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I am chuffed to announce that, in recognition of U.S. Black History Month and in alignment with our values of anti-racism, abolition, and community-centered resistance, the February pick for the Nonfiction Book Club will be Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore by Char Adams.
Rooted in rigorous reporting and vivid storytelling, Black-Owned traces the radical history of Black-owned bookstores as sites of political education, organizing, and survival, from abolitionist print culture in the 19th century to contemporary movements for Black liberation. Read more and join us on our Storygraph Book Club!
You still have a couple weeks to source the book and join us. We hope to see you there!
Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore by Char Adams
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Twin Jades of Jiangdong, Vol. 1 by Fei Tian Ye Xiang - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese author, Chinese representation, translated
Semantic Error (novel), Vol. 1 by J. Soori - Out 12 Feb 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Romance, Achillean representation, Korean author, Korean characters, Translated fiction
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter (manga), Vol. 6 by Yatsuki Wakatsu & Kazuki Irodori - Out 20 Jan 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: BL Manga, Achillean representation, Japanese author, Japanese characters, Translated fiction
Joyful Reunion, Vol. 3 by Fei Tian Ye Xiang - Out 27 Jan 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese author, Chinese characters, Translated fiction
Cherry Magic, Vol. 15 by Yuu Toyota - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: BL Manga, Achillean representation, Japanese author, Japanese characters, Translated fiction
Letters of the Alphabet Go to War by Lesyk Panasiuk - Out 24 Mar 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Poetry, Translated, Ukrainian author
When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy by Beronda L. Montgomery - Out 16 Feb 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Historical Nonfiction, Black American author, anti-racism themes, climate justice themes
Mine, Yours, Ours by Karmen Lee - Out 22 Jan 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Romance, Sapphic representation, Black American representation, Black American author
Turbulence by Hafsa Lodi - Out 22 Jan 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Literary Fiction, Muslim representation, debut author, feminism themes, South Asian author
The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao - Out 22 Jan 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Romantasy, Filipina author, pro-Palestine author
When You Come Back to Me by Emma Scott - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: YA Romance, Achillean representation
Bytchcraft by Aaron Reese - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: Graphic Novel, Queer representation, Black American author, nonbinary author
Better the Devil by Erik J. Brown - Out 22 Jan 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: YA Thriller, Achillean representation, queer author
If All the Stars Go Dark by S.G. Prince - Out 16 Feb 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: YA Science Fiction, Achillean representation
Stolen Moments by A.B. Jackson - Out 20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Romance, Queer author, Achillean representation, debut author
Our Ex's Wedding by Taleen Voskuni - Out 20 Jan 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Romance, SWANA author, bisexual representation
Take Two by Erica Goodwin - Out 20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Romance, Sapphic representation, sapphic author
Worst-Case Scenario by Ray Stoeve - Out 19 Feb 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: YA Romance, Nonbinary author, nonbinary representation, queer representation
Getting to Reparations: How Building a Different America Requires a Reckoning with Our Past by Dorothy A. Brown - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Black American author, anti-white supremacy themes
One Aladdin, Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson - Out 13 Nov 25 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Memoir, Lesbian author, class-consciousness themes, pro-Palestine author
Gaza: A Doctor's Diary by Salman Khalid - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Palestinian representation, pro-Palestine author, anti-colonialism themes
Engineered Conflict: Structural Violence and the Future of Black Life in Chicago by David Omotoso Stovall - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Black American author, anti-racism themes, class consciouesness themes, anti-capitalism themes
Leyla's House by Zulfu Livaneli - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Turkish author, Turkish representation, class-consciousness themes, immigrant representation
The Poet Empress by Shen Tao - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: Fantasy, Chinese Canadian author, debut author
George Falls Through Time by Ryan Collett - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, Achillean representation
The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths - Out 22 Jan 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Memoir, Black American author, queer author, pro-Palestine author, neurodivergent author
Steppe by Oksana Vasyakina - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, queer representation, HIV representation, anti-patriarchy themes, Russian author, lesbian author
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley - Out 22 Jan 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Indian American author, debut author, Indian American representation, anti-colonialism themes
Hemlock by Melissa Faliveno - Out 12 Feb 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Queer author, substance abuse representation, nonbinary author
A Wild Radiance by Maria Ingrande Mora - Out 12 Feb 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: YA Fantasy, Nonbinary author, autistic author, queer representation, queer author, disabled author
Discipline by Larissa Pham - Out 05 Feb 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Vietnamese American author, debut author, pro-Palestine author
Two Women Living Together by Kim Hana and Hwang Sunwoo - Out 22 Jan 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Memoir, Translated, Korean authors, feminism themes
I Don't Wish You Well by Jumata Emill - Out 20 Jan 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: YA Mystery, Black American author, queer author, queer representation
How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: Fantasy, Sapphic representation, debut author, sapphic author
Tangerinn by Emanuela Anechoum - Out 26 Mar 26 UK/20 Jan 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, debut author, immigrant representation, Italian author
A Black Queer History of the United States by C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost - Out 20 Jan 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Trans author, Black American author, queer representation, bisexual representation, transfemme representation, anti-racism themes
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, immigrant representation, Mexican author
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