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Black History Month at NYPL

The New York Public Library celebrates and amplifies Black voices and stories—throughout February and all year long.

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In the Collection

  • Lazarus Man

    Richard Price

    AdultFiction
  • What the Chicken Knows

    Sy Montgomery

    AdultNonfiction
  • Definitely Better Now

    Ava Robinson

    AdultFiction
  • Lessons For Survival

    Emily Raboteau

    AdultNonfiction
  • Correction

    Ben Austen

    AdultNonfiction
  • The Wren in the Holly Library

    K. A. Linde

    AdultThriller
  • The Door is Open

    ed. Hena Khan

    KidsFiction
  • Middle of the Night

    Riley Sager

    AdultThriller
  • Nexus

    Yuval N. Harari

    AdultNonfiction
  • A Darker Mischief

    Derek Milman

    Young AdultFiction
  • Picture Books Celebrating Black Artists & Their Work

    Introducing young readers to visionary artists and their works including descriptions of how their artistic lives began in childhood.

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  • Where to Start With James Baldwin

    If you are new to Baldwin, these recommendations explore his work as a mirror to the world, history, ourselves, and our potential to grow. 

     


     

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