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Book jacket for The warmth of other suns : the epic story of America's great migration
The warmth of other suns : the epic story of...
Isabel Wilkerson
Book jacket for Crusade for justice : the autobiography of Ida B. Wells
Crusade for justice : the autobiography of Ida B....
Ida B Wells-Barnett
Book jacket for Power hungry : women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and their fight to feed a movement
Power hungry : women of the Black Panther Party...
Suzanne Cope
Book jacket for King : a life
King : a life
Jonathan Eig
Book jacket for The young crusaders : the untold story of the children and teenagers who galvanized the civil rights movement
The young crusaders : the untold story of the...
V P Franklin
Book jacket for The autobiography of Malcolm X
The autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Book jacket for All that she carried : the journey of Ashley's sack, a Black family keepsake
All that she carried : the journey of Ashley's...
Tiya Miles
Book jacket for Black food : stories, art, and essays
Black food : stories, art, and essays
Book jacket for In pursuit of flavor
In pursuit of flavor
Edna Lewis
Book jacket for The wounded world : W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War
The wounded world : W. E. B. Du Bois and the First...
Chad L Williams
Book jacket for Four hundred souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019
Four hundred souls : a community history of...
Book jacket for Homegoing
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
Book jacket for Zami : a new spelling of my name
Zami : a new spelling of my name
Audre Lorde
Book jacket for The fire next time
The fire next time
James Baldwin
Book jacket for The three mothers : how the mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin shaped a nation
The three mothers : how the mothers of Martin...
Anna Malaika Tubbs
Book jacket for Between the world and me
Between the world and me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Book jacket for I know why the caged bird sings
I know why the caged bird sings
Maya Angelou
Book jacket for Salvage the bones
Salvage the bones
Jesmyn Ward
Book jacket for The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
Book jacket for The women of Brewster Place
The women of Brewster Place
Gloria Naylor
Book jacket for Kaikeyi
Kaikeyi
Vaishnavi Patel
Book jacket for A little life
A little life
Hanya Yanagihara
Book jacket for A prayer for Owen Meany
A prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving
Book jacket for Winter garden
Winter garden
Kristin Hannah
Book jacket for My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry
My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry
Fredrik Backman
Book jacket for The stars too fondly
The stars too fondly
Emily Hamilton
Book jacket for How long 'til black future month?
How long 'til black future month?
N K Jemisin
Book jacket for The long way to a small, angry planet
The long way to a small, angry planet
Becky Chambers
Book jacket for The great river : the making and unmaking of the Mississippi
The great river : the making and unmaking of the...
Boyce Upholt
Book jacket for Empire of pain : the secret history of the Sackler dynasty
Empire of pain : the secret history of the Sackler...
Patrick Radden Keefe
Book jacket for The shadow of what was lost
The shadow of what was lost
James Islington
Book jacket for Storm front
Storm front
Jim Butcher
Book jacket for The atrocity archives
The atrocity archives
Charles Stross
Book jacket for The tethered mage
The tethered mage
Melissa Caruso
Book jacket for Guards! Guards! : a novel of Discworld
Guards! Guards! : a novel of Discworld
Terry Pratchett
Book jacket for Mort : a novel of Discworld
Mort : a novel of Discworld
Terry Pratchett
Book jacket for Daughter of the moon goddess
Daughter of the moon goddess
Sue Lynn Tan
Book jacket for The player of games
The player of games
Iain Banks
Book jacket for The fifth season
The fifth season
N K Jemisin
Book jacket for The Kaiju Preservation Society
The Kaiju Preservation Society
John Scalzi
Book jacket for Redshirts
Redshirts
John Scalzi
Book jacket for All systems red
All systems red
Martha Wells
Book jacket for Rubi Ramos's recipe for success
Rubi Ramos's recipe for success
Jessica Parra
Book jacket for Check & mate
Check & mate
Ali Hazelwood
Book jacket for Once upon a broken heart
Once upon a broken heart
Stephanie Garber
Book jacket for Divine rivals
Divine rivals
Rebecca Ross
Book jacket for To all the boys I've loved before
To all the boys I've loved before
Jenny Han
Book jacket for Heartstopper. Volume 1
Heartstopper. Volume 1
Alice Oseman
Book jacket for Gwen & Art are not in love
Gwen & Art are not in love
Lex Croucher
Book jacket for A fragile enchantment
A fragile enchantment
Allison Saft
Book jacket for See you yesterday
See you yesterday
Rachel Lynn Solomon
Book jacket for The princess and the grilled cheese sandwich
The princess and the grilled cheese sandwich
Deya Muniz
Book jacket for Escaping Mr. Rochester
Escaping Mr. Rochester
L L McKinney
Book jacket for Okay, Cupid
Okay, Cupid
Mason Deaver
Book jacket for Dungeons and drama
Dungeons and drama
Kristy Boyce
Book jacket for The atlas of us
The atlas of us
Kristin Dwyer
Book jacket for Arya Khanna's Bollywood moment
Arya Khanna's Bollywood moment
Arushi Avachat
Book jacket for As you walk on by
As you walk on by
Julian Winters
Book jacket for If I can give you that
If I can give you that
Michael Gray Bulla
Book jacket for Last chance dance
Last chance dance
Lakita Wilson
Book jacket for Nerdcrush
Nerdcrush
Alisha Emrich
Book jacket for Out of character
Out of character
Jenna Miller
Book jacket for Chloe and the Kaishao boys
Chloe and the Kaishao boys
Mae Coyiuto
Book jacket for The karma map
The karma map
Nisha Sharma
Book jacket for A whole song and dance
A whole song and dance
Sarvenaz Tash
Book jacket for The secret summer promise
The secret summer promise
Keah Brown
Book jacket for Venom & vow
Venom & vow
Anna-Marie McLemore
Book jacket for The dos and donuts of love
The dos and donuts of love
Adiba Jaigirdar
Book jacket for An echo in the city
An echo in the city
K X Song
Book jacket for Fatima Tate takes the cake
Fatima Tate takes the cake
Khadijah VanBrakle
Book jacket for My week with him
My week with him
Joya Goffney
Book jacket for The boy you always wanted
The boy you always wanted
Michelle Quach
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