November Book Release: Black Literature Highlights

Discover November 2025’s must-read Black literature, from Char Adams’ Black-Owned on the legacy of Black bookstores to Jonathan Mathias Lassiter’s provocative essays in How I Know White People are Crazy. Explore Ashley D. Farmer’s biography Queen Mother, Oyinkan Braithwaite’s family saga Cursed Daughters, and Claire Kann’s contemporary romance The Marriage Narrative."

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Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore

Author: Char Adams

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Black-Owned chronicles the history of Black-owned bookstores in the U.S., exploring their central role in activism, community building, and cultural preservation.

How I Know White People are Crazy

Author: Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, PhD

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This provocative collection of essays examines the intersections of race, culture, and mental health from a Black psychologist’s perspective.

Queen Mother

Author: Ashley D. Farmer

Description:
This biography explores the life of Audley “Queen Mother” Moore, a pioneering activist in Black nationalism and the reparations movement.

Cursed Daughters

Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite

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Set in Nigeria, Cursed Daughters follows three generations of women in the Falodun family, each affected by a mysterious curse that hinders their romantic lives.

The Marriage Narrative

Author: Claire Kann

Description:
This contemporary romance follows Zinnia, a savvy businesswoman, as she enters a “marriage-merger” with a reality TV family.

Simply More

Author: Cynthia Erivo

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