More Than a Month 2025: Fiction | San Francisco Public Library

A Novel of Suburban Horror

by Tirado, Vincent

Book - 2024

A Jordan Peele-style story of a queer, interracial couple—one Afro-Dominican and the other Korean— who just bought a home in a gated community that takes the horrors of HOA to an entirely new level. A Jordan Peele-style story of a queer, interracial couple—one Afro-Dominican and the other Korean— who just bought a home in a gated community that takes the horrors of HOA to an entirely new level. Show less

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Sky Full of Elephants

by Campbell, Cebo

Book - 2024

What if all of the white people in the U.S. were just suddenly gone? An estranged father and his biracial daughter embark on a cross-country road trip, facing a transformed landscape that challenges their identities and their relationship. What if all of the white people in the U.S. were just suddenly gone? An estranged father and his biracial daughter embark on a cross-country road trip, facing a transformed landscape that challenges their identities and their relationship. Show less

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All the Sinners Bleed

by Cosby, S. A.

Book - 2023

Get ready for a gripping, police procedural thriller. Titus, the first Black sheriff in a small Virginia town, faces a shocking murder that uncovers dark ...Show more Get ready for a gripping, police procedural thriller. Titus, the first Black sheriff in a small Virginia town, faces a shocking murder that uncovers dark secrets and an elusive accomplice. With elements of trauma and social injustice woven throughout, this fast-paced tale will keep you on the edge of your seat. Show less

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The House of Eve

A Novel

by Johnson, Sadeqa

Book - 2023

Set against the backdrop of the 1950s, this novel follows the lives of two young Black women from vastly different circumstances as they navigate the societal challenges of unwed pregnancy and its profound impact on their lives. Set against the backdrop of the 1950s, this novel follows the lives of two young Black women from vastly different circumstances as they navigate the societal challenges of unwed pregnancy and its profound impact on their lives. Show less

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When We Were Birds

A Novel

by Banwo, Ayanna Lloyd

Book - 2022

Caribbean magic realism comes alive in a love story rooted in a deep spiritual connection while exploring themes of death and its complex role in the fabric of a community. Caribbean magic realism comes alive in a love story rooted in a deep spiritual connection while exploring themes of death and its complex role in the fabric of a community. Show less

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Black Cake

A Novel

by Wilkerson, Charmaine

Book - 2022

Two siblings face more than the grief of their mother. Her death uncovers a trail of secrets including an audio recording and a traditional Caribbean black cake, leading them to an reassess their identity. Two siblings face more than the grief of their mother. Her death uncovers a trail of secrets including an audio recording and a traditional Caribbean black cake, leading them to an reassess their identity. Show less

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James

A Novel

by Everett, Percival

Book - 2024

A retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Jim as narrator. A retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Jim as narrator. Show less

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Nightcrawling

by Mottley, Leila

Book - 2022

Inspired by a 2015 court case, this story follows a determined high school dropout who becomes a nightcrawler—one who engages in sex work —to support her ...Show more Inspired by a 2015 court case, this story follows a determined high school dropout who becomes a nightcrawler—one who engages in sex work —to support her brother. As she navigates the city’s underbelly, she gains a haunting new perspective, including corrupt police. The author is Oakland’s 2018 Youth Poet Laureate. Show less

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Sorrowland

by Solomon, Rivers

Book - 2021

Winner of the Stonewall Book Award, this haunting, genre-bending novel centers gender identity and features sapphic love. Vern is Black, albino, and pregn...Show more Winner of the Stonewall Book Award, this haunting, genre-bending novel centers gender identity and features sapphic love. Vern is Black, albino, and pregnant with twins having just escaped an all-Black cult. She’s determined to understand herself her mysterious transformations. A powerful story of reclaiming agency and exacting justice in a world steeped in racism and generational trauma. Show less

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