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The former First Lady’s bestselling memoir under the Crown imprint.
What is “Becoming” by Michelle Obama?
Ta-Nehisi Coates pens this powerful letter-format memoir to his son about history, race & identity in America.
What is “Between the World and Me”?
This heartwarming picture book by Matthew A. Cherry, adapted into an Oscar-winning short, celebrates a father styling his daughter’s hair.
What is “Hair Love”?
Penguin Random House–published justice figure featured on the Global Black Economic Forum stage.
Who is Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Her novel Jazz captured the Harlem Renaissance experience.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This Pulitzer Prize–winner by Colson Whitehead imagines an alternate route to freedom.
What is “The Underground Railroad”?
This groundbreaking novel by Zadie Smith explores London’s multicultural tapestry.
What is White Teeth?
Amanda Gorman’s debut picture book, filled with hope and illustrations by Loren Long, inspires children to use their voice.
What is “Change Sings”?
A former music educator and violinist, this author infused his real-life experience—including the theft of his vintage violin—into The Violin Conspiracy, published by Penguin Random House.
Who is Brendan Slocumb?
This 1929 novel by Nella Larsen explores themes of racial passing and identity in Harlem Renaissance America.
What is Passing?
Jacqueline Woodson’s award‑winning memoir in verse for young readers.
What is “Brown Girl Dreaming”?
This Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel by Alice Walker explores the lives of Black women in the American South.
What is The Color Purple?
This beautifully illustrated story by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James celebrates the confidence of young Black boys heading to the barbershop.
What is “Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut”?
This Alabama-born former playwright tweeted “What if Harry Potter went to an HBCU in the South?”, inspiring his bestselling fantasy novel Blood at the Root and its 2025 sequel Bones at the Crossroads.
Who is LaDarrion Williams?
A pioneer in both literature and civil rights, this author wrote Native Son.
Who is Richard Wright?
James Baldwin’s novel about love and injustice in Harlem, later made into an Oscar‑winning film.
What is “If Beale Street Could Talk”?
A 2016 debut novel by Yaa Gyasi, published by Knopf, tracing generations from the Gold Coast to Alabama.
What is Homegoing?
In this uplifting picture book by Tami Charles, a young girl celebrates her worth, saying, “I am worthy. I am grateful.”
What is “All Because You Matter”?
In 2020, this “2 Dope Queens” co-creator launched Tiny Reparations Books—a Penguin Random House imprint.
Who is Phoebe Robinson?
This playwright and author of A Raisin in the Sun explored Black family life and aspirations in mid-20th-century America.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
Isabel Wilkerson’s deeply researched book tracing the journey of Black families from the South to Northern and Western cities.
What is “The Warmth of Other Suns”?
Author Edwidge Danticat, a MacArthur Fellow, explored family and identity in Haiti and the U.S. in her 2020 story collection published by Knopf.
What is Everything Inside?
This book by Derrick Barnes, a follow-up to Crown, captures a boy’s first day of school and his limitless potential.
What is “The King of Kindergarten”?
This comedic memoir by Roy Wood Jr. explores the men—both expected and unlikely—who shaped his journey into fatherhood, coming out in Fall 2025.
What is The Man of Many Fathers?
Known as the “Dean of Harlem Renaissance,” this poet’s The Weary Blues blends jazz rhythms with poignant verses.
Who is Langston Hughes?