Tales of the Out & the Gone
Controversial literary legend Amiri Baraka’s new short story collection—an Essence Magazine best-seller—will shock and awe.
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The Angel at the Gates
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The Royal We
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A Million Aunties
American-born artist Chris is forced to reconsider his conception of family during a visit to his mother’s Caribbean homeland.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
In the early 1970s, César Alvarez enlists in the navy to escape a life of crime; while the decision saves him from the streets, it also lands him amid volatile racial tensions at a crucial moment in US history.
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Upcoming Events
Roddy Bottum — Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing (Beaverton, OR)
10/19/26, 7:00pm
Roddy Bottum presents The Royal We, in conversation with Sam Miller.
Making Music — Grimey’s Records (Nashville, TN)
10/29/26, 4:00pm
Presenting Making Music, contributors TBD.
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