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Bend, Don’t Break - Available Now!

Finalist for the Wishing Shelf Independent Book Award

“Bend, Don’t Break is a powerful, evocative novel that honors the resilience of Black women throughout history…Brown has crafted a novel that does not just recount history—it breathes life into it, making it feel immediate, urgent, and deeply personal.”—Seattle Book Review

“Julie L. Brown shows readers how certain populations, especially women, have been underestimated by history for hundreds— maybe even thousands—of years.”—Reader Views

“Historical fiction at its finest!”—Five-star Goodreads review

Timely and unforgettable, Bend, Don’t Break spans two centuries of American history and is a captivating testament to women’s ambition and the unbreakable bond between Black mothers and their daughters.

Drawing strength from their ancestor, Aisha, a slave born free on the west coast of Africa, four Black women will do whatever is necessary to succeed—and will do even more to protect their daughters

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No One Will Save Us

Winner of the Independent Press Award for African American Fiction • Winner of the Reader Views Literary Award for Global (Africa) Fiction • Finalist for the Reader Views Literary Award for Historical Fiction • Finalist for the CIBA Chaucer Award • Finalist for the CIBA Award for alternative-history fiction

“Imagine a cross between Chinua Achebe’s masterpiece Things Fall Apart and the first Black Panther movie—that’s how good this novel is.”—JJ Amaworo Wilson, author of Nazaré

“In a time when many women across the world may be fearful of losing their rights and voices, Julie L. Brown provides audiences with a book as a reminder to them to never surrender.”—Reader Views

Princess Chibuike “Chi” of the Queendom of Kana encounters a pale man for the first time. Ten dry seasons later, in 1619, nearby villagers disappear en masse. Chi, now a warrior in the Kanaian army, vows to find her missing landspeople and bring them home, no matter where they are.

About the Author

An avid reader since the age of three, she was the kid who always had a book in her hand. Still is. Find out more about Julie here.