Amistad

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The most respected and storied African-American imprint in publishing, Amistad was founded in 1986 to specialize in the works of authors who honor and consecrate the memory of those who fought—and continue to fight—for freedom. Now publishing titles such as Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson; Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey; Open Season by Ben Crump; and Barracoon by Zora Nea

le Hurston, Amistad’s original publishing program included works by tennis legend and activist Arthur Ashe, tastemaker Susan L. Amistad aims to educate, entertain, and empower readers interested in the past, present, and future of Black people throughout the diaspora. Through the exemplary work of extraordinary authors, Amistad publishes stories that have seldom been told, expanding historical narratives in new and surprising ways, while driving conversations that provide solutions and direction for people in their everyday lives.

12/02/2023

📬📚 'Tis the season for ! 🎁 Galleys of IMAGINE FREEDOM by Rahiel Tesfamariam () have arrived and we cannot wait for you to dive in and check out this incredible book. 😍

A social activist, journalist, public theologian, and international speaker who has become a powerful and brilliant voice of her generation offers a bold path to liberation and healing for people of African descent struggling in the shadows of the American Dream.

On Sale March 5rd, 2024!

11/30/2023

📬📚 It’s time for ! 🎁Galleys for NO BETTER TIME by Shelia Williams () have landed in our office. 😍

Pre-order a copy of this incredible story today!

11/28/2023

📚🤩Now available from Amistad, three new editions of some of Alice Walker's timeless classics! 🎉 And check out for her upcoming virtual event with Kiese Laymon. Click here to register: https://bit.ly/49UFxVy

📖 A New York Times Bestselling sequel to Pulitzer-prize winning The Color Purple, THE TEMPLE OF MY FAMILIAR is an intricate, rich tapestry of interrelated lives. Ursula K Le Guin called it "amazing, overwhelming."

📖 In the groundbreaking classic essay collection, IN SEARCH OF OUR MOTHERS' GARDENS, Alice Walker speaks out as a Black woman, writer, mother, and feminist on topics ranging from the personal to the political.

📖 Featuring an introduction from author Tayari Jones, MERIDIAN is a poignant and powerful story of the American South in the 1960s about one woman who risks her life for the people she loves.

Grab your copies today!

11/24/2023

We’re 😍😍😍 for all the praise for REBECCA, NOT BECKY by and .

::SWIPE:: to read what Jacqueline Woodson, Glory Edim, and more have to say about this sharp forthcoming novel!

11/22/2023

Happy National Memoir Writing Month! 📚🖊️✨ We're excited to celebrate with some of our favorite memoirs that showcase the power of personal storytelling. From poetic personal histories like MY VANISHING COUNTRY by Bakari Sellers and NERVOUS by Jen Soriano, to the inspiring journeys in JUST AS I AM by Cicely Tyson and WALKING IN MY JOY by Jenifer Lewis, these books have you covered. Get ready to be moved and uplifted!

11/21/2023

📬📚 : Finished copies of REBECCA, NOT BECKY by and have hit our offices!

In the vein of SUCH A FUN AGE, this is a whip-smart, compulsively readable novel about two upper-class stay-at-home mothers—one white, one Black—living in a "perfect" suburb that explores motherhood, friendship, and the true meaning of sisterhood amidst the backdrop of America’s all-too-familiar racial reckoning.

Pre-order a copy today!

11/17/2023

🚨 Alert! 🎁✨ Head over to Goodreads for a chance to enter to win NO BETTER TIME by Shelia Williams ()!

📖 The acclaimed author of THE SECRET WOMEN and THINGS PAST TELLING returns with an engrossing historical novel about a little known aspect of World War II—the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only Black WACs to serve overseas during the conflict.

11/16/2023

🔊 Listen up to hear a snippet from THE TEMPLE OF MY FAMILIAR by Alice Walker— the dazzling sequel to the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, THE COLOR PURPLE.

Intricate and rich, THE TEMPLE OF MY FAMILIAR creates a new mythology from old fables and history, and along with it a profoundly spiritual explanation for centuries of shared African American experience.

Pre-order your copy of Amistad's new edition today!

11/15/2023

We can't wait for you to read forthcoming novel, THE FALLEN FRUIT by Shawntelle Madison!

On a rainy day in May 1964, history professor Cecily Bridge-Davis begins to search for the sixty-five acres of land she inherited from her father’s family. The quest leads her to uncover a dark secret: In every generation, one offspring from each Bridge family unit vanishes—and is mysteriously whisked back in time. Rules have been established that must be followed to prevent dire consequences:

Never interfere with past events.
Always carry your free Negro papers.
Search for the survival family packs in the orchard and surrounding forest. The ribbon on the pack designates the decade the pack was made to orient you in time.
Do not speak to strangers unless absolutely necessary.

With only a family Bible and a map marked with the locations of mysterious containers to aid her, Cecily heads to the library, hoping to discover the truth of how this curse began, and how it might be ended. As she moves through time, she encounters a circle of ancestors, including Sabrina Humbles, a free Black woman who must find the courage to seize an opportunity—or lose her heart; Luke Bridge, who traverses battlefields, slavery, and time itself to reunite with his family; Rebecca Bridge, a mother tested by an ominous threat; and Amelia Bridge, a young woman burdened with survivor’s guilt who will face the challenge of a lifetime—and change Cecily’s life forever. It is a race through time and against the clock to find the answers that will free her family forever.

Shawntelle Madison’s historical fiction debut is an enthralling, page-turning family saga about the inevitability of fate, the invincibility of love, and the indelible bonds of family.

11/10/2023

📚🎧 Exciting news! This month, Amistad is reissuing three essential works by Pulitzer-Prize winning author, Alice Walker, including MERIDIAN ✨

Get a taste with an exclusive audiogram from the introduction written by Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage.

11/07/2023

🎉📚 Hot off the press! Happy Publication Day to Lauren Simmons, the youngest person to trade on the New York Stock Exchange, who shares her wealth of knowledge in her new book, MAKE MONEY MOVE 🚀💰

11/03/2023

📬📚 time: BROKEN by Jessica Pryce just landed in our mailboxes.

Joining the ranks of EVICITED and THE NEW JIM CROW, a former caseworker’s searing, clear-eyed investigation of the child welfare system—from foster care to incarceration—that exposes the deep-rooted biases shaping the system, witnessed through the lives of several Black families.

Pre-order a copy of this incredible story today!

11/02/2023

Joining this month? 🙋🏾‍♀️ We've got just the perfect inspirational craft book just for you, HOW WE DO IT edited by Jericho Brown. ✍🏾

Curated by Black writers for the creation and proliferation of Black thought, this thoughtful tool offers direction to help artists establish their own creative practice and features more than 30 acclaimed writers including Nikki Giovanni, Barry Jenkins, Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones, and more.

Grab your copy today!

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween from the Amistad team! 🎃👻🌕 Looking to curl up with the perfect spooky read? We've got two spine-chilling recs: YOU NEVER KNOW by Connie Briscoe and THE WOMEN COULD FLY by Megan Giddings.

🦇 From a New York Times bestselling author, YOU NEVER KNOW is a twisting, tension-filled thriller in which a hearing-impaired woman must battle her rising terror as she fights for her life.

🦇 Reminiscent of the works of Margaret Atwood, Shirley Jackson, and Octavia Butler, THE WOMEN COULD FLY explores the limits women face—and the powers they have to transgress and transcend them.

Grab your copy of these two phenomenal books today!

10/26/2023

New in our mailbag 💌 RADICAL REPARATIONS by Marcus Anthony Hunter!

Out February 2024, from one of the country's foremost voices on reparations, a timely groundbreaking book offering a radical and vital new framework going beyond the current debate over this controversial issue.

Pre-order your copy today of this profound and revolutionary book.

10/24/2023

📚🎉 Happy publication day to OUR SECRET SOCIETY by Tanisha C. Ford, PhD! Dive into the engrossing social history of Mollie Moon, the stylish founder of the National Urban League Guild and fundraising extraordinaire.

"This is an essential read that broadens our understanding of the centrality of Black women in the movement. Ford’s work is as brilliant, as lively, and as gorgeous as Mollie Moon herself.” — Jill Watts, author of The Black Cabinet

10/23/2023

🍁📚🍂 Fall into these captivating reads from Amistad!

From a sweeping caper by Cedric the Entertainer, FLIPPING BOXCARS to Megan Giddings' THE WOMEN COULD FLY that "boils as hot as a witches' cauldron" () to dazzling interconnected stories of four fearless globe-trotting women in JOLLOF RICE AND OTHER REVOLUTIONS by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi, get ready to be swept away by these unforgettable books! 🚂✨

10/20/2023

The author of THINGS PAST TELLING, Sheila J Williams returns with NO BETTER TIME, an engrossing historical novel about a little known aspect of World War II—the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only Black WACs to serve overseas during the conflict.

Available this February!

10/17/2023

📚🎉 Happy publication day to GRAY AREAS: HOW THE WAY WE WORK PERPETUATES RACISM AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO FIX IT by Adia Harvey Wingfield!

In GRAY AREAS, a leading sociologist reveals why racial inequality persists in the workplace despite today’s multi-billion-dollar diversity industry—and provides actionable solutions for creating a truly equitable, multiracial future.

Pick up your copy today wherever books are sold.

10/11/2023

👩🏾‍🍳🥘 Celebrate with a delicious recipe (or two) from these appetizing books! What will you be cooking up today? 👀

10/10/2023

🎉 Happy Publication Day to ICED by Ray Shell!

“Iced is a powerhouse. . . . Ray Shell writes beautifully. The story is heartbreaking. I kept putting it down and picking it up again—it won’t let me go.”—Maya Angelou

Resonant and haunting, ICED is a timeless tale of one man’s decline into the depths of addiction that is at both a shocking study of the addict’s life, and a deeply compelling and often uplifting tale of human love and loss. It is a novel that transcends time, offering a glimpse of the past that is present in our lives today.

10/09/2023

alert! 📬 Copies of MAKE MONEY MOVE by Lauren Simmons have arrived and we're so excited for you to dip into this one!

Simmons is the youngest full-time trader at the New York Stock Exchange, and the second African American woman in the Exchange's 228-year history to hold such a position. Driven by a passion for empowering women, Millennials, Gen Zs, and minorities to become more financially savvy, she now shares her experience and knowledge in this vital financial guide. Out 11/7, preorder your copy today!

10/06/2023

📓 ✏️ In the spirit?

Grab your pencils and add these engrossing non-fiction reads to you list!

If you're looking to get collegiate, dive into everything from a searing book on feminist theory within the context of race and hip-hop to an illuminating portrait of a friendship with the towering yet enigmatic cultural icon, Toni Morrison, to a profound reframing of reparations' past, present, and future and more.

10/04/2023

Event Alert! 📅 Sara Elise, author of A RECIPE FOR MORE, will be in conversation with Fariha Róisín at The Salt Eaters on 10/13! Check the link to learn more: https://bit.ly/3LClgcY

10/02/2023

🔊 Listen up! The audiogram for OUR SECRET SOCIETY by Tanisha C. Ford, PhD is here 🤩

OUR SECRET SOCIETY is an engrossing social history of the unsinkable Mollie Moon, the stylish founder of the National Urban League Guild and fundraiser extraordinaire who reigned over the "Beaux Arts Ball,” the social event of New York and Harlem society for fifty years—a glamorous event rivalling today’s Met Gala, drawing America’s wealthy and cultured, both Black and white.

"Tanisha Ford expertly uses the extravagant life of Mollie Moon to tell the hidden history of the Civil Rights Movement: a complicated tale of how the movement was funded. Captivating. Gripping. Smart." — Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning

Pre-order your copy today!

09/29/2023

We're super excited to see REBECCA, NOT BECKY by Christine Platt and Catherine Wigginton and FLIPPING BOXCARS by Cedric the Entertainer included in ' Fall Reading Challenge! Get back to books this fall and check out their full reading list on their page. ✏️📚🤩

09/27/2023

🍂 While fall is in the air, we still have a small part of summer in our hearts, fueled by these amazing summer releases from Amistad. 🔥 Which ones have you read and loved?

09/19/2023

🎉 Happy Publication Day to AMERICAN IDENTITY IN CRISIS by Kat Calvin! Mark your calendars to see Kat on tour & check out some of the praise on this remarkable book ✨

"For all those who look at this broken and unjust world and ask, “What can I do?” Calvin offers a resonant, moving, historically grounded answer.” — Rebecca Traister, New York Times Best-Selling Author of Good and Mad

09/18/2023

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month from our team at Amistad! We're enjoying these recent releases that exemplify the power of Latine writing 😍 What are you reading this month?

09/14/2023

💌 Alert! Galleys of REBECCA, NOT BECKY by Christine Platt and Catherine Wigginton have arrived and we cannot WAIT for you all to dive into this incredible story this December.

REBECCA, NOT BECKY is a whip-smart, compulsively readable novel about two upper-class stay-at-home mothers—one white, one Black—living in a "perfect" suburb that explores motherhood, friendship, and the true meaning of sisterhood amidst the backdrop of America’s all-too-familiar racial reckoning.

“A deep exhale of a narrative, REBECCA, NOT BECKY kept me laughing… and thinking. This is a reminder that talking about race doesn’t have to be hard. It simply requires us to be honest.” — New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Woodson

09/13/2023

It's time for ! 🎁✨

Head over to Goodreads for a chance to win an advance copy of OF GREED AND GLORY by Deborah G. Plant, a ground-breaking, personal exploration of America’s obsession with greed that threatens our liberty and charts our collective course toward personal sovereignty for all—from the editor of the New York Times bestselling BARRACOON.

09/12/2023

🎊 Happy Publication Day to FLIPPING BOXCARS by Cedric the Entertainer! Check the link in bio to learn more about his tour, starting TODAY. 🤩

FLIPPING BOXCARS is Cedric “The Entertainer” at his best—a charming, fast-paced novel that pays homage to his beloved grandfather and a generation past, anchored by rich, multi-dimensional characters and oozing with irresistible charm.

Grab your copy of FLIPPING BOXCARS wherever books are sold!

09/08/2023

Starting today, you can now download a free digital galley of the resonant and haunting novel, ICED by Ray Shell. First published at the height of the crack co***ne epidemic thirty years ago, this timeless novel “is a powerhouse and heartbreaking.”—Maya Angelou

Click here for the Open-To-Read on Netgalley from September 8th to September 12th: https://linktr.ee/amistadbooksus

09/07/2023

🎧 LISTEN UP! Cedric The Entertainer's debut novel, FLIPPING BOXCARS, is out next week, and we want you to hear a sneak peak of the audiobook, narrated by him!

Like what you hear? Check here to pre-order a copy! https://bit.ly/3KRL6JC

HarperAudio

09/05/2023

Now available in paperback! ✨

Revolving around loss, belonging, family, friendship, alienation, and silence, JOLLOF RICE AND OTHER REVOLUTIONS is a moving, multifaceted portrait of lives shaped by hope and sorrow—of women who must contend with the ever-present and unsettling notion that moving forward in time isn’t necessarily progress.

“I couldn’t put this book down and I loved spending time in the lives of Nonso, Remi, Aisha, and Solape. Truly this book will grab hold of your heart and mind and everything in between.”—Roxane Gay, author of Hunger and Bad Feminist

08/30/2023

Unable to catch Cedric The Entertainer on tour for a signed copy of FLIPPING BOXCARS? Pre-order a copy from Marcus Books (West Coast) or The Mysterious Bookshop (East Coast) to get FLIPPING BOXCARS with a signed book plate!

Click here for more information: https://linktr.ee/amistadbooksus

08/29/2023

💌 New this week: AMERICAN IDENTITY IN CRISIS by Kat Calvin! And mark your calendars to see where Kat will be on tour ✨

Out next month, this passionate and incisive book explores why a trailblazing activist, Kat Calvin, started a movement to ensure that 26 million Americans have access to the IDs they need to escape poverty and have access to the pursuit of happiness.

Pre-order your copy today!

08/28/2023

Alert! 🎁✨

Head over to Goodreads for a chance to win a paperback copy of THE WOMEN COULD FLY by Megan Giddings, a piercing dystopian novel about the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother.

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🔊 Listen up to hear a snippet from THE TEMPLE OF MY FAMILIAR by Alice Walker— the dazzling sequel to the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, THE COLOR PURPLE. Intricate and rich, THE TEMPLE OF MY FAMILIAR creates a new mythology from old fables and history, and along with it a profoundly spiritual explanation for centuries of shared African American experience. Pre-order your copy of Amistad's new edition today!

📚🎧 Exciting news! This month, Amistad is reissuing three essential works by Pulitzer-Prize winning author, Alice Walker, including MERIDIAN ✨ Get a taste with an exclusive audiogram from the introduction written by Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage.

Our Secret Society Audiogram

🔊 Listen up! The audiogram for OUR SECRET SOCIETY by Tanisha C. Ford, PhD is here 🤩 OUR SECRET SOCIETY is an engrossing social history of the unsinkable Mollie Moon, the stylish founder of the National Urban League Guild and fundraiser extraordinaire who reigned over the "Beaux Arts Ball,” the social event of New York and Harlem society for fifty years—a glamorous event rivalling today’s Met Gala, drawing America’s wealthy and cultured, both Black and white. "Tanisha Ford expertly uses the extravagant life of Mollie Moon to tell the hidden history of the Civil Rights Movement: a complicated tale of how the movement was funded. Captivating. Gripping. Smart." — Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning Pre-order your copy today!

Flipping Boxcars Audiogram

🎧 LISTEN UP! Cedric The Entertainer's debut novel, FLIPPING BOXCARS, is out next week, and we want you to hear a sneak peak of the audiobook, narrated by him! Like what you hear? Check here to pre-order a copy! https://bit.ly/3KRL6JC HarperAudio

A reminder that history is far from past.

3 Questions With Amistad

✨Introducing '3 Questions of Amistad' featuring our first guest the phenomenal Jenifer Lewis For Real and our Editorial Director, Tracy Sherrod! Tell us your favorite takeaway in the comments! And check out the link for a giveaway of Jenifer's book, THE MOTHER OF BLACK HOLLYWOOD! https://linktr.ee/amistadbooks

Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson

👂Listen to 50 Cent read HUSTLE HARDER, HUSTLE SMARTER, the unique self-help audio book full of cutting-edge lessons and hard-earned advice on embracing change. https://fal.cn/37Tlp via HarperAudio

When we see people on TV 📺 and in the public eye, it's easy to forget that even they have setbacks 😞. Find out why "never give up is the true mantra" 💪🏾for My Vanishing Country author, Bakari Sellers in the video below. #MyVanishingCountry

✨We're so excited to share with you the book trailer for We Want Our Bodies Back, a powerful full-length collection from jessica Care moore, one of the leading poets of our time!