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Bolden Books is Agate's new imprint dedicated to publishing both fiction and nonfiction dealing with the African-American experience. Since 2003, Agate has published numerous award-winning titles that have also earned recognition on local and national bestseller lists, and Bolden will continue this tradition of accessible, intelligent, and thought-provoking new work by some of America's best black writers.

Skull Cage Key
Michel Marriott
A hard-boiled story of conspiracy, decadence, and high-tech designer drug crime in mid-twenty-first century Harlem—a fast-moving, thought-provoking debut that calls to mind Moseley, Murakami, and Houllebecq.
Racing the Dark
Alaya Dawn Johnson
A brilliant debut fantasy novel with a powerful female sensibility by a youthful writer to watch.
 
My Mother's Rules
A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius
Lynn Toler
Judge Lynn Toler's moving, crisp memoir teaches how to rise above difficult circumstances and find peace and success in life.
Not In My Family
AIDS in the African American Community
Gil L. Robertson
This is a landmark collection of personal essays, stories, brief memoirs, and polemics from a broad swath of black Americans, including prominent figures from the worlds of politics, entertainment, or sports, and ordinary folks with extraordinary stories.
 
Crabs in a Barrel
Byron Harmon
Becoming Dad
Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood
Leonard Pitts Jr.