Collection: Non-Fiction

Modalities of memory and surveillance intertwine in the work of an acclaimed Maine painter A tennis ball, warped by the speed of impact, is captured...

An essential collection of stories from notable Black hockey players, personalities and people The game of hockey has long been considered a predominantly white sport...

A visually stunning celebration of the world's most brilliant, bold, and boundary-pushing makeup artists Makeup is empowering. It's a means of experimentation, reinvention, provocation, disguise,...

An uplifting collection of speeches by Black women, curated by the civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author When Mary Ann Shadd Cary-the first...

A classic and controversial critique of sexism in the black nationalist movement, this “landmark black feminist text” is essential reading for those engaged in discussions...

Merging memoir, poetry, and criticism, this radical literary revue traces a first-generation Nigerian American's search for home and belonging on her own terms. In The Gloomy...

An exploration of how African American innovators and artists—whose impact and financial value in American music, movies, and TV is disproportionately greater than their numbers—have...

A National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to...

Novelist Zora Neale Hurston and poet Langston Hughes, two of America's greatest writers, first met in New York City in 1925. Drawn to each other,...

An exploration of Caribbean cuisine and culinary history, featuring more than 380 authentic home cooking recipes from across the region Caribbean cuisine reveals a culture...

The New York Times bestselling author of Begin Again confronts America’s unfinished story in this blistering reassessment of race, freedom, and the myths that bind us.Celebrated public intellectual Eddie S. Glaude,...

From one of the most electric and consequential figures to emerge from the contemporary American labor movement, the remarkable story of his battle to create the...

A prescient document of art-industry and museum critique from Black artists and writers, now in facsimile A collection of essays edited by artist and organizer...

This powerful biography follows Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s road to the Supreme Court as the first Black woman to be confirmed, for middle grade readers from New York...

"A vital resource for progressives who want to win." -Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal "Progressive activists will want to dog-ear, underline, and pore over this well-conceived handbook."...

An up-to-date and expert discussion of how to create a more culturally responsive mental health care system In The Cost of Healing in Silence: Navigating Racial...

The collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, including widely shared classics, three never-before-published speeches, and an introductory essay.Respair (noun, obsolete), fresh...

The most cited legal scholar in America and the architect of the two biggest ideas to reshape the American conversation—intersectionality and critical race theory—offers the...

A delectable collection of over 75 plant-based recipes for vegan butters, creams, cheeses, desserts, and more, from the award-winning chef and bestselling author of Artisan Vegan...

A TIME Best Book of 2025 • A Washington Post Notable Book“Searing… rigorously researched but never stuffy… Gilbert has compiled perhaps the first comprehensive examination of turn-of-the-millennium mainstream, cool-kid...

The first systematic Marxist account of the capitalist character of Atlantic slavery. Karl Marx's writings on enslavement and labor have fallen out of favor among...

Hoodoo is a bold spiritual tradition that helps enhance your wellbeing and solve everyday problems. This practical, do-it-yourself guide shows you how to use spells,...

Hammons' body prints, flags and found-object sculptures come together in this artist's book documenting his thought-provoking conceptual exhibition This post-exhibition catalog revisits David Hammons' 2019...

A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks...