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Politics and Prose Black History Month Picks

In celebration of Black History Month, we’ve gathered below a broad sampling of books by Black authors — from classic...

Bookseller pick
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
New release
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Good Dirt
Charmaine Wilkerson
New release
Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
Harlem Rhapsody
Victoria Christopher Murray
Bookseller pick
James by Percival Everett
James
Percival Everett
Bookseller pick
Ours by Phillip B. Williams
Ours
Phillip B. Williams
The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis
The Unsettled
Ayana Mathis
New release
Let Us March On by Shara Moon
Let Us March On
Shara Moon
Blues in Stereo by Langston Hughes
Blues in Stereo
Langston Hughes
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
New Prize for These Eyes by Juan Williams
New Prize for These Eyes
Juan Williams
Gather Me by Glory Edim
Gather Me
Glory Edim
On sale
Medgar and Myrlie by Joy-Ann Reid
Medgar and Myrlie
Joy-Ann Reid
New release
Black in Blues by Imani Perry
Black in Blues
Imani Perry
New release
Calling In by Loretta J Ross
Calling In
Loretta J Ross
On sale
Make Me Rain by Nikki Giovanni
Make Me Rain
Nikki Giovanni
New release
Pure Innocent Fun by Ira Madison, III
Pure Innocent Fun
Ira Madison, III
In Open Contempt by Irvin Weathersby Jr.
In Open Contempt
Irvin Weathersby Jr.
New release
I Lived to Tell the Story by Tamika D. Mallory
I Lived to Tell the Story
Tamika D. Mallory
Coming soon
Black Panther Woman by Mary Frances Phillips
Black Panther Woman
Mary Frances Phillips
Bookseller pick
Will's Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Will's Race for Home
Jewell Parker Rhodes
On sale
One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome
One Big Open Sky
Lesa Cline-Ransome
The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson
The Color of a Lie
Kim Johnson
Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBride
Onyx & Beyond
Amber McBride
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