Augustus Publishing imprint: 29 books

This second novel from acclaimed author Sharron Doyle opens with Petie still regulating, but this time from down south. He has a new, ruthless partner named Chaos, and they’re all about the money. But Petie and his sons Darnell and Donte have grown apart since moving to Pennsylvania, and their mother,...

Brazen, incisive, and outrageous, Lies Of A Real Housewife, spans the years of early childhood through adulthood. It’s an illustration of guts, and the determination it takes to overcome tragedies in one’s life. Her story begins at the tender age of five years old when Angela Stanton was raped....

The streets are pitch black, but a different shade of darkness has engulfed the north Bronx neighborhood known as Edenwald. Sleepless nights, suspicion, and violence are plaguing the hood, all a result of rampant use of cocaine, known as "hard white" among residents. Two Edenwald residents, Melquan and...

In the trilogy’s previous entry, jealousy ignited long-simmering tensions between Promise, Squeeze, and Show, leading to an all-out gang war. Streets Of New York Volume 3 finds the neighborhood reeling from the pain of losing a son and brother to gang violence, yet still, the mayhem continues. The...

Streets Of New York Volume 1 takes readers into the turbulent lives of Promise, Squeeze, Show, and Pooh, four young men from the rough-and-tumble streets of Brook-nam. Big, brash, and bold, the four are modern-day gangstas who take the law into their own hands, helping to rid the ‘hood of derelicts...

The critically acclaimed Ghetto Girls series continues with Soo Hood. Lil’ Long sings like a canary and weasels his way out of lockdown. Dirty cops Hall and Kawolski push him around the way a snitch deserves. Lil’ Long uses it as motivation to exact revenge on the streets and rub off enemies at every...

Erick S. Gray cemented his reputation as a hip-hop writing legend with Crave All, Lose All. Now, in this explosive sequel, Gray returns to characters Soul and America just as Soul is leaving his four-year stretch in prison for drug charges. America expects Soul to straighten up and fly right, but Soul...

The first installment in this exciting series followed Promise, Squeeze, and Show as they robbed, whored, and fought their way to adulthood on the mean streets of Brooklyn. Now, it’s a year later. Promise is trying to get out of the gangsta life, but the streets have a powerful call. Squeeze and Show...

A Boogie Down Story is a gripping fast paced drama jumping off at the beginning of the Hip Hop era. The explosion of the culture is a visual backdrop. Up in the Bronx where the people are fresh, The Blue Circle was the favorite hangout for b-boys and girls. As the culture grows so does the bond between...

Lipstick Diaries offers what’s best about the most brilliant female authors in the business. Hip Hop Literature is here to stay and the range of these stories varies from hood to hood. Woman to woman, all the stories are drama-packed with real characters and life-styles. Narrated in different voices,...

PURE BRONX is a story about the vast diversity of people who make the Bronx what it is-hustlers, gang bangers, immigrants, and the working poor and the powerful interests trying to make money off its struggling people. And it’s about love-what you sacrifice, and what you accept for a chance at real...

The sexiest Hip Hop story ever dwells between the pages of Ghetto Girls. It is a fast moving joint with a raw and gritty edge. Dripping with brutal honesty Ghetto Girls takes it in ruggedstride to the streets. While hanging with friends, a beautiful girl is abducted by thugs. Her uncle, a top music producer,...

The best of the street chronicles today, Ghetto Girls Too is a wonderfully hypnotic adventure that delves into the convoluted minds of criminals and the dark world of police corruption. Yet, there is something thrilling and surprisingly tender about this ongoing young-adult saga filled with mad flava....

Vincent lost his job and moved in with his mother. His friend Tyriq is a big time drug dealer and willing to sponsor him into a drug cartel. Vincent is reluctant, but his baby mama is nagging and bills are piling up. Hustling is the way. But his long-time friend (and an experienced hustler) Spoon is...