By the time he was twenty-seven years old, Kwame Onwuachi (winner of the 2019 James Beard Foundation Award for Rising Star Chef of the Year) had opened—and closed—one of the most talked about restaurants in America. He had launched his own catering company with twenty thousand dollars that he made f..
On the island of Pate, off the coast of Kenya, lives solitary, stubborn Ayaana and her mother, Munira. When a sailor named Muhidin, also an outsider, enters their lives, Ayaana finds something she has never had before: a father. But as Ayaana grows into adulthood, forces of nature and history begin ..
Adoo's life is fun and bubbly until a period of strike by strangers across the country forces everyone to go home for an indefinite period. In this time, her whole life changes in many ways she might never have guessed possible. She would eventually have to make a choice of where to place her heart ..
Fifty challenging games you can play while traveling, whether by car, train, bus, or plane--no equipment necessary! When staring at the back bumper of the car in front of you ceases to be amusing, you need Adult on Board: Travel Games for Grown-Ups, a fabulous collection of entertaining di..
"Nadia Owusu grew up all over the world--from Rome and London to Dar-es-Salaam and Kampala. When her mother abandoned her when she was two years old, the rejection caused Nadia to be confused about her identity. Even after her father died when she was thirteen and she was raised by her stepmother, s..
Francesca Ekwuyasi’s debut novel tells the interwoven stories of twin sisters, Taiye and Kehinde. Their mother, Kambirinachi is an Ọgbanje who wonders if her unnatural choice to stay alive to love her human family was the best decision. Kehinde experiences a devastating childhood trauma that fractur..
Hope is simultaneously shattered and kept alive, identities are (trans)formed, and patriotism is (re)defined when the lives of three individuals collide: Okwuchukwu, founder of The Patriots, a syndicate operating outside the law to bring about its own brand of justice to a corrupt nation; Nwakaku, a..
Echoes of Bullets is a poetry collection that range from the causes of war; to war and the aftermaths of war. Coming whenthe country combats terrible challenges, this collection echoes the voice of the new generation who did not face the horribleexperience of the past civil war. Through this book, t..
Chioma, a cute orphaned pup is is left in the custody of her stepmother when her dad passes away from COVID-19. Her stepmother Nmegbu promised to take good care of Chioma but she didn't live up to that promise and became very mean to Chioma. Find out what happens next and how a turn of events led to..
Named a Most Anticipated Book by Time and Associated Press!A powerful and poignant new book by Crazy Rich Asians and Fresh off the Boat star Constance Wu about family, romance, sex, shame, trauma, and how she found her voice on the stage.Growing up in the friendly suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, Cons..
This inspiring memoir, now adapted for young adults, chronicles Top Chef star and Forbes and Zagat 30 Under 30 phenom Kwame Onwuachi's incredible and odds-defying fame in the food world after a tough childhood in the Bronx and Nigeria.Food was Kwame Onwuachi's first great love. H..