“Red Pants Take Warning” by Jean Wolfersteig
This morning, the front page of the East Hampton Star headlined the robbery and spectacular murder of a local resident in her home. Strangled with fishing line . . .
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Katia D. Ulysse: Hello 2017
Drifting author Katia D. Ulysse welcomes us to 2017 with a touching look back at who we lost in 2016, and a moving call to face the new year with love and thanks.
Now Available: Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn
Now Available: Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn, edited by Theodore Hamm.
Now Available: The Year of Needy Girls
Now Available: The Year of Needy Girls by Patricia A. Smith.
“Resolutions” by Robert Pope
She brushed her hair, watching her hazel eyes, her wide lips, and her creamy dark complexion. The card lay on the vanity: John P. Fletcher. She put on the white dress she had laid out on her bed. She opened her purse, slid in the compact Ruger, silver with a black handgrip, and walked slowly to the corner . . .
“Police Ko” by Bradford Middleton
Jack had been living the good life for a long while but still hadn’t made it out of the day to day dealings his position demanded of him . . .
The Book of Harlan wins the 2017 NAACP Image Award
Congratulations to Bernice L. McFadden, winner of the 2017 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction) for The Book of Harlan!
Unsportsmanlike Conduct a Boston Globe Best Book of 2016
Unsportsmanlike Conduct by Jessica Luther has been named A Boston Globe Best Book of 2016. Congratulations Jessica! The book—and most other titles on our list—is available at a 50% discount until December 2106, by using the coupon code HS2016 upon check out.