From an Emmy Award–winning writer comes a funny, wise, heartbreaking story about a woman journeying into the unknown in the wake of sudden loss.

As I prepare now to release Black-Owned, my greatest hope is that readers will find in these stories that same sense of community. My hope is we will gain a deeper understanding of just how much we need one another. Prison abolitionist and organizer Mariame Kaba often says, “Everything worthwhile is done with other people.”

Request eGalleys of some of our favorite November titles, and if you love the books, please consider nominating them for LibraryReads! Remember, voting for the November list ends on 10/1.

Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to the books selected for the September 2025 LibraryReads Top Ten List.