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Exploring Diverse Authors

Discover a vibrant collection of literary voices on our Diverse Authors at Diverse Reads Bookstore. Immerse yourself in narratives that celebrate cultural richness, perspectives, and experiences from around the world. From thought-provoking essays to captivating fiction, our curated selection highlights the power of diversity in storytelling. Explore the works of talented authors who amplify underrepresented voices and expand your reading horizons with us.
  • The Collected Stories of Chester Himes - Paperback | Diverse Reads
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    The Collected Stories of Chester Himes

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    Spanning 40 years and including Himes's first work, written during his imprisonment in the 1940s, this collection uncovers the internal struggles o...

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  • All Shot Up - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    All Shot Up

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    The greatest find in American fiction since Raymond Chandler."--The Observer London]The shocking and explosive hardboiled classic: From murderers ...

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  • The Big Gold Dream - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    The Big Gold Dream

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    Chester Himes, the greatest hardboiled crime writer since Raymond Chandler, is back in print with Pegasus Books. After arriving on the American lit...

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  • A Rage in Harlem - | Diverse Reads

    A Rage in Harlem

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    A ripping introduction to Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, patrolling New York City’s roughest streets in Chester Himes’s groundbreaking...

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  • The Crazy Kill - Paperback(Reissue) | Diverse Reads

    The Crazy Kill

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    Love and jealousy erupt into violence in The Crazy Kill, a classic thriller in Chester Himes's trailblazing Harlem Detectives series. One early ...

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  • If He Hollers Let Him Go: A Novel - | Diverse Reads

    If He Hollers Let Him Go: A Novel

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    A powerful story of racism that's as pertinent today as when the book was first publishedThis story of a man living every day in fear of his life...

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  • Cotton Comes to Harlem - Paperback(Reissue) | Diverse Reads

    Cotton Comes to Harlem

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    From “the best writer of mayhem yarns since Raymond Chandler” (San Francisco Chronicle) comes a hard-hitting, entertaining entry in the trailblaz...

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  • Blind Man with a Pistol - Paperback(Reissue) | Diverse Reads

    Blind Man with a Pistol

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    At once grotesquely comic and unflinchingly violent, Blind Man With a Pistol is the final entry in Chester Himes's trailblazing Harlem Detectives...

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  • The Real Cool Killers - Paperback(Reissue) | Diverse Reads
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    The Real Cool Killers

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    The book that Walter Kirn said was like “Hieronymus Bosch meets Miles Davis" (The New York Times). • Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones get...

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