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Giovanni’s Room (Vintage International)
James Baldwin
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A Million Junes
Emily Henry
"A beautiful, lyrical, and achingly brilliant story about love, grief, and family. Henry's writing will leave you breathless." —BuzzFeed Romeo...
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Notes of a Native Son
James Baldwin
Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by The Guardian and TIME The essays in James...
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Journal of Radical Permission
adrienne maree brown, Sonya Renee Taylor
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I Am Not Your Negro: A Companion Edition to the Documentary Film Directed by Raoul Peck (Vintage International)
James Baldwin
No description available.
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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Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents Boxed Set
Octavia Butler
A beautiful boxed set brings together the great sci-fi writer's two award-winning Parable books The perfect gift for fans of...
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Acid Detroit: A Psychedelic Story of Motor City Music
Joe Molloy
No description available.
Killing Commendatore: A novel
Haruki Murakami
No description available.
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
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