Let’s talk about books because, as usual, the past year has been an amazing one for books by black writers. The only…

The premise alone of My Sister, The Serial Killer is bold. Ayoola, the title character, has developed the bad habit…

We all know by heart Michelle Obama’s public story: The girl from the South Side of Chicago, raised by incredibly…

In these dark, cold winter months, let us take comfort in the amazing things black people are doing in literature.…

Derrick Barnes is the author of nine books for children, the most recent being Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut.

The end of 2017 is near, which means it is time for annual year-end “best of” lists to pop up everywhere. Here, The…