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  • Adua

    A Novel

    by Igiaba Scego ...
    "Utterly sublime . . . Aduatells a gripping story of war, migration and family, exposing us to the pain and hope that reside in each encounter" (Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King).Adua, an immigrant from Somalia, has lived in Italy nearly forty years. She came seeking freedom from a strict father and an oppressive regime, but her dreams of becoming a film star ended in shame. A searing ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beyond Babylon

    by Igiaba Scego ...
    Translated by Aaron Robertson ...
    **Introduction by Jhumpa LahiriRecipient of a prestigious 2018 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant**An epic spread across three nations, Beyond Babylon casts a probing, endlessly perceptive eye on the lasting effects of traumas both national and personal. Telling the engrossing lives of two half-sisters who meet coincidentally in Tunisia, their mothers, and the elusive father who ties all their ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Black Body

    Translated by Eilis Kierans, Sandra Waters ...
    by Anna Maria Gehnyei (Karima 2G) ...
    Series series Other Voices of Italy
    Best Translation of a Literary Work Published in 2025 from the American Association of Italian StudiesIn her memoir, Anna Maria Gehnyei, better known as singer, rapper, and producer Karima 2G, reveals the challenges she faced as the child of Liberian immigrants, born and raised in Rome but perpetually viewed by her fellow Italians as a foreigner.The daughter of the first Kpelle man to ever leave ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Color Line

    A Novel

    by Igiaba Scego ...
    Translated by John Cullen, Gregory Conti ...
    Inspired by true events, this gorgeous, haunting novel intertwines the lives of two Black female artists more than a century apart, both outsiders in Italy.It was the middle of the nineteenth century when Lafanu Brown audaciously decided to become an artist. In the wake of the American Civil War, life was especially tough for Black women, but she didn’t let that stop her. The daughter of a Native ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    The Color Line

    A Novel

    by Igiaba Scego ...
    Narrated by Chanté McCormick ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 17 min

    It was the middle of the nineteenth century when Lafanu Brown audaciously decided to become an artist. In the wake of the American Civil War, life was especially tough for Black women, but she didn't let that stop her. The daughter of a Native American woman and an African-Haitian man, Lafanu had the rare opportunity to study, travel, and follow her dreams, thanks to her indomitable spirit, but ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Translated by Christina MacSweeney ...
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  • Finding Napoleon

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    **“Rodenberg inventively uses Bonaparte’s own unfinished novel to tell the story of the despot’s rise to power, which she juxtaposes against the story of his last love affair. Told creatively and with excellent research!” —Stephanie Dray, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of America's First Daughter and The Women of Chateau Lafayette“Beautiful and poignant.” —Allison Pataki, New ... Read more

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  • Ancestor Stones

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    by Aminatta Forna ...
    From the award-winning author: A "wonderfully ambitious" novel of West Africa, told through the struggles and dreams of four extraordinary women ( The Guardian).When a cousin offers Abie her family's plantation in the West African village of Rofathane in Sierra Leone, she leaves her husband, children, and career in London to reclaim the home she left behind long ago. With the help of her four ... Read more

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  • Dwelling Place

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    by Erskine Clarke ...
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  • La Superba

    by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer ...
    Translated by Michele Hutchison ...
    "An ode to the imagination."—NRC HandelsbladA joy to read, La Superba, winner of the most prestigious Dutch literary prize, is a Rabelaisian, stylistic tour-de-force. Migration, legal and illegal, is at the center of this novel about a writer who becomes trapped in his walk on the wild side in mysterious and exotic Genoa, the labyrinthine port city nicknamed "La Superba."Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (b. ... Read more

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  • Brava, Valentine

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    by Adriana Trigiani ...
    Series series Valentine
    New York Times Bestseller“Delightful, energetic. . . . Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller.” — Boston GlobeAward-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker Adriana Trigiani returns with Brava, Valentine, continuing the heartwarming and hilarious story of Valentine Roncalli, her family, her love life, and the Angelini Shoe Company. Following on the heels of... ... Read more

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  • The Shape of Water

    by Andrea Camilleri ...
    Translated by Stephen Sartarelli ...
    Series Book 1 - An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
    The Shape of Water is the first book in the sly, witty, and engaging Inspector Montalbano mystery series with its sardonic take on Sicilian life.Silvio Lupanello, a big-shot in Vigàta, is found dead in his car with his pants around his knees. The car happens to be parked in a part of town used by prostitutes and drug dealers, and as the news of his death spreads, the rumors begin. Enter Inspector ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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