Our Virtual Shelves

Notes in Praise of Black Performance NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST. WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL AND THE GORDON BURN PRIZE. FINALIST FOR THE...

Extraordinary, Unruly, Fabulous An impassioned homage to the divas who shook up our world and transformed American culture with their bold, dazzlin...

Around the World, Book #2 Journey around the globe to explore a musical cave, peek inside a piano, and find out how to play an instrument without ...

Notes from a Trap Feminist From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-breaking feminist theory...

My Life in Rhinestones A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton's iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stories and 450 full-color pho...

How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash An exuberantly illustrated true story about innovation, community, and the power of musi...

A Backstory A fascinating journey into the scientific and cultural history of the female butt, for fans of Mary Roach and Leslie Jamison. Whether w...

A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the ep...

Cruzita is going to be a pop star. All she has to do is win a singing contest at her favorite theme park and get famous. But she can't go to the th...

From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinchin...

A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamou...

A family joins the music of the Texas desert night in this tale of tradition and memory from Pura Belpré Honor author Laekan Zea Kemp. It starts wi...

The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream A rhythmically told and vibrantly illustrated picture book biography of Dolly Parton: an American icon ...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The classic anthem to youth from Bob Dylan, one of our best-loved songwriters, reimagined as a picture book...

A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food You're invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, friends, and fun with the Partons, ...

An instant New York Times bestseller! "Grown exposes the underbelly of a tough conversation, providing a searing examination of misogynoir, rape cu...

From the bestselling author of The Girl He Used to Know comes a love song of a story about starting over and second chances.Love doesn’t always wai...

This is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century of hip-hop. When hip-hop first eme...

A young girl in the Philippines uses music to connect with her grandmother as her memory fades in this warm and moving picture book perfect for fan...

Susan Choi's Trust Exercise meets Nick Hornby's High Fidelity in a Black woman's coming-of-age story, chronicling a life-changing friendship, the i...

Last Stop on Market Street gets a jazzy twist in this finger-licking good celebration of music, food, and family. Struttin' with Auntie Nina down t...

A raw, heartfelt memoir from Darius Rucker, the Grammy Award- winning country music sensation and multiplatinum-selling lead singer of Hootie &...

Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders Longlisted for the National Book Award A brilliant, singular collection of essays that looks to music...

The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe. On the outside, you couldn't find two girls who ...