By Sandra Jackson-Opoku A sparkling debut mystery set on the South Side of Chicago, featuring the quick-witted, unforgettable Savvy Summers, proprietor of a soul food café. When Savvy Summers first opened Essie’s soul food café, she never expected her customer-favorite sweet potato pie to become the center of a murder investigation. But when Grandy Jaspers,…
Written by Derrick Barnes Illustrated by Shamar Knight-Justice Rasheed has the best big brother in the world! Anthony has been his hero from day one, making him feel safe during storms and included in all kinds of fun activities. Thanks to Anthony, Rasheed knows all about worms, mud pies, puddles, and how to fly on…
by Akeem S. Roberts The first book in a funny supernatural graphic novel series for early readers about an eight-year-old boy who solves mysteries with the ghost of his former class pet. When Carter’s third-grade class accuses him of killing the class pet, a naked mole rat named Mr. Pebbles who shivers a lot and…
Acclaimed poet jessica Care moore appeared on ABC News Live to share her new book, Your Crown Shines: For Kentanji Brown Jackson and You, illustrated by Dare Coulter. Moore’s first book for young readers, Your Crown Shines celebrates Black women who have changed the world and shows the next generation of change-makers that their dreams are…
By Katrina Brownlee According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in the United States, an average of twenty-four people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner, and one in three women have experienced some form of domestic violence. One of those women was Katrina Brownlee, who as a twenty-two-year-old mother of two,…
Written by jessica Care moore Illustrated by Dare Coulter Ketanji. Unshook. Unbothered. Poised for position. Based on the electric and historic appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, this poetic picture book from powerhouse jessica Care moore outlines the dreams of a young girl who wants to change the world one day. Regardless…
Congratulations to Serendipity author Dr. Donna Oriowo on Drink Water and Mind Your Business being the #1 new release in the General Sexual Health category on Amazon! In this funny and compassionate book, Dr. Donna breaks down the roots of self-esteem and how it’s shaped to give readers a guide for taking it back, setting…
Serendipity author, visual artist, and musician Patrick Dougher was featured in a deeply personal interview in The Guardian, where he spoke about his career, his 20-year struggle with drug and alcohol addiction, and his “charmed life” surviving on the streets of NYC in the 70s and 80s. “There’s so many moments where I could have…
Afia in the Land of Wonders, a dazzling YA reimagining of Alice in Wonderland written and illustrated by Serendipity author/artist Mia Araujo, has received glowing reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal! Find your copy online or at a bookstore near you, and don’t miss the audiobook, narrated by “Sinners” actress Wunmi Mosaku.
By Dr. Donna Oriowo Self-esteem ain’t self-taught–and it does see color. Let’s be real: society was not built with the needs of Black women in mind. And as a result, we learn that the only way to feel good about ourselves is to prioritize everyone else’s needs over our own. We find our value in being…
