Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

 When Camonghne Felix goes through a monumental breakup, culminating in a hospital stay, everything—from her early childhood trauma and mental health to her relationship with mathematics—shows up in the tapestry of her healing. In this exquisite and raw reflection, Felix repossesses herself through the exploration of history she’d left behind, usin...

From the bestselling author of ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW comes a searing memoir of family, class and grief—a daughter’s search to understand the lives her adoptive parents led, the life she forged as an adult, and the lives she’s lost. In this country, unless you attain extraordinary wealth, you will likely be unable to help your loved ones in all the ...

A brilliant math professor, Wala Kitu, is an expert on nothing, which makes him the perfect partner for aspiring supervillain John Sill. Sill wants to steal a shoebox containing nothing from Fort Knox, and then turn a Massachusetts town into nothing. With the help of brainwashed astrophysicist Eigen Vector, Kitu tries to foil Sill's plan, only to uncover a connection to the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. No is a sly and mischievous caper about Bond villains from the inventive and provocative mind of an American novelist.

A heart-wrenching novel that explores a year of upheaval for a group of students and their teacher at a boarding school for the deaf. From dealing with personal crises to fighting for their rights, these characters are inextricably linked and face profound changes that will stay with them forever. With themes of love, loss, and perseverance, this book takes us on an unforgettable journey through the Deaf community and celebrates human connection.

"Lessons in Love and Grief: The Story of an Art Collective Fighting Back in the AIDS Crisis. Journey with the Gran Fury, an activist collective born from the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), as they use direct action and community-created propaganda to combat corporate greed, government inaction, and public indifference to the AIDS epidemic ravaging America in the late 1980s. Writer Jack Lowery takes you through their struggles and successes, showcasing their iconic posters and powerful protests. Discover the profound trauma the members endured, and how their strategies still inspire modern activists fighting against structural violence and COVID-19."

"Disorienting Neoliberalism" challenges the overwhelming injustice and inequality present in today's global economy, by reorienting our perspective to see global injustices as a limit on our own freedom. The author, Benjamin L. McKean, takes readers inside the global supply chains that assemble clothes, electronics, and other goods, revealing the tension between neoliberal theories of freedom and the reality of their operations. Drawing from a wide range of thinkers, McKean shows how political action can promote justice and move beyond a politics of resentment to one of solidarity."

The Black Period is a groundbreaking memoir by an acclaimed poet, exploring the intersection of Blackness, Islam, disability, and queerness. Through lyrical prose and haunting visuals, Hafizah Augustus Geter reclaims her origin story as the queer daughter of a Muslim Nigerian immigrant and a Black American visual artist, celebrating the many layers of her existence that America has sought to erase. She weaves her personal narrative with history, political analysis, and cultural criticism, addressing the systems of inequity that make life difficult for non-able-bodied persons, queer people, and communities of color while capturing a world brimming with potential, art, music, hope, and love. This unique combination of memoir and Afrofuturist thought sidesteps shame, confronts disability, embraces forgiveness, and emerges from America's erasures to exist proudly and unabashedly as herself.

Salvation is a groundbreaking exploration of the impact of love on African American culture and the transformative power it holds. Through a mix of historical and cultural perspectives, bell hooks delves into topics such as slavery, marriage, Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin, hip hop, and more, offering critical insight that helps heal our nation's cultural wounds. With passionate politics and contemporary insights, hooks guides us towards creating beloved communities in America.