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NEW RELEASES   |   BEST SELLERS   |   COMING SOON   |   AUTHORS    Border Books that explore Black identity in America today and in the past. LEARN MORE Sing, Unburied, Sing By Jesmyn Ward Winner of the National Book Award A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, the story of a family on a journey through rural Mississippi, is a “tour de force” (O, The Oprah Magazine) and a timeless work of fiction that is destined to become a classic. LEARN MORE LEARN MORE Heavy By Kiese Laymon Shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal and Kirkus Prize Finalist In this powerful and provocative memoir, genre-bending essayist and novelist Kiese Laymon explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a Black body, a Black family, and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse. LEARN MORE LEARN MORE Heads of the Colored People By Nafissa Thompson-Spires Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction and a Kirkus Prize Finalist Calling to mind the best works of Paul Beatty and Junot Díaz, this collection of moving, timely, and darkly funny stories examines the concept of Black identity in this so-called post-racial era. LEARN MORE LEARN MORE Frederick Douglass By David W. Blight The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important Black American of the nineteenth century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era. LEARN MORE LEARN MORE American Histories By John Edgar Wideman In this singular collection, John Edgar Wideman, the acclaimed author of Writing to Save a Life, blends the personal, historical, and political to invent complex, charged stories about love, death, struggle, and what we owe each other. With characters ranging from everyday Americans to Jean-Michel Basquiat to Nat Turner, American Histories is a journey through time, experience, and the soul of our country. LEARN MORE LEARN MORE Night Hawks By Charles Johnson A masterful story collection—thirteen years in the making—from National Book Award winner Charles Johnson, showcasing the incredible range and resonant voice of this American treasure. LEARN MORE LEARN MORE Racehoss By Albert Sample “A timeless classic” (San Antonio Express-News), reissued with a new foreword, afterword, and ten percent more material about a Black man who spent seventeen years on a brutal Texas prison plantation and underwent a remarkable transformation. LEARN MORE LEARN MORE Shook One By Charlamagne Tha God Charlamagne Tha God, New York Times bestselling author of Black Privilege and always provocative cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, reveals his blueprint for breaking free from your fears and anxieties. Fear is holding you back. It’s time to turn the tables and channel your fears to actually fuel your success. LEARN MORE LEARN MORE My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man. By Kevin Powell Written in the tradition of works by Joan Didion, bell hooks, Toni Morrison, and Eve Ensler, a provocative and soul-searching “autobiography of America”—the past, the present, and the future Kevin Powell wants for us all, through the lens and lives of three major figures: his mother, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. LEARN MORE LEARN MORE Survival Math By Mitchell S. Jackson Coming in March—pre-order now In a thrillingly alive, candid new work, award-winning author Mitchell S. Jackson takes us inside the drug-ravaged neighborhood and struggling family of his youth, while examining the cultural forces—large and small—that led him and his family to this place. LEARN MORE

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AN INSIDE LOOK Learn More FEAR Trump in the White House By Bob Woodward The inside story on President Trump, as only Bob Woodward can tell it. Learn More >> Learn More THE RESTLESS WAVE Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations By John McCain and Mark Salter In this candid political memoir from Senator John McCain, an American hero reflects on his life—and what matters most. Learn More >> Learn More EVERY DAY IS EXTRA By John Kerry John Kerry tells the story of his remarkable American life—a revealing memoir by a witness to some of the most important events of our recent history. Learn More >> HISTORY Learn More LEADERSHIP In Turbulent Times By Doris Kearns Goodwin In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin offers an illuminating exploration of the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership. Learn More >> Learn More INDIANAPOLIS The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man By Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic A human drama unlike any other—the riveting and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history. Learn More >> Learn More LEONARDO DA VINCI By Walter Isaacson The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it...Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life” (The New Yorker). Learn More >> Learn More FIRST MAN The Life of Neil A. Armstrong By James R. Hansen The basis for the major motion picture, this is the first—and only—definitive authorized account of Neil Armstrong, the man whose “one small step” changed history. Learn More >> Learn More THE LIBRARY BOOK By Susan Orlean A dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries—from the bestselling author hailed as a “national treasure” by The Washington Post. Learn More >> Learn More FREDERICK DOUGLASS Prophet of Freedom By David W. Blight The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African American of the nineteenth century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era. Learn More >> Learn More VALLEY FORGE By Bob Drury and Tom Clavin The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is return with one of the most inspiring—and underappreciated—chapters in American history: the story of the Continental Army’s six-month transformation in Valley Forge. Learn More >>

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NEW RELEASES   |   BEST SELLERS   |   COMING SOON   |   AUTHORS    Our editors, bloggers, and resident book lovers have organized recommendations into lists to help you find a great book, whether you’re looking to discover a new page-turner or even your next book club pick. SUBSCRIBE Books I Like to Give: 10 Holiday Gift Ideas SEE THE LIST 5 Crafty Books That’ll Inspire Unique DIY Gifts SEE THE LIST SUBSCRIBE 10 Audiobooks That’ll Bring Cheer to Your Holiday Travels SEE THE LIST SUBSCRIBE Pick Your Favorite Christmas Movie, and We’ll Give You a Book to Read Quiz SEE THE LIST Your Ultimate YA Gift Guide SEE THE LIST SUBSCRIBE Give the gift of listening with 11 audiobook bestsellers! SEE THE LIST SUBSCRIBE Give the Gift of Books this Holiday Season #BookILikeToGive SEE THE LIST 6 Dark and Twisty Reads for Your Mystery-Loving Friends SEE THE LIST SUBSCRIBE Books We’re Thankful for This Holiday Season SEE THE LIST

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AUDIO | AUDIOBOOKS    SUSPENSE & THRILLER LEARN MORE Pet Sematary By Stephen King Read by Michael C. Hall Dexter’s Michael C. Hall reads this classic horror story described by Publishers Weekly as the “most frightening novel Stephen King has ever written.” Soon to be a major motion picture—watch the trailer here! LEARN MORE MORE FICTION LEARN MORE All the Light We Cannot See By Anthony Doerr Read by Zach Appelman The Pulitzer Prize–winning, stunningly ambitious story about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. LEARN MORE HOLIDAY FAVORITES LEARN MORE A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens Read by Patrick Stewart Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and Ebenezer Scrooge come to life in Patrick Stewart’s Grammy–nominated solo interpretation of Dickens’s timeless holiday classic. LEARN MORE HISTORY LEARN MORE Leadership By Doris Kearns Goodwin Read by Beau Bridges, David Morse, Jay O. Sanders, Richard Thomas, and the author In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin offers an illuminating exploration into the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership. LEARN MORE MEMOIR LEARN MORE The Restless Wave By John McCain Read by Beau Bridges with the author An American hero reflects on his life—and what matters most—in this inspiring, moving, frank, and deeply personal memoir. LEARN MORE BUSINESS & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT LEARN MORE Principles By Ray Dalio Read by Jeremy Bobb with the author One of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs shares the unconventional principles he’s developed and refined over forty years to create unique results in both life and business. LEARN MORE CHILDREN’S & YOUNG ADULT FICTION LEARN MORE Long Way Down By Jason Reynolds Read by the author A fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant National Book Award finalist that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother. LEARN MORE

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