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Happy Land: A Novel
By Dolen Perkins-Valdez
A DC woman discovers she’s heir to a long-ago, real-life Black kingdom.
Moral Treatment: A Novel
By Stephanie Carpenter
In 19th-century Michigan, “hysterical” women find themselves locked away.
Red Clay: A Novel
By Charles B. Fancher
A formerly enslaved family navigates post-Civil War life.
Mutual Interest: A Novel
By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
An apparent story of manners digs much deeper, hitting philosophical bedrock.
The Girls of the Glimmer Factory: A Novel
By Jennifer Coburn
A moving tale of loyalty, friendship, and the dangers of propaganda.
The Cannibal Owl: A Novella
By Aaron Gwyn
An orphan finds succor and sorrow among the Comanche in this lean, hypnotic tale.
Homeward
By Angela Jackson-Brown
A young Black woman comes of age in the 1960s South.
Versailles: A Novel
By Kathryn Davis
Marie Antoinette plays ephemeral cipher in this brilliantly bewitching tale.
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