South African chef Mogau Seshoene’s cookbook Hosting with the Lazy Makoti: A Celebration of Food is a vibrant compilation of recipes. Seshoene has a notable social media presence, and she founded her Lazy Makoti culinary platform in... Read More

A grieving woman’s suicide launches an exploration into unexplored possibilities in Abbigail Nguyen Rosewood’s novel "Constellations of Eve". In this universe, the story of Eve, Liam, and Blue—mother, father, and son—does not end... Read More

A Syrian refugee experiences financial difficulties, family separation and loss, and a dangerous sea crossing in this second volume of "Hakim’s Odyssey". Forced to flee Syria, Hakim now lives in Turkey with his wife, Najmeh, and his... Read More

In 1971, Anthony Scaduto’s Bob Dylan became the first investigative biography of the greatest modern songwriter, examining his formative years in the New York folk scene and the evolution of his musical style and persona. Scaduto... Read More

Collected by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Andrew S. Curran, the essays of "Who’s Black and Why?" represent a fascinating look into the eighteenth-century invention of the concept of race. In 1741, the Bordeaux’s Royal Academy of... Read More

Shannen Dee Williams’s "Subversive Habits" is an awe-inspiring history book about Black nuns who fought for freedom and equality. The first comprehensive history of Black Catholic sisters in the United States, this book reveals the... Read More

There are satisfying, unpredictable narrative leaps in the Hitchcock-evocative, fantastical novel "American Faust", in which a romance proves ill-fated. In Richard Brown Jr.’s enigmatic novel "American Faust", an entrepreneur makes a... Read More

Elizabeth Gray’s "The Happy Homebody" embraces the at-home lifestyle, delivering tips and inspiration for others to do the same. Staying in has been the recent reality for many people, making Gray’s field guide to enjoying being at... Read More