8
Fiction &
Poetry
Summer Reads
Summer brings sweltering heat... and your bookshelf should be just as hot.
​
Get into these fiction and poetry selections that will inspire you, shake you, break you, and rebuild you.
For the Wanderlust in you...
​
The Travelers by Regina Porter
(Fiction)
Release Date: June 18, 2019
​
​
For the Silenced Voice in you...
​
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong
(Fiction)
Release Date: June 4, 2019
​
​
For the Self-Explorer in you...
​
A Particular Kind of Black Man
by Tope Folarin
(Fiction)
Release Date: August 6, 2019
​
​
For the Rebel in you...
​
The World Doesn't Require You
by Rion Amilcar Scott
(Fiction)
Release Date: August 20, 2019
​
​
For the Pain and Resilience in you...
​
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead
(Fiction)
Release Date: July 16, 2019
​
For the Emotional Power in you...
​
The Black Condition Ft. Narcissus
by jayy dodd
(Poetry)
Release Date: April 16, 2019
​
​
For the Survivor in you...
​
Build Yourself a Boat
by Camonghne Felix
(Poetry)
Release Date: April 23, 2019
​
​
For the Secrets in you...
​
InWest Mills
by De'Shawn Charles Winslow
(Fiction)
Release Date: June 4, 2019