African American & Black

The third book in this major series: FUTURE HERO - featuring high-octane adventure, perfect for fans of Black Panther! Destiny is Near... The land of Jarell's ancestors, is still not safe, and he must return...

'Full of subtle poignancy ... each story is a trenchant exploration of race and class, vividly conveying the tension between social codes of masculinity and the vulnerable, volatile self' New Yorker A National Book Award Finalist 'Comfort' has been...

From award-winning author Sophfronia Scott comes the story of one young woman's bold journey to reclaim her birthright and carve out her own place in a world that tells her she doesn't belong. Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana...

A 2022 PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTLONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE'A once-in-a-lifetime work of literature, the kind that changes your understanding of the world' Yara Rodriguez Fowler, Guardian 'Astonishingly rich in character and incident, filled...

'Original, clever, insightful and packs a hell of a feminist punch. I loved it' Joanne Harris'A revelation and a revolution' Kasim AliWith words come power. But do you speak out or shut up? Everywhere Sara Javed goes - online or outside - everyone is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250881809Author Sofia SamatarFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHOR'S CLUB FIRST NOVEL AWARD, THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE and THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARD'A new classic' SARA COLLINS, author of THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON'Impassioned. Lyrical and affecting' GUARDIAN_____________Brixton...

A lyrical, lush, evocative story about a fractured Jamaican family and a daughter determined to reclaim her home. When Pearline receives grave news about her ailing father, she abruptly leaves Brooklyn for her childhood home in Jamaica. But Pearline...

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS' WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016***'LUMINOUS' Guardian'STUNNING' New York Times'EXCEPTIONAL' Uzo Aduba (Orange Is The New Black)Ephram Jennings has never forgotten the beautiful girl with the long braids running through the...

'This is Mike Phillips's best novel, brutal and caring, totally authentic' The Times Sent from London to New York to bring a dying friend's message to his daughter, Mary, Sam Dean arrives in Queens, steeped in a mesh...

Darlene, once an exemplary wife and a loving mother, finds herself devastated by the unforeseen death of her husband. Unable to cope with her grief, she turns to drugs. Unbeknownst to her eleven-year-old son Eddie, Darlene has been lured away to a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743264495Author Charles JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint ScribnerPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 229gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

From the author of 'The Underground Railroad', Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and Longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. 'John Henry Days' is a novel of extraordinary scope and mythic power. It established Colson...

Edited by Hollis Robbins and Henry Louis Gates, Jr; this collection comprises work from forty-nine writers arranged into sections of memoir, poetry and essays on feminism, education and the legacy of black women writers. Many of these pieces engage with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946963079Author Nella LarsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Albatross PublishersPublisher Albatross PublishersWeight(grams) 132gDimensions(mm)...

Golden Hill and The Alienist meet Gangs of New York in this sweeping historical crime drama set in 18th century New York.New York, 1799. Justy Flanagan returns to his native city after five years in Ireland fighting the English. Bloodied and battered,...

Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka’s debut novel tells the story of a group of friends facing political corruption and cultural uncertainty in post-independence Nigeria. Friends since high school, Egbo, Bandele, Sagoe, Sekoni and Kola have returned to Lagos...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984823755Author Terry McMillanFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061450174Author Dr Richard WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915643629Author Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu BandaFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Legend Press LtdPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 500g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870679858Author Donald GoinesFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Holloway House Publishing,U.S.Publisher Melrose Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 103g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683969396Author Mark DooxFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Diplomatic history explores the management of relations between nation-states by the process of negotiations. From the diplomacy of the American Revolution, the diplomatic origins of the Great War and its aftermath, Versailles, and the personal summitry...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction 2017 and Arthur C. Clarke Award 2017 and Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize 2017 and National Book Award 2016 and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593199107Author Nekesa AfiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

A BRAND NEW KING OLIVER NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF DOWN THE RIVER UNTO THE SEAJoe King Oliver is entangled in a dangerous case when he's asked to investigate whether a white nationalist is being unjustly set up...When friend of the family and...

Behind the scenes of television production journalist-turned-investigator, Sam Dean, discovers greed, ugliness and murder. When a TV producer offers journalist Sam Dean the job of tracking down a suspect in the brutal murder of a young woman...

A NEW EDITION OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL'Remarkable' Sunday Times'Ms. Mathis has a gift for imbuing her characters' stories with an epic dimension that recalls Toni Morrison's writing' New York Times'Vibrant and compassionate . . . a work of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645565062Author K'wanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Urban BooksPublisher Kensington Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957913100Author Pamela R HaynesFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Hear Our Voice LLCPublisher Hear Our Voice LLCWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

A visceral reimagining of 1780s London, showcasing the untold stories of African-American soldiers grappling with their post-war freedom 'Remarkable' David DabydeenIn the years just after the American revolution, London was the unlikely refuge for...

'All eight men and all eight stories stand as beautifully, pitifully, terribly true... This is fine, sound, good, honorable writing rich with insight and understanding, even when occasionally twisted by sorrow' New York TimesHunted by the police for a...

From multi-award-winning author and film director Neil Jordan comes a thrilling reimagining of a turning point in Irish, American and European history. 'A masterwork from one of the most inventive artists of our day' John Banville 'A writer of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914059971Author Mark HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

When four armed policemen turn up at Easy Rawlins's door, he thinks he's in trouble. He is. They want him to find Rosemary Goldsmith, the daughter of a millionaire arms dealer. And Easy can't afford to say no. The LAPD think she's with Bob Mantle, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578279299Author Jacque AyeFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Jacque AyePublisher Jacque AyeWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601620897Author AshleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Urban BooksPublisher Kensington Publishing

Nonso, Remi, Aisha, and Solape forge an unbreakable bond at a Nigerian boarding school, where we meet them for the first time in the middle of a riot. The uprising triggers a chain of unforeseen events, forever altering their lives. Through a set of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496738752Author Briana ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781335090416Author Daniel BlackFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Hanover Square PressPublisher Hanover Square PressWeight(grams) 454g