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Young adult titles that look at adult themes, fantasy and magic, while Nichole Perkins gives us an anthology of…
Nearly 40 years after Alice Walker's seminal work sparked controversy, we revisit our conversation about the pivotal…
New fiction and nonfiction titles sure to educate the hell out of you.
The revered, occasionally reclusive and controversial author grants a rare interview to the Banished podcast.
The bestselling author of Seven Days in June explains why romance novels deserve a renaissance—with Black love at…
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Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah author Kathy Iandoli told the Daily Beast she believes the late songstress did…
The previously unpublished collection of essays was edited by The Root's co-founder Henry Louis Gates Jr., along…
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