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Featured: Black Interest

Nowhere Is a Place

The long-awaited reissue of McFadden’s classic novel about a young woman on a journey of self-discovery.

The Darkest Hearts

Trap music, human trafficking, malt liquor, and the tyranny of President Trump collide in the fifth installment of Nelson George’s D Hunter mystery series.

*Please note, if you’re using Nelson’s friends and family discount code, the discount applies to paperback books only.

I Am a Promise

An inspiring children’s picture book about the indomitable spirit of Jamaican eight-time Olympic medal winner Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce.

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Meryl Branch-McTiernan — The Book Catapult (San Diego, CA)

6/24/26, 7:00pm

Meryl Branch-McTiernan presents What You Should Worry About, in conversation with Chip Hooley.

Meryl Branch-McTiernan — Book Soup (West Hollywood, CA)

6/25/26, 7:00pm

Meryl Branch-McTiernan presents What You Should Worry About, in conversation with Nicola Harrison.

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