Amistad Books
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Amistad, a division of HarperCollins in the HarperOne Group, is the oldest imprint devoted to books by and about Black people throughout the diaspora.
📣 These nine lively essays by @NPR host Aisha Harris invites us into the wonderful, maddening process of making sense of the pop culture we consume. Find this paperback gem in our beach reads round up! 🔗 in bio...🏖️ “One of our most entertaining cultural critics”—Elle
🥁 The wait is over . . . Mainline Mama by Keeonna Harris is available now in your preferred format. Already praised by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and the LA Times: This is a tender memoir of motherhood, love, and becoming in the face of the prison system 🙌🏽
National Puzzle Day showed up today. Then Black History Month said it was coming through. Ancestors approved. Enjoy 🙌🏽 #AmistadBooks
PHASES is Available Now! Both intimate and intricately structured Tramaine Suubi’s remarkable work is inspired by the 🌑 🌔 🌙 . Filled with love, intuition, and truth. Link in bio ✨
Available now wherever books are sold! #LiberatingAbortion #AmistadBooks
📣 NetGalley Open-to-Read 📣 Calling all #speculativefiction lovers. You have 10 days (link in bio) to get your guaranteed free e-copy of #MeetMeAtTheCrossroads. Of course, there's always on sale in June 👀 10, 9 , 8 . . . #amistadbooks #bookreview #netgalley #mustread #fiction
From a son of America's longest standing Black congressman comes MY FATHER'S HOUSE. A clear-eyed, page-turning memoir that shines a spotlight on political legacy while dreaming new ways forward. Available in stores May 13th. Preorder link in bio. #MyFathersHouse #AmistadBooks
"We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always right to do right." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #amistadbooks #blackreads #blackbooks #martinlutherking #mlk #martinlutherkingjr #mlkday #blacklivesmatter #ihaveadream #blackhistory
This 👏🏽 Story 👏🏽 Will 👏🏽 Inspire 👏🏽 You. That's it. That's the post. #BecomingSpectacular Preorder link in bio. Coming February 18. #amistadbooks
🎉 Available Now! Pulitzer prize finalist Lee Hawkins examines how racial trauma impacted his own family's outlook on thriving in America, influenced each generation, and how they succeeded despite. #MUSTREAD but don't take our word for it, just swipe! #amistadbooks
📣 NetGalley Open-to-Read Alert 📣 Harlem Shuffle meets The Godfather in #SINSOFSURVIVOR coming May 2025. From #BlairUnderwood and Joe McClean. #amistadbooks #netgalley #bookreviews #goodreads #booklovers #readmorebooks #bookblog #fiction #bookrecs #bookreader
📣 Don't miss this tea TONIGHT 📣 Hear the inside scoop on #SinsofSurvivor, new book project from #BlairUnderwood himself and creative partner #JoeMcClean. Link to the conversation in bio 🔗
Happy Birthday #ZoraNealeHurston 🎉 Available Now in Hardcover, E-book, and Audiobook is her never-before-published novel #LifeofHerodtheGreat. Audiobook read by The #BlairUnderwood 🎙️ #amistadbooks #audiobook #blackreads #classicliterature
📖 Start the year off tenderly with a story of love and resilience in the face of America's prison system by Writing Freedom Fellow, Keeonna Harris. #amistadbooks #blackreads #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendations #readersofinstagram #bookish #booksofinstagram #bookreview
🎉 Here's to 2024. A year of beautiful #Blackstories, by beautiful #Blackauthors, ready to make more beautiful #Blackhistory in 2025. Which one hit different this year? 💞 #amistadbooks
🌚 In honor of the last full moon of 2024 this weekend, we celebrate this special moon inspired poetry collection #Phases by poet Tramaine Suubi. Preorder now, link in bio. Available in stores January 28. #blackpoetry #blackpoet #coldmoon #phases #amistadbooks #harpercollins
🎉 A very happy publication day to #AFROCENTRICSTYLE by 2x #NAACP Image Award nominee Shirley Neal! The book includes more than 100 photographs celebrating the profound connection between Black identity and mainstream culture. The perfect #holidaygift 🙌🏽 #amistadbooks
📯 #ImHighlyPercentSure by Caroline Wanga coming 05.06.25! In this rich, transparent, and witty memoir, Caroline shows us herself like never. Published by Amistad in collaboration with Lavette Books #ImHighlyPercentSure #CarolineWanga #wangawoman #wearewangawoman #AmistadBooks
This #VeteransDay, we highlight Black women: who have been showing up and showing out since the beginning of time. We offer our gratitude and awe today.
Maybe this week, more than ever, we can all appreciate a deep breath and mindful recentering with #BlackCrosswords by Juliana Pache. Thrilled to see this book selected by @jeanuh_ in @nytimes for their holiday gift guide! Get yours today wherever books are sold!
