Black History Month

Updated September 11, 2024
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In every mirror she's Black : a novel
Akinmade-Akerström, Lola
Paper Book
'A sharply written story with messy, deeply moving characters' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'I was captivated by the writing from page one... Powerful' Lizzie Damilola Blackburn 'The story of Kemi, Muna and Brittany-Rae - Black women hoping to start anew in a...
An American marriage : a novel
Jones, Tayari
Paper Book
  * Tayari Jones's brand new novel, KIN, is available to pre-order now! Out March 2026 * One of the New York Times's '100 Best Books of the 21st Century' 'A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.' Barack Obama<...
Barracoon : the story of the last "black cargo"
Hurston, Zora Neale
Ebook
Abducted from Africa, sold in America. A major literary event: a newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a foreword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker. This account illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery...
Queenie : a novel
Carty-Williams, Candice
Paper Book
Pre-order QUEENIE IS WORKING ON IT, the brand new book from Candice Carty-Williams, now NOW WITH EXCLUSIVE QUEENIE IS WORKING ON IT EXTRACT! THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK...
Heads of the colored people : stories
Thompson-Spires, Nafissa
Paper Book
A satirical and daring collection of short stories exploring black life from one of America's rising stars. 'Makes you shake your head in delight... Her stories feel simultaneously like the poke of a stick and a comforting balm; a smack followed by a kiss. I'm so into it' Bim...
An American marriage
Jones, Tayari
Paper Book
  * Tayari Jones's brand new novel, KIN, is available to pre-order now! Out March 2026 * One of the New York Times's '100 Best Books of the 21st Century' 'A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.' Barack Obama<...
An American marriage : a novel
Jones, Tayari
Paper Book
  * Tayari Jones's brand new novel, KIN, is available to pre-order now! Out March 2026 * One of the New York Times's '100 Best Books of the 21st Century' 'A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.' Barack Obama<...

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