Books & Poetry

10 Best Books Of 2025: The Ultimate Year-End Reading List

Our Best of 2025 roundup features ten must-read fiction and nonfiction books to inspire, challenge, and entertain in the new year.

Gary Tyler Threads Racism, Resilience And Redemption Into One Powerful Memoir

Gary Tyler recounts his wrongful conviction and 41 years in Angola Prison, exposing racism, resilience, and hope in Stitching Freedom.

Arshay Cooper’s New Book Shows How Trauma Becomes Transcendence

Arshay Cooper’s Let Me Be Real With You shares honest lessons on overcoming trauma, building resilience, and reaching your full potential.

Bloom How You Must: Black Women’s Self-Care Guide Rooted in Ancestral Healing

“Bloom How You Must” by Tara Pringle Jefferson is a self-care guide for Black women, blending wellness tips with generational healing.

‘Black Arms To Hold You Up’: A Young Adult’s Journey Through Black Liberation History

Ben Passmore’s Black Arms to Hold You Up highlights Black resistance and activism through a powerful, illustrated history.

New Book Reveals How Black-Owned Bookstores Spark Change

A vivid history of Black-owned bookstores and the activists, authors, and communities that built and sustained them.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Graphic Novel Inspires Readers On And Off The Court

"Champion" follows a teen athlete who learns life lessons through an assignment about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: Maria Pinto On Fungi, Survival, And Hidden Histories

Memories of Rondo: A Child’s View Of Loss And Legacy

In “The House on Rondo,” a 1963 St. Paul girl witnesses her community’s destruction and the loss of home and heritage.