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2023 Celebration of Black History Month!

So many amazing authors and so many amazing books... this list just scratches the surface.

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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) Cover Image

The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) (Paperback)

By N. K. Jemisin
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316229296
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Published: Orbit - August 4th, 2015
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth #2) Cover Image

The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth #2) (Paperback)

By N. K. Jemisin
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316229265
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Published: Orbit - August 16th, 2016
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth #3) Cover Image

The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth #3) (Paperback)

By N. K. Jemisin
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316229241
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Published: Orbit - August 15th, 2017
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Parable of the Sower (Paperback)

By Octavia E. Butler
$16.99
ISBN: 9781538732182
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - April 30th, 2019
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Kindred (Paperback)

By Octavia E. Butler
$16.00
ISBN: 9780807083697
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Published: Beacon Press - February 1st, 2004
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Parable of the Talents (Paperback)

By Octavia E. Butler
$17.99
ISBN: 9781538732199
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - August 20th, 2019
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Fledgling (Paperback)

By Octavia E. Butler
$16.99
ISBN: 9781538724583
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - November 1st, 2022
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel (Paperback)

By Zora Neale Hurston
$17.99
ISBN: 9780060838676
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Published: Amistad - March 19th, 2013
A Brief History of Seven Killings: A Novel Cover Image

A Brief History of Seven Killings: A Novel (Paperback)

By Marlon James
$18.00
ISBN: 9781594633942
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Published: Riverhead Books - September 8th, 2015
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1) Cover Image

Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1) (Paperback)

By Marlon James
$18.00
ISBN: 9780735220188
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Published: Riverhead Books - February 4th, 2020
Moon Witch, Spider King (The Dark Star Trilogy #2) Cover Image

Moon Witch, Spider King (The Dark Star Trilogy #2) (Paperback)

By Marlon James
$18.00
ISBN: 9780735220218
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Published: Riverhead Books - February 14th, 2023
Harlem Shuffle: A Novel Cover Image

Harlem Shuffle: A Novel (Paperback)

By Colson Whitehead
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525567271
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Published: Anchor - August 9th, 2022
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Crook Manifesto: A Novel Cover Image

Crook Manifesto: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Colson Whitehead
$29.00
ISBN: 9780385545150
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Published: Doubleday - July 18th, 2023
The Nickel Boys: A Novel Cover Image

The Nickel Boys: A Novel (Paperback)

By Colson Whitehead
$16.00
ISBN: 9780345804341
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Published: Anchor - June 30th, 2020
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The Underground Railroad: A Novel (Paperback)

By Colson Whitehead
$16.95
ISBN: 9780345804327
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Published: Anchor - January 30th, 2018
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Zone One (Paperback)

By Colson Whitehead
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307455178
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Published: Anchor - July 10th, 2012
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Beloved (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By Toni Morrison
$17.00
ISBN: 9781400033416
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Published: Vintage - June 8th, 2004
The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) Cover Image

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By Toni Morrison
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307278449
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Published: Vintage - May 8th, 2007
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Recitatif: A Story (Hardcover)

By Toni Morrison, Zadie Smith (Introduction by)
$16.00
ISBN: 9780593315033
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Published: Knopf - February 1st, 2022
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Song of Solomon (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By Toni Morrison
$17.00
ISBN: 9781400033423
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Published: Vintage - June 8th, 2004
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Drunk on Love (Paperback)

By Jasmine Guillory
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593100882
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Published: Berkley - September 20th, 2022
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Royal Holiday (Paperback)

By Jasmine Guillory
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593099049
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Published: Berkley - October 13th, 2020
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By the Book-A Meant To Be Novel (Paperback)

By Jasmine Guillory
$15.99
ISBN: 9781368053389
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Published: Hyperion Avenue - May 3rd, 2022
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While We Were Dating (Paperback)

By Jasmine Guillory
$16.00
ISBN: 9780593100851
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Published: Berkley - July 13th, 2021
Bluebird, Bluebird (A Highway 59 Novel #1) Cover Image

Bluebird, Bluebird (A Highway 59 Novel #1) (Paperback)

By Attica Locke
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316363273
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Published: Mulholland Books - August 28th, 2018
Heaven, My Home (A Highway 59 Novel #2) Cover Image

Heaven, My Home (A Highway 59 Novel #2) (Paperback)

By Attica Locke
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316363396
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Published: Mulholland Books - August 25th, 2020
Blacktop Wasteland: A Novel Cover Image

Blacktop Wasteland: A Novel (Paperback)

By S. A. Cosby
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250252692
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Published: Flatiron Books - June 1st, 2021
Razorblade Tears: A Novel Cover Image

Razorblade Tears: A Novel (Paperback)

By S. A. Cosby
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250252715
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Published: Flatiron Books - April 5th, 2022
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All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel Cover Image

All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel (Hardcover)

By S. A. Cosby
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250831910
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Published: Flatiron Books - June 6th, 2023
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The Rhythm of Time (Hardcover)

By Questlove, S. A. Cosby
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593354063
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - April 18th, 2023
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Between the World and Me (Hardcover)

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
$26.00
ISBN: 9780812993547
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Published: One World - July 14th, 2015
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 Cover Image

Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 (Paperback)

By Ta-Nehisi Coates (Text by), Brian Stelfreeze (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781302900533
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Published: Marvel - September 13th, 2016
The Water Dancer: A Novel Cover Image

The Water Dancer: A Novel (Paperback)

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
$18.00
ISBN: 9780399590610
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Published: One World - November 17th, 2020
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Cover Image

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy (Paperback)

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
$18.00
ISBN: 9780399590573
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Published: One World - October 30th, 2018
How to Be a (Young) Antiracist Cover Image

How to Be a (Young) Antiracist (Hardcover)

By Ibram X. Kendi, Nic Stone
$19.99
ISBN: 9780593461600
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Published: Kokila - January 31st, 2023
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How to Be an Antiracist (Paperback)

By Ibram X. Kendi
$18.99
ISBN: 9780525509301
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Published: One World - January 31st, 2023
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316453691
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 10th, 2020
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Cover Image

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Paperback)

By Ibram X. Kendi
$19.99
ISBN: 9781568585987
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Published: Bold Type Books - August 15th, 2017
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You Cover Image

Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul (Adapted by), Rachelle Baker (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780316167581
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 11th, 2021
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 Cover Image

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 (Paperback)

By Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain
$20.00
ISBN: 9780593449349
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Published: One World - February 1st, 2022
Antiracist Baby Board Book Cover Image

Antiracist Baby Board Book (Board book)

By Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593110416
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Published: Kokila - June 16th, 2020
How to Raise an Antiracist Cover Image

How to Raise an Antiracist (Hardcover)

By Ibram X. Kendi
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593242537
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Published: One World - June 14th, 2022
Goodnight Racism Cover Image

Goodnight Racism (Hardcover)

By Ibram X. Kendi, Cbabi Bayoc (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593110515
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Published: Kokila - June 14th, 2022
How to Be an Antiracist Cover Image

How to Be an Antiracist (Paperback)

By Ibram X. Kendi
$18.99
ISBN: 9780525509301
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Published: One World - January 31st, 2023
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The Making of Butterflies (Board book)

By Zora Neale Hurston, Kah Yangni (Illustrator), Ibram X. Kendi
$9.99
ISBN: 9780063111585
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Published: Amistad Books for Young Readers - March 7th, 2023
Magnolia Flower Cover Image

Magnolia Flower (Hardcover)

By Zora Neale Hurston, Loveis Wise (Illustrator), Ibram X. Kendi
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063098312
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Published: Amistad Books for Young Readers - September 6th, 2022
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake Cover Image

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake (Paperback)

By Tiya Miles
$18.99
ISBN: 9781984855015
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - February 1st, 2022
Trailblazing Black Women of Washington State (American Heritage) Cover Image

Trailblazing Black Women of Washington State (American Heritage) (Paperback)

By Marilyn Morgan
$21.99
ISBN: 9781467150422
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Published: History Press - July 4th, 2022
The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) Cover Image

The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By James Baldwin
$14.00
ISBN: 9780679744726
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Published: Vintage - December 1st, 1992
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption Cover Image

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (Paperback)

By Bryan Stevenson
$18.00
ISBN: 9780812984965
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Published: One World - August 18th, 2015
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice Cover Image

Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice (Paperback)

By Bryan Stevenson
$10.99
ISBN: 9780525580065
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Published: Ember - September 10th, 2019
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Cover Image

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Paperback)

By Isabel Wilkerson
$20.00
ISBN: 9780593230275
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - February 14th, 2023
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Cover Image

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)

By Isabel Wilkerson
$32.00
ISBN: 9780593230251
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Published: Random House - August 4th, 2020
Homegoing Cover Image

Homegoing (Paperback)

By Yaa Gyasi
$16.95
ISBN: 9781101971062
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Published: Vintage - May 2nd, 2017
Transcendent Kingdom: A novel Cover Image

Transcendent Kingdom: A novel (Paperback)

By Yaa Gyasi
$16.00
ISBN: 9781984899767
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Published: Vintage - July 6th, 2021
The Salt Fields: A Novella Cover Image

The Salt Fields: A Novella (Paperback)

By Stacy D. Flood
$15.00
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ISBN: 9781941360491
Published: Lanternfish Press - March 9th, 2021
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Detectives #7) Cover Image

Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Detectives #7) (Paperback)

By Chester Himes
$16.00
ISBN: 9780394759999
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Published: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard - November 28th, 1988
Pimp: The Story of My Life Cover Image

Pimp: The Story of My Life (Paperback)

By Iceberg Slim
$16.99
ISBN: 9781451617139
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Published: Cash Money Content - May 10th, 2011
Devil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition): An Easy Rawlins Novel (Easy Rawlins Mystery #1) Cover Image

Devil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition): An Easy Rawlins Novel (Easy Rawlins Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Walter Mosley
$17.00
ISBN: 9781982150341
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Published: Washington Square Press - October 6th, 2020
A Red Death: An Easy Rawlins Novel (Easy Rawlins Mystery #2) Cover Image

A Red Death: An Easy Rawlins Novel (Easy Rawlins Mystery #2) (Paperback)

By Walter Mosley
$19.99
ISBN: 9780743451765
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Published: Washington Square Press - October 1st, 2002
Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems Cover Image

Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems (Paperback)

By Ntozake Shange
$17.99
ISBN: 9781501169946
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Published: Simon & Schuster - May 24th, 2022
Inciting Joy: Essays Cover Image

Inciting Joy: Essays (Hardcover)

By Ross Gay
$27.00
ISBN: 9781643753041
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Published: Algonquin Books - October 25th, 2022
The Book of Delights: Essays Cover Image

The Book of Delights: Essays (Paperback)

By Ross Gay
$17.99
ISBN: 9781643753287
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Published: Algonquin Books - August 16th, 2022
Call Us What We Carry: Poems Cover Image

Call Us What We Carry: Poems (Hardcover)

By Amanda Gorman
$24.99
ISBN: 9780593465066
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Published: Viking Books - December 7th, 2021
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem Cover Image

Change Sings: A Children's Anthem (Hardcover)

By Amanda Gorman, Loren Long (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593203224
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Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - September 21st, 2021
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The Essential June Jordan (Paperback)

By June Jordan, Jan Heller Levi (Editor), Christoph Keller (Editor)
$18.00
ISBN: 9781556596209
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Published: Copper Canyon Press - May 4th, 2021