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Colson Whitehead's Latest Gives Readers A Half-Crook You'll Wholly Love

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Colson Whitehead's Latest Gives Readers A Half-Crook You'll Wholly Love

September 15, 2021 • The versatile novelist moves away from the heavier themes that won him a brace of Pulitzer Prizes in Harlem Shuffle, a heist caper starring a mostly-upright furniture salesman with a criminal streak.

In A Poet's Fiction Debut, One Woman's Story Guides A Journey Through Black History

Harper

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In A Poet's Fiction Debut, One Woman's Story Guides A Journey Through Black History

August 28, 2021 • Poet Honorée Fanonne Jeffers spent more than a decade working on her debut novel, The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois, which follows Ailey Pearl Garfield as she unearths the truths of her family.

Your Laughing Muscles Will Get A Workout In This Sporty Romance

Forever

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Your Laughing Muscles Will Get A Workout In This Sporty Romance

August 22, 2021 • A personal trainer takes on an injured former NFL star trying to make a secret comeback in Farrah Rochon's The Dating Playbook. Will they have to fake-date to hide what's really going on? You bet!

Young Love Shines In The Dark In This New Story Collection

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Young Love Shines In The Dark In This New Story Collection

June 27, 2021 • Six best-selling Black YA authors pooled their talents for Blackout, a collection of linked stories about teens navigating life, love, and just getting to a party during a New York City blackout.

'The Most Beautiful Girl In Cuba' Steps Out Of The Headlines And Onto The Page

Berkley

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'The Most Beautiful Girl In Cuba' Steps Out Of The Headlines And Onto The Page

May 8, 2021 • The Spanish-American war serves as the backdrop for Chanel Cleeton's new novel, which follows a real-life rebel named Evangelina Cisneros, who attracted a lot of attention from American newspapers.

'The Lost Apothecary' Is A Poisonously Good Read

Park Row

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'The Lost Apothecary' Is A Poisonously Good Read

March 13, 2021 • Sarah Penner's new novel, set both now and in 18th century London, follows a woman who uncovers a mystery involving an apothecary shop that helped women get rid of troublesome or abusive men.

For These 3 Writers, Black Love And Black Joy Take Center Stage

Longdale Press

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For These 3 Writers, Black Love And Black Joy Take Center Stage

February 14, 2021 • We're celebrating what our pals at the Code Switch blog are calling Black Kiss-tory this Valentine's Day, with a roundup of classic, too-often-overlooked Black romance authors.

Let This 'Wild Rain' Sweep You Away

Avon

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Let This 'Wild Rain' Sweep You Away

February 11, 2021 • The latest from Beverly Jenkins revisits an old favorite spot — the town of Paradise, Wy., where Spring Rain Lee (sister of previous hero Colton Lee) meets a man who may upend her independent life.

There's Pain And Tragedy In 'Yellow Wife' — But Also Great Joy

Simon & Schuster

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There's Pain And Tragedy In 'Yellow Wife' — But Also Great Joy

January 17, 2021 • Sadeqa Johnson's novel — inspired by a real historical figure — pulls no punches in its tale of an enslaved woman trying to survive and make a life for herself and her family.

You Don't Have To Like Astrology To Love 'Written In The Stars'

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You Don't Have To Like Astrology To Love 'Written In The Stars'

November 15, 2020 • A free-spirited astrology blogger and a straitlaced insurance actuary agree to fake a relationship — and then really fall for each other in Alexandria Bellefleur's charming queer romance.

'Snapped' Grounds A Sparky Romance In Real-World Experience

Berkley

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'Snapped' Grounds A Sparky Romance In Real-World Experience

October 24, 2020 • Alexa Martin draws on her own life for the latest in her series of football-themed romances. Snapped deals with some of the problems that plague the sport, but never loses sight of the love story.

Winning The Game Of Love In 'Loathe At First Sight'

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Winning The Game Of Love In 'Loathe At First Sight'

August 22, 2020 • Suzanne Park's debut adult novel is a crackling romance starring a young woman trying to make it in the extremely male-dominated gaming industry — can she find love AND a career? Signs point to yes.

Love In The Eye Of A Hurricane In 'Last Train To Key West'

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Love In The Eye Of A Hurricane In 'Last Train To Key West'

June 18, 2020 • In Chanel Cleeton's latest, three women from very different backgrounds — and with different goals in life and love — converge on Key West as the devastating Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 bears down.

'Something To Talk About' Is A Slow-Burn Showstopper Romance

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'Something To Talk About' Is A Slow-Burn Showstopper Romance

May 31, 2020 • In Meryl Wilsner's debut novel, a Hollywood showrunner and her assistant are thrust into the spotlight after an innocuous red-carpet moment prompts gossip about a relationship between the two women.

'Girl Gone Viral' Is A Peach Of A Read

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'Girl Gone Viral' Is A Peach Of A Read

April 25, 2020 • In Alisha Rai's latest, a former model escapes unwanted viral fame by hiding out with her bodyguard, on his family's peach farm. It's packed with humor, drama — and a pair of very sexy eyebrows.

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