Tarisai Ngangura, a journalist and photographer born and raised in Zimbabwe, made her debut novel a satisfying reading experience with The Ones We Loved. Book summary: On a bus moving across rural landscapes from town to town, two young people are escaping with nothing to hold except hope. She has committed a horrifying act for which there will certainly be retribution. He is staggering from a devastating discovery. They will find each other and attempt to move forward, even as their grief

Daria Burke is a speaker and possibility strategist who crafted her intriguing memoir, Of My Own Making, which tells the gripping story of her childhood growing up under the shadow of an absent father and a mother debilitated by drug addiction. Her existence was marked by neglect and poverty. More than a story of personal triumph, Of My Own Making is a soulful and scientific exploration of the power to shape one’s destiny. In facing the stark reality of her past, Burke reminds us that

Monica Michelle Cooper is the owner of Novelista Publishing, a boutique publishing and consulting company designed to help new and aspiring writers see their vision of becoming an author come to life. Monica came upon the literary scene with her highly acclaimed self-published novel, Lucky No. 5. She took what she learned in publishing her book and mastered it. In her workbook, Notes to Novels, Monica provides invaluable information designed to help aspiring authors follow the path she took on her journey–only without the

Kellye Garrett is the acclaimed author whose latest work, Missing White Woman, a twisty thriller and “compulsive page-turner” of a book–and that from one of the all-time greats Harlan Corben. The premise is solid: It was supposed to be a romantic getaway weekend in New York City. Breanna’s new boyfriend, Ty, took care of everything—the train tickets, the dinner reservations, the rented four-story luxury row house in Jersey City with a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline. But when Bree comes downstairs

Clarence A. Haynes, a native Afro-Latinx New Yorker, is the author of the fast-paced, sexy, ghostly adventure, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery, which releases on June 17th. Haynes is the coauthor of actor/producer Omar Epps’s lauded sci-fi/fantasy series Nubia: The Awakening and The Reckoning. He is also the author of the middle-grade nonfiction work The Legacy of Jim Crow. The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery grabs you from the start and does not let go. Gwendolyn is a publicist at the top of her game must confront her

Rickey Fayne is a fiction writer from rural West Tennessee whose work has appeared in American Short Fiction, Guernica, The Sewanee Review, and The Kenyon Review, among other magazines. Rickey’s writing embodies his Black, Southern, over-churched upbringing in order to reimagine and honor his ancestors’ experiences. The Devil Three Times is his first novel. Rickey Fayne is a fiction writer from rural West Tennessee whose work has appeared in American Short Fiction, Guernica, The Sewanee Review, and The Kenyon Review, among other magazines. Rickey’s writing embodies his Black, Southern, over-churched

Douglas E. Jones, a Morehouse College who received an MFA from Columbia University, is the new author of The Fantasies of Future Things, a book that has been called “a powerful debut reminiscent of Barry Jenkins’s Moonlight.” The storyline: Two men in Atlanta reconcile their human dignity against the price of their professional ambitions working for a real estate development company displacing Black residents in preparation for the 1996 Olympics. Daily interactions between Jacob and Daniel are a powder keg of sexual tension

Nic Stone is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Dear Martin, who has an upcoming tantalizing new thriller, Boom Town. It is called “Gone Girl” meets “P-Valley,” an adult thriller debut about two missing erotic dancers from Atlanta’s most notorious gentlemen’s club and the woman dedicated to finding them. When Damaris “Charm” Willburn, a new daytime dancer, vanishes without a trace, former headliner Micah “Lyriq” Johanssen suspects something more than a no call, no show. As Lyriq’s former lover, Felice “Lucky” Carothers, also went missing

Helena Haywoode Henry is the new author of her first novel, Last Chance Live!, which has been described as “Squid Game meets Dear Justyce, an explosive young adult novel about a teenage girl on death row who competes on a reality show in hopes of winning her freedom. Last Chance Live! is the most popular reality show in America—and eighteen-year-old death row inmate Eternity Price’s last chance to live. Getting cast on the show could win her clemency preventing her execution… if she can convince the viewing audience

Angie Ransome-Jones is a national best-selling author, professional ghostwriter, and seasoned book consultant with 21 titles to her credit. Her debut book, Path to Peace: A Guide to Managing Life After Losing a Loved One, earned critical acclaim for its compassionate guidance and personal insight. Angie is the founder of her own ghostwriting business (www.authorangiejones.com), where she assists aspiring authors who want to bring their stories to life and freelances with Kevin Anderson & Associates. She has been a featured author multiple