Shortlisted for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards, Transgender FictionAn incisive reflection on identity and wealth, and a refreshing racial queer story of survivalAll Things Seen and Unseen follows Alex Nguyen, an isolated, chronically ill university student in her early 20s. After a suicide attempt and subsequent lengthy hospitalization, she finds herself without a job, kicked out of campus housing, unable to afford school, and sti...

This triumphant picture book recasts a charged phrase as part of a black girl's everyday life--hands up for a hug, hands up in class, hands up for a high five--before culminating in a moment of resistance at a protest march.A young black girl lifts her baby hands up to greet the sun, reaches her hands up for a book on a high shelf, and raises her hands up in praise at a church service. She stretches her hands up high like a plane's wings and whizzes down a hill so ...

An explosive ode to the bonds of sisterhood, the time-honored tradition of hide and seek, and the hilarious gas we pass.Everyone knows attics are the best place to play hide and seek on a rainy day. That is, unless your stomach is rumbling with a bubbly gas that you absolutely cannot keep in. When Baby sister lets one sneaky fart slip out, she betrays her hiding spot and begins the most phenomenal fart fest this attic has ever seen…A battle of the good, the...

During the first quarter of the twenty-first century, more than one hundred institutions of higher education in the United States launched projects to study and share their histories concerning slavery, segregation, and racial injustice. Slavery, Segregation, and the Second Founding of Rice University joins these wider efforts. Authored by award-winning historians Alexander X. Byrd and W. Caleb McDaniel, the book engages questions specific to Rice’s history as the last major priva...

What if the habit of constantly evaluating yourself is making it harder to recognize how much you have already grown?Stop Self-Scoring explores the exhausting cycle of self-comparison, harsh internal judgment, unrealistic expectations, and the feeling that every choice, setback, or achievement must say something about your worth.Rather than encouraging endless self-improvement or forced positivity, Tracey J. McDaniel offers a calmer approach to understandin...

From an award-winning author comes this biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children’s services at all branches of the New York Public Library.Before Augusta Braxton Baker became a storyteller, she was an excellent story listener. Her grandmother brought stories like Br’er Rabbit and Arthur and Excalibur to life, teaching young Augusta that when there’s a will, there’s always a way. When she grew u...

In this heartwarming celebration of familial love, Auntie's favorite nephew has to navigate the growing pains of becoming a big cousin.Auntie’s baby boy knows he’s the king of her heart—until the day she brings home someone new. Suddenly, his blankie is shared, his snuggle spot is different, and his big feelings are hard to handle. How can Auntie’s love stretch far enough for them both?But just when it seems like baby cousin is totally taking over, one swee...

CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK • EZRA JACK KEATS WRITER AWARD • From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children’s services at all branches of the New York Public Library.ALSC NOTABLE CHILDREN’S BOOK • HORN BOOK FANFARE • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Kirkus Reviews, Chicago Public Library, New York Public Library...

These are the concerns of many people alive today, and these are the conversations you hear no matter where you are. Businesses are making tons of money feeding on our fears. Are you prepared? Is your money secured? Do you have enough food stockpiled? Do you have a bug-out bag and location? Are you going to stay home in a disaster, or do you have relatives or friends to count on?People today are so intent on the here and now that they dont know whats coming in the after. This book ...

This book is written to encourage caregivers, whether they serve at home or in institutions. They should be encouraged that their roles are vitally important to others. In this book, we discuss the plight of all caregivers and the woes and rewards of being a caregiver. Caregiving is a ministry ordained by God. Caregivers are unsung heroes who often put their dreams, goals, and aspirations on hold to care for others, which ultimately affects their hands, heart, and health.My persona...

This book is a collection of writings in response to my own past experiences. It contains more than twenty mesmerizing poems, half of which compose a mystical short story called The Tale of Leo and Luana. Each poem is unique in its very own way, yet most, if not all, tend to follow a simple common theme of love, inspiration, and encouragement. The Tale of Leo and Luana, for example, is a fictional short story that embodies a one-of-a-kind journey of love and everything that comes with it, ...

Known most prominently as a daring anti-lynching crusader, Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) worked tirelessly throughout her life as a political advocate for the rights of women, minorities, and members of the working class. Despite her significance, until the 1970s Wells-Barnett’s life, career, and legacy were relegated to the footnotes of history. Beginning with the posthumously published autobiography edited and released by her daughter Alfreda in 1970, a handful of biographers and hist...