Ron Butler

102 books

A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly

A Free Man of Color

Benjamin January #1

Barbara Hambly

412 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious slow-paced
Fresh Ink by Lamar Giles

Fresh Ink

Lamar Giles

208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction short stories young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History & Handbook by Ashley Molesso, Chess Needham

The Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History & Handbook

Ashley Molesso, Chess Needham

176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ emotional informative fast-paced
Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib

Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest

Hanif Abdurraqib

207 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir music reflective slow-paced
Gold Experience: Following Prince in the '90s by Jim Walsh

Gold Experience: Following Prince in the '90s

Jim Walsh

121 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography history music informative lighthearted slow-paced
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist

The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

Edward E. Baptist

498 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction economics history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism by Howard Bryant

The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism

Howard Bryant

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics sports informative reflective fast-paced
High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing by Ben Austen

High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing

Ben Austen

400 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics sociology informative slow-paced
Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith

Hoodoo

Ronald L. Smith

208 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror middle grade dark mysterious fast-paced
The House of Erzulie by Kirsten Imani Kasai

The House of Erzulie

Kirsten Imani Kasai

275 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional slow-paced