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Explore 24 books like Them A Novel by Nathan McCall — a handpicked selection united by City Life, African American & Black, and Literary.

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Everything I Ms. at Home

Darryl Alexander Moore

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Mama Black Widow — Iceberg Slim

Mama Black Widow

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Third Girl from the Left

Martha Southgate

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The Great Mrs. Elias A Novel — Barbara Chase-Riboud

The Great Mrs. Elias A Novel

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The White Boy Shuffle A Novel — Paul Beatty

The White Boy Shuffle A Novel

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The Confession of Copeland Cane — Keenan Norris

The Confession of Copeland Cane

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Banished Children of Eve — Peter Quinn

Banished Children of Eve

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A Rage in Harlem — Chester Himes

A Rage in Harlem

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Black Bottom Saints A Novel — Alice Randall

Black Bottom Saints A Novel

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Murdergram — Nisa Santiago

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The Walls of Jericho — Rudolph Fisher

The Walls of Jericho

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The Tempest Tales A Novel-in-Stories — Walter Mosley

The Tempest Tales A Novel-in-Stories

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Love on the Line A Novel — Laura Castoro

Love on the Line A Novel

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Manny and the Baby — Varaidzo

Manny and the Baby

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Collins Classics – Passing — Nella Larsen

Collins Classics – Passing

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The Sellout A Novel — Paul Beatty

The Sellout A Novel

Themes: City Life • African American & Black • Literary

Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick — Zora Neale Hurston

Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick

Zora Neale Hurston

Themes: City Life • African American & Black • Literary

The Book of Echoes — Rosanna Amaka

The Book of Echoes

Themes: City Life • African American & Black • Literary

Singing in the Comeback Choir — Bebe Moore Campbell

Singing in the Comeback Choir

Bebe Moore Campbell

Themes: City Life • African American & Black • Literary

The Heat’s On — Chester Himes

The Heat’s On

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Passing — Nella Larsen

Themes: City Life • African American & Black • Literary

Leave the World Behind A Novel — Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind A Novel

Themes: City Life • African American & Black • Literary

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