That Mean Old Yesterday
by Stacey Patton
ISBN: 9780743293105
$24.00 Hardcover
Atria Books

In this astonishing coming-of-age memoir, collegiate Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Stacey Patton details how she survived her adoptive family's abuse, and frames her understanding of why her good adoptive parents did terrible things to her by realizing that they had terrible things done to them.



Balancing Act
by Jonathan Plummer & Karen Hunter
ISBN: 9781416537403
$23.00 Hardcover
Pocket Books

Jonathan Plummer made headlines when his ex-wife, New York Times-bestselling author Terry McMillan, based her novel How Stella Got Her Groove Back on how he hid his homosexuality in order to marry her for her money and gain U.S. citizenship. Now Plummer delivers a sexy and satisfying novel as deliciously racy as the life he lived.



A Love So Deep
by Suzetta Perkins
ISBN: 9781593091415
$15.00 Paperback
Strebor Books

How do you save a widower who weaves a road map of self-destruction? Graham Peters has shut everyone out of his life and has tried unsuccessfully to immortalize his wife, Amanda, by reliving their life together through flashbacks. But with a little prodding from best friend, Graham's spirit begins to lift, and he finds that there is life after death in the likeness of Ms. Rita Long, a sultry jazz singer at a local nightclub, far from the church that has been his life.



Dare
by Abiola Abrams
ISBN: 9781416541660
$14.00 Paperback
Pocket Books
Pub Date: December

Brainy poet Maya Hope pretends to be a sexy hip-hop star in this urban erotic novel based on the upcoming straight-to-DVD erotic film. Abiola Abrams' snappy prose and clever lyrics reflect today's urban culture and is a perfect fit for the popular urban-lit genre.



Intimate Relations with Strangers
by David Valentine Bernard
ISBN: 9781416540366
$23.00 Hardcover
Strebor Books

"In this profoundly disturbing debut, Bernard, a native of Grenada who moved to New York City as a child, uses elements of time travel, fantasy, and classic mystery to tell a love story set in an age of terrorism…. Readers will remember this powerful, fable-like work of protest long after they've turned the last page."--Publishers Weekly

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The Tragic Flaw
by Che Parker
ISBN: 9781593091262
$13.00 Paperback
Basic Brown
My Life and Our Times

by Willie L. Brown Jr.
ISBN: 9780743290814
$26.00 Hardcover
Street Smart Date:
September 18

Tiki: My Life in the Game and Beyond
by Tiki Barber
with Gil Reavill
ISBN: 9781416938439
$25.00 Hardcover