Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story
A timely memoir about world record–breaking Tyus’s 1964 and 1968 Olympic victories, amid the turbulence of the 1960s, along with contemporary reflections.
Roddy Bottum Limited Edition Preorder
Bobbito’s Book of B-Ball Bong Bong! A Memoir of Sports, Style, and Soul
Watch Out for Falling Iguanas
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New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Saba)
This twelve-piece, limited-edition box set—an African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) project—features the work of eleven new African poets.
The Spring Thrills Digit
Excerpts from By the Balls: The Complete Collection by Jim Pascoe and Tom Fassbender, Heart of the Old Country by Tim McLoughlin, Southland by Nina Revoyr, and The Plot Against Hip Hop by Nelson George.
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8/2/25, 5:30pm
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Roddy Bottum Preorder Package and Other Special Offers
Check out these exclusive limited edition packages by Roddy Bottum, Rick Fröberg, David Duchovny, Brian Baker, and more.
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Akashic Remembers Elizabeth Nunez
The World of Letters lost a true lion when Elizabeth Nunez passed away on November 11, 2024 at the age of eighty . . .
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