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NATIONAL BESTSELLER A PARADE BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner—a powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity that asks questions about race, class, and gender with characteristic subtlety and grace. With a new introduction by...

'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' – Roddy Doyle 'His [Dominic Hofman] performance is terrific: variously wry, poignant and thoughtful as he imbues Jim with the humanity and agency denied to him by Twain' – The Guardian, Audiobook of the Week James is a profound...

København 1825. Carl Otto er læge og leder af sygeafdelingen i Tugt-, Rasp- og Forbedringshuset. Han mener, at man kan aflæse et menneskes evner og karaktertræk ved at måle dets kranie. Videnskabeligt set er han naturligvis galt på den. Dette indser han modstræbende, da han modtager en ny...

God is change. That is the central truth of the Earthseed movement, whose unlikely prophet is 18-year-old Lauren Olamina. The young woman's diary entries tell the story of her life amid a violent 21st-century hell of walled neighborhoods and drug-crazed pyromaniacs—and reveal her evolving Earthseed philosophy. Against a backdrop of horror emerges a message of hope: if we are willing to embrace divine change, we will survive to fulfill our destiny among the stars.

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their wedding.

Mens 1. verdenskrig raser på slagmarkerne ude i Europa, får Dagmar og Den Sorte Smed to sønner i København. Sønnerne vokser op i Ryesgade og stifter familie i forstæderne efter 2. verdenskrig, hvor fremtiden igen ser ud som noget, der er værd at satse på. Men intet held varer ved. DEN...

“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly.” —Zadie Smith One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century...

First published anonymously in 1912, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man became one of James Weldon Johnson’s most famous works, and remains a testament to the lives and experiences of both Johnson and his peers. Although primarily a work of fiction, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man offers many parallels with the life of Johnson himself. Set shortly after the Civil War, this powerful fictional memoir recounts the life of a biracial man, grappling with questions around identity, race and justice.

Emery Thompson hates Calvin Chamberlain. From the way he acts like he’s better than everyone to the way he moves through the world thinking his podcast is the cream of the crop, every little thing about the man gets to him. Even that dashing, oh-so-confident smile. He’d rather be caught dead than be around the man any longer than necessary—or admit that last part out loud.

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This "powerful, mesmerizing story” (People) is an unflinching look into the abyss of slavery, from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner. With an afterword by the author and a new introduction by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. “A masterwork...

Dominic DeBlanc is a wayward street hustler and part-time rapper constantly running from a past that haunts him. With a bleak outlook on life, he finds himself teetering between two worlds - a seedy one where he’s not guaranteed to see his 22nd birthday, and a promising one that might bring him recognition for his talent. After a chance encounter with a peculiar waitress, he finds himself engulfed in a friendship he never knew he needed. However, his complex life and reckless decisions challenge their already complicated bond....

A masterful reimagining of the Yoruba river goddess Oshun set in the American Lowcountry at the cusp of the Harlem Renaissance, where her spirit possesses iconic Black historical figures to help them reach their full potential as she embarks on a quest for true identity and eternal love. For...

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, a 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson, is a fictional autobiography which was originally published anonymously. It chronicles the intricacies of racial identity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries through the life of its biracial narrator. The book portrays his journey through America's color lines, from his attendance of a black college in Florida to an elite New York nightclub, from the rural South to the suburbs of the Northeast, and a visit to Europe. The author employs places, character, and incidents from his own life....

"Der er ikke mulighed for at kede sig" – Bogvægten VERDEN SÅ KONGESKIBET DANNEBROG EKSPLODERE. VERDEN TROR, ISLAMISTER STÅR BAG. VERDEN TAGER FEJL. Under den latinske tekst på Bjarnes fragment gemmer sig et brev fra Alexander den Store til Aristoteles – og to udkradsede linjer, der...

"The Reformatory is one of those books you can't put down. Tananarive Due hit it out of the park." - Stephen King A gloriously creepy Deep South horror story based on the infamous Dozier School for boys, perfect for fans of The Only Good Indians and Nothing But Blackened Teeth. Jim Crow Florida...

Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Beloved Toni Morrison investigates Black characters in the American literary canon and the way they shaped the nation’s collective unconscious. In a dazzling series of lectures from her tenure as a professor at Princeton University, Toni...

"Dybt rørende og dramatisk" – Krimiormen IRAN HAR 200 ATOMSPRÆNGHOVEDER. NATO ER TIMER FRA AT ANGRIBE. DEN VIRKELIGE FJENDE ARBEJDER FOR VERDENS UNDERGANG. I The Churchs hovedkvarter krydser en usædvanligt arret mand i grå gevandter gulvet og hvisker til Damian Louw, at det er tid. Hun vil...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY S WOMEN S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014. From the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun, a powerful story of love, race and identity. As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the...

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award–winning film. Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow...

When Raine Williams posted a video of her original choreography to the new single of popular R&B artist Dawn Anderson, she never expected it to go viral and garner hundreds of thousands of views. And she definitely didn't expect it to also catch the attention of Dawn herself. But when Raine is...