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The first book in the Yarnie and Des series by the author who Trendsetter Magazine called the “Queen of Hip Hop Lit.”Yarnie and Richmond are from...

“Iceberg Slim breaks down some of the coldest, capitalist concepts I’ve ever heard in my life.” —Dave Chappelle, from his Netflix special The Bir...

Always Unique gathers together three popular Unique novellas from the New York Times bestselling, African-American powerhouse author Nikki Turner...

K’wan, one of this generation’s most talented and gritty writers, delivers his bloodiest story yet. Animal follows the infamous fugitive from K’w...

After making a promise to leave the street life behind, a shocking revelation forces Animal back into the game to face his greatest opponent yet....

Baby Brother, written with bestselling author Noire, features The Davis brothers—when the youngest, Davis, is hurt in an act of blinding violence...

Named for her beauty, Belle Dubois is as sweet as can be. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she is always given the best—until her world is ...

Notes From Black ReadsA razor-sharp and highly intelligent debut, Black Buck brings the idea of the American Dream into a new century. It is a d...

In this second, bloody installment in the Animal saga, secrets are revealed, sides are chosen, and bodies are dropped—it's on!The man ordered to ...

Raw and true to the street, no one portrays the underground like the godfather of urban lit, Donald Goines. Trapped in jail for a petty crime,...

From New York Times bestselling author Wahida Clark comes the next installment in the Payback series. Someone wants every member of the consortium ...

Set in Brooklyn during the Depression and World War II, this 1953 coming-of-age novel centers on the daughter of Barbadian immigrants. "Passionat...

Butterfly is the first novel in an all new series by New York Times bestselling author Ashley Antoinette and an instant USA Today bestseller!“Run...

Kalif is everything his adoptive family wanted him not to be: treacherous, conniving, and coldhearted. As much as he wishes to please them, he ca...

Gaza was born and raised in McGregor Gully, one of Jamaica’s grittiest housing projects in the slums of East Kingston. Growing up in poverty, he ...

Type Kingpins of Memphis in any search engine and you’ll see images of Craig Pettis and his alleged crew, and that’s how Ethan Wade Carruthers pr...

(Previously published as Ghetto Bastard) Based on his bestselling Animal series comes Kwan’s highly anticipated prequel, Animal: The Beginning. ...

Donald Goines's powerful first novel in the Kenyatta series lays bare the bloody, brutal world of crime in the black ghetto—where, as Goines puts...

A multifaceted, realistic fictional picture of the lives, choices, and frustrations of underworld ghetto blacks.Larry Jackson, better known as Da...

Kiki Swinson delivers startling twists, unforgettable characters—and a stark portrait of life in the South. Now she detonates an explosive tale a...

The undisputed originator of urban lit, Donald Goines ups the ante with one of his most enduring characters, as he continues the gripping, gritty...