Books

Percival Everett's reimagining of Mark Twain's classic "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" as a reimagining of Jim's agency, intelligence, and compassion, redefining American literature and challenging literary norms.

Louisa Onomé's novel 'Pride and Joy' is a sweet, funny, and poignant story of a Nigerian family dealing with the unexpected loss of their mother and the resulting chaos of a large birthday party.

c.2023, Workman Publishing $16.99 172 pages A little less than two feet. That's how far you can get your two feet off the floor if you're an average kid doing an average vertical jump. Not quite twenty-four inches, but don't worry:...

c.2023, Amistad $32.99 353 pages The One Percent has everything you do not. A fancy house in a posh place. Designer clothing, fast cars. Friends in high places that know how to get things done. And money, they have lots of...

And that's important. Once was a time when you rarely saw a Black face in entertainment unless you were specifically looking for one – which is why these great books on Black entertainers are so essential to read... First of...

Sitting slightly away from the edge of a rug, flanked by two chairs at an angle to the fireplace, it'll be the focal point of the room. Add the right paint and that plushy blanket you bought on vacation...

c.2023, Balance $30.00 268 pages Your skin was not even broken. No cuts, no scratches, no stitches needed. There was no blood and no bruise either, not even the least bit of soreness. And yet, you're wounded, raw, wincing. You're absolutely not okay...

No cuts, no scratches, no stitches needed. There was no blood and no bruise either, not even the least bit of soreness. And yet, you're wounded, raw, wincing. You're absolutely not okay right now, and in the new book "The Invisible Ache" by Courtney B. Vance & Dr. Robin L. Smith, with Charisse Jones, it's from a hurt you cannot see.

In the late 18th century, when America was merely a teenager, "Kentucky was the frontier," says Myers, with great stands of trees between "vast swath[s] of rich, fertile land." Robert Johnson was a surveyor in that area, and he liked what he saw. He and his wife arranged to buy several thousand acres of the best farmland around.

The kids are back in school now and already, your family's going in six different directions. You're busy, between sports, extracurricular activities, work commitments, family gatherings, and community activity. If there was a meaningful way to get everybody together at once,...