African American & Black

Stunningly-designed new editions of Toni Morrison's best-known novels, published by Vintage Classics in celebration of her life and work.WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, AUTHOR OF QUEENIEPecola Breedlove longs for blond hair and blue...

The Wolsey's of Suffolk date to Anglo-Saxon times. The earliest notice of a Wolsey as inhabitant of Ipswich is Thomas Wolsey's father, Robert. He was a successful small businessman and married a Joan Daundy. Thomas was probably born in 1471 in an Inn and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789361179Imprint Rockschool LtdPublisher Rockschool Ltd

"A gripping novel about power, money, and secrets." -Mindy KalingA daughter's investigation into her family history threatens to destroy their legacy in a gripping novel about power, money, and secrets by the author of Token Black Girl.On their Martha's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946336019Author Kim Cash TateFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint Faith/Love PressPublisher Faith/Love PressWeight(grams) 490gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

This little book on Doing Your Best is the next instalment of an exciting new series exploring big topics with young children in a way that feels good. Using carefully chosen words and phrases, such as 'aim high' and 'teamwork', it creates a special...

How does Google support organizations in their transformation to digital marketing? How does the International Food Waste Coalition influence more sustainable behaviour? How did a producer of Thai herbal toothpaste amend their marketing mix to...

In 1966 in Pulaski, Tennessee, Bocephus Haynes watched in horror as his father was brutally murdered by ten local members of the Ku Klux Klan. As an African American lawyer practicing in the birthplace of the Klan years later, Bo has spent his life...

In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, an Egyptian American woman and a man from the village of Shobrakheit meet at a cafe in Cairo. He was a photographer of the revolution, but now finds himself unemployed and addicted to cocaine, living in a rooftop...

Don't miss the new laugh-out-loud novel from Andi Osho, the bestselling author of Asking for a Friend! 'Andi Osho brings lots of laughs to this heartfelt romcom.' Woman's Weekly 'Another wildly entertaining novel from the much-loved...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781622866298Author AshleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Urban BooksPublisher Kensington Publishing

Everybody got a story, everybody got a taleQuestion is: Is it despair or prevail?'Outstanding' New York Times Book Review'Sidik Fofana has an acute ear and a perfect eye' Lorrie Moore, author of Bark'Every once in a while a new writer comes along and...

A moving love story inspired by a true story and perfect for fans of The Help In a time of hate, would you stand up for love? Shalerville, Kentucky, 1939. A world where black maids and handymen are trusted to raise white children and tend to white...

One fateful encounter upends the lives of two women in this tense domestic thriller, a modern spin on Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train that flips the script on race and gender politics. "I'm a big believer that women should help each other,...

Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one of Hollywood’s most prolific but woefully underappreciated stars—and the first Black person ever to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in the critically...

This fun, anarchic series revolves around a boy called Max and his mission to make the world a better place. In each book in the series Max tries to save the planet through positive direct action, with hilarious results but real heart too. Unfortunately,...

An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller. New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde brings heartwarming authenticity to the story of two strangers who find that kindness is a powerful antidote to fear. Raymond Jaffe feels...

'Amazing' Reese Witherspoon'Heart-rending' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'Luminous and moving!' Kate Quinn'Unforgettable' Kristen HarmelThe heartbreaking and completely unputdownable instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick about the...

From innovative bestselling novelist Walter Mosley comes the return of the beloved Leonid McGill detective series featuring a morally ambiguous P.I. who solves crimes and whose victims are society's most downtrodden.Leonid McGill's spent a lifetime...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Book Awards 1953.Book InformationISBN 9780679601395Author Ralph EllisonFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

'Marvellous.' Daily Mail'A stunning achievement.' Sunday Times, BOOK OF THE MONTH'A gripping novel with a difference.' Psychologies'Immersive and immensely powerful.' Guardian'A haunting read but a quite brilliant one.' Independent i'Intense, brutal and...

'AN UTTERLY ORIGINAL AND BRILLIANT STORY' REESE WITHERSPOON Perfect for fans of Louise Hare and Elizabeth Gilbert, On the Rooftop is a stunning story of ambition and sisterhood, dancing to the rhythm of Jazz Era San Francisco Longlisted for...

Rudolf Maier, a young microbiologist working on a plague vaccine, is summoned to Moscow to deliver a progress report to his superiors. Inadvertently, he carries the virus with him from the lab. When his illness is discovered, the state machinery turns...

From the bestselling author of What the Wind Knows and From Sand and Ash comes a powerful love story about a musical duo who put everything on the line to be together. New York, 1960: For Benny Lament, music is his entire life. With his father's deep...

*A Book of the Month Club Pick*NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK IN ESSENCE MAGAZINE, THE MILLIONS AND BOOKISH"Don't Cry for Me is a perfect song."-Jesmyn WardA Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his deathbed in this wise...

'The best thing to happen to mystery writing in a very long time' NEW YORK TIMES Isaiah Quintabe's first love, Grace, has been kidnapped by maniacal hitman Skip Hanson, who is determined to punish Isaiah for sending him to prison.With Grace's safety at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063037045Author Tamron HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953932044Author Chiatulah AmekeFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint April Gloaming PublishingPublisher April Gloaming PublishingWeight(grams)...

The joyously funny, heartwarming and uplifting novel of two women swapping their lives for a month, from No. 1 bestseller Jane Green 'Compelling, funny, like sitting down with a good friend who is telling you a story' 5***** Reader Review 'One of the...

'Reinvents the particulars of slavery in America with a comic rage ... The book explodes. Reed's special grace is anger ... a muscular, luminous prose' The New York Times'It always was, and will always be the most fearlessly original, most viciously...

‘Brinkley’s sentences are daggers’ Raven Leilani, author of Luster ‘A dazzling collection by a masterful storyteller’ Yiyun Li, author of The Book of Goose ‘Read everything this man writes, and regard the world anew’ Justin Torres,...

*****PRE-ORDER THE NEW KELLYE GARRETT NOVEL, MISSING WHITE WOMAN, COMING IN 2024***** 'Stand-out' Caz Frear 'Captivating' Samantha Downing 'Razor-sharp' Laura Lippman 'Riveting' Liv Constantine 'Sharp and sassy' Heat**Winner of a Lefty Award for Best...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ALA Notable Books (Fiction) 2022. Commended for Kirkus Prize (Fiction) 2021. Short-listed for National Book Awards (Fiction) 2021.Book InformationISBN...

Told with wit, charm and heart, this debut novel set in small-town Indiana from the 1960s to the present day will appeal to anyone who loved The Help or Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.Pull up a chair at Big Earl's diner and meet the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982841426Author Intelligent AllahFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Wahida Clark Presents Publishing, LLCPublisher Wahida Clark Presents Publishing,...

One of The Observer's fiction picks for 2022 and winner of a PEN Heim award.To deter me, my uncle spoke to me about roots. A line of argument that I found absurd. Even plants are intelligent enough to grow around stones, seeking the best soil for their...

We thought we'd seen the last of Easy Rawlins at the end of BLONDE FAITH. But it takes more than an oncoming car to stop LA's finest PI.As Easy wakes from his coma, the last thing he needs is an investigation. But a friend's son is in trouble and old...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814255803Author Dawn KeetleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressWeight(grams)...

Two children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a secret.1907: Twelve-year-old Celestine spends most of his time locked in an attic room of a large house by the sea. Taken from his homeland and treated as an unpaid servant, he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914198007Author Julietta SinghFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt Books