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An Atlanta-based literary and arts publication for people of color featuring interviews, essays, poetry, and short stories.

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Book Cover for: Monument: Poems New and Selected, Natasha Trethewey

Monument: Poems New and Selected

Natasha Trethewey
Auburn AvenueAuburn Avenue

The 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
Book Cover for: The World Doesn't Require You: Stories, Rion Amilcar Scott

The World Doesn't Require You: Stories

Rion Amilcar Scott
Auburn AvenueAuburn Avenue

From 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
Book Cover for: Everything Is Necessary, Keisha Gaye Anderson

Everything Is Necessary

Keisha Gaye Anderson
Auburn AvenueAuburn Avenue

Issue 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
Book Cover for: In West Mills, De'shawn Charles Winslow

In West Mills

De'shawn Charles Winslow
Auburn AvenueAuburn Avenue

De'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
Book Cover for: Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style (Signed Edition), Shantrelle P. Lewis

Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style (Signed Edition)

Shantrelle P. Lewis
Auburn AvenueAuburn Avenue

A 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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Book Cover for: The Blues Cry For A Revolution, Rashaun J. Allen

The Blues Cry For A Revolution

Rashaun J. Allen
Auburn AvenueAuburn Avenue

Issue 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
Book Cover for: Auburn Avenue, D. L. Jordan

Auburn Avenue

D. L. Jordan
Auburn AvenueAuburn Avenue

Join 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
Book Cover for: Insurrections: Stories, Rion Amilcar Scott

Insurrections: Stories

Rion Amilcar Scott
Auburn AvenueAuburn Avenue

From 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
Book Cover for: We Cast a Shadow, Maurice Carlos Ruffin

We Cast a Shadow

Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Auburn AvenueAuburn Avenue

Maurice 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
Book Cover for: This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope, Shayla Lawson

This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope

Shayla Lawson
Auburn AvenueAuburn Avenue

In 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