Solomon Northup was born and thrived as a free man – until he was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery by criminals who captured runaway slaves and free blacks alike. Once a dedicated father, labourer and talented violinist, Northup’s twelve years in slavery were defined by powerlessness, violence, and exploitation. Later adapted into a film which won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Picture, his harrowing telling of that time provides a must-read first-hand account of slavery in Ameri...

New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns to the 1930s era of her acclaimed novel The Upper Room with a dazzling portrait of two very different couples whose fast friendship is no match for shattering betrayal …A solid marriage, a thriving business, and the esteem of their close-knit Alabama community—Joyce and Odell Watson have every reason to count their blessings.Their marriage has given well-off Joyce a chance at the family she's always wanted—and granted Od...

A gruesome discovery leads to a deadly conspiracy.Booker Johnson, an Emmy-winning TV reporter on the brink of losing everything, stumbles upon a horrific crime scene in South Florida. Teaming up with no-nonsense police detective Brielle Jensen, they dive into the case, unraveling a web of deception, manipulation, and murder that reaches the highest echelons of power.As Booker uncovers the sinister truth behind a mysterious group pulling the strings, he find...

A TV investigative reporter and his sister, a San Francisco PD homicide detective, look into the slayings of Bay Area cops who have shot unarmed African Americans yet faced no repercussions in this debut crime thriller.When San Francisco Police Officer Mickey Driscoll is gunned down in the driveway of his suburban Bay Area home in broad daylight, the suspects are numerous. Was the murder committed by someone close to him? An arrestee seeking revenge?Or was it one of the man...

This new thought fiction series continues with Emergent Light, which is both a meditation on pursuing one’s higher self and an intriguing thriller as Malik and Jessica work to ensure the future of humanity.In this third installment of The Rewired Series, the reset has arrived. Malik’s dreams are as vivid as ever. One, in particular, feels strangely real, as though there’s a past he only vaguely remembers. Malik awakens to a world threatened by intense solar flares, and he is one of ...

Loving’s Love is the inspiring autobiography of Neal V. Loving, an aeronauticalengineer, experimental aircraft designer, and true aviation pioneer. Despiteracism that barred him from most aviation opportunities, as well as a near-fatalflying accident that resulted in the loss of his legs, Loving remained optimistic,ambitious, and resourceful. He triumphed over those who doubted and deniedhim to become the first African American and first person with bilat...

Something says find outwhy rain falls, what makes corn proudand squash so humble, the questionscall like a train whistle …George Washington Carver was determined to help the people he loved. Born enslaved in Missouri, he left home in search of an education, eventually earning his master’s degree. When Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural departmentat the all-Black-staffed Tuskegee Institute, Carver found his calling. He spent the...

What can one voice do?As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notices.Caught up with his friends, school, chorus, and his newfound relationship with his father, he doesn't imagine that the new disease adults are talking about could touch him.But it will.When everything changes, when fear moves in, and when all seems dark, Garvey feels helpless. Yet one voice—Garvey's voice—can be a powerful spark in the dark …

Woven into another fast-paced, topical mystery, the second installment of this new thought fiction series explores overcoming fear in the pursuit of purpose and the interconnectedness of all things in nature.Read by an Earphones Award-winner as part of a dual narrator performance, this sequel to The Recruiter unveils more of the universal trial facing humanity. “With a Matrix-like feel, its eerie realism and unexpected twists will have readers keen to see what [Alexander Mukte] has ...

This new thought fiction series explores pursuing your higher self, transcending ego and fear, the interconnectedness of all things in nature, and the importance of listening to the universe.Read by an Earphones Award-winner as part of a dual narrator performance, this 2022 International Book Awards Winner is “one of those well-written, nuanced books” that will “keep you guessing, keep you thinking…an impressive read” (Reader Views).Ori may seem like an idealist, but he under...

RBG failed her driving test five times!She could do twenty push-ups when she was eighty years old!She was a terrible cook!Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the Supreme Court icon, from her childhood and school days to her rise through the United States legal system to become one of the most famous justices—and political figures—in history.Narrated by the two spirited siblings, Wait! What? Ruth Bader ...

Two kids, living along the same train line north of New York City, connected in ways they do not yet understand …Myla feels overlooked and invisible. But she thinks her luck will change after she finds a beautiful necklace at a street fair. It’s perfect for the first day of middle school. Only that’s exactly when her troubles begin.Peter wishes his brother, Randall, would hang out with him instead of with his spray-painting crew. Then one day Randall paints a strange tag th...