Auburn Avenue Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Auburn Avenue on XAn Atlanta-based literary and arts publication for people of color featuring interviews, essays, poetry, and short stories.

Monument: Poems New and Selected
Natasha TretheweyThe confederate monument at Decatur Square is finally gone! Revisit Natasha Trethewey's poem "Meditation at Decatur Square" from ISSUE V. https://t.co/EtOyrGrLJf
Paperback, 2019
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The World Doesn't Require You: Stories
Rion Amilcar ScottFrom the Archives: An ISSUE I. Interview with fiction writer Rion Amilcar Scott (@ReeAmilcarScott) about his debut collection of short stories, Insurrections. https://t.co/7eDJ2XIafd #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/vpD3URSwst
Paperback, 2020
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Everything Is Necessary
Keisha Gaye AndersonIssue II. contributor Keisha-Gaye Anderson released her collection of poetry, Everything is Necessary, earlier this year. It's an intimate collection that needs a place on your shelf. Revisit her poem "Walking the Circle" from our Spring/Summer 2017 Issue: https://t.co/tOACfqLYIF https://t.co/Gxeqfp93tQ
Paperback, 2019
$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In West Mills
De'shawn Charles WinslowDe'Shawn Charles Winslow's debut novel, In West Mills, is now available. We're proud to feature an excerpt from the endearing book about friendship, family, and community: https://t.co/cCBfLt8IA0. https://t.co/ysFsMnaZp9
Paperback, 2020
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style (Signed Edition)
Shantrelle P. LewisA Few Atlanta Art Exhibits to See This Spring: 3. Radical Lens - CAU Museum of Art Artist: Sheila Pree Bright On view until 5/31 4. Dandy Lion:(Re) Articulating Black Masculine Identity - Hammonds House Museum Various Artists. Curated by: Shantrelle P. Lewis On view until 5/31 https://t.co/Pv1syBBw9l
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The Blues Cry For A Revolution
Rashaun J. AllenIssue III. contributor Rashaun J. Allen has new collection of poetry out now. Revisit "Game from a Young Me," featured in The Blues Cry for a Revolution (https://t.co/Rs7eCN8Oyk) and check out the full collection at https://t.co/qDM61RxJRW. https://t.co/4IKFqNROgz
Paperback, 2020
$14.99Member price:$13.49 + Free shipping10% off
Auburn Avenue
D. L. JordanJoin Issue VI. contributor Tommy Mouton (@MoutonWrites) for SJSU's Black Steinbeck Fellows Reading this Wednesday at 7PM. He will read from "Daughters of Shade" featured in Auburn Avenue. Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/sjsuenglishdepartment/ https://t.co/Y6CFnjE4iC
Paperback, 2020
$12.16Member price:$6.08 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Insurrections: Stories
Rion Amilcar ScottFrom the Archives: An ISSUE I. Interview with fiction writer Rion Amilcar Scott (@ReeAmilcarScott) about his debut collection of short stories, Insurrections. https://t.co/7eDJ2XIafd #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/vpD3URSwst
Paperback, 2017
$19.95Member price:$17.96 + Free shipping10% off
We Cast a Shadow
Maurice Carlos RuffinMaurice Carlos Ruffin's debut novel, We Cast a Shadow is now available. Read our review of it (by @matthewbkelley): https://t.co/Y7OwBRLDuD https://t.co/idAHE1EBue
Paperback, 2020
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope
Shayla LawsonIn Recent 'This is Major' News: Issue I contributor Shayla Lawson (@blueifiwasnt) dropped her collection of essays, This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope via Harper Perennial. Congrats Shayla! https://t.co/o3pIB1jgK2
Paperback, 2020
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book