A lyrical, intimate memoir that follows a poet’s coming-of-age in a close-knit Black family, tracing childhood memories, faith, and the wrenching loss of her father; the narrative explores how grief and the search for meaning led to the discovery of poetry as a way to reckon with history, identity, and ordinary moments made luminous by language.

A provocative, densely argued manifesto that rejects liberal democracy and Enlightenment egalitarianism, diagnosing modernity as plagued by decadence and systemic decline and proposing a neoreactionary alternative grounded in hierarchy, techno-capitalist acceleration, and ‘exit’ strategies (secession, corporate or technocratic governance) rather than mass enfranchisement; it mixes philosophy, cybernetics, economics, and evolutionary theory to argue for replacing democratic institutions with more stable, elite-driven arrangements, and is widely noted for its polemical style and influence on online reactionary movements.

A biracial photographer and wife wrestles with infertility, grief, and her place in a country marked by racial violence. As tragedy touches her community, she reevaluates marriage, identity, and what motherhood might mean for her future, exploring love and loss with clear, urgent prose.

A probing blend of cultural reporting, history and memoir that examines how appearance shapes power, opportunity and identity in the modern world; it traces the science, economics and politics behind beauty standards—from plastic surgery and cosmetics to race, gender, immigration, social media and surveillance—while weaving in the author’s own mixed‑race family experiences to show how looks are managed, commodified and governed, and arguing that who we are perceived to be has profound social and civic consequences.

A former mayor recounts the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans and uses that episode to examine the deeper history of racism, civic memory, and the politics of public symbols. Blending personal memoir, historical context, and policy prescription, the book argues that confronting uncomfortable truths about the past is necessary for racial justice, democratic renewal, and healing, and offers practical guidance for leaders and communities seeking to build more inclusive public spaces.

A reflective memoir about the transformative relationship between a star player and his legendary college coach, tracing how the coach’s teachings on discipline, character, and humility shaped the player’s life on and off the court. Through personal anecdotes from college and professional years, the narrative highlights lessons on leadership, education, faith, and social responsibility, showing how mentorship and moral principles guided the author’s choices and legacy.

A gritty, noir-tinged crime novel that follows a former police detective who becomes consumed with a string of unsolved murders and the cold cases that have haunted his precinct; as he reopens investigations he confronts institutional corruption, racial tensions, and the personal costs of police work. Told through multiple perspectives, the story probes loyalty, guilt, and moral ambiguity among officers and the communities they police, blending procedural detail with sharp social critique to deliver an unflinching portrait of violence, memory, and the pursuit of justice.

Christopher Flynn is trying to rebuild his life: steady job, serious relationship, and a chance to prove he’s changed. When a risky temptation at work pulls him back toward old instincts, he and his closest allies must confront rising danger and moral choices as he fights to keep his hard-won stability.

A writer traces the parallel lives of two young men who share a name and similar beginnings—one who becomes a decorated soldier, scholar and civic leader, the other who is convicted of murder and given a life sentence—using memoir and reporting to show how family, mentors, decisions, chance and systemic inequality converge to produce radically different outcomes and to explore responsibility, opportunity and the forces that shape young lives.

A passionate, revisionist history that assembles Ethiopian chronicles, classical writings, oral traditions, and archaeological evidence to portray the ancient Cushite civilization of northeast Africa as a sophisticated, long-lived culture whose rulers, monumental architecture (including pyramids and temples), religious systems, and literary and political institutions shaped the region’s history; the work argues against Eurocentric distortions by reclaiming indigenous African agency, leadership, and contributions to early civilization.

The Good Doctor tells the story of an idealistic medical graduate who arrives at an isolated South African hospital to take up a year's community service. The novel follows his relocation to the remote facility and the time he spends there. It focuses on the period he spends completing community service in that hospital setting.

A spare, lyrical novel that reimagines the history and afterlives of a maroon community in colonial Brazil, blending myth, memory, and imagination as its voice excavates the violent, erotic, and resistant legacies of slavery; time collapses into a haunting meditation on desire, language, collective memory, and the precarious cost of freedom.