Loyal blog readers will recall our giveaway last month of the ebook version of O.H. Bennett’s powerful new novel, Creatures Here Below. They may also recall our little hiccup regarding the availability of the ebook on Amazon. We felt so bad about this inconvenience that we wanted to offer everyone a second chance to download this terrific and very moving book. You can get the ebook for free on Amazon, or if you prefer the EPUB format, you can download it here.
This giveaway serves as a fitting end to our Black History Month celebration (you can still see our discounted titles here). We really appreciate the insights of everyone who participated in the discussion on this promotion of our Bolden titles, which is our imprint dedicated to the best in African-American fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. But we can’t stress enough, as our friend Troy at the AALBC commented on our blog post (linked above): Black history month is not a panacea for all the ills heaped upon Black Americans — far from it. But every little bit helps. Even though February is ending, we hope that readers will continue to recognize the contributions of African-American writers as well as continue the dialogue about race and representation in this country. These aren’t ideals reserved for a single month, but rather necessary topics to keep in mind year-round.
As always, we promise to keep delivering intelligent and accessible work throughout the year by some of America’s best African-American authors. We hope you enjoy this free ebook of O.H. Bennett’s “moving and poignant coming of age novel” and find it as vivid, rewarding, and bold as critics have. In the meantime, we’ll keep fulfilling the request of our friend Tayari Jones by bringing you more books by talented brothers (and sisters).