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by Nathan Harris
Published Sep 2026
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by Nathan Harris
Published May 2022
Read ReviewsA profound debut about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the Georgia farmer whose alliance will alter their lives, and his, forever.
by Lyndsay Faye
Published Dec 2019
Read ReviewsThe new and exciting historical thriller by Lyndsay Faye, which follows Alice "Nobody" from Prohibition-era Harlem to Portland's the Paragon Hotel.
by Robert Olmstead
Published Sep 2018
Read ReviewsA gripping narrative of the infamous hunt which drove the buffalo population to near extinction--the story of a moment in our history in which mass destruction of an animal population was seen as the only route to economic solvency. And the intimate story of how that hunt changed two people forever.
by Wiley Cash
Published Jun 2018
Read ReviewsThe New York Times bestselling author of the celebrated A Land More Kind Than Home and This Dark Road to Mercy returns with this eagerly awaited new novel, set in the Appalachian foothills of North Carolina in 1929 and inspired by actual events.
by Charlie Smith
Published Feb 2017
Read ReviewsA sweeping, eerily resonant epic of race and violence in the Jim Crow South: a lyrical and emotionally devastating masterpiece from Charlie Smith, whom the New York Public Library has said "may be America's most bewitching stylist alive."
by Ruta Sepetys
Published Mar 2014
Read ReviewsWith characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.
by Tara Conklin
Published Nov 2013
Read ReviewsA stunning debut novel of love, family, and justice that intertwines the stories of an escaped house slave in 1852 Virginia and ambitious young lawyer in contemporary New York
by Jonathan Odell
Published Nov 2012
Read ReviewsThe pre-Civil War South comes brilliantly to life in this masterfully written novel about a mysterious and charismatic healer readers won't soon forget.
by Douglas A. Blackmon
Published Jan 2009
Read ReviewsIn this groundbreaking historical expose, Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American historyan Age of Neoslavery that thrived from the aftermath of the Civil War through the dawn of World War II.
by James McBride
Published Jan 2009
Read ReviewsFrom the New York Times-bestselling author of The Color of Water comes a powerful page-turner about a runaway slave and a determined slave catcher.
by Lawrence Hill
Published Nov 2008
Read ReviewsAbducted from Africa as a child and enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedomand of the knowledge she needs to get home.
by Toni Morrison
Published Jun 2004
Read ReviewsBeloved is Morrison's undisputed masterpiece. It elegantly captures her trademark touches: elegant prose, fantastical occurrences, striking characters, and racial tension.
by Austin Clarke
Published Jun 2004
Read ReviewsSet in the period following World War II, The Polished Hoe unravels over the course of twenty-four hours but spans the lifetime of one woman and the collective experience of a society characterized by slavery.
by Edward P. Jones
Published May 2004
Read ReviewsA black farmer, bootmaker and former slave becomes proprietor of his own plantation, as well as of his own slaves, in this ambitious, luminously written novel that ranges seamlessly between the past and future and back again to the present. Excerpt contains content exclusive to BookBrowse.
by Bem Le Hunte
Published Mar 2004
Read ReviewsBoth magical and utterly compelling, this spellbinding novel interweaves family sagas with the richness of Indian mysticism, creating an intimate portrait of an unforgettable family.
by Amy Tan
Published Jan 2002
Read ReviewsTan's newest novel mixes pure fiction with elements of autobiography. In the acknowledgements she writes, "The heart of this story belongs to my grandmother, its voice to my mother".
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