All MAY POSTS (106)

Does Real Housewife NeNe Leakes Deserve a Book Deal? And Other Lit-Related Questions

May 31, 2009 at 8:48 PM

NeNe Leakes has a book deal, Kanye's a nonreading author, Oprah apologizes to James Frey and Halle joins the cast of "For Colored Girls."

Reading List: The Catch-Up Edition

May 26, 2009 at 3:45 PM

Having trouble finding something worthwhile to read? Books on the Root offers reading suggestions to help you sift through all the books being published these days.

Interracial America

May 21, 2009 at 10:51 AM

Deep south, Jim Crow, and interracial marriages. Two new books from Danzy Senna and W. Ralph Eubanks tackle the intersection of race and family in America.

Is the Coretta Scott King Book Award Racist?

May 19, 2009 at 8:54 AM

Some are debating whether or not the Coretta Scott King Book Award for black writers and illustrators is racist.

Is the White House's Poetry Jam Good for Poetry?

May 12, 2009 at 3:39 PM

President Obama and First Lady host a poetry jam at the White House. Will the press be good for poetry?

Former NPR Host Farai Chideya Kisses the Sky

May 12, 2009 at 9:31 AM

Former NPR Host Farai Chideya talks with Books on the Root about music, her next moves, and her new book, "Kiss the Sky."

E-Race Literature

May 6, 2009 at 8:04 AM

A New York Times review of Colson Whitehead's new book, "Sag Harbor," poses the question: Is there post-black lit? Books on the Root explores the collision of race, books, and the Internet.