New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Tatu)
This limited-edition nine-piece box set, an African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) project, features the work of new African poets.
Virgin Islands Noir
Toulouse Noir (France)
Day One: 2024 Was 1984 FAFO
Stranded in the Future
Natasha Howard Limited Edition Preorder Package
Exclusive Tape Op Preorder
Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
Creatures of Passage
With echoes of Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Yejidé’s novel explores a forgotten quadrant of Washington, DC, and the ghosts that haunt it.
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Among the Bloodpeople: Politics & Flesh
Concerns with human rights, political oppression, sexuality, race, and Jamaican culture thematically connect these essays.
Upcoming Events
Robyn Hitchcock — Exile in Bookville (Chicago, IL)
8/30/26, 5:00pm
Robyn Hitchcock presents Stranded in the Future, in conversation with Lior Phillips.
David Duchovny — Bookends Bookstore (Ridgewood, NJ)
9/9/26, 6:00pm
David Duchovny presents About Time.
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Exclusive Chuck D Preorder
Now available for preorder: the latest “naphic grovel” by rap legend Chuck D
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Exclusive David Duchovny Preorder Package
The new paperback edition of David Duchovny’s debut poetry collection, About Time, is now available for preorder.
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Ani DiFranco Preorder Package and Other Special Offers
Check out these exclusive limited edition packages by Ani DiFranco, Kenny Stills, Steve Schirripa, Jesse Malin, Rick Fröberg, and more.
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Exclusive Natasha Howard Preorder Package
Our exclusive preorder package for Natasha Howard’s new WNBA memoir is now available for preorder
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Exclusive Gina Gershon Preorder Package
Gina Gershon’s preorder package for her new memoir AlphaPussy is now available!
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