The help —Stockett, Kathryn, author.

Joy —Murray, Victoria Christopher.

Anya Mitchell's faith is tried when she is attacked in her office.

The secret life of bees —Kidd, Sue Monk.

Josephine Baker's last dance a novel —Jones, Sherry, 1961-

"Discover the fascinating and singular life story of Josephine Baker--actress, singer, dancer, Civil Rights activist, member of the French Resistance during WWII, and a woman dedicated to erasing prejudice and creating a...

It's not all downhill from here : a novel —McMillan, Terry, author.

"After a sudden change of plans, a remarkable woman and her loyal group of friends try to figure out what she's going to do with the rest of her life--from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her G...

Her stories : African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales —Hamilton, Virginia.

I ain't me no more —Joy, E. N.

Helen wasn't just born the devious vixen of New Day Temple of Faith. There had to be something rooted deep within her to make her inflict and feed off of other people's pain. Perhaps it was her own pain that she had sup...

This close to okay : a novel —Cross-Smith, Leesa, 1978- author.

A powerful, vibrant novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers, from the award-winning writer Roxane Gay calls "a consummate storyteller." On a rainy October night in Kentucky, recently divorced t...

A day late and a dollar short —McMillan, Terry.

The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

Corregidora —Jones, Gayl, author.

"Corregidora is Gayl Jones's powerful debut novel, examining womanhood, sexuality, and the psychological residue of slavery. Jones masterfully tells the story of Ursa, a Kentucky blues singer, who, in the wake of a tragi...

Broken places —Clark, Tracy, 1961- author.

Former cop Cass Raines has found the world of private investigation a less stressful way to eke out a living in the Windy City. When Father Ray Heaton asks Cass to look into a recent spate of vandalism at his church, she...

A deadly inside scoop —Collette, Abby, author.

"Recent MBA grad Bronwyn Crewse has just taken over her family's ice cream shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and she's going back to basics. Wyn is renovating Crewse Creamery to restore its former glory, and filling the menu ...

The help —Stockett, Kathryn.

Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Gray —Love, Dorothy, 1949- author.

"A general's wife and a slave girl forge a friendship that transcends race, culture, and the crucible of Civil War. Mary Anna Custis Lee is a great-granddaughter of Martha Washington, wife of Confederate General Robert E...

Decadence —Dickey, Eric Jerome.

The twelve tribes of Hattie —Mathis, Ayana.

The other woman —Dickey, Eric Jerome.

The have a modern marriage. He works day; she works nights. Instead of growing together, they're rapidly drifting apart. When she finds out about his affair--and starts her own--the delicate fabric of their marriage is t...

Big girls don't cry —Briscoe, Connie.

Such a fun age : a novel —Reid, Kiley, author.

Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted whil...