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The Elephant Vanishes
Haruki Murakami
In the tales that make up The Elephant Vanishes, the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar...
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A Garden of Creatures
Sheila Heti
A tender and deeply moving picture book about loss and the big questions it leaves behind from New York Times...
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Nothing Personal
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James Baldwin’s critique of American society at the height of the civil rights movement brings his prescient thoughts on social...
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The Harlem Ghetto
James Baldwin
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Kindred
Octavia Butler
“As you turn the pages of this novel and get lost in Dana’s story, allow yourself to relive the horrors...
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Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems
James Baldwin
All of the published poetry of James Baldwin, including six significant poems previously only available in a limited edition During...
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Moon Witch, Spider King
Marlon James
“Masterfully flips the first installment on its head... James makes the mythic tantalizingly real.’” —Esquire "Even more brilliant than the...
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The Fire Next Time
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Nobody Knows My Name
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