Books like 1919 by Eve L. Ewing

The Hate U Give tracks 16‑year‑old Starr Carter, a Black teenager from a poor Bronx neighborhood who attends an elite private school, as she confronts police violence, social media battles, and community turmoil after witnessing her friend’s shooting.

Justyce McAllister, a high‑achieving African‑American student, finds himself at the center of a police brutality incident that forces him to confront race, identity, and justice in contemporary America.

In a tense sixty seconds, a young boy faces a choice that will determine whether he seeks revenge for his brother’s death or walks away from violence.

Michael, a mixed‑race gay teen in London, struggles with his Greek‑Cypriot and Jamaican heritage until he finds belonging in the Drag Society, where he becomes the Black Flamingo.

In Harlem, Xiomara Batista learns to use her voice and verse to fight for herself and her dreams, turning lyrical poetry into her most powerful tool.

A collection of Christian love poems by American poet Calvin Miller.

A Pulitzer‑winning poetic exploration that honors the largely forgotten Black Mississippi Native Guards of the Civil War and the life‑spanning legacy of a woman whose interracial marriage defied 1960s Mississippi law.

**33rd Annual Northern California Book Award Nominee** “*Black Crow Dress* is narrative, yet it subverts narrative in its deliberate cultivation of the fragment; its rhythms are those of the blues and the latter’s abbreviated style, and the thump thump of the work song. *Black Crow Dress* is, indeed, a chorus of voices we have too seldom heard and listened to.” —*Drunken Boat* “. . .a stunning collection that evokes a tragic, unjust world; Johnson has a gift for metaphor and narrative that builds throughout.” —*Library Journal*, starred review “. . .*Black Crow Dress* is a vital addition to any contemporary poetry assortment.” —*Midwest Book Review* “These poems move forward like a novel in verse with a real understanding of the differences between the past and history. Or, as Johnson herself says in the opening poem, ‘Each one is hungry for a voice & music to re-bloom.’ This is a poet the best readers will be reading for the rest of their lives.” —Jericho Brown “Roxane Beth Johnson reminds us the poet’s inscrutable work is to listen. Her abiding presence creates a lamplit space to commune with the ghosts of her ensalved ancestors and to breathe them onto the contemporary page. The result is startling: narratives tender and haunting, of an unforgettable intimacy. These voices were in the room with me; I felt them in my body.” —Jennifer K. Sweeney

A young woman's exploration of relationships, life, and music, exploring the complexities of rock-n-roll, rock stars, and the meaning of love and loss as a contemporary woman in a rock band finds her way through the treacherous paths of relationships and self-discovery in the wake of her relationship with Mick Jagger, as depicted in her poetry and music inspired by W.B. Yeats’s ‘The Second Coming,’ 'The Lake Isle of Wight,' and ‘The Seaweb.'

A bold exploration of pregnancy, childbirth, and artistic expression through verse, prose, and dialogue.

Fifteen‑year‑old Noble Chase defies the sheriff of Wekiwa, Oklahoma, to aid his black friend when the 1921 Tulsa race riots tear through town.

Anjail Rashida Ahmad's powerful exploration of African American women's heritage and pride in language and tradition.