Karen Chilton

36 books

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

The Cartographers

Peng Shepherd

fiction literary magical realism thriller adventurous mysterious medium-paced

400 pages | first published 2022

Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South by Winfred Rembert, Erin I. Kelly

Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South

Winfred Rembert, Erin I. Kelly with Bryan Stevenson (Contributor)

nonfiction art autobiography biography history emotional informative reflective medium-paced

304 pages

The Days of Afrekete by Asali Solomon

The Days of Afrekete

Asali Solomon

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

208 pages | first published 2021

A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole

A Duke by Default

Reluctant Royals #2

Alyssa Cole

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted slow-paced

384 pages | first published 2018

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

An Extraordinary Union

The Loyal League #1

Alyssa Cole

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

272 pages | first published 2017

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

nonfiction biography history politics emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

480 pages | first published 2016

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain

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

Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain

nonfiction essays history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

512 pages | first published 2021

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

nonfiction history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced

304 pages | first published 2011

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

nonfiction biography informative slow-paced

312 pages | first published 2008

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

nonfiction biography classics history challenging emotional informative medium-paced

69 pages | first published 1831