Karen Chilton

46 books

An Autobiography of Skin by Lakiesha Carr

An Autobiography of Skin

Lakiesha Carr

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

The Cartographers

Peng Shepherd

391 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism thriller adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South by Winfred Rembert, Erin I. Kelly

Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South

Winfred Rembert, Erin I. Kelly

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction art autobiography history memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Days of Afrekete by Asali Solomon

The Days of Afrekete

Asali Solomon

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole

A Duke by Default

Reluctant Royals #2

Alyssa Cole

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted slow-paced
Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White by Kitt Shapiro

Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White

Kitt Shapiro

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction art autobiography biography emotional medium-paced
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

An Extraordinary Union

The Loyal League #1

Alyssa Cole

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice by Patricia Bell-Scott

The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice

Patricia Bell-Scott

480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics emotional informative inspiring slow-paced
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts

Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America

Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts

304 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced