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The Family Mansion

An illuminating and unflinching novel exploring England’s 19th-century colonization of Jamaica.

An Unkindness of Ghosts

A breathtaking science fiction debut from a worthy successor to Octavia Butler.

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Liberals with Attitude: The Rodney King Beating and the Fight for the Soul of Los Angeles

The dramatic and captivating story of an unlikely coalition that formed in the wake of the Rodney King beating to challenge the destructive reign of Los Angeles police chief Daryl Gates.

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