Karen Chilton

73 books

Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White by Kitt Shapiro

Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White

Kitt Shapiro

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction art autobiography biography emotional medium-paced
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

An Extraordinary Union

The Loyal League #1

Alyssa Cole

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice by Patricia Bell-Scott

The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice

Patricia Bell-Scott

480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics emotional informative inspiring slow-paced
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Ibram X. Kendi

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Giving the Devil His Due by Rebecca Brewer

Giving the Devil His Due

Rebecca Brewer

290 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror short stories thriller challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Godwin by Joseph O'Neill

Godwin

Joseph O'Neill

288 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary adventurous reflective medium-paced
Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts

Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America

Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts

304 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC by Karen Chilton

Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC

Karen Chilton

312 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative slow-paced
The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince

The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative

Mary Prince

69 pages • first pub 1831 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics history challenging emotional informative medium-paced
A Hope Divided by Alyssa Cole

A Hope Divided

The Loyal League #2

Alyssa Cole

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional medium-paced