New and Featured African American Fiction

Celebrate Black History Month by exploring recent titles that represent the variety of contemporary African American experience.

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	Baker, Kevin Strivers Row
A chance encounter with Malcolm X forces Jonah to confront his demons.
	Cooper, J. California Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns
Short stories about dreams and desires deferred.
	Hoyte, Kirsten Black Marks
Georgette navigates multiple social worlds and cultural identities as she searches for a meaningful life.
	Hunter, Angel Sister Girls
Four friends band together to celebrate the good times, and help each other through life's rough spots.
	Joseph, Dwayne S. Choices Men Make
Three couples learn the ins and outs of love through the choices they make.
	Lamar, Jake Ghosts of Saint-Michel
Marva Dobbs becomes involved with a man who may or may not be responsible for a bombing in Paris.
	Michaels, Cherlyn First Fridays
Naja takes the first step toward starting her own business by joining the First Fridays club.
	Nelscott, Kris Days of Rage
A Smokey Dalton mystery set in Chicago, 1969.
	Thomas, Michael Man Gone Down
A construction worker struggles to support his family and resist various temptations.
	Woods, Paula L. Strange Bedfellows
Charlotte Justice challenges the LAPD, and herself, while solving a cold case.

Updated: 1/24/2007