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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