live the life she deserves.

    Set against a hypnotic, oppressive backdrop of political violence and natural disaster, A Splintering traces the class struggle of a woman stuck between province and metropolis, between motherhood and ambition. Disquieting and utterly gripping, it is an extraordinary achievement by Dur e Aziz Amna, an exploration of a complex and unforgettable character who will risk everything to carve out a life of her own.

  • Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief
    $20.00

    "Groundbreaking . . . Chang's lyrical experiment memorably evokes an individual family's time capsule and an artist's timeless yearning to shape carbon dust into incandescent gem." —NPR

    Now in paperback, from the poet who “resurrects mediums” (The Millions), a collection of literary letters and mementos on the art of remembering across generations.

    For Victoria Chang, memory “isn’t something that blooms, but something that bleeds internally.” It is willed, summoned, and dragged to the surface. The remembrances in this collection of letters are founded in the fragments of stories her mother shared reluctantly and in the silences of her father. They are whittled and sculpted from an archive of family relics: a marriage license, a letter, a visa petition, a photograph. And, just as often, they are built on questions that can no longer be answered.

    Dear Memory is not a transcription but a process of shaping and being shaped, knowing that when a writer dips their pen into history, what emerges is poetry. In letters to family, past teachers, fellow poets, and to the imagination itself, Victoria Chang offers a model for what it looks like to find ourselves in our histories.

  • We've Been Here Before
    $19.99

    For readers of Homegoing and Frying Plantain, a stirring intergenerational saga stretching from the Caribbean to Canada where womanhood and mothering demands what the body wants to forget.

    Woven together with folklore and memory, We've Been Here Before begins with the childhood stories of Lise-Rose, who struggles with speech and coming of age in a community anchored in both West African spirituality and the Catholic Church. Lise-Rose must choose either to follow the ancestral ways of her father, who is spiritually bound to the sea, or her mother, who has rooted herself in Catholicism. The path of her life changes, however, after an encounter with a shape-shifting figure from the village.

    Like Lise-Rose's ancestors, her descendants struggle to honour ancestral knowledge while living on foreign lands. Margaux, Lise-Rose's great-granddaughter, embarks on a new life with her mother in Canada. Facing racism and isolation, they attempt to establish roots in a country that seems both limitless and oppressive.

    Across generations, Sodhi explores how a woman reclaims a connection to her stories and ancestors while forging her own voice.

  • Lighthouse
    $34.99

    In her gripping memoir "Lighthouse," Kia Lee courageously shares her personal journey of falling into an abusive relationship and the challenges she faced. With raw honesty, she reveals the insidious nature of emotional manipulation, gaslighting, and abuse that she endured, often without realizing the full extent of the harm. As the story unfolds, the abuse escalates to physical violence, placing Kia in a perilous and life-threatening situation.

    "Lighthouse" is a powerful account of survival as Kia navigates the complexities of an abusive relationship and finds the strength to break free. Her story serves as a beacon of hope for others who may be experiencing similar situations, shedding light on the realities of domestic abuse and the importance of seeking help. "Lighthouse" is a compelling and timely memoir that sheds light on a pervasive issue and provides a voice for survivors, bringing hope, awareness, and

    understanding to those who may be facing similar challenges.

    Through her memoir, Kia Lee aims to raise awareness about the warning signs of abuse, dispel misconceptions, and provide support to those who may be struggling in similar situations. Her courageous storytelling and unwavering resilience are an inspiration to others, offering a message of empowerment and healing.

  • Cracking the Code
    $39.99

    Bobby McNeil Jr.'s Cracking the Code: 10 Possible Reasons You Didn't Get the Job isn't your average career guide; it's a gripping narrative infused with Bobby's unparalleled insights from over a decade of experience as a highly successful tech recruiter, award winning industry leader, and trusted industry voice & influencer. Buckle up for an amazing ride as Bobby unravels the hidden pitfalls most job seekers overlook. Each chapter is a revelation, blending raw anecdotes, industry wisdom, and data to demystify all misconceived notions around resumes, interviews, networking, social media presence, and more. This book goes beyond just tips & tricks -it's a roadmap reshaping your approach to land that dream tech job or skyrocket your career. "Cracking the Code" isn't a book; it's your blueprint to crack open new possibilities and rewrite your job-seeking narrative.

    What Awaits Within the 'Cracking the Code' Chapters

    In the most straightforward, thoughtful, engaging, yet informative way possible, Cracking the Code: 10 Possible Reasons You Didn't Get the Job will:

    - tap into the psyche of hiring managers and employers

    - explore the most common pitfalls of job seekers in the hiring process

    - offer practical, actionable solutions with guidance for instant application

    - dispel any negative misconceptions for a positive mindset shift

    - provide a candid & honest overview of the recruitment and hiring lifecycle

    - puts you in the driver seat of your interview readiness and preparedness

    Cracking the Code: 10 Possible Reasons You Didn't Get the Job is your secret weapon! Perfect for new grads, career switchers, and anyone on the job hunt, this book is a goldmine. It's not just tech jobs-it's a game-changer that fits any profession. Its timeless wisdom will keep you ahead in the career race for years to come!

  • Champagne Kisses: A Curvy Romance
    $14.99

    Adam Park is a project manager for a Fortune 500 telecommunications company. While he's a family man, coming home for Sunday dinners every week and playing flag football with his four older brothers, he's also a devout bachelor with a strict 15-min cuddling limit. He's not a player though; he always lets his partners know the deal upfront.

    Maya Davis owns It's Personal, a small business specializing in handmade and custom gifts. She spends her evenings binging "The Great British Bake Off", putting her own twist on recipes from her grandmother's cookbook, and having girls' night with her best friends Tiffany and Denise.

    When Adam is tapped as best man for a ritzy NYC wedding, he finds the perfect custom champagne flutes on It's Personal's website. Every time Maya gives an update on the order, Adam can't help but flirt, and a delay with the vendor means Maya must deliver the flutes in person.

    When they meet, sparks fly, but the road ahead is rough. Maya is far from Adam's usual "type", the groom's younger sister has decided now is the perfect time to shoot her shot, and hurtful comments from someone Adam trusts force Maya to face deep-rooted insecurities.

    Can Adam reform his bachelor ways and fight for a real relationship? Can Maya overcome her unresolved trauma and give Adam the benefit of the doubt? Together, they'll discover whether their feelings are more than skin deep.

  • Southern Bastards, Vol. 2: Gridiron
    $9.99

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    Sheriff “Big Bert” Tubb once cleaned up Craw County, Alabama with an iron jaw and a big ol’ stick. But that was 40 years ago. When his son, Earl Tubb, returns home to settle some family business, he finds his daddy’s grave unkempt, the stick he was buried with grown into a gnarled old tree, and Craw County in worse shape than ever. Then that tree gets struck by lightning. And suddenly Earl has a stick of his own. And some questions he’d like answered.
    * The hit new crime series, Southern Bastards, returns for its second volume, as Jason Aaron (Scalped, Thor, Star Wars) and Jason Latour (Wolverine & the X-Men, Loose Ends) pull back the curtain on the dark and seedy history of Craw County and its most famous and feared resident, the high school football coach turned backwoods crime lord, Euless Boss. In a place where only bastards flourish, what does it take to be the biggest, meanest, most powerful bastard of them all? Only Coach Boss knows. But if I was you, I wouldn't ask him.
    * Collects Southern Bastards #5-8.

  • Through the Shadows: A Journey of Faith, Love, and God's Unfailing Presence
    $18.99

    When an ordinary day leads to an unexpected diagnosis, a couple is thrust into a reality they never imagined - a life suddenly redefined by hospital corridors, chemotherapy infusions, and the fragile line between hope and despair.

    Through the Shadows is a deeply personal account of a couple's journey through the daunting terrain of cancer. With raw honesty and a touch of quiet humor, it explores the emotional complexities of illness-fear, pain, moments of connection, and the quiet strength found in simply enduring.

    Poignant and intimate, the book ultimately serves as a testament to the power of faith and the grace that sustains us when we can no longer walk on our own. For anyone navigating life's hardest seasons, Through the Shadows offers a message of hope: that even in our darkest hours, God's love is near and unwavering.

  • Soulful Echoes
    $25.99

    In the small, bayou-whispered town of Opelousas Octavia, a vibrant young women, and Ms.Aladyse, a wise Creole elder, share a deep spiritual connection that transcend time. As they bond, it becomes clear that Octavia is not just a reflection of Ms. Aladyse's past, but perhaps a reincarnation of a soul long cherished. Together, they uncover a profound link that goes beyond coincidence, intertwining their destines in a journey of love, wisdom and spiritual reunions.

  • Shadow Nights Arc I: Into the Shadows
    $13.99

    "Alright, here's the game plan. I go out, stop some petty criminals, take out a gang or two, find the person or people that are kidnapping people, take out all those gross shadow things, and maybe, just maybe, get the world to like me. Yeah. Yeah that sounds like a good plan!"

    Really, I wish I had lesser expectations of myself, but with this city's stupid high crime rate, a string of missing people, and these strange black creatures trying to tear down anything in their path? I feel like I have more than my work cut out for myself. However, I can't just sit down and do nothing with these powers I gained. This place needs a hero and I'm not gonna stop protecting this place till I save everyone. I just hope I can get all of this done before my mother and father ground me into the dirt.

  • Basquiat: Boom for Real
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    Now available in paperback, this exciting book charts Jean-Michel Basquiat's groundbreaking career.

    Basquiat first came to prominence when he collaborated with Al Diaz to spray-paint enigmatic statements under the pseudonym SAMO©. From there he went on to work with others on collages, Xerox art, postcards, performances, and music before establishing his reputation as one of the most important painters of his generation. This book places his collaborations in a wider art historical context and looks at his career through the lens of performance. Six thematic chapters offer compelling research, with essays from poet Christian Campbell on SAMO©; curator Carlo McCormick on New York/New Wave; writer Glenn O'Brien on the downtown scene; academic Jordana Moore Saggese on Basquiat's relationship to film and television; and music scholar Francesco Martinelli on Basquiat's obsession with jazz. This insightful survey also features rare archival material and extensive illustrations, demonstrating how Basquiat's legacy remains more powerful and relevant than ever today.

  • Finding My Way: A Memoir
    $30.00

    How do you rebuild yourself when your whole world changes overnight?

    Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban’s brutal attack on her life, Malala Yousafzai quickly became an international icon known for bravery and resilience. But away from the cameras and crowds, she spent years struggling to find her place in an unfamiliar world. Now, for the first time ever, Malala takes us beyond the headlines in Finding My Way—a vulnerable, surprising memoir that buzzes with authenticity, sharp humor, and tenderness.

    Finding My Way is a story of friendship and first love, of anxiety and self-discovery, of trying to stay true to yourself when everyone wants to tell you who you are. In it, Malala traces her path from high school loner to reckless college student to a young woman at peace with her past. Through candid, often messy moments like nearly failing exams, getting ghosted and meeting the love of her life, Malala reminds us that real role models aren’t perfect—they’re human.

    In this astonishing memoir, Malala reintroduces herself to the world, sharing how she navigated life as someone whose darkest moments threatened to define her—while seeking the freedom to find out who she truly is. Finding My Way is an intimate look at the life of a young woman taking charge of her destiny—and a deeply personal testament to the strength it takes to be unapologetically yourself.

  • In the Blood: Poems
    $18.00

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    A new edition of the first book of poems from the Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Phillips, with a new afterword.

    I am no mystic. I know
    nothing rises that doesn’t
    know how to already.
    In my ears, only the clubbed
    foot of routine, no voices, no

    clatter of dreams: but I saw
    what I saw

    Even in his first book of poems, the deep contradictions in Carl Phillips’s work are already pronounced. Here is a subtle poet, attuned to the simple honesty of everyday speech, and yet steeped in classical allusion. Life here is quiet, yet burning with anger and unavoidable desire. Offering intimate statements of passion and yet retaining a private withholding, these poems take as their primary subject the body―growing, aging, loving―and spirit that fills the flesh.

    When In the Blood was selected for the 1992 Morse Poetry Prize, Carl Phillips was a high-school Latin teacher. Thirty years later, he has written seventeen books of poetry, has received the Pulitzer Prize, and is one of the most prominent voices in contemporary poetry.

  • Eating Ashes: A Novel
    $24.99

    An arrestingly beautiful, award-winning novel about separation, migration, and love left behind.

    Alone and adrift in Barcelona, an unnamed narrator is haunted by the death of her teenage brother, Diego. Diego, the little boy she helped raise in Mexico while their mother struggled to make a living in Spain. Diego, who loved Vampire Weekend and dreamed of becoming a pilot. Diego, who hated Madrid as much as she did.

    Now, his ashes in hand, she must return to Mexico. Plagued by memories, she recounts their young lives leading up to tragedy in blistering detail: the acute loneliness that accompanied their emigration; the siblings’ first separation, when she left for Barcelona to make her own way in the world; her activism against labor abuses, which is threatened by her tumultuous relationship with an entitled lover; and the final, heavyhearted confrontation with her brother. Caught between rage and heartbreak over the loss of Diego, she pieces together a story of alienation, but also of surprising courage and hope.

    Masterfully translated by Megan McDowell, and shot through with flashes of dark humor, Eating Ashes boldly confronts both the intimate and systemic struggles faced by migrants striving to build a life worth living. Already an international sensation across Europe, this novel cements Brenda Navarro as a breathtakingly unique and vital voice in literature.

  • Where the Black Flowers Bloom
    $9.99

    A gripping, richly imagined fantasy set in an alternate ancient African world in which a Black girl finds her power and saves her people from evil, by the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning author of Black Panther: The Young Prince. 

    In the land of Alkebulan, twelve-year-old Asha is an orphan, raised by Madame S, the proprietor of a traveling carnival. When Madame S is attacked by ghoulish creatures, she manages to tell Asha before she dies, “Seek the Underground Kingdom, where the black flowers bloom.”

    Asha doesn’t understand the mysterious words, but they launch her onto a page-turning quest to protect her people and stop an ancient evil. Along the way, she uncovers shocking secrets about the family she never knew and begins to find her place in the world as she discovers her own untapped powers.

  • The Dream & the Hope: The Historic Rise of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Nation's Highest Court
    $19.99

    This powerful biography follows Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s road to the Supreme Court as the first Black woman to be confirmed, for middle grade readers from New York Times bestselling author Garen Thomas and The Washington Post reporter Lori Rozsa. This inspiring story features key childhood moments and all those who influenced and encouraged her along the way.

    Before becoming the first black woman on the Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson was a bright and happy kid with big dreams and determination. Guided by her parents, whose own stories influenced her, and who helped her navigate the obstacles she might face as a Black child, Ketanji’s spirit, drive, and belief in herself blossomed. She was popular in school and excelled in academics, debate, and theater, but it wasn’t always smooth sailing. Over the decades, she’d run up against a backdrop of people and Supreme Court rulings that sometimes opened doors for her . . . and sometimes shut them. By remaining true to herself and fighting for what’s right, Ketanji became an inspiration to children everywhere, accomplishing her lifelong goals and ascending to the nation’s highest court, where she now helps decide the direction of our country.

    From New York Times bestselling author Garen Thomas and Washington Post reporter Lori Rozsa comes this empowering biography that proves that with perseverance, dreams can come true!

  • PRE-ORDER: Midnight, at the War: A Novel
    $30.00

    Inspired by journalists Christiane Amanpour and Sylvia Poggioli, Midnight, at the War is a novel about a reporter chasing the biggest story of her career as she contends with a tense newsroom, a dangerous global conflict, and all the problems she’s running away from at home, by the acclaimed novelist that Megha Majumdar calls “a gem of a writer.”

    Foreign correspondent Rita Das has left New York for the war-torn Middle East, a reassignment she asks for after she learns she is pregnant and is uncertain whether the father is her husband or her lover. As she strives to shed light on the fallouts of the war, Rita finds herself embroiled in her own conflicts with her interpreter and her news editor, her sources and her colleagues. She is unable to accept the loss of her mother and deal with her guilt for not being at her side when she died.

    Fiercely independent and ambitious (and in her journalism, deeply humane), Rita is also in denial about her need for intimate human relationships. As she goes into the field to report on the war, she grapples with the physical and emotional tolls of her pregnant body and a turbulent region where the numbing repetition of war slides suddenly into horror. When her news editor delivers urgent orders for her to return to New York, Rita is faced with a choice about how she wants to live her life as a journalist and a soon-to-be mother.

    Set in the years immediately after 9/11, and drawn from Devi Laskar’s own experience as a government reporter in the 1990s and early aughts, Midnight, at the War is an exploration of love and grief, of moral ambiguity and forgiveness, of modern war and the wars we wage within ourselves.

  • PRE-ORDER: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Gathering in Community
    $18.99

    This volume is the powerful final book by Dr. Martin Luther King and his reflections after a decade of civil rights struggles—part of Dr. King’s archives published exclusively by HarperCollins.

    In 1967 during a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., sought new perspectives while on a respite in Jamaica, where he labored over his final manuscript.

    Here, in this poetic call to change the world, King addresses internal tensions within the movement and external resistance to racial justice, urging unity through collaboration and a shared vision. He emphasizes the importance of driving change, offers guidance on wielding rage constructively, and calls for a commitment to justice, peace, and humanity.

    With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, King’s words will inspire readers to make the important choice between destruction through chaos or peace through community.

  • Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love
    $65.00

    A richly illustrated account tracing the full arc of contemporary painter Suzanne Jackson’s life and multifaceted artistic vision

    First and foremost a painter, Suzanne Jackson has worked for six decades in a dizzying array of genres, including drawing, printmaking, poetry, dance, and theater design. Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love reveals Jackson’s achievements as a leading and influential artist who has been in dialogue with her contemporaries, from Betye Saar and Emory Douglas to Senga Nengudi and Mary Lovelace O’Neal.

    This wide-ranging book illuminates Jackson’s work and its connections to nature, environmentalism, performance, feminism, and Black and Native traditions. It explores the way her innovative hanging acrylic works break the canvas; the role of dance and set design in Jackson’s practice; and her trailblazing Los Angeles art space Gallery 32, which she ran from 1968 to 1970, and which became a focus for a circle of fellow emerging artists. The book also features artist dialogues between Jackson and Nengudi, Saar, Fred Eversley, and Richard Mayhew, as well as a conversation between Jackson and SFMOMA painting conservator Jennifer Hickey.

    Exhibition Schedule
    SFMOMA, San Francisco
    September 27, 2025–March 1, 2026

    Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
    May 14, 2026–August 23, 2026

    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
    September 26, 2026–February 7, 2027

  • Law in Light: Priestesses, Priests, and the Revitalization of Akan Spirituality in the United States and Ghana
    $29.95

    Law in Light is a groundbreaking book on the resurgence and transformation of Akan path spiritual communities in the United States and Ghana. Drawing on extensive collaborative ethnographic research, the book offers powerful portraits of priestesses, priests, and others on their spiritual journeys, in their ancestral reconnections, and in their everyday lives. The book spotlights a queen mother, shrine elders, priests, and priestesses of a prominent shrine house in Maryland, as well as leaders at a legendary Asuo Gyebi source shrine in Ghana. In exploring worlds of healing, empowerment, and justice, Lauren Coyle Rosen argues for the importance of two novel theoretical concepts, which she calls copresent jurisdictions and constellations of subjectivity. The book urges a broader retheorization of alternative spiritual orders within contemporary theopolitical, cosmopolitical, and postjuristocratic debates.

  • The South: A Novel
    $18.00

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    Long-listed for the Booker Prize

    A radiant, intimate novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer―about family, desire, and what we inherit.

    When his grandfather dies, Jay travels south with his family to the property they’ve inherited, a once-flourishing farm that has fallen into disrepair. The trees are diseased, the fields parched from months of drought.

    Jay’s father, Jack, sends him out to work the land, or whatever land is left. Over the course of these hot, dense days, Jay finds himself drawn to Chuan, the son of the farm’s manager, different from him in every way except for one.

    Out in the fields, and on the streets into town, the charge between the boys intensifies. Inside the house, the other family members begin to confront their own secrets and regrets. Jack is a professor at a struggling local college whose failures might have begun when he married his student, Sui Ching. Sui Ching does her best to keep the family together, though she too wonders what her life could have been. And Fong, the manager, refuses to look at what is: at Chuan, at the land, at the global forces that threaten to render his whole life obsolete.

    At once sweeping and compressed, Tash Aw’s The South is a family novel of change and desire―a story of what happens when public and private lives collide, told with uncommon grace and beauty.

  • Camille's Lakou: A Novel (Global Black Writers in Translation)
    $22.95

    Camille has worked her way up from the Guadeluopean lakou where she was born and raised to the heights of Orlando, where she is a successful motivational speaker. Her assistant, Evelyn, is struggling as a single mother, especially since she has been keeping the existence of her son a secret from her family in Jamaica. As Camille relates the story of her life to Evelyn, she urges Evelyn to see her difficult life as one of great fortune—“My girl, a woman falls, but she never despairs”—and to fully share her joys and successes with her loved ones.

    Camille’s Lakou tells the story of Camille, a young Caribbean girl living with her single‑parent mother in a 1960s urbanized zone at the edge of Pointe‑à‑Pitre, Guadeloupe, following her through her adult life as a Caribbean migrant in Florida. Author Marie Léticée explores neocolonial culture clash and identity conflict themes that will be familiar to readers of the Francophone Caribbean coming‑of‑age novel and its revisions by women writers such as Capécia, Lacrosil, Manicom, Schwarz‑Bart, Condé, Pineau, and others. Léticée makes it her own by fleshing out a time and place not well‑represented in Guadeloupean literature. While previous bildungsromane from the writers mentioned here typically focus on rural peasant or urban bourgeois settings, Camille’s Lakou shifts location to an impoverished urban environment. “Lakou” is translated as “courtyard” or, more colloquially, “yard.” The author explores the culture and politics of lakou society while raising the issue of how this social dynamic is transformed through the impact of globalization and dispersal into a diasporic experience outside the island milieu of Camille’s childhood.

    In a collaborative translation effort between the author and Kevin Meehan, Camille’s Lakou will bring the realities and joys of Léticée’s Guadeloupe to an English audience for the first time.

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