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'I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I was because she ran into...

Author: Roxane Gay Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'Gay has an ability to blend the personal and political in a way that feels simultaneously gentle and brutal . ....

Award-winning author and powerhouse talent Roxane Gay burst onto the scene with An Untamed State and the New York Times bestselling essay collection Bad Feminist (Harper Perennial). Gay returns with...

'Gay has an ability to blend the personal and political in a way that feels simultaneously gentle and brutal . . . you look at a cultural moment through Gay's...

From New York Times -bestselling powerhouse Roxane Gay, AYITI is a powerful collection exploring the Haitian diaspora experience. In AYITI , a married couple seeking boat passage to America prepares...

'Danticat offers an invaluable primer to the Haitian American experience in all its inherited trauma. Arguably she does for the Haitian diaspora what Junot Diaz has done for Dominican Americans'...

'Danticat offers an invaluable primer to the Haitian American experience in all its inherited trauma. Arguably she does for the Haitian diaspora what Junot Diaz has done for Dominican Americans'...

Mireille Duval Jameson is living a fairy tale. The strong-willed youngest daughter of one of Haiti s richest sons, she has an adoring husband, a precocious infant son, by all...

'These early stories showcase Gay's prowess as one of the voices of our age' National Post , Canada From New York Times -bestselling powerhouse Roxane Gay, Ayiti is a powerful...

'These early stories showcase Gay's prowess as one of the voices of our age' National Post , Canada From New York Times -bestselling powerhouse Roxane Gay, Ayiti is a powerful...

The top 10 Sunday Times bestseller - a celebration of love in all its forms After years of feeling that love was always out of reach, journalist Natasha Lunn set...

'Deeply compelling... sexy.' Roxane Gay 'Takes you on a dizzying tour of love addiction, rehab, homophobia, betrayal, obsession and the aching need for a mother's unconditional love. At different times...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The Roots' 28 Brilliant Books by Black Authors in 2018 "A writer to be reckoned with." -Roxane Gay Named one of the Most Anticipated...

Author: Kaitlyn Greenidge Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021 * LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 PEN AMERICA OPEN BOOK AWARD A...

The Best American Series(R) First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects...

'Deeply compelling... sexy.' Roxane Gay 'Takes you on a dizzying tour of love addiction, rehab, homophobia, betrayal, obsession and the aching need for a mother's unconditional love. At different times...

"An unwavering proclamation of Black girlhood." -Candice Iloh, author of National Book Award finalist Every Body Looking From Ibi Zoboi, bestselling, award-winning author of American Street and co-author of Punching...

Author: Samantha Irby Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 'This is an unforgettable book, the kind where the author unapologetically bares her heart and asks you to hold it tenderly,...

Author: Diane Cook Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 *SHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2015* SHORTLISTED FOR THE LA TIMES BOOKS PRIZE 2015 A SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE NOTABLE...

'A magnificent beast of a book: epic' Roxane Gay 'Large in scope and heart' Patrick deWitt 'It blew me away' Emma Donoghue 'Unforgettable' Nathan Hill 'A blast' Karen Russell On...

' Beautifully written, searingly honest, and deeply affecting ... when the book ended, I only wanted more' - Roxane Gay 'The gravity and urgency... anchored me to my chair and...

THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020   SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD   LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION   LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK...

Author: Akwaeke Emezi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 'Unlike anything I've read . . . Remarkable.' - Roxane Gay 'An audacious sojourn through the terror and beauty of refusing...

Author: Angie Cruz Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 'A story for now, an important story . . . told with incredible...

One of Oprah Magazine's Ten Best Books of 2017 A TIME Magazine Best Paperback of 2017 Publishers Weekly 's Ten Best Poetry Collections of Spring A Most Anticipated book at...

Big decisions and messy relationships. It's all part of life for Kai. A must-read queer coming of age story for fans of Sarah Crossan and Sex Education, written in verse...

Cody Rigsby has a lot of opinions: Kevin is the hottest Backstreet Boy; grape jelly is a crime against nature; if you wear flip-flops in New York City, you do...

' It's no wonder Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon are fans of Jasmine Guillory - she writes the sexiest and smartest romances. This tale . . . ticks all the...

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The next LGBTQ+ young adult rom-com from New York Times bestselling author Jason June (author of Jay's Gay Agenda and Out of the Blue). Femme, gay teen podcaster Riley Weaver...

Author: Kristen Lepionka Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 A 3am phone call is never good news. Private investigator Roxane Weary receives a panicked call from her brother,...

Author: Vanessa Veselka Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 'A magnificent beast of a book: epic' Roxane Gay 'Large in scope and heart' Patrick deWitt 'It blew me away' Emma...

Author: Torrey Peters Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 February 2021 Book of the Month for Roxane Gay's Book Club 'Irresistible ......

From the author of THE PROPOSAL , a Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick! A fun and flirty novel from New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory, author...

Author: Jami Attenberg Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 'I was so captivated by this book, so utterly drawn in and overwhelmed by the emotional force of it, that it...

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A chilling take on the opioid epidemic by the New York Times bestselling Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman. Above our world is a toxic wonderland where the party has raged...

"If you're looking for a fun, thrilling read, look no further. The Bang-Bang Sisters is a rip-roaring delight of a novel - pulpy, fast-paced, and absolutely unputdownable." - New York...

A searing novel, a powerful call for collectivism, and one of the biggest American debuts of 2021 'Riveting' Guardian 'Electrifying' Colson Whitehead When the world collapses, where will you run?...

Author: Rebecca Woolf Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 "Beautifully written, complex, provocative, painful, genuine...an unforgettable memoir."-ROXANE GAY "Wonderfully lyrical and uncomfortably honest in a way that is so rare,...

Author: Harold Green III Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 The poet and founder of the music collective Flowers for the Living pays tribute to all Black women by focusing...

'A must read for any queer person who is, or wants to be, a parent.' - Will Young This informative, funny and empowering book from the hosts of the award-winning...