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Lit news to help you sound informed or create a much-needed diversion at the dinner table.
Literary News about Failed Reading First Program, Zadie Smith, Malcolm Gladwell, Martin Luther King, Jr, and the Segregation of Black Books -
A selection of new titles by real poets.
New Poetry Collections from Tara Betts, Randall Horton, Ruth Forman, and others -
New books by Kanye West, Tracy Morgan, Andre Agassi, Sheri Shepherd and more.
A Roundup of Recent Books by Kanye West, Andre Agassi, Tracy Morgan, Sherri Shepherd, Hulk Hogan, and KRS-ONE -
Lisa Cortés, an executive producer of Precious, talks about the representation of black women in film, healing, and the work of Octavia Butler.
An Interview with Lisa Cortés, an executive producer of "Precious" -
How many more firsts do blacks have to achieve? Why are writers of color always compared to other writers of color? Sarah Jessica Parker as a representative of arts and humanities? A roundup of lit-related questions.
Black Woman Wins Coveted French Literary Prize, Celeste Ng doesn't Want to be the Next Amy Tan and other Literary News -
Two megastores are discounting books. Good for consumer pockets? Bad for books?
Amazon, Wal-Mart, Target, and Sears Engage in Price War for the Costs of Books They Sell Online -
Why is there so much interest in reading about Palin?
Are there Too Many Books about Sarah Palin and Should More Authors Like Farrah Gray Run Publishing Imprints? -
Turned-away partygoers are seeking one billion after being denied entry into author Teri Woods' book party.
New York Club Greenhouse Charged with Being Racist After Turning Away Guest for Author Teri Woods' Book Party -
Newsflash: Not all women want to get married and single women can be happy too.
A Look at the Book, I Didn't Work this Hard Just to Get Married by Journalist Nika Beamon -
New biography of Thelonious Monk, memoir from Cornel West, and other books to feed the mind.
Book Suggestions Including Cornel West's Memoir, "Brother West," and new Thelonious Monk biography
