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Multicultural and Diverse Books for Adults

Lee & Low Books has expanded its vast library to include a wide range of multicultural books for adults. We’re thrilled to further our mission to publish books about everyone – for everyone with adult works that share authentic stories about BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, and many more communities—all through beautifully written prose and poetry. Fans of great adult literature, especially those who seek out trailblazing books from independent book publishers, will find something to love among our award-winning and critically-acclaimed novels, memoirs, true crime accounts, short story and poetry collections, and more. 

Fiction

Lee and Low Books is proud to offer a variety of unique, captivating works of contemporary adult fiction and poetry. Whether readers are looking for thought-provoking literary fiction, gripping crime fiction and mysteries, or soul-stirring poetry, they can find them among Lee and Low’s fiction and nonfiction books for adults.

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NonFiction

Lee and Low Books offers an exciting array of eye-opening nonfiction books for adults. From rich, underground histories, to forthright memoirs by insightful authors, to fascinating true crime, these titles give readers an in-depth look into some of the most important and consistently relevant topics of our time.

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The Open Book Blog

Books to Celebrate Music in Our Schools Month

March is Music in Our Schools Month, which was created to increase music education and remind us that students should have access to music at school. Here at Lee & Low, we are big music fans and…

 

New Release: I Can Be . . . Me!

Today, we are delighted to celebrate the release of I Can Be . . . Me! by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Maya Gonzalez Continue reading

 

JUNA AND APPA for Read Across America 2022-2023

We’re excited to share that Juna and Appa by Jane Park and illustrated by Felicia Hoshino was selected as a featured title for National Education Association’s Read Across America 2022-2023 Continue

 

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Ringside Seat to a Revolution

By David Dorado Romo

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Make It, Take It

By Rus Bradburd

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A Song for the River

By Philip Connors

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Letters to Goya

By James Magee

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The Last Cigarette on Earth

By Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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Incantations

By Ambar Past

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Folly Cove

By Kermit Schweidel

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A Tightly Raveled Mind

By Diane Lawson

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The Bird Boys

By Lisa Sandlin

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Cold Type

By Harvey Araton