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• The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes

  a Novel

  Cleeton, Chanel

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  Florida native Chanel Cleeton specializes in contemporary and historical fiction often inspired by her family’s background in Cuba (The Perez Family series). Her latest story uses three parallel timelines to track the fate of a most remarkable book,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cursed Daughters

  a Novel

  Braithwaite, Oyinkan

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  So far as her family is concerned, young Eniiyi is the reincarnation of her dead Auntie Mo, doomed to repeat her tragic life thanks to an ancient family curse. But Eniiyi is a modern Nigerian woman, with her own life to live. As with her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It's Me They Follow

  a Novel

  Cook, Jeannine A.

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  In this imaginative, allegorical love story, a reserved bookseller—the Shopkeeper—who builds soulmates’ stories through books, faces her own heart when a mysterious figure from her past returns. Blending allegory with romance the novel explores…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mother Mary Comes to Me

  Roy, Arundhati,

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  Author and activist Arundhati Roy won the prestigious Booker Prize in 1997 for her modern classic novel The God of Small Things. With her first foray into the memoir format, Ray excavates her loving but complex relationship with her late mother. Roy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I, Medusa

  a Novel

  Gray, Ayana

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  Rethinking Greek mythology from the ground up, this ambitious novel from author Ayana Gray (the Beasts of Prey series) reimagines Medusa as a resourceful young woman in the bustling markets and austere temples of ancient Athens. When the gods try to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boom Town

  Stone, Nic

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  When a new dancer disappears from Atlanta’s most notorious Black strip club, former headliner Michah “Lyriq” Johanssen must delve back into her past to uncover a devastating truth. Several, actually. Early readers are seriously digging this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Possession of Alba Díaz

  a Novel

  Cañas, Isabel

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  The latest story from Isabel Cañas (The Hacienda) invites readers to a remote silver mine in northern Mexico, circa 1765, where a malevolent demonic force has been awakened. Cañas specializes in carefully researched speculative fiction inspired by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sisters in the Wind

  Boulley, Angeline

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  The author of Firekeeper’s Daughter—winner of the 2021 Goodreads Choice Award for YA—is back with a new Northern Michigan mystery story. Troubled teenager Lucy Smith has been on her own for a while. But when a strong Ojibwe woman offers a different…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finding My Way

  a Memoir

  Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-

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  In this intimate memoir, Malala Yousafzai shares her growth from a reserved high-schooler to a college student confronting her fame, relationships, and anxieties—offering a candid portrait of a young woman learning to define herself beyond the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Simply More

  a Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They're Too Much

  Erivo, Cynthia, 1987-

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  In Simply More, Erivo goes deep on her own journey in the hopes of inspiring readers to chase their dreams — all just in time for her return as Elphaba in Wicked: F

• The Dating Prohibition

  a Novel

  McCoy, Taj

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  Ambitious entrepreneur Kendra Porter is launching her dream speakeasy supper club, but things get complicated when her childhood crush returns—and promptly tells her she’s off-limits.

• The Isle in the Silver Sea

  Suri, Tasha

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  In a folklore-rich alternate Britain where people are bound to reenact the doomed tale of “The Knight and the Witch” across lifetimes, a witch and a knight fall in love and try to break the cycle, even as a mysterious assassin threatens the story…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Death and Dinuguan

  Manansala, Mia P.

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  When Hana Lee, chocolatier and newcomer to Shady Palms, is found unconscious in her shop, a string of attacks on women-owned businesses escalates to murder, and it’s up to the Brew-ha crew to stop the violence before it strikes again.

• The New Book

  Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things

  Giovanni, Nikki,

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  Giovanni’s final collection blends poetry, letters, and personal reflections to confront the tumult and sorrow of recent times, while also celebrating joy, legacy, and the everyday moments that sustain us.

• The Leaving Room

  McBride, Amber

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  Gospel is the “Keeper” of the Leaving Room, a liminal space for young souls who have just died—her duty is to guide them onward, but everything changes when another Keeper, Melodee, arrives and Gospel grapples with memories, connection, and whether…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King of the Neuro Verse

  Goodwin, Idris

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  Pernell, a Black teen with ADHD, spends another summer in school battling academic pressure, self-doubt, and a push to conform, even as he finds his voice and first love through rap, rhythm, and verse.

• The Scammer

  Jackson, Tiffany D.

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  Jordyn heads to a prestigious HBCU for pre-law, ready for independence; but when she allows her roommate’s brother, a recently released ex-convict, to stay on campus, she gets entangled in deception, danger, and betrayal.

• The Wilderness

  a Novel

  Flournoy, Angela

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  Spanning roughly twenty years, this novel follows five Black women as they navigate the unpredictable “wilderness” between young adulthood and mid-life—balancing careers, motherhood, friendship, and identity amidst the messy realities of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sweet Heat

  a Novel

  Babalola, Bolu

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  This sizzling second-chance rom-com reunites Kiki Banjo, a podcast host, with her ex Malakai at a friend’s summer wedding. As they navigate lingering chemistry, career pressures, and wedding chaos, Babalola blends sharp humor and pop-culture savvy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Eleventh Hour

  a Quintet of Stories

  Rushdie, Salman

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  This collection, set across India, England, and the U.S. examines life, death, and what might come after. The Eleventh Hour tells tales of characters all dealing, in some way, with the final moments of life—from potentially faked suicides to…Read moreRead more of this annotation