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Featured: Black Interest

A Tall History of Sugar

A haunting, epic Caribbean love story, reminiscent of García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera.

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African: A Children’s Picture Book

A beautiful children’s picture book featuring the lyrics of Peter Tosh’s global classic celebrating children of African descent.

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False Idols: A Reluctant King Novel

When the patriarch Chancellor King gets dethroned, the “Monarchy” of New York City’s Five Points falls into disarray, giving way to a bloody battle for the crown.

*While supplies last, books ordered through the website will include a bookplate SIGNED by K’wan!

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Edwidge Danticat — Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (Brooklyn, NY)

8/2/25, 5:30pm

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8/2/25, 11:00am

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