Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 SelectionThe Instant New York Times Bestseller**A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit.“An amazing and heartwarming story, it restores our faith in the inherent goodness of humanity.”—Archbishop Desmond Tutu**In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with two...

**WINNER OF THE 2019 MOORE PRIZE ****THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**‘A riveting account of the multiple outrages of the criminal justice system of Alabama. A harrowing masterpiece’ Guardian‘Hinton somehow navigates through his rage and despair to a state of forgiveness and grace’ IndependentAt age 29, Anthony Ray Hinton was wrongfully charged with robbery and murder, and sentenced to death by elect...

Hallee Landry is a promising young Tsawwassen First Nations attorney and litigator with an enviable résumé and a bright future. At only twenty-seven years old, she is not a residential school survivor. Or is she? Everything she has understood to be true about her origins is challenged when she is kidnapped while in Kamloops to attend the annual Pow Wow. Now somebody wants her dead. But why? The perpetrators seem to be a confounding mix of low-level criminals and a sophisticated cadre of ma...

This poetic Black history picture book in verse for readers ages 7-10 honors the people of color who fought for the freedom at the first battle of the American Revolution in Lexington and Concord. New from Coretta Scott King Honor illustrator R. Gregory Christie and acclaimed author Ray Anthony Shepard.We, the patriots of Color, / will tell you what we did / on day one / of the American Revolution / to quench our thirst for Liberty.On April 19, 177...

For decades, Earth’s Attack Cruisers have taken a pounding from an undefeatable enemy. An enemy so alien and so incomprehensible Earth's armies are close to utter devastation; clueless as to how to challenge the impending annihilation of the human race.For the first time in the twenty-seven year war the enemy has placed a base of operation on a planet and Admiral Ezocaagbo Akobundu-Tan is willing to risk the destruction of her fleet in order to get one man on to that planet, Lume, ...

The Explorer Corps' spaceship Arabia has the distinction of being the ship that has travelled the farthest distance from Earth. Eight days ago Earth lost communication with the Arabia. The spacefighter, Baddest, is one of a pair of spaceships that, at more than fifty miles long are the largest machines ever built. Baddest is normally crewed by the Air Force's Ace Crew II but for this mission the crew is supplemented by the Navy's Special Combat Team Alpha. The Navy and Air Force are bitter...

There are many books written for women about the pregnancy and childbirth phenomenon. There doesn't seem to be much in this plethora of literature for men. It's about time there was. Thinking Man's Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth & Fatherhood provides a male's tongue-in-cheek perspective of said phenomenon - a humorous slant on all things an expectant father needs to know but is too afraid to ask.  

This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama, chronicles the diverse ways each fought racism and shows how much—and how little—has changed for Black Americans since our country’s founding.Full of daring escapes, deep emotion, and subtle lessons on how racism operates, A LONG TIME COMING reveals the universal importance ...

In a war to end all wars the ultimate armour is not what you think...The war against their unknowable enemy – ‘The Bulges’ - rages on, for many of the soldiers battle is the only life they have known or will ever know. As a new wave of attacks devastates their fleets and destroy planets in humanity’s battle for survival the best of the very best soldiers are enlisted into a secret carder.The Guardsman is an exceptional soldier not just for his skill but something more…

A powerful poem about Ona Judge's life and her self-emancipation from George Washington’s household.Ona Judge was enslaved by the Washingtons, and served the President's wife, Martha. Ona was widely known for her excellent skills as a seamstress, and was raised alongside Washington’s grandchildren. Indeed, she was frequently mistaken for his granddaughter. This poetic biography follows her childhood and adolescence until she decides to run away.Author Ray A...

Kirkus Reviews Best Children's BookHere is the riveting dual biography of two little-known but extraordinary African-American Union soldiers in Civil War history—George E. Stephens and James Henry Gooding.Stephens and Gooding not only served in the Massachusetts 54th Infantry, the well-known black regiment, but were also war correspondents who published eyewitness reports of the battlefields. Their dispatches told the truth of their lives a...

It's the 80s. Clare is white, Patrick is black. They are from entirely different worlds, but, when they met, they fell madly in love - perhaps opposites do attract. Now they plan to get married. A straightforward proposition, right? Well, maybe not. Set against them and their wishes are a host of 'interested parties': Clare's sister, Emma. Patrick's best friends, Harry and Nathan, and his ex-girlfriend Otis. And of course, their parents want to have a say as well.