This September, fall into a whole new selection of powerful stories from Black authors. There’s so much to choose from, like the riveting memoir of journalist Don Lemon, who shares how his faith helped him during one of the most challenging times of his professional life. Or dig into another true tale from undercover cop Ron Stallworth (author of Black Klansman), who infiltrated gangs in conservative Mormon Country. Who’s that girl? It’s Eve, dropping her memoir that explores hip-hop to motherhood. So, whether you’re all about the bio or a fan of true crime, don’t miss out on these powerful reads.
Immortal Dark
Tigest Girma (September 3)
An orphaned heiress sets out to find her sister, who she believes has been kidnapped by a vampire clan that is bound to their family. Her serach takes her deeper into the world of the undead as she has to make a bloodly choice.
Price: $15
Ida, in Love and in Trouble
Veronica Chambers (September 10)
Investigative journalist Ida B. Wells started where many writers do: with a lot of personal questions that had to be answered. This book explores her earlier writings and life, including how she was an incomparable flirt!
Price: $19
Etta Extraordinaire Goes to the White House
Roda Ahmed and Charnaie Gordon (September 10)
This time, it’s a trip to the nation’s presidential suite inside the White House than sets her creative mind in overdrive as she plans a spectacular party, where absolutely nothing can go wrong…right? Etta Extraordinaire is back in a fun picture book that introduces little ones to the nation’s presidential home.
Price: $20
Passiontide: A Novel
Monique Roffey (September 10)
Four women: a friend, the organizer of a sex workers’ collective, a local activist and the prime minister’s wife band together to solve the latest in an all-too-long list of murdered women on a small Caribbean island.
Price: $28
Rage: On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant . . . and Completely Over It
Lester Fabian Brathwaite (September 10)
A former magazine editor, Brathwaite delivers a darkly comedic exploration of Blackness, queerness and the American Dream, using creating anger as the best tool to navigate American life and battle inequality.
Price: $26
I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America
Don Lemon (September 10)
The acclaimed journalist tapped his professional skills to explore the nation’s relationship with a higher power. Through memories, conversations and chance encounters, he discovers his own higher purpose after being ousted from his former employer, CNN.
Price: $27
Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts, and Schemes
Laci Mosley (September 10)
The “Scam Goddess” podcast and TV host shares how a scammer mindset guided her through life. She also shares how tapping into your scammer instincts is the secret to flipping the script and coming out ahead.
Price: $26
Who’s That Girl?: A Memoir
Eve (September 17)
Singer. Actress. Mother. The multi-hyphenate revisits and reveals her life experiences: Growing up in the Philadelphia streets, handling hip-hop and Hollywood, dealing with infertility and mental health challenges and more, in this intimate memoir.
Price: $21
THE GANGS OF ZION: A Black Cop’s Crusade in Mormon Country
Ron Stallworth (September 17)
The bestselling author of ‘Black Klansman’ is back on the beat. In Salt Lake City, Utah, circa the 1990s, the real-life law enforcer discovered that the Bloods and Crips had infiltrated Mormon Country, a deeply conservative community. He stemmed their activity with the help of gangsta rap and his 23 years of experience on the force.
Price: $30
Alex Wise vs. the Cosmic Shift
Terry J. Benton-Walker (September 24)
Reluctant superhero Alex Wise is back fighting the apocalypse with new allies against new dangers, like a giant snake in a ghost town, in this second thrill-ride installment in the series.
