45 Alternate Press: 15 books

Less than three hours after Lincoln Davis's graduation, his father delivers him an ultimatum: come back home to Mississippi and start paying rent on his bedroom or fend for himself in Atlanta as a completely independent adult. Choosing the latter, Lincoln finds himself meeting a whole new cast...

Winner of the 2019 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Fiction Ebook Award Winner of the 2019 Indie Author of the Year Award (Indie Author Project) Winner of the 2018 Virginia Indie Author Project Award for Adult Fiction Ed Nelson is struggling to recover from the...

"30 Love reminds me of the conversations I've had good friends over the years about getting older and being single. If you like romantic comedies, you'll enjoy this book." ~ Phill Branch, Writer and Producer of The PuNanny Diaries Dizzy and Lailah are life-long best friends who, on a whim,...

In his second major story collection, Ran Walker takes on issues of race, cultural appropriation, politics, family, relationships, and the value of Black lives. In the title story, two young men go to participate in a handshake competition but find themselves up against an obstacle they did...

"This book is rare indeed. [...] It's no grab-it-on-the-corner unedited literary fix. It's a mix of SOB's Sol Village, your parents' music, metropolis and culturally aware adoration." ~ Erica "Rivaflowz" Buddington, Writer and HBO Def Poet Chauncey "Cool" Brown has just been named one of Soul...

In this sexy follow up to 30 Love: A Novel, Charles “Chucky” Buckner arrives at the wedding of his friends Dizzy and Lailah, but he has no idea of what awaits him. Almost immediately he finds himself connecting with Lailah’s best friend, Marcia, a woman who opens him up to the best time...

In this diverse collection of short stories, with settings ranging from Mississippi to New York City, Ran Walker explores a myriad of themes, such as unrequited love, forgiveness, and hope. Whether a grandmother’s secret is discovered by her granddaughter, a writer falls in love with the painting...

The year is 1997, and Troy Dobbs has just graduated from Ellison-Wright College in Atlanta. For Troy's graduation gift, his Aunt Flo allows him to housesit her Brooklyn Heights brownstone for a month while she travels abroad. For the first week, things are cool and uneventful, but when a beautiful...

Kamal Jackson is a black novelist who has reached an impasse in his career. His work is either too white for black audiences or too black for white audiences. He decides to do something about it, in spite of the opposition he gets from his new love interest, Yasmin. Concocting a Caucasian-sounding...

In Lennox in Twelve, award-winning poet Van G. Garrett explores moments, both large and small, in the life of heavyweight champion boxer Lennox Lewis. Using an effortless style to peel back the layers to one of the twentieth century's best athletes, Garrett packs a powerful punch with his words,...

For the first time in the history of Daily, Mississippi, the election ballot is completely divided, with a black and white candidate running for each office. Even more, the newly districted senatorial seat is up for grabs. David McKlusky, a millionaire lawyer seeking to establish his own legacy...

Marz Banx, the legendary MC, is lamenting what it means to be in the rap game at the age of forty. Feeling like the game has passed him by and becoming more focused on his daughter, Jazz, he decides to interview for a job as a college professor in Nashville to be closer to her. While Marz is...

Miles Thompson, an R&B singer-turned-music teacher, is still reeling from the violent loss of his only son when he crosses paths with Ja Kendrick Brown, a fifteen-year-old homeless piano prodigy. As the two form an unlikely bond, they soon discover that music and friendship have the power to help a sonless father and a fatherless son find life after loss.

He has left his hometown to avoid an ex-girlfriend who has since remarried. In his new town, he lives a mundane existence until a new co-worker invites him into her intimate world and pushes him farther from the safety of his old identity. In this experimental novella, Ran Walker uses flash...