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Featured: Black Interest

The Darkest Hearts

Trap music, human trafficking, malt liquor, and the tyranny of President Trump collide in the fifth installment of Nelson George’s D Hunter mystery series.

*Please note, if you’re using Nelson’s friends and family discount code, the discount applies to paperback books only.

Black History Digit

In celebration of the release of Black History Month, our Black History Digit includes excerpts from our two February Releases—Nowhere Is a Place by Bernice L. McFadden and The Gospel According to Cane by Courttia Newland—along with Chris Abani’s Becoming Abigail and Kola Boof’s The Sexy Part of the Bible.

Caribbean Debuts Digit

The free Caribbean Debuts Digit features excerpts from four great debut works of fiction in our catalog: Drifting by Katia D. Ulysse, The Night of the Rambler by Montague Kobbé, The Roving Tree by Elsie Augustave (Haiti), and John Crow’s Devil by Marlon James.

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Upcoming Events

Carol Mitchell — Politics & Prose, Union Market (Washington, DC)

11/12/26, 7:00pm

Carol Mitchell presents A Good Haunting, in conversation with Lisa Page.

Sam and Joe Eichner — WORD Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY)

11/12/26, 7:00pm

Sam and Joe Eichner present Our Greatest Work, in conversation with Toler Wolfe.

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